Advances in oocyte maturation in vivo and in vitro in mammals

Y Jiang, Y He, X Pan, P Wang, X Yuan… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The quality and maturation of an oocyte not only play decisive roles in fertilization and
embryo success, but also have long-term impacts on the later growth and development of …

Mechanisms of action of non-enzymatic antioxidants to control oxidative stress during in vitro follicle growth, oocyte maturation, and embryo development

BR Silva, JRV Silva - Animal reproduction science, 2023 - Elsevier
In vitro follicle growth and oocyte maturation still has a series of limitations, since not all
oocytes matured in vitro have the potential to develop in viable embryos. One of the factors …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin improves the quality of maternally aged oocytes by maintaining intercellular communication and antioxidant metabolite supply

H Zhang, C Li, D Wen, R Li, S Lu, R Xu, Y Tang, Y Sun… - Redox Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
In mammalian ovaries, oocytes are physically coupled to somatic granulosa cells, and this
coupling is crucial for the growth and development of competent oocytes as it mediates the …

In vitro production of embryos from prepubertal holstein cattle and mediterranean water buffalo: Problems, progress and potential

L Currin, H Baldassarre, V Bordignon - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In vitro embryo production using oocytes from prepubertal cattle and
buffalo collected by laparoscopy can be used to produce embryos from genetically superior …

N-acetyl-cysteine and the control of oxidative stress during in vitro ovarian follicle growth, oocyte maturation, embryo development and cryopreservation

LG Barrozo, LRFM Paulino, BR Silva… - Animal reproduction …, 2021 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress is generated by an imbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS)
formation and cellular defense mechanisms. To reduce cellular damage caused by ROS in …

Why is it so difficult to have competent oocytes from in vitro cultured preantral follicles?

LRFM Paulino, EIT de Assis, VAN Azevedo… - Reproductive …, 2022 - Springer
The developmental competence of oocytes is acquired gradually during follicular
development, mainly through oocyte accumulation of RNA molecules and proteins that will …

Optimizing swine in vitro embryo production with growth factor and antioxidant supplementation during oocyte maturation

L Currin, WG Glanzner, K Gutierrez, MP de Macedo… - Theriogenology, 2022 - Elsevier
Porcine in vitro fertilization often results in low embryo development rates compared to other
livestock species, which is often associated with either a low fertilization rate or high …

Leonurine improves bovine oocyte maturation and subsequent embryonic development by reducing oxidative stress and improving mitochondrial function

L Zheng, Y Luo, D Zhou, H Liu, G Zhou, L Meng, Y Hou… - Theriogenology, 2023 - Elsevier
It is acknowledged that excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) level attributes greatly to
the compromised developmental potential of oocytes matured in vitro. Although agents were …

Melatonin improves quality of repeated-poor and frozen-thawed embryos in human, a prospective clinical trial

Z Bao, G Li, R Wang, S Xue, Y Zeng… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective In this study, two experiments were performed to assess the effect and the role of
melatonin on human in vitro embryo quality. Methods Experiment I: A total of 42 repeated …

Mito-Q supplementation of in vitro maturation or in vitro culture medium improves maturation of buffalo oocytes and developmental competence of cloned embryos by …

M Sharma, M Punetha, S Saini, S Chaudhary… - Animal Reproduction …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mito-Q is a well-known mitochondria-specific superoxide scavenger. To our knowledge, the
effect of Mito-Q on buffalo oocyte maturation and developmental competency of cloned …