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Souza-Fabjan JMG, Leal GR, Monteiro CAS, Batista RITP, Barbosa NO, Freitas VJF. In vitro embryo production in small ruminants: what is still missing? Anim Reprod 2023; 20:e20230055. [PMID: 38025995 PMCID: PMC10681138 DOI: 10.1590/1984-3143-ar2023-0055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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In vitro embryo production (IVEP) is an extremely important tool for genetic improvement in livestock and it is the biotechnology that has grown the most recently. However, multiple ovulation followed by embryo transfer is still considered the leading biotechnology for embryo production in small ruminants. This review aimed to identify what is still missing for more efficient diffusion of IVEP in small ruminants, going through the IVEP steps and highlighting the main factors affecting the outcomes. Oocyte quality is essential for the success of IVEP and an aspect to be considered in small ruminants is their reproductive seasonality and strategies to mitigate the effect of season. The logistics for oocyte collection from live females is more complex than in cattle, and tools to simplify this collection system and/or to promote an alternative way of recovering oocytes may be an important point in this scenario. The heterogeneity of oocytes collected from growing follicles in live females or from ovaries collected from abattoirs remains a challenge, and there is a demand to standardize/homogenize the hormonal stimulatory protocols and IVM protocols for each source of oocytes. The use of sexed semen is technically possible, however the low market demand associated with the high costs of the sexing process prevents the routine use of this technique, but its higher availability is an important aspect aiming for greater dissemination of IVEP. New noninvasive approaches for embryo selection are key factors since the selection for transfer or cryopreservation is another difficulty faced among laboratories. Embryo selection is based on morphological traits, although these are not necessarily reliable in predicting pregnancy. Several issues described in this review must be considered by researchers in other to promote the diffusion of IVEP in small ruminants.
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- Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Controle da Reprodução, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
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Souza-Fabjan JMG, Batista RITP, Correia LFL, Paramio MT, Fonseca JF, Freitas VJF, Mermillod P. In vitro production of small ruminant embryos: latest improvements and further research. Reprod Fertil Dev 2021. [DOI: 10.1071/rd20206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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This review presents the latest advances in and main obstacles to the application of invitro embryo production (IVEP) systems in small ruminants. This biotechnology is an extremely important tool for genetic improvement for livestock and is essential for the establishment of other biotechnologies, such as cloning and transgenesis. At present, the IVEP market is almost non-existent for small ruminants, in contrast with the trends observed in cattle. This is probably related to the lower added value of small ruminants, lower commercial demand and fewer qualified professionals interested in this area. Moreover, there are fewer research groups working on small ruminant IVEP than those working with cattle and pigs. The heterogeneity of oocytes collected from growing follicles in live females or from ovaries collected from abattoirs remains a challenge for IVEP dissemination in goats and sheep. Of note, although the logistics of oocyte collection from live small ruminant females are more complex than in the bovine, in general the IVEP outcomes, in terms of blastocyst production, are similar. We anticipate that after appropriate training and repeatable results, the commercial demand for small ruminant invitro-produced embryos may increase.
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Tian H, Liu K, Zhang Y, Qi Q, Wang C, Guan H, Yan F, Hou J. Adult follicular fluid supplementation during in vitro maturation improves the developmental competence of prepubertal lamb oocytes. Theriogenology 2019; 130:157-162. [PMID: 30913500 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Oocytes from prepubertal lambs have lower developmental ability than that from adult ewes. Follicular fluid (FF) provides an important microenvironment for oocyte development and maturation in vivo. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of FF supplemented during in vitro maturation (IVM) on the developmental competence of prepubertal lamb oocytes. FF was collected from follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) stimulated adult ewes or 4‒6-week-old lambs or abattoir-derived adult ovaries. The FF was supplemented to the control IVM medium, TCM199 containing 20% estrus sheep serum and hormones. It was found that the lamb oocytes matured in medium supplemented with 20% or 30% adult FF from FSH-stimulated ewes yielded significantly higher blastocyst rates than that from the control medium, or medium supplemented with 10% adult FF or 20% lamb FF (43.5%, 37.9% vs. 28.4%, 29.7%, 27.6%, P < 0.05). However, when adult oocytes were matured in medium supplemented with 20% adult FF, their cleavage and blastocyst development were similar to that of those matured in control medium. Addition of 20% adult FF from abattoir-derived ovaries to IVM medium also significantly increased the blastocyst formation of lamb oocytes when compared to that from the medium without FF supplementation. The blastocyst development did not differ between the groups of FF from abattoir-derived ovaries and from FSH-stimulated ewes (38.2% vs 43.1%, P > 0.05). A total of 146 blastocysts derived from different groups of lamb oocytes were transferred into 76 synchronized recipients, of which 50% were pregnant and 38.2% lambed. These results suggest that supplementing IVM medium with adult FF has beneficial roles on the developmental competence of prepubertal lamb oocytes.
