Orientador: Eunice Oba / Coorientador: Álan Maia Borges / Banca: Fernanda da Cruz Landim / Banca: Fabiana Ferreira de Souza / Banca: Luiz Sérgio de Almeida Camargo / Banca: Moysés dos Santos Miranda / Resumo: Esta pesquisa pretendeu estabelecer estratégias para aumentar a eficiência da produção in vitro de embriões (PIVE) bubalinos. Neste contexto, avaliou a eficiência de protocolos de sincronização de doadoras de oócitos bubalinas visando aumentar a disponibilidade e qualidade dos oócitos obtidos pela aspiração folicular guiada por ultrassom (OPU) e o efeito da fonte de obtenção dos oócitos sobre a quantidade e qualidade dos mesmos. Além disso, analisou-se o efeito do fotoperíodo sobre a quantidade e qualidade do oócitos disponíveis, além da competência destes expressos pelas taxas de PIVE. Por fim, avaliou-se o efeito da adição do óleo essencial de Lippia origanoides (OELO) nas concentrações de 2,5; 5,0 e 10μg/mL, no meio de maturação in vitro (MIV) sobre as taxas de maturação oocitária, qualidade embrionária e PIVE em bovinos e bubalinos. Ovários e oócitos de animais não protocolados, protocolados por aspiração prévia dos folículos e protocolados com uso de hormônios esteróides e gonadotróficos, foram avaliados ultrassonograficamente e de acordo com a qualidade dos oócitos recolhidos por OPU. Demonstrou-se não haver variação na população folicular, no número e na qualidade dos oócitos recuperados por sessão, exceto uma redução dos folículos e oócitos Grau A foi notada quando o ciclo estral foi sincronizado por aspiração prévia dos folículos(p<0,05). Em relação a fonte de obtenção, para todos parâmetros avaliados, foi notada superioridade quando oócitos são recuperados de ovários de frigorífico(p<0,05). A qualidade dos oócitos recolhidos por OPU e a PIVE bubalinos foi influenciada pelo fotoperíodo na região estudada, elevando-se durante os meses de baixa luminosidade(p<0,05), fato não observado em bovinos. Por fim, a partir de avaliações da cromatina com DAPI, encontrou-se uma elevação da taxa de maturação nuclear em bovinos quando utilizou-se concentrações de... / Abstract: This study aimed to develop strategies to increase the efficiency of buffalo in vitro embryo production (IVEP). In this context, we evaluated the efficiency of synchronization protocols on buffalo oocyte donor aimed at increasing the availability and quality of oocytes obtained by ovum pick-up (OPU) and the effect of the source of obtaining oocytes on the quantity and quality. In addition, we analyzed the effect of photoperiod on the quantity and quality of oocytes available on ovary, beyond the competence of those expressed by the blastocyst rate. Finally, we evaluate the effect of essential oil of Lippia origanoides (EOLO) added at concentrations of 2.5, 5.0 and 10μg/ml, on in vitro maturation (IVM) media over oocyte maturation rate, embryo quality and IVEP on cattle and buffalo. Ovaries and oocytes of animals without protocol, protocol by prior aspiration of follicles and protocol with use of steroids and gonadotropic hormones were evaluated by ultrasonography and according to the of oocyte quality. It was demonstrated not vary the follicular population, number and quality of oocytes retrieved per session between the protocols but a reduction of follicles and Grade A oocytes was noted when the follicles were aspirated previously OPU. Regarding the oocyte source (live animals and abattoir ovaries), all evaluated parameters showed superiority when oocytes were derived from abattoir ovaries. The quality of oocytes collected by OPU and IVEP buffaloes was influenced by photoperiod in the region studied, increased when daylight decreases, which was not observed in cattle. Finally, from evaluations of chromatin stained with DAPI, it was found that bovine nuclear maturation rate increased when used concentrations of 2,5μg/ml EOLO. The quality of oocytes, expressed by cell number, increased when used concentrations of 2.5 and 5μg/ml of EOLO in buffaloes. Although it has not changed the blastocyst rate of PIVE in both species, the EOLO has ... / Doutor

