小鼠-牛体细胞种间核移植

本文探讨了小鼠-牛异质胚构建的简便方法及小鼠体细胞核在牛卵母细胞中重新编程的可能性。以牛的卵母细胞为细胞质供体,用去除透明带及徒手切割的方法去核,设定电压1.5 KV/cm,脉冲时间40μsec,与小鼠皮肤成纤维细胞进行电融合的融合率为67.44%,卵裂率为30.23%。融合细胞经离子酶素-6-DMAP激活,用微滴内压制做窝的方法培养小鼠皮肤成纤维细胞异质胚,异质胚的最终发育阶段为8细胞期。结果表明,去透明带牛卵母细胞经切割法去核,可用于小鼠异质胚构建;微滴内做窝的体外培养方法可避免无透明带胚胎的聚合。     

山羊卵巢大小对卵母细胞体外成熟的影响

目的探讨卵巢大小对卵母细胞体外成熟的影响。方法根据质量将卵巢分为3组,Ⅰ组质量小于0.95 g,Ⅱ组质量介于0.95~1.7 g,Ⅲ组质量大于1.7 g,并统计了不同组卵母细胞的体外成熟率、孤雌激活胚的卵裂率和囊胚率,以及克隆胚的卵裂率和囊胚率。结果 3组卵母细胞体外成熟率分别为62.25%、43.58%和40.7%;3组孤雌激活胚卵裂率分别为83.77%、82.92%和79.73%;孤雌激活胚囊胚发育率分别为19.51%、18.9%和18.78%;3组克隆胚的卵裂率分别为67.36%、65.97%和66.33%;克隆胚囊胚发育率分别为11.63%、13.41%和12.29%。Ⅰ组卵母细胞体外成熟率显著高于其余2组,3组之间孤雌激活胚卵裂率、孤雌激活胚囊胚率、克隆胚卵裂率和克隆胚囊胚发育率差异无统计学意义。结论上述结果表明来源于小卵巢的卵母细胞体外成熟率最高。卵巢大小仅影响卵母细胞的体外成熟率,对发育能力无影响。     

牛供体细胞的来源、血清饥饿和预激活对核移植卵体外胚胎发育

牛皮肤成纤维细胞经血清饥饿或预激活处理后获得核胞体，并注入去核卵母细胞内构建重组胚。检查重组胚24 h和36 h卵裂率以及8 d囊胚率，以评估供体细胞及其处理方法对体细胞核移植效果的影响。实验结果表明：来自3个年龄(6、18和36月龄)、2个品系(红安格斯肉牛和荷斯坦奶牛)的4头供体牛皮肤细胞重组胚的卵裂率和囊胚率均无差异。生长到完全汇合的36月龄荷斯坦牛供体细胞血清饥饿10-13 d组重组胚的36 h卵裂率显著低于0 d(对照)、3-5 d和6-9 d组，囊胚率显著低于3-5 d组；经5 μmol/L离子霉素或7%乙醇预激活5 min重组胚的卵裂率和囊胚率均与对照组无差异。     

人-牛异种克隆胚构建及其线粒体来源

通过人-牛异种核移植技术获得异种克隆囊胚, 便于在不消耗人类卵母细胞的情况下从异种克隆胚中分离出人类干细胞。通过透明带下注射法将人胎儿成纤维细胞和牛耳成纤维细胞分别注入去核牛卵母细胞中构建异种和同种胚胎, 并比较两者之间的融合率、卵裂率、8-细胞发育率以及囊胚率。并对处于2-细胞、4-细胞、8-细胞、桑椹胚、囊胚阶段的异种克隆胚的线粒体DNA来源进行检测。结果表明, 异种克隆胚体外各个阶段的发育率均低于同种克隆胚, 尤其是8-细胞到囊胚阶段的发育率, 以及囊胚率都显著低于同种克隆胚(P<0.05)。异种克隆胚在2-细胞到桑椹胚阶段检测到人、牛线粒体DNA共存, 囊胚阶段只检测到牛线粒体DNA。结果表明: 牛卵母细胞可以重编程人胎儿成纤维细胞, 完成异种克隆胚植入前的胚胎发育, 异种克隆胚由于核质相互作用的不谐调, 影响其发育能力, 使其囊胚率显著低于同种克隆胚。牛线粒体DNA存在于植入前异种胚胎发育的各个阶段。异种克隆胚胎用于人类胚胎干细胞分离具有可行性。     

