scholarly journals Partial Incision of the Zona Pellucida using Piezo-micromanipulator Improves In Vitro Fertilization using Low-motility Spermatozoa of Infertile Transgenic Mice

2002 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yosuke Kawase ◽  
Nobuo Kamada ◽  
Hiroshi Suzuki
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Transgenic Mice ◽  
Zona Pellucida ◽  
Vitro Fertilization

Differences between antigenic determinants of pig and cat zona pellucida proteins

Reproduction ◽  
2000 ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Jewgenow ◽  
M Rohleder ◽  
I Wegner
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Zona Pellucida ◽  
Antigenic Determinants ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Contraceptive Vaccine ◽  
Sperm Binding ◽  
Dependent Inhibition ◽  
Dose Dependent Inhibition ◽  
Dose Dependent

Despite many efforts, the control of reproduction in feral cat populations is still a problem in urban regions around the world. Immunocontraception is a promising approach; thus the present study examined the suitability of the widely used pig zona pellucida proteins (pZP) for contraception in feral domestic cats. Purified zona pellucida proteins obtained from pig and cat ovaries were used to produce highly specific antisera in rabbits. Antibodies against pZP raised in rabbits or lions were not effective inhibitors of either in vitro sperm binding (cat spermatozoa to cat oocytes) or in vitro fertilization in cats, whereas antibodies against feline zona pellucida proteins (fZP) raised in rabbits showed a dose-dependent inhibition of in vitro fertilization. Immunoelectrophoresis, ELISA and immunohistology of ovaries confirmed these results, showing crossreactivity of anti-fZP sera to fZP and to a lesser extent to pZP, but no interaction of anti-pZP sera with fZP. It is concluded that cat and pig zonae pellucidae express a very small number of shared antigenic determinants, making the use of pZP vaccine in cats questionable. A contraceptive vaccine based on feline zona pellucida determinants will be a better choice for the control of reproduction in feral cats if immunogenity can be achieved.

scholarly journals Differential influence of ampullary and isthmic derived epithelial cells on zona pellucida hardening and in vitro fertilization in ovine

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Navid Dadashpour Davachi ◽  
Ahmad Zare Shahneh ◽  
Hamid Kohram ◽  
Mahdi Zhandi ◽  
Helia Shamsi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Zona Pellucida ◽  
Vitro Fertilization

An attempt at sperm-mediated gene transfer in mice and chickens

1991 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Gavora ◽  
B. Benkel ◽  
H. Sasada ◽  
W. J. Cantwell ◽  
P. Fiser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Gene Transfer ◽  
Transgenic Mice ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Plasmid Dna ◽  
Dna Transfer ◽  
Laboratory Mice ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Bacterial Plasmid

Experiments were carried out to transform laboratory mice and domestic chickens by use of sperm incubated with bacterial plasmid DNA. Following demonstration of "uptake" of such DNA by sperm of both species, attempts were made to replicate a previously published procedure (Lavitrano et al. 1989, Cell 57: 717–723) for producing transgenic mice through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Also, female mice and hens were inseminated (AI) with sperm which had been incubated in a DNA solution. Such incubation did not influence the fertility or hatchability of the hens' eggs. However, no transformed progeny were detected among 45 mice produced by IVF or among 69 mice and 470 chickens produced by AI. Key words: Sperm-mediated DNA transfer, mice, chickens

Enhancing in vitro fertilization of mouse oocytes by partial zona pellucida digestion

1992 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Mordel ◽  
S. Ohad ◽  
B. Zentner ◽  
J. G. Schenker ◽  
J. Gordon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Zona Pellucida ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Mouse Oocytes

Sperm cell aneuploidy in semen, swim-up preparations and the zona pellucida of ova and embryos from in vitro fertilization

2004 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. S98 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.B. Hudson ◽  
S.M. Dobin ◽  
K.J. Clawson ◽  
T.J. Wincek ◽  
J.F. Pliego ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Zona Pellucida ◽  
Sperm Cell ◽  
Vitro Fertilization

163 HYPERACTIVATION OF STALLION SPERM IN FOLLICULAR FLUID FOR IN VITRO FERTILIZATION OF EQUINE OOCYTES

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 193 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Lange-Consiglio ◽  
F. Cremonesi
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Sperm Motility ◽  
Follicular Fluid ◽  
Zona Pellucida ◽  
Semen Analysis ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Sperm Penetration ◽  
Low Incidence

In vitro fertilization has remained elusive in the horse, as evidenced by low sperm penetration rates when IVF has been attempted with in vivo- or in vitro-matured oocytes. It is likely that the low sperm penetration rates observed in IVF studies are due to the inability to appropriately capacitate or hyperactivate, or both, stallion sperm in the laboratory. The acquisition of hyperactivated sperm motility has been observed within the oviducts of mammals at the time of fertilization and is required for zona pellucida penetration in conjunction with the acrosome reaction (AR). Although the zona pellucida is considered the prime physiological inducer of AR, previous studies have shown a low incidence of AR in zona pellucida-bound stallion spermatozoa after 1 h of in vitro binding. This low incidence suggests that, besides the zona pellucida glycoproteins, another major factor might be responsible for AR. Protein-bound progesterone, present in equine follicular fluid (FF), has been demonstrated to induce AR in stallion spermatozoa. In this context, the aims of this study were (1) to hyperactivate stallion sperm in FF and (2) to verify whether this hyperactivation supports equine IVF. Pooled FF, aspirated from the preovulatory follicles of oestrous mares, was used and its progesterone concentration was determined by immune enzymatic assay. Spermatozoa from fertile stallions selected by a swim-up procedure were pre-incubated for 6 h in capacitating medium (modifed Whittens's medium (WM) supplemented with 25 mM NaHCO3 and 7 mg mL–1 of BSA) and then incubated for 6 h at 37°C in either FF or capacitating WM. Sperm motility was assayed by computer-assisted semen analysis, rates of AR were assessed by fluorescein isothiocyanate-PNA staining and rate of apoptosis was assessed by an annexin V test. For IVF, spermatozoa were incubated at 10 × 106 sperm mL–1 in capacitating WM for 6 h and then diluted to 1 × 106 sperm mL–1 in capacitating WM with or without 10% of FF. Five mature mare oocytes were transferred into droplets (100 μL) of the sperm suspensions covered with mineral oil and then incubated for 18 h at 38.5°C in 5% CO2 in humidified air. After that, oocytes were transferred to an embryo culture medium (DMEM/F-12) for an additional 3 days. Data were analysed by ANOVA. Treatment of sperm with FF resulted in a significant (P ≤ 0.05) decrease of 3 motility variables indicative of hyperactivation: straight line velocity, straightness and linearity. The highest rate of AR (29.44%) and a lower rate of apoptosis (16.93%) were obtained after 4 h of incubation in follicular fluid. By coupling capacitating conditions with the induction of hyperactivation using follicular fluid, we have obtained reproducible percentages of 8-cell-stage embryos (18.56%) in our IVF experiments. Conversely, sperm incubated in capacitating conditions but not treated with FF did not fertilize (0%). It is concluded that mare FF does not impair sperm viability, stimulates equine sperm hyperactivation in vitro, induces the AR and supports equine IVF.

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