Influence of Cysteamine on In Vitro Maturation, In Vitro and In Vivo Fertilization of Equine Oocytes

The effect of cysteamine on in vitro nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation of equine oocytes collected by transvaginal ultrasound guided follicular aspiration was assessed. Oocytes were matured in vitro with (cysteamine group) or without (control group) cysteamine. The nuclear stage after DNA Hoechst staining, penetration rates after two different in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques (IVF media with ionophore and Hepes buffer with heparin) and the embryo yield following oocyte intra-oviductal transfer were used as a criterion for assessing nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation, respectively. Contrary to the data described in other domestic species, there was no effect of cysteamine on in vitro nuclear maturation, IVF or in vivo embryonic development under our conditions. Ovum pick up yields (52%) and maturation rates (control group: 47% and cysteamine group: 55%) were similar to those previously reported. From 57 oocytes transferred to the oviduct in each group, the number of embryos collected was 10 (17%) in the control group and five in the cysteamine group (9%). Those two percentages were not statistically different (p > 0.05). No effect of IVF technique was seen on the success rate (6%) in each group.     

牛卵泡卵母细胞体外成熟的研究

研究了卵泡大小、卵泡液和卵丘细胞对牛卵泡卵母细胞体外成熟的影响。结果表明 :直径 2～ 6mm卵泡中的卵母细胞成熟率 ( 72 1%)最高 ,与直径小于 2mm( 5 8 4%)、6～ 8mm( 5 6 4%)及大于 8mm ( 3 5 0 %)卵泡中的卵母细胞组差异显著 ;成熟培养基中添加 10 %的新鲜牛卵泡液 (bFF)对牛卵母细胞的体外成熟有促进作用 ,但高浓度的bFF( 2 0 %、3 0 %)则抑制牛卵母细胞的体外成熟 ;卵丘 -卵母细胞复合体的质量影响卵母细胞的体外成熟 ,A、B、C三级卵母细胞成熟率分别为 86 1%、66 3 %、3 5 6%,卵裂率分别为 42 8%、3 1 9%、10 5 %,差异均显著 (P <0 0 5 )。     

不同采卵方法及卵巢所处性周期阶段对绵羊卵母细胞体外成熟的影响

本试验主要从采集方法和性周期阶段2方面对绵羊卵母细胞体外成熟的影响进行了探讨。结果表明：不同采卵方法的采卵效果存在差异，卵裂率切割法显著高于抽吸法(27.9%，49.5%；P<0.05)；A、B级卵母细胞成熟率极显著高于C级(75.3%，64.4%，29.1%，P<0.01)，卵裂率A、B级均显著高于C级(42.5%，35.8%，16.0%，P<0.05)；从卵泡期和黄体期卵巢采集到的卵母细胞的体外成熟率和卵裂率分别为66.7%、62.9%；38.2%、34.4%，没有显著差异 (P>0.05)。     

山羊卵母细胞体外成熟的研究

在38℃和39℃不同温度条件下培养山羊卵母细胞,结果表明:在38℃和39℃下成熟率分别为63.6%和57.3%,二者之间差异不显著,说明只要培养温度在山羊正常体温的变动范围内,对其卵母细胞的成熟率没有影响;在38℃温度条件下用10?S的M199培养液成熟率为62.5%,而10 mg/ml BSA的M199培养液成熟率为58.7%,二者之间差异不显著,说明无血清培养可以代替血清培养.     

绵羊卵母细胞体外成熟的研究

研究了FSH／LH浓度、年龄和采卵季节对绵羊卵母细胞体外成熟的影响。结果表明：①FSH／LH能促进绵羊卵母细胞体外成熟，适宜的添加浓度很重妻。本实验条件下，添加量以10μg／ml为宜。②成年绵羊卵母细胞成熟率高于性成熟前绵羊，但无显著差异。③发情季节绵羊卵母细胞较乏情季节易成熟。     

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。     

猪卵泡卵母细胞的体外成熟与体外受精

本试验对猪卵泡卵母细胞不同体外成熟培养时间、不同精子获能时间、不同精卵共孵育时间对体外受精的影响进行了研究。结果表明,体外成熟培养44 h左右,精子获能时间在1～2 h之间,精卵共孵育时间在6～8 h之间,受精后卵裂率最高。     

