title: Role of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) in vitro on bovine oocyte maturation.
abstract: This experiment attempted to determine the effect of cAMP on maturation of bovine oocytes in chemically-defined, serum-free medium. Cumulus-oocyte complexes were incubated in modified DME/Ham F-12 medium containing dbcAMP at 0 (control), 10(-6), 10(-4) and 10(-2) M. After 18 and 24 hours of culture, the percentage of oocyte maturation between 0 (control) and 10(-2) M dbcAMP-treated groups were significant. Some oocytes were cultured with dbcAMP (10(-2) M) for 6, 12 and 24 hours followed by incubation in control medium to test the reversibility of inhibition or of any harmful effect of dbcAMP. The inhibitory effect of 10(-2) M dbcAMP on bovine oocyte maturation was reversed by transferring cumulus-oocyte complexes to the control medium. In addition, forskolin (0.12 and 0.24 mM) was effective (P < 0.01) in preventing the resumption of meiosis. The cAMP content of oocytes cultured with forskolin was not increased, although cumulus cells responded to forskolin with an increase in cAMP content. These results indicate that elevated levels of cAMP in the culture medium are important in regulating resumption of meiosis of bovine oocytes in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1900 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1092, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanbuissho
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coskun
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lin