We measured the ATP concentrations in the porcine follicular fluid derived from three sizes of follicles (small: 6 mm in diameter). Then, the effects of pre-treatment (100 μM each for 30 min before maturation) with antagonists for extracellular ATP receptor P2X or P2Y on the nuclear maturation rate of cumulus-cell-enclosed (COs) or -denuded oocytes (DOs) up to the preovulatory stage in the presence or absence of 20 nM ATP (a similar concentration to that of medium-sized follicle fluid) were investigated. The antagonists used were pyridoxalphosphate-6-azophenyl-2',4'-disulfonic acid (PPADS) or reactive blue 2 (RB2), for extracellular ATP receptor P2X and P2Y, respectively. In addition, the embryonic development rates of COs pre-treated with RB2 were also evaluated. It was found that when the follicular sizes increased, the ATP concentrations significantly decreased (P < 0.05). No differences were observed in the nuclear maturation rates among all COs, regardless of pre-treatment with (+) or without (-) PPADS and in the presence (+) or absence (-) of ATP during maturation. In contrast, the nuclear maturation rate of the COs, but not DOs, in the ATP(-) RB2(+) group was significantly lower (P < 0.05) than that of the ATP(-) RB2(-) and ATP(+)RB2(-) groups. The pronuclear formation and blastocyst formation rates by parthenogenetic activation in the ATP(-) RB2(+) and ATP(+) RB2(+) groups were significantly lower (P < 0.05) than those in the ATP(-) RB2(-) group. In conclusion, it is suggested that the nuclear maturation of porcine oocytes may be influenced by the ATP receptor P2Y present in the cumulus cells.