期刊
REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS
卷 55, 期 9, 页码 1124-1131出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/rda.13750
关键词
blastocysts; cows; culture substrate; embryo development; Hippo signalling
资金
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [16K07996]
One of the major difference between the in vivo and in vitro embryonic environments is the stiffness of the culture substrate. Xanthan gum (XG) and locust bean gum (LBG) are natural materials that are safe, inexpensive and easy to handle. In this study, we investigated the effects of using a polysaccharide culture substrate made from 1% XG and 1% LBG (XG-LBG gel) on bovine embryonic development. Oocytes collected from bovine ovaries were subjected to maturation, and fertilization to generate embryos at an early developmental stage (>4 cell stage). Cleaved embryos were further cultured in a well of 96-well cell culture plate coated with or without XG-LBG gel for 5 days. While the developmental rate up to the blastocyst stage did not differ between the two culture systems (control, 38.0 vs. gel, 38.6%), blastocysts developed on the XG-LBG gel produced significantly high cell numbers and ATP content. Embryos cultured on XG-LBG gels for 24 hr had high expression levels of F-actin and a highly even distribution of E-cadherin. In addition, embryos developed on XG-LBG gel demonstrated increased translocation of YAP to the nucleus and increased connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) protein levels (downstream of Hippo signalling). These findings suggest that soft culture substrates improve embryonic development by enhancing mechanotransduction, including YAP-CTGF signalling.
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