Among fatty acid families, the polyunsaturated fatty acids were demonstrated to be mediators in various reproductive processes as precursor of steroid hormone (via cholesterol) and prostaglandins (via arachidonic acid), and in the last decade, major research was focused on the effects of omega-6 and especially omega-3 fatty acid. Eicosapentaenoic acid, the longest members of omega-3 fatty acid family, can be produced by a series of desaturation and elongation reactions from shorter member such as α-Linolenic acid. However, very few studies have provided detailed descriptions of Eicosapentaenoic acid effects and mechanisms of action in mammalian oocytes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Eicosapentaenoic acid supplementation on in vitro maturation and developmental potential of porcine oocytes. Various concentrations of Eicosapentaenoic acid was added into in vitro maturation medium, and we evaluated the degree of cumulus expansion, nuclear maturation rate, blastocysts quality, and levels of prostaglandin E2, 17β-estradiol, progesterone in the spent medium. High doses (100 mM) of Eicosapentaenoic acid supplementation significantly inhibited cumulus expansion and oocyte nuclear maturation, and prostaglandin E2 synthesis also significantly decreased compared with other groups (p < 0.05). Supplementation of 50 mM Eicosapentaenoic acid showed higher quality blastocysts in terms of high cell numbers and low apoptosis when compared with other groups (p < 0.05), and synthesis ratio of E2/P4 also significantly increased compared with control group (p < 0.05). However, Supplementation of 100 mM Eicosapentaenoic acid showed high apoptosis when compared with other groups (p < 0.05), and synthesis ratio of 17b-estradiol/progesterone also significantly decreased compared with control group (p < 0.05). Our results indicated that supplementation with appropriate levels of Eicosapentaenoic acid beneficially affects the change of hormone synthesis for controlling oocyte maturation, leading to improved embryo quality. However, high doses of Eicosapentaenoic acid treatment results in detrimental effects.

본 연구는 생체난포란 채란을 위한 공란우를 대상으로 난포란의 채란 효율과 번식 관련 혈액내 호르몬 성상을 조사하여 수정란 채란과 생체난포란 채란시 공란우의 선발 관련 자료로 활용하고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. 공란우의 사양관리는 배합사료 3.0Kg 과 건초 6kg 을 (배합사료 TDN 68%, CP 14% 조사료는 건초 TDN 50%, CP 6.58%) 급여하였다. 생체난포란 채란을 위한 한우 공란우는 한우연구소에서 사육중인 한우에서 실시하였다. 생체 내 난포란의 관찰은 MyLabTM30VETGOLD(Esaote, Genova, ITALY) 및 탐촉자(EC123; Micro-Convex 9∼3 MHz, Esaote, Genova, ITALY)는 6.6 MHz convex scanner 를 사용하였고, 난포란 채란에 사용된 주사침은 19G 주사침을 사용하였다. 초음파상에서 2mm 이상의 난포 수량을 확인하고 난포란을 흡인하였다. 공란우로부터 채란된 난포란 수와 혈액내 주요 영양대사물질 6 항목 Glucose(mg/dl), Cholesterol(mg/ml) BUN(mg/dl) AST(U/L) ALT(U/l), Nonesterified Fatty Acids(NEFA, uEq/L)의 수준을 분석하였다. 각 개체별 Glucose 농도는 67.5±4.9, 78±2.82, 75±21.2, 65±4.24, 56.5±2.12, 78.5±10.6, Cholesterol 78±19.7, 84.5±2.12, 181±42.4, 156±25.4, 103±9.8, 112.5±10.6, BUN 8.75±1.76, 8.6±1.34, 14.6±2.75, 10.2±0.56, 10±0.56, 12.2±0.42, AST 76.5±12.02, 69.5±2.12, 90.5±19.1, 83.5±6.36, 62.5±7.78, 86.5±0.7, ALT 14.5±2.12, 14±2.83, 28±1.41, 23±5.66, 15.5±2.12, 22.5±3.53, NEFA 67.5±54.5, 109±38.18, 177.5±103, 149.5±64.34, 104.5±28.99, 22.7±92.0 로 나타났다. 개체에 따른 항목별 분석에서 난포란 회수 효율이 가장 높은 개체의 Glucose 농도는 67.5, BUN 수준은 8.75 수준이며 NEFA 농도는 67.5 수준으로 나타났음을 확인하였다. 영양수준에 따른 채란 효율과의 연관성 분석을 위해서는 지속적인 연구가 진행되어야 할것이며 영양수준 뿐만 아니라 환경적인 자료 분석도 필요할 것으로 사료 된다.

