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Effect of melatonin treatment on the developmental potential of parthenogenetic and somatic cell nuclear-transferred porcine oocytes in vitro

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2011

Mayu Nakano ,
Yoko Kato  and
Yukio Tsunoda
Mayu Nakano
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, College of Agriculture, Kinki University, Nara, 631–8505, Japan.
Yoko Kato
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, College of Agriculture, Kinki University, Nara, 631–8505, Japan.
Yukio Tsunoda*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, College of Agriculture, Kinki University, Nara, 631–8505, Japan.
*
All correspondence to: Yukio Tsunoda. Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, College of Agriculture, Kinki University, Nara, 631–8505, Japan. Tel: +81 742 43 5143. Fax: +81 742 43 5393. e-mail: tsunoda@nara.kindai.ac.jp
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Summary

Melatonin secreted from the mammalian pineal gland is a free-radical scavenger that protects tissues from cell damage. The present study examined the effects of addition of melatonin to the culture medium on the developmental potential of parthenogenetic and somatic cell nuclear-transferred (SCNT) porcine oocytes. Supplementation of the maturation medium with melatonin did not increase the maturation rate, the proportion of oocytes that cleaved and developed into blastocysts after parthenogenetic activation, or the blastocyst cell number compared to controls. When 10−7 M melatonin was added to the culture medium, the proportion of parthenogenetic oocytes that developed to the 2-cell and 4-cell stages was significantly higher than that of controls. The potential of melatonin-treated oocytes to develop into blastocysts was high but not significantly different from that of controls. The addition of 10−7 M melatonin to the culture medium did not increase the preimplantation development of SCNT oocytes. Melatonin treatment significantly reduced the levels of reactive oxygen species in 4-cell parthenogenetic and SCNT embryos, but did not reduce the proportion of apoptotic cells in parthenogenetic and SCNT blastocysts. Although the results indicated that parthenogenetic and SCNT melatonin -treated embryos had significantly lower levels of reactive oxygen species than controls, the potential of melatonin-treated embryos to develop into blastocysts was not significantly higher than that of controls, in contrast to previous reports. The beneficial effects of melatonin on the developmental potential of oocytes might depend on the culture conditions.

Keywords

MelatoninParthenogenesisSomatic cell nuclear transfer
Type
Research Article
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Zygote , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , May 2012 , pp. 199 - 207
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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