猪体细胞克隆胚胎体外发育过程中的凋亡规律

本试验旨在研究比较猪体细胞克隆胚胎体外发育与凋亡变化规律,探讨其体外发育潜能与细胞凋亡间的关系。将体外成熟培养获得的猪MⅡ期卵母细胞随机分为2组,分别进行体细胞核移植(SNCT)与体外受精(IVF)处理,采用彗星试验(Comet assay)和Real-time RT-PCR技术对体外发育过程中各时期胚胎的细胞凋亡事件及抗凋亡基因Bcl-2 mRNA的表达水平进行研究。结果表明,两组在卵裂率上无显著差异(77.6%vs 80.3%,P0.05),在囊胚发育率上,SCNT组胚胎明显低于IVF组,但无统计学差异(18.9%vs 24.5%,P0.05);随着胚胎发育,SCNT与IVF组胚胎的凋亡率均呈现不断增加的趋势,Bcl-2 mRNA表达量则逐渐下降;到16-细胞以后,SCNT组胚胎的凋亡率均显著高于IVF组,同时Bcl-2 mRNA表达量均显著低于IVF组(P0.05)。本试验结果表明,猪克隆胚胎生产效率低下可能与胚胎发育过程中的细胞凋亡有关。     

供体细胞对猪体细胞克隆胚胎早期发育的影响

以中国农业大学实验用小型猪香猪胎儿成纤维细胞、成年耳成纤维细胞和颗粒细胞3种细胞系为供体细胞进行核移植。比较了血清饥饿法和接触抑制法处理胎儿成纤维细胞诱导进入G0／G1期的效率，发现二者差异不显著（P〉0．05），血清饥饿2d和4d差异不明显，同样接触抑制2d和4d差异也不显著（P〉0．05）。系统研究了影响克隆胚胎发育的供体因素：血清饥饿与否、细胞形态、细胞类型及个体差异等，结果表明：血清饥饿处理对克隆胚的早期发育没有明显的促进作用；圆形光滑细胞有利于细胞融合，对早期发育无显著影响（P〉0．05）；不同个体、不同类型的供体细胞对克隆胚囊胚发育率有一定的影响。     

受体母猪排卵状况对体细胞克隆胚胎移植效率的影响

为了确定猪体细胞克隆胚胎的受体母猪最佳发情阶段,本研究比较了供受体同期化方案对猪体细胞克隆胚胎输卵管内移植后30 d受胎率和妊娠足月率的影响。将体外培养2 d的猪体细胞克隆胚胎,移植到发情第1~2天的受体母猪。根据受体母猪卵泡发育与排卵状况将受体猪群分为2个类别:卵泡发育处于即将排卵或正在排卵阶段(组一);卵泡发育处于排卵前阶段或完全排卵阶段(组二)。结果发现:(1)组一6头受体母猪胚胎移植后30d受胎率为100%;而组二10头受体母猪受胎率为40%,二者差异显著(P0.05)。(2)组一6头受体母猪全部产仔,妊娠足月率为100%;组二10头受胎母猪2头产仔,妊娠足月率为20%,二者差异极显著(P0.01)。以上结果表明:体外培养2 d的猪体细胞克隆胚胎发育阶段与即将排卵或正在排卵的受体母猪的子宫环境同期性最好,得到了理想的胚胎移植效率。     

Effect of Roscovitine‐Treated Donor Cells on Development of Porcine Cloned Embryos

Synchronization of the donor cell cycle is an important factor for successful animal cloning by nuclear transfer. To improve the efficiency of porcine cloning, in the present report, we evaluated effects of contact inhibition, serum starvation and roscovitine treatment of donor cells on in vitro and in vivo developmental potency of cloned porcine embryos. Fibroblasts derived from a porcine foetus at day 30 of gestation were isolated and cultured to 70% confluency. Then, cells were either cultured to 100% confluency for contact inhibition, or cultured in 0.5% serum for 72 h for serum starvation or with 15 μm roscovitine for 24 h. Cells were most effectively synchronized at G0/G1 in the serum starvation group (87.5%) compared with the contact inhibition and roscovitine treatment groups (76.3% and 79.9% respectively p < 0.05). However, after somatic cell nuclear transfer followed by in vitro culture, the serum starvation group showed a significantly lower blastocyst formation rate (5.6%) compared with the contact inhibition and roscovitine treatment groups (11.6% and 20.0% respectively). Differential expression of apoptosis‐related genes and the level of apoptosis in each treatment group explain the variation in developmental competence among the groups. Significantly higher level of apoptosis was observed in the serum starvation group. On the other hand, the roscovitine treatment group shows the lowest level of apoptosis and the best in vitro development among the groups. Cloned embryos derived from roscovitine‐treated donor cells were transferred to surrogate pigs. Three healthy live piglets were produced. In conclusion, we suggest that roscovitine treatment of donor cells improves development of cloned porcine embryos and can raise the efficiency of cloned piglet production.     

