A high incidence of pregnancy failures occurs in cattle during the second week of pregnancy
as blastocysts transition into an elongated conceptus. This work explored whether …

The use of in vitro produced embryos in dairy and beef cattle has increased in recent years,
but compromised post-transfer pregnancy success prevents producers from capturing all the …

Simple Summary This review will explore how some cytokines also influence early
embryonic development. We term these types of molecules as embryokines. Understanding …

Inner cell mass (ICM) size is a predictor of bovine blastocyst quality and post-transfer
pregnancy success. In vitro produced (IVP) embryos have reduced ICM cell numbers …

Background Work in other species suggests that interleukin-6 (IL6) promotes early embryo
development. It was unclear whether IL6 serves as an embryokine in cultured bovine …

The effect of interleukin-6 (IL-6) supplementation during the different phases of in vitro
embryo culturing (IVC) on embryo development and embryonic gene expression was …

Simple Summary In vitro-produced (IVP) bovine embryos have reduced developmental
potential and post-transfer survival. One reason this may occur is because of the lack of …

Supplementing interleukin-6 (IL6) to in vitro-produced bovine embryos increases inner cell
mass (ICM) cell numbers in blastocysts. A series of studies were completed to further dissect …

Interleukin-7 (IL-7), a vital factor that affects cell development, proliferation, and survival,
plays an important role in oocyte maturation. However, its role in embryonic development …

Abstract Background Interleukin-6 (IL6) was recently identified as an embryotrophic factor in
bovine embryos, where it acts primarily to mediate inner cell mass (ICM) size. This work …