First pregnancy after in vitro culture of early antral follicles in goats: Positive effects of anethole on follicle development and steroidogenesis

2020 ◽  
Vol 87 (9) ◽  
pp. 966-977
Author(s):  
Naiza A. R. Sá ◽  
Anna C. A. Ferreira ◽  
Francisca G. C. Sousa ◽  
Ana B. G. Duarte ◽  
Victor. M. Paes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Culture ◽  
Follicle Development ◽  
Antral Follicles ◽  
Positive Effects

scholarly journals FSH Promotes Rat Follicle Development Through Inhibition of the Hippo Signalling Pathway

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tairen Chen ◽  
Mengjing Wu ◽  
Yuting Dong ◽  
Bin Kong ◽  
Yufang Cai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Blot ◽  
In Vitro Culture ◽  
Granulosa Cells ◽  
Signalling Pathway ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Follicle Development ◽  
Follicle Growth ◽  
Expression Levels ◽  
Hippo Signalling

Abstract Purpose: Whether FSH promotes follicle growth by inhibiting the Hippo signalling pathway.METHODS: Ovaries were cultured in vitro into a control group (no intervention), an FSH group (0.3 IU/mL FSH), and a VP group (10 µg/mL vetiporfin). HE staining and follicle counts were performed at each stage after 3 hours of in vitro culture. Immunohistochemistry was performed to study the expression levels of LATS2, YAP, PLATS2, and PYAP, and their expression levels in each group were also analysed by Western blot.The number of secondary follicles was significantly increased in the FSH group, the arrangement of granulosa cells was neater, the nuclear fixation was reduced, and the number of atretic follicles was decreased in the VP group. The number of secondary follicles was significantly increased, the number of atretic follicles was reduced, and granulosa cell nuclear consolidation was reduced in the VP+FSH group. Immunohistochemistry showed that LATS2 and YAP expression levels were significantly increased and PLATS2 and PYAP expression levels were relatively decreased in the FSH group, PYAP and PLATS2 expression levels were significantly increased and YAP expression was significantly decreased in the VP group, and YAP and LATS2 expression levels were significantly increased and PYAP and PLATS2 expression levels were significantly decreased in the VP+FSH group. By Western blot, LATS2 and YAP were elevated and PYAP and PLAT2 were decreased in the FSH group, LATS2 and YAP were decreased and PYAP and PLATS were significantly elevated in the VP group, and LATS2 and YAP were elevated and PYAP and PLATS2 were decreased in the VP+FSH group.CONCLUSION: FSH promotes follicle development by inhibiting the Hippo signalling pathway.

In vitro culture of secondary follicles and prematuration of cumulus–oocyte complexes from antral follicles increase the levels of maturation‐related transcripts in bovine oocytes

2019 ◽  
Vol 86 (12) ◽  
pp. 1874-1886
Author(s):  
Francisco Taiã G. Bezerra ◽  
Francisco Edilcarlos O. Lima ◽  
Laís Rayani F. M. Paulino ◽  
Bianca R. Silva ◽  
Anderson W. B. Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Culture ◽  
Antral Follicles ◽  
Bovine Oocytes

scholarly journals In Vitro Culture of Pig Oocytes Collected from Early Antral Follicles.

1998 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Miyano ◽  
Sadanobu Moritake ◽  
Kazumasa Hirata ◽  
Masashi Miyake ◽  
Seishiro Kato
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Culture ◽  
Antral Follicles

scholarly journals Comparison of bioactivities, binding properties and intrafollicular levels of bovine follistatins

Reproduction ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 150 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Glister ◽  
Simon J Sunderland ◽  
Maurice P Boland ◽  
James J Ireland ◽  
Phil G Knight
Keyword(s):  
Heparan Sulphate ◽  
Activin A ◽  
Follicle Development ◽  
Binding Properties ◽  
Follicular Waves ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Follicle Diameter ◽  
Negative Role ◽  
And Function

Five isoforms of follistatin (FST) (Mr31, 33, 35, 37, and 41 kDa) were purified from bovine follicular fluid (bFF). Comparison of their activin and heparan sulphate proteoglycan (HSP) binding properties and biopotencies in the neutralisation of activin A actionin vitrorevealed that all five isoforms bound activin A, but they did so with different affinities. Only the 31 kDa isoform (FST-288) bound to HSP. FST-288 also showed the greatest biopotency, and the 35 and 41 kDa isoforms were the least potent. To determine whether bovine follicle development is associated with changing intrafollicular FST and activin profiles, we analysed bFF from dominant follicles (DFs) and subordinate follicles (SF) collected at strategic times during a synchronised oestrous cycle. Total FST, activin A and activin AB were measured by immunoassay, whereas individual FST isoforms were quantified by immunoblotting. Follicle diameter was positively correlated with oestrogen:progesterone ratio (r=0.56) in bFF but negatively correlated with activin A (r=−0.34), activin AB (r=−0.80) and ‘total’ FST (r=−0.70) levels. Follicle diameter was positively correlated with the abundance of the 41 kDa isoform (r=0.59) but negatively correlated with the abundance of the 33 and 31 kDa isoforms (r=−0.56 andr=−0.41 respectively). Both follicle statuses (DF and SF) and cycle stage affected total FST, activin A and activin B levels, whereas follicle status, but not cycle stage, affected the abundance of the 41, 37, 33 and 31 kDa FST isoforms. Collectively, these findings indicate that intrafollicular FST isoforms, which differ in their ability to bind and neutralise activins and to associate with cell-surface proteoglycans, show divergent changes during follicle development. Enhanced FST production may play an important negative role, either directly or via the inhibition of the positive effects of activins, on follicle growth and function during follicular waves.

