Efeito da Tensão de Oxigênio e da Densidade de Oócitos na Maturação In Vitro de Oócitos Bovinos e a Relação com o Estresse Oxidativo

Abstract

The in vitro maturation is one of the critical points on in vitro production of bovine embryos so many factors can do an interference on IVM, like oxygen tension and oocyte density by volume of medium. The aim of this study was evaluate the effects of association of oxygen tension with different oocyte density during IVM Three experiments were performed with bovine oocytes obtained from abattoir ovaries, on experiment I was performed the nuclear and cytoplasmic evaluation, on the experiment III the biochemical assay of ROS production and antioxidant activity and on experiment III was realized the evaluation of in vitro fertilization. After selection, the oocytes were randomly distributed in 4 treatments: Treatment 1:10/5%: 1:10µl in 5% of O2; Treatment 1:10/20%: 1:10µl in 20% of O2; Treatment 1:20/5%: 1:20µl in 5% of O2; Treatment 1:20/20%: 1:20µl in 20% of O2. The IVM was performed in droplets (150µl or 300µl) of TCM 199 plus FSH, LH, EGF, EMS and pyruvate. The IVF were performed in droplets (300µl) of Fert-TALP. Was realized IVF with oocytes and spermatozoa (2x106 sptz/mL) selected by Percoll density gradients for 18h. On experiment I, the nuclear maturation rates (69.66%) and reorganization mitochondrial (71.55%) rates were similar among treatments (P>0.05). In Experiment II, the ROS production in oocytes, IVM medium and antioxidant activity were evaluated after 24 h of IVM. ROS production in oocytes was higher on treatments with low tension (5%; 13.3 UF) than 20% oxygen tension (7.0 UF) independently of oocyte density (P<0.05). ROS levels on IVM medium was higher on treatments with high oocyte density (1:10) independently of oxygen tension (P<0.05). The GSH levels (6.95 nmol GSH/ml) and SOD activity (21.3UI) were similar among treatments (P>0.05). The rates of normal fertilization and normal penetration were higher in treatments with 20% of O2 with high oocyte density (1:10;48.8%) than treatments 1:10/5% (29.5%) and 1:20/20% (29.1%; P<0.05). In addiction the polysperm rates were higher on treatment with high oxygen tension and low oocyte density (1:20/20%; 27.8%) than treatment 1:10/20% (13.4%; P<0.05). The results of this study show an interaction between oxygen tension and oocyte density, that increase ROS production on certain associations and subsequently affects the IVF rates.