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Stoecklein KS, Garcia-Guerra A, Duran BJ, Prather RS, Ortega MS. Actions of FGF2, LIF, and IGF1 on bovine embryo survival and conceptus elongation following slow-rate freezing. FRONTIERS IN ANIMAL SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fanim.2022.1040064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Culture environment during in vitro embryo production can affect embryo phenotype and pregnancy outcomes, making culture modifications a logical approach for improving embryo competence. Previously, the addition of the growth factors FGF2, LIF, and IGF1, termed FLI, to the culture medium improved bovine embryo development, and re-expansion following cryopreservation. The objective of this study was to investigate the survival of cryopreserved FLI treated embryos at day 15 of pregnancy and evaluate conceptus transcriptomes. Embryos were produced using in vitro fertilization of abattoir-derived oocytes, cultured to the blastocyst stage in the presence or absence of FLI (+/- FLI), and cryopreserved by slow-rate freezing. Thawed embryos were transferred into non-lactating recipient beef cows and eight days later conceptuses were recovered and analyzed. For a subset of conceptuses whole transcriptome analysis was performed by using the NovaSeq 6000. There was no detectable difference in conceptus recovery or average conceptus length between the two groups. There were 32 differentially expressed transcripts, 23 up-regulated and nine down-regulated in the +FLI group compared to -FLI. Genes were involved in interferon signaling, prostaglandin synthesis, and placental development. This study reveals that embryos cultured with or without FLI and cryopreserved by slow-rate freezing have similar developmental competence up to day 15 of development. Nevertheless, differences in gene expression exhibit an effect of FLI on conceptus signaling during elongation.
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Smith CL, Peter AT, Appell KM. Effects of stepwise cryodilution prior to freezing and stepwise post-thaw rehydration on viability of ovine embryos. Theriogenology 2012; 41:1267-71. [PMID: 16727480 DOI: 10.1016/0093-691x(94)90484-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/1993] [Accepted: 02/24/1994] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ovine embryos were exposed to 3 methods of stepwise cryodilution (1, 3 or 5 steps) prior to deep freezing. After 6 to 10 mo of frozen storage, the embryos were thawed and rehydrated using a reversal of each stepwise prefreezing method to remove the oryoprotectant. All embryos were cultured for 48 h, and survival was microscopically evaluated at 0, 14, 24, 38 and 48 h. Survival of embryos in culture was assessed by progressive normal development such as increased cell mass and integrity of morula or blastulation and hatching. There was no significant difference in post-thaw survival and development between 1 and 3-step treatment groups. Embryos frozen and thawed using the 5-step method had lower viability (P < 0.05) at 24 h of culture than either the 1- or 3-step method.
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- C L Smith
- Department of Medical Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53706 USA
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Wang L, Zhou G, Shi W, Shi J, Tian X, Gao C, Zhang L, Zhu S, Zhang T, Zeng S, Liu G. First live offspring born in superovulated sika deer (Cervus nippon) after embryo vitrification. Theriogenology 2012; 78:1627-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2012] [Revised: 07/09/2012] [Accepted: 07/09/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BARRY BE, THOMPSON DL, WHITE KL, WOOD TC, HEHNKE KE, RABB MH, COLBORN DR. Viability of inner cell mass versus trophectodermal cells of frozen-thawed horse embryos. Equine Vet J 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1989.tb04685.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Soler JP, Mucci N, Kaiser GG, Aller J, Hunter JW, Dixon TE, Alberio RH. Multiple ovulation and embryo transfer with fresh, frozen and vitrified red deer (Cervus elaphus) embryos in Argentina. Anim Reprod Sci 2007; 102:322-7. [PMID: 17475422 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2006] [Accepted: 03/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Two multiple ovulation and embryo transfer (MOET) programs with fresh, frozen and vitrified red deer embryos were carried out during the reproductive season of 2005 and 2006 in a local breeding farm in Argentina. Multiparous (n=10 and 9, respectively) weaned hinds were used as donors for each year. The estrous synchronization treatment of donors and recipients consisted of inserting an ovine intravaginal sponge containing medroxiprogesterone acetate (MAP) for 12 days. Superovulation was conducted with a total dose of 180 mg of NIH-FSH-P1 (Folltropin-V, Bioniche, Belleville, Ontario, Canada), given i.m. in eight decreasing doses every 12h (40, 40; 27, 27; 15, 15; 8, 8 mg), from days 10 to 13. Donor females were mated with one stag of proven fertility. The recovery rate was 84.1% (122/145), obtaining 45.1% (55/122) of transferable embryos, 24.6% (30/122) of degenerated embryos and 30.3% (37/122) of unfertilized oocytes. Pregnancy rates after transfer of fresh, OPS vitrified/warmed and ethylene glycol (EG) frozen/thawed embryos were 64.3% (18/28), 53.3% (8/15) and 70.0% (7/10), respectively. Vitrification and freezing with ethylene glycol procedures constitute an interesting alternative for red deer embryo cryopreservation.
