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Effect of melatonin on developmental competence, mitochondrial distribution, and intensity of fresh and vitrified/thawed in vitro matured buffalo oocytes

Authors: Omaima Mohamed Kandil, Samar Mahfouz Abd El Rahman, Rania S. Ali, Esraa Aly Ismail, Nehad M. Ibrahim

Published in: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology | Issue 1/2024

Abstract

Background: In livestock breeding, oocyte cryopreservation is crucial for preserving and transferring superior genetic traits. This study was conducted to examine the additional effect of melatonin to maturation and vitrification media on the in vitro developmental capacity, mitochondrial distribution, and intensity of buffalo oocytes. The study involved obtaining ovaries from a slaughterhouse and conducting two phases. In the first phase, high-quality oocytes were incubated in a maturation medium with or without 10⁻⁹M melatonin for 22 h (at 38.5°C in 5% CO₂). Matured oocytes were fertilized in vitro and cultured in SOF media for seven days. In the second phase, vitrified in vitro matured oocytes were stored in vitrified media (basic media (BM) containing a combination of cryoprotectants (20% Ethyl Glycol and 20% Dimethyl sulfoxide), with or without melatonin, and then stored in liquid nitrogen. Normal vitrified/thawed oocytes were fertilized in vitro and cultured as described. Finally, the matured oocytes from the fresh and vitrified/thawed groups, both with and without melatonin, were stained using DAPI and Mitotracker red to detect their viability (nuclear maturation), mitochondrial intensity, and distribution using a confocal microscope. The study found that adding 10⁻⁹M melatonin to the maturation media significantly increased maturation (85.47%), fertilization rate (84.21%)cleavage (89.58%), and transferable embryo (48.83%) rates compared to the group without melatonin (69.85%,79.88%, 75.55%, and 37.25% respectively). Besides that, the addition of melatonin to the vitrification media improved the recovery rate of normal oocytes (83.75%), as well as the cleavage (61.80%) and transferable embryo (27.00%) rates when compared to the vitrified TCM group (67.46%, 51.40%, and 17.00%, respectively). The diffuse mitochondrial distribution was higher in fresh with melatonin (TCM + Mel) (80%) and vitrified with melatonin (VS2 + Mel groups) (76.70%), Furthermore, within the same group, while the mitochondrial intensity was higher in the TCM + Mel group (1698.60) than other group. In conclusion, Melatonin supplementation improves the developmental competence and mitochondrial distribution in buffalo oocytes in both cases(in vitro maturation and vitrification).

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Title: Effect of melatonin on developmental competence, mitochondrial distribution, and intensity of fresh and vitrified/thawed in vitro matured buffalo oocytes
Authors: Omaima Mohamed Kandil
Samar Mahfouz Abd El Rahman
Rania S. Ali
Esraa Aly Ismail
Nehad M. Ibrahim
Publication date: 01-12-2024
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7827
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12958-024-01209-7

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