细胞松弛素B对牛GV期卵母细胞玻璃化冷冻效果的影响

本试验通过玻璃化冷冻前不同浓度细胞松弛素B(cytochalasin-B,CB)预处理来分析CB对牛GV期卵母细胞固体表面玻璃化(SSV)冷冻后发育潜力的影响。试验结果表明,玻璃化冷冻后,CB处理组和未处理组之间卵母细胞成熟率差异不显著(P>0.05),但均显著低于体外培养组。说明试验中所用CB浓度 (2.5、7.5、15、20和30 μg/mL)对牛GV期卵母细胞玻璃化冷冻效果的改善作用不明显。     

细胞松弛素B对玻璃化冷冻牛卵母细胞的影响

用不同浓度细胞松弛素B(CB)预处理体外成熟牛卵母细胞,以固体表面玻璃化(SSV)法冷冻解冻后的存活率和孤雌激活发育能力作为评价指标,探讨CB对体外成熟牛卵母细胞冷冻保存的影响。结果显示,存活率方面,各浓度CB处理组与对照组无显著差异(P0.05);激活后卵裂率方面,20μg/mLCB处理组显著高于对照组(47.67%和30.25%,P0.05);囊胚率方面,20μg/mLCB处理组极显著高于对照组(9.00%和1.75%,P≤0.01),同时还显著高于其他4个处理组(P0.05)。研究表明,CB在玻璃化冷冻过程中的保护作用存在一定浓度的依赖性,其中用20μg/mLCB浓度处理最适于牛成熟卵母细胞玻璃化冷冻效果的改善。     

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。     

添加HA纳米颗粒对牛GV期卵母细胞玻璃化冷冻后发育能力的影响

为了探究羟基磷灰石(HA)纳米颗粒对牛GV期卵母细胞玻璃化冷冻效果的影响，试验以牛卵巢中GV期卵母细胞作为试验材料，将不同粒径的HA纳米颗粒添加到玻璃化冷冻液中，进行超声分散检测。首先，以卵母细胞存活率和成熟率为指标，将0、0.01%、0.05%、0.1%HA纳米颗粒分别添加到玻璃化冷冻液Ⅰ(VSⅠ)和玻璃化冷冻液Ⅱ(VSⅡ)中，不经冷冻直接进行毒性测试；然后，以形态正常率、成熟率、卵裂率和囊胚率为指标测定卵母细胞玻璃化冷冻后的发育能力；最后检测含有0.05%HA纳米颗粒的VSⅡ对冷冻后卵母细胞活性氧水平和线粒体膜电位水平的影响。结果表明：不同浓度HA纳米颗粒对牛GV期卵母细胞均无明显毒性；VSⅡ+0.05%HA纳米颗粒组卵母细胞冷冻后的形态正常率、成熟率、卵裂率、囊胚率显著高于VSⅠ+0.05%HA纳米颗粒组(P<0.05);VSⅡ+0.05%HA纳米颗粒组卵母细胞的活性氧水平显著低于VSⅡ组(P<0.05);VSⅡ+0.05%HA纳米颗粒组卵母细胞的线粒体膜电位水平显著高于VSⅡ组(P<0.05)。说明在VSⅡ中加入0.05%HA纳米颗粒能显著降低牛GV期卵母细胞...     

紫杉醇预处理对猪体外成熟卵母细胞玻璃化冷冻的影响

为了提高猪成熟卵母细胞细胞玻璃化冷冻效果.本试验拟添加紫杉醇,比较其对冷冻环冷冻效果的影响.结果显示使用1.0μmolL~(-1)紫杉醇预处理卵母细胞,冷冻后其形态完整率(89.93%)和FDA染色存活率(83.33%)都显著高于未处理组的79.12%和70.97%(P＜0.05),继续提高紫杉醇浓度则表现为对卵母细胞的毒副作用.在不同预处理时间上,预处理30 min组冷冻后卵母细胞形态完整率和FDA染色存活率最高,分别达到90.21%和84.13%.预处理浓度1.0μmol·L~(-1),30 min是比较合适的处理方法;紫杉醇、细胞松弛素B(CB)或两者联合添加能显著提高猪成熟卵母细胞的玻璃化冷冻的效果(P＜0.05),但两者之间没有显著差异(P＞0.05).     

