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Effect of cyanocobalamin on oocyte maturation, in vitro fertilization, and embryo development in mice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2020

Tamana Rostami ,
Fardin Fathi ,
Vahideh Assadollahi ,
Javad Hosseini ,
Mohamad Bagher Khadem Erfan ,
Asrin Rashidi ,
Golzar Amiri ,
Omid Banafshi  and
Masoud Alasvand Open the ORCID record for Masoud Alasvand [Opens in a new window]
Tamana Rostami
Affiliation:
Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Fardin Fathi
Affiliation:
Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Vahideh Assadollahi
Affiliation:
Cancer and Immunology Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Javad Hosseini
Affiliation:
Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Mohamad Bagher Khadem Erfan
Affiliation:
Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Asrin Rashidi
Affiliation:
Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Golzar Amiri
Affiliation:
Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Omid Banafshi
Affiliation:
Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Masoud Alasvand*
Affiliation:
Cancer and Immunology Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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Author for correspondence: Masoud Alasvand. Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Pasdaran St, Sanandaj 6617713446, Iran. Tel: +98 8733235445. Fax: +98 8733233600. E-mail: alasvand1100@gmail.com
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Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of cyanocobalamin supplementation on in vitro maturation (IVM), in vitro fertilization (IVF), and subsequent embryonic development competence to the blastocyst stage, and in vitro development of mouse 2-cell embryos. Cumulus cells were prepared from mouse cumulus–oocyte complexes (COCs) and incubated for 24 h in an in vitro culture (IVC) medium that contained different concentrations of cyanocobalamin (100, 200, 300 or 500 pM). We collected 2-cell embryos from superovulated NMRI mice and cultured them in the same concentrations of cyanocobalamin (100, 200, 300 or 500 pM). After 42 h of IVM, we observed significantly increased oocyte maturation in the 200 pM cyanocobalamin-treated group compared with the control group (P < 0.0001). Mature oocytes cultured in 200 pM cyanocobalamin were fertilized and cultured in IVC medium with cyanocobalamin (100, 200, 300 or 500 pM) during early embryogenesis. The matured oocytes that were cultured in 200 pM cyanocobalamin had significantly higher 2-cell development rates compared with the control oocytes (P < 0.01). Embryos obtained from in vitro mature oocytes and in vivo fertilized oocytes that were cultured in 200 pM cyanocobalamin had significantly greater frequencies of development to the blastocyst stage and a significant reduction in 2-cell blocked and degenerated embryos compared with the control embryos (P < 0.0001). Embryos derived from oocytes fertilized in vivo with 200 pM cyanocobalamin had a higher percentage of blastocyst embryos compared with those derived from matured oocytes cultured in vitro (P < 0.0001). These finding demonstrated that the effects of cyanocobalamin on oocyte maturation, fertilization, and embryo development in mice depend on the concentration used in IVC medium.

Keywords

CyanocobalaminEmbryo developmentIn vitro cultureIn vitro fertilizationIn vitro maturationMouse
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Research Article
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Zygote , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , April 2021 , pp. 161 - 168
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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