共培养体系对哺乳动物卵母细胞体外成熟影响的研究进展

卵母细胞体外成熟是进行体外胚胎生产的关键环节,但目前哺乳动物卵母细胞体外成熟培养存在成熟率低、受精率低和胚胎质量差等问题。卵母细胞体外成熟培养体系是制约卵母细胞体外成熟效果的重要因素,共培养体系可提高哺乳动物卵母细胞体外成熟效率。本文主要从卵母细胞成熟与卵泡细胞共培养、与裸卵共培养和与间充质干细胞共培养3个方面综述共培养体系对哺乳动物卵母细胞体外成熟的影响,为共培养体系应用于卵母细胞体外成熟提供理论依据和研究借鉴。     

山羊卵母细胞体外成熟体系研究进展

卵母细胞体外成熟(IVM)是山羊胚胎体外生产的关键步骤,其对山羊体外生产胚胎的数量和质量均具有非常重要的意义。此外,IVM还可以满足胚胎工程技术如体细胞核移植、转基因动物生产对卵母细胞的大量需求。然而,由于山羊卵母细胞体外成熟研究起步较晚,与牛、猪等家畜相比仍然存在不小的差距,存在诸如体外成熟率低、胚胎质量不佳、培养体系可重复性低等问题。因此,分析山羊卵母细胞体外成熟的主要影响因素,提高山羊卵母细胞体外成熟率,建立山羊卵母细胞体外成熟稳定培养体系,就成为了近年来山羊胚胎体外生产的研究重点。论文综合国内外学者近年的相关研究,对可能影响山羊卵母细胞体外成熟效率的各种因素进行了综述分析,同时对山羊卵母细胞体外成熟现存问题进行了分析,以期为建立山羊卵母细胞体外成熟体系提供理论支持。     

小型猪克隆胚胎体外培养阶段的优化

本试验从卵母细胞卵丘多少和初次卵裂时间早晚2个方面进行研究,旨在改善小型猪克隆方案的体外培养环节,提高克隆效率。将卵母细胞按卵丘多少分成3组,比较卵母细胞的成熟效果,取成熟效果好的卵母细胞进行后续试验;PA和SCNT试验均按初次卵裂时间早晚分成3组,在体外培养条件下,比较胚胎的卵裂率和囊胚率。结果表明,卵丘多的卵母细胞体外成熟39～40 h和卵丘少的卵母细胞体外成熟41～42 h,比不区分卵丘多少的卵母细胞体外成熟39～42 h的成熟效果要好;初次卵裂时间发生在26 h以前的胚胎比26 h之后的胚胎在数量和质量上都明显优越,前者胚胎的卵裂率和囊胚率显著高于后者,此结果在孤雌激活(parthenogenetic,PA)胚胎和体细胞核移植(somatic cell nucleartransfer,SCNT)胚胎的体外试验中均得到验证。本研究完善了小型猪克隆方案的体外培养环节,为器官异种移植提供相关技术参考。     

牛卵母细胞体外成熟的培养体系及影响因素研究

目前牛卵母细胞体外成熟培养（IVM）技术体系已经建立起来，并在不断的探索与完善当中。国内外的研究热点主要集中在各种因素对体外生产步骤的影响上，尤其是对卵母细胞IVM和胚胎发育阻滞的研究，突破这些难点将有利弄清卵母细胞成熟的机理，促进胚胎操作技术和商业化胚胎IVP快速发展，在奶牛与肉牛的扩繁与母畜资源利用方面发挥巨大作用。本文将就现阶段牛卵母细胞体外成熟培养体系及影响因素的研究情况加以综述。     

