title: Impact of growth factors on in vitro development of caprine oocytes at pre-antral stage.
abstract: The objective of this study was to examine the effect of various growth factors such as the epidermal growth factor (EGF) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) either individually or in association, in the presence of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) on the in vitro growth and viability of caprine oocytes at pre-antral stage. Pre-antral follicles were disassociated enzymatically and mechanically from pre-pubertal caprine ovaries after the animals were anaesthetically ovariectomized. Caprine pre-antral follicles in group 1, 2, 3 and 4 were cultured in growth culture medium, growth culture medium + EGF, growth culture medium + IGF-I and growth culture medium + IGF-I + EGF, respectively, for 9 days. The results indicated that EGF (50 mg/l) increased the survival rate of oocytes, but decreased the growth rate of oocytes; IGF-I (100 mg/l) effectively maintained the survival of oocytes and stimulated their growth; IGF-I (100 mg/l) and EGF (50 mg/l) in combination produced a higher effect on both the survival and the growth rate of oocytes than IGF-I or EGF alone. Conclusively, the growth factors can effectively maintain the survival of caprine oocytes from pre-antral follicles and regulate their growth in culture. EGF and IGF-I in association could synergically meliorate the culture system of caprine pre-antral follicles.
authors.affiliation: College of Bioengineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China. huanminzhou@263.net
authors.forename: Hm
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003470:Culture Media; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006041:Goats / Q000502:physiology*; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009865:Oocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D046509:Tissue Culture Techniques / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone