Sperm-induced oocyte activation in the rhesus monkey: nuclear and cytoplasmic changes following intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Human Reproduction
L Meng, D P Wolf

Abstract

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has increased the potential of the assisted reproductive technologies to propagate mammalian species and has provided an opportunity for research into cell cycle control and the mechanisms involved in sperm-induced oocyte activation. We have investigated the efficacy of ICSI in the rhesus monkey, the mechanism of fertilization following sperm injection and the cytoskeletal rearrangement that occurs upon oocyte activation. These studies were conducted on mature, and to a lesser extent, immature oocytes. Ejaculated spermatozoa, washed, capacitated and activated before immobilization, were injected into oocytes using conventional ICSI methodology. Sperm injection into mature oocytes induced oocyte activation (19/22; 86%) and pronuclear formation. In contrast, sham-injected oocytes did not activate readily (2/16; 13%). To localize oocyte activation factor(s), spermatozoa were separated mechanically into heads and tails which were then injected individually into mature oocytes. Activation occurred in 87% (20/23) of oocytes receiving heads. After tail injection, a single microtubule aster was nucleated and one pronucleus (PN) was seen in four of 21 oocytes. Intracytoplasmic injection of sperm e...Continue Reading

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