牛卵母细胞体外成熟培养研究进展

作为胚胎生物工程技术研究的基础之一的牛卵母细胞体外成熟培养技术自上世纪30年代起至今,许多科学研究人员在牛卵母细胞体外生长、发育领域做了大量工作,对牛卵母细胞培养条件进行了广泛而深入地研究,并取得了较大的进展,目前牛卵母细胞体外成熟培养技术体系已建立,但在卵母细胞成熟机理、成熟调控方面尚存在许多尚未阐明的问题和一些亟待解决的问题。本文从卵母细胞的来源、卵母细胞体外培养条件、培养液的完善及卵母细胞成熟判定方法等方面详尽介绍了当前牛卵母细胞体外培养技术的研究进展。     

羊体外胚胎高效生产技术研究现状

体外胚胎生产技术作为胚胎工程技术的基础,在提高繁殖潜力、加速良种繁育等多方面具有重要意义,包括卵母细胞采集、体外成熟、体外受精、体外胚胎培养等技术。文章主要介绍羊体外胚胎高效生产技术研究现状,分析卵母细胞体外成熟、体外受精、体外胚胎培养影响因素,并提出了羊卵泡的预测标记、卵母细胞新型质检手段、模拟羊体内环境的培养体系,以期为羊卵母细胞体外培养技术的研究及在胚胎高效生产中的应用提供参考。     

褪黑素对卵母细胞成熟和胚胎体外发育影响的研究进展

卵母细胞与胚胎体外培养过程中,细胞处于相对高氧环境,常常会由于抗氧化防御不足而导致氧化应激,使细胞在发育过程中积累大量的活性氧(ROS),从而降低卵母细胞及胚胎的体外发育率。褪黑素作为一种有效的抗氧化剂和自由基清除剂,能显著降低细胞内ROS水平,清除细胞内自由基,改善卵母细胞的体外成熟与胚胎的体外发育历程。本文从褪黑素对卵母细胞成熟、胚胎体外发育、胚胎质量以及褪黑素作用机制等方面进行综述,为褪黑素在体外胚胎生产中的应用提供参考。     

影响山羊卵母细胞体外成熟和受精的因素

卵母细胞体外成熟作为胚胎体外生产技术的开始步骤,具有非常重要的作用。卵巢卵母细胞体外成熟的情况在很大程度上决定着卵母细胞的体外受精率和胚胎发育率。而卵母细胞的体外成熟和受精是在众多因素共同作用下完成的,当其中任何因素发生     

小尾寒羊腔前卵泡体外生长发育的研究

近20年来,胚胎移植、体外受精、核移植、转基因等胚胎工程技术在理论和生产应用上已取得了很大进展.然而,所有这些技术是建立在具有完全发育能力的卵母细胞的基础之上的.大量卵母细胞的体外成熟培养是这些技术的限速步骤之一.目前采用的有腔卵泡卵母细胞的体外成熟和超数排卵,不能提供充足的卵母细胞以支撑胚胎工程技术的进一步发展.此外,卵巢中的卵母细胞绝大多数以无腔的形式存在于卵巢皮质内,有腔卵泡所占比例不到1%,屠宰场屠宰羊只后的卵巢内含有大量的腔前卵泡.如果建立腔前卵泡的体外培养体系,获得大量的具有成熟和受精能力的卵母细胞,一方面将会最大限度地挖掘保存卵巢上遗传资源;另一方面将极大的促进胚胎工程技术的研究与应用,还有利于研究卵泡和卵母细胞的生长和发育规律.     

卵母细胞成熟及其成熟调控因子

卵母细胞成熟过程是个复杂的减数分裂过程,许多因子参与这个过程的调控.为了探讨哺乳动物卵母细胞体外成熟的机理,指导家畜体外胚胎生产,本文就卵母细胞体外成熟培养(in vitro maturation IVM)及影响因子等方面进行综述.认为在卵母细胞体外成熟过程中,仍需对胞质成熟、基因调控及影响因子等方面进行深入研究.     

