Antioxidant supplementation of culture medium during embryo development and/or after vitrification-warming; Which is the most important?

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 355-364

  Hosseini, S M ^a   Forouzanfar, M ^b   Hajian, M ^a   Asgari, V ^c   Abedi, P ^a   Hosseini, L ^a   Ostadhosseini, S ^a   Moulavi, F ^a   Safahani Langrroodi, M ^d   Sadeghi, H ^c   Bahramian, H ^c   Eghbalsaied, Sh ^e   Nasr Esfahani, Mohammad H ^a  

^a ROYAN INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d FKA Animal Husbandry and Agriculture Co   (Iran)

^e ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

mercaptoethanol ( ME); Bovine embryo; Cryosurvival; Developmental competence

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; DNA; MERCAPTOETHANOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL EXPANSION; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HATCHING; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPLEMENTATION; VITRIFICATION; WARMING; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FREEZING; MERCAPTOETHANOL;

BOVINAE;

EID: 69249220169     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-009-9317-7     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. DG Whittingham SP Leibo P Mazur 1972 Survival of mouse embryos frozen to -196 and -269°C Science 178 411 4 10.1126/science.178.4059.411
2. I Donnay P Auquier S Kaidi C Carolan P Lonergan P Mermillod, et al. 1998 Vitrification of in vitro produced bovine blastocysts: methodological studies and developmental capacity Anim Reprod Sci 21 93 104 10.1016/S0378-4320(98) 00098-0 (Pubitemid 28434159)
3. AG Martínez A Valcárcel MA de las Heras DG de Matos C Furnus G Brogliatti 2002 Vitrification of in vitro produced bovine embryos: in vitro and in vivo evaluations Anim Reprod Sci 16 11 21 10.1016/S0378-4320(02) 00121-5
4. M Lane JM Maybach DK Gardner 2002 Addition of ascorbate during cryopreservation stimulates subsequent embryo development Hum Reprod 17 2686 93 10.1093/humrep/17.10.2686
5. A Massip P Mermillod A Van Langendonckt JL Touze F Dessy 1995 Survival and viability of fresh and frozen-thawed in vitro bovine blastocysts Reprod Nutr Dev 35 1 3 10
6. S Kaidi I Donnay A Van Langendonckt F Dessy A Massip 1998 Comparison of two co-culture systems to assess the survival of in vitro produced bovine blastocysts after vitrification Anim Reprod Sci 30 39 50 10.1016/S0378-4320(98) 00089-X
7. P Lonergan D Rizos J Kanka L Nemcova AM Mbaye M Kingston, et al. 2003 Temporal sensitivity of bovine embryos to culture environment after fertilization and the implications for blastocyst quality Reproduction 126 337 46 10.1530/rep. 0.1260337
8. Gomez E, Muñoz M, Rodríguez A, Caamaño JN, Facal N, Díez C. Vitrification of bovine blastocysts produced in vitro inflicts selective damage to the inner cell mass. Reprod Domest Anim 2008 [Epub ahead of print]
9. G Vajta N Rindom TT Peura P Holm T Greve H Callesen 1999 The effect of media, serum and temperature on in vitro survival of bovine blastocysts after Open Pulled Straw (OPS) vitrification Theriogenology 52 939 48 10.1016/S0093-691X(99) 00184-3 (Pubitemid 29529283)
10. D Rizos F Ward MP Boland P Lonergan 2001 Effect of culture system on the yield and quality of bovine blastocysts as assessed by survival after vitrification Theriogenology 56 1 16 10.1016/S0093-691X(01) 00538-6
11. MH Johnson MH Nasr-Esfahani 1994 Radical solutions and cultural problems: could free oxygen radicals be responsible for the impaired development of preimplantation mammalian embryos in vitro? Bioessays 16 31 8 10.1002/bies.950160105
12. AA Ali JF Bilodeau MA Sirard 2003 Antioxidant requirements for bovine oocytes varies during in vitro maturation, fertilization and development Theriogenology 59 939 49 10.1016/S0093-691X(02) 01125-1