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- Hao Tian
- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
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Pradieé J, Cardoso T, Silva E, Gonçalves A, Gastal G, Rosa C, Mondadori R, Pegoraro L, Vieira A, Lucia Jr. T. Effect of β-mercaptoetanol and cysteine on post-thawing quality and oxidative activity of ram sperm and on the viability of vitrified sheep embryos. ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 2016. [DOI: 10.1590/1678-4162-8479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT The effects of β-mercaptoethanol (BME) and cysteine on the viability and oxidative activity of ram sperm after thawing and on development in vitro and viability of vitrified sheep embryos were evaluated. Ejaculates from four rams were pooled and extended, composing six treatments: no antioxidants; 2mM BME; 5mM BME; 2mM BME and 5mM cysteine; 5mM BME and 5mM cysteine; and 5mM cysteine. Sperm motility, membrane and acrosome integrity, mitochondrial functionality, production of reactive oxygen species and total antioxidant capacity were similar across treatments (P>0.05). A medium with no antioxidant presented cleavage and blastocyst development rates (60.3% and 33.6%, respectively) similar (P>0.05) to those of a medium with 50μM BME and 600μM cysteine (64.3% and 36.6%, respectively). Post-thawing viability of vitrified embryos was similar between media (P>0.05). Cysteine and BME had no influence on the post-thawing viability and oxidative activity of ram sperm and on the viability of vitrified sheep embryos.
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- J. Pradieé
- ReproPel, Brazil; Faculdade de Veterinária, Brazil
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- ReproPel, Brazil; Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Brazil
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- ReproPel, Brazil; Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil
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- ReproPel, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil
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- ReproPel, Brazil; Faculdade de Veterinária, Brazil
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- ReproPel, Brazil; Faculdade de Veterinária, Brazil
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Paramio MT, Izquierdo D. Current status of in vitro embryo production in sheep and goats. Reprod Domest Anim 2015; 49 Suppl 4:37-48. [PMID: 25277431 DOI: 10.1111/rda.12334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2014] [Accepted: 04/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sheep and goat production is an important economic activity in Spain with an increasing interest in milk production. Multiovulation and Embryo Transfer (MOET) and In vitro Embryo Production (IVEP) are assisted reproductive technologies aimed at increasing the genetic diffusion of females. In vitro embryo production is a multi-step methodology comprising the following procedures: (i) In vitro Maturation (IVM) of oocytes recovered directly from the follicles, (ii) In vitro Fertilization (IVF) or co-incubation of capacitated spermatozoa with in vitro matured oocytes and (iii) In vitro culture (IVC) of zygotes up to the blastocyst stage. In vitro embryo production from oocytes recovered from prepubertal females is called JIVET (Juvenile in vitro Embryo Transfer) and allows shortened generation intervals and increased genetic gain. Embryo production together with embryo cryoconservation would allow large-scale embryo marketing, a pathogen-free genetic movement and easier and cheaper germplasm commercial transactions. Commercial Embryo activity in small ruminants is low compared to cows in the European Union (data from the European Embryo Transfer Association) and in the world (data from the International Embryo Transfer Association). There is less IVEP research in small ruminants compared to other livestock species. The aim of this review was to provide an overview of the current status of IVEP of small ruminant with an emphasis on (i) description of the main methodologies currently used for IVM, IVF and IVC of embryos (ii) comparing procedures and outputs from JIVET and IVEP of adult females and (iii) the future research perspectives of this technology.