云岭山羊卵母细胞玻璃化冷冻的研究

试验以屠宰场云岭黑山羊卵巢卵母细胞为材料,研究其玻璃化冷冻的效果。试验中选用20% EG+20% DMSO为冷冻液、冷冻环为载体,以20 s、40 s玻璃化时间冷冻GV和MⅡ期的卵母细胞。结果表明,GV期卵母细胞的形态正常率、成熟率和卵裂率都很低,且解冻成熟培养后冷冻组的成熟率和卵裂率极显著低于对照组(P<0.01)。而MⅡ期卵母细胞冷冻效果较好,毒性试验组和冷冻组形态正常率分别为91.1%和83.3%,明显高于GV期;孤雌激活后毒性组卵裂率与对照组无显著性差异(P>0.05),冷冻组的卵裂率显著低于对照组(P<0.05)。用20 s、40 s玻璃化时间冷冻的卵母细胞解冻后GV和MⅡ期各组均无显著差异。根据试验结果得出在冷冻保存中最好冷冻MⅡ期的卵母细胞,以便提高后期的卵裂率和囊胚率;卵母细胞玻璃化时间在40 s内均不影响卵母细胞的活力和发育潜力。     

冷冻保护剂和细胞松弛素B对猪MⅡ期卵母细胞冷冻效率的影响

为了评价冷冻保护剂和离心处理对猪MⅡ期卵母细胞冷冻效率的影响,本试验研究了2种不同冷冻保护剂(乙二醇、二甲基亚砜和蔗糖混合物,EDS;乙二醇、丙二醇和蔗糖混合物,EPS)对猪MⅡ期卵母细胞冷冻效率的影响,以及细胞松弛素B和离心极化处理对猪MⅡ期卵母细胞冷冻效率的影响。结果表明:用EPS和EDS作为猪MⅡ期卵母细胞冷冻保护剂,冻融后其成活率差异并不显著。用不同浓度CB处理猪MⅡ期卵母细胞,7.5μg/mL的处理组冻融后成活率显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。猪MⅡ期卵母细胞经7.5μg/mL CB和离心极化双重处理,冻融后成活率显著高于CB单处理组和对照组,且3组间差异显著(P<0.05)。表明CB和离心极化处理都能改善MⅡ期猪卵母细胞冷冻效率,但它们作用机制还有待于进一步研究。     

甘氨酸对水貂GV期卵母细胞冷冻保存效率的影响

试验旨在探究玻璃化冷冻及培养过程中添加甘氨酸（glycine，Gly）对水貂GV期卵母细胞冷冻解冻后存活率、核发育、线粒体和皮质颗粒分布的影响。试验分为3组：对照组（没有进行冷冻处理）、冷冻组和Gly添加处理组（1 mmol/L Gly）。对玻璃化冷冻解冻后的水貂GV期卵母细胞分别进行平衡恢复3 h和体外成熟培养，采用免疫荧光标记法检测各组GV期卵母细胞线粒体分布的差异及MⅡ期皮质颗粒分布的变化。结果显示，Gly添加处理组卵母细胞在解冻后3 h的存活率与冷冻组相比差异不显著（P>0.05），但显著低于对照组（P<0.05）；Gly添加处理组卵母细胞的减数分裂恢复率显著高于冷冻组（P<0.05），但与对照组相比差异不显著（P>0.05）。免疫荧光结果显示，Gly添加处理组的GV期卵母细胞线粒体正常分布率显著高于冷冻组（P<0.05），但Gly添加处理组和冷冻组的GV期卵母细胞线粒体正常分布率均显著低于对照组（P<0.05）。皮质颗粒分布结果显示，水貂GV期卵母细胞在冷冻后体外成熟培养至MⅡ期时，Gly添加处理组皮质颗粒的正常皮质区分布比例显著高于冷冻组（P<0.05），但Gly添加处理组与冷冻组的正常皮质区分布比例均显著低于对照组（P<0.05）。结果表明，添加Gly可以提高冻融后水貂卵母细胞的减数分裂恢复率，降低冷冻对其线粒体及皮质颗粒的损失。     

