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01-03-2014 | Gamete Biology

Intracellular glutathione content, developmental competence and expression of apoptosis-related genes associated with G6PDH-activity in goat oocyte

Authors: Amir Hossein Abazari-Kia, Abdollah Mohammadi-Sangcheshmeh, Maryam Dehghani-Mohammadabadi, Fatemeh Jamshidi-Adegani, Arash Veshkini, Mahdi Zhandi, Mehmet Ulas Cinar, Mohammad Salehi

Published in: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics | Issue 3/2014

Abstract

Purpose

To associate glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) activity in goat oocytes with intracellular glutathione (GSH) content, meiotic competence, developmental potential, and relative abundance of Bax and Bcl-2 genes transcripts.

Methods

Goat oocytes were exposed to brilliant cresyl blue (BCB) staining test and categorized into BCB⁺ (blue-cytoplasm), and BCB⁻ (colorless-cytoplasm) groups. A group of oocytes were not exposed to BCB test and was considered as a control group. After maturation in vitro, a group of oocytes were used for determination of nuclear status and intracellular GSH content while another group was subjected to parthenogenetic activation followed by in vitro embryo culture.

Results

We found that BCB⁺ oocytes not only yielded higher rate of maturation, but also showed an increased level of intracellular GSH content than BCB⁻ and control oocytes. Furthermore, BCB⁺ oocytes produced more blastocysts than BCB⁻ and control oocytes. Our data revealed that the expression of anti-apoptotic (Bcl-2) and pro-apoptotic (Bax) genes were interacted with G6PDH-activity in mature oocyte, their surrounding cumulus cells, and blastocyst-stage embryos.

Conclusions

The results of this study demonstrate that selection of goat oocytes based on G6PDH-activity through the BCB test improves their developmental competence, increases intracellular GSH content, and affects the expression of the apoptosis-related genes.

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Title: Intracellular glutathione content, developmental competence and expression of apoptosis-related genes associated with G6PDH-activity in goat oocyte
Authors: Amir Hossein Abazari-Kia
Abdollah Mohammadi-Sangcheshmeh
Maryam Dehghani-Mohammadabadi
Fatemeh Jamshidi-Adegani
Arash Veshkini
Mahdi Zhandi
Mehmet Ulas Cinar
Mohammad Salehi
Publication date: 01-03-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 1058-0468
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7330
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-013-0159-y

At a glance: The STEP trials

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Intracellular glutathione content, developmental competence and expression of apoptosis-related genes associated with G6PDH-activity in goat oocyte

Abstract

Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusions

At a glance: The STEP trials

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Abstract

Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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