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- Title
EFFECT OF FSH ON EXPRESSION OF CATHEPSIN K AND S DURING IN VITRO MATURATION OF BUFFALO OOCYTES AND THEIR SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENTAL COMPETENCE.
- Authors
Jain, Asit; Jain, Tripti; Sachdeva, G. K.; De, S.; Goswami, S. L.; Datta, T. K.
- Abstract
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) has been identified as a modulator of oocyte function and antiapoptotic molecule. It has been observed that FSH decreased follicular atresia by decreasing the aspartic lysosomal enzyme (cathepsin D) in rodent. In present study, it was determined whether FSH treatment of oocytes during maturation affects expression of cathepsin K and S (cysteine cathepsins) genes, DNA fragmentation during maturation and associated developmental capacity of oocytes. COCs were collected from abattoir derived ovaries and in vitro matured in TCM-199 based serumfree medium containing 0 (control) and 10 μg/ml FSH at 38.5°C for 24 hours. After maturation transcript level of cathepsin K and S genes was determined by optimized real time PCR assay in cumulus cells. In vitro fertilization (IVF) and in vitro culture (IVC) of fertilized embryos were carried out in mSOF medium. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay was carried out to count apoptotic cells. It was found that FSH may involve in attenuating cumulus cells apoptosis by decreasing the cathepsin K and S expression, which probably helps in better in-vitro oocytes maturation, in vitro fertilization and further embryonic development.
- Subjects
FOLLICLE-stimulating hormone; SOMATOSTATIN; CATHEPSINS; FERTILIZATION in vitro; APOPTOTIC protease-activating factor 1; MATURATION-promoting factor; GENETIC transcription
- Publication
Indian Journal of Animal Research, 2012, Vol 46, Issue 2, p137
- ISSN
0367-6722
- Publication type
Article