Commercial applications of OPU/IVP were to produce embryos and calves from high genetic cows.The aim of this present study was to compare the number of recovered oocytes and cultured in vitro produced embryos from Ovum Pick-up (OPU). OPU derived embryo production was carried out of oocytes by ultrasonographic guided follicular aspiration and then produced in vitro produced blastocysts by IVP culture system. In result, the rate of recovered oocytes was obtained 612 (57.2%) and 451(73.7) G1+G2 grade oocytes. No difference of recovered rate (51.1~62.1%) was seen in six donor. The rate of cleavage and blastocyst development were obtained 320 (70.9%) and 78 (24.4%) that was 3.3±0.4 cleaved embryo and 0.9±0.2 blastocysts per session. Cleavage rate of OPU oocytes in No. 6 donor was 90.6%, significantly (P<0.05) higher than that in the other donors, However, blastocysts was similar (25.8~30.0%). In conclusion, limited numbers of OPU oocytes had competent development when cultured in SOF culture medium

소의 수정란 생산과 이식에 대한 연구는 한우의 개량과 증식 그리고 한우 유전자원의 안정적인 관리로 산업적 활용성을 증대 시킬 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 한우의 생체 에서 난포란을 채란에 따른 효율성을 높이기 위해서 연구를 수행하였다. 생체난포란 채란 을 위한 한우 공란우는 한우연구소에서 사육중인 한우에서 실시하였다. 생체 내 난포란의 관찰은 MyLabTM30VETGOLD(Esaote, Genova, ITALY) 및 탐촉자(EC123; Micro-Convex 9∼3 MHz, Esaote, Genova, ITALY)는 6.6 MHz convex scanner를 사용하였고, 난포란 채란에 사용된 주사침은 19G 주사침을 사용하였다. Monitor Image에 고정된 2 mm 이상 의 난포에서 난포의 수량을 확인하고 난포란을 흡인하였다. 흡입된 난포란은 2∼3회 washing으로 혈액 등의 이물질을 제거하여 실체현미경 하에서 회수하였고, 난포란의 등 급분류는 세포질 균일도와 난구세포의 부착 정도에 따라 평가기준을 1등급에서 3등급까 지 분류하였다. 회수된 난포란의 체외성숙배양은 TCM 199 기본배양액에 소 태아혈청(Fetal Bovine Serum) 0.5%와 LH, FSH, FGF, EGF 첨가하여 22시간 동안 배양하였고, 체외수정은 IVF 100(IFP, Japan) 배양액 50μl 미소적에 성숙 난포란 20개씩 넣어서 체외수정을 실시 하였다. 체외수정을 위해서 KPN 동결정액을 사용하였고 수정을 위한 정자의 최종 농도 는 2x106/ml로 6시간 동안 체외수정을 유도하였다. 체외배양은 조건은 5% O2, 5% CO2, 그리고 90% N2 와 38.5°C 인큐베이터에서 배양하였다. 수정율은 체외수정 후 48시간째 확인하였고 배반포 수정란 발달율은 체외수정 후 192시간째 확인하였다. 농후사료 급여량 에 따른 난포란의 회수효율은 2.0kg/일 급여시 초음파상에서 채취가능 난포란은 9.6개, 3.0kg일 때는 8.8개로서 유의적인 차이는 없었으나, 2.0kg 급여시에 다소 높은 난포란을 확인하였다. 생체 채취된 난포란의 체외배양에 따른 수정란의 발달율은 IVD 배양액에서 15.6%, CR1aa 26.2%, SOF 37.1% 발달율로서 IVD 배양액보다 SOF 배양액에서 유의적 으로(P<0.05) 높은 발달율을 보였다. 배양액 종류에 따른 동결 융해후의 생존율은 66.7%, 64.7%, 70% 각각 나타내었다. 생체난포란을 활용한 수정란이식을 위해서 체외배양시스템 의 안정적인 시스템 구축이 필요하며 생체채취 난포란의 회수를 위한 시술자의 기술적인 숙련도가 상승되었을 때 효율성을 제고할 수 있을 것으로 시료된다.

