title: Fibroblast growth factor 10 enhances bovine oocyte maturation and developmental competence in vitro.
abstract: The ability of oocytes to resume meiosis, become fertilized, and generate viable pregnancies is controlled during folliculogenesis by several endocrine and paracrine factors. The aim of this work is to determine whether fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10) is an oocyte competent factor. Transcripts for each of the four FGF receptor types (FGFR) were present in cumulus and oocytes after their extraction from the follicles. FGFR1 transcripts predominated in cumulus cells whereas FGFR2 was most abundant in oocytes. Exposing the cumulus-oocyte complexes to FGF10 during in vitro maturation did not affect cleavage rates, but increases (P<0.05) in the percentage of embryos at the 8-16-cell stage on day 3 and at the blastocyst stage on day 7, which were evident in FGF10-supplemented oocytes. The progression of oocytes through meiosis and cumulus expansion was increased (P<0.05) by FGF10. The importance of the endogenous sources of FGFs was examined by adding anti-FGF10 IgG during oocyte maturation. Blocking endogenous FGF10 activity decreased (P<0.05) the percentage of oocytes developing into blastocysts and limited (P<0.05) cumulus expansion. Expression profiles of putative cumulus and oocyte competency markers were examined for their involvement in FGF10-mediated responses. FGF10 influenced the expression of CTSB and SPRY2 in cumulus cells and BMP15 in oocytes. In summary, this work provides new insight into the importance of FGFRs and locally derived FGF10 during oocyte maturation in cattle. Its subsequent impact on in vitro embryo development implicates it as a noteworthy oocyte competent factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Sciences, D.H. Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, University of Florida, PO Box 110910, Gainesville, Florida 32611-0910, USA.
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Alan D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Ealy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D054885:Cumulus Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D047108:Embryonic Development / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D051526:Fibroblast Growth Factor 10 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D009865:Oocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D009866:Oogenesis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D051526:Fibroblast Growth Factor 10; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor