Ionomycin-induced mouse oocyte activation can disrupt preimplantation embryo development through increased reactive oxygen species reaction and DNA damage.

Molecular Human Reproduction
Chen ChenQifeng Lyu

Abstract

Oocyte activation induced by calcium oscillations is an important process in normal fertilization and subsequent embryogenesis. In the clinical-assisted reproduction, artificial oocyte activation (AOA) is an effective method to improve the clinical outcome of patients with null or low fertilization rate after ICSI. However, little is known about the effect of AOA on preimplantation embryo development in cases with normal fertilization by ICSI. Here, we used ionomycin at different concentrations to activate oocytes after ICSI with normal sperm and evaluated energy metabolism and preimplantation embryo development. We found that a high concentration of ionomycin increased the frequency and amplitude of calcium oscillation patterns, affecting the balance of mitochondrial energy metabolism, leading to increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) and decreased ATP. Eventually, it increases DNA damage and decreases blastocyst formation. In addition, the addition of vitamin C to the culture medium ameliorated the increase in ROS and DNA damage and rescued the abnormal embryo development caused by excessive ionomycin activation. This study provides a perspective that the improper application of AOA may have adverse effects on preimplantatio...Continue Reading

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