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Hum. Reprod. Advance Access originally published online on September 19, 2005
Human Reproduction 2005 20(12):3402-3413; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei265
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Cortical granules behave differently in mouse oocytes matured under different conditions

Xin-Yong Liu1, Suo-Feng Mal1, De-Qiang Miao1, Dong-Jun Liu2, Shorgan Bao2 and Jing-He Tan1,3

1 Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Embryology, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-an City 271018, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China, and 2 Research Center for Laboratory Animal Science, Inner Mongolia University, Huhhot 010021.

3 To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: tanjh{at}sdau.edu.cn

BACKGROUND: To better understand the differences between in vivo (IVO) and in vitro (IVM) matured oocytes, we studied the chronological changes in cortical granule (CG) distribution and nuclear progression during maturation, and the competence of CG release and embryo development of mouse oocytes matured under different conditions. METHODS: Oocytes matured in vivo or in different culture media were used and CG distribution and release were assessed by fluorescein isothiocyanate-labelled Lens culinaris agglutinin and laser confocal microscopy. RESULTS: Tempos of nuclear maturation and CG redistribution were slower, and competence for CG exocytosis, cleavage and blastulation were lower in the IVM oocytes than in the IVO oocytes. These parameters also differed among oocytes matured in different culture media. Hypoxanthine (HX, 4 mM) blocked germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD), postponed CG migration and prevented CG-free domain (CGFD) formation. Cycloheximide (CHX) facilitated both GVBD and CG migration, but inhibited CGFD formation. The presence of serum in maturation media enhanced CG release after aging or activation of oocytes. Maintenance of germinal vesicle intact for some time by a trace amount (0.18 mM) of HX was beneficial to oocyte cytoplasmic maturation. CONCLUSION: CGs behaved differently in mouse oocytes matured under different conditions, and cytoplasmic maturity was not fully achieved in the IVM oocytes.

Key words: activation/cortical granule/in vitro maturation/mouse oocyte


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