Effects of inhibin A and activin A during in vitro maturation of bovine oocytes in hormone- and serum-free medium

Biology of Reproduction
A E StockL C Smith

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate whether inhibin A and/or activin A play a role in the acquisition of oocyte competence during the final stages of oogenesis. The particular goal was to establish whether inhibin A and activin A exert development-enhancing effects during in vitro maturation in serum-free media and whether such effects are related to changes in the kinetics of meiotic resumption and/or fertilization rates. Cumulus-oocyte-complexes (COCs) were matured in two control media (Medium 199 [M199] with hormones and serum, hormone-serum control; M199 + 0.6% BSA, BSA-control) and nine treatment media (M199 with 0.6% BSA containing 100, 10, and 1 ng/ml of recombinant human inhibin A, recombinant human activin A, and the combination of the two). Oocytes were fertilized and cultured using standard procedures. Cleavage was assessed at 54 h and blastocyst development at 8 days after in vitro fertilization. Kinetics of oocyte maturation and the fertilization rates were evaluated after fixing and staining (Hoechst 33342) of oocytes at 8, 16, and 22 h after onset of in vitro maturation or of presumptive zygotes at 12 h after in vitro fertilization, respectively. Although there was no effect on cleavage rates, inhibin A and ...Continue Reading

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