牛供体细胞的来源、血清饥饿和预激活对核移植卵体外胚胎发育的影响

牛皮肢成纤维细胞经血清饥饿或预激活处理后获得核胞体,并注入去核卵母细胞内构建重组胚。检查重组胚24h和36h卵裂率以及8d囊胚率,以评估供体细胞及其处理方法对体细胞核移植效果的影响。实验结果表明：来自3个年龄（6、18和36月龄）、2个品系（红安格斯肉牛和荷斯坦奶牛）的4头供体牛皮肤细胞重组胚的卵裂率和囊胚率均无差异。生长到完全汇合的36月龄荷斯坦牛供体细胞血清饥饿10-13d组重组胚的36h卵裂率显著低于0d（对照）、3-5d和6-9d组,囊胚率显著低于3-5d组;经5μmol/L离子霉素或7％乙醇预激活5min重组胚的卵裂率和囊胚率均与对照组无差异。     

人-山羊异种核移植胚胎发育的初步研究

以体外分离培养的人胚胎成纤维细胞为核供体,经血清饥饿培养后,通过显微操作技术移入山羊去核卵母细胞中,采用化学方法激活重组胚.通过体外培养观察,2-细胞胚胎发育率可达51.33%,4-细胞发育率为31.42%,但发育至桑椹胚阶段的胚胎数目大大减少,仅为9.73%.虽然目前尚未能获得异种核移植囊胚,但实验结果说明山羊成熟卵母细胞可以支持人体细胞核完成重编程,人-山羊异种体细胞核移植重组胚可在体外完成其早期发育.     

牛体外受精卵在两种共同培养系统中发育的研究

为了使牛体外受精卵能通过体外早期发育阻滞期,我们建立了卵丘细胞单层(A)和输卵管上皮单层(B)两种共同培养系统。A1共同培养实验是在本实验室进行的,A2和B共同培养实验均在日本岗山大学农学部动物繁殖学研究室进行,牛输卵管组织的分离使用0.76％EDTA—PBS溶液,共同培养系统均使用含10％小牛血清的TCM—199(Earle's salts)作为培养液。培养的卵泡卵母细胞体外成熟率为100％,体外受精率为99—100％。在A1共同培养实验中,越过阻滞期发育到16—细胞以上的胚胎占卵裂胚的35.7％,与A2共同培养实验中越过阻滞期的发育率(40.1％)无显著差异(P<0.05)。A1和A2共同培养实验,在卵裂基础上得到的桑椹胚和囊胚发育率分别为23.7％和27.9％。每百枚培养的卵母细胞,在A1共同培养实验中可获得桑椹胚和囊胚15.1枚,在A2共同培养实验中可获桑椹胚和囊胚的20.5枚。B共同培养实验中桑椹胚和囊胚发育率为54.1％,显著高于A1或A2共同培养实验的相应发育率(P<0.001),使用B共同培养系统每百枚培养的卵母细胞可以获得37枚桑椹胚和囊胚。     

