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Degrelle SA, Liu F, Laloe D, Richard C, Le Bourhis D, Rossignol MN, Hue I. Understanding bovine embryo elongation: a transcriptomic study of trophoblastic vesicles. Front Physiol 2024; 15:1331098. [PMID: 38348224 PMCID: PMC10859461 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1331098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
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Background: During the process of elongation, the embryo increases in size within the uterus, while the extra-embryonic tissues (EETs) develop and differentiate in preparation for implantation. As it grows, the ovoid embryo transforms into a tubular form first and then a filamentous form. This process is directed by numerous genes and pathways, the expression of which may be altered in the case of developmental irregularities such as when the conceptus is shorter than expected or when the embryo develops after splitting. In bovines, efforts to understand the molecular basis of elongation have employed trophoblastic vesicles (TVs)-short tubular EET pieces that lack an embryo-which also elongate in vivo. To date, however, we lack molecular analyses of TVs at the ovoid or filamentous stages that might shed light on the expression changes involved. Methods: Following in vivo development, we collected bovine conceptuses from the ovoid (D12) to filamentous stages (D18), sectioned them into small pieces with or without their embryonic disc (ED), and then, transferred them to a receptive bovine uterus to assess their elongation abilities. We also grew spherical blastocysts in vitro up to D8 and subjected them to the same treatment. Then, we assessed the differences in gene expression between different samples and fully elongating controls at different stages of elongation using a bovine array (10 K) and an extended qPCR array comprising 224 genes across 24 pathways. Results: In vivo, TVs elongated more or less depending on the stage at which they had been created and the time spent in utero. Their daily elongation rates differed from control EET, with the rates of TVs sometimes resembling those of earlier-stage EET. Overall, the molecular signatures of TVs followed a similar developmental trajectory as intact EET from D12-D18. However, within each stage, TVs and intact EET displayed distinct expression dynamics, some of which were shared with other short epithelial models. Conclusion: Differences between TVs and EET likely result from multiple factors, including a reduction in the length and signaling capabilities of TVs, delayed elongation from inadequate uterine signals, and modified crosstalk between the conceptus and the uterus. These findings confirm that close coordination between uterine, embryonic, and extra-embryonic tissues is required to orchestrate proper elongation and, based on the partial differentiation observed, raise questions about the presence/absence of certain developmental cues or even their asynchronies.
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- Séverine A. Degrelle
- Université Paris-Saclay, Université Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, Biologie de la Reproduction, Environnement, Epigénétique et Développment, Jouy en Josas, France
- Inovarion, Paris, France
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- Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory for Human Disease Gene Study, Center for Medical Genetics, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu, China
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- Université Paris Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, GABI, Domaine de Vilvert, Jouy en Josas, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Université Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, Biologie de la Reproduction, Environnement, Epigénétique et Développment, Jouy en Josas, France
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- Université Paris Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, GABI, Domaine de Vilvert, Jouy en Josas, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Université Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, Biologie de la Reproduction, Environnement, Epigénétique et Développment, Jouy en Josas, France
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Vargas LN, Silveira MM, Franco MM. Epigenetic Reprogramming and Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2647:37-58. [PMID: 37041328 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3064-8_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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Epigenetics is an area of genetics that studies the heritable modifications in gene expression and phenotype that are not controlled by the primary sequence of DNA. The main epigenetic mechanisms are DNA methylation, post-translational covalent modifications in histone tails, and non-coding RNAs. During mammalian development, there are two global waves of epigenetic reprogramming. The first one occurs during gametogenesis and the second one begins immediately after fertilization. Environmental factors such as exposure to pollutants, unbalanced nutrition, behavioral factors, stress, in vitro culture conditions can negatively affect epigenetic reprogramming events. In this review, we describe the main epigenetic mechanisms found during mammalian preimplantation development (e.g., genomic imprinting, X chromosome inactivation). Moreover, we discuss the detrimental effects of cloning by somatic cell nuclear transfer on the reprogramming of epigenetic patterns and some molecular alternatives to minimize these negative impacts.
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- Luna N Vargas
- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
- Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
- Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
- Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Savy V, Alberio V, Vans Landschoot G, Moro LN, Olea FD, Rodríguez-Álvarez L, Salamone DF. Effect of Embryo Aggregation on In Vitro Development of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Bovine Clones. Cell Reprogram 2021; 23:277-289. [PMID: 34648384 DOI: 10.1089/cell.2021.0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a method with unique ability to reprogram the epigenome of a fully differentiated cell. However, its efficiency remains extremely low. In this work, we assessed and combined two simple strategies to improve the SCNT efficiency in the bovine. These are the use of less-differentiated donor cells to facilitate nuclear reprogramming and the embryo aggregation (EA) strategy that is thought to compensate for aberrant epigenome reprogramming. We carefully assessed the optimal time of EA by using in vitro-fertilized (IVF) embryos and evaluated whether the use of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) as donor for SCNT together with EA improves the blastocyst rates and quality. Based on our results, we determined that the EA improves the preimplantation embryo development per well of IVF and SCNT embryos. We also demonstrated that day 0 (D0) is the optimal aggregation time that leads to a single blastocyst with uniform distribution of the original blastomeres. This was confirmed in bovine IVF embryos and then, the optimal condition was translated to SCNT embryos. Notably, the relative expression of the trophectoderm (TE) marker KRT18 was significantly different between aggregated and nonaggregated ASC-derived embryos. In the bovine, no effect of the donor cell is observed on the developmental rate, or the embryo quality. Therefore, no synergistic effect of the use of both strategies is observed. Our results suggest that EA at D0 is a simple and accessible strategy that improves the blastocyst rate per well in bovine SCNT and IVF embryos and influence the expression of a TE-related marker. The aggregation of two ASC-derived embryos seems to positively affect the embryo quality, which may improve the postimplantation development.
