Effect of Temporary Meiotic Attenuation of Oocytes with Butyrolactone I and Roscovitine in Resistance to Bovine Embryos on Vitrification |
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| Authors: | RRD Maziero CRF Guaitolini DM Paschoal T Kievitsbosch MD Guastali CN Moraes FC Landim‐Alvarenga |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Universidade Estadual Paulista ‐ UNESP, Botucatu, S?o Paulo, Brazil;2. Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Physiological Sciences, Oklahoma State University (OSU), Stillwater, OK, USA |
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| Abstract: | This study aimed to produce in vitro bovine embryos by the addition of two drugs, which is responsible for oocyte meiosis inhibition: roscovitine (ROS) and butyrolactone I (BL‐I). Oocytes were recovered from slaughtered cows and matured in a commercial medium and maintained in a 5% CO2 atmosphere. Oocytes were maintained for 6 h in an in vitro maturation (IVM) medium containing ROS (12.5 μm ), BL‐I (50 μm ) and association of drugs (ROS 6.25 μm and BL‐I 25 μm ). Oocytes were cultured for 18 h in an agent‐free medium for the resumption of meiosis. After 24 h of maturation, oocytes were inseminated in the commercial in vitro fertilization (IVF) medium. Presumptive zygotes were cultured in SOFaa medium in a 5% CO2 atmosphere. On day 3, rate of cleavage was evaluated and on days 6 and 7, rate of blastocyst formation. BL‐I and its association with the ROS increased the rates of cleavage and blastocyst formation (p < 0.05). The ROS alone was inefficient, impairing embryonic development, with low rates of blastocyst formation when compared to the control group and other treatments (p < 0.05). The embryos from BL‐I and ROS+BL‐I groups presented higher number of cells and lower rates of cellular apoptosis compared to other groups, either for the fresh or for post‐thawing embryos. Embryos from ROS+BL‐I group showed to be more resistant to the vitrification process, presenting a higher rate of embryonic re‐expansion (p < 0.05). In conclusion, block of meiosis using BL‐I or its association with ROS increased the rate of blastocyst formation, and the association of ROS+BL‐I resulted in a better resistance to the embryo cryopreservation process. |
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