Isolation and culture of preantral follicles for retrieving oocytes for the embryo production: present status in domestic animals

The development of efficient ovarian preantral follicle (PF) isolation and culture systems provide a large number of oocytes for the manipulation and embryo production. It also helps for understanding the mechanisms of follicle and oocyte development. Isolation and culture protocols for PFs were developed for many domestic species like cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig, horse, camel, dog and cats; however, embryo production from oocytes derived from in vitro grown PFs was reported only in pigs, buffalo, sheep and goat. The rate of oocyte maturation from PFs grown in vitro is low and requires considerable research. This paper presents an overview of isolation and culture systems of PFs that have been developed for domestic species (cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pigs, horse, camel, dog and cat) along with the current status of progress achieved in the direction of producing embryos using PFs as the source of oocyte in these species.     

Activin‐A receptor expression patterns in prepubertal goat oocytes and derived embryos

This study examines the presence of activin IIA and IIB receptors (ActR‐IIA and ActR‐IIB) by Western blotting and immunocytochemistry in immature and IVM‐oocytes, 2 to 8‐cells embryos and blastocysts from prepubertal goats. Western blotting revealed that activin receptors are synthesized during oocyte maturation and embryo development. In the immunocytochemistry experiments, no immunostaining for either receptor was detected in oocytes while both receptors were immunolabelled in all the cells of cleaved embryos. In blastocysts, while ActR‐IIA expression appeared evenly distributed in the two cell lineages, inner cell mass and trophectoderm, the ActR‐IIB immunosignal was restricted mainly to the inner cell mass. Our findings reveal the presence of activin type II receptors (ActR‐IIA and ActR‐IIB) in in vitro matured prepubertal goat oocytes and blastocyst‐stage embryos. The expression of these receptors could be a key factor in understanding differences between competent and incompetent oocytes.     

Production and lambing rate of blastocysts derived from in vitro matured oocytes after gonadotropin treatment of prepubertal ewes.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of gonadotropin treatment on the in vitro maturation, blastocyst production, and developmental potential to term of oocytes collected from Sardinian neonatal and prepubertal ewes at 4 to 6 wk of age. Cumulus-oocyte complexes were recovered at 24 h after withdrawal of a 1/6th size progestagenated pessary from the donors, of which each received 120 IU FSH/LH and 400 IU PMSG in a single dose 36 h before sponge removal. Treated donors produced a greater (P<.01) number of oocytes per animal (86.2 +/-7.9) compared with slaughterhouse (untreated) prepubertal ewes (55.5+/-6.1) of the same age or with treated neonatal ewes (6.1+/-0.7) 10 d old. During oocyte maturation, there were no differences in the percentage of germinal vesicle break-down (78.08 vs. 74.24), metaphase I (89.13 vs. 87.18), and metaphase II (77.91 vs. 76.38) when evaluated after 8, 14, and 24 h of maturation, respectively, between oocytes from treated and slaughterhouse (untreated) prepubertal ewes. The embryo cleavage (71.1 vs. 73.7) and blastocyst rates (22.2 vs. 19.8) were similar in the treated and the untreated prepubertal ewes after transfer of in vitro matured oocytes into ligated oviducts of temporary recipients. The in vitro viability rates of vitrified blastocysts (81.2 vs. 76.9) and the in vivo survival rates (46.1 vs. 50.0) of embryos derived from in vitro matured and in vivo fertilized oocytes showed no difference. The data suggest that gonadotropin treatment increases oocyte production per animal but has no effect on oocyte quality because embryo production and lambing rates of blastocysts derived from in vitro matured oocytes were not markedly different from those derived from untreated prepubertal ewes of the same age.     

