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Wilson SL, Wallingford M. Epigenetic regulation of reproduction in human and in animal models. Mol Hum Reprod 2021; 27:6329199. [PMID: 34318322 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gaab041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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- Samantha L Wilson
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto Medical Discovery Tower, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Mother Infant Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.,Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress and Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) in Mammalian Oocyte Maturation and Preimplantation Embryo Development. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20020409. [PMID: 30669355 PMCID: PMC6359168 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20020409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Revised: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Mammalian oocytes and early embryos derived from in vitro production are highly susceptible to a variety of cellular stresses. During oocyte maturation and preimplantation embryo development, functional proteins must be folded properly in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to maintain oocyte and embryo development. However, some adverse factors negatively impact ER functions and protein synthesis, resulting in the activation of ER stress and unfolded protein response (UPR) signaling pathways. ER stress and UPR signaling have been identified in mammalian oocytes and embryos produced in vitro, suggesting that modulation of ER stress and UPR signaling play very important roles in oocyte maturation and the development of preimplantation embryos. In this review, we briefly describe the current state of knowledge regarding ER stress, UPR signaling pathways, and their roles and mechanisms in mammalian (excluding human) oocyte maturation and preimplantation embryo development.
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Zhuo Y, Feng S, Huang S, Chen X, Kang Y, Si C, Li Z, Zhou Y, Zhou L, Zhang T, Ji W, Niu Y, Chen Y. Transabdominal ultrasound-guided multifetal pregnancy reduction in 10 cases of monkeys. Biol Reprod 2017; 97:758-761. [PMID: 29069285 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/iox130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and embryo transfer (ET) in nonhuman primates, e.g. rhesus and cynomolgus monkeys, has been widely used in researches of reproductive and developmental biology, and the success rate has been improved significantly. However, unwanted multiple pregnancy occurs frequently during the ICSI-ET in monkeys, most of which leads to miscarriages. To improve the birth rate of pregnancies and to safeguard health of host and baby monkeys, multifetal pregnancy reduction (MPR) is necessary. In this study, a total of 10 monkeys with multiple pregnancies received MPR through transabdominal ultrasound-guided potassium chloride injection into beating hearts of selective fetuses. To assess MPR efficiency, 31 monkeys with normal singleton pregnancies and 25 monkeys with twin pregnancies without MPR were used as controls. The aim of the reduction is to keep only one fetus, no matter twin or triplet pregnancy originally. Our results show that six cases of MPR were successful and all of them retained single fetus. Moreover, about 1 month (30.2 ± 1.2 days) of gestation is a better timing for MPR than later stage (50.7 ± 1.9 days). We also found that the remaining fetuses developed normally with full-term gestation and normal birth weight. In conclusion, transabdominal ultrasound-guided potassium chloride injection is a safe and effective MPR method for monkeys with multiple pregnancies.
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- Yan Zhuo
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedicine Research; Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, the First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedicine Research; Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedicine Research; Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedicine Research; Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedicine Research; Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedicine Research; Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedicine Research; Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedicine Research; Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedicine Research; Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedicine Research; Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.,Yunnan Provincial Academy of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedicine Research; Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.,Yunnan Provincial Academy of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedicine Research; Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.,Yunnan Provincial Academy of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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Song H, Li H, Huang M, Xu D, Wang Z, Wang F. Big Animal Cloning Using Transgenic Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: A Case Study of Goat Transgenic Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Cell Reprogram 2016; 18:37-47. [PMID: 26836033 DOI: 10.1089/cell.2015.0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Using of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) could improve production traits and disease resistance by improving the efficiency of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) technology. However, robust ESCs have not been established from domestic ungulates. In the present study, we generated goat induced pluripotent stem cells (giPSCs) and transgenic cloned dairy goat induced pluripotent stem cells (tgiPSCs) from dairy goat fibroblasts (gFs) and transgenic cloned dairy goat fibroblasts (tgFs), respectively, using lentiviruses that contained hOCT4, hSOX2, hMYC, and hKLF4 without chemical compounds. The giPSCs and tgiPSCs expressed endogenous pluripotent markers, including OCT4, SOX2, MYC, KLF4, and NANOG. Moreover, they were able to maintain a normal karyotype and differentiate into derivatives from all three germ layers in vitro and in vivo. Using SCNT, tgFs and tgiPSCs were used as donor cells to produce embryos, which were named tgF-Embryos and tgiPSC-Embryos. The fusion rates and cleavage rates had no significant differences between tgF-Embryos and tgiPSC-Embryos. However, the expression of IGF-2, which is an important gene associated with embryonic development, was significantly lower in tgiPSC-Embryos than in tgF-Embryos and was not significantly different from vivo-Embryos.