海狸鼠卵母细胞体外成熟培养初探

实验用ＰＭＳＧ或ＰＭＳＧ＋ＨＣＧ处理或未经激素处理的海狸鼠８只，共获卵巢卵母细胞１３８枚。激素处理对获取卵巢卵母细胞的数量没有影响，而对体外成熟发育至卵丘扩展和半成熟阶段有促进作用。三种不同培养液（Ｗｈｉｔｅｎ＋ＦＣＳ；ＴＣＭ１９９＋ＰＭＳＧ＋ＦＣＳ；ＴＣＭ１９９＋ＨＣＧ＋ＦＣＳ）共培养１２５枚卵母细胞，培养后卵丘扩展率及半成熟率分别为５６．５％，４５．７％，４７．６％和２１．７％，１２．３％，９．５％，以Ｗｈｉｔｅｎ液较高（分别为５６．５％和２１．７％），但只有ＴＣＭ１９９＋ＰＭＳＧ＋ＦＣＳ组有２枚卵母细胞出现第一极体。结果表明海狸鼠卵母细胞与其它啮齿动物的卵母细胞一样，能够在体外培养成熟，完成第一次减数分裂，排出第一极体     

马卵母细胞体外成熟的研究进展

随着全球马产业的发展,马发挥的经济价值越来越大。辅助生殖技术有利于发挥优良马匹的潜在价值。马卵母细胞体外成熟(IVM)是辅助生殖技术重要的组成部分,卵母细胞的获取是体外成熟的前提,切刮法能从离体卵巢中获得较多的马卵母细胞,而活体采卵技术(OPU)则能持续地获得卵母细胞,并能较好的保存马卵母细胞的发育能力。扩张型卵母细胞的成熟率高于紧密型卵母细胞,母马的年龄会影响到其卵母细胞的质量。马卵母细胞体外存放较长时间不会影响其发育能力,现在已有较为成熟的体系能使马卵母细胞在体外保存24 h以上而不影响其成熟率。在马卵母细胞成熟体系中常用的基础培养液是M199,添加胎牛血清(FBS)、促卵泡素(FSH)、促黄体生成素(LH)、胰岛素样生长因子-1(IGF-1)等物质能显著提高成熟率,常用培养环境为38~39℃,5%CO2饱和湿度下培养,培养时间30 h。成熟的卵母细胞有扩张的卵丘细胞和极体,且成熟的卵母细胞的细胞骨架及微管结构也会发生变化。本文针对马卵母细胞的采集和体外成熟培养的相关研究进行总结,重点阐述了不同采集技术的回收率以及影响马卵母细胞体外成熟率的关键因素,以期对今后马卵母细胞体外成熟的进一步研究及后期体外受精技术的发展提供借鉴与参考。     

牛卵母细胞体外成熟的研究进展

牛在大多数情况下是一胎一仔,自然双胎的概率很小。其根本原因在于:牛的卵巢大多数情况下每次只排1个卵,因而只可能有一个胚胎产生,这极大地影响了牛的繁殖性能。而通过牛卵母细胞体外成熟技术能获得较多的卵子,与体外受精技术相结合,大大提高了牛的繁殖性能。近年来人们对牛卵母细胞体外成熟进行了不断研究,并取得许多新的进展,笔者就此作了综述。     

Ghrelin Accelerates In Vitro Maturation of Bovine Oocytes

Ghrelin, apart from its metabolic role, is nowadays considered as a basic regulator of reproductive functions of mammals, acting at central and gonadal levels. Here, we investigated for possible direct actions of ghrelin on in vitro maturation of bovine oocytes and for its effects on blastocyst yield and quality. In experiment 1, cumulus oocyte complexes (COCs) were matured in the presence of four different concentrations of ghrelin (0, 200, 800 and 2000 pg/ml). In vitro fertilization and embryo culture were carried out in the absence of ghrelin, and blastocyst formation rates were examined on days 7, 8 and 9. In experiment 2, only the 800 pg/ml dose of ghrelin was used. Four groups of COCs were matured for 18 or 24 h (C18, Ghr18, C24 and Ghr24), and subsequently, they were examined for oocyte nuclear maturation and cumulus layer expansion; blastocysts were produced as in experiment 1. The relative mRNA abundance of various genes related to metabolism, oxidation, developmental competence and apoptosis was examined in snap‐frozen cumulus cells, oocytes and day‐7 blastocysts. In experiment 1, ghrelin significantly suppressed blastocyst formation rates. In experiment 2, more ghrelin‐treated oocytes matured for 18 h reached MII compared with controls, while no difference was observed when maturation lasted for 24 h. At 18 and 24 h, the cumulus layer was more expanded in ghrelin‐treated COCs than in the controls. The blastocyst formation rate was higher in Ghr18 (27.7 ± 2.4%) compared with Ghr24 (17.5 ± 2.4%). Differences were detected in various genes’ expression, indicating that in the presence of ghrelin, incubation of COCs for 24 h caused over‐maturation (induced ageing) of oocytes, but formed blastocysts had a higher hatching rate compared with the controls. We infer that ghrelin exerts a specific and direct role on the oocyte, accelerating its maturational process.     

