Pyridoxine supplementation during oocyte maturation improves the development and quality of bovine preimplantation embryos

M Aboelenain, AZ Balboula, M Kawahara… - Theriogenology, 2017 - Elsevier
Recently, inhibition of cathepsin B (CTSB) activity during in vitro maturation (IVM) and
culture (IVC) improved the developmental competence and quality of bovine oocytes and …

Effect of melatonin and/or cysteamine on development and vitrification of buffalo embryos

MMM El-Sokary, M El-Raey… - Asian Pacific Journal …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To assess the effects of melatonin and/or cysteamineon in vitro maturation,
culturing and post-warming of buffalo embryos. Methods: Buffalo oocytes were classified into …

Effect of melatonin on developmental competence, mitochondrial distribution, and intensity of fresh and vitrified/thawed in vitro matured buffalo oocytes

OM Kandil, SMAE Rahman, RS Ali, EA Ismail… - Reproductive Biology …, 2024 - Springer
Background: In livestock breeding, oocyte cryopreservation is crucial for preserving and
transferring superior genetic traits. This study was conducted to examine the additional effect …

Effects of melatonin during IVM in defined medium on oocyte meiosis, oxidative stress, and subsequent embryo development

MC Rodrigues-Cunha, LG Mesquita, F Bressan… - Theriogenology, 2016 - Elsevier
Melatonin may have beneficial effects when used in oocyte maturation and embryo
development culture. The effect of melatonin during IVM on meiosis resumption and …

Melatonin improves development, mitochondrial function and promotes the meiotic resumption of sheep oocytes from in vitro grown secondary follicles

VRP Barros, APO Monte, JMS Santos, T Lins… - Theriogenology, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate follicular survival and development of ovine isolated
secondary follicles cultured in medium containing fixed or sequential concentrations of …

Effects of melatonin on gene expression of IVM/IVF porcine embryos

HY Jang, HS Kong, KD Choi, GJ Jeon… - … -australasian journal of …, 2005 - animbiosci.org
The effect of melatonin on in vitro embryo development and the expression of antioxidant
enzyme gene in preimplantation porcine embryos was determined by modified semi …

Supplementation with fibroblast growth factor 7 during in vitro maturation of porcine cumulus-oocyte complexes improves oocyte maturation and early embryonic …

H Zheng, H Choi, D Oh, M Kim, L Cai… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In vitro generation of porcine embryos is an indispensable method in the realms of both
agriculture and biomedicine. Nonetheless, the extant procedures encounter substantial …

Effect of exogenous glutathione supplementation on the in vitro developmental competence of ovine oocytes

J Ren, Y Hao, Z Liu, S Li, C Wang, B Wang, Y Liu, G Liu… - Theriogenology, 2021 - Elsevier
The beneficial effect of glutathione (GSH) on the in vitro maturation (IVM) of bovine/porcine
oocytes has been confirmed; however, the antioxidant effect of exogenous GSH …

Differences in embryonic gene expression and quality indicate the benefit of epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor during prematuration to improve competence in …

P Chediek Dall'Acqua, G Barros Nunes… - … in Domestic Animals, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Contents The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway is directly involved in oocyte
meiotic resumption induced by a gonadotropic stimulus. Here, we used an EGFR inhibitor …

In vitro maturation of oocytes alters gene expression and signaling pathways in bovine cumulus cells

M Salhab, S Dhorne‐Pollet, S Auclair… - Molecular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In vitro maturation (IVM) of immature oocytes is widely used in assisted reproduction
technologies in cattle, and is increasingly used to treat human infertility. The development …