水牛卵母细胞冷冻保存初步研究

①用EFS30、EFS40、EDFS30、EDFS40四种玻璃化冷冻液对MⅡ期水牛卵母细胞进行毒性试验,结果表明:试验组卵母细胞形态正常率与对照组均无显著性差异(P>0.05);对卵母细胞孤雌激活后EDFS30、EDFS40组的卵裂率与对照组(75.28%)及EFS30、EFS40组差异显著(P<0.05);利用4种冷冻保护剂采用OPS法冷冻保存MⅡ期水牛卵母细胞,其中以EDFS40作为冷冻液时,卵母细胞冷冻解冻后孤雌激活卵裂率最高,达31.60%;以EDFS40作为冷冻液,比较了GMP法和OPS法的冷冻效果,结果表明GMP法冷冻效果好于OPS法。②采用不同预处理时间和平衡时间使用细管法常规冷冻G V期卵母细胞,结果表明预处理5 min、平衡15min组的形态正常率和极体排出率相对较高,分别为72.73%、27.27%。     

牛GV期卵母细胞冷冻保存后发育潜力的研究

二甲基亚砜(DMSO)、丙二醇(PROH)、乙二醇(EG)和甘油(GL)4种冷冻保护剂程序化冷冻牛GV期卵母细胞的结果表明,EG和PROH的保护效果比GL和DMSO好。4种不同冷冻方法冷冻保存牛GV期卵母细胞,比较解冻后卵母细胞的体外成熟率、受精后卵裂率。结果表明,在程序化冷冻法与细管玻璃化法(Straw)之间的差异不显著(P>0.05),在开放式拉管法(OPS)与毛细玻管法(GMP)之间的差异不显著(P>0.05);但OPS和GMP与程序化冷冻法和Straw之间的差异极显著(P<0.01)。玻璃化冷冻效果优于程序化冷冻。说明GMP和OPS玻璃化冷冻优于Straw玻璃化冷冻。说明可以采用GMP方法冷冻保存牛GV期卵母细胞。     

玻璃化冷冻对小鼠GV期卵母细胞发育能力的影响

试验首次采用OPS法玻璃化冷冻小鼠GV期卵母细胞(不带卵丘细胞,下同),同时尝试用EDFS30对小鼠卵巢进行细管法玻璃化冷冻,以研究GV期卵母细胞冷冻后的发育潜力。首先,利用MEM培养和MEM-腔前卵泡培养新鲜GV期卵母细胞,并把较好的培养方式用于冷冻后培养试验。2种培养方式培养24h后新鲜GV期卵母细胞成熟率无显著性差异;OPS法冷冻的GV期卵母细胞解冻后成熟率及体外受精后卵裂率与对照组差异不显著(P>0.05)。细管法冷冻卵巢组织的GV期卵母细胞成熟率极显著低于对照组(P<0.01),其受精后未获得受精卵。结果表明:OPS法可有效地冷冻保存小鼠GV期卵母细胞,而细管法冷冻小鼠卵巢对GV期卵母细胞损伤较大。     

小鼠未成熟卵母细胞OPS法冷冻保存技术的研究

试验用OPS法对小鼠未成熟卵母细胞进行玻璃化冷冻保存研究,并对解冻后小鼠未成熟卵母细胞的成熟情况进行观察。结果表明:小鼠未成熟卵母细胞在10%EG、10%DMSO前处理后,在EFS30、EFS40、EDFS30和EDFS40中平衡15～45s进行冷冻保存,使卵母细胞解冻后的形态正常率最高达92.4%,与对照组无显著差异(P>0.05),成熟率达40.5%。     

小鼠卵母细胞SSV法冷冻保存技术的研究

试验用2种前处理液(10%EG和10%EG 10%DMSO)和4种玻璃化冷冻液(EFS30、EFS40、EDFS30和EDFS40)对小鼠卵母细胞进行玻璃化(SSV)法冷冻保存,研究小鼠卵母细胞冷冻后的发育潜力。结果表明:小鼠未成熟卵母细胞形态正常率最高可达92.3%,成熟率达57.2%;成熟卵母细胞形态正常率最高可达91.5%。     

