scholarly journals Meiotic spindle configuration is differentially influenced by FSH and epidermal growth factor during in vitro maturation of mouse oocytes

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 1765-1770 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Rossi ◽  
G. Macchiarelli ◽  
M.G. Palmerini ◽  
R. Canipari ◽  
S. Cecconi
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
Epidermal Growth Factor ◽  
In Vitro Maturation ◽  
Meiotic Spindle ◽  
Mouse Oocytes ◽  
Epidermal Growth

79 EFFECTS OF EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR, β-MERCAPTOETHANOL, GLUCOSE, OXYGEN CONCENTRATION, AND FIBROBLAST SUBCULTURE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PORCINE NT EMBRYOS

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
H. B. Seok ◽  
J. H. Quan ◽  
S. K. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
Epidermal Growth Factor ◽  
In Vitro Maturation ◽  
Developmental Rate ◽  
Blastocyst Stage ◽  
First Polar Body ◽  
Fetal Fibroblasts ◽  
O2 Concentration ◽  
Epidermal Growth

The purpose of this study was to investigate in vitro maturation rate of oocytes cultured in maturation medium supplemented with epidermal growth factor (EGF), β-mercaptoethanol (ME), and glucose, and the further development of NT embryos under various conditions. The basic media used for oocyte maturation were NCSU-23 and PZM-3 supplemented with 0.1 mg mL-1 cysteine, 10% (v/v) porcine follicular fluid (pFF), 10 �g mL-1 FSH, 10 �g mL-1 LH, 20 ng mL-1 EGF, and 25 �M ME. Porcine ovaries were collected at a local slaughterhouse, and donor cells from a 35-day-old fetus were dissociated, resuspended, and cultured for 6–8 days in DMEM supplemented with 10% (v/v) FBS, penicillin G (75 �g mL-1), streptomycin (50 �g mL-1), 1 mM sodium pyruvate, and 1% (v/v) nonessential amino acids. The first polar body and adjacent cytoplasm were enucleated by a micropipette in HEPES-buffered NCSU-23 supplemented with 4 mg mL-1 BSA and 7.5 �g mL-1 cytochalasin B. Couplets were equilibrated with 0.3 M mannitol solution and transferred to a chamber containing 2 electrodes with a pulse of 2.1 kV cm-1 for 30 �s. When the embryos were cultured in NCSU-23 or PZM-3 supplemented with or without 20 ng mL-1 EGF for 144 h, the development rates to the blastocyst stage were 12.0 � 1.3%, 9.6 � 1.9%, 10.9 � 2.1%, and 9.1 � 2.3%, respectively. When the embryos were cultured in NCSU-23 or PZM-3 supplemented with or without 25 �M ME for 144 h, the rates to blastocyst stage were 9.6 � 1.7%, 7.3 � 2.3%, 11.9 � 1.8%, and 7.4 � 2.1%, respectively. The developmental rate to the blastocyst stage of NT embryos cultured in PZM-3 supplemented with ME was significantly higher than when cultured without ME supplementation (P < 0.05). When the embryos were cultured in NCSU-23 or PZM-3 supplemented with or without 1.5 mM glucose for 144 h, the rates to blastocyst stage were 9.4 � 2.2%, 6.8 � 2.7%, 10.9 � 2.4%, and 8.9 � 2.6%, respectively. The developmental rate to the blastocyst stage of NT embryos cultured in NCSU-23 and PZM-3 supplemented with glucose was higher than when cultured without glucose supplementation. When NT embryos were cultured in NUSU-23 and PZM-3 at 5% and 20% O2 concentration, the rates were 11.1 � 1.8%, 9.8 � 1.4%, 12.5 � 1.6%, and 10.9 � 1.5%, respectively. The developmental rate to the blastocyst stage of NT embryos cultured in both NCSU-23 and PZM-3 at 5% O2 concentration was higher than when cultured at 20% O2 concentration. When fetal fibroblasts were cultured in NCSU-23 and PZM-3, the fusion rate of less than 10 passages was higher than for those of 11–15 passages. In conclusion, the present study indicates that EGF and glucose have beneficial effects on the in vitro maturation of oocytes, and ME improves the developmental ability of NT embryos. Furthermore, the developmental rate in subcultured fibroblast cells was improved when reconstruction was made with less than 10 passages.

343 EFFECTS OF EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR SUPPLEMENTATION ON IN VITRO MATURATION AND GENE EXPRESSION OF CANINE OOCYTES

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 279
Author(s):  
H.-J. Song ◽  
S.-H. Lee ◽  
G.-H. Maeng ◽  
J.-G. Kim ◽  
S. Balasubramanian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Epidermal Growth Factor ◽  
In Vitro Maturation ◽  
Luteinizing Hormone Receptor ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Junction Protein ◽  
Epidermal Growth