和牛母牛超数排卵及胚胎移植试验研究效果初报

[目的]研究和牛母牛超数排卵及胚胎移植效果。[方法]利用纯种和牛母牛作为供体,荷斯坦母牛及西杂母牛作为受体,通过供体牛的超数排卵、人工授精、采胚、胚胎冷冻及受体牛的同期发情和鲜胚移植,快速获得纯种和牛及和牛胚胎。[结果]对4头青年纯种和牛母牛进行超排,重复冲卵13头次,共采卵数122枚,其中75枚可用胚胎,可用胚率为61.5%,平均5.76枚/头次。对75头荷斯坦牛及西杂母牛同期发情,结果获得89.2%的同期发情率。67头受体牛移植了鲜胚,2个月后妊娠检查有35头怀孕,移植妊娠率为52.23%。[结论]可以利用超数排卵及胚胎移植增加和牛母牛利用效率。     

兔超数排卵与胚胎移植试验

对12只母兔分别用进口FSH＋hCG（8只）和PMSG＋hCG（4只）进行超数排卵处理和胚胎移植试验,结果：FSH＋hCG组（排卵点72．4±13．6,胚胎52．6±14．4）比PMSG＋hCG组（排卵点32±6,胚胎21．8±4．2）获得了更好的超排效果（P〈0．01）;将部分胚胎移植给4只同期化处理的母兔,怀孕2只,其中一只妊娠20天流产,另一只顺利产下8只仔兔。     

TSA处理供体细胞或重构胚对山羊克隆胚胎发育的影响

本研究探讨了TSA处理供体细胞或重构胚对山羊克隆胚胎发育的影响,不处理组设为对照组.选择经5、25、50、75、100 nmol·L-1 TSA处理24 h的山羊胎儿成纤维细胞作为供体细胞进行核移植,结果50和75nmol·L-1组的囊胚率显著高于对照组(27.34%、26.89%VS 16.18%,P<0.05);用5、25、50、75或100 nmol·L-1TSA处理重构胚10 h,结果5、25、50、75 nmol·L-1组的囊胚率均有所提高,其中50 nmol·L-1组显著高于对照组(27.34%VS 16.53%,P<0.05).结果表明,TSA处理供体细胞和重构胚均能显著提高山羊克隆胚囊胚率,说明TSA可能降低了核移植后供体细胞组蛋白去乙酰化水平和DNA甲基化水平,因而提高了克隆胚的发育率.     

进口奶牛胚胎移植试验

为了探索一条以进口奶牛胚胎代替活畜进口的新途径，自2000年5月至12月，我们从加拿大引进179枚奶牛胚胎，并在内蒙、山东等地区进行了移植试验，结果显示：受体母牛在移植前45d强化饲养管理可提高移植妊娠率；常规冷冻胚胎解冻与一步细管冷冻胚胎解冻移植妊娠率无显著差异；用1．5mol/L乙二醇作保护剂冷冻的一枚牧胎移植妊娠率显著高于枚胚胎移植妊娠率。技术人员操作速度及子宫损伤对移植妊娠率明显影响。     

猪胚胎冷冻保存的研究概况

我国地方猪品种丰富,这些地方品种对我国养猪业的发展起到了很大的作用,但由于外来猪和地方猪的杂交改良,造成原有品种数量的锐减和质量下降,保护我国珍贵的种质资源,对我国猪种种质资源的可持续性利用意义重大。因此,有必要建立猪“胚胎库”。猪的胚胎冷冻保存技术,相对其它动物来说进展一直较为缓慢,直到1989年才获得成功(-35℃),至1990年常规液氮冷冻保存(-196℃)也相继成功。     

