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  3. Glutathione ethyl ester improved the age-induced decline in the developmental competence of bovine oocytes

Glutathione ethyl ester improved the age-induced decline in the developmental competence of bovine oocytes

  • Theriogenology. 2021 Jun:167:37-43. doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2021.03.004.
F Magata 1,  A Ideta 2,  F Matsuda 3,  M Urakawa 2,  Y Oono 2
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Research and Development Group, Zen-noh Embryo Transfer Center, Kamishihoro, Hokkaido, Japan; Department of Veterinary Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: afmagata@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
  • 2 Research and Development Group, Zen-noh Embryo Transfer Center, Kamishihoro, Hokkaido, Japan.
  • 3 Department of Veterinary Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
PMID: 33744770 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2021.03.004
Abstract

The aberrant redox regulation and anti-oxidative defense is one of the main causes of age-induced decline in oocytes quality and embryo development in mammals. The present study aimed to elucidate the effect of glutathione ethyl ester (GSH-OEt), a cell-permeable glutathione (GSH) donor, on the developmental competence of oocytes in cows with advanced reproductive age. Oocytes were collected from cows aged 30-50 months or >120 months, which were defined as young or aged, respectively, and subjected to in vitro maturation (IVM) in the presence of 5 mM of GSH-OEt. In aged cows, the GSH level in follicular fluid was lower, and the intracellular levels of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in post-IVM oocytes was higher than those in young cows. GSH-OEt supplementation during IVM reduced the ROS contents of oocyte in aged cows but not in young cows. GSH-OEt treatment promoted the meiotic progression and increased the proportion of oocytes with mature cytoplasm containing evenly dispersed cortical granules in aged cows. After in vitro fertilization, the normal fertilization and development to the blastocyst stage were enhanced by GSH-OEt in aged cows to levels comparable to those in young cows. Further, oocyte maturation in the presence of GSH-OEt increased the proportion of diploid blastocyst in aged cows. In contrast, GSH-OEt failed to enhance the oocyte maturation, fertilization, and embryo development in young cows. Taken together, the exogenous supplementation of GSH-OEt during IVM modulated the age-related oxidative damage of bovine oocytes and improved the developmental competence of oocytes in aged cows. Oocytes presented a distinct response to GSH-OEt treatment depending on the donor age. GSH-OEt supplementation during IVM could be of practical value through the efficiency improvement of chromosomally normal embryo production in aged cows.

Keywords

Bovine oocytes; Glutathione ethyl ester; In vitro maturation; Maternal age; Oxidative stress.

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