Les biotechnologies de la reproduction sont aujourd’hui largement utilisées dans le contrôle de la fertilité animale et humaine. Ces techniques présentent cependant des rendements faibles et font actuellement l’objet de nombreuses recherches. Ce travail de thèse s’inscrit dans ce contexte et se focalise sur la recherche de nouvelles molécules pro-fertilité dans l’espèce bovine, et s’articule autour de deux axes : le premier consiste à tester les propriétés pro-fertilité d’une enzyme du métabolisme lipidique sur la maturation ovocytaire, la fécondation et le développement embryonnaire préimplantatoire in vitro, et le deuxième à découvrir des molécules permettant d’améliorer la fécondance des spermatozoïdes. Nous démontrons ici que l’application de l’enzyme améliore de manière significative le nombre et la qualité des embryons au stade blastocyste. Un savoir-faire quant à l’utilisation de cette enzyme (fenêtre de traitement, concentration,…) a été développé. Cette thèse a également permit de caractériser différents composés avec des propriétés différentes dont une molécule originale permettant d’augmenter la vitesse des spermatozoïdes. Ce composé est prometteur car il est aussi actif sur des spermatozoïdes issus du testicule, de l’épididyme ou de l’éjaculat, avant ou après congélation. / The reproductive biotechnologies are now widely used in control of animal and human fertility. However, these technics have low yields and are currently the subject of much research. In this context, the present thesis focuses on the search for new pro-fertility molecules in cattle, organized around two axis : the first one is to test the pro-fertility properties of an enzyme from lipid metabolism on maturation, fertilization and preimplantation embryo development in vitro, and the second one is to discover molecules to improve sperm fertilizing ability. Here, we show that application of the enzyme significantly improve the number and quality of embryos at the blastocyst stage. Expertise in the use of this enzyme (time of treatment, concentration, etc.) was developed. This thesis also allowed the characterization of different compounds with different properties. Among them, one original molecule increase sperm velocity. This compound is promising because it works on sperm from the testis, epididymis or ejaculate before or after freezing.

<p>In all vertebrate species, reproduction is a hormonally controlled process, important for growth and maturation of gonads and germ cells. Production of functional germ cells is of outmost importance to secure the survival of a species. Fish comprises 50% of the known vertebrates and are found in aquatic habitats all over the world. Even though fish have evolved a wide variety of morphological and physiological characteristics, due to large differences in the living environment, the growth an maturation of germ cells follows the same pattern in all species. In this thesis the focus has been directed on oocyte growth and development in Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus), and if stress might inflict disturbances on the reproductive systems.</p><p>All sexually mature female egg laying vertebrates produces yolky eggs surrounded by an eggshell. Production of yolk and egg shell is under estrogenic control and it is known that production of egg components can be induced in male and juvenile fish by estrogenic substances. Many manmade chemicals have been found to interfere with hormonally controlled processes. Therefore production of the egg yolk precursor, vitellogenin (VTG), and the egg shell components, vitelline envelope proteins (VEP), have been used as biomarkers for estrogenic effect. Exposure to endocrine disrupting substances (EDS) does not only give rise to hormonal effects on the organism, but in addition it also gives rise to an increase in stress hormone, cortisol (F), levels. </p><p>It is evident that a wide variety of substances may affect Arctic char oocyte growth and maturation. VTG and VEP production is found to be under dose dependent estrogenic control, but the production was directly affected by F. Under natural condition it has been found that F increases towards ovulation. Even though both VTG and VTG is under estrogenic control, these studies showed that stress lead to a decrease of VTG while the VEP production increased. These effects was only observed on protein levels indicating that a post transcriptional down regulation of VTG production is mediated by F in Arctic char.</p><p>In order for an egg to become fertilizatible, it must undergo a maturation phase. This maturation phase is primarily induced by gonadotropins, which in turn induce the production of species specific maturation inducing substances (MIS). To investigate oocyte development in Arctic char a characterization of its MIS receptor was made. The MIS receptor is localized on the oocyte surface and displays a single class of high affinity and low capacity binding sites. The binding moieties displays association and dissociation kinetics typical of steroid membrane receptors.</p><p>Even though high specificity for Arctic char MIS was observed, it was found that some EDS bind to the Arctic char oocyte membrane receptor. This suggest that certain EDS might affect oocyte maturation and thereby might alter the reproductive success. Furthermore, it was found that F did not bind to the MIS receptor in Arctic char. It is therefore suggested that oocytes are more sensitive to stress during the growth phase than during maturation</p>