Changes of follicular fluid composition during estrous cycle: The effects on oocyte maturation and embryo development in vitro

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.A. Mohammed ◽  
T. Al-Shaheen ◽  
S. Al-Suwaiegh
Keyword(s):  
Embryo Development ◽  
Oocyte Maturation ◽  
Follicular Fluid ◽  
Extracellular Fluid ◽  
Cumulus Cells ◽  
Fluid Composition ◽  
Lh Surge ◽  
Antral Follicles ◽  
Positive Effects

Oocytes are bathed in extracellular fluid of the antral follicles, which is termed follicular fluid (FF). Follicular fluid is synthesized from secretions of theca, granulosa, and cumulus cells and from a transudate of blood plasma. Oocytes persist in meiotic arrest in antral follicles until luteinizing hormone (LH) surge or removal the oocytes from the ovarian follicles. This suggests that FF before LH surge might contain meiosis inhibiting factor(s). The microvasculatory bed of the follicular wall and the composition of FF undergo changes during follicular growth and development, which is important for oocyte maturation and subsequent embryo development. Therefore, it is expected that FF composition and components might change according to timing of FF aspiration from follicles. Hence, negative or positive effects could be expected when FF supplemented during oocyte maturation in vitro. Nutrition effects on microvasculatory bed of follicles and their sizes. Thus, the nutritional status of animals is a factor affected on oocyte maturation and embryo development. The present article reviews and discusses these effects.

In vitro culture of isolated preantral and antral follicles of goats using human recombinant FSH: Concentration-dependent and stage-specific effect

2018 ◽  
Vol 196 ◽  
pp. 120-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Clara A. Ferreira ◽  
Jesús Cadenas ◽  
Naiza A.R. Sá ◽  
Hudson H.V. Correia ◽  
Denise D. Guerreiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Culture ◽  
Specific Effect ◽  
Recombinant Fsh ◽  
Antral Follicles

Effect of medium composition on the in vitro culture of bovine pre-antral follicles: morphology and viability do not guarantee functionality

Zygote ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Rossetto ◽  
Márcia Viviane Alves Saraiva ◽  
Regiane Rodrigues dos Santos ◽  
Cleidson Manoel Gomes da Silva ◽  
Luciana Rocha Faustino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Culture ◽  
Culture Media ◽  
Medium Composition ◽  
Minimum Essential Medium ◽  
Antral Follicles ◽  
Suitable Medium

SummaryThis study investigated the effect of three different culture media (α minimum essential medium (α-MEM), McCoy or TCM199 during the in vitro culture (IVC) of bovine isolated pre-antral follicles. Pre-antral follicles greater than 150 μm in size were isolated and cultured for 0 (control), 8 or 16 days in one of the abovementioned culture media. Follicles were evaluated for survival, growth and antrum formation at days 8 and 16. The results showed that TCM199 was the most suitable medium to preserve follicular viability and ultrastructure, resulting in the highest rates of antrum formation. In conclusion, TCM199 promotes the in vitro development of isolated pre-antral follicles without hampering follicular functionality by sustaining in vitro growth and antrum formation.

scholarly journals The Role of Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) During Follicle Development in a Monovulatory Species (Sheep)

Endocrinology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 153 (9) ◽  
pp. 4533-4543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce K. Campbell ◽  
M. Clinton ◽  
R. Webb
Keyword(s):  
Functional Relationship ◽  
Primordial Follicle ◽  
Active Immunization ◽  
Follicle Development ◽  
Antral Follicles ◽  
Therapeutic Value ◽  
Clinical Interest

Knockout studies in mice have suggested that anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) modulates primordial follicle recruitment and the response of growing follicles to FSH. Little is known of the physiology of AMH in monovular species, despite intense clinical interest in this factor. Using sheep as a model, we sought to investigate the functional role of AMH in modulating follicle development in monovular species. In contrast to the rodent, the results indicate that AMH does not affect the rate of primordial follicle recruitment but appears to regulate the rate at which follicles progress through the gonadotropin-responsive phase, during which it is maximally expressed. Thus, knockdown of AMH bioactivity by active immunization lead to a decline in the population of gonadotropin-responsive preantral and small antral follicles (P < 0.01) and increases in both the number of gonadotropin-dependent antral follicles (P < 0.01) and ovulation rate (P < 0.05). These in vivo findings were consistent with the results of other studies examining the pattern of expression of AMH, which was negatively correlated with aromatase (P < 0.001), and in vitro supplementation experiments, which supported an inhibitory role for AMH in modulating the response of both theca and granulosa cells to LH and FSH, respectively. The elucidation of a functional relationship between AMH and LH-stimulated thecal androgen production may be significant in terms of the etiology of common forms of anovulatory infertility in women. Furthermore, the observed increase in both the number of recruitable antral follicles and ovulatory quota in response to AMH knockdown may have therapeutic value in women who respond poorly to ovarian stimulation.

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