난자생검(Ovum pick up, 이하 OPU) 기법은 유효축군 조기확보 및 우수한우 유전자 원의 조기증식, 희소유전자원 다량확보를 위해 매우 중요한 기법으로 주목받고 있다. 이 러한 OPU기술에는 체외배양기술 외에도 현장의 환경과 시기에 따라 회수되는 난자의 수 역시 중요하다. 현재, 가축센터에서는 한우의 유전자 다양성 확보를 위한 일반 한우 외에 도 희소한우 증식을 위한 연구를 진행 중에 있다. 본 연구는 OPU기법을 활용하여 가축 유전자원센터에서 보유중인 한우 또는 칡소를 대상으로 계절별 및 모색별로 난포란의 개 수와 난자회수율의 차이를 비교 · 검토하고자 실험을 진행하였다. 실험시기는 3월에서 5 월(봄), 6월에서 8월(여름), 9월부터 11월(가을)까지 구분하여 실시하였으며, 계절별 및 모 색별로 채취되는 난자의 개수와 회수율을 분석을 하였다. 봄에는 8.20±6.57, 여름에는 5.47±4.01, 가을에는 5.88±3.65개가 회수되었으며, 또한 계통별로는 가을에 실시한 결과 한 우는 6.40±6.15개, 칡소는 2.75±0.55개가 회수되었다. 그리고, 계통별로 수정란발달률은 한 우는 난할률이 25.0±44.4%, 배반포발달률이 6.3±50.0%, 칡소의 경우 난할률이 27.3±21.0%, 배반포발달률이 9.1±16.7%로 나타났다. 계절별로 OPU를 실시한 결과 여름, 가을경에 실 시하는 것에 비해서 봄에 실시를 하였을 경우 회수되는 난자의 수가 많은 것으로 확인을 하였다. 그리고, 현재 일반한우가 칡소에 비해서 회수되는 난자가 더 많은 것으로 확인되 었다. 이에 반하여 난할률 및 배반포발달률은 차이가 없는 것으로 확인되었으나, 향후 실 험진행에 따라 정확한 결과를 도출할 것으로 사료된다.

