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RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Reactive oxygen species in bovine oocyte maturation in vitro

Sergio A. Morado A B , Pablo D. Cetica A , Martha T. Beconi A and Gabriel C. Dalvit A
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A Area of Biochemistry, Institute of Research and Technology in Animal Reproduction (INITRA), School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Chorroarín 280, C1427CWO, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

B Corresponding author. Email: smorado@fvet.uba.ar

Reproduction, Fertility and Development 21(4) 608-614 https://doi.org/10.1071/RD08198
Submitted: 10 September 2008  Accepted: 26 January 2009   Published: 17 April 2009

Abstract

The role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the in vitro maturation (IVM) of oocytes remains controversial. The aim of the present study was to determine possible fluctuations in ROS production during bovine oocyte IVM in the presence of different modulators of ROS generation. Cumulus–oocyte complexes were cultured in medium 199 (control) in the absence or presence of 0.6 mm cysteine, 1mm 1-choro-2,4-dinitro benzene (CDNB), 2μm diphenyliodonium, 0.5 mm N-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester or 10 μm sodium nitroprusside (SNP) at 39°C, in 5% CO2 in humidified air for 22 h. In addition, the respiratory chain effectors potassium cyanide (KCN; 1 mm) and carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (0.42 μm) were used. Meiotic maturation was determined by the presence of MII. ROS production was evaluated in denuded oocytes at different time points as the ratio of 2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCHF-DA) to fluorescein diacetate (FDA). ROS levels, expressed as DCHF-DA : FDA, fluctuated throughout the 22 h of maturation depending on the treatment applied. At 12 h incubation in the presence of KCN and SNP, ROS levels were increased, whereas ROS levels after 12 h in the presence of cysteine were reduced (P < 0.05). Both CDNB and SNP impaired meiotic progression. The higher metabolic activity demand during bovine oocyte maturation coincides with a concomitant reduction in ROS generation. These results suggest that 12 h would be a critical point for bovine oocyte IVM because it is closely related to the production of ROS at this time.


Acknowledgements

This work was supported by a grant from the University of Buenos Aires. The authors thank the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for technology transfer and equipment, Astra Laboratories for ultrapure water, Deltacar abbatoir for providing ovaries and Fernando Delicia for recovering the ovaries.


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