The role of melatonin in some aspects of in vitro maturation of mammalian oocytes

• Grant number: 14/17830-9
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: November 01, 2014
• End date: October 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Animal Reproduction
• Principal Investigator: Lia de Alencar Coelho
• Grantee: Lia de Alencar Coelho
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos (FZEA). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Pirassununga , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Fernanda Gaspar Do Amaral ; José Cipolla Neto ; Luciano Andrade Silva ; Ricardo de Francisco Strefezzi ; Solange Castro Afeche

Abstract

The research aimed to evaluate the effect of melatonin on the expression of MPF proteins in rat; evaluate the effect of gonadotrophins added to in vitro maturation medium on the activity of melatonin forming enzymes (Aanat and Asmt) in rat; evaluate the effect of melatonin added to in vitro maturation medium on the maturation rates, expression of melatonin receptor, gonadotrophin and apoptosis genes in mares. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

COELHO, L. A.; ANDRADE-SILVA, J.; MOTTA-TEIXEIRA, L. C.; AMARAL, F. G.; REITER, R. J.; CIPOLLA-NETO, J.. The Absence of Pineal Melatonin Abolishes the Daily Rhythm of Tph1 (Tryptophan Hydroxylase 1), Asmt (Acetylserotonin O-Methyltransferase), and Aanat (Aralkylamine N-Acetyltransferase) mRNA Expressions in Rat Testes. Molecular Neurobiology, v. 56, n. 11, p. 7800-7809, NOV 2019. (14/50457-0, 14/17830-9)

COELHO, LIA ALENCAR; SILVA, LUCIANO ANDRADE; REWAY, ANA PAULA; BUONFIGLIO, DANIELLA DO CARMO; ANDRADE-SILVA, JESSICA; GOMES, PATRICIA RODRIGUES LOURENCO; CIPOLLA-NETO, JOSE. Seasonal Variation of Melatonin Concentration and mRNA Expression of Melatonin-Related Genes in Developing Ovarian Follicles of Mares Kept under Natural Photoperiods in the Southern Hemisphere. ANIMALS, v. 13, n. 6, p. 12-pg., 2023-03-01. (14/17830-9, 19/24327-5)