貉卵母细胞体外成熟的研究

采用不同生理期的貉（Ｒａｃｏｏｎ ＤＯＧ）卵巢卵母细胞,用两种不同培养基进行培养,观察其扩展率和生发泡破裂（ＧＶＢＤ）率。结果表明在培养２４￣３６ｈ之间为发育的高峰期,而３６ｈ后其发育率均不再显著的增加,同时表现出含ＨＣＧ的培养基其ＣＯＣ扩展率和ＧＶＢＤ率,显著高于无ＨＣＧ组。而繁殖期与非繁殖期其发育效果有显著的差异。     

影响动物卵母细胞体外成熟的因素

文章就卵母细胞体外成熟的影响因素做了简要的论述。主要介绍了卵母细胞来源、培养系统、激素和生长因子等因素对卵母细胞体外成熟的影响。     

生殖激素对哺乳动物卵母细胞体外成熟的影响

生殖激素是卵母细胞成熟培养液中必不可少的成分,它对卵母细胞的完全成熟至关重要。本文综述了其化学特性和对卵母细胞成 熟培养的影响,并对其作用机理进行了简单阐述。     

不同采集方法对猪卵母细胞的采集效率和成熟率的影响

本研究旨在开发出一种对COCs损伤小且采集效率和卵母细胞成熟率高的卵母细胞采集方法.从屠宰场采集来的卵巢运回实验室后随机分为3组,分别用抽吸法、解剖法和刀切过滤法3种方法采集COCs,然后进行体外成熟培养,通过对COCs采集效率、COCs完整性及卵母细胞体外成熟率的比较,研究解剖法、刀切过滤法和抽吸法3种采集方法对猪卵母细胞的采集效率和成熟率的影响.结果表明:每个卵巢采集COCs个数,刀切过滤法显著高于解剖法和抽吸法(P＜0.05),而解剖法仅为1.55个,显著低于抽吸法(P＜0.05);采集效率抽吸法最佳,采集和挑选单个COCs的时间显著低于解剖法和刀切过滤法(P＜0.05),刀切过滤法次之,但显著低于解剖法(P＜0.05);A、B级COCs比例,解剖法高达99.23%,显著高于其他2种方法(P＜0.05),刀切过滤法与抽吸法差异不显著(P＞0.05);卵母细胞的成熟率,解剖法和刀切过滤法都达到80%,二者间差异不显著(P＞0.05),但显著高于抽吸法(P＜0.05);100个成熟卵母细胞所需的卵巢数量,刀切过滤法最少,仅为17.4个,而解剖法和抽吸法分别高达80.6和90.3个;需要的总采集时间(采集和挑选的时间),刀切过滤法最低,仅为126.6 min,而解剖法最高,为758.9min.综上所述,与抽吸法和解剖法相比,刀切过滤法是一种高效、快速的卵母细胞采集方法.     

铁对牛卵母细胞体外成熟和体外受精的影响

本试验研究铁对体外生产牛胚胎的影响。从屠宰场收集牛卵巢,抽取卵巢表面的卵母细胞,采用体外成熟和体外受精的方法,研究不同浓度的铁(0.45mg/L,0.81mg/L,1.96mg/L,2.78mg/L)对牛卵母细胞体外成熟和体外受精的影响。结果如下:当卵母细胞在体外培养22h时,不同浓度的铁之间对卵母细胞体外成熟影响较小,差异不显著(p>0.05),且与对照组之间差异不显著(p>0.05);在体外受精的研究中,铁浓度为1.96mg/L和2.78mg/L的受精卵培养液可以明显提高8细胞胚胎发育率,差异显著(p<0.05);铁浓度为1.96mg/L的受精卵培养液可以明显提高囊胚发育率,囊胚发育率为31.6%,与其他浓度的铁相比,差异显著(p<0.05)。本试验结果说明:在卵母细胞体外成熟阶段,培养液中的铁对卵母细胞体外成熟没有影响,但对受精后早期胚胎的发育有促进作用,1.96mg/L是比较合适的早期胚胎培养液中铁的添加量。     

In Vitro Maturation of Oocytes from Norwegian Semi-domestic Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

In vitro maturation of oocytes has been described for several species, but to our knowledge this is the first attempt to mature oocytes from reindeer in vitro. Reindeer are seasonal breeders with their main period of breeding activity starting in the beginning of October. Little knowledge exists about in vivo oocyte maturation, fertilization and development of the early embryonic stages after fertilization. The aim of the present study was to examine whether reindeer oocytes collected out of breeding season could be matured in vitro in conventional medias used for bovine oocytes.