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- Hui Song
- 1 Jiangsu Engineering Technology Research Center of Meat Sheep & Goat Industry, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China .,2 Department of Medical Genetic and Cell Biology, Ningxia Medical University , Yinchuan, 750004, China
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- 1 Jiangsu Engineering Technology Research Center of Meat Sheep & Goat Industry, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China .,2 Department of Medical Genetic and Cell Biology, Ningxia Medical University , Yinchuan, 750004, China
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- 1 Jiangsu Engineering Technology Research Center of Meat Sheep & Goat Industry, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
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- 3 Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, CA, 94305
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- 1 Jiangsu Engineering Technology Research Center of Meat Sheep & Goat Industry, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
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- 1 Jiangsu Engineering Technology Research Center of Meat Sheep & Goat Industry, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, 210095, P.R. China
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Lee SG, Park JK, Choi KH, Son HY, Lee CK. Embryo Aggregation Promotes Derivation Efficiency of Outgrowths from Porcine Blastocysts. ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 2015; 28:1565-72. [PMID: 26580280 PMCID: PMC4647096 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.15.0462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Revised: 07/04/2015] [Accepted: 07/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Porcine embryonic stem cells (pESCs) have become an advantageous experimental tool for developing therapeutic applications and producing transgenic animals. However, despite numerous reports of putative pESC lines, deriving validated pESC lines from embryos produced in vitro remains difficult. Here, we report that embryo aggregation was useful for deriving pESCs from in vitro-produced embryos. Blastocysts derived from embryo aggregation formed a larger number of colonies and maintained cell culture stability. Our derived cell lines demonstrated expression of pluripotent markers (alkaline phosphatase, Oct4, Sox2, and Nanog), an ability to form embryoid bodies, and the capacity to differentiate into the three germ layers. A cytogenetic analysis of these cells revealed that all lines derived from aggregated blastocysts had normal female and male karyotypes. These results demonstrate that embryo aggregation could be a useful technique to improve the efficiency of deriving ESCs from in vitro-fertilized pig embryos, studying early development, and deriving pluripotent ESCs in vitro in other mammals.
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- Sang-Goo Lee
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology Major, and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921,
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115,
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology Major, and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921,
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- Division of Animal Sciences and Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211,
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology Major, and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921,
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology Major, and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921,
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology Major, and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921,
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- Institute of Green Bio Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeong Chang 232-916,
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García-Ferreyra J, Hilario R, Luna D, Villegas L, Romero R, Zavala P, Dueñas-Chacón J. In Vivo Culture System Using the INVOcell Device Shows Similar Pregnancy and Implantation Rates to Those Obtained from In Vivo Culture System in ICSI Procedures. CLINICAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 2015; 9:7-11. [PMID: 26085790 PMCID: PMC4463795 DOI: 10.4137/cmrh.s25494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Revised: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 05/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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CAPSULE Clinical outcomes using INVOcell device with ICSI. OBJECTIVE Intravaginal culture of oocytes (INVO) procedure is an intravaginal culture system that utilizes the INVOcell device in which the fertilization and embryo culture occur. In this procedure, the vaginal cavity serves as an incubator for oocyte fertilization and early embryonic development. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of this intravaginal culture system in intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). METHODS A total of 24 cycles INVO-ICSI (study group) and 74 cycles of ICSI (control group) were included in the study. The cleaved oocytes at day 3/total injected oocytes, embryo quality, pregnancy rate (PR), implantation rate (IR), and miscarriage rate (MR) were compared between both groups. RESULTS At day 3, there was no difference in the cleaved oocyte rate (78.7 and 76.1%) and embryo quality (77 and 86.8%) for the study and control groups, respectively. In the study group, more embryos were significantly transferred compared to the control group (2.63 ± 0.58 versus 1.93 ± 0.25; P < 0.05). PRs, IRs, and MRs were similar for the study group compared with the control group (PR: 54.2% versus 58.1%; IR: 31.7% versus 33.6%; MR: 7.7% versus 20.9%). CONCLUSIONS Good PR and IR can be obtained using the INVOcell device, and the INVO-ICSI procedure can be considered as an alternative option to infertile patients.
