Lipid-rich bovine serum albumin improves the viability and hatching ability of porcine
blastocysts produced in vitro |
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| Authors: | Chie SUZUKI Yosuke SAKAGUCHI Hiroyoshi HOSHI Koji YOSHIOKA |
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| Institution: | 1)Pathology and Physiopathology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan;2)Research Institute for the Functional Peptides, Yamagata 999-3766, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The effects of lipid-rich bovine serum albumin (LR-BSA) on the development of porcine blastocysts produced
in vitro were examined. Addition of 0.5 to 5 mg/ml LR-BSA to porcine blastocyst medium
(PBM) from Day 5 (Day 0 = in vitro fertilization) significantly increased the hatching rates
of blastocysts on Day 7 and the total cell numbers in Day-7 blastocysts. When Day-5 blastocysts were cultured
with PBM alone, PBM containing LR-BSA, recombinant human serum albumin or fatty acid-free BSA, addition of
LR-BSA significantly enhanced hatching rates and the cell number in blastocysts that survived compared with
other treatments. The diameter, ATP content and numbers of both inner cell mass and total cells in Day-6 and
Day-7 blastocysts cultured with PBM containing LR-BSA were significantly higher than in blastocysts cultured
with PBM alone, whereas LR-BSA had no effect on mitochondrial membrane potential. The mRNA levels of enzymes
involved in fatty acid metabolism and β-oxidation (ACSL1, ACSL3,
CPT1, CPT2 and KAT) in Day-7 blastocysts were
significantly upregulated by the addition of LR-BSA. The results indicated that LR-BSA enhanced hatching
ability and quality of porcine blastocysts produced in vitro, as determined by ATP content,
blastocyst diameter and expression levels of the specific genes, suggesting that the stimulatory effects of
LR-BSA arise from lipids bound to albumin. |
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| Keywords: | ATP content Fatty acids Gene expression Pig embryo |
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