碱处理精子进行家兔ICSI介导转基因的初步研究

采用10 mmol/L NaOH碱处理家兔精子使精子破膜后,和外源基因共同孵育,然后通过ICSI技术导入卵母细胞。另设无碱处理无质粒孵育组和碱处理后精子无质粒孵育空白组,观察并比较胚胎的发育情况。结果:精子碱处理与质粒孵育对胚胎的发育无显著影响(P>0.05),ICSI介导转基因后观察囊胚出现绿色荧光,占总囊胚数的34.78%,外源性DNA的转入率为19.51%。试验初步建立了用碱处理精子结合家兔ICSI的转基因方法。     

影响Fat-1转基因水牛胚胎发育因素的研究

本试验比较了水牛卵母细胞体外受精后注射外源DNA的时间(5~6、9~10、13~14、17~18、21~22 h)和外源DNA的浓度(10、50、100 μg/mL)对Fat-1转基因水牛胚胎的发育影响。结果显示,9~10 h组的胚胎表达率和囊胚表达率最高,其中胚胎表达率极显著高于5~6 h组,囊胚表达率极显著高于21~22 h组(P<0.01);在浓度试验中,50 μg/mL浓度组的胚胎表达率和囊胚表达率最高,且极显著高于100 μg/mL(P<0.01)。     

精子不同处理和胰岛素不同浓度对猪卵母细胞胞质内单精子显微受精的影响

探讨了分别使用新鲜、冷冻和超声波断尾精子以及在胚胎培养液中分别添加不同浓度胰岛素对猪卵母细胞胞质内单精子显微受精(ICSI)胚胎早期发育的影响.结果:(1)使用冷冻解冻精子与新鲜精子相比对猪卵母细胞ICSI后的卵裂率和囊胚率均无显著影响(P＞0.05);2)精子断尾与否对猪卵母细胞ICSI后的分裂率和囊胚率没有显著影响(P＞0.05);3)在胚胎培养液中添加5 mg/L胰岛素与对照组相比可显著提高猪ICSI胚胎的囊胚发育率(18.22% vs 3.60%,P＜0.05).     

水牛冷冻胚胎分割效果的初步研究

探讨了胚胎分割前后冷冻和不同时期的冷冻胚胎对水牛胚胎分割效果的影响。结果:冷冻后分割组的分割成功率与分割后冷冻组差异不显著(71.39%vs 71.43%,P>0.05),但囊胚冷冻后分割组的半胚发育率显著高于分割后冷冻组(58.33%vs 47.14%,P<0.05);扩张囊胚的冷冻存活率显著高于孵化囊胚(94.84%vs 79.01,P<0.05),但囊胚与孵化囊胚差异不显著(92.67%vs 79.01%,P>0.05),囊胚、扩张囊胚和孵化囊胚冷冻胚胎的分割成功率(70.76%,73.22%,70.92%)及半胚发育率差异均不显著(53.07%,51.49%,57.99%)(P>0.05)。上述结果说明,水牛囊胚冷冻后分割比分割后冷冻能获得更高的半胚发育率;水牛未扩张囊胚和扩张囊胚的冷冻存活率比孵化囊胚高,且这3个时期的冷冻胚胎均适合分割。     

不同激活条件及半胱氨酸处理对猪ICSI胚胎发育影响研究

本试验探讨了不同辅助激活方法(Calciumionophore A23187激活、Calciumionophore A23187+6-DMAP联合激活和电激活)、不同精子预处理方法(液氮冻融处理和0.1%Triton X-100处理)和在添加半胱氨酸的胚胎培养液中培养不同时间(0 h、4 h、12 h和168 h)对猪卵母细胞内单精子注射(ICSI)胚胎体外发育的影响。结果显示:与无辅助激活相比,A23187+6-DMAP联合激活和电激活均能显著提高ICSI卵母细胞的激活率、卵裂率和囊胚率(P0.05),A23187+6-DMAP联合激活能显著提高ICSI卵母细胞的受精率(P0.05)。液氮冻融精子组ICSI卵母细胞的雄原核形成率显著高于活精子组(P0.05)。在添加半胱氨酸的胚胎培养液中培养4 h的ICSI卵母细胞受精率、雄原核形成率和囊胚率显著高于0 h组(P0.05)。以上结果表明,猪卵母细胞在ICSI后需要辅助激活来启动胚胎顺利发育,A23187+6-DMAP激活效果较好。液氮冻融精子可以促进ICSI后雄原核的形成。半胱氨酸处理4 h对猪ICSI卵母细胞受精和发育均有促进作用。     

