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Bovine corpus luteum affects embryo developmental competence and production
(CSIRO, 2019) Alvarado Ulloa, Jhonatan Marcelo; Tenemaza Cumbe, Milton Alejandro; Merchan Vargas, Shirley Lissette; Argudo Garzón, Daniel; Méndez Álvarez, María Silvana; Soria Parra, Manuel Elías; Galarza Alvarez, Luis Rodrigo; Ayala Guanga, Luis Eduardo; Hernandez Fonseca, Hugo Jose; Perea Ganchou, Fernando Pedro; Merchan Vargas, Shirley Lissette
This study was conducted with the aim to determine the effect of bovine corpus luteum on in vitro embryo production. Immature cumulus–oocyte complexes (COCs) were aspirated from abattoir ovaries from cows with (ipsilateral; CL+) and without (contralateral; CL-) corpus luteum (CL), and from cows without CL in any of the ovaries. The experiment was completed within 12 replicates (100 ovaries per group). COCs were cultured in maturation medium (TCM-199 supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, 100 µg/ml sodium pyruvate, 0.75 mg/ml L-glutamine, 4 µg/ml FSH-p, 2 µM cysteamine and 250 µg/ml gentamicin) followed by in vitro fertilization (hepes synthetic oviductal fluid medium supplemented with 10 µg/ml heparin) and in vitro culture (citrate synthetic oviductal fluid medium). On day 7 after in vitro fertilization the embryos were evaluated and classified into morulae (M), early blastocysts (EB), blastocysts (B), expanded blastocysts (ExB) and hatched blastocysts (HB), and the embryos with better quality were recorded. Data were analyzed by logistic regression and general linear model of the SAS, and means compared by least-squares means method. Results of cleavage, embryo rate at day 7, and rates of M + EB, B, ExB and HB are shown in Table 1. The number of embryos per ovary was greater (P < 0.01) in CL+ (1.16 ± 0.11) than in CL- (0.45 ± 0.15) and C (0.55 ± 0.15). Also, the number of embryos per cultured oocyte was significantly greater in CL + than in CL- and C (0.27 ± 0.02 vs 0.14 ± 0.03 and 0.15 ± 0.03 respectively, P < 0.01). The results of this study reveal that the presence of the corpus luteum in the ovary at the time of the oocytes recovery affects the developmental capacity of the bovine embryos, and such influence probably occur through intraovarian interactions.
Intraovarian influence of bovine corpus luteum on oocyte morphometry and developmental competence, embryo production and cryotolerance.
(2020) Argudo Garzon, Daniel Ernesto; Tenemaza Cumbe, Milton Alejandro; Merchan Vargas, Shirley Lissette; Balvoa Tenelema, Jose Agustin; Méndez Álvarez, María Silvana; Soria Parra, Manuel Elías; Galarza Alvarez, Luis Rodrigo; Ayala Guanga, Luis Eduardo; Hernandez Fonseca, Hugo Jose; Perea Brugal, Mariana Sofia; Perea Ganchou, Fernando Pedro
Three experiments were conducted to determine influence of the bovine corpus luteum (CL) on morphometric and functional characteristics of oocytes, and subsequent embryonic development. Cumulus-oocyte complexes were aspirated from two types of cows: 1) with a CL in one ovary (CL+) and without a CL in the contralateral ovary (CL-), 2) and from cows without CL in either ovary (C). Intracellular activity of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH), oocyte diameter and thickness of the zona pellucida were determined (Experiment 1). Then, the rate of in vitro oocyte maturation for each ovarian category was evaluated and oocyte diameter and zona pellucida thickness were measured after maturation (Experiment 2). In Experiment 3, in vitro embryo production and cryotolerance were assessed. The oocyte diameter was greater (P 0.05) or C (P = 0.0131) ovaries. Activity of G6PDH was lower in oocytes from CL+ than CL- (P < 0.01) and C (P = 0.0148) ovaries. Rate of oocyte maturation, oocyte diameter and thickness of the zona pellucida after maturation did not differ among groups. Rate of cleavage was greater in zygotes from CL+ than from CL- or C (P < 0.01); and CL+ ovaries produced more total embryos on day 7 (P < 0.05) and more blastocysts (P < 0.01) than CL- and C ovaries. Rate of expansion and hatching of day-7 vitrified-warmed blastocysts at 24 and 48 h of culture did not differ among groups. In conclusion, oocytes collected from CL+ ovaries were larger and metabolically more prepared to continue maturation than those from ovaries lacking a CL. Also, rates of cleavage and yield of blastocysts were greater for oocytes from CL+ ovaries than from CL- and C ovaries. These findings indicate that a CL influenced oocyte developmental competence and embryonic development, presumably through intraovarian interactions.