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- FERTILAB Laboratory of Assisted Reproduction, Lima, Peru
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- FERTILAB Laboratory of Assisted Reproduction, Lima, Peru
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- FERTILAB Laboratory of Assisted Reproduction, Lima, Peru. ; PROCREAR Fertility Center, Lima, Peru
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Johnson MH, Franklin SB, Cottingham M, Hopwood N. Why the Medical Research Council refused Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe support for research on human conception in 1971. Hum Reprod 2010; 25:2157-74. [PMID: 20657027 PMCID: PMC2922998 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2010] [Accepted: 05/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In 1971, Cambridge physiologist Robert Edwards and Oldham gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe applied to the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) for long-term support for a programme of scientific and clinical 'Studies on Human Reproduction'. The MRC, then the major British funder of medical research, declined support on ethical grounds and maintained this policy throughout the 1970s. The work continued with private money, leading to the birth of Louise Brown in 1978 and transforming research in obstetrics, gynaecology and human embryology. METHODS The MRC decision has been criticized, but the processes by which it was reached have yet to be explored. Here, we present an archive-based analysis of the MRC decision. RESULTS We find evidence of initial support for Edwards and Steptoe, including from within the MRC, which invited the applicants to join its new directly funded Clinical Research Centre at Northwick Park Hospital. They declined the offer, preferring long-term grant support at the University of Cambridge, and so exposed the project to competitive funding mode. Referees and the Clinical Research Board saw the institutional set-up in Cambridge as problematic with respect to clinical facilities and patient management; gave infertility a low priority compared with population control; assessed interventions as purely experimental rather than potential treatments, and so set the bar for safety high; feared fatal abnormalities and so wanted primate experiments first; and were antagonized by the applicants' high media profile. The rejection set MRC policy on IVF for 8 years, until, after the birth of just two healthy babies, the Council rapidly converted to enthusiastic support. CONCLUSIONS This analysis enriches our view of a crucial decision, highlights institutional opportunities and constraints and provides insight into the then dominant attitudes of reproductive scientists and clinicians towards human conception research.
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- Martin H Johnson
- Anatomy School and Trophoblast Research Centre, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Anatomy School, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3DY, UK.
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Nyachieo A, Spiessens C, Chai DC, Kiulia NM, Mwenda JM, D'Hooghe TM. Separate and combined effects of caffeine and dbcAMP on olive baboon (Papio anubis) sperm. J Med Primatol 2010; 39:137-42. [PMID: 20102459 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2010.00401.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Improvement of baboon sperm capacitation is necessary for achieving high in vitro fertilization (IVF) rates in baboons. In this study, we evaluated separate and combined effects of caffeine and dbcAMP on baboon sperm capacitation. METHODS Sixteen male baboons (n = 16) were electroejaculated. Each sperm sample was divided into two aliquots: one for chemical activation and the other untreated control. Group 1: dbcAMP (n = 6); Group 2: caffeine (n = 6) and Group 3: combination of caffeine and dbcAMP (n = 4). In each aliquot, sperm motility after 30 minutes of incubation was evaluated as well as zona pellucida (ZP) binding ability after overnight incubation with 4-5 ZP from unfertilized human oocytes. RESULTS Sperm motility and ZP binding ability in all chemically activated groups increased significantly as compared to their respective controls (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Combined and separate effects of caffeine and dbcAMP increases baboon sperm motility and ZP binding ability and may improve baboon IVF.