转EGFP基因山羊克隆胚的发育

利用脂质体包裹含EGFP基因的质粒,并将之导入山羊乳腺上皮细胞,经G418筛选获得阳性细胞,以阳性细胞作为核供体,利用核移植技术构建转基因克隆胚。结果表明：用转基因山羊乳腺上皮细胞作为核供体,电融合法更适合构建转基因克隆胚。转基因山羊克隆胚体外培养最佳方案是用SOFaa培养液,在培养72 h后加入10%的正常山羊血清（Normal goat serum,NGS）。荧光显微镜下观察到转基因克隆胚中EGFP的表达,大部分克隆胚发育到8-16细胞以后的时期,绿色荧光蛋白才开始逐渐表达,随着发育时间的延长,绿色荧光蛋白的表达也逐渐增强。说明外源基因在胚胎早期发育阶段可以表达,EGFP可以作为报告基因来实现对外源基因整合及表达的监测。     

Effect of Transgene Introduction and Recloning on Efficiency of Porcine Transgenic Cloned Embryo Production In Vitro

Retrovirus-mediated exogenous gene transfection of somatic cells is an efficient method to produce transgenic embryos by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). This study evaluated whether efficiency of transgenic embryos production, by SCNT using fibroblast cells transfected by retrovirus vector, is influenced by the introduced transgene and whether recloning could further improve its efficiency. Transgenic cloned embryos were produced by SCNT of porcine foetal fibroblast cells transfected by either LNβ-Z or LNβ-enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) retrovirus vector and evaluated for their developmental ability in vitro . Blastomeres from four-cell stage porcine embryos, produced by SCNT of foetal fibroblast cells transfected with LNβ-EGFP retroviral vector, were subsequently recloned into enucleated metaphase II oocytes and evaluated for changes in chromatin configuration, in vitro embryo development and gene expression. Analysis of results showed that cleavage and blastocyst rates of porcine SCNT embryos, using LacZ (53.6 ± 6.4%; 12.0 ± 5.7%) or EGFP (57.5 ± 6.3%; 10.1 ± 4.1%) transfected fibroblasts, did not differ (p > 0.05) from those of non-transfected controls (60.9 ± 8.2%; 12.3 ± 4.0%). Recloning of blastomeres did not further improve the in vitro development rate. Interestingly, the nuclei of blastomere underwent slower remodelling process than somatic cell nuclei. Both cloned and recloned embryos showed 100% transgene expression and there were no evidence of mosaicism. In conclusion, our data shows that the efficiency of transgenic cloned embryos production by SCNT of somatic cells transfected with replication-defective retrovirus vector is not influenced by the transgene introduction into donor cells and recloning of four-cell stage blastomere could not further improve its efficiency.     

Development In Vitro and Mitochondrial Fate of Interspecies Cloned Embryos

Although the technique of interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer can be used to increase the population size of endangered mammals, the mitochondrial heteroplasmy in cloned embryos and animals makes this idea doubtful. In present study, goat–sheep cloned embryos were constructed by fusing goat foetal fibroblasts (GFFs) into sheep oocytes and then cultured in vitro to investigate the capability of sheep oocyte dedifferentiating GFF nucleus. Moreover, at each stage of 1‐ (immediately after fused), 2‐, 4‐, 8‐, 16‐cell, morula and blastocyst, the copy number of mtDNA from GFF and sheep oocyte was examined using real‐time PCR. The results showed that: 7.4% of the fused cloned embryos can develop to the blastocyst stage; in the process of one cell to the morula stage, the copy number of two kinds of mtDNA was stable relatively; however, in the process of morula to the blastocyst stage, the decreasing in the copy number of GFF‐derived mtDNA, while the increasing in sheep oocyte‐derived, resulted in their ratio of decreasing sharply from 2.0 ± 1.0% to 0.012 ± 0.004%. This study demonstrates that: (i) the goat–sheep cloned embryos have the ability to develop to blastocyst in vitro; (ii) from the morula stage to the blastocyst stage of goat–sheep cloned embryos, goat derived mitochondria can be gradually replaced with those from sheep oocyte.     

