title: In vitro maturation, fertilization and development of follicular oocytes from buffalo (Bubalus bubalis).
abstract: Cumulus-oocyte complexes, 5596, were cultured for 24 h in either TCM-199 or Ham's F-10 with or without gonadotrophins and supplemented with either 20% buffalo oestrous serum (BES) or fetal calf serum (FCS). The maturation rates of oocytes cultured in TCM-199 or Ham's F-10 medium supplemented with 20% BES were 47.4 +/- 17.8 and 44.8 +/- 25.6, respectively. Addition of luteinizing hormone (LH) (5 micrograms ml-1) significantly improved the maturation rate in the Ham's F-10 medium supplemented with 20% BES (76.8 +/- 18.3), but follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) (0.5 micrograms ml-1) and oestradiol (1 microgram ml-1) failed to synergize with LH (71.7 +/- 19.5). In the TCM-199 system, LH failed to enhance the maturation rate but the addition of FSH and oestradiol significantly enhanced the proportion of mature oocytes (42.7 +/- 1.4 and 81.7 +/- 14.5, respectively; P less than 0.05). Frozen-thawed spermatozoa prepared in Bracket and Oliphant (BO) medium and treated with 5 mmol caffeine 1(-1) + 10 micrograms heparin showed a higher fertilization rate (29.8%) than those treated in Hepes-Talp and treated with 10 micrograms heparin ml-1 (19.6%). Fertilization rate was significantly improved when fresh ejaculated spermatozoa treated with 5 mmol caffeine 1-1 and 10 micrograms heparin in BO medium (50%) was used. Rate of cleavage and development were also higher when in vitro fertilization was carried out with fresh ejaculated spermatozoa treated with caffeine and heparin (34.1 and 36.8%, respectively) than with frozen-thawed spermatozoa (27.0 and 22.0%, respectively). Development rate was enhanced when fertilized ova were cultured in ligated rabbit oviduct (28.0%) than when co-cultured on oviductal cell monolayers (8.2%). The results indicate that oocytes cultured in medium supplemented with BES and gonadotrophins reveal high rates of maturation and development to the blastocyst stage after fertilization with fresh ejaculated spermatozoa.
authors.affiliation: Embryo Biotechnology Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Totey
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taneja
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Pawshe
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Talwar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002020:Buffaloes / Q000196:embryology / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015925:Cryopreservation; D003470:Culture Media; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D009865:Oocytes / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology; D012661:Semen / Q000502:physiology; D012662:Semen Preservation
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D004958:Estradiol; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone