Abstract
Reducing oxygen concentration from atmospheric levels during in vitro culture generally, but not invariably, improves embryonic development across a range of species. Since the few published reports of such an action in the pig are contradictory--perhaps a consequence of the derivation of the embryos prior to culture--a study was performed to examine the effect of O2 tension during culture on three different types of porcine embryos, namely: in vivo flushed embryos, and in vitro matured oocytes either fertilized in vitro or parthenogenetically activated. In vivo embryos (n=208) were flushed at the 2-8 cell stage. Cumulus oocyte complexes (COCs) destined for IVF or parthenogenetic activation were derived from 2 to 6 mm, post-pubertal ovarian follicles and matured for 48 h in TCM-199. Parthenogenones were generated by activating denuded oocytes (n=573) with 10 mM calcium ionophore, followed by 2 mM DMAP prior to culture. The IVF embryos (n=971) were produced by fertilizing COCs (day 0) with fresh ejaculated semen in modified tris-based medium for 6 h before cumulus removal. All embryos were cultured in BECM-3 containing 12 mg/mL fatty-acid-free BSA up to day 4, followed by BECM-3 supplemented with 10% calf serum until day 7. The gas environment for IVM/IVF was 5% CO2 in air, while that for IVC was either 5% CO2 in air or 5% O2, 5% CO2 and 90% N2. Low O2 tension increased both day 7 blastocyst rates (high versus low O2, respectively; 9.3+/-2.9%: 26/280; 23.9+/-4.2%: 71/293; P
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Theriogenology |
Vol/bind | 63 |
Udgave nummer | 7 |
Sider (fra-til) | 2040-2052 |
Antal sider | 13 |
ISSN | 0093-691X |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - apr. 2005 |
Emneord
- Animals
- Blastocyst
- Blastocyst: physiology
- Culture Techniques
- Culture Techniques: methods
- Culture Techniques: veterinary
- Embryonic Development
- Embryonic Development: physiology
- Female
- Fertilization in Vitro
- Fertilization in Vitro: methods
- Fertilization in Vitro: veterinary
- Insemination, Artificial
- Insemination, Artificial: veterinary
- Logistic Models
- Male
- Oxygen
- Oxygen: administration & dosage
- Parthenogenesis
- Parthenogenesis: physiology
- Pregnancy
- Swine
- Swine: embryology