玻璃化冷冻牛卵母细胞单精子注射后体外发育能力的研究

实验研究了不同成熟培养时间的牛卵母细胞玻璃化冷冻及胞质内单精子注射(ICSI)后的受精效果。结果表明:成熟后的新鲜牛卵母细胞按照ICSI注射方法穿刺而不注射精子组与未经穿刺的对照组相比,孤雌激活后的卵裂率、囊胚发育率及囊胚细胞数无显著差异(P>0.05);成熟培养16h(MⅠ)和23h(MⅡ)卵母细胞冷冻解冻后形态正常率均显著低于新鲜对照组(76.66%、87.33%vs100.0%)(P<0.05),冷冻解冻后二者分别成熟培养至24h,ICSI后胚胎的囊胚发育率(5.29%、14.41%)显著低于新鲜对照组(24.40%)(P<0.05);成熟培养23h与成熟培养16h的卵母细胞冷冻解冻后形态正常率及ICSI后囊胚发育率(14.41%vs5.29%)均有显著性差异(P<0.05)。实验证明,ICSI操作不会影响卵母细胞发育潜力;玻璃化冷冻影响卵母细胞解冻后形态正常率以及ICSI后胚胎的发育能力;成熟培养23h比16h的卵母细胞冷冻保存后经ICSI的胚胎发育潜力高。     

线粒体移植对水牛卵母细胞发育潜能的影响

本研究以水牛卵泡颗粒细胞作为线粒体的来源细胞,初步探讨水牛卵母细胞进行线粒体移植(MIT)后对其发育潜能的影响。试验比较了不同级别水牛卵母细胞mtDNA的拷贝数,并研究了水牛卵母细胞进行MIT后,其后续早期胚胎发育及胚胎线粒体膜电位(ΔΨm)的变化情况。结果显示:一级卵母细胞组的平均mtDNA拷贝数极显著高于二、三级卵母细胞组((202 101±74 432)vs(118 483±17 028),(39 177±7 938),P0.01),二级卵母细胞组的平均mtDNA拷贝数极显著高于三级卵母细胞组((118 483±17 028)vs(39 177±7 938),P0.01);孤雌激活处理后发现:一级卵母细胞组的卵裂率和囊胚率也都极显著高于二、三级卵母细胞组(P0.01),而二级卵母细胞组激活后胚胎的卵裂率和囊胚率亦极显著高于三级卵母细胞组(P0.01)。用Mito-Tracker探针标记的外源线粒体经移植后,会随着胚胎的发育而发生移动,分布到各个卵裂球中;且发现二级卵母细胞MIT组孤雌激活后的囊胚率显著高于对照组和空注组(27.3%vs 17.4%,7.84%,P0.05),而三级卵母细胞MIT组激活后的囊胚率与对照组和空注组差异不显著(P0.05);对胚胎ΔΨm检测发现,水牛植入前各时期胚胎ΔΨm总体呈上升趋势,线粒体移植后胚胎各时期的ΔΨm均显著高于对照组(P0.05)。综上表明:不同质量的水牛卵母细胞其mtDNA拷贝数存在显著差异,且mtDNA拷贝数与卵母细胞质量和发育能力成正相关;通过移植外源线粒体可以提高二级水牛卵母细胞的发育潜能。     

不同因素对牛体外受精效果的影响

比较公牛个体、精子密度、精卵比例、受精前机械脱除卵丘细胞及胚胎培养液体积对体外受精效果的影响。结果表明:不同公牛个体的精子受精的卵裂率差异不显著(P>0.05),但囊胚率受到极显著的影响(52.24%vs28.13%,P<0.01);精子密度在(0.5~1.5)×106/mL间的卵裂率和囊胚率差异都不显著(P>0.05),但精子密度在0.25×106个/mL时的卵裂率显著低于其他3个试验组(52.17%vs91.23%,P<0.05);受精时,精卵比控制在2 000~10 000∶1之间,受精卵的卵裂率、囊胚率均无差异(P>0.05);受精前机械脱除卵丘细胞对受精效果没有影响(45.21%vs36.46%,P>0.05);每枚胚胎培养液体积在2.5~10μL之间的群体培养,对受精胚的发育没有显著影响(51.39%vs35.06%,P>0.05)。     