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- Virginia Savy
- Laboratorio Biotecnología Animal (LabBA), Dto Producción Animal, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio Biotecnología Animal (LabBA), Dto Producción Animal, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio Biotecnología Animal (LabBA), Dto Producción Animal, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Medicina Regenerativa Cardiovascular, Instituto de Medicina Traslacional, Trasplante y Bioingeniería (IMETTYB), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Favaloro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Laboratorio Biotecnología Animal (LabBA), Dto Producción Animal, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Pérez-Gómez A, González-Brusi L, Bermejo-Álvarez P, Ramos-Ibeas P. Lineage Differentiation Markers as a Proxy for Embryo Viability in Farm Ungulates. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:680539. [PMID: 34212020 PMCID: PMC8239129 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.680539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Embryonic losses constitute a major burden for reproductive efficiency of farm animals. Pregnancy losses in ungulate species, which include cattle, pigs, sheep and goats, majorly occur during the second week of gestation, when the embryo experiences a series of cell differentiation, proliferation, and migration processes encompassed under the term conceptus elongation. Conceptus elongation takes place following blastocyst hatching and involves a massive proliferation of the extraembryonic membranes trophoblast and hypoblast, and the formation of flat embryonic disc derived from the epiblast, which ultimately gastrulates generating the three germ layers. This process occurs prior to implantation and it is exclusive from ungulates, as embryos from other mammalian species such as rodents or humans implant right after hatching. The critical differences in embryo development between ungulates and mice, the most studied mammalian model, have precluded the identification of the genes governing lineage differentiation in livestock species. Furthermore, conceptus elongation has not been recapitulated in vitro, hindering the study of these cellular events. Luckily, recent advances on transcriptomics, genome modification and post-hatching in vitro culture are shedding light into this largely unknown developmental window, uncovering possible molecular markers to determine embryo quality. In this review, we summarize the events occurring during ungulate pre-implantation development, highlighting recent findings which reveal that several dogmas in Developmental Biology established by knock-out murine models do not hold true for other mammals, including humans and farm animals. The developmental failures associated to in vitro produced embryos in farm animals are also discussed together with Developmental Biology tools to assess embryo quality, including molecular markers to assess proper lineage commitment and a post-hatching in vitro culture system able to directly determine developmental potential circumventing the need of experimental animals.
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- Alba Pérez-Gómez
- Department of Animal Reproduction, National Institute for Agriculture and Food Research and Technology (INIA), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, National Institute for Agriculture and Food Research and Technology (INIA), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, National Institute for Agriculture and Food Research and Technology (INIA), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, National Institute for Agriculture and Food Research and Technology (INIA), Madrid, Spain
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Desmet KLJ, Marei WFA, Richard C, Sprangers K, Beemster GTS, Meysman P, Laukens K, Declerck K, Vanden Berghe W, Bols PEJ, Hue I, Leroy JLMR. Oocyte maturation under lipotoxic conditions induces carryover transcriptomic and functional alterations during post-hatching development of good-quality blastocysts: novel insights from a bovine embryo-transfer model. Hum Reprod 2021; 35:293-307. [PMID: 32112081 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dez248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2019] [Revised: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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STUDY QUESTION Does oocyte maturation under lipolytic conditions have detrimental carry-over effects on post-hatching embryo development of good-quality blastocysts after transfer? SUMMARY ANSWER Surviving, morphologically normal blastocysts derived from bovine oocytes that matured under lipotoxic conditions exhibit long-lasting cellular dysfunction at the transcriptomic and metabolic levels, which coincides with retarded post-hatching embryo development. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY There is increasing evidence showing that following maturation in pathophysiologically relevant lipotoxic conditions (as in obesity or metabolic syndrome), surviving blastocysts of good (transferable) morphological quality have persistent transcriptomic and epigenetic alteration even when in vitro embryo culture takes place under standard conditions. However, very little is known about subsequent development in the uterus after transfer. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION Bovine oocytes were matured in vitro in the presence of pathophysiologically relevant, high non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) concentrations (HIGH PA), or in basal NEFA concentrations (BASAL) as a physiological control. Eight healthy multiparous non-lactating Holstein cows were used for embryo transfers. Good-quality blastocysts (pools of eight) were transferred per cow, and cows were crossed over for treatments in the next replicate. Embryos were recovered 7 days later and assessed for post-hatching development, phenotypic features and gene expression profile. Blastocysts from solvent-free and NEFA-free maturation (CONTROL) were also tested for comparison. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Recovered Day 14 embryos were morphologically assessed and dissected into embryonic disk (ED) and extraembryonic tissue (EXT). Samples of EXT were cultured for 24 h to assess cellular metabolic activity (glucose and pyruvate consumption and lactate production) and embryos' ability to signal for maternal recognition of pregnancy (interferon-τ secretion; IFN-τ). ED and EXT samples were subjected to RNA sequencing to evaluate the genome-wide transcriptome patterns. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE The embryo recovery rate at Day 14 p.i. was not significantly different among treatment groups (P > 0.1). However, higher proportions of HIGH PA embryos were retarded in growth (in spherical stage) compared to the more elongated tubular stage embryos in the BASAL group (P < 0.05). Focusing on the normally developed tubular embryos in both groups, HIGH PA exposure resulted in altered cellular metabolism and altered transcriptome profile particularly in pathways related to redox-regulating mechanisms, apoptosis, cellular growth, interaction and differentiation, energy metabolism and epigenetic mechanisms, compared to BASAL embryos. Maturation under BASAL conditions did not have any significant effects on post-hatching development and cellular functions compared to CONTROL. LARGE-SCALE DATA The datasets of RNA sequencing analysis are available in the NCBI's Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) repository, series accession number GSE127889 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE127889). Datasets of differentially expressed genes and their gene ontology functions are available in the Mendeley datasets at http://dx.doi.org/10.17632/my2z7dvk9j.2. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION The bovine model was used here to allow non-invasive embryo transfer and post-hatching recovery on Day 14. There are physiological differences in some characteristics of post-hatching embryo development between human and cows, such as embryo elongation and trophoblastic invasion. However, the main carry-over effects of oocyte maturation under lipolytic conditions described here are evident at the cellular level and therefore may also occur during post-hatching development in other species including humans. In addition, post-hatching development was studied here under a healthy uterine environment to focus on carry-over effects originating from the oocyte, whereas additional detrimental effects may be induced by maternal metabolic disorders due to adverse changes in the uterine microenvironment. RNA sequencing results were not verified by qPCR, and no solvent control was included. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Our observations may increase the awareness of the importance of maternal metabolic stress at the level of the preovulatory oocyte in relation to carry-over effects that may persist in the transferrable embryos. It should further stimulate new research about preventive and protective strategies to optimize maternal metabolic health around conception to maximize embryo viability and thus fertility outcome. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) This study was supported by the Flemish Research Fund (FWO grant 11L8716N and FWO project 42/FAO10300/6541). The authors declare there are no conflicts of interest.