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。     

钌红对玻璃化冷冻牛卵母细胞线粒体Ca~(2+)的调控研究

玻璃化冷冻会严重损伤哺乳动物卵母细胞的线粒体功能,进而极大地限制了其解冻后的发育能力。为此,本试验设置3个钌红(RR)处理组,即牛卵母细胞用含0.5、1、2μmol/L RR的玻璃化冷冻液进行冷冻,解冻后放入含0.5、1、2μmol/L RR的体外成熟液中继续培养0.5h,同时,新鲜卵母细胞一部分不进行冷冻,一部分用不含RR的冷冻液进行玻璃化冷冻,分别作为新鲜对照组和玻璃化冷冻对照组,然后共检测5组牛卵母细胞线粒体Ca~(2+)水平、ATP含量及孤雌激活后胚胎的发育能力,进而研究RR对玻璃化冷冻牛卵母细胞线粒体Ca~(2+)水平的调控作用。结果显示:(1)玻璃化冷冻显著提高了牛卵母细胞中线粒体Ca~(2+)水平(P0.05),而2μmol/L RR处理组线粒体Ca~(2+)水平显著低于冷冻对照组(P0.05),但与新鲜组相比无显著差异(P0.05);(2)玻璃化冷冻显著降低了牛卵母细胞中ATP含量(P0.05),2μmol/L RR处理组卵母细胞中ATP含量显著高于冷冻对照组及0.5、1μmol/L RR处理组(P0.05);(3)玻璃化冷冻对照组卵裂率、囊胚率显著低于新鲜对照组(P0.05),1μmol/L处理组卵裂率、囊胚率与新鲜对照组相比无显著差异(P0.05)。综上所述,RR处理能显著抑制解冻后牛卵母细胞线粒体Ca~(2+)流入,保护线粒体功能,提高其发育能力。本试验结果为正向调控玻璃化冷冻卵母细胞线粒体Ca~(2+)水平,进而提高其发育能力,促进玻璃化冷冻卵母细胞的广泛应用提供了参考依据。     

Cryopreservation of immature buffalo oocytes: Effects of cytochalasin B pretreatment on the efficiency of cryotop and solid surface vitrification methods

The aim of the present study was to compare the efficiency of the solid surface (SSV), cryotop (CT) vitrification methods and cytochalasin B (CB) pretreatment for cryopreservation of immature buffalo oocytes. Cumulus‐oocyte complexes (COCs) were placed for 1 min in TCM199 containing 10% dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), 10% ethylene glycol (EG), and 20% fetal bovine serum, and then transferred for 30 s to base medium containing 20% DMSO, 20% EG and 0.5 mol/L sucrose. CB pretreated ((+)CB) or non‐pretreated ((?)CB) COCs were vitrified either by SSV or CT. Surviving vitrified COCs were selected for in vitro maturation (IVM) and in vitro fertilization (IVF). The rate of viable oocytes after vitrification in CT groups (82%) was significantly lower (P < 0.05) than that in a fresh control group (100%), but significantly higher (P < 0.05) than those in SSV groups (71–72%). Among vitrified groups, the highest maturation rate was obtained in the CT (?)CB group (32%). After IVF, the cleavage and blastocyst formation rates were similar among vitrified groups but significantly lower than those of the control group. In conclusion, a higher survival rate of oocytes after vitrification and IVM was obtained in the CT group compared with that in the SSV group, indicating the superiority of the CT method. Pretreatment with CB did not increase the viability, maturation or embryo development of vitrified oocytes.     

Vitrification with Glutamine Improves Maturation Rate of Vitrified / Warmed Immature Bovine Oocytes

The current study examined the protective effects of l ‐glutamine and cytochalasin B during vitrification of immature bovine oocytes. Oocyte vitrification solution (PBS supplemented with 10% FCS, 25% EG, 25% DMSO and 0.5 m trehalose) was the vitrification control. Treatments were the addition of 7 μg/ml cytochalasin B, 80 mm glutamine or both cytochalasin and glutaminine for 30 s. After warming, oocytes were matured in vitro for 24 h, fixed and stained with Hoechst (33342) for nuclear maturation evaluation. l ‐glutamine improved the vitrified/warmed immature bovine oocytes viability (32.8%), increasing the nuclear maturation rates compared to other treatments and the no treatment vitrified control (17.4%). There was, however, no effect of cytochalasin B on in vitro maturation (14.4%).     

Comparison of Ethylene Glycol and Propylene Glycol for the Vitrification of Immature Porcine Oocytes

Our aim was to optimize a cryoprotectant treatment for vitrification of immature porcine cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs). Immature COCs were vitrified either in 35% ethylene glycol (EG), 35% propylene glycol (PG) or a combination of 17.5% EG and 17.5% PG. After warming, the COCs were in vitro matured (IVM), and surviving oocytes were in vitro fertilized (IVF) and cultured. The mean survival rate of vitrified oocytes in 35% PG (73.9%) was higher (P<0.05) than that in 35% EG (27.8%). Oocyte maturation rates did not differ among vitrified and non-vitrified control groups. Blastocyst formation in the vitrified EG group (10.8%) was higher (P<0.05) than that in the vitrified PG group (2.0%) but was lower than that in the control group (25.0%). Treatment of oocytes with 35% of each cryoprotectant without vitrification revealed a higher toxicity of PG on subsequent blastocyst development compared with EG. The combination of EG and PG resulted in 42.6% survival after vitrification. The maturation and fertilization rates of the surviving oocytes were similar in the vitrified, control and toxicity control (TC; treated with EG+PG combination without cooling) groups. Blastocyst development in the vitrified group was lower (P<0.05) than that in the control and TC groups, which in turn had similar development rates (10.7%, 18.1% and 23.3%, respectively). In conclusion, 35% PG enabled a higher oocyte survival rate after vitrification compared with 35% EG. However, PG was greatly toxic to oocytes. The combination of 17.5% EG and 17.5% PG yielded reasonable survival rates without toxic effects on embryo development.     

