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ArticlePeerJ2016

The antioxidative properties of S-allyl cysteine not only influence somatic cells but also improve early embryo cleavage in pigs.

Markéta Dvořáková, Ivona Heroutová, David Němeček, Kateřina Adámková, Tereza Krejčová, Jan Nevoral, Veronika Kučerová Chrpová, Jaroslav Petr, Markéta Sedmíková

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Article in PeerJ, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Markéta DvořákováDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences , Prague , Czech Republic.
Ivona HeroutováDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences , Prague , Czech Republic.
David NěmečekDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences , Prague , Czech Republic.
Kateřina AdámkováDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences , Prague , Czech Republic.
Tereza KrejčováDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences , Prague , Czech Republic.
Jan NevoralDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic; Biomedical center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University in Prague, Plzen, Czech Republic.
Veronika Kučerová ChrpováDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences , Prague , Czech Republic.
Jaroslav PetrInstitute of Animal Science , Prague , Czech Republic.
Markéta SedmíkováDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences , Prague , Czech Republic.
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague · CZInstitute of Animal Science · CZ

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Abstract

In vitro cultivation systems for oocytes and embryos are characterised by increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can be balanced by the addition of suitable antioxidants. S-allyl cysteine (SAC) is a sulfur compound naturally occurring in garlic (Allium sativum), which is responsible for its high antioxidant properties. In this study, we demonstrated the capacity of SAC (0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 mM) to reduce levels of ROS in maturing oocytes significantly after 24 (reduced by 90.33, 82.87 and 91.62%, respectively) and 48 h (reduced by 86.35, 94.42 and 99.05%, respectively) cultivation, without leading to a disturbance of the standard course of meiotic maturation. Oocytes matured in the presence of SAC furthermore maintained reduced levels of ROS even 22 h after parthenogenic activation (reduced by 66.33, 61.64 and 57.80%, respectively). In these oocytes we also demonstrated a growth of early embryo cleavage rate (increased by 33.34, 35.00 and 35.00%, respectively). SAC may be a valuable supplement to cultivation media.

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AntioxidantGarlicOocytePigsS-allyl cysteine

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PMID27602268
PMCPMC4991846
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