These studies were conducted to establish the practical Hanwoo (Korean native cattle) improvement system through the combining of embryo transfer technology and confirming individual Hanwoo oocyte culture system and to investigate that correlation of Hanwoo carcass classification (intramuscular marbling) and oocyte donor for blastocyst production in vitro. In case of Hanwoo, the carcass meat quality grades were divided to grade 1⁺⁺, 1⁺, 1, 2, and 3 depends on fat distribution of longest muscle cross-sectional surface. As results, the numbers of follicular oocytes collected from individual fundamentally-registered Hanwoo yielded 1⁺⁺, 1⁺, 1, 2 and 3 meat quality were 9.5, 9.4, 8.5, 8.8 and 8.8 per ovary, respectively. The numbers of retrieval oocyte from follicles were significantly higher in the cattle yield 1⁺⁺, 1⁺ meat quality than in the cattle yield 1, 2 and 3 meat quality (p<0.05). The rates of blastocyst formation were 18.2, 21.3, 29.4, 30.9, and 31.5% in the cattle yield 1⁺⁺, 1⁺, 1, 2 and 3 meat quality of after in vitro maturation, respectively. It was significantly lower in the cattle yield 1⁺⁺ and 1⁺ meat quality than in the cattle yield 1, 2 and 3 meat quality (p<0.05). In order to evaluate embryos quality, TUNNEL assay was conducted for each meat quality grade using blastocyst stage embryo on day 8. The results showed that apoptosis cell number was higher tendency in the cattle yield 1⁺⁺and 1⁺ meat quality (81 and 79, respectively) than in the cattle yield 1, 2 and 3 meat quality (51, 48 and 50, respectively) but there was no statistical significance in each group. After embryo transfer, the conception rate of recipient was 53.5 (23 out of 43), 52.1 (38 out of 73) and 58.0% (58 out of 100) in the meat quality of 1, 1+ and 1++, respectively. These results showed that the conception rate was significantly higher in the cattle yield 1 meat quality than in the cattle yield 1⁺⁺, 1⁺ , 2, and 3 meat quality (p<0.05). In summary, these results indicate that the application of confirming Hanwoo individual oocyte culture system and embryo transfer technology can make good use of the genetic resources conservation and improvement of Hanwoo. Relevance of the meat quality grade and reproductive ability of carcasses of Hanwoo will be considered to be one of the effective means for the associated research with obesity and reproduction.

Alteration in ion channel or transporter expression levels affects cell volume which is produced by movement of water and ion across the plasma membrane. In particular, aquaporin (AQP) channels among ion channels play a crucial role in movement of water across the cell membrane. This study was performed to identify whether AQP expression is changed in bovine follicular cystic follicles using microarray, RT-PCR and Western blotting analyses. In microarray data, AQP4 expression was decreased, whereas AQP7 was increased in cystic follicles. Additional experiments were focused on the AQP7 expression increased in cystic follicles. The microarray data was confirmed by semi-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Western blot analysis. AQP7 mRNA and protein expressions were significantly increased in the cystic follicles (p<0.05). Application of estrogen (10 μg/ml) to bovine ovarian cells showed a trend of increase in AQP7 expression. From these results, we suggest that the increase in AQP7 expression in cystic follicles may play an important role in movement of water in bovine ovary. In addition, AQP7, a aquaglyceroporin permeating water and glycerol, could be a good target in development of methods for the cryopreservation of bovine ovary.

Laparoscopic ovum pick-up (LOPU) is a convenient method for collecting oocytes in small ruminants. LOPU has the advantage of being a less invasive means of oocyte collection, thereby allowing for a repeated usage of the oocyte donor animals. A total of 25 Korean black goats were used in the winter season (December to February) and LOPU was applied to the goats which had been treated for superovulation more than two times during the last twelve months. Estrus was synchronized with an intravaginal insert containing 0.3 g progesterone for 10 to 12 days. Ovaries were hyperstimulated with eCG 1,000 IU oneshot, FSH with eCG (50 mg / 1,000 IU; 70 mg / 500 IU; 70 mg / 1,000 IU) oneshot or FSH multiple-shot with eCG oneshot (20 mg × 6 / 300 IU) given intramuscularly 72 h prior to LOPU. For these groups, the number of follicles (mean ± SEM) observed which developed to larger than 2 mm in diameter were 1.6 ± 2.5, 4.3 ± 3.1, 5.5 ± 4.2, 6.6 ± 2.1 and 8.8 ± 7.8, respectively. Oocytes were aspirated by using OPU needles and a vacuum pump. The overall oocyte retrieval rates were 41.4%. Oocytes were matured in TCM-199 supplemented with 10% (w/v) bovine serum albumin + 10 μg/ml FSH + 1 μg/ml 17β-estradiol for 27 h at 39℃ in 5% CO2 in air. Oocytes were parthenogenetically activated by ionomycin combined with 6-diethylaminopurine (6- DMAP). Total oocyte maturation and cleavage rate were 67.3% and 78.8%, respectively. In summary, LOPU is a useful oocyte collection method in Korean black goats that can provide immature oocytes for transgenesis or nuclear transfer.

