Developmental competence of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) denuded oocytes cocultured with cumulus cells: Protective role of cumulus cells

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第一作者： Moussa, Mahmoud

作者： Moussa, Mahmoud;Li, Meng-Qi;Zheng, Hai-Ying;Yang, Chun-Yan;Yan, Sheng-Fei;Yu, Nong-Qi;Huang, Jia-Xiang;Shang, Jiang-Hua;Moussa, Mahmoud

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关键词： Buffalo; Oocyte; Apoptosis; cAMP; MPF; Cd9

期刊名称：THERIOGENOLOGY （ 影响因子：2.74； 五年影响因子：2.93 ）

ISSN： 0093-691X

年卷期： 2018 年 120 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the developmental competence of buffalo denuded oocytes (DOs) cocultured with cumulus cells (CCs) during in vitro maturation, and to investigate the mechanisms by which CCs promote oocyte maturation and development. Buffalo oocytes were matured in vitro for 24h in three groups: (1) intact cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) (2) DOs cocultured with CCs (DOsCC), and (3) DOs cultured alone (DOs). Matured oocytes were used to determine the relative mRNA abundance of Gdf-9, Bmp15, Zar1, Caspase-3, Bcl-2, Zp2, Zp3, Cd9 and Pde3a by Rt-qPCR and CASPASE-3 protein expression by immunofluorescence. The intracellular content of cGMP, CAMP and MPF activity and the rate of embryonic development were also assessed. Results of the present study showed that in DOs, the relative mRNA abundance of Gdf-9, Bmp15, and Cd9 significantly (P< 0.05) decreased, whereas Caspase-3 (mRNA and protein levels), Bcl-2, and Pde3a exhibited higher expression than DOsCC and COCs. However, there was no significant difference among the groups in the expression level of Zar-1, Zp2, and Zp3. The intracellular content of cAMP and MPF activity was notably higher (P < 0.05) in DOs compared to COCs and DOsCC. There was no significant difference between COCs and DOsCC in cGMP content, which was significantly lower (P < 0.05) in DOs. Moreover, the cleavage and blastocyst rates were 58.4 +/- 1.8%, 43.7 +/- 1.1%, 18.4 +/- 0.9% and 18.0 +/- 1.3%, 11.0 +/- 0.9% and 4.5 +/- 0.6% in COCs, DOsCC and DOs groups, respectively. In conclusion, the presence of CCs protects buffalo DOs from apoptosis and promotes maturation through regulation of the intracellular content of cAMP and MPF activity and improves the fertilizing capacity of oocytes through modulation of the gamete fusion gene, Cd9. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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