Storage of bovine isolated follicles: A new alternative way to improve the recovery rate of viable embryos from ovarian follicles of slaughtered cows

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• 作者：A. Pavlok ; S. Č ; ech ; M. Kubelka ; M. Lopat&#xe1 ; ř ; ov&#xe1 ; L. Holý ; and M. Jindra
• 关键词：Bovine follicle storage ; In vitro fertilization ; Embryo culture ; Embryo transfer
• 刊名：Animal Reproduction Science
• 出版年：2006
• 出版时间：November 2006
• 年：2006
• 卷：96
• 期：1-2
• 页码：186-195
• 全文大小：200 K

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The vitality of bovine oocytes stored in isolated follicles was examined. The aim of this work was to prolong the time of in vitro manipulation of oocytes before their maturation and develop a new alternative of oocyte “capacitation” to improve the quality of in vitro produced embryos. Follicles were dissected from the ovaries of slaughtered cows; subsequently, follicles were divided according to their diameter into three categories (2–3, 3–4 and 4–6 mm), and stored at 17–18 °C for 24 or 48 h in a modified tissue culture medium-199 (TCM-199) with reduced pH. After that time, the cumulus–oocyte complexes (COCs) were isolated, matured, fertilized, and embryos cultured in vitro for a total of 9 days. The percentage of total blastocysts, and hatched blastocysts developed from oocytes, initially kept (“capacitated”) for 24 h at 17–18 °C, within follicles of 3–6 mm size categories, were significantly higher than that oocytes of the control [of control oocytes] (44.9 and 30.3 % versus 36.2 and 20.4 % , respectively). The oocytes of follicles stored for 48 h at 17–18 °C already had decreased developmental capacity. Interesting data were obtained when COCs of the 3–4 and 4–6 categories were additionally divided into two subgroups according to their presumed developmental history (originating from the supposed growing “fit” in contrast to the supposed regressing “unfit” follicles). The higher improvement in the rate of hatched blastocysts from 24 h stored oocytes was observed only in the subgroup originated from “fit” COCs (15.3 versus 25.0 % , and 20.0 versus 34.4 % , in the 3–4 and 4–6 mm categories, respectively). The transfer of 26 blastocysts (developed of follicles kept for 24 h at 17–18 °C) to 26 recipient heifers resulted in 18 pregnancies. Storage of follicles at 17–18 °C in vitro resulted not only in recovery of higher numbers of blastocysts of better quality but also facilitated the safe transport of follicles for a long distance. The extended, time of follicle storage before the proper oocyte maturation allowed also the synchronization of an appropriate number of recipient animals according to the number of isolated follicles.