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RESEARCH ARTICLE

A diverse English keyword search reveals the value of scriptaid treatment for porcine embryo development following somatic cell nuclear transfer

Wei Li A , Hui Zheng A * , Yali Yang A , Hong Xu A and Zhenhua Guo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0592-5988 B *
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A Northeast Agricultural University, College of Arts and Sciences, No. 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, P. R. China.

B Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Animal Husbandry Research Institute, No. 368 Xuefu Road, Harbin 150086, P. R. China.

* Correspondence to: frances_zh79@163.com, gzhh00@163.com

Handling Editor: Ye Yuan

Reproduction, Fertility and Development 34(11) 798-803 https://doi.org/10.1071/RD22025
Published online: 18 May 2022

© 2022 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing

Abstract

Context: Incomplete epigenetic reprogramming of histone deacetylation (HDAC) is one of the main reasons for the low efficiency of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). Scriptaid is a synthetic HDAC inhibitor (HDACi) that may improve the efficiency of porcine SCNT.

Aims: This study aimed to determine whether scriptaid increases the number of blastocyst cells or the cleavage rate.

Methods: We conducted a meta-analysis of the pertinent literature published over the past decade.

Key results: A total of 73 relevant papers were retrieved using a diverse English keyword search, and 11 articles were used for the meta-analysis. Scriptaid was positively correlated with blastocyst rate but had no effect on cleavage rate or blastocyst cell number. A subgroup analysis of blastocyst cell number showed that the staining method was the source of the heterogeneity.

Conclusions: In SCNT embryos, scriptaid treatment after activation can promote embryonic development, but there may be adverse effects on early development.

Implications: HDACi research should focus on SCNT birth efficiency.

Keywords: blastocyst, cloning, embryo, HDACi, in vitro maturation, meta-analysis, SCNT, scriptaid.


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