This study was operated to establish induction using ultrasonography by estimating the relation of follicle size and estrus manifestation. Clinical estrus symptoms were observed 97.4% in cows and 87.5% in heifers when overall 55 cows were induced to estrus in a single dose of after verifying CL through ultrasonography, which means estrus hours among those 52 cows showing the clinical estrus symptoms were estimated 2.39 days on cows and for 2.37 days on heifers which showed no differences (p>0.05). The estrus manifestation hours according to the follicle size in cows didn't have any significance each other (p>0.05), though estrus hours was 54 hours (the shortest) with follicle size bigger than 10 mm and were made up within 69 hours. The estrus manifestation hours according to the follicle size in heifers didn't have any significance each other (p>0.05) and took around 42 hours (the shortest) with follicle size of 5mm (the smallest) and were made up within 66 hours. Follicles after injection were ovulated and assigned to many phases as follows; Group 1 (growing phase) - continuously growing into ovulation, Group 2 (growing and static phase) - delaying in growth after the growth of follicles, Group 3 (static and growing phase) - growing after growth delay, Group 4 (regressing and new growing phase) - the follicle is closed and a new follicle grows. In addition, the process of follicle development and estrus hours had no significance each other (p>0.05), though estrus manifestation hours in Group 1 and 2 was relatively short, and in Group 3 and 4 for a relatively long time. In the result of all above, the estrus manifestation hours after injection has no differences accoring to the follicle size in cows and heifers. Therefore, High pregnancy rate is obtained when practicing artificial insemination within 3 days in estrus or TAI in 72 to 80 hours after adminitrating .

The objective of this study was to examine the effect of thymidine treatment during in vitro maturation (IVM) of porcine follicular oocytes on blastocyst development. Porcine oocytes were treated with thymidine (10 mM, 20 mM and 30 mM) for 2 or 6 hr in the preiods of IVM I and/or II. The survival rates of the blastocysts in the 6 hr treatment groups of 10 mM and 20 mM during IVM I period were significantly higher than those of control group (p<0.05). However, the survival rate of the blastocysts in the 2 hr treatment group of 20 mM during IVM II period was significantly higher than control group (p<0.05). Furthermore, the survival rate of the blastocysts in the 6 hr treatment group of 30 mM during IVM II period was significantly lower than control group (p<0.05). Consistent with the previous result, blastocyst development of both IVM I and II treatment group was also showed as similar pattern. Total and apoptotic cell numbers of blastocysts derived from thymidine treated porcine oocytes were examined by using Tunel assay. The results showed that there was no significant differences in total cell number of blastocysts between thymidine treated and untreated groups. However, apoptosis-positive cells in the thymidine treated group (6 hr IVM I) were significantly lower than those of other groups (p<0.05). Taken together, these results indicate that high quality oocytes were selected by DNA synthesis mechanism according to high concentration thymidine treatment during porcine oocyte maturation. Therefore, we concluded that presumptive selected oocytes by thymidine treatment during maturation periods improved the further embryo development and embryonic quality of IVF embryos by decreasing the incidence of apoptosis in preimplantation porcine embryos.

