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ArticleJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2024

Chemical reversion of age-related oocyte dysfunction fails to enhance embryo development in a bovine model of postovulatory aging.

Ana Filipa Ferreira, Juliana Machado-Simões, Inês Moniz, Maria Soares, Alexandra Carvalho, Patrícia Diniz, João Ramalho-Santos, Ana Paula Sousa, Luís Lopes-da-Costa, Teresa Almeida-Santos

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Ana Filipa FerreiraReproductive Medicine Unit, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Reproduction and Neonatology Department, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Praceta, R. Prof. Mota Pinto, Coimbra, 3004-561, Portugal. filipaferreira44@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1934-691X
Juliana Machado-SimõesInstitute for Interdisciplinary Research, Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Inês MonizCNC-UC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Maria SoaresCNC-UC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Alexandra CarvalhoReproductive Medicine Unit, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Reproduction and Neonatology Department, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Praceta, R. Prof. Mota Pinto, Coimbra, 3004-561, Portugal.
Patrícia DinizCIISA - Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477, Lisbon, Portugal.
João Ramalho-SantosCNC-UC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Ana Paula SousaReproductive Medicine Unit, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Reproduction and Neonatology Department, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Praceta, R. Prof. Mota Pinto, Coimbra, 3004-561, Portugal.
Luís Lopes-da-CostaCIISA - Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477, Lisbon, Portugal.
Teresa Almeida-SantosReproductive Medicine Unit, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Reproduction and Neonatology Department, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Praceta, R. Prof. Mota Pinto, Coimbra, 3004-561, Portugal.

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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia 2020.06180.BDFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia 2022.10535.BDFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007440Programa Operacional Regional do Centro CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000012-HealthyAging2020
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Abstract

purposeThere are no clinical treatments to prevent/revert age-related alterations associated with oocyte competence decline in the context of advanced maternal age. Those alterations have been attributed to oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. Our study aimed to test the hypothesis that in vitro maturation (IVM) medium supplementation with antioxidants (resveratrol or phloretin) may revert age-related oocyte competence decline.

methodsBovine immature oocytes were matured in vitro for 23 h (young) and 30 h (aged). Postovulatory aged oocytes (control group) and embryos obtained after fertilization were examined and compared with oocytes supplemented with either 2 μM of resveratrol or 6 μM phloretin (treatment groups) during IVM.

resultsAged oocytes had a significantly lower mitochondrial mass and proportion of mitochondrial clustered pattern, lower ooplasmic volume, higher ROS, lower sirtuin-1 protein level, and a lower blastocyst rate in comparison to young oocytes, indicating that postovulatory oocytes have a lower quality and developmental competence, thus validating our experimental model. Supplementation of IVM medium with antioxidants prevented the generation of ROS and restored the active mitochondrial mass and pattern characteristic of younger oocytes. Moreover, sirtuin-1 protein levels were also restored but only following incubation with resveratrol. Despite these findings, the blastocyst rate of treatment groups was not significantly different from the control group, indicating that resveratrol and phloretin could not restore the oocyte competence of postovulatory aged oocytes.

conclusionResveratrol and phloretin can both revert the age-related oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction during postovulatory aging but were insufficient to enhance embryo developmental rates under our experimental conditions.

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AntioxidantsEmbryonic DevelopmentFertilization in VitroIn Vitro Oocyte Maturation TechniquesOocytesOxidative StressAgingAnimalsBlastocystCattleFemaleMitochondriaOvulationReactive Oxygen SpeciesResveratrolAntioxidantsReactive Oxygen SpeciesResveratrolAntioxidantsMitochondrial dysfunctionOocyte agingOxidative stressPhloretinResveratrol

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