昆明小鼠成熟卵母细胞冷冻保存方案的优化与改进

5-6周龄雌性昆明小鼠的成熟卵母细胞,在不同前处理液(10% EG或10% EG 10% DMSO)中平衡5 min,然后在冷冻溶液(EFS30、EFS40、EDFS30或EDFS40)中平衡30 s后进行开放式拉长麦管法(OPS,open pulled straw)和固体表面冷冻法(SSV,solid-surface vitrification)玻璃化冷冻保存研究.试验结果表明:玻璃化冷冻中,多种抗冻保护剂组合使用的效果优于使用单一抗冻保护剂,而且EDFS冷冻液冷冻保存小鼠卵母细胞的效果好于EFS,尤其是EDFS30;SSV法冷冻保存小鼠成熟卵母细胞效果优于OPS法.     

玻璃化冷冻对猪MⅡ卵母细胞皮质颗粒分布及其激活后胚胎发育能力的影响

本实验旨在探讨玻璃化冷冻保存对猪MⅡ期卵母细胞皮质颗粒分布和孤雌激活后早期胚胎发育能力的影响。实验将卵母细胞随机分为对照组、毒性实验组和冷冻组。采用EFS40和EDFS40两种玻璃化冷冻液处理,卵母细胞经恢复后对其进行染色,观察皮质颗粒的分布;并对另一部分卵母细胞实施孤雌激活,观察早期胚胎的发育。结果表明:毒性实验组和冷冻组卵母细胞皮质颗粒部分释放、完全释放的比例无显著差异,但均显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。不同毒性处理组和不同冷冻组间对皮质颗粒的分布无显著差异。与毒性实验组相比,冷冻处理组显著降低皮质颗粒在皮质区分布的比例(P<0.05)。EFS40毒性实验组孤雌激活后的存活率、卵裂率、囊胚发育率均显著高于EDFS40毒性实验组(86.6%vs.75.0%)、(61.8%vs.40.7%)、(30.2%vs.23.5%)(P<0.05)。EFS40冷冻组存活率显著高于EDFS40冷冻组,但均显著低于对照组。结果显示,抗冻保护剂处理和玻璃化冷冻均导致猪卵母细胞皮质颗粒释放,与EDFS40相比采用EFS40较适合猪MⅡ期卵母细胞冷冻保存。     

绵羊体外成熟卵母细胞OPS法玻璃化冷冻保存试验

研究以EDFS30为玻璃化冷冻液,以卵母细胞解冻后孤雌激活和体外受精后的卵裂率、囊胚发育率作为评价指标,探讨了以OPS法玻璃化冷冻保存体外成熟绵羊卵母细胞的效果。结果表明:卵母细胞孤雌激活后的卵裂率,冷冻组(64.2%)显著(P<0.05)低于毒性组(76.7%)和对照组(79.1%),而毒性组和对照组无显著(P>0.05)差异;卵母细胞孤雌激活后的囊胚发育率,冷冻组(4.2%)和毒性组(5.8%)均显著(P<0.05)低于对照组(20.2%),毒性组和冷冻组无显著(P>0.05)差异;冷冻组和毒性试验组卵母细胞体外受精后的卵裂率和囊胚发育率(67.6%和7.1%;62.3%和9.1%)均显著低于对照组(78.4%和28.4%)(P<0.05),而毒性组和冷冻组无显著(P>0.05)差异。可见以EDFS30为玻璃化冷冻液,采用OPS法冷冻保存绵羊体外成熟卵母细胞会在一定程度上降低其受精能力和胚胎发育能力。     

玻璃化冷冻对猪GV期卵母细胞成熟及发育能力的影响

为了获得最适的冷冻猪GV期卵母细胞的冷冻保护液配方和最适冷冻载体,本研究就目前应用最多的7种冷冻保护液配方进行筛选,并且比较3种不同冷冻载体冷冻卵母细胞的效果差异。结果表明:7组冷冻保护液对GV期卵母细胞有低毒性作用,各组分裂率、囊胚率、囊胚细胞数均低于对照组,综合各组指标选取3组对猪MII期卵母细胞的发育能力损伤最小的冷冻保护剂,应用GMP管对其冷冻保护效果进行比较,发现第6组的极体率29.47%,第5组的极体率23.54%与第3组的极体率8.28%相比差异显著(P0.05),且第5组的存活率、极体率与第3组相比差异显著(P0.05)。综合考虑,选取第5组HM+7.5%(DMSO+EG),HM+15%(DMSO+EG)+0.5 mol/L Su组作为冷冻保护液来比较3种不同冷冻裁体冷冻卵母细胞的效果差异,发现半麦管冻融后的卵母细胞存活率高达54.11%与OPS管、GMP管的33.11%和26.79%差异显著(P0.05),半麦管法更适合GV期猪卵母细胞的玻璃化冷冻。     

