The effect of relaxin supplementation of in vitro maturation medium on the development of cat oocytes obtained from ovaries stored at 4°C.

Autor: Luu VV; Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan., Hanatate K, Tanihara F, Sato Y, Do LT, Taniguchi M, Otoi T
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Reproductive biology [Reprod Biol] 2013 Jun; Vol. 13 (2), pp. 122-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Apr 15.
DOI: 10.1016/j.repbio.2013.04.002
Abstrakt: Relaxin is a member of the insulin-like family of hormones that promotes growth in a number of reproductive tissues, including the granulosa and theca cells. Cat oocytes collected from cold-stored ovaries remain capable of maturing in vitro, but the developmental ability of the oocytes decreases after 24h of cold storage. To improve the developmental ability of cat oocytes from cold-stored ovaries, we investigated the effect of relaxin supplementation of maturation medium on their meiotic ability and subsequent development. Cat oocytes were collected from ovaries stored at 4°C for one day and cultured in maturation medium supplemented with different concentrations (0, 10, 20, and 40ng/ml) of relaxin for 24h. They were then fertilized in vitro for 12h with frozen-thawed spermatozoa. After in vitro fertilization, the zygotes were cultured in synthetic oviduct fluid medium for 8 days. There were no significant differences in the maturation rates and glutathione contents of oocytes among the groups, irrespective of relaxin supplementation. The rate of blastocyst formation from oocytes matured with 10ng/ml relaxin (16.0%) was higher (p<0.05) than that from oocytes matured without relaxin (5.9%). Our findings indicate that supplementation of 10ng/ml relaxin into maturation medium may improve blastocyst formation of cat oocytes after in vitro fertilization.
(Copyright © 2013 Society for Biology of Reproduction & the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn. Published by Elsevier Urban & Partner Sp. z o.o. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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