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- Title
Maturation conditions, post-ovulatory age, medium pH, and ER stress affect [Ca2+]i oscillation patterns in mouse oocytes.
- Authors
Yuan, Rui-Ying; Wang, Feng; Li, Sen; Ma, Jun-Yu; Guo, Lei; Li, Xiao-Long; Zhu, Hai-Jing; Feng, Xie; Li, Qian-Nan; Zhou, Qian; Lin, Zi-Bin; Schatten, Heide; Ou, Xiang-Hong
- Abstract
Insufficiency of oocyte activation impairs the subsequent embryo development in assisted reproductive technology (ART). Intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) oscillations switch the oocytes to resume the second meiosis and initiate embryonic development. However, the [Ca2+]i oscillation patterns in oocytes are poorly characterized. In this study, we investigated the effects of various factors, such as the oocytes age, pH, cumulus cells, in vitro or in vivo maturation, and ER stress on [Ca2+]i oscillation patterns and pronuclear formation after parthenogenetic activation of mouse oocytes. Our results showed that the oocytes released to the oviduct at 17 h post-human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) displayed a significantly stronger [Ca2+]i oscillation, including higher frequency, shorter cycle, and higher peak, compared with oocytes collected at earlier or later time points. [Ca2+]i oscillations in acidic conditions (pH 6.4 and 6.6) were significantly weaker than those in neutral and mildly alkaline conditions (pH from 6.8 to 7.6). In vitro-matured oocytes showed reduced frequency and peak of [Ca2+]i oscillations compared with those matured in vivo. In vitro-matured oocytes from the cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) showed a significantly higher frequency, shorter cycle, and higher peak compared with the denuded oocytes (DOs). Finally, endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress) severely affected the parameters of [Ca2+]i oscillations, including elongated cycles and lower frequency. The pronuclear (PN) rate of oocytes after parthenogenetic activation was correlated with [Ca2+]i oscillation pattern, decreasing with oocyte aging, cumulus removal, acidic pH, and increasing ER stress. These results provide fundamental but critical information for the mechanism of how these factors affect oocyte activation.
- Subjects
OSCILLATIONS; EMBRYOLOGY; CHORIONIC gonadotropins
- Publication
Journal of Assisted Reproduction & Genetics, 2021, Vol 38, Issue 6, p1373
- ISSN
1058-0468
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10815-021-02100-9