影响猪体细胞核移植重构胚体外发育的若干因素

以卵丘细胞为核供体细胞组成重构胚,卵裂率达到56.7%,发育至桑椹胚达11.7%、孵化囊胚率为6.7%,显著高于成纤维细胞组成的重构胚(p<0.05)。我们研究了卵母细胞的采集方法,激活方法和卵龄对卵丘细胞核移植重构胚体外发育的影响。以血清饥饿法将卵丘细胞诱导至GO或G1期,抽吸法/解剖法采集卵母细胞,体外培养33或44 h,将卵丘细胞置于去核卵母细胞的卵周隙中,重构胚以钙离子载体A23817或电脉冲结合6-DMAP激活处理,体外培养6天,结果表明,卵母细胞采集方法、激活液中细胞松弛素(CB)并不影响重构胚的发育(以卵龄44h的卵母细胞为受体);而以电脉冲结合6-DMAP激活处理能提高重构胚发育能力(以卵龄33 h的卵母细胞为受体)(p<0.05)。本研究显示,以电脉冲结合6-DMAP激活卵丘细胞重构胚,能在体外发育至囊胚     

猪体细胞核移植重构胚的体外发育(英文)

以卵丘细胞为核供体细胞组成重构胚 ,卵裂率达到 5 6.7% ,发育至桑椹胚率达到1 1 .7% ,囊胚率为 6.7% ,显著高于成纤维细胞重构胚 (P <0 .0 5 )。本文还研究了卵母细胞的采集方法、激活程序和卵龄对卵丘细胞核移植重构胚体外发育的影响。以血清饥饿法将卵丘细胞诱导至G0 G1 期 ,抽吸法 解剖法采集卵母细胞 ,体外培养 3 3～ 44h ,将卵丘细胞放至去核卵母细胞的卵周隙中 ,重构胚以钙离子载体A2 3 81 7或电脉冲结合 6 DMAP激活处理 ,体外培养 6d。研究表明 ,卵母细胞采集方法、激活液中细胞松弛素 (CB)、激活程序并不影响重构胚的发育 (以卵龄 44h的卵母细胞为受体 ) ;而以电脉冲结合 6 DMAP激活处理能提高重构胚发育能力 (以卵龄 3 3h的卵母细胞为受体 ) (P <0 .0 5 )。本研究显示 ,以电脉冲结合 6 DMAP激活卵丘细胞重构胚 ,体外能发育至囊胚     

猪体细胞核移植重构胚的体外发育

以卵丘细胞为核供体细胞组成重构胚,卵裂率达到56．7％,发育至桑椹胚率达到11．7％,囊胚率为6．7％,显著高于成纤维细胞重构胚（P＜0．05）。本文还研究了卵母细胞的采集方法、激活程序和卵龄对卵丘细胞核移植重构胚体外发育的影响。以血清饥饿法将卵丘细胞诱导G0/G1期,抽吸法／解剖法采集卵母细胞,体外培养33－44h,将卵丘细胞放至去核卵母细胞的卵周隙中,重构胚以钙离子载体A23817或电脉冲结合6－DMAP激活处理,体外培养6d。研究表明,卵母细胞采集方法、激活液中细胞松驰素（CB）、激活程度并不影响重构胚的发育（以卵龄44h的卵母细胞为受体）;而以电脉冲结合6－DMAP激活处理能提高重构胚发育能力（以卵龄33h的卵母细胞为受体）（P＜0．05）。本研究显示,以电脉冲结合6－DMAP激活卵丘细胞重构胚,体外能发育至囊胚。     

牛精子和卵母细胞低温保存研究进展

牛的精子和卵母细胞的低温保存对于畜牧业的发展有重要价值。该文综述了近年来牛精子和卵母细胞低温保存的研究进展,包括保存方法、与低温保存有关的细胞特性、存在的问题和改进的方法等内容。     

