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Boldura OM, Marc S, Otava G, Hutu I, Balta C, Tulcan C, Mircu C. Utilization of Rosmarinic and Ascorbic Acids for Maturation Culture Media in Order to Increase Sow Oocyte Quality Prior to IVF. Molecules 2021; 26:7215. [PMID: 34885797 PMCID: PMC8659116 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The beneficial effect of antioxidant supplementation in maturation culture media of sow oocytes was evaluated by the expression quantification of apoptotic genes and the genes that ensure stability of germ cells during fertilization. The oocytes were cultivated for 44 h in conventional medium (C) or in medium supplemented with 105 µM rosmarinic acid (R) and 0.5 mM ascorbic acid (A) and classified into three quality classes by morphological observation from which the total RNA was isolated. The gene expression of Ptx3 and the apoptotic regulator p53, Bax and BCL-2 were evaluated by quantitative PCR technique. The decreased expression of the Bax gene in the A and R groups, compared to the control, indicates a protective role of antioxidants in the cells. Cell homeostasis was maintained, as reflected in the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 in class I COCs (cumulus-oocyte complex) regardless of the experimental group, indicating minimum cellular stress. The expression of p53 genes was higher in all class III COC, but in A1 and R1 the expression was lower than in C1, and a similar Ptx-3 gene decreased significantly in groups A1, A2, A3 and R1 compared with control groups. Antioxidant supplementation showed beneficial effects on all morphological classes of pig COCs.
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- Oana-Maria Boldura
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “King Michael I” Timisoara, 300645 Timişoara, Romania; (O.-M.B.); (S.M.); (G.O.); (I.H.); (C.M.)
- BUASVM’s Research Institute for Biosecurity and Bioengineering, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine ”King Michael I of Romania” from Timisoara, 300645 Timişoara, Romania
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “King Michael I” Timisoara, 300645 Timişoara, Romania; (O.-M.B.); (S.M.); (G.O.); (I.H.); (C.M.)
- BUASVM’s Research Institute for Biosecurity and Bioengineering, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine ”King Michael I of Romania” from Timisoara, 300645 Timişoara, Romania
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “King Michael I” Timisoara, 300645 Timişoara, Romania; (O.-M.B.); (S.M.); (G.O.); (I.H.); (C.M.)
- BUASVM’s Research Institute for Biosecurity and Bioengineering, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine ”King Michael I of Romania” from Timisoara, 300645 Timişoara, Romania
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “King Michael I” Timisoara, 300645 Timişoara, Romania; (O.-M.B.); (S.M.); (G.O.); (I.H.); (C.M.)
- BUASVM’s Research Institute for Biosecurity and Bioengineering, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine ”King Michael I of Romania” from Timisoara, 300645 Timişoara, Romania
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad, 310414 Arad, Romania;
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “King Michael I” Timisoara, 300645 Timişoara, Romania; (O.-M.B.); (S.M.); (G.O.); (I.H.); (C.M.)
- BUASVM’s Research Institute for Biosecurity and Bioengineering, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine ”King Michael I of Romania” from Timisoara, 300645 Timişoara, Romania
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “King Michael I” Timisoara, 300645 Timişoara, Romania; (O.-M.B.); (S.M.); (G.O.); (I.H.); (C.M.)
- BUASVM’s Research Institute for Biosecurity and Bioengineering, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine ”King Michael I of Romania” from Timisoara, 300645 Timişoara, Romania
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Otava G, Squicciarini S, Marc S, Suici T, William Onan G, Hutu I, Torda I, Mircu C. Effects of age and season on conception rate of Mediterranean Italian Dairy Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) following oestrus synchronization and fixed-time artificial insemination. Reprod Domest Anim 2021; 56:1511-1518. [PMID: 34486776 PMCID: PMC9290718 DOI: 10.1111/rda.14013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The objective of this project was to report the effects of season and age on conception rate amongst Italian Mediterranean Buffalo subjected to an Ovsynch/Resynch (O/R) reproductive management protocol. The study utilized nulliparous (heifers), primiparous buffalo cows (PBC) and multiparous buffalo cows (MBC). The primiparous and multiparous groups were subjected to the synchronization protocol throughout the entire year, but heifers were synchronized and inseminated only during the spring/summer seasons. The conception rate obtained following the OvSynch oestrus synchronization protocol, applied during spring, was 68.4% for heifers, 83.3% for PBC and 67.7% for MBC. The overall total conception rates following the complete O/R protocol were 84.27%, 94.4% and 79%. Conception rates achieved during summer were heifers 52%, PBC 47.2% and MBC 49%, whilst overall conception rates following the full O/R protocol were 72%, 69.8% and 58.2% respectively. In the autumn seasons, PBC conceived 58.9% and MBC 52.1% following initial Ovsynch, which improved to total overall conception rates of 87.5% and 78.7% following the full O/R protocol. Similarly, in the winter season, PBC experienced a conception rate of 47.5% following Ovsynch and 72.5% after a follow-up Resynch. MBC experienced 60.0% and 74.4% conception following Ovsynch and full O/R, respectively, during winter. Total conception rates during all seasons were quite acceptable following the O/R protocol. There was a significant decrease from spring to summer in conception rate for all parity groups, but heifers were not a severely affected as older buffalo cows. This finding agrees with that of other investigators indicating that heifer fertility is not as negatively impacted by long photoperiod and higher ambient temperature as that of older animals. The O/R protocol as utilized in this study is an effective means of reproductive management for dairy buffalo cows and is effective for improving fertility during out-of-season breeding.