Vitrification of immature bovine oocytes by the microdrop method

This study was conducted to determine the optimal vitrification conditions for immature bovine oocytes using the microdrop method. In experiment 1, the optimal pre-equilibration period for microdrop vitrification was examined. The maturation rate of vitrified oocytes with a 3 min first pre-equilibration period (41.1%) was higher than that of vitrified oocytes with a 0 min first pre-equilibration period (21.4%), and the values of those with a 1 (33.9%) or 5 min (27.4%) first pre-equilibration period were intermediate. The value for a 1 min second pre-equilibration period (44.4%) was significantly higher (P<0.05) than those for a 0.5 (28.6%) and 2 min (21.4%) second pre-equilibration period. In experiment 2, the distribution of microtubules in matured oocytes was investigated. There was no difference among the first pre-equilibration times in terms of the rates of normal spindles in vitrified oocytes. However, this value was significantly higher (P<0.05) in the 1 min group (52.8%) compared with the 0.5 (16.7%) and 2 min groups (12.3%). In experiment 3, we investigated the developmental capacity of immature bovine oocytes vitrified under optimal pre-equilibration conditions (3 min and 1 min for the first and second pre-equilibrations, respectively). Although the total fertilization rates were significantly lower (P<0.05) in the vitrified oocytes (65.6%) compared with the control oocytes (92.4%), there was no difference in the rate of normal fertilization (2PN) between the vitrified (78.6%) and control (82.0%) oocytes. Cleavage and blastocyst rates were significantly lower (P<0.05) in vitrified oocytes (55.7 and 2.3%) than in control oocytes (84.4 and 34.7%). Thus, these results indicated that immature bovine oocytes can survive after microdrop vitrification and subsequently can be cultured to mature oocytes capable of undergoing fertilization in vitro and developing into blastocysts.     

Effect of Different Combinations of Cryoprotectants on In Vitro Maturation of Immature Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Oocytes Vitrified by Straw and Open‐Pulled Straw Methods

This study was designed to evaluate effects of different combinations of cryoprotectants on the ability of vitrified immature buffalo oocytes to undergo in vitro maturation. Straw and open‐pulled straw (OPS) methods for vitrification of oocytes at the germinal vesicle stage also were compared. The immature oocytes were harvested from ovaries of slaughtered animals and were divided into three groups: (i) untreated (control); (ii) exposed to cryoprotectant agents (CPAs); or (iii) cryopreserved by straw and OPS vitrification methods. The vitrification solution (VS) consisted of 6 m ethylene glycol (EG) as the standard, control vitrification treatment, and this was compared with 3 m EG + 3 m dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), 3 m EG + 3 m glycerol, and 3 m DMSO + 3 m glycerol. Cryoprotectants were added in two steps, with the first step concentration half that of the second (and final) step concentration. After warming, oocyte samples were matured by standard methods and then fixed and stained for nuclear evaluation. Rates of MII oocytes exposed to CPAs without vitrification were lower (54.3 ± 1.9% in EG, 47.5 ± 3.4% in EG + DMSO, 36.8 ± 1.2% in EG + glycerol and 29.9 ± 1.0% in DMSO + glycerol; p < 0.05) than for the control group (79.8 ± 1.3%). For all treatments in each vitrification experiment, results were nearly identical for straws and OPS, so all results presented are the average of these two containers. The percentages of oocytes reaching telophase‐I or metaphase‐II stages were lower in oocytes cryopreserved using all treatments when compared with control. However, among the vitrified oocytes, the highest maturation rate was seen in oocytes vitrified in EG + DMSO (41.5 ± 0.6%). Oocytes cryopreserved in all groups with glycerol had an overall low maturation rate 19.0 ± 0.6% for EG + glycerol and 17.0 ± 1.1% for DMSO + glycerol. We conclude that the function of oocytes was severely affected by both vitrification and exposure to cryoprotectants without vitrification; the best combination of cryoprotectants was EG + DMSO for vitrification of immature buffalo oocytes using either straw or OPS methods.