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- Karolien L J Desmet
- Laboratory of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.,Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, 12211 Giza, Egypt
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- UMR Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alford, Université Paris-Saclay, 78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research Group (IMPRES), Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research Group (IMPRES), Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Biomedical Informatics Research Center Antwerp, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Biomedical Informatics Research Center Antwerp, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Protein Science, Proteomics and Epigenetic Signaling, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Protein Science, Proteomics and Epigenetic Signaling, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- UMR Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alford, Université Paris-Saclay, 78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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Challenges in studying preimplantation embryo-maternal interaction in cattle. Theriogenology 2020; 150:139-149. [PMID: 31973965 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2020.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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A comprehensive understanding of the complex embryo-maternal interactions during the preimplantation period requires the analysis of the very early stages of pregnancy encompassing early embryonic development, maternal recognition and the events leading to implantation. Despite the fact that embryo development until blastocyst stage is somewhat autonomous (i.e., does not require contact with the maternal reproductive tract and can be successfully recapitulated in vitro), many studies on ruminant embryo production have focused on the fundamental question of why: (i) only 30%-40% of immature oocytes develop to the blastocyst stage and (ii) the quality of such blastocysts continually lags behind that of blastocysts produced in vivo. Clear evidence indicates that in vitro culture conditions are far from optimal with deficiencies being manifested in short- and long-term effects on the embryo. Thus, enhanced knowledge of mechanisms controlling embryo-maternal interactions would allow the design of novel strategies to improve in vitro embryo conditions and reproductive outcomes in cattle.
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Giller K, Drews B, Berard J, Kienberger H, Schmicke M, Frank J, Spanier B, Daniel H, Geisslinger G, Ulbrich SE. Bovine embryo elongation is altered due to maternal fatty acid supplementation. Biol Reprod 2019; 99:600-610. [PMID: 29668864 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioy084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The pre-implantation period is prone to embryonic losses in bovine. Embryo-maternal communication is crucial to support embryo development. Thereby, factors of the uterine fluid (UF) are of specific importance. The maternal diet can affect the UF composition. Since omega 3 fatty acids (omega 3 FA) are considered to be beneficial for reproduction, we investigated if dietary omega 3 FA affected factors in the UF related to embryo elongation. Angus heifers (n = 37) were supplemented with either 450 g of rumen-protected fish oil (omega 3 FA) or sunflower oil (omega 6 FA) for a period of 8 weeks. Following cycle synchronization and artificial insemination, the uteri were flushed post mortem to recover the embryos on day 15 of pregnancy. The UF and tissue samples of endometrium and corpus luteum (CL) were collected. Strikingly, the embryo elongation in the omega 3 group was enhanced compared to the omega 6 group. No differences were observed in uterine prostaglandins, even though the endometrial concentration of their precursor arachidonic acid was reduced in omega 3 compared to omega 6 heifers. The dietary FA neither led to differential expression of target genes in endometrium nor CL nor to a differential abundance of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, cortisol or amino acids in the UF. Interestingly, the omega 3 group displayed a higher plasma progesterone concentration during luteal growth than the omega 6 group, possibly promoting embryo elongation. Further research should include an ovarian perspective to understand the functional link between dietary omega 3 FA and reproductive outcome.
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- Katrin Giller
- ETH Zurich, Animal Physiology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland
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- ETH Zurich, Animal Physiology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland
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- ETH Zurich, Animal Nutrition, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Bavarian Center for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
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- University of Veterinary Medicine, Clinic for Cattle, Endocrinology, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Nutritional Physiology, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
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- Nutritional Physiology, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- ETH Zurich, Animal Physiology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland
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Martins T, Sponchiado M, Ojeda-Rojas OA, Gonella-Diaza AM, Batista EOS, Cardoso BO, Rocha CC, Basso AC, Binelli M. Exacerbated conceptus signaling does not favor establishment of pregnancy in beef cattle. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2018; 9:87. [PMID: 30555692 PMCID: PMC6284308 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-018-0302-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Insufficient production of anti-luteolytic signals by the pre-attachment embryo is considered a major cause of pregnancy failure in cattle. We tested the hypothesis that transfer of multiple blastocysts (n = 5/recipient) and progesterone (P4) supplementation amplify anti-luteolytic signaling and reduce embryonic losses in beef cattle. Cows detected in estrus (D0; n = 104) were assigned randomly to receive 150 mg of injectable long-acting P4 (iP4) or vehicle (non-iP4) on D4 and transcervical transfer of none or five, grade 1, not-frozen, in vitro-produced blastocysts, on D7. Luteal development and time of structural luteolysis were monitored by ultrasonography. Plasma P4 concentrations were determined on D4, D5 and D7, and daily between D14 and D20. Conceptus signaling was monitored by transcript abundance of interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolated on D14, D16, D18 and D20. Early embryonic mortality (EEM) was defined as the absence of ISG15 mRNA upregulation over time and/or luteal regression up to D20. Late embryonic mortality (LEM) was defined as the absence of a conceptus with a heartbeat on pregnancy diagnosis at D30 (PD30) after observing upregulation of ISG15 mRNA and extension of luteal lifespan. Pregnant cows presented conceptuses with heartbeat at PD30. Results On D5, iP4-treated cows had P4 concentrations 2.07-fold greater than non-iP4 treated (P < 0.001). On D7, P4 concentrations were similar. Pregnant and LEM animals showed a progressive increase in the abundance of ISG15 from D14 to D20. iP4-treated cows detected pregnant at PD30 had 1.53-fold greater abundance of ISG15 mRNA between D14 and D20 than non-iP4 treated cows (P = 0.05). iP4 doubled the frequency of EEM while it did not affect LEM. At PD30, embryonic survival was 37.0% vs. 55.6% for iP4-treated vs. control cows. Majority of pregnant cows (71%) presented only a single viable embryo. Conclusions A substantial proportion of cows had EEM (31%) and LEM (20%) even after transferring multiple blastocysts. This argues that mortality was due to poor uterine receptivity that could not be reversed by supplemental P4 or overcome by transferring multiple blastocysts. Further, a given uterine environment was not necessarily adequate to all embryos.