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- M-T Paramio
- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University Autonomous of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Gonçalves MC, Cesaro MP, Rodrigues MF, Lopes RF, Mezzalira JC, Mozzaquatro FD, Mezzalira A. CRIOTOLERÂNCIA DE OÓCITOS E EMBRIÕES BOVINOS MATURADOS COM LÍQUIDO FOLICULAR E/OU β-MERCAPTOETANOL. Ciênc anim bras 2015. [DOI: 10.1590/1089-6891v16i227457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Foi avaliada a criotolerância de oócitos e embriões bovinos maturados com adição de líquido folicular (LF) e/ou β-mercaptoetanol (BM). Após vitrificação, os oócitos foram maturados em: TCM-199 (controle); BM (24h TCM-199+100µM BM); LF (6h em LF+18h TCM-199) e LF+BM (6h LF+18h TCM-199+100µM BM). Não houve diferença (p>0,05) nas taxas de blastocistos dos tratamentos TCM (6,4%), BM (4,0%) e LF (3,4%). A eclosão e densidade celular dos embriões eclodidos não diferiram (p>0,05) nos tratamentos. No Experimento 2 blastocistos expandidos (Bx) obtidos em D7 ou D8 foram vitrificados, avaliando-se sua reexpansão e eclosão. A reexpansão foi semelhante (p>0,05), sendo observado comportamento distinto na eclosão entre Bx D7 e D8. Nos Bx D7 houve maior eclosão no controle (TCM–54,2%) em relação ao BM (40,32%) e LF+BM (33,89%). Os Bx D8 apresentaram menor eclosão no controle (TCM) em relação aos Bx D7. Nos tratamentos BM, LF e LF+BM a eclosão foi semelhante para Bx D7 ou D8. A maturação com adição de LF e/ou BM não melhora a criotolerância de oócitos imaturos e embriões PIV. Blastocistos expandidos precoces (D7) são mais criotolerantes e apresentam um comportamento distinto à adição de LF e BM, em relação aos tardios (D8).
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Takeo T, Horikoshi Y, Nakao S, Sakoh K, Ishizuka Y, Tsutsumi A, Fukumoto K, Kondo T, Haruguchi Y, Takeshita Y, Nakamuta Y, Tsuchiyama S, Nakagata N. Cysteine analogs with a free thiol group promote fertilization by reducing disulfide bonds in the zona pellucida of mice. Biol Reprod 2015; 92:90. [PMID: 25715791 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.114.125443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Archives of cryopreserved sperm harvested from genetically engineered mice, in mouse resource centers, are a readily accessible genetic resource for the scientific community. We previously reported that exposure of oocytes to reduced glutathione (GSH) greatly improves the fertilization rate of frozen-thawed mouse sperm. Application of GSH to in vitro fertilization techniques is widely accepted as a standard protocol to produce sufficient numbers of mice from cryopreserved sperm. However, the detailed mechanism of the enhancement of fertilization mediated by GSH in vitro is not fully understood. Here we focused on the chemical by determining the effects of its amino acid constituents and cysteine analogs on the fertilization of oocytes by frozen-thawed sperm. Furthermore, we determined the stability of these compounds in aqueous solution. We show here that l-cysteine (l-Cys), d-cysteine (d-Cys), or N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) increased the rate of fertilization when added to the medium but did not adversely affect embryo development in vitro or in vivo. The levels of thiol groups of proteins in the zona pellucida (ZP) and the expansion of the ZP were increased by l-Cys, d-Cys, and NAC. These effects were abrogated by the methylation of the thiol group of l-Cys. NAC was the most stable of these compounds in the fertilization medium at 4°C. These results suggest that the thiol groups of cysteine analogs markedly enhance the fertilization rate of mouse oocytes.
