title: Functional enucleation of mouse metaphase II oocytes with etoposide.
abstract: Mouse metaphase II (M II) oocytes were exposed to 50 micrograms/microliters etoposide (ETO) before and after parthenogenetic activation with 7% ethanol and they were washed with 0.75 M sucrose. The ETO treated parthenogenetically activated oocytes were cultured or fused to single blastomeres of late 2-cell stage mouse embryo to test their ability to support development in vitro. In parallel untreated parthenogenetically activated oocytes were cultured to serve as control. None of ETO treated oocytes developed beyond the 2-cell stage, whereas 4% of the reconstituted embryos and 35% of control developed to blastocysts. It is concluded that mouse M II oocytes can be functionally enucleated by ETO treatment and can be used for nuclear transfer experiments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Elsheikh
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katagiri
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanagawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005047:Etoposide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D008677:Metaphase / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D009865:Oocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D059005:Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D059005:Topoisomerase II Inhibitors; D005047:Etoposide