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- T Martins
- 1Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- 1Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- 2Department of Nutrition and Animal Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- 1Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- 1Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- 1Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- 1Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- In Vitro Brasil, Mogi Mirim, São Paulo, Brazil
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- 4Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Sánchez J, Randi F, Passaro C, Mathew D, Butler S, Lonergan P. Effect of human chorionic gonadotrophin administration 2 days after insemination on progesterone concentration and pregnancy per artificial insemination in lactating dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2018; 101:6556-6567. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-14058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Nuttinck F, Jouneau A, Charpigny G, Hue I, Richard C, Adenot P, Ruffini S, Laffont L, Chebrout M, Duranthon V, Guienne BML. Prosurvival effect of cumulus prostaglandin G/H synthase 2/prostaglandin2 signaling on bovine blastocyst: impact on in vivo posthatching development. Biol Reprod 2017; 96:531-541. [PMID: 28339853 PMCID: PMC5819843 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.116.145367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Apoptotic activity is a common physiological process which culminates at the blastocyst stage in the preimplantation embryo of many mammals. The degree of embryonic cell death can be influenced by the oocyte microenvironment. However, the prognostic significance of the incidence of apoptosis remains undefined. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) derived from prostaglandin G/H synthase-2 (PTGS2) activity is a well-known prosurvival factor that is mainly studied in oncology. PGE2 is the predominant PTGS2-derived prostaglandin present in the oocyte microenvironment during the periconceptional period. Using an in vitro model of bovine embryo production followed by transfer and collection procedures, we investigated the impact of periconceptional PGE2 on the occurrence of spontaneous apoptosis in embryos and on subsequent in vivo posthatching development. Different periconceptional PGE2 environments were obtained using NS-398, a specific inhibitor of PTGS2 activity, and exogenous PGE2. We assessed the level of embryonic cell death in blastocysts at day 8 postfertilization by counting total cell numbers, by the immunohistochemical staining of active caspase-3, and by quantifying terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling signals and apoptosis regulator (BCL-2/BAX) mRNA expression. Morphometric parameters were used to estimate the developmental stage of the embryonic disk and the extent of trophoblast elongation on day 15 conceptuses. Our findings indicate that periconceptional PGE2 signaling durably impacts oocytes, conferring increased resistance to spontaneous apoptosis in blastocysts and promoting embryonic disk development and the elongation process during preimplantation development.
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- UMR BDR, INRA, ENVA, Université Paris Saclay, Jouy en Josas, France
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- UMR BDR, INRA, ENVA, Université Paris Saclay, Jouy en Josas, France
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- UMR BDR, INRA, ENVA, Université Paris Saclay, Jouy en Josas, France
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- UMR BDR, INRA, ENVA, Université Paris Saclay, Jouy en Josas, France
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- UMR BDR, INRA, ENVA, Université Paris Saclay, Jouy en Josas, France
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- UMR BDR, INRA, ENVA, Université Paris Saclay, Jouy en Josas, France
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- UMR BDR, INRA, ENVA, Université Paris Saclay, Jouy en Josas, France
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Biase FH, Rabel C, Guillomot M, Hue I, Andropolis K, Olmstead CA, Oliveira R, Wallace R, Le Bourhis D, Richard C, Campion E, Chaulot-Talmon A, Giraud-Delville C, Taghouti G, Jammes H, Renard JP, Sandra O, Lewin HA. Massive dysregulation of genes involved in cell signaling and placental development in cloned cattle conceptus and maternal endometrium. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:14492-14501. [PMID: 27940919 PMCID: PMC5187692 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1520945114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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A major unresolved issue in the cloning of mammals by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is the mechanism by which the process fails after embryos are transferred to the uterus of recipients before or during the implantation window. We investigated this problem by using RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to compare the transcriptomes in cattle conceptuses produced by SCNT and artificial insemination (AI) at day (d) 18 (preimplantation) and d 34 (postimplantation) of gestation. In addition, endometrium was profiled to identify the communication pathways that might be affected by the presence of a cloned conceptus, ultimately leading to mortality before or during the implantation window. At d 18, the effects on the transcriptome associated with SCNT were massive, involving more than 5,000 differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Among them are 121 genes that have embryonic lethal phenotypes in mice, cause defects in trophoblast and placental development, and/or affect conceptus survival in mice. In endometria at d 18, <0.4% of expressed genes were affected by the presence of a cloned conceptus, whereas at d 34, ∼36% and <0.7% of genes were differentially expressed in intercaruncular and caruncular tissues, respectively. Functional analysis of DEGs in placental and endometrial tissues suggests a major disruption of signaling between the cloned conceptus and the endometrium, particularly the intercaruncular tissue. Our results support a "bottleneck" model for cloned conceptus survival during the periimplantation period determined by gene expression levels in extraembryonic tissues and the endometrial response to altered signaling from clones.
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- Fernando H Biase
- Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61820
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61820
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- UMR Biologie du Développement et Reproduction (BDR), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alford (ENVA), Université Paris Saclay, 78350 Jouy en Josas, France
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- UMR Biologie du Développement et Reproduction (BDR), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alford (ENVA), Université Paris Saclay, 78350 Jouy en Josas, France
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61820
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61820
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61820
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61820
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- UMR Biologie du Développement et Reproduction (BDR), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alford (ENVA), Université Paris Saclay, 78350 Jouy en Josas, France
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- UMR Biologie du Développement et Reproduction (BDR), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alford (ENVA), Université Paris Saclay, 78350 Jouy en Josas, France
- Unité Commune d'Expérimentation Animale de Bressonvilliers (UCEA), INRA, 91030 Leudeville, France
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- UMR Biologie du Développement et Reproduction (BDR), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alford (ENVA), Université Paris Saclay, 78350 Jouy en Josas, France
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- UMR Biologie du Développement et Reproduction (BDR), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alford (ENVA), Université Paris Saclay, 78350 Jouy en Josas, France
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- UMR Biologie du Développement et Reproduction (BDR), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alford (ENVA), Université Paris Saclay, 78350 Jouy en Josas, France
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- UMR Biologie du Développement et Reproduction (BDR), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alford (ENVA), Université Paris Saclay, 78350 Jouy en Josas, France
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- UMR Biologie du Développement et Reproduction (BDR), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alford (ENVA), Université Paris Saclay, 78350 Jouy en Josas, France
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- UMR Biologie du Développement et Reproduction (BDR), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alford (ENVA), Université Paris Saclay, 78350 Jouy en Josas, France
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- UMR Biologie du Développement et Reproduction (BDR), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alford (ENVA), Université Paris Saclay, 78350 Jouy en Josas, France
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- Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61820;
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61820
- Department of Evolution and Ecology and The Genome Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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Sandra O, Charpigny G, Galio L, Hue I. Preattachment Embryos of Domestic Animals: Insights into Development and Paracrine Secretions. Annu Rev Anim Biosci 2016; 5:205-228. [PMID: 27959670 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-animal-022516-022900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In mammalian species, endometrial receptivity is driven by maternal factors independently of embryo signals. When pregnancy initiates, paracrine secretions of the preattachment embryo are essential both for maternal recognition and endometrium preparation for implantation and for coordinating development of embryonic and extraembryonic tissues of the conceptus. This review mainly focuses on domestic large animal species. We first illustrate the major steps of preattachment embryo development, including elongation in bovine, ovine, porcine, and equine species. We next highlight conceptus secretions that are involved in the communication between extraembryonic and embryonic tissues, as well as between the conceptus and the endometrium. Finally, we introduce experimental data demonstrating the intimate connection between conceptus secretions and endometrial activity and how adverse events perturbing this interplay may affect the progression of implantation that will subsequently impact pregnancy outcome, postnatal health, and expression of production traits in livestock offspring.