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Furnus CC, de Matos DG, Martínez AG. Effect of hyaluronic acid on development of in vitro produced bovine embryos. Theriogenology 1998; 49:1489-99. [PMID: 10732013 DOI: 10.1016/s0093-691x(98)00095-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of hyaluronic acid (HA) added to the culture medium on bovine embryo development to the blastocyst stage as well as embryo quality and viability after freezing and thawing. In vitro matured and fertilized (IVM/IVF) bovine oocytes from slaughterhouse ovaries were cultured for 8 d in SOFm supplemented with 4 mg/mL fatty acid-free BSA, either in the absence or presence of 1 or 0.5 mg/mL HA. There was a significant increase in blastocyst yield in the presence of 1 mg/mL HA (P < 0.01), whereas 0.5 mg/mL HA was ineffective. Cleavage rate and mean number of days to blastocyst formation were unaffected by HA at any concentration. At 1 mg/mL, HA did not affect either post-freeze survival of Grade 1 and 2 blastocysts or the number of nuclei per blastocyst. Supplementation with HA at 1 mg/mL also significantly enhanced embryo development up to the blastocyst stage (P < 0.05) in a chemically-defined culture medium without a protein source. It is concluded that supplementation of both semi-defined and defined culture media with 1 mg/mL HA improves the development of IVM/IVF bovine embryos to the blastocyst stage, without affecting embryo quality and post-freeze survival. These results open the possibility of including HA in culture media in order to increase the efficiency of in vitro blastocyst production from in vitro-matured bovine oocytes.
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- C C Furnus
- Centro de Investigaciones Reproductivas Pérez Companc, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Different methods for the cryopreservation of ovine embryos were evaluated in vitro (survival upon culture in vitro) and in vivo (pregnancy and lambing rates after transfer in field conditions). In the first 2 experiments, slow freezing conditions were evaluated. When glycerol and ethylene glycol were compared, no differences in the overall pregnancy rate were found (40.2 vs 51.3%), but better results were obtained with ethylene glycol than with glycerol in morulae (29.7 vs 59.4%, P < 0.05). In the second experiment, 2 methods of removing ethylene glycol were compared: a 1-step procedure using 0.5-M sucrose and a 3-step process for decreasing ethylene glycol concentration. There were no differences in the overall pregnancy rate (48.0 vs 48.0%) between the 2 methods. The last series of experiments were designed to compare 2 vitrification solutions: propylene glycol--glycerol (PG) and ethylene glycol--Ficoll 70--sucrose (EFS). There were no differences between the 2 vitrification solutions, based on the overall pregnancy rate (28.1 vs 40.0%). The vitrification technique and specially with EFS solution has resulted in good pregnancy rates. The EFS solution was particularly efficacious with morulae (55.5% pregnancy). These results demonstrate that vitrification with EFS can be used successfully for the cryopreservation of ovine embryos.
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- A G Martínez
- Centro de Investigaciones Reproductivas Pérez Companc, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Furnus C, de Matos D, Martínez A, Matkovic M. Effect of glucose on embryo quality and post-thaw viability of in-vitro-produced bovine embryos. Theriogenology 1997; 47:481-90. [PMID: 16728000 DOI: 10.1016/s0093-691x(97)00006-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/1996] [Accepted: 06/13/1996] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of glucose absence during the first 24 h of culture on blastocyst quality and survival after freezing and thawing. In Experiment 1, IVM/TVF bovine zygotes from a slaughterhouse were cultured for 24 h in SOFm, either in the absence or in the presence of 1.5 mM glucose and then further cultured for 7 d in SOFm with 1.5 mM glucose. Absence of glucose during the first 24 h of culture increased (P < 0.001) the percentage of embryos that developed to the morula and blastocyst stages. In Experiment 2, presumptive zygotes were incubated for 24 h in the absence of glucose and were then cultured for 7 d in the presence of 1.5, 3 or 5 mM glucose. There were no differences in the percentages of embryos developing to morula or blastocyst stages at 1.5 or 3 mM glucose, whereas the 5 mM concentration appeared to be detrimental (P < 0.001). Blastocysts from Experiments 1 and 2 were assessed for freezing resistance by means of the ability of frozen-thawed embryos to re-expand their blastocoelic cavity and hatch after culture for 72 h in vitro. For Grade 1 and 2 blastocysts, the post-freezing survival rate was unaffected when glucose was omitted during the first 24 h of culture, provided that the glucose was subsequently maintained between 1.5 and 3 mM. At 5 mM glucose, blastocoelic re-expansion was inhibited (P < 0.03). Addition of 1.5 or 3 mM glucose to the culture medium following 24 h of culture without glucose did not affect embryo cell number, whereas 5 mM significantly decreased it (P < 0.01). These results indicate that the first 24 h of culture without glucose do not affect embryo quality or post-thaw viability, but an increase in blastocyst yield was observed. After 24 h of culture addition of glucose in the range 1.5 to 3 mM was beneficial, while as higher concentrations decreased the efficacy of this in vitro production technique.