국외에서 승용말 번식에서 인공수정 및 수정란이식의 활용도가 높지만, 국내에서 사육 되는 말은 대부분이 경주마로 자연종부로만 번식을 하고 있다. 인공수정 등 번식기술의 국산화를 위해서는 발정주기의 난포 변화와 난포 변화에 따른 호르몬 변화 등의 연구가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 말 발정기의 난포크기에 따른 프로제스테론과 에스트로젠의 변 화 및 난포 크기에 따른 배란유도와 인공수정 결과를 조사하였다. 말의 난포 크기가 발정증상 개시부터 2 cm, 3 cm 및 4 cm 이상에서 혈액내 프로제스 테론과 에스트로젠을 분석하였다. 발정개시 후 난포의 크기에 따라 hCG를 이용 배란을 유도하였고, 배란 유도 후 24 및 40시간에 동결정액으로 2회 인공수정 하였다. 발정기의 말에서 혈액내 프로제스테론 농도는 난포의 크기가 각각 2 cm, 3 cm 및 4 cm에서 평균 9.09 ng/ml, 13.04 ng.ml 및 1.40 ng/ml로서 4 cm에서 급격하게 감소하였 다. 한편 에스트로젠농도는 각각 평균 59.20 pg/ml, 48.5 pg/ml, 및 41.07 pg/ml로서 차이 가 없었다. 배란유도 시점의 난포 크기가 임신율에 미치는 영향을 조사한 결과 난포 크 기가 4 cm 미만에서는 임신율이 0%였으나, 4 cm 이상에서는 60%였다. 배란유도 후 인 공수정 시점의 난포 크기가 임신율에 미치는 효과를 조사한 결과 난포 크기가 5 cm 미 만은 임신에 실패하였으나, 5 cm 이상에서 60%의 임신율을 나타냈다. 본 연구를 통하여 발정기 말의 배란유도 및 인공수정 시점에 주기적인 초음파 검사를 통한 난포 크기의 확인이 인공수정의 임신율에 영향을 미치는 것으로 판단된다.

It was conducted the experiment, divided into three groups as normal, poor and polycystic ovary syndrome, to detect the change of protein patterns in follicular fluid on ovarian response following controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for human IVF outcome. In the normal group, it was confirmed reproducible 57 spots in the detected total 81 spots. Then 1 spot was not found in the other groups. In the poor responder group, it was found reproducible 53 spots in the detected total 98 spots. 6 spots were down-regulation and 7 spots were up-regulation comparable with normal group. There were not 5 spots in poor responder group comparable with other groups. In the polycystic ovary syndrome group, it was expressed reproducible 53 spots in the detected total 80 spots and 3 spots were just expressed in this group. However, 4 spots were not found in polycystic ovary syndrome. 9 spots were up-regulation comparable with normal group. Significant up and down-regulation spots among the each groups were identified. The results were a cytosolic carboxypeptidase, a signal-induced proliferation-associated protein 1, a ceruloplasmin, a keratin(type Ⅱ cytoskeletal 1), a polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 2, a serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 4 regulatory subunit 4. It was identified that 8 spots, 6 kinds of protein are corresponded with NCBInr database research, but 10 spots were failed in the identification. In conclusion, it has been confirmed change and expression of protein on the ovarian response following COH of human.

When fully grown oocytes are removed from their follicles, they can resume meiosis and mature spontaneously under in vitro conditions. However, nuclear maturation under in vitro condition is not accompanied by complete cytoplasmic maturation, which is essential for successful fertilization and the initiation of zygotic development. This study analyzed change of proteins in follicular fluids during the porcine follicular development. Follicular fluids were collected from follicles of diameter 1～2 mm, 2～6 mm and 6～10 mm in ovary of slaughtered pigs. Total proteins were extracted from follicular fluids by M-PER Mammalian Protein Extraction Reagent. We confirmed totally 27 same spots, 1 spot from follicle fluid of 2～6 mm follicle and 5 spots from follicle fluid of 6～10 mm in diameter were analyzed by MALDI mass spectrometry and searched on NCBInr. In results, spot No. 28 from 2～6 mm follicle was Ig lambda chain C region, and spot No.32 and 33 from 6～10 mm was Apolipoprotein A-(APOA4). Spot No.29 and 31 were failed to analyze. These results indicate that the porcine oocyte during in vitro maturation depend on specific different expressed proteins may play an important roles in the sequence of molecular events in porcine oocyte maturation and follicular development.