山羊卵母细胞体外培养体系及冻存后体外培养的研究

随着哺乳动物胚胎工程技术的深入研究和商业化胚胎移植技术的快速发展,对卵母细胞的需求量急剧增加。而冷冻的卵母细胞可为胚胎工程技术研究提供方便、丰富的材料来源。试验以屠宰场云岭黑山羊卵巢卵母细胞为实验材料,研究冷冻后的山羊卵母细胞体外培养体系。结果表明,采用传统成熟培养液（OM＋10%FBS）与在其中添加1%ITS（OM＋10%FBS＋1%ITS）对卵母细胞培养成熟率无显著差异（71.6%vs 76.2%）,而孤雌激活的卵裂率差异显著（60.5%vs 71.5%）。用优化的卵母细胞成熟体系培养解冻后的GV期COCs,成熟率31.5%;用添加有ITS和EGF的胚胎培养液培养解冻后GV和MII期孤雌激活的卵母细胞,其卵裂率分别为35.6%、58.4%,差异极显著（P〈0.01）。     

Changes in Zona Pellucida Surface after in vivo and in vitro Maturation of Caprine Oocytes

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The zona pellucida (ZP) surface features of ovulated, inmature and in-vitro -matured goat oocytes were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy. The in vitro maturation (IVM) process of the ZP surface of oocytes from prepubertal and adult goats were also compared. Ovulated oocytes were collected from superovulated adult goats. Immature oocytes were recovered from slaughterhouse ovaries of prepubertal and adult goats. In-vitro -matured oocytes from adult and prepubertal goats were obtained after culture in TCM199 supplemented with 20% oestrous goat serum + 10 μg/ml FSH + 10 μg/ml LH + 1 μg/ml estradiol 17β for 27 h at 38.5°C in 5% CO₂ in air. All oocytes were fixed in 2.5% glutaraldehyde and postfixed in 1% osmium tetroxide. Before IVM, the ZP surface of immature oocytes showed a rough surface with tight holes (Type I ZP). After the maturation process, the ZP surface acquired a lattice-like appearance with the outermost layer characterized by the presence of shallower large holes (Type II ZP) . A higher percentage of oocytes showing the mature type II ZP surface was observed in ovulated than in in-vitro -matured oocytes (82.6 versus 56.7%, respectively, p < 0.05). No significant differences were observed in ZP surface features when the IVM process of oocytes (immature and in-vitro -matured oocytes) from adult and prepubertal females was compared. These results show that the morphology of the ZP surface is related to the oocyte maturity in caprine. The IVM process gives rise to an adequate and similar development of the ZP surface in oocytes from adult and prepubertal goats.     

羔羊诱导卵泡发育及其应用的研究进展

幼畜体外胚胎移植(Juvenile In Vitro Embryo Transfer,JIVET)技术是利用幼畜对外源激素敏感的生理特点,采用外源促性腺素诱导幼畜卵泡超数发育,结合卵母细胞体外成熟、体外受精和胚胎移植等技术生产后代,该技术体系的研究与应用可以充分发挥优秀母畜繁殖潜能,快速扩繁良种畜群。近年来,国内外对绵羊JIVET技术研究比较多,但应用JIVET技术生产体外胚胎的效率低下、效果不稳定仍然是一个普遍问题。迄今为止,大多数的研究致力于加强供体羔羊选择、优化激素处理方案以及提高羔羊卵母细胞体外发育能力等方面。本文综述了羊JIVET技术的原理与最新研究进展以及影响JIVET技术效率所存在的内因和外因,旨在为深层次探索羔羊卵子发生和卵泡发育调控机制提供理论依据,促进JIVET技术的研究与应用。     

Fertilization and blastocyst development in oocytes obtained from prepubertal and adult pigs