影响猪ICSI转基因技术效率的主要因素研究

以猪体外成熟卵子和冷冻解冻的死精子为材料,以pEGFP-N1为模式基因,探讨注射台温度、激活后6-DMAP的处理和精子与PEGFP-N1孵育液添加BSA(牛血清白蛋白)对精子胞质内注射(ICSI)转基因效率的影响。结果表明:注射台温度为30℃时的阳性率为40.07%,而38.5℃时为20.97%,差异极显著(P<0.01)。添加BSA的囊胚转基因率为55.56%,对照组为33.33%,差异极显著(P<0.01)。6-DMAP处理组与对照组的转基因率分别为52.53%和26.25%,差异极显著(P<0.01);而且6-DMAP处理组的囊胚率(9.96%)显著高于(P<0.05)对照组(2.30%)。研究表明注射台温度对转基因效率有明显影响,温度高转基因率低;精子与PEGFP-N1孵育液添加BSA对转基因胚胎发育有一定促进和保护作用,有利于提高囊胚转基因率;激活后用6-DMAP处理能提高转基因率和囊胚率。     

猪卵母细胞与猪、水牛及食蟹猴精子的胞质内显微受精

为探讨猪精子、水牛精子及食蟹猴精子分别注入到猪卵母细胞后原核形成及早期胚胎发育情况,利用屠宰场收集的猪卵母细胞,经体外成熟44～48h后,进行胞质内显微受精(ICSI)操作。试验1:体外培养18～19h,用Ho-echst33342荧光染色,检查原核形成情况。试验2:进行体外培养,ICSI后2d检查分裂率,7d记录囊胚率。试验1结果显示:在原核形成率上,猪同种显微受精,原核形成率(50.10%)显著高于注入水牛精子(37.06%)及食蟹猴精子(37.48%),且差异显著(P0.05),注入水牛精子和食蟹猴精子间差异不显著。试验2结果显示:猪同种显微受精所得的分裂率(86.58%)和囊胚率(29.93%)与水牛精子注入(70.98%,18.48%)、食蟹猴精子注入(78.69%,16.92%)差异显著(P0.05)。结果表明,水牛精子、食蟹猴精子分别注入到猪卵母细胞后,观察到雌雄原核和精子解聚;水牛精子注入猪卵母细胞与食蟹猴精子注入猪卵母细胞,经体外培养发育到囊胚。     

显微注射针对猪ICSI胚胎的发育和EGFP表达效率的影响

本实验以猪体外成熟卵子以及冷冻解冻后失活的精子为材料,以无BSA且成分明确的TL-HEPES溶液为操作液,探讨显微注射过程中分别使用钝口针和磨口针进行注射,对猪卵子的激活、ICSI胚胎的发育及EGFP表达效率的影响。结果表明:成熟后的猪卵子在不进行精子注射和电激活的情况下,使用钝口针空注射后,卵裂率显著高于磨口针(P<0.05)。分别使用钝口针和磨口针对成熟后的猪卵子进行精子注射,不论进行或不进行电激活,使用钝口针注射,卵子的卵裂率、囊胚率和胚胎EGFP的表达效率均显著高于磨口针(P<0.05)。本实验研究发现,使用钝口针进行注射有利于猪ICSI卵子的激活,胚胎的发育以及胚胎中EGFP表达效率。     

Effects of sperm pretreatment on efficiency of ICSI-mediated gene transfer in pigs

