Effect of Culture System on Developmental Competence, Cryosurvival and DNA-Fragmentation of In Vitro Bovine Blastocysts
Background This study investigated the effect of two in vitro embryo culture systems (co-culture system versus cell-free sequential-media) on developmental competence, cryosurvival and DNA- fragmentation of in vitro developed bovine blastocysts. Materials and Methods Bovine presum...
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| description | Background This study investigated the effect of two in vitro embryo culture systems (co-culture system versus cell-free sequential-media) on developmental competence, cryosurvival and DNA- fragmentation of in vitro developed bovine blastocysts. Materials and Methods Bovine presumptive zygotes were cultured in Ménézo's B2 (B2) plus vero-cells or sequential synthetic oviductal fluid (SOF) for eight days. Subsequently, half of the expanded blastocysts developed in both groups were vitrified, warmed within 30 minutes and post- warming embryos along with their corresponding non-vitrified embryos were cultured for two additional days in the same medium used before vitrification. Embryo development, cryosurvival and apoptosis were compared between the groups. Results For non-vitrified embryos, culture in SOF significantly promoted the potency of embryos to develop into blastocysts compared with the co-culture system. The difference in post vitrification survival rate of SOF blastocysts (83.3%) was insignificant compared with co-culture (84.3%). However, while total cell number of warmed blastocysts in the co-culture system was significantly higher in the co-culture versus the sequential system (215.4 vs. 170.4), the quality of survived embryos in terms of hatching ability and apoptosis was adversely affected by co-culture compared with SOF (65.0% vs. 74.3%, and 13.5% vs. 10.0%, respectively; p < 0.05). Conclusion Although co-culture system may increase the viability of embryos following cryopreservation, the potency and dynamics of blastocyst formation significantly increased with sequential media compared to the co-culture system which can compensate for the lower efficiency of sequential media for vitrification/warming purposes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-388d2c0330a54537b3977e096ecb510c2022-12-21T17:49:13ZengRoyan Institute (ACECR), TehranInternational Journal of Fertility and Sterility2008-076X2008-07782011-04-0151212645079Effect of Culture System on Developmental Competence, Cryosurvival and DNA-Fragmentation of In Vitro Bovine BlastocystsMahdi Hajian0Seyed Morteza Hosseini1Vajiheh Asgari2Somayyeh Ostadhoosseini3Mohsen Forouzanfar4Mohammad Hossein Nasr Esfahani5Reproduction and Development Department, Reproductive Biomedicine Center, Royan Institute for Animal Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, IranReproduction and Development Department, Reproductive Biomedicine Center, Royan Institute for Animal Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, IranReproduction and Development Department, Reproductive Biomedicine Center, Royan Institute for Animal Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, IranReproduction and Development Department, Reproductive Biomedicine Center, Royan Institute for Animal Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, IranReproduction and Development Department, Reproductive Biomedicine Center, Royan Institute for Animal Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran;Animal Sciences Department, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht Branch, MReproduction and Development Department, Reproductive Biomedicine Center, Royan Institute for Animal Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran;Embryology Department, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACEBackground This study investigated the effect of two in vitro embryo culture systems (co-culture system versus cell-free sequential-media) on developmental competence, cryosurvival and DNA- fragmentation of in vitro developed bovine blastocysts. Materials and Methods Bovine presumptive zygotes were cultured in Ménézo's B2 (B2) plus vero-cells or sequential synthetic oviductal fluid (SOF) for eight days. Subsequently, half of the expanded blastocysts developed in both groups were vitrified, warmed within 30 minutes and post- warming embryos along with their corresponding non-vitrified embryos were cultured for two additional days in the same medium used before vitrification. Embryo development, cryosurvival and apoptosis were compared between the groups. Results For non-vitrified embryos, culture in SOF significantly promoted the potency of embryos to develop into blastocysts compared with the co-culture system. The difference in post vitrification survival rate of SOF blastocysts (83.3%) was insignificant compared with co-culture (84.3%). However, while total cell number of warmed blastocysts in the co-culture system was significantly higher in the co-culture versus the sequential system (215.4 vs. 170.4), the quality of survived embryos in terms of hatching ability and apoptosis was adversely affected by co-culture compared with SOF (65.0% vs. 74.3%, and 13.5% vs. 10.0%, respectively; p < 0.05). Conclusion Although co-culture system may increase the viability of embryos following cryopreservation, the potency and dynamics of blastocyst formation significantly increased with sequential media compared to the co-culture system which can compensate for the lower efficiency of sequential media for vitrification/warming purposes.http://www.ijfs.ir/article_45079_173464365fead26059b10cd4013e65b8.pdfblastocystvitrificationcryoperservationembryo developmentcoculture |
| spellingShingle | Mahdi Hajian Seyed Morteza Hosseini Vajiheh Asgari Somayyeh Ostadhoosseini Mohsen Forouzanfar Mohammad Hossein Nasr Esfahani Effect of Culture System on Developmental Competence, Cryosurvival and DNA-Fragmentation of In Vitro Bovine Blastocysts International Journal of Fertility and Sterility blastocyst vitrification cryoperservation embryo development co culture |
| title | Effect of Culture System on Developmental Competence, Cryosurvival and DNA-Fragmentation of In Vitro Bovine Blastocysts |
| title_full | Effect of Culture System on Developmental Competence, Cryosurvival and DNA-Fragmentation of In Vitro Bovine Blastocysts |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Culture System on Developmental Competence, Cryosurvival and DNA-Fragmentation of In Vitro Bovine Blastocysts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Culture System on Developmental Competence, Cryosurvival and DNA-Fragmentation of In Vitro Bovine Blastocysts |
| title_short | Effect of Culture System on Developmental Competence, Cryosurvival and DNA-Fragmentation of In Vitro Bovine Blastocysts |
| title_sort | effect of culture system on developmental competence cryosurvival and dna fragmentation of in vitro bovine blastocysts |
| topic | blastocyst vitrification cryoperservation embryo development co culture |
| url | http://www.ijfs.ir/article_45079_173464365fead26059b10cd4013e65b8.pdf |
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