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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Bovine dominant follicular fluid promotes the in vitro development of goat preantral follicles

A. B. G. Duarte A E , V. R. Araújo A , R. N. Chaves A , G. M. Silva A , D. M. Magalhães-Padilha A , R. A. Satrapa B , M. A. M. Donato C , C. A. Peixoto C , C. C. Campello A , M. H. T. Matos D , C. M. Barros B and J. R. Figueiredo A
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A Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocytes and Preantral Follicles (LAMOFOPA), State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, 60740-903, CE, Brazil.

B Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Bioscience, University of São Paulo State (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.

C Laboratory of Ultrastructure, CPqAM/Fiocruz, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.

D Nucleus of Biotechnology Applied to Ovarian Follicle Development, Federal University of São Francisco Valley, Petrolina, 48902-300, PE, Brazil.

E Corresponding author. Email: beatriz_duarte34@yahoo.com.br

Reproduction, Fertility and Development 24(3) 490-500 https://doi.org/10.1071/RD11176

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of follicular fluid collected from bovine dominant follicles (bFF) on the in vitro development of goat preantral follicles and determine the best time to add this supplement to the culture medium. The preantral follicles were isolated and randomly distributed into four treatments in absence (control) or presence of 10% of bFF added on Days 0 (FF0–18), 6 (FF6–18) or 12 (FF12–18) of culture onwards. After 18 days, follicular development was assessed based on follicular survival, antral cavity formation, increased follicular diameter as well as fully grown oocyte (>110 μm) viability and meiosis resumption. The oocytes from the cultured follicles were in vitro-matured and processed for fluorescence or ultrastructural analysis. The results showed that on Day 18 the treatment FF0–18 had a significantly higher (P < 0.05) survival than control and FF12–18, but not FF6–18. The addition of bFF at the beginning of culture (FF0–18 and FF6–18) promoted a high percentage of follicular growth, meiosis resumption and early antrum formation. Moreover, this study described for the first time the ultrastructural analysis of caprine oocytes grown in vitro. This evaluation revealed that in the presence of bFF on (FF0–18) the in vitro-grown oocytes presented normal organelle distribution and well-defined, intact plasma and nuclear membranes. In conclusion, bFF originating from dominant follicles maintain the survival and promote the in vitro growth of goat preantral follicles when added at the beginning of culture.

Additional keywords: caprine, cell culture, in vitro growth, oocyte.


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