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- Olivier Sandra
- UMR BDR, INRA, ENVA, Université Paris Saclay, 78350, Jouy en Josas, France; , , ,
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- UMR BDR, INRA, ENVA, Université Paris Saclay, 78350, Jouy en Josas, France; , , ,
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- UMR BDR, INRA, ENVA, Université Paris Saclay, 78350, Jouy en Josas, France; , , ,
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- UMR BDR, INRA, ENVA, Université Paris Saclay, 78350, Jouy en Josas, France; , , ,
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Barnwell CV, Farin PW, Ashwell CM, Farmer WT, Galphin SP, Farin CE. Differences in mRNA populations of short and long bovine conceptuses on Day 15 of gestation. Mol Reprod Dev 2016; 83:424-41. [PMID: 27013032 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The majority of pregnancy loss in cattle occurs between Days 8 and 16 of gestation, coincident with the initiation of conceptus elongation and the onset of maternal recognition of pregnancy. Differences in conceptus length on the same day of gestation may be related to an inherent lack of developmental competency or may simply be a consequence of asynchrony with the maternal environment. The objective of this work was to characterize differential patterns of mRNA expression between short and long bovine conceptuses recovered on Day 15 of gestation. Embryos were produced from super-ovulated Holstein donor cows, and groups of Grade-1 and Grade-3 compact morulas were transferred into recipient heifers at Day 6.5 of their cycle. Conceptuses were recovered at Day 15 of gestation, and measured to assess overall length and area. Total RNA was extracted and analyzed on individual GeneChip Bovine Genome Arrays (Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA). Gene expression was compared between conceptuses derived from the transfer of Grade-1 versus Grade-3 embryos; no differences were identified in the profiles of Day-15 conceptuses of these different embryo grades. When gene expression was compared between conceptuses classified as either short (mean length of 4.2 ± 0.1 mm [standard error]) or long (24.7 ± 1.9 mm) upon recovery at Day 15 of gestation, a total of 348 genes were differentially expressed. Of these, 221 genes were up-regulated and 127 were down-regulated in long compared to short conceptuses. In summary, differences in gene expression were identified between conceptuses recovered on Day 15 of gestation, based on their length. These data may be used to identify genes and cellular pathways involved in enhanced conceptus elongation that could serve as markers of successful pregnancy. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 83: 424-441, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Callie V Barnwell
- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Hue I. Determinant molecular markers for peri-gastrulating bovine embryo development. Reprod Fertil Dev 2016; 28:51-65. [DOI: 10.1071/rd15355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Peri-gastrulation defines the time frame between blastocyst formation and implantation that also corresponds in cattle to elongation, pregnancy recognition and uterine secretion. Optimally, this developmental window prepares the conceptus for implantation, placenta formation and fetal development. However, this is a highly sensitive period, as evidenced by the incidence of embryo loss or early post-implantation mortality after AI, embryo transfer or somatic cell nuclear transfer. Elongation markers have often been used within this time frame to assess developmental defects or delays, originating either from the embryo, the uterus or the dam. Comparatively, gastrulation markers have not received great attention, although elongation and gastrulation are linked by reciprocal interactions at the molecular and cellular levels. To make this clearer, this peri-gastrulating period is described herein with a focus on its main developmental landmarks, and the resilience of the landmarks in the face of biotechnologies is questioned.
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Transcriptome analysis of primary bovine extra-embryonic cultured cells. GENOMICS DATA 2015; 6:110-1. [PMID: 26697347 PMCID: PMC4664713 DOI: 10.1016/j.gdata.2015.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 08/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The dataset described in this article pertains to the article by Hue et al. (2015) entitled “Primary bovine extra-embryonic cultured cells: A new resource for the study of in vivo peri-implanting phenotypes and mesoderm formation” [1]. In mammals, extra-embryonic tissues are essential to support not only embryo patterning but also embryo survival, especially in late implanting species. These tissues are composed of three cell types: trophoblast (bTCs), endoderm (bXECs) and mesoderm (bXMCs). Until now, it is unclear how these cells interact. In this study, we have established primary cell cultures of extra-embryonic tissues from bovine embryos collected at day-18 after artificial insemination. We used our homemade bovine 10K array (GPL7417) to analyze the gene expression profiles of these primary extra-embryonic cultured cells compared to the corresponding cells from in vivo micro-dissected embryos. Here, we described the experimental design, the isolation of bovine extra-embryonic cell types as well as the microarray expression analysis. The dataset has been deposited in Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) (accession number GSE52967). Finally, these primary cell cultures were a powerful tool to start studying their cellular properties, and will further allow in vitro studies on cellular interactions among extra-embryonic tissues, and potentially between extra-embryonic vs embryonic tissues.
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Hue I, Evain-Brion D, Fournier T, Degrelle SA. Primary Bovine Extra-Embryonic Cultured Cells: A New Resource for the Study of In Vivo Peri-Implanting Phenotypes and Mesoderm Formation. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0127330. [PMID: 26070137 PMCID: PMC4466545 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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In addition to nourishing the embryo, extra-embryonic tissues (EETs) contribute to early embryonic patterning, primitive hematopoiesis, and fetal health. These tissues are of major importance for human medicine, as well as for efforts to improve livestock efficiency, but they remain incompletely understood. In bovines, EETs are accessible easily, in large amounts, and prior to implantation. We took advantage of this system to describe, in vitro and in vivo, the cell types present in bovine EETs at Day 18 of development. Specifically, we characterized the gene expression patterns and phenotypes of bovine extra-embryonic ectoderm (or trophoblast; bTC), endoderm (bXEC), and mesoderm (bXMC) cells in culture and compared them to their respective in vivo micro-dissected cells. After a week of culture, certain characteristics (e.g., gene expression) of the in vitro cells were altered with respect to the in vivo cells, but we were able to identify "cores" of cell-type-specific (and substrate-independent) genes that were shared between in vitro and in vivo samples. In addition, many cellular phenotypes were cell-type-specific with regard to extracellular adhesion. We evaluated the ability of individual bXMCs to migrate and spread on micro-patterns, and observed that they easily adapted to diverse environments, similar to in vivo EE mesoderm cells, which encounter different EE epithelia to form chorion, yolk sac, and allantois. With these tissue interactions, different functions arose that were detected in silico and corroborated in vivo at D21-D25. Moreover, analysis of bXMCs allowed us to identify the EE cell ring surrounding the embryonic disc (ED) at D14-15 as mesoderm cells, which had been hypothesized but not shown prior to this study. We envision these data will serve as a major resource for the future in the analysis of peri-implanting phenotypes in response to the maternal metabolism and contribute to subsequent studies of placental/fetal development in eutherians.
