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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021

Heat Shock Protein 70 Improves In Vitro Embryo Yield and Quality from Heat Stressed Bovine Oocytes.

Konstantina Stamperna, Themistoklis Giannoulis, Eleni Dovolou, Maria Kalemkeridou, Ioannis Nanas, Katerina Dadouli, Katerina Moutou, Zissis Mamuris, Georgios S Amiridis

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Konstantina StampernaDepartment of Obstetrics and Reproduction, Veterinary Faculty, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6500-9191
Themistoklis GiannoulisDepartment of Animal Sciences, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-1842-5432
Eleni DovolouDepartment of Obstetrics and Reproduction, Veterinary Faculty, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.
Maria KalemkeridouDepartment of Genetics, Comparative and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece.
Ioannis NanasDepartment of Obstetrics and Reproduction, Veterinary Faculty, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.
Katerina DadouliDepartment of Obstetrics and Reproduction, Veterinary Faculty, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8821-0795
Katerina MoutouDepartment of Genetics, Comparative and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece.
Zissis MamurisDepartment of Genetics, Comparative and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece.
Georgios S AmiridisDepartment of Obstetrics and Reproduction, Veterinary Faculty, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.
University of Thessaly · GR

Funding

General Secretariat for Research and Technology T1EDK-01078
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) is a chaperon that stabilizes unfolded or partially folded proteins, preventing inappropriate inter- and intramolecular interactions. Here, we examined the developmental competence of in vitro matured oocytes exposed to heat stress with or without HSP70. Bovine oocytes were matured for 24 h at 39 °C without (group C39) or with HSP70 (group H39) and at 41 °C for the first 6 h, followed by 16 h at 39 °C with (group H41) or without HSP70 (group C41). After insemination, zygotes were cultured for 9 days at 39 °C. Cleavage and embryo yield were assessed 48 h post insemination and on days 7, 8, 9, respectively. Gene expression was assessed by RT-PCR in oocytes, cumulus cells and blastocysts. In C41, blastocysts formation rate was lower than in C39 and on day 9 it was lower than in H41. In oocytes, HSP70 enhanced the expression of three HSP genes regardless of incubation temperature. HSP70 at 39 °C led to tight coordination of gene expression in oocytes and blastocysts, but not in cumulus cells. Our results imply that HSP70, by preventing apoptosis, supporting signal transduction, and increasing antioxidant protection of the embryo, protects heat stressed maturing bovine oocyte and restores its developmental competence.

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cattlegene expressionheat stressHSP70in vitro embryos

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PMID34208520
PMCPMC8235242
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