Phase Transition Temperature and Chilling Sensitivity of Bovine Oocytes

A limiting factor for achieving cryopreservation of oocytes is direct chilling injury (DCI), which occurs during cooling. DCI, or cold shock, is defined as an irreversible damage expressed shortly after exposure to low, but not freezing, temperatures. The primary target of DCI is thought to be the plasma membrane. Recently, an association between DCI in sperm and the thermotropic phase transition of their membrane lipids was demonstrated. In the present study, we examined the phase transition of the membrane lipids of immature andin vitro-matured bovine oocytes during cooling, using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The phase transition of the membrane lipids of oocytes at the germinal vesicle (GV) stage occurred between 13 and 20°C, while a very broad phase transition, which centered around 10°C, was observed for mature oocytes (MII) stage. Thermotropic phase transitions were demonstrated to be related to the temperature at which DCI affected the integrity of the oocyte membranes. When immature oocytes were cooled to 13°C, fewer oocytes (40%) retained their membrane integrity than after exposure to 4°C (51%) or holding them at 38°C (78%), (as determined by the Fluorescein Diacetate-FDA test). This finding might suggest that holding immature oocytes at the phase transition temperature is more damaging to their membranes than exposure to lower temperatures. By contrast, no significant differences in membrane integrity were observed whenin vitro-matured oocytes were cooled to the same temperatures. Subsequently, GV oocytes were cooled to 4°C, and 26% underwent maturation and 19% underwent fertilizationin vitro. In vitro-matured oocytes that were cooled to 4°C displayed a slightly decreased rate of fertilization; the overall fertilization was 60% with 24% polyspermy, rather than the 76% fertilization rate with 12% polyspermy obtained with those not subjected to cooling. The high rate of polyspermy indicates that a site(s) other than the plasma membrane is affected during cooling of bovine oocytes. Nucleated bovine GV oocytes were electrofused within vitro-matured and enucleated oocytes, and then cooled to 4°C. Evaluation of the membrane integrity of the fused oocytes showed that these oocytes are chilling resistant, which strongly suggests that alteration of the membrane composition of an oocyte can change the cell's susceptibility to low temperatures. This finding led to an improvement in the survival of oocytes after cryopreservation.     

牛卵母细胞体外成熟的研究

牛卵母细胞的成熟过程中,包括细胞膜、细胞质、细胞核的成熟。其中细胞质的成熟最为复杂。线粒体、皮质颗粒数量的变化和位移,脂滴类型的变化和形态改变,空泡形态学的变化等是鉴别卵母细胞幼稚、成熟和老化的重要特征。透明带随着培养而外侧疏松,内侧致密,母卵细胞膜上伸出的微绒毛为膨大泡状和细长毛状两种。在培养１４小时后颗粒细胞与透明带脱离联系。根据综合指标判定,１８小时这前为成熟生长期,１８￣２６小时为成熟期,     

Meiosis in Bovine Oocytes Matured in Vitro and in Vivo

Meiosis in bovine oocytes has; been studied after maturation in vitro or in vivo. Oocytes for in vitro maturation were collected from the ovaries of slaughtered cattle without regard to the phase of the estrous cycle while in vivo maturation was studied in oocytes from gonadotrophin-stimulated heifers at times varying between 6 and 36 h after the beginning of behavioural estrus. Oocytes from slaughtered cattle were classified according to their cumulus complex and ooplasm and were cultured for 6, 12, 18, 24, 36 or 48 h in modified Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate buffer before fixation) for cytogenetic analysis. Oocytes from stimulated heifers were aspirated from follicles or flushed from the oviducts, classified according to cumulus and ooplasm, and fixed within 6 h of collection. Nuclear maturation was more rapid in vitro than in vivo. The largest proportion of oocytes reached maturity (Mil) after 12 to 18 h in culture or 30 to 36 h after the onset of behavioural estrus. Oocytes devoid of cumulus cells or showing signs of vacuolation or degeneration had virtually no capacity for nuclear maturation.     

