Effect of Melatonin on the In Vitro Maturation of Porcine Oocytes, Development of Parthenogenetically Activated Embryos, and Expression of Genes Related to the Oocyte Developmental Capability

Yang, Ling; Wang, Qingkai; Cui, Maosheng; Li, Qianjun; Mu, Shuqin; Zhao, Zimo

doi:10.3390/ani10020209

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“…Moreover, the expression levels of GDF9 and BMP15, which are related to oocyte competence [47], were also significantly influenced in each experimental group. Various studies also suggested that melatonin is associated with ROS mechanisms in oocytes [48][49][50], and our results corroborated these findings. Additionally, we observed the negative effects of brusatol on GSH and ROS levels.…”

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Melatonin-Nrf2 Signaling Activates Peroxisomal Activities in Porcine Cumulus Cell-Oocyte Complexes

Ridlo

Lee

2020

Antioxidants

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Melatonin and Nrf2 signaling synergistically improve mammalian oocyte maturation and embryonic development. Furthermore, previous studies have suggested an interplay between peroxisomes and Nrf2 signaling in cells, but it is still unclear whether peroxisomes are involved in oocyte maturation. The aim of the present study was to identify the possible roles of peroxisomes in the melatonin-Nrf2 signaling pathway during in vitro maturation (IVM) of porcine oocytes. Porcine oocytes were treated with melatonin (10−9 M) and brusatol, a Nrf2 specific inhibitor, in order to investigate the mechanism. Then, the rates of maturation and related gene and protein expression were analyzed. During oocyte maturation, melatonin upregulated the expression of gene and protein related to Nrf2 signaling and peroxisomal activities; RNA sequencing partially validated these results. Our results demonstrate that melatonin can activate Nrf2 signaling by binding to melatonin receptor 2, resulting in the upregulation of catalase. Moreover, peroxisomes were also found to be activated in response to melatonin treatment, causing the activation of catalase; together with Nrf2 signaling, peroxisomes synergistically prevented the generation of reactive oxygen species and enhanced oocyte quality. Thus, we suggest that a crosstalk might exist between Nrf2 signaling and peroxisomal activities in porcine oocytes.

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Melatonin-Nrf2 Signaling Activates Peroxisomal Activities in Porcine Cumulus Cell-Oocyte Complexes

Ridlo

Lee

2020

Antioxidants

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“…In the recent study by our group, we found that melatonin concentration of 10 −5 M significantly improved the quality of mitochondria maturation in porcine oocyte as compared to the control group. However, these beneficial effects of melatonin could be blocked by 10 −5 M luzindole, which is a melatonin receptor antagonist (Yang et al, 2020). As per the previous report, the melatonin concentrations of 10 −3 -10 −11 M positively affects the porcine oocyte maturation, and 10 −9 M melatonin is the optimum concentration for porcine oocyte maturation in vitro (Shi et al, 2009).…”

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confidence: 60%

Elevation of MPF and MAPK gene expression, GSH content and mitochondrial distribution quality induced by melatonin promotes porcine oocyte maturation and development in vitro

Zhao

Yang

Zhang

et al. 2020

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The MPF and MAPK genes play crucial roles during oocyte maturation processes. However, the pattern of MPF and MAPK gene expression induced by melatonin (MT) and its correlation to oocyte maturation quality during the process of porcine oocyte maturation in vitro remains unexplored. To unravel it, in this study, we cultured the porcine oocytes in maturation medium supplemented with 0, 10−6, 10−9, and 10−12 mol/L melatonin. Later, we analyzed the MPF and MAPK gene expression levels by RT-PCR and determined the maturation index (survival and maturation rate of oocytes). The GSH content in the single oocyte, and cytoplasmic mitochondrial maturation distribution after porcine oocyte maturation in vitro was also evaluated. We also assessed the effects of these changes on parthenogenetic embryonic developmental potential. The oocytes cultured with 10−9mol/L melatonin concentration showed higher oocyte maturation rate, and MPF and MAPK genes expression levels along with better mitochondrial distribution than the 0, 10−6, and 10−12 mol/L melatonin concentrations (p < 0.05). No significant difference was observed in the survival rates when the oocytes were cultured with different melatonin concentrations. The expression of the MPF gene in the oocytes cultured with 10−6 mol/L melatonin was higher than with 10−12 and 0 mol/L melatonin, and the expression of the MAPK gene in 10−6 and 10−12 group was higher than the control (p < 0.05). As far as the embryonic developmental potential is concerned, the cleavage and blastocyst rate of oocytes cultured with 10−6 and 10−9 mol/L melatonin was significantly higher than the 10−12 mol/L melatonin and control. In conclusion, 10−9–10−6 mol/L melatonin significantly induced the MPF and MAPK gene expression; besides, it could also be correlated with GSH content of single oocyte, mitochondrial maturation distribution, and the first polar body expulsion. These changes were also found to be associated with parthenogenetic embryo developmental potential in vitro.

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“…In pigs, it has been reported that supplementation with different antioxidants, such as crocin 26 , sphingosine-1-phosphate 27 or melatonin 28 , during in vitro maturation culture improved the cleavage rates. Nevertheless, when supplementation was performed exclusively during embryo culture, the cleavage rate was not affected 9 , 11 .…”

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N-(2-mercaptopropionyl)-glycine enhances in vitro pig embryo production and reduces oxidative stress

Cambra

Martínez

Rodriguez‐Martinez

et al. 2020

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This study evaluated the effects of different concentrations (1, 10, 25, 50, and 100 µM) of the antioxidant N-(2-mercaptopropionyl)-glycine (NMPG), during the culture of in vitro-fertilized porcine oocytes. While the highest concentrations of NMPG (50 and 100 µM) were toxic to the developing embryos during the first two days of culture, 25 µM NMPG achieved cleavage rates that were similar to those achieved by the control but did not sustain blastocyst production by Day 7 of culture. Compared to the control culture medium, the culture medium supplemented with 10 µM NMPG increased (P < 0.05) the rates of blastocyst formation, decreased (P < 0.05) the intracellular levels of reactive oxygen substances, and downregulated (P < 0.05) the expression of the oxidative stress related gene GPX1. In conclusion, these results demonstrated that supplementation of porcine embryo culture medium with 10 µM NMPG can attenuate oxidative stress and increase the yield of in vitro production of blastocysts.

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Effect of Melatonin on the In Vitro Maturation of Porcine Oocytes, Development of Parthenogenetically Activated Embryos, and Expression of Genes Related to the Oocyte Developmental Capability

Cited by 31 publications

References 64 publications

Melatonin-Nrf2 Signaling Activates Peroxisomal Activities in Porcine Cumulus Cell-Oocyte Complexes

Melatonin-Nrf2 Signaling Activates Peroxisomal Activities in Porcine Cumulus Cell-Oocyte Complexes

Elevation of MPF and MAPK gene expression, GSH content and mitochondrial distribution quality induced by melatonin promotes porcine oocyte maturation and development in vitro

N-(2-mercaptopropionyl)-glycine enhances in vitro pig embryo production and reduces oxidative stress

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