title: Cytoskeletal alterations associated with donor age and culture interval for equine oocytes and potential zygotes that failed to cleave after intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
abstract: Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is an established method to fertilise equine oocytes, but not all oocytes cleave after ICSI. The aims of the present study were to examine cytoskeleton patterns in oocytes after aging in vitro for 0, 24 or 48h (Experiment 1) and in potential zygotes that failed to cleave after ICSI of oocytes from donors of different ages (Experiment 2). Cytoplasmic multiasters were observed after oocyte aging for 48h (P<0.01). A similar increase in multiasters was observed with an increased interval after ICSI for young mares (9-13 years) but not old (20-25 years) mares. Actin vesicles were observed more frequently in sperm-injected oocytes from old than young mares. In the present study, multiasters appeared to be associated with cell aging, whereas actin vesicles were associated with aging of the oocyte donor.
authors: Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, 1601 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
authors: Elena
authors: E
authors: Ruggeri
authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Colorado State University, 1870 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
authors: Keith F
authors: KF
authors: DeLuca
authors: Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Tolara di sopra, 50, 40064, Ozzano Emilia (Bologna), Italy.
authors: Cesare
authors: C
authors: Galli
authors: Avantea srl, Laboratory of Reproductive Technologies, Via Porcellasco 7f, 26100 Cremona, Italy.
authors: Giovanna
authors: G
authors: Lazzari
authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Colorado State University, 1870 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
authors: Jennifer G
authors: JG
authors: DeLuca
authors: Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, 1601 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
authors: Elaine M
authors: EM
authors: Carnevale
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000662:veterinary; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D009865:Oocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D020554:Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000378:metabolism*; D015053:Zygote / Q000378:metabolism*