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- C Furnus
- Perez Companc Reproductive Research Center, Margarita Perez Companc Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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de Paz P, Sanchez AJ, Fernandez JG, Carbajo M, Dominguez JC, Chamorro CA, Anel L. Sheep embryo cryopreservation by vitrification and conventional freezing. Theriogenology 1994; 42:327-38. [PMID: 16727540 DOI: 10.1016/0093-691x(94)90277-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/1993] [Accepted: 05/12/1994] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The survival of ovine embryos (morulae and blastocysts) either frozen by a conventional method or vitrified was investigated in culture. In Experiment I, embryos were vitrified using a solution containing 25% propylene glycol and 25% glycerol. A group of embryos (simulated control) was processed without freezing to evaluate the toxicity of the vitrification solution. In Experiment II, embryos were exposed to a solution of PBS containing 10% glycerol and 0.25 M sucrose placed horizontally in a programmable freezer. Automatic seeding was applied at -7 degrees C in 2 positions on straws and cooled at -0.3 degrees C/min to -25 degrees C and then stored in liquid nitrogen. In vitro development rates of vitrified embryos were 12% (morulae) and 19% (blastocysts). Simulated embryos showed a higher rate of survival than embryos cryopreserved by vitrification (67 and 63%, morulae and blastocysts respectively). In conventional cooling, the blastocysts showed the highest viability percentage (67%) of all the experimental groups but these values decreased significantly in morulae (31%). Differences in temperature between straws placed in distinct positions in the freezing chamber and thermic deviation were observed when automatic seeding was applied. Embryo viability differed from 51 to 75% according the relative position of the embryos within the chamber. Survival was higher when automatic seeding was applied on the meniscus of the embryo column versus the central point of this column (65 vs 21%). The damage of both cryopreservation methods on zona pellucida integrity (27 and 35% in vitrified and conventionally frozen embryos, respectively) had no effect on the in vitro survival.
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- P de Paz
- Departamento de Biología Celular y Anatomía Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de León, León, Spain
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The discovery of glycerol as an effective cryoprotectant for spermatozoa led to research on cryopreservation of embryos. The first successful offspring from frozen-thawed embryos were reported in the mouse and later in other laboratory animals. Subsequently, these techniques were applied to domestic animals. Research in cryopreservation techniques have included studies concerning the type and concentration of cryoprotectant, cooling and freezing rates, seeding and plunging temperatures, thawing temperatures and rates, and methods of cryoprotectant removal. To date, successful results based on pregnancy rates have been obtained with cryopreserved cow, sheep, goat, and horse embryos but no success has been reported in swine. Post-thaw embryo survival has been shown to be dependent on the initial embryo quality, developmental stage, and species. The freezing techniques most frequently used in research and by commercial companies are identified as "equilibrium" cryopreservation. In this technique the embryos are placed in a concentrated glycerol solution (1.4 M in PBS supplemented with BSA) at room temperature and the glycerol is allowed to equilibrate for a 20-min period. During the cooling process the straws are seeded (-4 to -7 degrees C) and cooling is continued at a rate of 0.3 to 0.5 degree C/min to -30 degrees C when bovine embryos may be plunged into LN2. Sheep embryos are successfully frozen with ethylene glycol (1.5 M) or DMSO (1.5 M) rather than with glycerol. Horse embryos have been frozen in 0.5 rather than 0.25 cc straws but with cooling rates and seeding and plunging temperatures similar to those used with bovine embryos. Swine embryos have shown a high sensitivity to temperature and cryoprotectants probably due to their high lipid content and a temperature decrease to 15 or 10 degrees C causes a dramatic increase in the percentage of degenerated embryos. However, a recent study has shown that hatched pig blastocysts survived exposure below 15 degrees C. Recent research has shown that embryos may also be frozen by a "nonequilibrium" method. This rapid freezing by vitrification consists of dehydration of the embryo at room temperature by a very highly concentrated vitrification media (3.5 to 4.0 M) and a very rapid freeze that avoids the formation of ice allowing the solution to change from a liquid to a glassy state. Vitrification solutions consist of combinations of sucrose, glycerol, and propylene glycol. With this technique, 50% pregnancy rates have been reported with the bovine blastocyst.
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- M L Fahning
- Division of Theriogenology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108
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Kojima T, Soma T, Oguri N. Effect of ice nucleation by droplet of immobilized silver iodide on freezing of rabbit and bovine embryos. Theriogenology 1988; 30:1199-207. [PMID: 17087910 DOI: 10.1016/0093-691x(88)90296-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/1987] [Accepted: 09/19/1988] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Silver iodide was immobilized by applying the insoluble reaction between sodium alginate and calcium chloride. The immobilized silver iodide was immersed into a freezing solution in order to trigger ice nucleation. Temperature change during cooling and postthaw in vitro development of embryos were examined in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the immobilized silver iodide (AgI alginate-gel droplet) on embryo development. Samples containing the AgI alginate-gel droplets released the latent heat of fusion at a higher subzero temperature than samples without the AgI alginate-gel droplets. When the AgI alginate-gel droplet was added to the freezing solution of rabbit and bovine embryos, they were successfully preserved in liquid nitrogen.
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- T Kojima
- Department of Animal Reproduction, National Institute of Animal Industry, Tsukuba-Norindanchi, Ibaraki, Japan
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