Despite many efforts to improve canine in vitro maturation (IVM), the efficiency is still low compared to that of other mammalian species (Marie et al. 2004). Epidermal growth factor (EGF) has stimulatory effects on the resumption of oocyte maturation and cumulus expansion in vitro and on prei-mplantation embryonic development in mammals by either an autocrine or a paracrine pathway, or a combination of both systems (Paria et al. 2001 PNAS 98, 1047-1052). The present study investigated the effects of EGF supplementation on in vitro maturation and gene expression of canine oocytes. Oocytes were recovered by slicing ovaries recovered from 40 bitches after ovariohysterectomy at random stages of the estrous cycle. Cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) were matured in TCM-199 containing 10% FBS, 1 �g/mL FSH and LH, and EGF (0, 10, or 30 ng/mL) for 48 or 72 h at 39�C in a humidified atmosphere of 5% CO2 in air. In Experiment I (n = 2520 oocytes), the nuclear maturation status was assessed by fluorescence microscopy after bisbenzimide (Hoechst 33342) staining (10 �g/mL) at 0, 48, and 72 h of incubation. In Experiment II (n = 90 oocytes), expression of transcripts such as EGF receptor (EGFR), luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR), and gap junction protein (GJA5) were determined in 10 intact COCs each at 0, 48, and 72 h, respectively, by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). At 0 h 10-20% of the oocytes had undergone resumption of meiosis (GVBD<MII). After 48 h of IVM, rate of meiotic resumption for 0, 10, and 30 ng/mL EGF were 28, 35, and 30%, respectively. At 72 h of IVM, oocytes in the 10 ng/mL EGF group had resumed meiosis at a higher frequency (55%; P < 0.05) than in the 30 ng/mL EGF or the control group (39 and 42%, respectively). At 72 h of IVM, the frequency of maturation to the MII stage was significantly higher in the 10 ng/mL EGF group (9.6%) than in the 30 ng/mL EGF or the control group (4.2 and 3.3%, respectively). The expression of EGFR was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in 0 h oocytes than in the 48- or 72-h oocytes. Further EGFR expression levels were decreased in the presence of EGF in a dose dependent manner. Transcripts for LHR were detected at all maturation intervals and its expression patterns were not altered by supplementation with 10 ng/mL EGF. Expression of GJA5 was observed only after 48 h of IVM, and levels of expression were similar in oocytes supplemented with both 10 and 30 ng/mL EGF. In summary, our results indicate that supplementation of canine IVM medium with 10 ng/mL EGF had a positive influence on the progression of maturation to MII at 72 h. The effect may not be related to the alteration of mRNA expression of genes analyzed in the present study, due to the complex patterns regulating meiotic arrest in canine oocytes. This work was supported by Grant no. 204119-03-1-LG000 from ARPC, Republic of Korea.

249 EXPRESSION OF mRNA ENCODING EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR-LIKE FACTORS IN BOVINE CUMULUS CELLS DURING IN VITRO MATURATION: EFFECTS OF TIME AND FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 222
Author(s):  
E. S. Caixeta ◽  
M. F. Machado ◽  
P. Ripamonte ◽  
P. F. Lima ◽  
A. C. S. Castilho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
Epidermal Growth Factor ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
In Vitro Maturation ◽  
Cumulus Cells ◽  
Mrna Abundance ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Epidermal Growth

Epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like family members [amphiregulin (AREG), epiregulin (EREG), and betacellulin (BTC)] have been shown to be important regulators of cumulus–oocyte complex (COC) maturation, particularly cumulus expansion. The aim of this study was to determine the temporal expression patterns of mRNA encoding EGF-like growth factors in bovine cumulus cells (CC) during COC in vitro maturation and to assess the effects of grading doses of FSH on EGF-like mRNA expression in CC. Immature COC (grades 1 and 2) were obtained from 2- to 8-mm follicles from abattoir ovaries. In the first experiment, CC were separated from 20 COC and frozen before (immature group) or after COC culture for 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 h with (10 ng mL–1) or without FSH. In the second experiment, pools containing 20 COC were matured for 12 h with grading doses of FSH (0, 0.1, 1, 10, and 100 ng mL–1). After culture, CC were mechanically separated and stored at –80°C. Total RNA was extracted using RNeasy® (Qiagen, Valencia, CA, USA), and 100 ng of RNA was reverse transcribed. Expression of target genes was assessed by real-time PCR and normalized by Cyclophilin (CYC-A). Relative quantification of mRNA abundance was determined by the Pfaffl equation. Effects of time of culture and FSH treatment were tested by ANOVA, and groups were compared by Tukey-Kramer honestly significant difference test. Nonparametric analysis was used when data were not normally distributed. Differences were considered significant when P < 0.05. In the presence of FSH, AREG and EREG mRNA abundance was increased at 4 h of culture, whereas in the absence of FSH, AREG but not EREG mRNA levels were increased by 4 h of culture. The addition of FSH stimulated AREG mRNA expression from 4 to 16 h of culture. In contrast, BTC mRNA was more expressed in immature CC, decreased after 4 h of culture with FSH, and did not vary during maturation in the absence of FSH. In the dose–response experiment, AREG and EREG mRNA expression was stimulated by FSH starting from 10 ng mL–1 and did not increase from 10 ng mL–1 to 100 ng mL–1. Again in contrast, BTC mRNA expression was inhibited by FSH at 100 ng mL–1. In conclusion, the present data suggest that FSH differently regulates the expression of EGF-like factors during bovine COC maturation, although AREG and EREG are stimulated, BTC is inhibited by FSH. This work was supported by FAPESP.

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