Bovine Oocytes Cryoinjury and How to Improve Their Development Following Cryopreservation

Bovine oocytes are less likely to undergo successful cryopreservation than cleavage-stage embryos. Bovine oocytes characteristically contain high levels of lipids that represent one of the major obstacles limiting efficient cryopreservation. These droplets together with structures such as cumulus cells, zona pellucida, cytoplasm membrane, cortical granules, mitochondria, spindle, and cytoskeleton (microtubles and microfilaments) often incur serious damage during cooling and warming. The cryoinjury could, to some extent, be decreased by selection of proper permeable and non-permeable cryoprotectants, and of vitrification with high cooling and warming rates. Additionally, such measures may also enhance their cryotolerance as partial removal of cumulus cells, modification of oocyte membrane constituents, polarization of the cytoplasmic lipid droplets by centrifugation, and addition of cytoskeleton relaxants or ice blockers into vitrification solutions. The improvement in cryopreservation methodology for bovine oocytes will no doubt augment other technologies such as bovine cloning and the establishment of gene bank for transgenic cattle.     

Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Maturation of Bovine Oocytes Cultured with dbc AMP,FSH AND hCG

The present investigation was undertaken to study the effect of addition of dbc AMP on bovine oocyte maturation and fertilization in vitro. The bovine oocytes isolated from 2–8 mm follicles were cultured for 26 h in TCM-199. The maturation rate (71.4 %) did not significantly increase after supplementation of the culture medium with dbc AMP (86.3 %.) or FSH + hCG (86.3 %). The in vitro fertilization rate of oocytes based on sperm penetration and presence of sperm tail in the ooplasm increased significantly in the dbc AMP (34.7 %) and the dbc AMP + FSH + hCG (33.9 %) treated groups when compared with untreated controls (17.9 %). However, dbc AMP treated oocytes were not able to secure the formation of male pronucleus 20 h after in vitro fertilization, while in oocytes matured in dbc AMP free medium both pronuclei were present in approximately 15 % of the penetrated oocytes. Also, the sperm head decondensation was blocked or slowed down by the dbc AMP treatment. It is concluded (1) that dbc AMP may improve the condition for the interaction of oocytes with spermatozoa, and (2) that the ooplasm of such dbc AMP treated oocytes apparently is not able to decandense the sperm head and transform it to the male pronucleus.     

Characterization of the IGF2 Imprinted Gene Methylation Status in Bovine Oocytes during Folliculogenesis

DNA methylation reprogramming occurs during mammalian gametogenesis and embryogenesis. Sex-specific DNA methylation patterns at specific CpG islands controlling imprinted genes are acquired during this window of development. Characterization of the DNA methylation dynamics of imprinted genes acquired by oocytes during folliculogenesis is essential for understanding the physiological and genetic aspects of female gametogenesis and to determine the parameters for oocyte competence. This knowledge can be used to improve in vitro embryo production (IVP), specifically because oocyte competence is one of the most important aspects determining the success of IVP. Imprinted genes, such as IGF2, play important roles in embryo development, placentation and fetal growth. The aim of this study was to characterize the DNA methylation profile of the CpG island located in IGF2 exon 10 in oocytes during bovine folliculogenesis. The methylation percentages in oocytes from primordial follicles, final secondary follicles, small antral follicles, large antral follicles, MII oocytes and spermatozoa were 73.74 ± 2.88%, 58.70 ± 7.46%, 56.00 ± 5.58%, 65.77 ± 5.10%, 56.35 ± 7.45% and 96.04 ± 0.78%, respectively. Oocytes from primordial follicles showed fewer hypomethylated alleles (15.5%) than MII oocytes (34.6%) (p = 0.039); spermatozoa showed only hypermethylated alleles. Moreover, MII oocytes were less methylated than spermatozoa (p<0.001). Our results showed that the methylation pattern of this region behaves differently between mature oocytes and spermatozoa. However, while this region has a classical imprinted pattern in spermatozoa that is fully methylated, it was variable in mature oocytes, showing hypermethylated and hypomethylated alleles. Furthermore, our results suggest that this CpG island may have received precocious reprogramming, considering that the hypermethylated pattern was already found in growing oocytes from primordial follicles. These results may contribute to our understanding of the reprogramming of imprinted genes during bovine oogenesis.