In all vertebrate species, reproduction is a hormonally controlled process, important for growth and maturation of gonads and germ cells. Production of functional germ cells is of outmost importance to secure the survival of a species. Fish comprises 50% of the known vertebrates and are found in aquatic habitats all over the world. Even though fish have evolved a wide variety of morphological and physiological characteristics, due to large differences in the living environment, the growth an maturation of germ cells follows the same pattern in all species. In this thesis the focus has been directed on oocyte growth and development in Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus), and if stress might inflict disturbances on the reproductive systems. All sexually mature female egg laying vertebrates produces yolky eggs surrounded by an eggshell. Production of yolk and egg shell is under estrogenic control and it is known that production of egg components can be induced in male and juvenile fish by estrogenic substances. Many manmade chemicals have been found to interfere with hormonally controlled processes. Therefore production of the egg yolk precursor, vitellogenin (VTG), and the egg shell components, vitelline envelope proteins (VEP), have been used as biomarkers for estrogenic effect. Exposure to endocrine disrupting substances (EDS) does not only give rise to hormonal effects on the organism, but in addition it also gives rise to an increase in stress hormone, cortisol (F), levels. It is evident that a wide variety of substances may affect Arctic char oocyte growth and maturation. VTG and VEP production is found to be under dose dependent estrogenic control, but the production was directly affected by F. Under natural condition it has been found that F increases towards ovulation. Even though both VTG and VTG is under estrogenic control, these studies showed that stress lead to a decrease of VTG while the VEP production increased. These effects was only observed on protein levels indicating that a post transcriptional down regulation of VTG production is mediated by F in Arctic char. In order for an egg to become fertilizatible, it must undergo a maturation phase. This maturation phase is primarily induced by gonadotropins, which in turn induce the production of species specific maturation inducing substances (MIS). To investigate oocyte development in Arctic char a characterization of its MIS receptor was made. The MIS receptor is localized on the oocyte surface and displays a single class of high affinity and low capacity binding sites. The binding moieties displays association and dissociation kinetics typical of steroid membrane receptors. Even though high specificity for Arctic char MIS was observed, it was found that some EDS bind to the Arctic char oocyte membrane receptor. This suggest that certain EDS might affect oocyte maturation and thereby might alter the reproductive success. Furthermore, it was found that F did not bind to the MIS receptor in Arctic char. It is therefore suggested that oocytes are more sensitive to stress during the growth phase than during maturation

In vertebrate oocytes, meiotic progression is driven by the sequential translational activation of maternal messenger RNAs stored in the cytoplasm. This activation is mainly induced by the cytoplasmic elongation of their poly(A) tails, which is mediated by the cytoplasmic polyadenylation element (CPE) present in their 3’ untranslated regions (3´ UTRs). Sequential, phase-specific translation of these maternal mRNAs is required to complete the two meiotic divisions. Although the earlier polyadenylation events in prophase I and metaphase I are driven by the CPE-binding protein 1 (CPEB1), 90% of this protein is degraded by the anaphase promoting complex in the first meiotic division. The low levels of CPEB1 during interkinesis and in metaphase II raise the question of how the cytoplasmic polyadenylation required for the second meiotic division is achieved. In this work, we demonstrate that CPEB1 activates the translation of the maternal mRNA encoding CPEB4, which, in turn, recruits the cytoplasmic poly(A) polymerase GLD2 to “late” CPE-regulated mRNAs driving the transition from metaphase I to metaphase II, and, therefore, replacing CPEB1 for “late” meiosis polyadenylation.