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- Atunga Nyachieo
- Leuven University Fertility Centre, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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Yang S, He X, Niu Y, Wang X, Lu B, Hildebrandt T, Goeritz F, Jewgenow K, Zhou Q, Ji W. Dynamic changes in ovarian follicles measured by ultrasonography during gonadotropin stimulation in rhesus monkeys. Theriogenology 2009; 72:560-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2008] [Revised: 03/19/2009] [Accepted: 04/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ovarian response to gonadotropin stimulation in juvenile rhesus monkeys. Theriogenology 2009; 72:243-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2008] [Revised: 02/23/2009] [Accepted: 02/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kovacic B, Vlaisavljević V. Influence of atmospheric versus reduced oxygen concentration on development of human blastocysts in vitro: a prospective study on sibling oocytes. Reprod Biomed Online 2008; 17:229-36. [PMID: 18681997 DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60199-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Numerous studies show the beneficial effect of reduced oxygen on the culture of animal embryos in vitro. However, few similar studies have been carried out in humans, and the conclusions from these were contradictory. Using sibling human oocytes, a prospective study was carried out to analyse the effect of 5 and 20% oxygen on prolonged development of embryos. The outcomes measured were fertilization rate and proportion of morphologically optimal embryos, blastocysts and optimal blastocysts developing on day 5. The results were analysed separately for the group of IVF (n = 988 oocytes) and ICSI (n = 928 oocytes) cycles. It was found that low oxygen did not influence fertilization, but in comparison with 20% oxygen, it resulted in a significantly higher proportion of embryos being optimal on day 3 after IVF (59 versus 43.2%; P < 0.001) as well as after ICSI cycles (51.2 versus 28.5%; P < 0.001). In both methods, the lower oxygen concentration improved the blastulation rate (73.2 versus 63.1%; P < 0.05 and 67.4 versus 54.7%; P < 0.001) and increased the proportion of embryos reaching the stage of expanded blastocyst with normal inner cell mass on day 5 (31.1 versus 14.6%; P < 0.001 and 18.9 versus 11.4%; P < 0.01). The ratio of successful embryo development to optimal blastocyst stage on day 5 of culture, calculated for two oxygen concentrations, was 2.1 for IVF and 1.7 for ICSI, in favour of lower oxygen tension.
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- B Kovacic
- Department of Reproductive Medicine, University Clinical Centre Maribor, Ljubljanska 5, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia.
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Yang S, He X, Hildebrandt TB, Zhou Q, Ji W. Superovulatory response to a low dose single-daily treatment of rhFSH dissolved in polyvinylpyrrolidone in rhesus monkeys. Am J Primatol 2007; 69:1278-84. [PMID: 17440965 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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To simplify the procedure for superovulation in the rhesus monkey, this study was designed using polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) solution as a solvent for gonadotropins. Thirty-five cycling females (aged 5-8 years old) were divided into six groups during the breeding season (November- February). The groups were as follows: Group I, animals received twice-daily 35 IU recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone (rhFSH) dissolved in 0.5 ml saline for 8 days as the control; Groups II and III, animals received single-daily 35 IU and 17 IU rhFSH in 0.5 saline, respectively, for 9 days; Groups IV, V and VI, received single-daily injection of 35 IU rhFSH, 17 IU rhFSH and 8.5 IU rhFSH dissolved in 0.5 ml 30% PVP (w/v) solution, respectively, for 9 days. After human chorionic gonadotropin was administered to induce the nuclear maturation of oocytes, oocytes were retrieved and the development competence of recovered oocytes treated with in vitro fertilization were observed. The plasma concentrations of follicle-stimulating hormone and ovarian responses were monitored during the treatment. The results showed that the number of recovered oocytes and the in vitro developmental competence of mature oocytes was equivalent among monkeys when treated with a single-daily treatment of 17 and 35 IU rhFSH with PVP preparation in Groups IV and V compared with the twice-daily 35 IU rhFSH treatments received by Group I. However, almost all animals in Groups II, III and VI responded poorly to corresponding stimulations. These findings indicate that a single-daily low dose of rhFSH dissolved in PVP solution can induce the satisfactory ovarian responses in rhesus monkeys. This has the potential to reduce treatment distress, stress to the animals, the labor of the operator as well as the amount of rhFSH used in ovarian stimulation, compared with traditional superovulation methods.
