Effects of cumulus cells and follicle-stimulating hormone during in vitro maturation on parthenogenetic activation of bovine oocytes

Molecular Reproduction and Development
R C Chian, M A Sirard

Abstract

The response to parthenogenetic activation (calcium ionophore A23187) of bovine oocytes after 30 hr of culture in different maturation conditions was evaluated. The activation rates of oocytes in response to 10 mu M A23187 were similar (86% +/- 4 vs. 89% +/- 8) when the oocytes matured with or without cumulus cells were cultured in TCM-199 + 10% fetal calf serum (maturation medium [MM]) alone. However, the activation rates were significantly lower in oocytes matured with than without cumulus cells (48 +/- 10 vs. 79% +/- 16; P < 0.05) when MM was supplemented with 0.5 microgram/ml follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), 50 micrograms/ml luteinizing hormone (LH), and 1.0 microgram/ml estradiol-1 beta (E2). When oocytes with cumulus cells were cultured in different media, MM along, MM + 0.5 microgram/ml FSH, MM + 50 micrograms/ml LH, MM + 1.0 microgram/ml E2, and MM + all three hormones, the percentages of activated oocytes were 91% +/- 3.52% +/- 14.83% +/- 7, 83% +/- 13, and 54% +/- 7, respectively. Oocytes with or without cumulus cells during culture began to form a pronucleus 5 hr after activation (5% +/- 1 and 7% +/- 1, respectively). Finally, the proteins synthesized by oocytes matured with or without cumulus cells before (3 hr) ...Continue Reading

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