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Morphokinetic-related response to stress in individually cultured bovine embryos

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Author(s):
Silva, T. ; Santos, E. C. ; Annes, K. ; Soares, C. A. ; Leite, R. F. ; Lima, C. B. ; Milazzotto, M. P.
Total Authors: 7
Document type: Journal article
Source: Theriogenology; v. 86, n. 5, p. 1308-1317, SEP 15 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 3
Abstract

The kinetics of in vitro produced (IVP) bovine embryos is related to embryo viability, metabolism, and epigenetic patterns. Therefore, we believe that embryos with different speeds of development also respond differently to stress. In the present study, we performed global metabolic analysis (matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry IMALDI-T09) of culture media, characterized apoptotic events (Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling {[}TUNEL] and caspase quantitation), and quantified transcript abundance of stress-related gene (real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction {[}qRT-PCR]) in IVP bovine embryos with different developmental kinetics to investigate possible markers of stress response. For this purpose, embryos were considered ``fast{''} if they presented four or more cells at 40 hours post insemination (hpi). Embryos presenting two cells at this time were classified as ``slow{''}. Evaluations were performed at 40 hpi, 112 hpi, and 186 hpi. Metabolome analysis revealed several metabolites differentially represented between groups at all time points related with energy, lipid and amino acids metabolism, and stress response. There was no difference in TUNEL positive cells between groups in any of the time points analyzed. Nevertheless, at 112 hpi, classified as a critical phase because of the genome activation, the amount of caspase 3 and 7 and total caspase were higher in slow when compared to fast group. Transcript abundance analysis of candidate genes (GRP78, HSP60, SODI, and MORF4L2) was also different among groups. In conclusion, IVP bovine embryos of different development speeds respond differentially to the environmental stress leading to different metabolome patterns and apoptosis activation throughout the culture. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 12/10351-2 - Metabolomics for non-invasive evaluation of in vitro produced bovine embryos
Grantee:Marcella Pecora Milazzotto
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants