title: Does cryopreservation of ovarian tissue affect the distribution and function of germinal vesicle oocytes mitochondria?
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate mitochondrial alteration and ATP content of germinal vesicle (GV) oocytes isolated from fresh and vitrified ovaries. After superovulation, the ovaries from adult mice were collected and divided into control and vitrified groups. GV oocytes were isolated mechanically from each group. Half were cultured for 24 hours and their maturation was assessed. Metaphase II oocytes were collected and submitted to in vitro fertilization and their fertilization rates and development to the blastocyst stage were evaluated. In the remaining GV oocytes, ATP levels were quantified, and mitochondrial distribution, mitochondrial membrane potential, and intracellular free calcium were detected with rhodamine 123, JC-1 and Flou-4 AM staining, using laser-scanning confocal microscopy. Maturation and fertilization rates of GV oocytes and the developmental rates of subsequent embryos were significantly lower in vitrified samples (P < 0.05). The ATP content and Ca(2+) levels differed significantly in fresh and vitrified GV oocytes (P < 0.05). Most mitochondria were seen as large and homogenous aggregates (66.6%) in fresh GV oocytes compared to vitrified oocytes (50%). No significant differences in mitochondrial membrane potential were found between the groups. The lower maturation and fertilization rates of GV oocytes from vitrified ovaries may be due to changes in their mitochondrial function and distribution.
authors: Anatomy Department, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-111, Tehran, Iran. salehnim@modares.ac.ir
authors: Mojdeh
authors: M
authors: Salehnia
authors: Virpi
authors: V
authors: Töhönen
authors: Saeed
authors: S
authors: Zavareh
authors: Jose
authors: J
authors: Inzunza
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001755:Blastocyst / Q000166:cytology; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000502:physiology; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization / Q000502:physiology; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D053078:Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D009865:Oocytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D010053:Ovary / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D058989:Vitrification
chemical_list: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate
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