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)-mediated gene transfer has recently been shown to be an effective technique for producing transgenic pigs; however, the types of sperm pretreatment having the most beneficial effects on post-ICSI embryogenesis or transgenic efficiency have not been clarified. In the present study, we performed ICSI-mediated gene transfer using pig sperm subjected to various pretreatments and determined the developmental potential of sperm-injected oocytes and introduction efficiency of exogenous DNA. Embryos were then transferred to recipient pigs to confirm gene transfer efficiency during the fetal period. When ICSI was performed using unfrozen sperm heads with tails removed by piezo-pulse, the rates of blastocyst formation (14.2%, 17/120) and transgene (EGFP) expression (11.8%, 2/17) were both low. When unfrozen sperm heads were used that were removed by sonication, EGFP expression efficiency (11/21, 52.4%) improved significantly (P<0.05). Pretreatment of unfrozen sperm with a surfactant or acrosomal reaction did not further improve the rates of blastocyst formation and EGFP expression. However, use of the heads of sperm frozen-thawed with or without a cryoprotective agent resulted in rates of blastocyst formation and EGFP expression that tended to be generally high (23.0%, 14/61-33.8%, 26/77 and 42.9%, 6/14-66.7%, 10/15). A total of 219 in vitro matured oocytes were fertilized by ICSI-mediated gene transfer using the heads of frozen-thawed sperm and then transferred into two recipient pigs. Seven fetuses were obtained, and EGFP expression and integration of the transgene (10-30 copies) were confirmed in two of the seven fetuses. Use of unfrozen sperm thus confers no advantages on ICSI-mediated gene transfer, and although further investigations are needed, frozen-thawed sperm heads appear to be useful in ICSI-mediated gene transfer.     

Effects of Chemical Activation Treatment on Development of Swamp Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Oocytes Matured In Vitro and Fertilized by Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection

The objective of this study was to optimize the activation protocol for buffalo oocytes after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). The release of the second polar body (PB) at 3, 6 and 9 h after ICSI of in‐vitro matured oocytes activated either with 5 μm ionomycin (Io) or with 7% ethanol (EtOH) was preliminary examined. The highest rate of second PB extrusion occurred at 3 h of activation, and the second PB extrusion in EtOH group was significantly higher than that in Io group. Oocytes that extruded the second PB were selected and cultured either with 1.9 mm 6‐dimethylaminopurine (6‐DMAP) for 3 h or with 10 μg/ml cycloheximide (CHX) for 5 h. Significantly higher rate of oocytes formed 2 pronuclei in EtOH combined with CHX (EtOH + CHX) (62%) group compared to those of Io + CHX (42%) and EtOH + 6‐DMAP (48%) groups (p < 0.01) whereas Io + 6‐DMAP group showed intermediate value (58%). Significantly higher blastocyst formation rates were obtained in Io + 6‐DMAP (29%) and EtOH + CHX (24%) groups than in Io + CHX (6%) and EtOH + 6‐DMAP (17%) groups. Our results indicate that buffalo ICSI oocytes are effectively activated by combination treatment of Io with 6‐DMAP and EtOH with CHX resulting in the highest cleavage and blastocyst formation rates.     

Electrical activation enhances pre-implantation embryo development following sperm injection into in vitro matured pig oocytes

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of electrical stimulation (EST) on pronuclear formation, chromosomal constitution, and developmental capability among in vitro matured pig oocytes following intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). After ICSI, the oocytes were randomly distributed and cultured into 3 groups: the EST activated ICSI group, non-activation ICSI group, and in vitro fertilization (IVF) group. The proportion of oocytes in which 2 pronuclei were formed in ICSI groups was significantly higher in the former groups than in the IVF group (96.2 and 93.5 vs. 64.5%, respectively, P<0.05). The cleavage rate was significantly higher in EST activated ICSI group (78.6%) than in the IVF and non-activated ICSI groups (51.8 and 46.0%, respectively, P<0.05), as was the proportion of oocytes that developed to the blastocyst stage at day 7 (18.9 vs. 11.6 and 9.1%, respectively, P<0.05). Diploid blastocysts were observed in 52.4, 63.0, and 65.2% of oocytes in the IVF, activated, and non-activated ICSI groups, respectively. Eight out of 23 gilts (34.8%) were confirmed to be pregnant in activated ICSI groups, but none of these pregnancies were carried to term. These results show that oocyte activation after ICSI is effective in elevating the cleavage rate and blastocyst development, while ensuring normal chromosome composition. Further research is needed to determine the pregnancy maintenance requirements for ICSI-embryos in pigs.     

