不同浓度雌二醇对猪卵母细胞体外成熟和孤雌激活胚胎的影响

为了探讨雌二醇（17β-estrodiol,E2）对猪卵母细胞体外成熟及孤雌激活后胚胎早期发育的影响,在卵母细胞体外成熟培养基中添加不同浓度雌二醇,研究卵裂率和囊胚率的变化。以未添加雌二醇的基础液为对照组,比较分析各组卵母细胞核成熟效率、孤雌激活后胚胎的卵裂率、囊胚发育率。结果表明,成熟液中添加1μg／mL雌二醇（E2）对猪卵母细胞的体外成熟具有明显的促进作用,而添加100μg／mL雌二醇（E2）对猪卵母细胞体外成熟具有明显的抑制作用。     

Leptin对猪卵母细胞体外成熟及孤雌激活后早期胚胎发育的影响

为了探讨瘦素(Leptin)对猪卵母细胞体外成熟及孤雌激活后胚胎早期发育的影响,研究选择在Earle's盐缓冲的TCM199中添加10IU/mLeCG,10IU/mLhCG,10ng/mLEGF配制成化学限定的基础液,以添加不同浓度Leptin设定各试验组,对猪卵母细胞进行体外成熟培养。以未添加Leptin的基础液为对照组1,而添加5%的胎牛血清(FBS)、10%猪卵泡液为对照组2。比较分析各组卵母细胞核成熟效率,孤雌激活后胚胎的卵裂率,囊胚发育率。结果表明:各添加组卵母细胞成熟率与对照组之间无显著差异(P>0.05);孤雌激活后,各组间的卵裂率和囊胚发育率也无明显差异。同时,在化学限定的猪卵母细胞体外成熟液中添加Leptin对猪卵母细胞体外成熟和孤雌激活后早期胚胎的发育无显著效果。     

卵丘细胞对猪卵母细胞体外成熟及孤雌胚胎体外发育的影响

为探讨表皮生长因子(epidermal growth factor,EGF)的添加浓度及脱卵丘细胞时间对猪卵母细胞体外成熟及孤雌胚胎体外发育的影响.试验通过在体外成熟液中添加不同浓度(0、10、15、20、30、40 ng/mL)的EGF来研究其对培养44 h的卵母细胞成熟率以及孤雌胚胎发育的影响;在培养开始后的不同时间(18、24、38、44 h)进行脱卵丘细胞处理来研究不同时间脱卵丘处理对培养44 h的卵母细胞成熟率以及孤雌胚胎发育的影响.结果表明,成熟培养基中添加10 ng/mL EGF能显著提高卵母细胞的卵裂率和囊胚率(P <0.05).共培组和独培组卵母细胞培养18 h后脱卵丘细胞成熟率均低于44 h,但差异不显著(P >0.05);共培组卵母细胞培养18 h后脱卵丘细胞的卵裂率和囊胚率显著高于培养44 h(P <0.05);独培组卵母细胞培养18 h后脱卵丘细胞的卵裂率与44 h无显著差异(P >0.05),但囊胚率显著高于培养44 h后脱卵丘细胞(P <0.05).添加10 ng/mL EGF对猪卵母细胞体外成熟及孤雌胚胎体外发育较好;卵母细胞培养18 h后脱卵丘细胞可提高孤雌胚胎早期发育能力.     

亚甲基蓝对猪卵母细胞体外发育的影响

为研究亚甲基蓝(MB)对猪卵母细胞体外发育的影响,选取500个猪卵母细胞随机分为5组,各组添加亚甲基蓝浓度为0、10、50、100和200 nmol/mL,培养成熟44 h～46 h后,观察不同浓度的亚甲基蓝对卵母细胞成熟率影响;孤雌激活2 d～7 d后,观察胚胎卵裂率和囊胚率以及活性氧(ROS)、谷胱甘肽(GSH)、母系表达基因含量的变化。结果表明,亚甲基蓝能显著提高猪卵母细胞孤雌激活后胚胎卵裂率和囊胚率,提高孤雌胚中GSH含量,降低ROS含量,增加孤雌激活胚中母系基因细胞周期素B1表达量。结果提示,一定剂量的亚甲基蓝可有效改善猪卵母细胞在体外的发育能力。     

