title: Combination of oviduct fluid and heparin to improve monospermic zygotes production during porcine in vitro fertilization.
abstract: In vivo, the oviduct provides appropriate microenvironment conditions for monospermic fertilization and early embryo development. In addition, glycosaminoglycans such as heparin are present in the oviduct and have been shown to modulate the activity of oviduct-secreted proteins on the regulation of sperms parameters. Thus, the present study was designed to evaluate the effect of porcine oocytes exposure to oviduct fluid (OF) before in vitro fertilization (IVF; incubation of oocytes in OF for 30 minutes before IVF), during IVF (supplementation of IVF medium with 10% OF), and during IVF in combination with heparin (10% OF + 10-μg/mL heparin) on IVF parameters. Regardless of sperm concentration used (0.5, 1.5, or 4.5 × 10(5) cells/mL), exposure of oocytes to OF led to an increased (P < 0.05) monospermy rate, without alteration (P > 0.05) of the penetration rate in comparison with the control group. This resulted in a general increase (P < 0.05) in the final output of the IVF system in terms of zygotes with two pronuclei in OF-exposed groups: 56 ± 9% (OF before) and 60 ± 7% (10% OF during IVF), compared with control (21 ± 8%), when IVF was performed with 4.5 × 10(5) cells/mL. The combination of 10% OF with heparin during IVF induced a decrease (P < 0.05) of the penetration rate, with no effect (P > 0.05) on the monospermy rate in comparison with 10% OF alone. This resulted in a general reduction (P < 0.05) in the final output of the IVF system (%), which was 33 ± 6% and 52 ± 8%, for 10% OF + heparin and 10% OF, respectively. In conclusion, the OF, used in porcine IVF, exerted a beneficial effect on oocytes by reducing the incidence of polyspermy without decreasing the penetration rate. However, the association of the OF with heparin reduced the efficiency of monospermic zygotes' production.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UMR7247, Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, INRA, CNRS, Université de Tours, Haras Nationaux, Nouzilly, France; Laboratory of Physiology and Control of Reproduction, Veterinary School, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Electronic address: ribrio@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Ribrio Ivan Tavares Pereira
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.affiliation: Institut National de Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UMR7247, Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, INRA, CNRS, Université de Tours, Haras Nationaux, Nouzilly, France.
authors.forename: Lucia N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Moro
authors.affiliation: Institut National de Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UMR7247, Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, INRA, CNRS, Université de Tours, Haras Nationaux, Nouzilly, France.
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Corbin
authors.affiliation: Institut National de Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UMR7247, Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, INRA, CNRS, Université de Tours, Haras Nationaux, Nouzilly, France.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alminana
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Physiology and Control of Reproduction, Veterinary School, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Joanna Maria Gonçalves
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Souza-Fabjan
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Physiology and Control of Reproduction, Veterinary School, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vicente José
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: de Figueirêdo Freitas
authors.affiliation: Institut National de Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UMR7247, Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, INRA, CNRS, Université de Tours, Haras Nationaux, Nouzilly, France.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mermillod
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001826:Body Fluids; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000662:veterinary*; D006493:Heparin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D010057:Oviducts / Q000502:physiology*; D013084:Sperm-Ovum Interactions / Q000187:drug effects; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000502:physiology*; D013552:Swine / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D006493:Heparin
keywords: Oviductal fluid; Pronuclei; Sperm–oocyte interaction; Zona pellucida maturation