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- Isabelle Hue
- INRA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INSERM, UMR-S1139, U767, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Paris, France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; PremUp Foundation, Paris, France
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- INSERM, UMR-S1139, U767, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Paris, France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INRA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France; INSERM, UMR-S1139, U767, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Paris, France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; PremUp Foundation, Paris, France
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Sandra O, Constant F, Vitorino Carvalho A, Eozénou C, Valour D, Mauffré V, Hue I, Charpigny G. Maternal organism and embryo biosensoring: insights from ruminants. J Reprod Immunol 2015; 108:105-13. [PMID: 25617112 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2014.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2014] [Revised: 12/04/2014] [Accepted: 12/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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In terms of contribution to pregnancy, the mother not only produces gametes, but also hosts gestation, whose progression in the uterus is conditioned by early events during implantation. In ruminants, this period is associated with elongation of the extra-embryonic tissues, gastrulation of the embryonic disk and cross-talk with the endometrium. Recent data have prompted the need for accurate staging of the bovine conceptus and shown that asynchrony between elongation and gastrulation processes may account for pregnancy failure. Data mining of endometrial gene signatures has allowed the identification of molecular pathways and new factors regulated by the conceptus (e.g. FOXL2, SOCS6). Interferon-tau has been recognised to be the major signal of pregnancy recognition, but prostaglandins and lysophospholipids have also been demonstrated to be critical players at the conceptus-endometrium interface. Interestingly, up-regulation of interferon-regulated gene expression has been identified in circulating immune cells during implantation, making these factors a potential source of non-invasive biomarkers for early pregnancy. Distinct endometrial responses have been shown to be elicited by embryos produced by artificial insemination, in vitro fertilisation or somatic cell nuclear transfer. These findings have led to the concept that endometrium is an early biosensor of embryo quality. This biological property first demonstrated in cattle has been recently extended and associated with embryo selection in humans. Hence, compromised or suboptimal endometrial quality can subtly or deeply affect embryo development, with visible and sometimes severe consequences for placentation, foetal development, pregnancy outcome and the long-term health of the offspring.
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- Olivier Sandra
- INRA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France; ENVA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-94704 Maisons Alfort, France.
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- INRA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France; ENVA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-94704 Maisons Alfort, France
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- INRA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France; ENVA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-94704 Maisons Alfort, France
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- INRA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France; ENVA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-94704 Maisons Alfort, France
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- INRA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France; ENVA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-94704 Maisons Alfort, France
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- INRA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France; ENVA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-94704 Maisons Alfort, France
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- INRA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France; ENVA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-94704 Maisons Alfort, France
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- INRA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France; ENVA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-94704 Maisons Alfort, France
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Püschel B, Jouneau A. Whole-mount in situ hybridization to assess advancement of development and embryo morphology. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1222:255-265. [PMID: 25287352 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1594-1_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Whole-mount in situ hybridization (WISH) is widely used to visualize the site and dynamics of gene expression during embryonic development. Various methods of probe labeling and hybridization detection are available nowadays. Meanwhile the technique was adapted to be used on many different species and has evolved from a manual to a larger scale and automated procedure. Standardized automated protocols improve the chance to compare different experimental settings reliably. The high resolution of this method is ideally suited for examination of manipulated (e.g., cloned) embryos often displaying subtle changes only. Embedding and sectioning of in situ hybridized specimen further enhance the detailed examination of their gene expression and morphology.
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- Bernd Püschel
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Center of Anatomy, University Medical Center, University of Göttingen, Kreuzbergring 36, Göttingen, D-37075, Germany,
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Valour D, Michot P, Eozenou C, Lefebvre R, Bonnet A, Capitan A, Uzbekova S, Sellem E, Ponsart C, Schibler L. Dairy cattle reproduction is a tightly regulated genetic process: Highlights on genes, pathways, and biological processes. Anim Front 2015. [DOI: 10.2527/af.2015-0006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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- D. Valour
- UNCEIA, 149 rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris, France
- INRA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et de la Reproduction, F-78350 Jouy en Josas, France
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- UNCEIA, 149 rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris, France
- UMR INRA 85-CNRS 7247-Université de Tours, Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- UNCEIA, 149 rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris, France
- INRA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et de la Reproduction, F-78350 Jouy en Josas, France
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- UMR INRA 85-CNRS 7247-Université de Tours, Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- UNCEIA, 149 rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris, France
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- UNCEIA, 149 rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris, France
- UMR INRA 85-CNRS 7247-Université de Tours, Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative, F-78352 Jouy en Josas, France
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- UNCEIA, 149 rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris, France
- INRA, UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et de la Reproduction, F-78350 Jouy en Josas, France
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- UNCEIA, 149 rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris, France
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- UNCEIA, 149 rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris, France
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Richard C, Hue I, Gelin V, Neveux A, Campion E, Degrelle SA, Heyman Y, Chavatte-Palmer P. Transcervical collection of bovine embryos up to Day 21: an 8-year overview. Theriogenology 2014; 83:1101-9. [PMID: 25662200 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2014] [Revised: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Transcervical embryo collection is used routinely in the bovine species throughout the world to collect Day 6 to Day 9 embryos (early embryos) for genetic selection. For research purposes, however, the collection of embryos at later stages of pregnancy, i.e., Days 12 to 21 (late embryos), is needed. So far, for the recovery of late embryos, females are euthanized and embryo collection is performed after recovery of the genital tract. To reduce the number of animals used and still provide valuable material for embryo research, we have therefore developed a transcervical technique to collect late embryos. The objective of this study was to compare embryo recovery results at early and late stages within our laboratory. Altogether, 232 cows were used for this study. One hundred forty-five flushes were performed to collect embryos from Days 6 to 9, and 251 flushes were performed to collect embryos from Days 12 to 21. For the early embryos, a classical three-way collection equipment was used. To collect the late embryos, the same equipment was used, but the extensible flexible catheter that goes inside the external rigid catheter was removed, so that larger embryos could be collected through the remaining larger hole (two-way collection). All females were submitted to ovum pick up to remove the dominant follicle and were subsequently superovulated with FSH. Luteolysis was induced 48 hours before artificial insemination. Two artificial inseminations were performed with frozen semen, 48 and 56 hours after PGF2α injection. Before embryo collection, cows were treated with an epidural injection of a local anesthetic drug. The presence of CL was checked, and they were counted by rectal palpation. For all collections, the cervix was prepared with the initial introduction of a dilator. Then, the catheter was introduced in one horn, and the cuff was inflated as low as possible. For the collection of late embryos, the flushing solution (30 mL) was injected slowly twice to suspend the embryos before flushing the horn with 500 mL, and the same operation was performed on the second horn. There was no significant difference in the number of embryos collected per flush in the early- and late-stage (758 embryos collected, 5.22 ± 6.02 per flush vs. 1238 embryos collected, 4.93 ± 5.07 per flush, respectively). The number of embryos collected per CL, however, was significantly lower in the early versus late group (0.39 ± 0.32% vs. 0.44 ± 0.34%, respectively). The late collection allowed the retrieval of full conceptuses (embryonic and extraembryonic tissues), even at very late stages such as Days 18 to 21. Careful collection is needed, however, so that conceptuses are not damaged or torn: the horn must be massaged gently and the flush should be ideally recovered in one single flow. This technique is a powerful tool to collect the late-stage embryos for research purposes. Because it is not traumatic, animals can be used again for the same procedure.
