Stimulatory effect of Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase (ROCK) inhibitor on revivability of in vitro-produced bovine blastocysts after vitrification |
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Authors: | S. Hochi H. Abdalla H. Hara H. Morita M. Hirabayashi |
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Affiliation: | a Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan b Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan c Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Sharkia 44519, Egypt d Kato Ladies Clinic, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan e National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan f The Graduate University of Advanced Studies, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan |
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Abstract: | Inhibition of Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase (ROCK) activity promoted recovery and growth of frozen-thawed human embryonic stem cells. The primary objective was to determine if a ROCK inhibitor (Y-27632) in post-thaw culture medium improved revivability of vitrified IVP bovine blastocysts. Expanding or expanded blastocysts (7 d after IVF) were vitrified (minimum volume cooling procedure, using a Cryotop) in 15% ethylene glycol, 15% DMSO and 0.5 M sucrose. When post-warm blastocysts were cultured in mSOF medium, survival rate (re-expansion of blastocoel at 24 h of culture) was improved (P < 0.05) by the addition of 10 μM Y-27632 (94.9 ± 2.4%, mean ± SEM) compared to a control (78.0 ± 6.0%). Conversely, after 48 h of culture, there were no significant differences in hatching rate (62.8 ± 11.1 vs. 59.6 ± 9.4%) and mean total cell number (135.2 ± 13.1 vs. 146.7 ± 13.3). In non-vitrified IVP bovine blastocysts, the hatching rate on Day 9 was improved by Y-27632 (91.7 ± 3.8 vs. 54.7 ± 8.9%, P < 0.05), with no difference in mean total cell number of blastocysts (230.0 ± 23.0 vs. 191.2 ± 22.2, P = 0.23). In an additional experiment, Y-27632 was added to culture medium on either Day 0, Day 2, or Day 4 (and remained present until Day 8), resulting in no improvement in blastocyst yield compared to a control group (7.5 ± 2.1, 31.4 ± 2.3, 36.2 ± 3.2, and 28.6 ± 6.9%, respectively). In conclusion, adding a ROCK inhibitor to post-thaw culture medium improved revivability of IVP bovine blastocysts after vitrification and warming. |
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Keywords: | Bovine blastocysts IVF Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase Vitrification Y-27632 |
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