不同培养液对牛卵母细胞体外成熟及孤雌胚胎发育的影响

为研究表皮生长因子(EGF)、β-巯基乙醇(β-ME)、亚硫磺酸(HTAU)对牛卵母细胞体外成熟(IVM)及孤雌激活胚胎体外发育(IVC)效果的影响,实验采集牛卵巢采用切割法收集卵丘-卵母细胞复合体(COCs)随机处于不同浓度EGF、β-ME培养液成熟培养24 h后孤雌激活,研究其在不同胚胎培养液中的后续发育,以期筛选出最好的牛卵母细胞IVM-IVC条件。结果表明:添加25、50、100 ng/mL EGF组的成熟率、卵裂率均高于对照组,其中50 ng/mL EGF组的成熟率、卵裂率与对照组差异显著(P<0.05);50、100、500μmol/L的β-ME对牛卵母细胞体外成熟没有促进作用;50 ng/mL EGF与50、100μmol/Lβ-ME组合并无协同作用;胚胎培养基中添加不同浓度EGF对早期胚胎的体外发育无显著影响;而添加100μmol/Lβ-ME组的囊胚率、囊胚细胞数均极显著高于对照组(P<0.01);在成熟液中添加50 ng/mL EGF和100μmol/Lβ-ME、胚胎培养液中添加0.5 mmol/L HTAU孤雌胚发育最好。     

Ghrelin对水牛体外受精和孤雌激活胚胎体外发育的影响

本研究的目的是探讨Ghrelin对水牛体外受精和孤雌激活胚胎体外发育的影响.体外成熟的水牛卵母细胞经体外受精或离子霉素孤雌激活后.分别在舍0,0.5,5,50和500 μg/L Ghrelin的培养液中进行体外培养,观察各组胚胎的卵裂率和囊胚率.结果显示,在培养液中添加不同浓度的Ghrelin对体外受精和孤雌激活胚胎的卵裂率均无显著影响(P>0.05),但添加500 μg/L的Ghrelin显著提高体外受精胚胎的囊胚发育率(33.5% vs 13.7%,P<0.05),50 μg/L或500 μg/L的Ghrelin均显著提高孤雌激活胚胎的囊胚发育率(32.4%和34.6% vs 14.5%,P<0.05).结果表明,培养液中添加Ghrelin对胚胎的早期卵裂没有影响,但可促进水牛体外受精和孤雌激活胚胎囊胚的形成.     

猪卵母细胞体外成熟和孤雌激活参数研究

本研究比较了按不同方法贮藏的培养液对猪卵母细胞体外成熟及成熟后孤雌激活对胚胎发育的影响。此外,还探索了针对初情期前母猪体外成熟卵母细胞和孤雌激活方案。结果如下：①1.4 kv/cm、100 μs、1DC电激活后,卵母细胞死亡率明显高于2.0 kv/cm、30 μs、1DC和2.0 kv/cm、60 μs、1DC处理组,但激活后胚胎卵裂率和囊胚率相似;②使用钙离子载体和6-二甲基氨基嘌呤（Ionomycin+6-DMAP）处理后,胚胎卵裂及囊胚率都明显不如电激活处理;③6次独立试验结果证明：经4℃冷藏和-20℃冷冻保存的培养液用于猪卵母细胞培养,其体外成熟率、孤雌激活后的卵裂率及囊胚发育率无显著差异（P＞0.05）。说明成熟卵在2.0 kv/cm、30 μs、1DC或者 2.0 kv/cm、60 μs、1DC电击参数激活下可以降低死卵率;按本试验设计的电激活方案处理初情期前母猪成熟卵优于化学激活;在-20℃冷冻保存猪卵母细胞成熟液是可行的。      

