Mohammadi-Sangcheshmeh, Abdollah: Developmental competence of equine oocytes after ICSI : Implications on technical, morphological and cellular aspects. - Bonn, 2010. - Dissertation, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.
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urn: https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:5N-20832,
author = {{Abdollah Mohammadi-Sangcheshmeh}},
title = {Developmental competence of equine oocytes after ICSI : Implications on technical, morphological and cellular aspects},
school = {Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn},
year = 2010,
month = mar,

note = {Using equine intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) procedure, the present study was performed, (i) to study the effect of assisted oocyte activation with calcium ionophore A23187 on developmental competence of oocytes, (ii) to re-evaluate the effect of cumulus morphology on meiotic and developmental competence of oocytes, (iii) to investigate the effect of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) activity on meiotic and developmental competence of oocytes and (iv) to analyze zona pellucida (ZP) properties of equine oocytes of different quality and maturational status, quantitatively by polarization light microscopy. One hour after ICSI, injected oocytes were categorized into two groups: those treated with calcium ionophore A23187 and non-treated group. Cleavage and blastocyst rate were significantly (P<0.05) higher in treated group compared to non-treated group. When we categorized oocytes into expanded (Ex) and compact (Cp), depending on expansion of cumulus cells, meiotic competence after in vitro maturation (IVM) and developmental competence to blastocyst stage after ICSI was significantly (P<0.05) higher in Ex group compared to Cp group. Oocytes stained with brilliant cresyl blue (BCB) dye in order to measure the G6PD activity of the oocytes. Percentage of BCB+ oocytes (blue cytoplasm, low G6PD activity) of Ex group was significantly (P<0.01) higher than that of Cp group. The mean volume of BCB+ oocytes was significantly (P<0.01) higher than the mean volume of BCB– (colorless cytoplasm, high G6PD activity) oocytes. A significantly (P<0.05) higher maturation, cleavage and blastocyst rate were observed in BCB+ group compared to BCB– group. Using a polarization imaging system, ZP were analyzed in oocytes of different developmental competence (i.e., Ex vs. Cp and BCB+ vs. BCB–) and maturational status (i.e., immature, oocytes without and with polar body). Our results revealed that Ex oocytes compared to Cp oocytes and BCB+ oocytes compared to BCB– oocytes had a significantly (P<0.05) thicker ZP and exhibited greater birefringence. In addition, oocytes without polar body showed a significantly (P<0.05) thicker ZP and greater birefringence than both did immature oocytes and oocytes with polar body. In conclusion, activation of equine oocytes by calcium ionophore A23187 is beneficial following conventional ICSI procedure. Our results confirmed that G6PD activity of oocyte before IVM as well as cumulus morphology is a reliable predictor for subsequent development of equine oocytes. Likewise, the extent and pattern of ZP birefringence may constitute a new marker for oocyte quality assessment in equine in vitro embryo production system.},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11811/4198}
}

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