水牛卵母细胞玻璃化冷冻保存

以水牛MII期的卵母细胞为材料,利用玻璃化冷冻液EDS33(16.5%EG+16.5%DMSO+sucrose)对水牛MII期的卵母细胞进行两步法(玻璃毛细管(GMP)和拉细的开口塑料细管(OPS))玻璃化冷冻保存,即卵母细胞首先放入预平衡液(7.5%EG+7.5%DMSO+sucrose)中平衡3 min,再移入玻璃化冷冻液中30 s后装管直接投入液氮.解冻是在蔗糖浓度逐渐降低的解冻液中进行的.解冻后存活的卵母细胞孤雌激活,通过囊胚发育率作为评定卵母细胞冷冻效果的指标.结果发现,GMP和OPS法冷冻保存的水牛卵母细胞解冻后的存活率(分别为96.80%和97.41%)与对照组卵母细胞的存活率(100%)3者之间差异均不显著(P>0.05).GMP法和OPS法冷冻的水牛卵母细胞激活后的胚胎分裂率和囊胚发育率2者均明显低于对照组(分别为30.58%和28.32% vs50.94%,10.81%和9.38% vs 29.63%,P<0.05),而这2种方法冷冻的水牛卵母细胞激活后的分裂率和囊胚发育率差异均不显著(P>0.05).这表明GMP和OPS玻璃化冷冻方法可以用于水牛卵母细胞的冷冻,并且玻璃化冷冻的卵母细胞能继续分裂并发育到囊胚.     

Vitrification of Boer Goat Morulae and Early Blastocysts by Straw and Open-Pulled Straw Method

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different vitrification solutions [EFS30 or EFS40 contains 30% (v/v) ethylene glycol (EG), 40% (v/v) EG; EDFS30 or EDFS40 contains 15% (v/v) EG and 15% (v/v) dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), 20% (v/v) EG and 20% (v/v) DMSO], equilibrium time during vitrification (0.5-2.5 min) and vitrification protocols [one-step straw, two-step straw and open-pulled straw (OPS)] on in vivo development of vitrified Boer goat morulae and blastocysts after embryo transfer. In the one-step straw method, the lambing rates of vitrified embryos in EFS30 (37.5%), EFS40 (40.5%) or EDFS30 (38.2%) group were similar to that of fresh embryos (57.5%) and conventional freezing method (46.7%) when the equilibrium time was 2 min. In the two-step straw method, the highest lambing rate was obtained when embryos were pretreated with 10% EG for 5 min and then exposed to EFS40 for 2 min (51.4%), showing similar lambing rates compared with fresh embryos (56.1%) or the embryos cryopreserved by conventional freezing method (45.2%). In the OPS method, the lambing rate in EFS40, EDFS30 or EDFS40 groups were similar to that (57.1%) of fresh embryos, or to that (46.0%) of embryos cryopreserved by conventional freezing method. The highest lambing rate (51.4%) of the group of OPS was obtained when the embryos were vitrified with EDFS30. In conclusion, either the two-step straw method in which embryos were pretreated in 10% EG for 5 min and then exposed to EFS40 for 2 min, or the OPS method in which embryos were pretreated in 10% EG + 10% DMSO for 30 s and then exposed to EDFS30 for 25 s was a simple and efficient method for the vitrification of Boer goat morulae and blastocysts.     