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- C Richard
- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France; ENVA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Maisons-Alfort, France.
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- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France; ENVA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- INRA, UCEA Bressonvilliers, Leudeville, France
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- INRA, UCEA Bressonvilliers, Leudeville, France
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- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France; INSERM, UMR-S1139767, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Paris, France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France; ENVA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Maisons-Alfort, France
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Carvalho AV, Reinaud P, Forde N, Healey GD, Eozenou C, Giraud-Delville C, Mansouri-Attia N, Gall L, Richard C, Lonergan P, Sheldon IM, Lea RG, Sandra O. SOCS genes expression during physiological and perturbed implantation in bovine endometrium. Reproduction 2014; 148:545-57. [PMID: 25187621 DOI: 10.1530/rep-14-0214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
In mammals, suppressor of cytokine signalling (CISH, SOCS1 to SOCS7) factors control signalling pathways involved in the regulation of numerous physiological processes including pregnancy. In order to gain new insights into the biological functions of SOCS in the endometrium, a comprehensive analysis of SOCS gene expression was carried out in bovine caruncular (CAR) and intercaruncular (ICAR) tissues collected i) during the oestrous cycle, ii) at the time of maternal recognition of pregnancy and at implantation in inseminated females, iii) following uterine interferon-tau (IFNT) infusion at day 14 post-oestrus, iv) following a period of controlled intravaginal progesterone release and v) following transfer of embryos by somatic-cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). The regulatory effects of IFNT on in vitro cultured epithelial and stromal cells were also examined. Altogether, our data showed that CISH, SOCS4, SOCS5 and SOCS7 mRNA levels were poorly affected during luteolysis and pregnancy. In contrast, SOCS1, SOCS2, SOCS3 and SOCS6 mRNA levels were strongly up-regulated at implantation (day 20 of pregnancy). Experimental in vitro and in vivo models demonstrated that only CISH, SOCS1, SOCS2 and SOCS3 were IFNT-induced genes. Immunohistochemistry showed an intense SOCS3 and SOCS6 staining in the nucleus of luminal and glandular epithelium and of stromal cells of pregnant endometrium. Finally, SOCS3 expression was significantly increased in SCNT pregnancies in keeping with the altered immune function previously reported in this model of compromised implantation. Collectively, our data suggest that spatio-temporal changes in endometrial SOCS gene expression reflect the acquisition of receptivity, maternal recognition of pregnancy and implantation.
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- A Vitorino Carvalho
- INRAUMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, FranceSchool of Agriculture and Food ScienceUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandCentre for Reproductive ImmunologyInstitute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA28PP, UKDepartment of Pathology and ImmunologyBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USASchool of Veterinary Medicine and ScienceUniversity of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, Leicestershire, UK
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- INRAUMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, FranceSchool of Agriculture and Food ScienceUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandCentre for Reproductive ImmunologyInstitute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA28PP, UKDepartment of Pathology and ImmunologyBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USASchool of Veterinary Medicine and ScienceUniversity of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, Leicestershire, UK
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- INRAUMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, FranceSchool of Agriculture and Food ScienceUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandCentre for Reproductive ImmunologyInstitute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA28PP, UKDepartment of Pathology and ImmunologyBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USASchool of Veterinary Medicine and ScienceUniversity of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, Leicestershire, UK
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- INRAUMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, FranceSchool of Agriculture and Food ScienceUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandCentre for Reproductive ImmunologyInstitute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA28PP, UKDepartment of Pathology and ImmunologyBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USASchool of Veterinary Medicine and ScienceUniversity of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, Leicestershire, UK
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- INRAUMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, FranceSchool of Agriculture and Food ScienceUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandCentre for Reproductive ImmunologyInstitute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA28PP, UKDepartment of Pathology and ImmunologyBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USASchool of Veterinary Medicine and ScienceUniversity of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, Leicestershire, UK
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- INRAUMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, FranceSchool of Agriculture and Food ScienceUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandCentre for Reproductive ImmunologyInstitute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA28PP, UKDepartment of Pathology and ImmunologyBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USASchool of Veterinary Medicine and ScienceUniversity of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, Leicestershire, UK
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- INRAUMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, FranceSchool of Agriculture and Food ScienceUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandCentre for Reproductive ImmunologyInstitute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA28PP, UKDepartment of Pathology and ImmunologyBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USASchool of Veterinary Medicine and ScienceUniversity of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, Leicestershire, UK INRAUMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, FranceSchool of Agriculture and Food ScienceUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandCentre for Reproductive ImmunologyInstitute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA28PP, UKDepartment of Pathology and ImmunologyBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USASchool of Veterinary Medicine and ScienceUniversity of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, Leicestershire, UK
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- INRAUMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, FranceSchool of Agriculture and Food ScienceUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandCentre for Reproductive ImmunologyInstitute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA28PP, UKDepartment of Pathology and ImmunologyBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USASchool of Veterinary Medicine and ScienceUniversity of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, Leicestershire, UK
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- INRAUMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, FranceSchool of Agriculture and Food ScienceUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandCentre for Reproductive ImmunologyInstitute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA28PP, UKDepartment of Pathology and ImmunologyBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USASchool of Veterinary Medicine and ScienceUniversity of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, Leicestershire, UK
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- INRAUMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, FranceSchool of Agriculture and Food ScienceUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandCentre for Reproductive ImmunologyInstitute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA28PP, UKDepartment of Pathology and ImmunologyBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USASchool of Veterinary Medicine and ScienceUniversity of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, Leicestershire, UK
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- INRAUMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, FranceSchool of Agriculture and Food ScienceUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandCentre for Reproductive ImmunologyInstitute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA28PP, UKDepartment of Pathology and ImmunologyBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USASchool of Veterinary Medicine and ScienceUniversity of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, Leicestershire, UK
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- INRAUMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, FranceSchool of Agriculture and Food ScienceUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandCentre for Reproductive ImmunologyInstitute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA28PP, UKDepartment of Pathology and ImmunologyBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USASchool of Veterinary Medicine and ScienceUniversity of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, Leicestershire, UK
