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To efficiently test potential new therapies, an ex vivo model based on previously cryopreserved endometriotic tissue that recapitulates the different endometriosis subtypes and their microenvironment is highly desirable.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Endometriotic tissue fragments of three different subtypes were obtained from 28 patients by surgical resection. After cryopreservation and thawing, viability and metabolic activity of these tissue fragments were assessed. Viability was compared with fresh fragments from 11 patients directly after surgical removal. Experimental intervention studies were performed in cryopreserved and thawed tissue fragments from two patients to confirm the usability of these tissues for ex vivo intervention studies.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>PARTICIPANTS\/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Endometriotic tissue fragments (n\u2009=\u200945) were cryopreserved according to three different protocols. After thawing, fragments were cultured for 24\u2009h. A resazurin-based assay was performed to assess the metabolic activity of the tissue fragments. In addition, cell type-specific viability was analyzed by VivaFix, Hoechst 33342, and \u03b1-smooth muscle actin immunofluorescence staining and confocal microscopy. The presence of endometriosis was histologically confirmed based on hematoxylin\u2013eosin staining. Cryopreserved and thawed tissue fragments were treated for 72\u2009h with pirfenidone or metformin and COL1A1 and CEMIP gene expressions were assessed using RT-PCR and RT-qPCR, either in the whole tissue fragments or in myofibroblasts isolated by laser capture microdissection.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Metabolic activity of endometriotic tissue fragments obtained from peritoneal (PER), ovarian (OMA), and deep (DE) endometriotic lesions was well preserved after cryopreservation in a dimethyl sulfoxide-based medium and was comparable with fresh tissue fragments. Relative metabolic activity compared to fresh tissue was 70% (CI: 92\u201347%) in PER, 43% (CI: 53\u201315%) in OMA and 94% (CI: 186\u20133%) in DE lesions. In fragments from PE lesions 92% (CI: 87\u201396%), from OMA lesions 95% (CI: 91\u201398%), and from DE lesions 88% (CI: 78\u201398%) of cells were viable after cryopreservation and thawing followed by a 24-h culture period. Differences in gene expression of fibrotic markers COL1A1 and CEMIP after 72-h treatment with pirfenidone or metformin could be detected in whole tissue fragments and in isolated myofibroblasts, indicating that cryopreserved and thawed endometriotic tissue fragments are suitable for testing anti-fibrotic interventions.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>LARGE SCALE DATA<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>N\/A.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Viability and metabolic activity of the endometriotic tissue fragments may have been partially compromised by damage sustained during the surgical procedure, contributing to inter-sample variance.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The storage of viable endometriotic tissue fragments for later usage in an ex vivo model creates the possibility to efficiently test potential new therapeutic strategies and facilitates the exchange of viable endometriotic tissue between different research laboratories.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>STUDY FUNDING\/COMPETING INTEREST(S)<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study was not financially supported by external funding. 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