乙二醇及二甲基亚砜对小鼠卵母细胞冷冻后纺锤体及孤雌激活后发育能力的影响

试验采用EFS30、DFS30和EDFS30冷冻液对小鼠MⅡ期卵母细胞进行玻璃化冷冻,并对冷冻-解冻后卵母细胞存活率、纺锤体形态正常率、孤雌激活胚胎的发育能力进行研究。结果表明:利用EDFS30冷冻-解冻卵母细胞后的存活率(98.3%)显著高于EFS30组(88.2%)和DFS30组(89.5%)(P0.05);DFS30组纺锤体形态正常率(44.9%)显著低于其他各组;而孤雌激活后EFS30、DFS30、EDFS30和对照组之间卵裂率(59.1%、56.3%、59.3%和60.0%)、囊胚率(52.0%、53.7%、61.2%和62.1%)和囊胚细胞数(49、48、50、50)均无显著性差异(P0.05)。综上所述,3种冷冻液冷冻卵母细胞孤雌激活后均可获得较好的体外发育能力,其中EDFS30较适宜小鼠MⅡ期卵母细胞冷冻保存。     

玻璃化冷冻对绵羊卵母细胞中母源基因mRNA表达量的影响

为详细了解玻璃化冷冻对绵羊卵母细胞中母源基因mRNA表达量的影响,分别玻璃化冷冻GV期和IVM 期(18、24 h)绵羊卵母细胞,解冻后进行体外培养.GV期和IVM期卵母细胞经过冷冻-解冻后,卵裂率(10.37％、23.17％、33.07％)均极显著低于对照组(82.96％,P＜0.01),且冷冻-解冻后的GV期卵母细胞卵裂率极显著低于冷冻-解冻后的IVM期卵母细胞(P＜0.01).本试验利用荧光实时定量PCR技术检测4种母源基因:Gdf9(生长分化因子-9)、Zar1(合子阻泄因子)、Mater(胚胎必要的母体抗原)、Dnmt1(DNA甲基化转移酶1)在不同处理后的绵羊卵母细胞中的mRNA含量.结果表明,4个基因的mRNA在GV期的表达量均高于IVM期的卵母细胞(P＜0.01);经玻璃化冷冻处理后,4个基因的mRNA表达量升高,其中GV期含量最高(P＜0.01).结果提示,绵羊GV或IVM期卵母细胞玻璃化冷冻导致母源基因mRNA表达量升高,可能会对胚胎发育产生负面影响.     

猪卵母细胞在GV期与MⅡ期的冷冻保存效果比较研究

为比较猪卵母细胞在GV期与MⅡ期的冷冻保存效果,试验在这两个成熟阶段对其进行玻璃化冷冻,GV期卵母细胞解冻后培养至成熟,MⅡ期卵母细胞解冻后恢复2 h,然后采用免疫荧光标记、Western blotting和链霉蛋白酶溶解方法分别检测它们的皮质颗粒分布、CD9蛋白表达水平和透明带消化时间上的差异。结果表明,GV期卵母细胞在解冻后2 h的存活率显著低于MⅡ期卵母细胞（P<0.05）,但极体排出率与对照卵母细胞无明显差异（P>0.05）;在冷冻MⅡ期卵母细胞中,皮质颗粒的皮质区分布比例和CD9的蛋白表达水平显著下降（P<0.05）,但冷冻GV期卵母细胞经体外成熟后则无明显变化（P>0.05）;冷冻GV期与MⅡ期卵母细胞均不会影响透明带的消化时间（P>0.05）。由此可见,猪卵母细胞在GV期的冷冻存活率虽然较MⅡ期低,但其体外成熟后极体排出率、皮质颗粒分布和CD9蛋白表达水平均未受到冷冻的影响。     

3种因素对牛卵母细胞玻璃毛细管玻璃化冷冻效果的影响研究

室温下 ,采用GMP(glassmicropipette)玻璃化法对牛卵母细胞进行冷冻保存。结果表明 :不同发育阶段的牛卵母细胞GMP冷冻、解冻后体外受精卵裂率在 36 .6 7%～ 52 .38%之间 ,其中体外培养 2 2h牛卵母细胞的受精卵裂率最高 ,为 52 .38%,与对照组 (6 8.42 %)差异不显著 (P >0 .0 5) ;采用不同的预处理溶液处理冻前牛GV期卵母细胞 ,其中以 3%的EG稀溶液预处理可获得最高的体外受精卵裂率。结果表明 :牛体外成熟卵母细胞冷冻效果最好 ,采用3%EG稀溶液处理玻璃化前卵母细胞可以提高冷冻效果。     

