Conditions for electrical parthenogenetic activation of porcine oocytes matured in vitro and in vitro culture systems of porcine embryo were studied. The best results were achieved under the conditions of electrical field strength and the pulse duration at 130Vmm-1/80 μs, with a blastocyst development rate of (20.12 ± 8.18)% (P ＞ 0.05). No significant difference was found between treatments of multiple pulses and a single pulse ( P ＞ 0.05). Parthenogenetic embryos were cultured with different methods and air conditions for 7 days in vitro, blastocyst development rate of embryos with changed culture media [ (26.44 ± 8.35)% ] or changed media with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) [ (17.68 ± 5.39)% ] on the fifth day showing no significant difference from that of embryos without change of culture media [ (25.30 ± 7.55) %, P ＞ 0.05 ], while cell numbers of blastocysts from embryos with changed culture media (15.78 ± 5.46 and 14.55 ± 4.81) were significantly lower than number of blastocysts from embryos without change of culture media (18.01 ± 6.79,P ＜ 0.01 ). Blastocyst development rate and blastocyst cell number of embryos cultured in lower O2 (5 % CO2:7%O2:88%N2) also showed no significant difference from those in high O2 (5% CO2 in air) [ (20.78 ± 8.80) % and 17.00 ± 6.12 vs. (25.30 ± 7.55) % and 18.01 ± 6.79, P ＞ 0.05 ]. It is concluded that change of culture media with the same new one or changing over to media with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) on the fifth day and low O2 environment are not necessary for porcine embryos development.
WU Zhong-hong, XING Feng-ying, LIU Guo-shi, ZENG Shen-ming, ZHU Shi-en, ZHANG Zhong-cheng and FU Peng-hui(College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094 , P.R. China)
干扰素-tau(IFN-)τ在妊娠建立中有重要生物学功能,对提高体外胚胎移植成功率有重要意义。为了探明不同来源的牛囊胚分泌的IFN-τ水平,本实验用细胞病变抑制法对牛孤雌发育(PA)、体外受精(IVF)、体外受精冷冻解冻(FT-IVF)及体细胞核移植(SC N T)等4种囊胚进行了检测。结果表明:在C R 1aa体系中培养7 d的PA、IVF、FT-IVF囊胚分泌的IFN-τ量没有显著性差异(P>0.05),但它们都显著高于相同日龄SC N T囊胚的分泌量(P<0.05)。分别在C R 1aa和SO FaaBSA体系中生产的PA囊胚分泌的IFN-τ量没有显著性差异(P>0.05),即2种体系对牛孤雌发育囊胚分泌IFN-τ量没有影响。在C R 1aa培养体系中生产的PA和IVF囊胚分泌的IFN-τ量与囊胚细胞数均无相关性。PA囊胚分泌的IFN-τ与囊胚直径平方无相关性,IVF囊胚的IFN-τ的分泌量与囊胚直径平方中等相关。
