Effect of Okadaic Acids (OA) on Nuclear Maturation and Mitochondrial Activity of Hanwoo COCs during in vitro Maturation

This study was conducted to examine the effects of OA on metaphase of meiosis II and the mitochondrial activity of cytoplasm in bovine cumulus oocytes complexes(COCs) during in vitro maturation. Hanwoo COCs were collected from the slaughterhouse cow ovaries and matured in TCM199 supplemented with $0.1\%$ PVA, 0.2 uM, 2 uM, 20 uM OA for the maturation rate of OA concentration. For the maturation effects between OA and cycloheximide(CX), COCs were matured in TCM199 with 25 ug/mL CX, 25 ug/mL CX (6 hrs culture) plus 2 uM OA or 2 uM OA only at a atmosphere $5\%\;CO_2,\;95\%$ air $39^{\circ}C$ for 6, 12, 24 hrs. To evaluate the nuclear types of matured COCs, cumulus cells were removedby $0.5\%$ hyaluronidase sol. and oocytes were fixed in 1:3 acetic acid ethyl alcohol for 30 sec. and then stained with $0.1\%$ basic Fuchsin sol. For the detection of fluoriscent intensity (FI) of matures oocytes, cumulus cells were removed same as performed above and were stained with 20 nM mite tracker for 20 min. at $39^{\circ}C$. Mitochondrial activity of FI in matured oocytes was imaged by laser conforcal microscopy (Fluoview, Olympus, Japan) and were measured scanned face on 5 um from median to endpoint of oocytes. Statical analysis of nuclear types observed the three replicates was carried out with ANOVA and Fisher's protected least significant difference test using the STATVIEW program. FI of matures oocytes was compared the multiples of the least intensity among the measured oocytes. Maturing in TCM199 supplemented with $0.1\%$ PVA, 0.2 uM, 2 uM, 20 uM OA, metaphase B were showed 72.0, 50.0, 70.0, $68.8\%$, respectively and there were different significant(p<0.05). In the case of treatment with OA and CX, metaphase were $73.8\%,\;8.2\%,\;45.5\%,\;73.7\%$ in $0.1\%$ PVA-TCM199, 25 ug/mL CX, 25 ug/mL CX plus OA or 2uM OA only, respeclively. FI was revealed the increasing tendency during the process of maturation. Whereas FI in CX was decreased about 3 times compared to the other treatments of 6 hrs maturation. We conclude that OA regulates bovine COCs maturation and induces the mitochondrial activity during the process of maturation.

소 난구복합체의 체외성숙시 Okadaic Acid (OA)가 핵성숙 및 Mitochondria 활성에 미치는 영향

본 연구는 한우 난구 복합체의 체외성숙에서 OA가 미치는 영향에 대하여 조사하였다. 도축 한우암소의 난소로부터 난구 복합체를 채취하여 $0.1\%$ PVA-TCM199로 3회 이상 세정 후 $0.1\%$ PVA-TCM 199, 0.2 uM, 2 uM, 20 uM OA를 각각 첨가하여 $5\%\;CO_2,\;95\%$ 공기, $39^{\circ}C$에서 6, 12, 24시간 동안 체외성숙을 실시하였다. 또한 체외성숙시 cycloheximide(CX)와 OA와 체외성숙 효과를 확인하기 위하여 0.1M-PVA TCM199, CX 25 ug/mL, 동량의 CX를 6시간 처리한 후 2uM의 OA로 체외성숙을 실시하거나, 0.2 uM OA 단독으로 체외 성숙시켰다. 체외 성숙된 한우 난구 복합체의 핵형을 조사하기 위하여 $0.5\%$ hyaluronidase 용액으로 난구세포를 용해하고, 난자는 1:3 acetic acid, ethanol 용액에 30초간 고정하였으며, $3\%$ basic Fuchsin을 염색하여 핵형을 관찰하였다. 체외 성숙된 난자의 핵형 및 체외 발달율에 대한 통계분석은 3반복을 하여 얻어진 결과를 ANOVA test로 분석하였다. 한우 난구 복합체의 체외성숙율은 $0.1\%$ PVA-TCM199, 0.2 uM, 2 uM, 20 uM OA를 첨가시, 각각 72.0, 50.0, 70.9, $68.8\%$를 나타내어 유의적인 차이를 보였으며(p<0.05), CX와 OA가 한우 난구복합체에 미치는 영향을 조사한 결과, 0.1M-PVA, CX 25 ug/mL, 동량의 CX를 6시간 처리한 후 2uM의 OA로 체외성숙을 실시, 0.2 uM OA 단독처리시의 체외 성숙율은 각각 73.8, 7.2, 45.5, $73.7\%$를 나타냈어 극도의 유의적인 차이를 보였다(p<0.01). 미토콘드리아의 활성은 0.1M-PVA, CX 25 ug/mL, 동량의 CX를 6시간 처리한 후 2uM의 OA로 체외성숙을 실시, 0.2 uM OA 단독 처리시, 핵성숙기간 동안 증가하는 경 향을 보였고, CX 처리시 다른 처리와 비교하였을 때, 성숙 6시간에 1/3의 FI를 나타내었다. 이상의 결과를 미루어 OA는 한우 난구 복합체의 체외성숙에 중요한 조절물질이며, 핵성숙과정 중 미토콘드리아의 활성에도 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 나타났다.