ICSI受精卵胞质注射生产转基因猪胚胎的初步研究

试验旨在探讨单精子胞浆内注射（intracytoplasmic sperm injection,ICSI）法生产猪体外受精卵和应用猪ICSI受精卵进行胞质注射生产转基因胚胎的可行性。首先对比了猪体外受精（in vitro fertilization,IVF）受精卵与ICSI受精卵的胚胎发育效率;然后观察了猪ICSI受精卵的双原核形成时间及效率,对精子注射到胞质后6~18 h分6个时间段进行地衣红染色,对比精子进入卵胞质后的状态及原核形成;最后对猪IVF受精卵受精后8~10 h及ICSI受精卵受精后12~14 h进行EGFP-N1质粒（20 ng/μL）胞质注射,观察胚胎发育效率及转基因效率。结果表明,ICSI受精卵的胚胎发育率（卵裂率89.4%和67.9%、囊胚率36.5%和16.1%）显著优于IVF组（P<0.05）,适合用于猪的体外受精卵试验;猪ICSI受精卵双原核在精子注射到卵胞质后12~14 h形成,双原核形成率为54.90%,显著高于其余5个试验组（P<0.05）;ICSI受精卵胞质注射组胚胎卵裂率（86.2%和66.3%）、囊胚率（30.0%和13.6%）及转基因效率（18.5%和0）均显著高于IVF受精卵胞质注射试验组（P<0.05）。本试验结果为采用ICSI受精卵进行胞质注射生产转基因猪的研究奠定了基础。     

不同品种牛卵泡液对水牛卵母细胞体外受精效果的影响

试验利用水牛卵泡液(BuFF)和黄牛卵泡液(BoFF)对不同来源水牛卵母细胞体外受精效果的影响进行了探讨,以完善水牛体外受精培养系统,进一步提高水牛胚胎体外生产效率。试验按成熟培养液中添加卵泡液替代胎牛血清量共分4个组。不添加卵泡液(0%+10%胎牛血清)为Ⅰ组(对照组);添加5%卵泡液+5%胎牛血清为Ⅱ组;添加10%卵泡液+0%胎牛血清为Ⅲ组;添加15%卵泡液+0%胎牛血清为Ⅳ组。结果表明,添加BuFF对活体采集卵母细胞和屠宰场收集卵母细胞的体外受精卵分裂率无显著影响(P0.05),但添加5%和10%BuFF对卵母细胞体外受精后的胚胎发育有明显促进作用,囊胚率均极显著高于对照组和15%BuFF组(P0.01),5%和10%BuFF组间无显著差异(P0.05);添加15%BuFF囊胚率有降低的趋势,但与对照组相比差异不显著(P0.05)。而添加10%BoFF组活体采集卵母细胞体外受精的受精卵分裂率和囊胚率均极显著高于对照组和5%BoFF组(P0.01),添加5%BoFF组的受精卵分裂率和囊胚率与对照组无显著差异(P0.05);添加BoFF对屠宰场收集水牛卵母细胞体外受精卵分裂率无显著差异(P0.05),但添加5%和10%BoFF组的囊胚率均显著高于对照组和15%组(P0.05),添加15%BoFF组与对照组相比,囊胚率显著降低(P0.05),5%和10%BoFF组间囊胚率无显著差异(P0.05)。综合以上结果,在水牛卵母细胞成熟培养液中添加5%～10%的BuFF或BoFF代替牛血清,可明显提高水牛体外胚胎生产效率,且以添加同种的BuFF效果略好。     

Embryo development of porcine oocytes after injection with miniature pig sperm and their extracts

This study examined embryo development of porcine oocytes after microinjection of sperm extracts (SE) in porcine intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). SE was prepared from miniature pig sperm by a nonionic surfactant, and various concentrations (0.02, 0.04 and 0.08 mg/mL) of SE were injected into the matured oocytes with a first polar body. In the pronuclear stage, the rate of oocytes with two pronuclei and a second polar body (21.4%) in the sperm and SE (0.04 mg/mL) injection group was significantly higher (P < 0.05) compared to other groups. The rate of 2–4‐cell stage in sperm and SE (0.04 mg/mL) injection group was 38.1%, and it was significantly higher than that in the sperm injection group (22.9%). The rate of blastocyst stage in sperm and SE (0.04 mg/mL) injection group was 21.4%, the value was significantly higher than those in SE (0.08 mg/mL) injection group (0%), sperm injection group (5.7%), and sperm and SE (0.08 mg/mL) injection group (2.6%). These results suggest that SE induces activation of porcine oocytes and their further embryonic development, and that SE is effective for porcine ICSI.