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Prediction of maturational competence of feline oocytes using supravital staining of cumulus cells by propidium iodide

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2011

Kenzo Uchikura ,
Masashi Nagano  and
Mitsugu Hishinuma
Kenzo Uchikura
Affiliation:
Department of Theriogenology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4–101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori 680–8553, Japan. The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, 1677–1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753–8515, Japan; 1 Laboratory of Theriogenology, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060–0818, Japan.
Masashi Nagano*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Theriogenology, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060–0818, Japan.
Mitsugu Hishinuma
Affiliation:
Department of Theriogenology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4–101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori 680–8553, Japan.
*
All correspondence to: Masashi Nagano. Laboratory of Theriogenology, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060–0818, Japan. Tel:/Fax: +81 11 706 5232. e-mail: mnaga@vetmed.hokudai.ac.jp
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Summary

We examined the relationship between integrity of cumulus cells and nuclear maturation rate after in vitro culture to determine a non-invasive prediction of the maturational competence of feline oocytes. Feline cumulus–oocyte complexes (COCs) were collected from either small (400–800 μm) or large (≥800 μm) follicles. Immediately after collection, cumulus cells were evaluated morphologically (thickness of cumulus cell layers) and stained with propidium iodide (PI), which penetrates only non-viable cells. Cumulus cells without PI staining were judged as having good membrane integrity. After evaluation, COCs were cultured for 30 h and their nuclear maturation rate was determined. The nuclear maturation rate of oocytes derived from large follicles (89.8%) was higher (p < 0.05) than that from small follicles (60.8%). There was no difference in the maturation rate of oocytes from follicles with the same size regardless of cumulus morphology. In contrast, oocytes that had cumulus cells with good membrane integrity showed a higher maturation rate (93.8%) than oocytes with poor cumulus integrity (76.9%) in large follicles (p < 0.05). We conclude that evaluation of membrane integrity of cumulus cells by propidium iodide staining can be used to predict the maturational competence of oocytes.

Keywords

CatFollicleIVMMembrane integrityPropidium iodide
Type
Research Article
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Zygote , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , November 2012 , pp. 333 - 337
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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