13. Y Kitagawaa K Suzukib A Yonedaa T Watanabea 2004 Effects of oxygen concentration and antioxidants on the in vitro developmental ability, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and DNA fragmentation in porcine embryos Theriogenology 62 1186 97 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.01.011 (Pubitemid 39123698)
14. JN Caamaño ZY Ryoo JA Thomas CR Youngs 1996 Beta-mercaptoethanol enhances blastocyst formation rate of bovine in vitro-matured/in vitro-fertilized embryos Biol Reprod 55 1179 84 10.1095/biolreprod55.5.1179 (Pubitemid 26346555)
15. JN Caamaño ZY Ryoo CR Youngs 1998 Promotion of development of bovine embryos produced in vitro by addition of cysteine and beta-mercaptoethanol to a chemically defined culture system J Dairy Sci 81 369 74
16. M Geshi M Yonai M Sakaguchi T Nagai 1999 Improvement of in vitro co-culture systems for bovine embryos using a low concentration of carbon dioxide and medium supplemented with beta-mercaptoethanol Theriogenology 51 551 8 10.1016/S0093-691X(99) 00009-6
17. M Mori T Otoi P Wongsrikeao B Agung T Nagai 2006 Effects of beta-mercaptoethanol and cycloheximide on survival and DNA damage of bovine embryos stored at 4 degrees C for 72 h Theriogenology 5 1322 32 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.07.018
18. M Takahashi T Nagai N Okamura H Takahashi A Okano 2002 Promoting effect of beta-mercaptoethanol on in vitro development under oxidative stress and cystine uptake of bovine embryos Biol Reprod 66 562 267 10.1095/biolreprod66.3. 562
19. F Moulavi SM Hosseini SK Ashtiani A Shahverdi MH Nasr-Esfahani 2006 Can Vero cell co-culture improve in-vitro maturation of bovine oocytes? Reprod Biomed Online 13 404 11
20. JJ Parrish JL Susko-Parrish ML Leibfried-Rutledge ES Critser WH Eyestone NL First 1986 Bovine in vitro fertilization with frozen-thawed semen Theriogenology 25 591 600 10.1016/0093-691X(86) 90143-3
21. E Gómez A Rodríguez M Muñoz J Caamaño C Hidalgo E Morán, et al. 2003 Serum free embryo culture medium improves in vitro survival of bovine blastocysts to vitrification Theriogenology 69 1013 21 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.12.015
22. MH Nasr-Esfahani JR Aitken MH Johnson 1990 Hydrogen peroxide levels in mouse oocytes and early cleavage stage embryos developed in vitro or in vivo Development 109 501 7
23. JM Feugang R de Roover A Moen S Léonard F Dessy I Donnay 2004 Addition of beta-mercaptoethanol or Trolox at the morula/blastocyst stage improves the quality of bovine blastocysts and prevents induction of apoptosis and degeneration by prooxidant agents Theriogenology 61 71 90 10.1016/S0093-691X(03) 00191-2
24. TL Nedambale F Du X Yang XC Tian 2006 Higher survival rate of vitrified and thawed in vitro produced bovine blastocysts following culture in defined medium supplemented with beta-mercaptoethanol Anim Reprod Sci 93 61 75 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.06.027
25. DG de Matos CC Furnus DF Moses AG Martinez M Matkovic 1996 Stimulation of glutathione synthesis of in vitro matured bovine oocytes and its effect on embryo development and freezability Mol Reprod Dev 45 451 7 10.1002/(SICI)1098- 2795(199612) 45:4<451::AID-MRD7>3.0.CO;2-Q
26. SM Hamano M Kuwayama N Takahashi A Okamura T Okano Nagai 1994 Effect of β-mercaptoethanol on the preimplantation development of bovine embryos fertilized in vitro J Reprod Dev 40 355 9
27. H Saito GM Ishida T Kaneko S Kawachiya N Ohta T Takahashi, et al. 2000 Application of vitrification to human embryo freezing Gynecol Obstet Invest 49 145 9 10.1159/000010236
28. AC Lai BP Lin CC Chang HD Tsai VW Hwang HY Lo 1996 Pregnancies after transfer of ultrarapidly frozen human embryos J Assist Reprod Genet 13 625 8 10.1007/BF02069640
29. O Dochi Y Yamamoto H Saga N Yoshiba N Kano J Maeda, et al. 1998 Direct transfer of bovine embryos frozen-thawed in the presence of propylene glycol or ethylene glycol under on-farm conditions in an integrated embryo transfer program Theriogenology 49 1051 8 10.1016/S0093-691X(98) 00053-3