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Maternal effect gene expression in porcine metaphase II oocytes and embryos in vitro: effect of epidermal growth factor, interleukin-1β and leukemia inhibitory factor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2016

Marta Wasielak ,
Teresa Więsak ,
Iwona Bogacka ,
Beenu Moza Jalali  and
Marek Bogacki
Marta Wasielak*
Affiliation:
Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima 10, 10–747 Olsztyn, Poland. Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima 10, 10–748 Olsztyn, Poland.
Teresa Więsak
Affiliation:
Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima 10, 10–748 Olsztyn, Poland.
Iwona Bogacka
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Physiology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10–719 Olsztyn, Poland.
Beenu Moza Jalali
Affiliation:
Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima 10, 10–748 Olsztyn, Poland.
Marek Bogacki
Affiliation:
Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima 10, 10–748 Olsztyn, Poland.
*
All correspondence to: M. Wasielak. Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima 10, 10–747 Olsztyn, Poland. Tel: +48 89 539 3114. Fax: +48 89 539 3155. E-mail: m.wasielak@pan.olsztyn.pl
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Summary

Maternal effect genes (MEG) play a crucial role in early embryogenesis. In vitro culture conditions may affect MEG expression in porcine oocytes and embryos. We investigated whether in vitro culture medium supplementation with epidermal growth factor (EGF), IL-1β or LIF (leukemia inhibitory factor) affects the mRNA level of ZAR-1 (zygote arrest 1), NPM2 (nucleoplasmin 2) and DPPA3 (developmental associated protein 3) in porcine MII oocytes and embryos. Cumulus–oocyte complexes (COCs) were matured in NCSU-37 medium (control) or in NCSU-37 with EGF 10 ng/ml, IL-1β 10 ng/ml or LIF 50 ng/ml. After maturation for 44–46 h, MII oocytes were preserved for the analysis of MEG mRNA levels (experiment 1). In experiment 2, COCs were fertilized, and the presumptive zygotes were cultured in the same groups. Then, 2-, 4-, 8-cell embryos, morulae and blastocysts were collected for the analysis of MEG mRNA levels. LIF addition to the maturation medium increased MII oocyte numbers (P < 0.05), while EGF and IL-1β did not affect oocyte maturation. Medium supplementation with EGF resulted in lower DPPA3 mRNA levels in MII oocytes and in 2- and 4-cell embryos versus control embryos (P < 0.05). LIF treatment increased DPPA3 mRNA levels in morulae and blastocysts (P < 0.05). Culture with EGF and IL-1β decreased ZAR-1 and NPM2 mRNA levels in 2-cell embryos (P < 0.05). The inclusion of EGF or IL-1β in the porcine in vitro production system influences ZAR-1, NPM2 and DPPA3 mRNA in MII oocytes and embryos but not beyond the 4-cell stage. LIF stimulates oocyte maturation and affects DPPA3 mRNA in porcine morulae and blastocysts in vitro.

Keywords

EmbryoGene expressionIn vitroOocytePig
Type
Research Article
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Zygote , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , April 2017 , pp. 120 - 130
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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