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- INRAUMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, FranceSchool of Agriculture and Food ScienceUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandCentre for Reproductive ImmunologyInstitute of Life Science, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA28PP, UKDepartment of Pathology and ImmunologyBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USASchool of Veterinary Medicine and ScienceUniversity of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, Leicestershire, UK
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Guillomot M, Campion E, Prézelin A, Sandra O, Hue I, Le Bourhis D, Richard C, Biase F, Rabel C, Wallace R, Lewin H, Renard JP, Jammes H. Spatial and temporal changes of Decorin, Type I collagen and Fibronectin expression in normal and clone bovine placenta. Placenta 2014; 35:737-47. [DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2014.06.366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Revised: 06/12/2014] [Accepted: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Valour D, Degrelle SA, Ponter AA, Giraud-Delville C, Campion E, Guyader-Joly C, Richard C, Constant F, Humblot P, Ponsart C, Hue I, Grimard B. Energy and lipid metabolism gene expression of D18 embryos in dairy cows is related to dam physiological status. Physiol Genomics 2014; 46:39-56. [DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00091.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
We analyzed the change in gene expression related to dam physiological status in day (D)18 embryos from growing heifers (GH), early lactating cows (ELC), and late lactating cows (LLC). Dam energy metabolism was characterized by measurement of circulating concentrations of insulin, glucose, IGF-1, nonesterified fatty acids, β-hydroxybutyrate, and urea before embryo flush. The metabolic parameters were related to differential gene expression in the extraembryonic tissues by correlation analysis. Embryo development estimated by measuring the length of the conceptuses and the proportion of expected D18 gastrulating stages was not different between the three groups of females. However, embryo metabolism was greatly affected by dam physiological status when we compared GH with ELC and GH with LLC but to a lesser extent when ELC was compared with LLC. Genes involved in glucose, pyruvate, and acetate utilization were upregulated in GH vs. ELC conceptuses (e.g., SLC2A1, PC, ACSS2, ACSS3). This was also true for the pentose pathway ( PGD, TKT), which is involved in synthesis of ribose precursors of RNA and DNA. The pathways involved in lipid synthesis were also upregulated in GH vs. ELC. Despite similar morphological development, the molecular characteristics of the heifers' embryos were consistently different from those of the cows. Most of these differences were strongly related to metabolic/hormone patterns before insemination and during conceptus free-life. Many biosynthetic pathways appeared to be more active in heifer embryos than in cow embryos, and consequently they seemed to be healthier, and this may be more conducive to continue development.
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- D. Valour
- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Université Paris Est, ENVA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Université Paris Est, ENVA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Université Paris Est, ENVA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Université Paris Est, ENVA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Université Paris Est, ENVA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- UNCEIA, Service Recherche et Développement, Maisons-Alfort, France; and
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- INRA, UE 1298, Unité Commune d'Expérimentation Animale de Bressonvilliers, Leudeville, France
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- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Université Paris Est, ENVA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- UNCEIA, Service Recherche et Développement, Maisons-Alfort, France; and
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- UNCEIA, Service Recherche et Développement, Maisons-Alfort, France; and
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- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Université Paris Est, ENVA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Université Paris Est, ENVA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Maisons-Alfort, France
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Amino acid profiles in first trimester amniotic fluids of healthy bovine cloned pregnancies are similar to those of IVF pregnancies, but not nonviable cloned pregnancies. Theriogenology 2014; 81:225-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2013] [Revised: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 09/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Biase FH, Rabel C, Guillomot M, Sandra O, Andropolis K, Olmstead C, Oliveira R, Wallace R, Le Bourhis D, Richard C, Campion E, Chaulot-Talmon A, Giraud-Delville C, Taghouti G, Jammes H, Hue I, Renard JP, Lewin HA. Changes in WNT signaling-related gene expression associated with development and cloning in bovine extra-embryonic and endometrial tissues during the peri-implantation period. Mol Reprod Dev 2013; 80:977-87. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Fernando H. Biase
- Institute for Genomic Biology; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Urbana Illinois
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- Department of Animal Sciences; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Urbana Illinois
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- INRA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Jouy-en-Josas France
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- INRA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Jouy-en-Josas France
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- Department of Animal Sciences; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Urbana Illinois
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- Department of Animal Sciences; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Urbana Illinois
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- Department of Animal Sciences; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Urbana Illinois
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- Department of Animal Sciences; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Urbana Illinois
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- INRA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Jouy-en-Josas France
- ENVA; Maisons Alfort France
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- INRA; UE1298 Unité Commune d'Expérimentation Animale de Bressonvilliers; Leudeville France
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- INRA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Jouy-en-Josas France
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- INRA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Jouy-en-Josas France
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- INRA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Jouy-en-Josas France
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- INRA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Jouy-en-Josas France
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- INRA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Jouy-en-Josas France
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- Institute for Genomic Biology; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Urbana Illinois
- Department of Animal Sciences; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Urbana Illinois
- Department of Evolution and Ecology and The Genome Center; University of California; Davis, Davis California
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Hue I, Degrelle SA, Viebahn C. Analysis of molecular markers for staging peri-gastrulating bovine embryos. Methods Mol Biol 2013; 1074:125-35. [PMID: 23975810 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-628-3_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Whole-mount in situ hybridization (WISH) is a method to visualize gene expression through hybridization of in vitro synthesized riboprobes to cellular mRNAs. WISH has been used in developmental biology for decades and was adapted to many species, especially for model organisms of developmental biology. The method has evolved, from analyzing small embryo batches to large-scale gene expression screenings, using: (1) manual or automated protocols, (2) colorimetric or fluorescent detection of the hybridized riboprobes, and (3) individual or systemic image acquisition and storage. As for bovine embryo staging, the in situ hybridization of whole embryonic discs has both proved useful and efficient, provided that a few improvements were brought to the in vitro riboprobe synthesis.
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- Isabelle Hue
- UMR Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, INRA, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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Update on the state of play of Animal Health and Welfare and Environmental Impact of Animals derived from SCNT Cloning and their Offspring, and Food Safety of Products Obtained from those Animals. EFSA J 2012. [DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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