Effects of embryo-derived exosomes on the development of bovine cloned embryos.
The developmental competence of in vitro cultured (IVC) embryos is markedly lower than that of their in vivo counterparts, suggesting the need for optimization of IVC protocols. Embryo culture medium is routinely replaced three days after initial culture in bovine, however, whether this protocol is...
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| author | Pengxiang Qu Suzhu Qing Ruiqi Liu Hongyu Qin Weiwei Wang Fang Qiao Hui Ge Jun Liu Yong Zhang Wei Cui Yongsheng Wang |
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| description | The developmental competence of in vitro cultured (IVC) embryos is markedly lower than that of their in vivo counterparts, suggesting the need for optimization of IVC protocols. Embryo culture medium is routinely replaced three days after initial culture in bovine, however, whether this protocol is superior to continuous nonrenewal culture method under current conditions remains unclear. Using bovine somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) embryos as the model, our results showed that compared with routine renewal treatment, nonrenewal culture system significantly improved blastocyst formation, blastocyst quality (increased total cell number, decreased stress and apoptosis, enhanced Oct-4 expression and ratio of ICM/TE), as well as following development to term. Existence and function of SCNT embryo-derived exosomes were then investigated to reveal the cause of impaired development induced by culture medium replacement. Exosomes were successfully isolated through differential centrifugation and identified by both electron microscopy and immunostaining against exosomal membrane marker CD9. Supplementation of extracted exosomes into freshly renewed medium significantly rescued not only blastocyst formation and quality (in vitro development), but also following growth to term (in vivo development). Notably, ratio of ICM/TE and calving rate were enhanced to a similar level as that in nonrenewal group. In conclusion, our results for the first time indicate that 1: bovine SCNT embryos can secrete exosomes into chemically defined culture medium during IVC; 2: secreted exosomes are essential for SCNT blastocyst formation, blastocyst quality, and following development to term; 3: removal of exosomes induced by culture medium replacement impairs SCNT embryo development, which can be avoided by nonrenewal culture procedure or markedly recovered by exosome supplementation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f54d9d210324736a30e9f5ad4655b9e2022-12-22T00:24:19ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01123e017453510.1371/journal.pone.0174535Effects of embryo-derived exosomes on the development of bovine cloned embryos.Pengxiang QuSuzhu QingRuiqi LiuHongyu QinWeiwei WangFang QiaoHui GeJun LiuYong ZhangWei CuiYongsheng WangThe developmental competence of in vitro cultured (IVC) embryos is markedly lower than that of their in vivo counterparts, suggesting the need for optimization of IVC protocols. Embryo culture medium is routinely replaced three days after initial culture in bovine, however, whether this protocol is superior to continuous nonrenewal culture method under current conditions remains unclear. Using bovine somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) embryos as the model, our results showed that compared with routine renewal treatment, nonrenewal culture system significantly improved blastocyst formation, blastocyst quality (increased total cell number, decreased stress and apoptosis, enhanced Oct-4 expression and ratio of ICM/TE), as well as following development to term. Existence and function of SCNT embryo-derived exosomes were then investigated to reveal the cause of impaired development induced by culture medium replacement. Exosomes were successfully isolated through differential centrifugation and identified by both electron microscopy and immunostaining against exosomal membrane marker CD9. Supplementation of extracted exosomes into freshly renewed medium significantly rescued not only blastocyst formation and quality (in vitro development), but also following growth to term (in vivo development). Notably, ratio of ICM/TE and calving rate were enhanced to a similar level as that in nonrenewal group. In conclusion, our results for the first time indicate that 1: bovine SCNT embryos can secrete exosomes into chemically defined culture medium during IVC; 2: secreted exosomes are essential for SCNT blastocyst formation, blastocyst quality, and following development to term; 3: removal of exosomes induced by culture medium replacement impairs SCNT embryo development, which can be avoided by nonrenewal culture procedure or markedly recovered by exosome supplementation.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5370134?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Pengxiang Qu Suzhu Qing Ruiqi Liu Hongyu Qin Weiwei Wang Fang Qiao Hui Ge Jun Liu Yong Zhang Wei Cui Yongsheng Wang Effects of embryo-derived exosomes on the development of bovine cloned embryos. PLoS ONE |
| title | Effects of embryo-derived exosomes on the development of bovine cloned embryos. |
| title_full | Effects of embryo-derived exosomes on the development of bovine cloned embryos. |
| title_fullStr | Effects of embryo-derived exosomes on the development of bovine cloned embryos. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of embryo-derived exosomes on the development of bovine cloned embryos. |
| title_short | Effects of embryo-derived exosomes on the development of bovine cloned embryos. |
| title_sort | effects of embryo derived exosomes on the development of bovine cloned embryos |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5370134?pdf=render |
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