Effect of Leukemia Inhibitory Factor on Developmental Capacity of Bovine Oocyte
[Objective]This experiment was to explore the effect of leukemia inhibitory factor(LIF)on the development ability of bovine oocytes and early embryo and the expression of multipotent genes.[Method]The cumulus-oocyte-complexes(COCs)of bovine were divided into 4 groups.In the control group,no LIF solution was added during in vitro maturation(IVM)and embryo in vitro culture(IVC).In treatment group 1(T1 group),25 ng/mL LIF was added to the IVM process and no LIF was added to the IVC process.In treatment group 2(T2 group),the IVM process did not add LIF,and the IVC process added 25 ng/mL LIF.In treatment group 3(T3 group),25 ng/mL LIF was added to the whole process of IVM and IVC.The concentration of intracellular free calcium([Ca2+]i)in oocytes was detected by Fluo-3 fluorescence indicator.Oocytes with the first polar body were selected for parthenogenetic activation,and the cleavage rate and blastocyst rate of each group were calculated.Real-time quantitative PCR was used to detect the relative expression of multipotent genes.[Result]Compared with the control group,intracellular[Ca2+]i concentration of bovine oocytes in T1 group was extremely significantly decreased after 8 h of cultivation(P<0.01).After 24 h of cultivation,the intracellular[Ca2+]i concentration of bovine oocytes in T1 group was extremely significantly increased(P<0.01).The cleavage rate and blastocyst rate in T1 and T3 groups were significantly higher than those in control group,and the blastocyst rate in T3 group was significantly higher than that in T1 and T2 groups(P<0.05).The results of Real-time quantitative PCR showed that the expression levels of POU5F1 and NANOG genes in T3 group were significantly higher than those in control group,and the expression level of CDX2 gene was significantly lower than that in control group(P<0.05).[Conclusion]The addition of LIF during IVM could improve the developmental ability of oocytes,and the addition of LIF during the whole process of IVM+IVC had a positive effect on early embryonic development and the expression of multipotent genes.
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