Oxidative Stress Mechanisms within the Developing Porcine Oocyte and the Effects of Antioxidant Supplementation
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Oxidative stress contributes to inadequate in vitro maturation of porcine oocytes which leads to a failure of successful fertilization and embryo development. Therefore, the overall objective of this research was to characterize the mechanisms of oxidative stress in maturing oocytes and determine how oocytes alleviate oxidative stress with the assistance of supplemental antioxidants. A preliminary study was conducted to evaluate the effects of glutathione (GSH), N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC), and N-acetyl-cysteine-amide (NACA) supplemented to the maturation medium on intracellular GSH concentrations, nuclear maturation, fertilization success and embryo development. Antioxidants GSH, NAC and NACA (1.0 mM) were supplemented to the media during oocyte maturation. Intracellular GSH concentrations were recorded at 48 h of maturation and nuclear maturation and fertilization were analyzed 12 h after IVF. Embryo development was analyzed at 48 h and 144 h after IVF or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Supplementation of antioxidants had no effect on intracellular levels of GSH, nuclear maturation or fertilization traits. Blastocyst formation for NAC (35.0 ± 7.4%) and NACA (40.0 ± 7.4%) supplementation were higher (P < 0.05) than the control (20.0 ± 7.4%) and GSH supplemented (20 ± 7.4%) oocytes. The same pattern was seen for ICSIderived embryos: blastocyst formation for NAC (22.0 ± 5.9%) and NACA (25.0 ± 4.6%) supplementation were higher (P < 0.05) than the un-supplemented (10.0 ± 6.0%) oocytes. There were no differences between NAC and NACA supplementation and there were no differences between the cleavage rates for any of the treatment groups. These results indicate that supplementing 1.0 mM of NAC or NACA to the oocyte maturation medium and the ICSI medium increased the percentage of viable embryos reaching the blastocyst stage of development, and could warrant further investigation. The next study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different concentrations of NAC supplemented to the
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تاریخ انتشار 2007