体内、外卵母细胞对猪体细胞克隆胚胎发育潜力的影响

为探讨猪体内、外成熟卵母细胞对核移植重组胚胎发育能力的影响,试验通过激素促排获得体内成熟卵母细胞和收集废弃卵巢获取体外成熟的卵母细胞,分别构建核移植重组胚,比较其卵裂率、囊胚率及胚胎移植受孕情况。结果显示,PGC+PMSG+HCG组的平均排卵数（27.8枚/头）显著高于PGC+HCG （12.5枚/头）、PMSG+HCG （13.7枚/头）及自然发情组（11.5枚/头）（P<0.05）,体内收集到的卵母细胞,可用于构建核移植重组胚的可用卵率均达到90%以上,与其他处理组差异不显著（P>0.05）,说明通过激素处理可获得更多的可用卵母细胞,而且卵母细胞的质量没有显著差异;以体内和体外成熟卵母细胞作为核移植受体构建的克隆胚胎,二者的胚胎融合率（80.31%和79.29%）和卵裂率（90.40%和86.51%）差异均不显著（P>0.05）,但来自体内成熟卵母细胞克隆的胚胎发育至囊胚期的比例显著升高（P<0.05）;将体内、外成熟卵母细胞构建的核移植重组胚分别移植代孕母猪,头平均移植30或60枚时,体内成熟卵母构建的克隆胚胎移植出生仔猪10头,而体外培养卵母细胞构建的克隆胚胎均未着床受孕,表明通过激素促排获得的卵母细胞质量更好,能显著提高克隆胚胎的囊胚率,减少胚胎移植数量,提高代孕母猪的怀孕率。     

Effect of Oocytes in vivo and in vitro on the Developmental Potential of Porcine Somatic Cell Cloned Embryos

To investigate the impact of porcine oocytes in vivo and in vitro maturation (IVM) on the development of porcine somatic cell cloned embryos,the somatic cell cloned embryos cultured in vitro and the sows were treated with hormones to collect mature oocytes in vivo,and the cleavage rate, blastocyst rate and embryo implantation were compared. The results showed that the average number of ovulation in PGC+PMSG+HCG group was significantly higher than that of PGC+HCG,PMSG+HCG and the natural estrus groups (P<0.05). The oocytes collected in vivo could be used for the construction, and the available oocytes rate reached more than 90%,and there was no significant difference among the four groups (P>0.05),which indicated that groups treated by hormone could obtain more available oocytes and the quality of oocytes was not significant different. In vivo and in vitro matured oocytes were used as nuclear transfer embryos of recombinant receptor,the fusion efficiency (80.31% and 79.29%) and cleavage rate (90.40% and 86.51%) were not significant different (P>0.05), but the proportion of in vivo matured oocytes cloned embryos developed into the blastocyst stage was significantly higher (P<0.05). The reconstructed embryos made from in vivo and in vitro matured oocytes were transplanted into surrogate sows (transferred 30 or 60 embryos),10 piglets were born in in vivo maturation of cloned embryo transfer group,while there was no implantation in in vitro maturation of cloned embryo transfer group. The results showed that high quality oocytes obtained by superovulation could significantly increase the blastocyst rate of embryos,reduce the number of embryos transferred and improve the pregnancy rate of surrogate sows.     

鲜整胚及分割双半胚移植试验研究

本试验结合我省胚胎移植的现状,用7头纯种西门塔尔牛作供体,46头杂交牛作受体,进行同期发情和超数排卵,获得鲜整胚59枚,双半胚32枚;用鲜整胚22枚,双半胚24枚进行移植,研究鲜整胚与分割双半胚的移植效果。结果表明:鲜整胚单枚移植妊娠率为27.3%(6/22),分割双半胚移植妊娠率为54.2%(13/24),鲜整胚单枚移植妊娠率比分割双半胚移植妊娠率低26.9个百分点,经t检验差异显著(P<0.05)。     

Transfer of Beef Embryos in Dairy Cows: Influence of Recipient and Embryo Quality on Pregnancy Rate and Calving Performance