曲古抑菌素(Trichostatin)A对猪卵母细胞体外成熟及孤雌胚胎发育能力的影响

曲古抑菌素A（Trichostatin A,TSA）是一种组蛋白去乙酰化抑制剂,用TSA处理鼠核移植胚胎可显著提高胚胎的囊胚率。检验TSA对猪卵母细胞体外成熟以及孤雌胚胎发育的影响。在猪卵母细胞体外成熟液及胚胎培养液中添加TSA,比较不同浓度TSA对卵母细胞成熟的影响,不同浓度TSA对孤雌胚胎发育能力的影响以及TSA处理不同时间对孤雌胚胎发育能力的影响。结果发现：（1）5nmol／LTSA处理对卵母细胞体外核成熟无显著影响,却显著提高了卵母细胞孤雌胚胎的卵裂率和囊胚率（P〈0．05）;（2）50nmol／LTSA处理显著提高了孤雌胚胎的卵裂率及囊胚率（P〈0．05）;（3）50nmol／LTSA处理24h能显著提高胚胎的卵裂率及囊胚率（P〈0．05,82．1％&#177;2．6％和37．4％&#177;3．1％）。结果表明TSA对猪卵母细胞的体外成熟及孤雌胚胎发育具有显著的促进作用。5nmol／L的添加量对卵母细胞的体外胞质成熟具有促进作用;胚胎培养基中添加50nmol／LTSA处理24h能提高孤雌胚胎的发育能力。     

细胞松弛素B对猪孤雌胚胎和体外克隆胚胎发育能力的影响

为探讨细胞松弛素B(cytochalasin B,CB)对猪孤雌胚胎和克隆胚胎发育能力的影响,本研究通过在猪体外胚胎培养基中添加不同浓度CB以及不同孵育时间的处理,筛选出CB对猪早期胚胎发育的最适浓度和最佳孵育时间,同时通过Hoechst33342染色检测猪体外囊胚孵化期的细胞数差异,进一步研究CB对孤雌胚胎和克隆胚胎发育的影响。结果显示,培养基中添加CB浓度为7.5μg/mL时孤雌胚胎和克隆胚胎的卵裂率分别为85.00%和90.23%,囊胚率为35.68%和42.58%,均显著高于其他各组(P0.05);采用7.5μg/mL CB处理电激活后的孤雌胚胎和克隆胚胎,孤雌胚胎孵育4 h组的卵裂率(83.80%)和囊胚率最高(35.39%),与其他各组差异显著(P0.05),而克隆胚胎孵育6 h组的卵裂率(83.98%)和囊胚率最高(55.62%),与其他各组差异显著(P0.05)。此外,Hoechst33342染色结果显示,未添加CB处理的孤雌胚胎在囊胚孵化期的细胞平均数为28个,CB处理组的孤雌胚胎和克隆胚胎细胞平均数分别为36和52个,处理组和未处理组细胞数差异显著(P0.05)。结果表明,猪体外孤雌胚胎用7.5μg/mL CB处理4 h可获得较高的卵裂率和囊胚率;体外克隆胚胎用7.5μg/mL CB处理6 h卵裂率及囊胚率最高,且囊胚期内细胞团细胞总数最多。CB处理有利于体外胚胎早期发育,提高克隆胚胎移植受孕率。     