Polyspermic fertilization and embryo quality are important issues for the in vitro production of pig embryos. We hypothesized that oocyte donor (prepubertal gilt vs. sow) affects polyspermy and blastocyst development in vitro and that the sexual maturity of the oocyte donor affects the response to sperm concentration in the fertilization medium. In Exp. 1, oocytes of sows and gilts were mounted and stained 12 h after insemination to provide fertilization data. In Exp. 2, putative embryos were developed in vitro to 144 h post-insemination before mounting. In both experiments, cumulus-oocyte complexes (COC) were collected from ovaries of prepubertal gilts and adult sows. Sperm were added after maturation of COC for 40 to 44 h. Sperm from two boars at 0.5 to 5.0 x 10(6) sperm/mL was used for insemination. More (P < 0.01) monospermic fertilizations were observed in oocytes derived from gilts than for oocytes from sows. There were fewer (P < 0.02) penetrated sperm per fertilized oocyte in oocytes from gilts compared with sows. There were effects of semen donor (boar) on the percentage of monospermic (P < 0.01) and polyspermic (P < 0.002) fertilizations, and on the number of penetrated sperm/fertilized oocyte (P < 0.02). In Exp. 2, cleavage and blastocyst formation was evaluated at 2 and 6 d postinsemination, respectively. More (P < 0.001) blastocysts developed from sow-derived oocytes than from gilt-derived oocytes. More (P < 0.05) total cells per blastocyst were observed in embryos from sow-derived oocytes than from gilt-derived oocytes. Semen donor affected the percentage of oocytes cleaving (P < 0.02), and a boar x sperm concentration interaction affected (P < 0.05) the incidence of blastocyt formation. Results indicate that sexual maturity of the donor is not responsible for the high incidence of polyspermy in porcine in vitro fertilization. However, blastocyst development is improved by the use of oocytes from sows rather than from prepubertal gilts.     

Developmental Capabilities of Embryos Produced In Vitro from Prepubertal Lamb Oocytes

Breeding from prepubertal females, known as juvenile in vitro embryo transfer (JIVET), reduces the generation interval and increases the rate of genetic gain in animal breeding programs. While the birth of the first lambs from prepubertal ewes occurred nearly 30 years ago; and there is considerable interest in the commercialization of this technology, its efficiency remains too low. The advent of in vitro production (IVP) of embryo resulted in the more widespread use of JIVET. Morphologic and metabolic differences coupled with reduced in vitro and in vivo development of oocytes derived from prepubertal animals have been reported. Research has been undertaken to optimize donor selection and hormone stimulation methods in an attempt to reduce the variability and increase the proportion of donors responding to hormone stimulation and increase oocyte developmental competence. Yet, this variation persists and the development of oocytes and embryos from prepubertal animals remains reduced when compared with adults. Recent improvements to JIVET, resulting from a modified hormone stimulation regime, have eliminated the failure of donors to respond to hormone stimulation, and increased both the number and developmental competence of oocytes harvested from very young prepubertal lambs. This increased efficiency has facilitated the incorporation of other reproductive technologies such as sperm sexing with JIVET, resulting in the birth of lambs of a pre-determined sex from prepubertal lambs. Increased rates of genetic gain in sheep breeding programs can be achieved by combining sexed sperm with oocytes obtained from lambs as young as 3–4 weeks of age. Continued increases in the efficiency of JIVET resulting from further improvements to hormone stimulation regimes and an increased understanding of the differences between oocytes from adult and prepubertal animals will result in the commercialization of this technology.     

幼畜胚胎体外生产技术的研究进展

家畜JIVET技术采用外源促性腺激素处理幼龄母畜,诱导其卵泡大量发育,并与活体采卵、卵母细胞体外成熟、体外受精技术相结合体外生产胚胎,经胚胎移植后产生后代。本文综述了JIVET技术的研究现状,以及JIVET技术中幼畜的选择、超排方案、卵母细胞采集和体外培养的条件等,并进一步分析了JIVET技术生产胚胎的影响因素及存在的问题。     

羔羊超数排卵与胚胎体外生产技术研究进展

自从幼畜体外胚胎移植(JIVET)技术问世以来,因其在优秀种畜快繁、育种世代间隔缩短、遗传资源保护等方面具有广阔的应用前景,引起了很多科研机构的关注.为提高JIVET的生产效率,研究人员对该技术的多个环节进行了探索,但总体效率还不是很高.论文就羔羊超数排卵与胚胎体外生产技术实施中的关键环节,即羔羊超排供体的年龄、超排季...