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- Gabriel Otava
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine 'The King Michael I of Romania' from Timisoara, Timis, Romania
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine 'The King Michael I of Romania' from Timisoara, Timis, Romania
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine 'The King Michael I of Romania' from Timisoara, Timis, Romania
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- Animal and Food Science, University of Wisconsin - River Falls, River Falls, Wisconsin, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine 'The King Michael I of Romania' from Timisoara, Timis, Romania
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine 'The King Michael I of Romania' from Timisoara, Timis, Romania
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine 'The King Michael I of Romania' from Timisoara, Timis, Romania
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Savici J, Boldura OM, Balta C, Brezovan D, Muselin F, Mircu C, Borza C, Motoc M, Tulcan C. Protective Effect of Hypericum perforatum L. Extract on Hexavalent Chromium Induced Toxicity in Rat Adrenal Gland. Rev Chim 2017. [DOI: 10.37358/rc.17.9.5813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This study was carried out to test the possibility of hexavalent chromium administration through drinking water to induce the structural damage in rat�s adrenal glands and the possibility of Hypericum perforatum extract to faith against chromium aggression. Chromium induced cellular stress was determined by the expression level assessment of the Bcl2 genes family, known to modulate the apoptotic pathway. Obtained results showed that exposure to chromium altered adrenal glands morphology, by induction of apoptosis. When Hypericum perforatum extract was administered expression level of Bcl2 genes and histological lesions in adrenal glands were significantly reduced.
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Huţu I, Patras I, Foditsh EE, Zimmermann R, Mircu C. Study upon the haematological parameters in minipig models. J Biotechnol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.06.294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mircu C, Boldura OM, Bonca G, Tulcan C, Popescu S, Huţu I. Molecular fingerprinting of Romanian resident Bison bonasus in order to avoid consanguinisation. J Biotechnol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.06.318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mircu C, Zimmermann RP, Foditsh EE, Tulcan C, Hoinoiu B, Hutu I. Dynamics of weight, fat thickness and rib-eye in neuromodulation minipigs. J Biotechnol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.07.344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Boldura O, Popescu S, Balta C, Tulcan C, Hutu I, Mircu C. Precise, rapid and low cost detection of horse DNA in food by PCR technique. J Biotechnol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.07.294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zarcula SM, Cernescu H, Kirovski D, Šamanc H, Mircu C, Frunza I, Chirila D, Paul C, Tulcan C. Effects of clinoptilolite added in colostrum on the concentration of serum minerals in calves. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2013.05.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hutu I, Boldura O, Popescu S, Balta C, Chis C, Mircu C. A multiplex PCR approach to the quantification of cow milk in goat products. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2013.05.285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Gavriliuc OI, Paunescu V, Ilie DE, Milovanov C, Tulcan C, Hutu I, Mircu C. Gene expression patterns during in vitro differentiation of bovine skeletal muscle. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2013.05.463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Kulcsár M, Dankó G, Delavaud C, Mircu C, Nikolic AJ, Gáspárdy A, Cernescu H, Chilliard Y, Cseh S, Rudas P, Huszenicza G. Endocrine characteristics of late pregnant hyperketonaemic ewes and their reproductive performance following the induction of ovarian cyclicity out of the breeding season. Acta Vet Hung 2006; 54:235-49. [PMID: 16841761 DOI: 10.1556/avet.54.2006.2.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ketosis was diagnosed in a flock of Merino ewes that conceived from synchronised oestrus in the early autumn period. On day 140 of pregnancy the ewes were sampled for determination of betaOH-butyrate (BHB), AST, glucose, non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), total cholesterol (TCH), insulin, T4, T3, cortisol, IGF-1 and leptin. The results were evaluated according to the number of fetuses born some days later and the presence of hyperketonaemia (BHB: > or = 1.60 mmol/l). In May, about 3 months after lambing, cyclic ovarian function was induced (Cronolone + eCG), and the ewes were inseminated artificially (AI) 48 h after the removal of gestagen-containing sponge. At the time of AI and 10 days later blood samples were collected again to check the plasma levels of the same constituents as previously (in samples taken at AI), and to monitor the ovarian response by assaying progesterone (in both samples). On day 140 of gestation significantly lower BHB levels were detected in dams with single (n = 41) than in those with twin (n = 57) pregnancies. Hyperketonaemia was found only in ewes bearing twins (n = 27). These animals had higher NEFA and cortisol, and lower TCH, insulin, IGF-1, leptin and T3 levels than their normoketonaemic twin-bearing flock-mates, and those with single pregnancy. The blood glucose concentrations varied within a wide range, and the means of groups did not exhibit any significant differences. The formerly hyperketonaemic individuals were characterised by lower leptin level 3 months after lambing, and they showed a poorer response to the cycle-induction procedure than the others. The non-responders had lower IGF-1 and leptin levels than those ovulated after this treatment. It was concluded that the subclinical form of ovine ketosis is characterised by complex endocrine alterations, reflecting an obvious form of negative energy balance. If attempts to induce cyclic ovarian function outside the breeding season are made soon after lambing, the ovarian response and fertility of these ewes may also be depressed.
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- Margit Kulcsár
- Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, H-1400 Budapest, P.O. Box 2, Hungary
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