细胞松弛素B对猪孤雌胚胎和体外克隆胚胎发育能力的影响

为探讨细胞松弛素B（cytochalasin B,CB）对猪孤雌胚胎和克隆胚胎发育能力的影响,本研究通过在猪体外胚胎培养基中添加不同浓度CB以及不同孵育时间的处理,筛选出CB对猪早期胚胎发育的最适浓度和最佳孵育时间,同时通过Hoechst33342染色检测猪体外囊胚孵化期的细胞数差异,进一步研究CB对孤雌胚胎和克隆胚胎发育的影响。结果显示,培养基中添加CB浓度为7.5 μg/mL时孤雌胚胎和克隆胚胎的卵裂率分别为85.00%和90.23%,囊胚率为35.68%和42.58%,均显著高于其他各组（P < 0.05）;采用7.5 μg/mL CB处理电激活后的孤雌胚胎和克隆胚胎,孤雌胚胎孵育4 h组的卵裂率（83.80%）和囊胚率最高（35.39%）,与其他各组差异显著（P < 0.05）,而克隆胚胎孵育6 h组的卵裂率（83.98%）和囊胚率最高（55.62%）,与其他各组差异显著（P < 0.05）。此外,Hoechst33342染色结果显示,未添加CB处理的孤雌胚胎在囊胚孵化期的细胞平均数为28个,CB处理组的孤雌胚胎和克隆胚胎细胞平均数分别为36和52个,处理组和未处理组细胞数差异显著（P < 0.05）。结果表明,猪体外孤雌胚胎用7.5 μg/mL CB 处理4 h可获得较高的卵裂率和囊胚率;体外克隆胚胎用7.5 μg/mL CB 处理6 h卵裂率及囊胚率最高,且囊胚期内细胞团细胞总数最多。CB处理有利于体外胚胎早期发育,提高克隆胚胎移植受孕率。     

Parthenogenetic activation and subsequent development of porcine oocytes activated by a combined electric pulse and butyrolactone I treatment

This study was designed to evaluate the parthenogenetic activation of porcine oocytes matured in vitro for a varied period after combined electric pulse (EP; 1500 V/cm, 100 microsec) and Butyrolactone I (BL I). After 36 h of maturation culture, the rates of activated oocytes and oocytes with two pronuclei were significantly lower than those of oocytes cultured for 42 and 48 h after EP. However, when treated by a combined EP and BL I (150 microM), these rates increased to the same level as 42 and 48 h oocytes. When oocytes cultured for 48 h and activated by a combined EP and BL I treatment were subsequently cultured in mNCSU37 medium, the rates of embryos cleaved and developed to the blastocyst stage were significantly higher than those in Whitten's medium. In contrast, when activated oocytes were cultured in mNCSU37 medium under two oxygen environments (5% vs 20% O(2)), there was no difference in the rates of cleavage, blastocyst formation and nuclear numbers per blastocyst. Our results demonstrated that the combined EP and BL I treatment of porcine oocytes matured in vitro is capable of producing high rates of good quality blastocysts when cultured in a suitable in vitro condition.     

Effects of l-Ascorbic Acid, α-Tocopherol and Co-culture on In Vitro Developmental Potential of Porcine Cumulus Cells Free Oocytes

The maturation and developmental potential on cumulus-cell-free oocytes is of great importance theoretically and practically. The present study was to investigate the effects of l -ascorbic acid, α-tocopherol and co-culture on in vitro developmental potential of porcine denuded oocytes (DOs). Porcine DOs were cultured in maturation medium supplemented with vitamin C (0, 50, 100, 250, 500, 750 μM) and vitamin E (0, 10, 20, 50, 100, 250 μ m ), respectively. And they were also co-cultured with dispersed cumulus cells (group CCscoculture), intact cumulus cells oocyte complexes (COCs) (group COCscoculture), and COCs whose oocytes were removed (group OOXcoculture), respectively. After 44 h incubation, the maturation rates, cleavage rates and blastocyst rates after parthenogenetic activation in three experiments mentioned above were collected and analysed, respectively. L -Ascorbic acid promoted porcine DOs in vitro maturation and blastocyt development after parthenogenetic activation while α-tocopherol did not increase the in vitro maturation rates, but improved the blastocyst rate. None of the three co-culture manner promoted the in vitro maturation and the cleavage of porcine DOs after parthenogenetic activation, but all the co-culture manners improved the blastocyst rates. Both Vitamin C and E enhance the in vitro developmental potential of porcine DOs. Co-culture increases the developmental potential of porcine DOs.     