小尾寒羊羔羊超数排卵及卵母细胞玻璃化冷冻保存效果研究

以我国地方品种小尾寒羊作为供体,对不同年龄羔羊(6～8周龄和12～14周龄)超数排卵效果以及卵母细胞冷冻保存对体外受精、体外胚胎发育、胚胎移植产羔的影响进行研究。结果表明:6～8周龄组羔羊只均超排处理获卵数和可用卵数(60.8枚和58.2枚)显著高于12～14周龄组(27.3枚和26.0枚)(P<0.05);经玻璃化冷冻—解冻后的卵母细胞体外受精,冷冻组的卵裂率和桑椹胚发育率(67.8%和35.6%)均显著降低于对照组(79.2%和53.8E)(P<0.05);玻璃化冷冻保存体外生产的胚胎,经移植后成功产下4只健康羔羊(4/52)。     

Stepwise in-straw dilution and direct transfer using open pulled straws (OPS) in the mouse: a potential model for field manipulation of vitrified embryos

In the present study, mouse blastocysts were employed to investigate the feasibility and efficiency of stepwise in-straw dilution and direct transfer using the open pulled straw (OPS) method. In experiment I, the effects of various vitrification solutions (VS) on embryo survival were examined. After thawing, the expanded blastocyst rates (97.59 and 95.05%) and hatching rates (80.48 and 78.95%) achieved in the EDFS30 [15% ethylene glycol (EG), 15% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), Ficoll, and sucrose] and EFS40 [40% EG, Ficoll, and sucrose] groups were no different from those (96.15% and 83.33%) of the control group. However, the rates in the EFS30 [30% EG, Ficoll, and sucrose] (87.80 and 55.43%) and EDFS40 [20% EG, 20% DMSO, Ficoll, and sucrose] (95.69 and 70.97%) groups were significantly lower than those (96.15 and 83.33%) of the control group (P<0.05). In the experiment II, the effects of the volume of VS in the OPS on the survival of embryos after in-straw thawing were investigated. When the length of the VS in the column was less than 1 cm, the in vitro viability of embryos thawed by stepwise in-straw dilution was no different among the experimental and control groups. The embryos could be successfully thawed by immersing the OPS in 0.5 M sucrose for 3 min and then 0.25 M sucrose for 2 min. In experiment III, the effect of immersion time of the OPS in diluent (PBS) on the viability of vitrified embryos was investigated. After in-straw thawing, OPSs were immersed immediately in 1 ml PBS for 0 to 30 min. When the immersion time of the OPSs in PBS was less than 12 min, in vitro development of the in-straw thawed embryos was no different from that of the controls. In experiment IV, in-straw thawed blastocysts were directly transferred to pseudopregnant mice to examine their in vivo developmental viability. The pregnancy (91.67%) and birth rates (42.42%) of embryos in-straw thawed and directly transferred were no different from those of the unvitrified controls (90.90 and 40%) and embryos thawed by the conventional method (84.61 and 46.94%). These results demonstrate that mouse embryos vitrified with OPS could be successfully thawed by stepwise in-straw dilution and transferred directly to a recipient and that this method might be a model for field manipulation of vitrified embryos in farm animals.     

Comparative Effects of Porcine Oocytes Vitrified at the GV and MⅡ Stages

This study was designed to compare the efficiency of porcine oocytes vitrified at the GV and MⅡ stages. The vitrified GV oocytes were matured in vitro and then evaluated their cortical granule distribution with immunofluorescence, CD9 protein level with Western blotting and zona pellucida dissolution time with pronse digestion method, as compared to vitrified MⅡ oocytes.The results showed that the survival percentages of oocytes vitrified at the GV stage were significantly lower than those vitrified at the MⅡ stage after 2 h of warming (P<0.05);However, there was no difference in maturation rate between vitrified and fresh oocytes (P>0.05). The oocytes vitrified at MⅡ stage resulted in significantly decreased normal cortical granule distribution and CD9 protein level (P<0.05), but no such results were found in vitrified GV oocytes after maturation (P>0.05). In addition, vitrification did not affect the dissolution time of zona pellucida in GV and MⅡ oocytes (P>0.05). The data demonstrated that despite of lower survival rate compared with MⅡ oocytes, vitrified porcine GV oocytes after maturation showed normal polar body extrusion, cortical granule distribution and CD9 protein level.