난포낭종은 소 번식 장애의 주요 원인 중의 하나이며, 다양한 유전자의 변화는 여러 세포와 조직 기능에 영향을 준다. 이러한 유전자 변화는 낭종성 난소에서도 나타날 수 있다. 이온 및 수송체와 관련된 유전자 변화가 한우의 난포낭종을 유발할 수 있을 것이라는 가설 하에 난포낭종성 난포에서 발현 변화를 보이는 유전자를 찾기 위하여 마이크로어레이 분석을 수행하였다. 마이크로어레이 분석 결과, 난포낭종성 난포에서 FGG와 LRP8이 증가하고, SLC44A4, S

Changing Proteins in Granulosa Cells during Follicular Development in Pig In-Soon Chae1, Dong-Min Jang3, Hee-Tae Cheong2, Boo-Keun Yang1 and Choon-Keun Park1,† 1College of Animal Life Sciences, 2School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea 3CHA Stem Cell Institute, CHA Hospital, Seoul 463-712, Korea ABSTRACT This study analyzed change of proteins in granulosa cells during the porcine follicuar development by proteomics techniques. Granulosa cells of the follicles, of which the diameter is 2～4 mm and 6～10 mm, were collected from ovary of slaughtered pig that each follicle of diameter 1～4 mm and 6～10 mm. We extracted glanulosa cell proteins by M-PER Mammalian Protein Extraction Reagent. Proteins were refined by clean-up kit and quantified by Bradford method until total protein was 200 μl. Immobilized pH gradient(IPG) strip used 18 cm, 3～10 NL. SDS-PAGE used 10% acrylamide gel. After silver staining, Melanie 7 and naked eye test were used for spot analyzation. Increasing proteins in glanulosa cell of 6～10 mm follicle were 7 spots. This spots were analyzed by MALDI-TOF MS and searched on NCBInr. In results, 7 spots were similar to zinc/ling finger protein 3 precursor (RING finger protein 203), angiomotin, heat shock 60 kDa protein 1 (chaperonin) isoform 1 (HSP60), similar to transducin-like enhancer protein 1 (TLE 1), SH3 and PX domains 2A (SH3PXD2A). Those proteins were related with transfer between cells. Increase of proteins has an effect on follicular development.

This study was conducted to examine the effects of human follicular fluid and gonadotropin (FSH+HCG+rhEGF) on in vitro maturation, fertilization and development of human immature oocytes. Cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) were collected following for in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) cycles of the patients. At the time of oocytes collection, oocytes were classified into MII, MI and GV in accordance with their appearance (MII: Fully mature oocyte at metaphase II of meiosis; MI: Nearly mature oocytes at metaphase I of meiosis; GV: Immature oocytes at prophase I of meiosis). After controlled ovarian stimulation using gonadotropin(FSH) and human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) in 70 ICSI cycles, 158 MI to MII matured oocytes were intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) h after in vitro culture and 553 MII oocytes were ICSI after denudation. The aspirated MI and GV oocytes were cultured in culture medium containing 10% (v/v) serum protein substitute (SPS), 10% (v/v) human follicular fluid (hFF) and 10% (v/v) serum protein substitute (SPS)+1 IU/ml FSH+10 IU/ml HCG+10 ng/ml recombinant human epidermal growth factor (rhEGF). The maturation rate of immature oocytes was similar among the three group. When maturation medium was supplemented with 10% SPS, 10% hFF or gonadotropins, the fertilization rate of in vitro matured oocytes was higher in 10% SPS (80.0%), but there was no statistical significance (78.2%; hFF, 76.9%; gonadotropin, p>0.05). The development rate of human embryos developed to cells were not significant difference in the medium containing SPS, hFF and gonadotropins (65.6%, 65.9% and 66.7%). The results of these study suggest that human follicular fluid and gonadotropins supplemented in the culture medium was not effected on the in vitro maturation, fertilization and development of human immature oocytes.