Reproductive and Developmental Biology

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Effect of Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) on Meiotic Maturation and Pronuclear Formation of Porcine Oocytes Produced In Vitro

  • Song S. H. (Department of Pet Care, Changwon College) ;
  • Kim J. G. (Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Song H. J. (Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kumar B. Mohana (Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Cho S. R. (National Live Stock Research (RDA)) ;
  • Choe C. Y. (National Live Stock Research (RDA)) ;
  • Choi S. H. (Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Rho G. J. (Department of Obstetrics and Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Choe S. Y. (Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
  • Published : 2005.06.01
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the effect of EGF on meiotic maturation and pronuclear (PN) formation of porcine oocytes. Prepubertal gilt cumulus-oocyte-complexes (COCs) aspirated from $2\~6mm$ follicles of abbatoir ovaries were matured in TCM199 containing 0.1mg/ml cysteine, $0.5{\mu}/ml$ FSH and LH, and EGF (0, 5, 10, 20, 40 ng/ml) for 22 hr at $39^{\circ}C$ in a humidified atmosphere of $5\%$ $CO_2$ in air. They were then cultured for an additional 22hr without hormones. In Experiment 1, to examine the nuclear maturation at 44hr of culture, the expanded cumulus cells were removed by vortexing for 1 min in 3 mg/ml hyaluronidase. The oocytes were fixed in acetic acid: methanol (1:3, v/v) at least for 48 hr and stained with $1\%$ orcein solution for 5 min. Nuclear status was classified as germinal vesicle (GV), germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD), prophase-metaphase I (PI-MI), and PII-MII under microscope. In Experiment 2, to investigate PN formation, oocytes were fertilized with Percoll-treated freshly ejaculated sperm $(1\times10^5\; cells/ml)$ in mTBM with $0.3\%$ BSA and 2mM caffeine for 5hr, and cultured in NCSU-23 medium with $0.4\%$ BSA. At 6hr of culture, the embryos were fixed in $3.7\%$ formaldehyde for 48hr and stained with 10ug/ml propidium iodide for 30 min. PN status was classified as no or one PN (unfertilized), 2 PN (normal fertilized) and $\geq3$ PN (polyspermy). Differences between groups were analyzed using one-way ANOVA after arc-sine transformation of the proportional data. The rate of oocytes that had reached to PII-MII were significantly (P<0.05) higher in all groups added EGF than that of non-treated group $(67\%)$, but it did not differ among the all added groups $(86\%,\;85\%,\;79\%\;and\;81\%$, in 5, 10, 20 and 40 ng/ml EGF, respectively). No differences on the incidence of 2PN were observed in all treated groups $(25\%,\;30\%,\;33\%,\;29\%\;and\;29\%$, in 0, 5, 10, 20 and 40 ng/ml EGF, respectively), however, in non-treated group, polyspermy tended to be increased ($66\%\;vs\;. 58\%,\;54\%,\;52\%\;and\;55\%$, 0 vs. 5, 10, 20, 40 ng/ml EGF, respectively). These results suggest that EGF can be effectively used as an additive for enhancing oocyte maturation and reducing the incidence of polyspermy in pig.

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