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ArticleThe Journal of reproduction and development2019

Development of feline embryos produced by Piezo-actuated intracytoplasmic sperm injection of elongated spermatids.

Yasunori Tsujimoto, Kana Fujiki, Md Emtiaj Alam, Masaya Tsukamoto, Rika Azuma, Ryoji Kanegi, Masayuki Anzai, Toshio Inaba, Kikuya Sugiura, Shingo Hatoya

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Article in The Journal of reproduction and development, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Yasunori TsujimotoDepartment of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 598-8531, Japan.
Kana FujikiDepartment of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 598-8531, Japan.
Md Emtiaj AlamDepartment of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 598-8531, Japan.
Masaya TsukamotoDepartment of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 598-8531, Japan.
Rika AzumaDivision of Biological Science, Graduate School of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kindai University, Wakayama 649-6493, Japan.
Ryoji KanegiDepartment of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 598-8531, Japan.
Masayuki AnzaiDivision of Biological Science, Graduate School of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kindai University, Wakayama 649-6493, Japan.
Toshio InabaDepartment of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 598-8531, Japan.
Kikuya SugiuraDepartment of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 598-8531, Japan.
Shingo HatoyaDepartment of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka 598-8531, Japan.
Osaka Prefecture University · JPKindai University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Piezo-actuated intracytoplasmic sperm injection (Piezo-ICSI) is used as an efficient in vitro fertilization method with various animals. With this method, elongated spermatids are collected from testicular tissues and are easier to obtain from animals that unexpectedly die than ejaculate sperm. Additionally, elongated spermatid injection often results in the development of embryos and offspring. To develop assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs) for domestic cats, we examined the effects of oocyte activation on cleavage and embryo development after Piezo-ICSI with motile sperm (experiment 1) and after Piezo-ICSI with either testicular sperm or elongated spermatids (experiment 2). In experiment 1, the proportions of cleaved embryos, morulas, and blastocysts following Piezo-ICSI with ethanol activation were significantly higher (P < 0.05) than in the non-activated groups. However, the proportion of blastocysts and the blastocyst quality did not differ significantly (P > 0.05) between the ethanol-activated and non-activated groups. In experiment 2, the cleavage frequencies of oocytes after Piezo-ICSI of testicular sperm or elongated spermatids and ethanol activation were higher (P < 0.05) than that of oocytes in the non-activated group, but the occurrence of blastocyst formation and quality of blastocysts did not differ between the activated and non-activated groups. In summary, cat embryos can be produced by Piezo-actuated microinjection of elongated spermatids. Ethanol activation increased the frequency of cleavage, but it affected neither the occurrence of blastocyst development nor the quality of blastocysts. These results represent an expansion in the repertoire of ARTs that are potentially applicable to both domestic and endangered species of cats.

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AnimalsBlastocystCatsCleavage Stage, OvumCryopreservationEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleFertilization in VitroMaleMicroinjectionsOocytesOvarySpermatidsSpermatozoaSperm Injections, IntracytoplasmicTestisBlastocystElongated spermatidFeline oocytePiezo-actuated intracytoplasmic sperm injection (Piezo-ICSI)Sperm

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