Transporting bovine oocytes in a medium supplemented with different macromolecules and antioxidants: Effects on nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation and embryonic development in vitro

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 409-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Ambrogi ◽  
PC Dall'Acqua ◽  
NAS Rocha-Frigoni ◽  
BCS Leão ◽  
GZ Mingoti
Keyword(s):  
Embryonic Development ◽  
Cytoplasmic Maturation ◽  
Development In Vitro ◽  
Bovine Oocytes

scholarly journals Nobiletin enhances the development and quality of bovine embryos in vitro during two key periods of embryonic genome activation

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karina Cañón-Beltrán ◽  
Yulia N. Cajas ◽  
Serafín Peréz-Cerezales ◽  
Claudia L. V. Leal ◽  
Ekaitz Agirregoitia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Embryonic Development ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Akt Signaling ◽  
Mitochondrial Activity ◽  
Bovine Embryos ◽  
Akt Signaling Pathway ◽  
Cell Stage ◽  
Development In Vitro

AbstractIn vitro culture can alter the development and quality of bovine embryos. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate whether nobiletin supplementation during EGA improves embryonic development and blastocyst quality and if it affects PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. In vitro zygotes were cultured in SOF + 5% FCS (Control) or supplemented with 5, 10 or 25 µM nobiletin (Nob5, Nob10, Nob25) or with 0.03% dimethyl-sulfoxide (CDMSO) during minor (2 to 8-cell stage; MNEGA) or major (8 to 16-cell stage; MJEGA) EGA phase. Blastocyst yield on Day 8 was higher in Nob5 (42.7 ± 1.0%) and Nob10 (44.4 ± 1.3%) for MNEGA phase and in Nob10 (61.0 ± 0.8%) for MJEGA phase compared to other groups. Mitochondrial activity was higher and lipid content was reduced in blastocysts produced with nobiletin, irrespective of EGA phase. The mRNA abundance of CDK2, H3-3B, H3-3A, GPX1, NFE2L2 and PPARα transcripts was increased in 8-cells, 16-cells and blastocysts from nobiletin groups. Immunofluorescence analysis revealed immunoreactive proteins for p-AKT forms (Thr308 and Ser473) in bovine blastocysts produced with nobiletin. In conclusion, nobiletin supplementation during EGA has a positive effect on preimplantation bovine embryonic development in vitro and corroborates on the quality improvement of the produced blastocysts which could be modulated by the activation of AKT signaling pathway.

scholarly journals N-acetyl-L-cysteine Improves the Developmental Competence of Bovine Oocytes and Embryos Cultured In Vitro by Attenuating Oxidative Damage and Apoptosis

Antioxidants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 860
Author(s):  
Wu-Sheng Sun ◽  
Hoon Jang ◽  
Mi-Ryung Park ◽  
Keon Bong Oh ◽  
Haesun Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Embryonic Development ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Developmental Competence ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Developmental Rates ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Bovine Oocytes ◽  
Dose Dependent

Oxidative stress has been suggested to negatively affect oocyte and embryo quality and developmental competence, resulting in failure to reach full term. In this study, we investigated the effect of N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), a cell-permeating antioxidant, on developmental competence and the quality of oocytes and embryos upon supplementation (0.1–10 mM) in maturation and culture medium in vitro using slaughterhouse-derived oocytes and embryos. The results show that treating oocytes with 1.0 mM NAC for 8 h during in vitro maturation attenuated the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) (p < 0.05) and upregulated intracellular glutathione levels (p < 0.01) in oocytes. Interestingly, we found that NAC affects early embryonic development, not only in a dose-dependent, but also in a stage-specific, manner. Significantly (p < 0.05) decreased cleavage rates (90.25% vs. 81.46%) were observed during the early stage (days 0–2), while significantly (p < 0.05) increased developmental rates (38.20% vs. 44.46%) were observed during the later stage (from day 3) of embryonic development. In particular, NAC supplementation decreased the proportion of apoptotic blastomeres significantly (p < 0.05), resulting in enhanced hatching capability and developmental rates during the in vitro culture of embryos. Taken together, our results suggest that NAC supplementation has beneficial effects on bovine oocytes and embryos through the prevention of apoptosis and the elimination of oxygen free radicals during maturation and culture in vitro.

High doses of lipid-core nanocapsules do not affect bovine embryonic development in vitro

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 194-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline G. Lucas ◽  
Mariana H. Remião ◽  
Franciele A. Bruinsmann ◽  
Isadora A.R. Lopes ◽  
Morgana A. Borges ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Embryonic Development ◽  
Lipid Core ◽  
Development In Vitro ◽  
High Doses

scholarly journals Adverse reproductive effects of S100A9 on bovine sperm and early embryonic development in vitro

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. e0227885 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natsumi Funeshima ◽  
Nao Tanikawa ◽  
Hikari Yaginuma ◽  
Hiroyuki Watanabe ◽  
Hisataka Iwata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Embryonic Development ◽  
Early Embryonic Development ◽  
Bovine Sperm ◽  
Reproductive Effects ◽  
Development In Vitro

Effect of the number of inseminated spermatozoa on subsequent human and mouse embryonic development in vitro

1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 1010-1013 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C.M. Dumoulin ◽  
Marijke Bras ◽  
Jolande A. Land ◽  
Math H.E.C. Pieters ◽  
M.Engin Enginsu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Embryonic Development ◽  
Development In Vitro ◽  
Human And Mouse
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