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- Shihua Yang
- Kunming Primate Research Center and Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Animal Reproduction, Kunming, Yunnan, PR China
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Yang S, He X, Hildebrandt TB, Jewgenow K, Goeritz F, Tang X, Zhou Q, Ji W. Effects of rhFSH dose on ovarian follicular response, oocyte recovery and embryo development in rhesus monkeys. Theriogenology 2007; 67:1194-201. [PMID: 17321585 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2006] [Accepted: 10/30/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The objective was to study the effects of dose of recombinant human follicular stimulating hormone (rhFSH) for ovarian stimulation in rhesus monkeys. Nineteen pubertal and 109 adult female rhesus monkeys were given 37.5, 18, or 9 IU of rhFSH twice-daily for 8 days (total of 600, 300, or 150 IU of rhFSH per cycle, respectively; designated Regimens 1, 2 and 3). Ovarian responses were assessed with ultrasonography, serum concentrations of E2 and FSH, and by in vitro developmental potential (following IVF) of retrieved oocytes. Regimen 1 had more monkeys with very large follicles (diameter>8 mm) than Regimen 2 (P<0.05), which impaired development potential. However, there were no differences between Regimens 1 and 2 in oocyte recovery, whereas Regimen 3 did not elicit superovulation. The developmental potential of embryos obtained from Regimen 2 was higher than that of Regimen 1, as determined by culture to the blastocyst stage in vitro (proportion of blastocysts relative to collected MII oocytes was 55.8% versus 36.8% in pubertal and 63.8% versus 44.2% in adult monkeys; P<0.05 for each), and the results of embryo transfer from Regimen 2 were acceptable. In conclusion, we inferred that the optimal rhFSH dose for ovarian stimulation in rhesus monkeys was a total of 300 IU; this dose should be efficacious for ovarian stimulation as the quality or recovered oocytes was higher and the risk of overstimulation was reduced.
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- S Yang
- Kunming Primate Research Center and Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Animal Reproduction, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, PR China
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Keefer CL, Pant D, Blomberg L, Talbot NC. Challenges and prospects for the establishment of embryonic stem cell lines of domesticated ungulates. Anim Reprod Sci 2006; 98:147-68. [PMID: 17097839 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Embryonic stem (ES) cell lines provide an invaluable research tool for genetic engineering, developmental biology and disease models. These cells can be maintained indefinitely in culture and yet maintain competence to produce all the cells within a fetus. While mouse ES cell lines were first established over two decades ago and primate ES cells in the 1990 s, validated ES cell lines have yet to be established in ungulates. Why competent, pluripotent ES cells can be established from certain strains of mice and from primates, and not from cows, sheep, goats or pigs is an on-going topic of interest to animal reproduction scientists. The identification of appropriate stem cell markers, functional cytokine pathways, and key pluripotency-maintaining factors along with the release of more comprehensive bovine and porcine genomes, provide encouragement for establishment of ungulate ES cell lines in the near future.
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- C L Keefer
- University of Maryland, Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, College Park, MD 20742-2311, USA.
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Bavister BD. The mitochondrial contribution to stem cell biology. Reprod Fertil Dev 2006; 18:829-38. [PMID: 17147931 DOI: 10.1071/rd06111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2006] [Accepted: 09/04/2006] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The distribution and functions of mitochondria in stem cells have not been examined, yet the contributions of these organelles to stem cell viability and differentiation must be vitally important in view of their critical roles in all other cell types. A key role for mitochondria in stem cells is indicated by reports that they translocate in the oocyte during fertilisation to cluster around the pronuclei and can remain in a perinuclear pattern during embryo development. This clustering appears to be essential for normal embryonic development. Because embryonic stem cells are derived from fertilised oocytes, and eventually can differentiate into ‘adult’ stem cells, it was hypothesised that mitochondrial perinuclear clustering persists through preimplantation embryo development into the stem cells, and that this localisation is indicative of stem cell pluripotency. Further, it was predicted that mitochondrial activity, as measured by respiration and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) content, would correlate with the degree of perinuclear clustering. It was also predicted that these morphological and metabolic measurements could serve as indicators of ‘stemness.’ This article reviews the distribution and metabolism of mitochondria in a model stem cell line and how this information is related to passage number, differentiation and/or senescence. In addition, it describes mitochondrial DNA deletions in oocytes and embryos that could adversely affect stem cell performance.
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- Barry D Bavister
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Orleans, 200 Computer Center, New Orleans, LA 70148-2960, USA.
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The recent article by Karagenc et al. once again shows that atmospheric oxygen is detrimental to embryo development in vitro. This study demonstrates that zygotes can readily develop into blastocysts under ambient oxygen, but in spite of their morphologically normal appearance, the viability of many of these embryos is compromised, with the most pronounced effect on ICM development. Numerous other studies have reached the same general conclusions, but in spite of the strong body of evidence derived from animal studies against using atmospheric oxygen, the entire human IVF community does not seem to have been convinced to abandon its use for embryo culture. This commentary argues for adoption of low oxygen concentrations as the standard for human embryo culture, at least for blastocyst production.
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Affiliation(s)
- Barry Bavister
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Orleans, 200 Computer Centre, New Orleans, LA 70148, USA.
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