Effects of maturational age of porcine oocytes on the induction of activation and development in vitro following somatic cell nuclear transfer

To determine the effect of maturational age of porcine oocytes on the induction of activation and development following nuclear transfer, we investigated maturation rate and efficacy of oocyte activation treatment with an electrical stimulus (ES) and cycloheximide (CHX) at various timing of maturation culture. Most oocytes developed to the metaphase II (MII) stage after 32 hr of maturation culture. Both in newly matured (32 and 36 hr of age) and MII-arrested (42 and 48 hr of age) oocytes, ES followed by exposure to CHX for 6 hr caused higher rates of pronuclear formation than ES alone. Effect of maturational age of oocytes on the development of parthenotes activated with ES and CHX was then examined. The highest percentage of parthenotes developed to blastocysts was obtained when ES was added at 42 hr of culture. Finally, newly matured (33 hr of age) and MII-arrested oocytes (44 hr of age) were enucleated, fused with serum-starved pig fetal fibroblasts and activated with ES and CHX around suitable timing (39 to 40 hr of age) or later (50 to 51 hr of age), respectively. The frequencies of cleavage (58.8%) and blastocyst formation (13.6%) of newly matured oocytes were significantly (P<0.05) higher than those of MII-arrested oocytes (38.9 and 1.8%, respectively). These results demonstrated that the development of porcine nuclear transfer embryos can be improved by using complete matured oocytes as cytoplasts and activation treatment with ES followed by CHX treatment.     

表皮生长因子对水牛卵母细胞体外培养核质成熟的影响

为了探讨表皮生长因子（EGF）对水牛卵泡卵母细胞体外培养核质成熟的影响，在以TCM199为基础的成熟液中加入不同浓度的EGF（0、10、25、50、100 ng/ml），体外成熟培养24~26 h，观察第一极体（PB1）的排放；随后进行孤雌激活检测其分裂率、囊胚发育率、囊胚孵化率，并用Hoechst33342染色后计算囊胚的细胞数。结果发现添加EGF各组的卵母细胞第一极体排放率显著提高（P<0.05）；成熟液中添加25 ng/ml EGF时，卵裂率及囊胚发育率（分别为80.0%、44.8%）明显高于对照组（分别为69.3%、31.9%，P<0.05），但对囊胚的细胞数影响不大。EGF不仅促进水牛卵母细胞体外培养的核成熟，而且有利于卵母细胞的胞质成熟，其中EGF的最佳浓度为25 ng/ml。     

Defined system for in vitro production of porcine embryos using a single basic medium

We have previously indicated that porcine blastocysts can be produced by in vitro fertilization (IVF) and culture (IVC) in chemically defined porcine gamete medium (PGM) and porcine zygote medium (PZM)-5, respectively, In the present study, the effects of basic media and macromolecular components on in vitro maturation (IVM) were investigated to develop a defined system for in vitro embryo production using a single basic medium through IVM, IVF and IVC. Porcine immature oocytes were matured in porcine oocyte medium (POM) or modified North Carolina State University (mNCSU) 37, which were supplemented with either 10% (v/v) porcine follicular fluid (pFF) or 3 mg/ml polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as a macromolecular component (designated POM+pFF, POM+PVA, mNCSU37+pFF and mNCSU37+PVA). In the maturation with mNCSU37+PVA, the percentages of oocytes that reached the metaphase II stages were significantly lower than those in the other treatments. Following IVM with the above media, oocytes were treated with an electrical stimulus and cycloheximide for parthenogenetic activation and were cultured in PZM-5 for 5 days. The rates of cleavage and blastocyst formation of parthenogenetic oocytes were significantly lowered for maturation with mNCSU37+PVA compared with the other treatments, while there were no significant differences in the total numbers of cells in blastocysts among the treatments. Following IVF and IVC, the rates of penetration, male pronucleus formation, cleavage and blastocyst formation were significantly lower when oocytes were matured in mNCSU37+PVA than in other maturation media. The normal fertilization rate was significantly higher in POM+PVA compared with the other treatments, although the total number of cells in blastocysts was reduced with the addition of PVA to both POM and mNCSU37 compared with pFF supplementation. These results demonstrate that porcine blastocysts can be produced by the defined system using a single basic medium.     

