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Reproduction (2003) 125 409-416
DOI: 10.1530/rep.0.1250409
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Pregnancies and improved early embryonic development with bovine oocytes matured in vitro with 9-cis-retinoic acid

CO Hidalgo, C Diez, P Duque, N Facal, and E Gomez

Retinoids have an important role in cell growth, morphogenesis and differentiation. In the present study the developmental potential of bovine oocytes was examined after in vitro maturation in the presence of 9-cis-retinoic acid, a vitamin A metabolite, at 5 nmol l(-1) in chemically defined conditions. Experiments studied early in vitro development, blastocyst differential cell counts and the capacity of embryos to establish pregnancy after transfer to recipients. After in vitro fertilization and culture in simple medium, blastocyst development and hatching rates increased in oocytes matured with 9-cis-retinoic acid. Addition of ethanol (used as a solvent for 9-cis-retinoic acid) resulted in higher cell counts and proportions of cells in the inner mass of day 7 blastocysts. Day 8 blastocysts represented most differences observed in the number of cells. In these embryos, ethanol and 9-cis-retinoic acid increased both the number of cells and proportions in the inner mass. However, while ethanol treatment reduced the number of cells in the trophectoderm, 9-cis-retinoic acid did not. The total number of cells was unaffected by treatment within 1 day, although untreated oocytes lead to day 8 blastocysts with reduced total cell counts. Once transferred to recipients, both fresh and vitrified-warmed blastocysts derived from oocytes matured with 9-cis-retinoic acid yielded more pregnancies at day 60. Modifications of retinoid metabolism affect development and trophectoderm differentiation, and in vitro maturation with 9-cis-retinoic acid increased the developmental competence of the oocyte.


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