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. 2023 Feb 13;13(4):648.
doi: 10.3390/ani13040648.

Meiotic Development of Canine Oocytes from Poly-Ovular and Mono-Ovular Follicles after In Vitro Maturation

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Meiotic Development of Canine Oocytes from Poly-Ovular and Mono-Ovular Follicles after In Vitro Maturation

Igor Astudillo et al. Animals (Basel). .

Abstract

Poly-ovular follicles are defined as those with more than one oocyte present in single follicles. The occurrence frequency of this follicle type is higher in canines than that in other species. This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro meiotic maturation of dog oocytes from this follicle type in comparison to those from mono-ovular follicles of various sizes (small antral, medium antral, and large antral) considering different phases of the estrus cycle (anestrus, proestrus, estrus, and diestrus). Canine oocytes were obtained separately from the poly-ovular and mono-ovular antral follicles from the ovaries of adult females. In each experimental replicate, cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) from poly-ovular and mono-ovular follicles were incubated in supplemented TCM-199 at 38.5 °C and 5% CO2 for 72 h. After culturing, the meiotic development of each oocyte was evaluated using epifluorescence microscopy. Meiotic stages were classified into germinal vesicle (GV), germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD), first metaphase (MI), and second metaphase (MII). Data were evaluated using an analysis of variance. Oocytes from poly-ovular follicles at all phases exhibited a higher (p < 0.05) percentage of oocytes arrested at the GV stage than those from mono-ovular follicles, showing the highest rate of GV in small antral follicles during anestrus. In contrast, there were no differences in MII rates (p < 0.05) in oocytes from mono-ovular and poly-ovular follicles during the estrus and diestrus phases in all sizes evaluated, with the highest MII rate in estrus. These results suggest that oocytes from poly-ovular follicles can resume meiosis at a slower rate than those from mono-ovular follicles; however, the maturation in vitro of such oocytes is possible. Furthermore, the relationship between the maturation capacity of oocytes from both poly-ovular and mono-ovular follicles depends on the ovarian cycle and follicular development.

Keywords: dogs; follicle; in vitro; maturation; meiosis.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Representative photographs of (A,B) mono-ovular follicles with just one oocyte inside and (C,D) poly-ovular antral follicles with two or more oocytes inside each follicle. Bar = 100 μm, 40× magnification.
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Figure 2
Meiotic stages in canine oocytes (A) Germinal vesicle (GV) immature or when the vesicle was clearly visible; (B) Germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) or resumption of meiosis; (C) First metaphase (MI) when chromosomes were condensed and present in equatorial view; (D) Second metaphase (MII) manifested by the presence of chromosomes in the second metaphase plate, with extrusion of the first polar body (PB). Samples were stained with 4′-6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) and observed under an epifluorescence inverted microscope. Bar = 100 μm, 200× magnification.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Representative photograph of oocytes from poly-ovular follicles (A) many oocytes emerging from a punctured poly-ovular follicle and (B) eight oocytes from poly-ovular follicle placed in the culture dish for selection, different sizes and characteristics of the oocytes are observed. Bar = 100 μm, 40× magnification.

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