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- Toru Takeo
- Division of Reproductive Engineering, Center for Animal Resources and Development (CARD), Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Reproductive Engineering, Center for Animal Resources and Development (CARD), Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Reproductive Engineering, Center for Animal Resources and Development (CARD), Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Reproductive Engineering, Center for Animal Resources and Development (CARD), Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Reproductive Engineering, Center for Animal Resources and Development (CARD), Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Reproductive Engineering, Center for Animal Resources and Development (CARD), Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Reproductive Engineering, Center for Animal Resources and Development (CARD), Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Reproductive Engineering, Center for Animal Resources and Development (CARD), Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Reproductive Engineering, Center for Animal Resources and Development (CARD), Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Reproductive Engineering, Center for Animal Resources and Development (CARD), Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Reproductive Engineering, Center for Animal Resources and Development (CARD), Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Reproductive Engineering, Center for Animal Resources and Development (CARD), Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Reproductive Engineering, Center for Animal Resources and Development (CARD), Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan
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Patel PA, Chaudhary SS, Puri G, Singh VK, Odedara AB. Effects of β-mercaptoethanol on in vitro maturation and glutathione level of buffalo oocytes. Vet World 2015; 8:213-6. [PMID: 27047075 PMCID: PMC4774706 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2015.213-216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Revised: 12/25/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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AIM The present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of supplementation of β-mercaptoethanol (β-ME) on in vitro maturation rate and glutathione (GSH) level of buffalo oocytes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Oocytes were recovered from buffalo's ovaries collected from government approved slaughter house (near Kamela darwaza, Surat) of Surat Municipal Corporation. The obtained oocytes were in vitro matured in maturation media supplemented with 0 μM (117 oocytes), 100 μM (46 oocytes) and 200 μM (42 oocytes) concentration of β-ME. After 24 h of incubation, maturation rate of oocytes and intra-cellular GSH level were determined. RESULTS The results showed that the presence of β-ME did not influence (p>0.05) the oocyte maturation rate. However, GSH level increased significantly (p<0.05) in matured oocytes when supplemented with 100 μM and 200 μM β-ME (6.19±0.10 and 6.37±0.20 pmol/oocyte) as compared to control media (4.68±0.26 pmol/oocyte). CONCLUSION It was concluded that β-ME may have a potential to increase the meiotic maturation of in vitro cultured oocytes and protect it from oxidative damage.
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- Pankaj A Patel
- Department of Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari-396450, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari-396450, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari-396450, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari-396450, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari-396450, Gujarat, India
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Descriptions of organosulfurs altering biologically relevant cellular functions began some 40 years ago when murine in vitro cell mediated and humoral immune responses were shown to be dramatically enhanced by any of four xenobiotic, sulfhydryl compounds-2-mercaptoethanol (2ME), dithiothreitol (DTT), glutathione, and L-cysteine; the most effective were 2ME and DTT. These findings triggered a plethora of reports defining 2ME benefits for a multitude of immunological processes. This in turn led to investigations on 2ME alterations of (a) immune functions in other species, (b) activities of other cell-types, and (c) in vivo diseases. In addition, these early findings preceded the identification of previously undefined anticarcinogenic chemicals in specific foods as organosulfurs. Taken all together, there is little doubt that organosulfur compounds have enormous benefits for cellular functions and for a multitude of diseases. Issues of importance still to be resolved are (a) clarification of mechanisms that underlie alteration of in vitro and in vivo processes and perhaps more importantly, (b) which if any in vitro alterations are relevant for (i) alteration of in vivo diseases and (ii) identification of other diseases that might therapeutically benefit from organosulfurs. As one means to address these questions, reviews of different processes impacted by thiols could be informative. Therefore, the present review on alterations of in vitro fertilization processes by thiols (mainly 2ME, since cysteamine alterations have been reviewed) was undertaken. Alterations found to occur in medium supplemented with 2ME were enhancement, no effect, or inhibition. Parameters associated with which are discussed as they relate to postulated thiol mechanisms.