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On three experimental farms 205 deep frozen Blonde d'Aquitaine embryos were transferred into Holstein dairy cows 7 days after a spontaneous heat. The aim of the study was firstly to examine the influence of recipient and embryo quality on pregnancy rate and secondly to study the calving performance of dairy cows carrying beef embryos. Recipients were divided into three groups based on the quality of the corpus luteum (unsuitable, moderately suitable and suitable) established by rectal palpation. Embryos classified as fair, good and excellent, were randomly distributed over the recipients, including those classified as being unsuitable. The overall pregnancy rate was 36% (standard deviation (SD) = 3.3), dystocia occurred in 48% of births (SD = 5.9), gestation was 297 days (SD = 1.2) and birth weight was 52 kg (SD = 2.0). No statistical differences were found in pregnancy rates and calving performance between the groups of recipients or between the classes of embryos. It is concluded that there is no justification to reject recipients on the basis of the quality of the corpus luteum. Furthermore there is no reason to reject fair embryos for transfer. Beef embryos in dairy cows resulted in much dystocia because of high birth weight, and in long gestation periods.     

牛胚胎移植技术及其主要影响因素

胚胎移植（ET）是继人工授精技术之后家畜繁殖技术领域的又一次革命。胚胎移植是指将供体早期胚胎从其体内取出或体外生产的胚胎,移植到另一头同种且与胚胎发育阶段相符的受体子宫内,使之继续妊娠发育为新个体的过程。基本程序包括：供体和受体的选择、超数排卵处理、供体母畜的配种、胚胎的收集、胚胎的检查、胚胎的保存与培养、胚胎的移植、供体和受体的术后观察及饲养管理。     

季节对杜泊羊体内胚胎生产与移植效果的影响

为了研究季节对杜泊羊体内胚胎生产效率及胚胎移植妊娠率的影响,于2016年选取内蒙古赛诺草原羊业有限公司种羊场经产纯种杜泊母羊作为供体,采用同期发情、超数排卵及腹腔镜人工输精等方法对供体羊进行处理后,利用手术冲胚的方法获得纯种杜泊羊胚胎,同时对受体羊进行同期发情处理和胚胎移植。经统计分析,2016年全年该公司共有放栓供体4 241只,超排处理4 180只,配种供体4 131只,冲胚供体3 987只,供体可用率为94.01%;冲出胚胎总数为23 516枚,可用胚胎18 002枚,胚胎可利用率为76.55%,平均每只供体能获得可用胚胎4.52枚。供体在10月、11月、12月冲胚所获得的平均冲胚数和平均可用胚数明显高于4月、5月、6月(P<0.05),其中10月的平均冲胚数和平均可用胚数最高(P<0.01),分别为7.04枚和5.62枚。将获得的部分胚胎用于胚胎移植,移植单胚怀孕受体数为4 446只,妊娠率为53.67%;移植双胚怀孕受体数805只,妊娠率65.02%。此外,受体在1月、3月、6月、12月受胎率较其他月份高(P<0.05)。该研究可为杜泊种羊超数排卵、胚胎移植和肉羊的产业化生产提供一定的数据参考。     

Systemic Immunosuppression by Methylprednisolone and Pregnancy Rates in Goats Undergoing the Transfer of Cloned Embryos

The presence of the zona pellucida has been perceived as a requirement for the oviductal transfer of cloned embryos at early stages of development while protecting the embryo from an immune system response. We hypothesized that steroid hormone therapy could reduce a potential cellular immune response after the transfer of zona‐free cloned embryos into the oviduct of recipient female goats. In Experiment 1, seven does were used to study the systemic immunosuppressant effect of the methylprednisolone administration (for 3 days) on blood cell counts. Whole blood was collected prior to treatment with methyprednisolone and then on Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 14, 21 and 28 after the first dose of methylprednisolone for the analysis of haematological parameters. Methylprednisolone treatment significantly reduced circulating white blood cells and neutrophils in comparison with pre‐treatment levels, demonstrating a systemic immunosuppressant effect. In Experiment 2, a group of 58 does were used as recipient females to study the effect of administration of methylprednisolone for 3 days on the establishment of pregnancies after the transfer of zona‐free cloned embryos into the oviducts. No effects on pregnancy rates on Day 30 were observed regarding the distinct treatment groups (control vs. methylprednisolone), the source of oocytes (in vivo‐ vs in vitro‐matured) or the presence or absence of the zona pellucida in embryos. In summary, methylprednisolone was effective at inducing a systemic immunosuppressed state in goats, but the treatment prior to embryo transfer did not affect pregnancy rates. Moreover, pregnancy rates were similar between zona‐free and zona‐intact goat cloned embryos.