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Modulation of embryonic NA+-K+-ATPase activity and mouse preimplantation development in vitro in media containing high concentrations of potassium
Authors:John C M Dumoulin  Johannes L H Evers  Anton H J C Michiels  Math H E C Pieters  Marijke Bras  Jolande A Land  Joep P M Geraedts
Abstract:The effect of various potassium concentrations (ranging from 1.4 mM to 30 mM K+) in modified Tyrode's medium on the culture of mouse zygotes obtained after in vitro fertilization to the blastocyst stage was examined. A clear dose-dependent negative effect of increasing K+ concentrations on the preimplantation embryonic development in vitro was found. We have previously shown that significantly more two-cell embryos reach the blastocyst stage when cultured during the second day postinsemination in medium supplemented with taurine. Because taurine, an amino acid that abounds in the reproductive tract, has been reported to inhibit the enzyme Na+-K+-adenosine triphosphatase (Na+-K+-AT-Pase), we used two other conditions known to inhibit the Na+-K+-ATPase to study their effect on mouse embryo development. Culturing embryos during a short period (the second day postinsemination) in low extracellular K+ concentrations (1.4 mM) or in medium supplemented with ouabain (50 μM) showed positive effects similar to those of culturing in medium with taurine (10 mM). This beneficial effect of ouabain was found in various K+ concentrations tested, including the high concentrations present in the oviduct. Although the effects of low K+ and taurine can possibly be ascribed to their other cellular effects, the effect of ouabain shows that inhibition of the Na+-K+-ATPase during the two-cell stage in the mouse is beneficial for further embryonic development to the blastocyst stage. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Keywords:Taurine  Ouabain  K+
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