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- Robert E Click
- Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA, Retired
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Jiao GZ, Cao XY, Cui W, Lian HY, Miao YL, Wu XF, Han D, Tan JH. Developmental potential of prepubertal mouse oocytes is compromised due mainly to their impaired synthesis of glutathione. PLoS One 2013; 8:e58018. [PMID: 23469259 PMCID: PMC3585726 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2013] [Accepted: 01/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Although oocytes from prepubertal animals are found less competent than oocytes from adults, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Using the mouse oocyte model, this paper has tested the hypothesis that the developmental potential of prepubertal oocytes is compromised due mainly to their impaired potential for glutathione synthesis. Oocytes from prepubertal and adult mice, primed with or without eCG, were matured in vitro and assessed for glutathione synthesis potential, oxidative stress, Ca2+ reserves, fertilization and in vitro development potential. In unprimed mice, abilities for glutathione synthesis, activation, male pronuclear formation, blastocyst formation, cortical granule migration and polyspermic block were all compromised significantly in prepubertal compared to adult oocytes. Cysteamine and cystine supplementation to maturation medium significantly promoted oocyte glutathione synthesis and blastocyst development but difference due to maternal age remained. Whereas reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels increased, Ca2+ storage decreased significantly in prepubertal oocytes. Levels of both catalytic and modifier subunits of the γ-glutamylcysteine ligase were significantly lower in prepubertal than in adult oocytes. Maternal eCG priming improved all the parameters and eliminated the age difference. Together, the results have confirmed our hypothesis by showing that prepubertal oocytes have a decreased ability to synthesize glutathione leading to an impaired potential to reduce ROS and to form male pronuclei and blastocysts. The resulting oxidative stress decreases the intracellular Ca2+ store resulting in impaired activation at fertilization, and damages the microfilament network, which affects cortical granule redistribution leading to polyspermy.
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- Guang-Zhong Jiao
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-an City, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-an City, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-an City, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-an City, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-an City, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-an City, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-an City, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-an City, People’s Republic of China
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Choe C, Shin YW, Kim EJ, Cho SR, Kim HJ, Choi SH, Han MH, Han J, Son DS, Kang D. Synergistic effects of glutathione and β-mercaptoethanol treatment during in vitro maturation of porcine oocytes on early embryonic development in a culture system supplemented with L-cysteine. J Reprod Dev 2010; 56:575-82. [PMID: 20657156 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.09-214h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Various methods have been used to remove reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated from in vitro culture (IVC) conditions that can cause cell injury or death, including the application of low oxygen (O(2)) tension and the addition of antioxidants. The beneficial effects of antioxidants and O(2) tension on IVC of porcine embryos, however, are controversial among researchers. In this study, we sought to determine the effects and optimal concentrations of antioxidants for the development of porcine embryos in an IVC system. Specifically, we examined the synergistic effects of antioxidants on development to the blastocyst stage in a culture system supplemented with L-cysteine during IVM. Of the antioxidants tested (melatonin, glutathione (GSH), β-mercaptoethanol (β-ME), N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and dithiothreitol (DTT)), addition of GSH (1 mM) or β-ME (25 µM) significantly increased development to the blastocyst stage compared with the controls without antioxidant treatment (22.2 ± 4.2% for 1 mM GSH, 25.9 ± 2.2% for 25 µM β-ME and 12-13% for the control, P<0.05). In addition, the mean cell number per blastocyst was increased by approximately 1.7-fold in the presence of GSH or β -ME. These GSH- and β-ME-induced increases in development to the blastocyst stage and total cell number, however, were not mimicked by melatonin, NAC or DTT, all of which are ROS scavengers. The combination of GSH or β-ME with L-cysteine significantly reduced high O(2) tension-induced ROS production (P<0.05). These results suggest that a combination of 1 mM GSH or 25 µM β-ME with 1 mM L-cysteine could be used for production of high quality porcine blastocysts in IVC systems.
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- Changyong Choe
- Republic of Korea Animal Genetic Resources Station, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA, Namwon, Korea
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YOSHIZAWA M, WATANABE H, FUKUI Y. Effects of the Presence and the Numbers of Corpora Lutea in Non-Delivered and Delivered Pigs on In Vitro Oocyte Maturation and Embryonic Development. J Reprod Dev 2009; 55:655-60. [DOI: 10.1262/jrd.20244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Masahiro YOSHIZAWA
- Department of Food Production Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
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- Department of Food Production Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
- Department of Animal Production Science, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Iwate University
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- Department of Food Production Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
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