In vitro culture conditions using chemically defined media for in vitro matured and intracytoplasmically inseminated porcine oocytes

The present study investigated in vitro culture methods [droplet and Well of the Well (WOW)] using semi-defined and defined media [modified porcine zygote medium (mPZM)] and the additional effects of insulin on in vitro matured and intracytoplasmically inseminated porcine oocytes. In Experiment 1, in vitro matured and intracytoplasmically inseminated porcine oocytes were cultured for 6 days in the following four groups: 1) mPZM-3 (containing bovine serum albumin) + droplet (30 mul), 2) mPZM-3 + WOW, 3) mPZM-4 (containing polyvinyl alcohol) + droplet, and 4) mPZM-4+ WOW. The culture media (mPZM-3 and mPZM-4) and methods (droplet and WOW) did not significantly affect the cleavage rate, but the blastocyst rate of the oocytes cultured in mPZM-3 was significantly (P<0.01) higher than that of mPZM-4 (20.1 and 9.4%, respectively). The blastocyst rates as percentages of the cleaved oocytes (51.8 and 16.9%) and the hatched blastocyst rate as percentages of the number of blastocysts (12.3 and 2.2%) were also significantly (P<0.01) higher in mPZM-3 compared with those in mPZM-4. There was significant interaction (P<0.05) between the two main factors; the effects of the culture media and methods on the rate of hatched blasyocysts as percentages of the blastocysts produced and, the hatched blastocyst rate (20.3%) as percentages of the number of blastocysts produced in mPZM-3 were significantly (P<0.05) higher than in the other groups. In Experiment 2, the additional effects of insulin (100 ng/ml) in mPZM-3 and mPZM-4 media was investigated in the WOW culture system. Insulin addition did not improve cleavage, blastocyst formation, or the number of cells in blastocysts. However, as in Experiment 1, mPZM-3 resulted in a significantly higher blastocyst rate as percentages of the cleaved oocytes than mPZM-4 (33.9 and 18.4%). These results indicate that a chemically defined medium (mPZM-4) needs to be improved to provide more suitable culture conditions for in vitro development of in vitro matured and intracytoplasmically inseminated porcine oocytes. However, the WOW system may be a useful IVC method for blastocyst development of in vitro matured porcine oocytes following ICSI when a semi-defined medium (mPZM-3) is used.     

Effects of ghrelin on in vitro development of porcine in vitro fertilized and parthenogenetic embryos

The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of addition of ghrelin to in vitro culture medium on preimplantation development of porcine in vitro fertilized and parthenogenetic embryos. In Experiment 1, we sought to compare the in vitro developmental competence of IVF and parthenogenetic embryos. No significant (P<0.05) differences were detected for cleavage rate or blastocyst rate between the in vitro fertilization (IVF)- and parthenogenetic activation-derived embryos. In Experiment 2, parthenogenetic embryos were cultured in Porcine Zygote Medium-3 containing various concentrations of ghrelin. The blastocyst rate was remarkably (P<0.05) increased when 5 ng/ml (PA-5) and 500 ng/ml (PA-500) of ghrelin was added to in vitro culture medium compared with the other groups. Total cell number per blastocyst was slightly promoted in the ghrelin treatment groups compared with the controls. However, the ratio of inner cell mass (ICM) cell number/total cell number was significantly reduced in the PA-50 group compared with the controls (P<0.05). In Experiment 3, we cultured in vitro fertilized embryos in Porcine Zygote Medium-3 supplemented with ghrelin at different dosages. The rate of blastocyst formation was markedly (P<0.05) elevated when 500 ng/ml ghrelin was added to culture medium (IVF-500) compared with the controls. Increased total cell numbers (P<0.05) were observed when in vitro fertilized embryos were cultured in IVF-50 and IVF-500 compared with the controls. However, the ratio of ICM cell number/total cell number was decreased in the ghrelin treatment groups compared with the controls (P<0.05). Taken together, the results suggest that ghrelin can enhance blastocyst formation of porcine in vitro fertilized and parthenogenetic embryos while exerting a negative effect on the structural integrity of the blastocysts.