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Orientador: Fernanda da Cruz Landim-Alvarenga / Coorientador: Anthony César de Souza Castilho / Banca: Mariana Fernandes Machado / Banca: Ester Siqueira Caixeta / Resumo: O fator de crescimento semelhante à insulina-1 recombinante-3 (IGF-LongR3), um análogo sintético do IGF-1 de maior biodisponibilidade, ainda não foi utilizado no meio de maturação in vitro (MIV) de complexos cumulus-oócito (CCOs). Portanto, o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar e comparar os efeitos da adição de IGF-LongR3 e do fator de crescimento semelhante à insulina-1 (IGF-1) na MIV de CCOs bovinos, sobre a progressão meiótica, apoptose e expressão de genes nos oócitos (GDF9, BMP15, BAX, BCL2, OOSP1, IGFBP2, IGBFP4 e IGFBP5) e respectivas células do cumulus (AREG, EGFR, FSHR, COX2, BAX, BCL2, IGFBP2, IGFBP4 e IGFBP5). Ovários bovinos foram coletados em abatedouro, sendo selecionados 739 CCOs após aspiração de folículos de 2-8mm de diâmetro. A MIV foi realizada em meio base de maturação contendo IGF-1 (100ng/mL), IGF-LongR3 (100ng/mL), e dois grupos controles: 0,1% de álcool polivinílico (PVA) ou 10% de soro fetal bovino (SFB), durante 22-24 horas em estufa a 38,5ºC e 5% de CO2. Posteriormente os oócitos foram desnudados e preparados para a técnica de TUNEL, coloração Hoechst 33342 e RT-qPCR, intencionando-se avaliar a apoptose, maturação nuclear e a expressão gênica, respectivamente. A análise estatística foi realizada por um modelo linear de efeitos mistos, o qual relacionou a mudança de estádio de metáfase 1 para metáfase 2 e a ausência de apoptose entre os grupos experimentais, pelo programa lmer4. Os testes ANOVA e Tukey foram utilizados para análise dos resultados obtidos pelo RT-qPCR. Ao final de dez réplicas de MIV foram avaliados 339 (n= 5 réplicas) oócitos quanto à progressão meiótica e apoptose e 400 (n= 5 réplicas) quanto à expressão gênica. Não foi observada diferença significativa (P<0,05) entre os grupos experimentais com relação à progressão meiótica e apoptose. Foi possível detectar a expressão de mRNA para todos os genes avaliados nos oócitos e respectivas células... / Abstract: The insuline like growth factor-1 recombinant-3 (LongR3-IGF-1) a synthetic analogue of IGF-1 with greater bioavailability has not yet been used in in vitro maturation medium of cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs). Therefore the aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the effects of LongR3-IGF-1 and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) addition in the IVM of bovine oocytes on meiotic progression, apoptosis, and genic expression COCs (GDF9, BMP15, BAX, BCL2, OOSP1, IGFBP2, IGBFP4 e IGFBP5) and their respectively cumulus cells (AREG, EGFR, FSHR, COX2, BAX, BCL2, IGFBP2, IGFBP4 e IGFBP5). Bovine ovaries were collected in slaughterhouse being selected 739 oocytes after aspiration of follicles from 2-8mm diameter. In vitro maturation (IVM) was performed on basic maturation medium containing IGF-1 (100 ng/ml), LongR3-IGF-1 (100ng/ml), and two control groups: 0.1% polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) or 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS), for 22-24 hours in an incubator at 38.5°C and 5% CO2. Subsequently oocytes were denuded and prepared for TUNEL technique, staining Hoechst 33342 and RT-qPCR, intending to evaluate apoptosis, nuclear maturation and gene expression, respectively. Statistical analysis was performed using a linear mixed effects model, which correlated the change in metaphase stage 1 to 2 and the absence of apoptosis among the experimental groups. ANOVA and Tukey tests were used to analyze the results obtained by RTqPCR. After ten replicas of IVM, 339 oocytes (n=5 pools) were evaluated for meiotic progression and apoptosis and 400 (n=5 pools) for gene expression. There was no statistical difference (P>0,05) between the experimental groups with respect to meiotic progression and apoptosis. It was possible to detect mRNA expression of all evaluated genes in the oocyte and its cumulus cells in all experimental groups. There was statistical difference between the group 10% FBS and IGF-1 and LongR3-IGF-1 groups for the expression of gene IGFBP4 in ... / Mestre

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