Evaluation of goat oocytes subjected to heat stress induced during maturation in vitro / Avaliação de oócitos caprinos submetidos à estresse calórico induzido durante a maturação in vitro
Rosas dos Santos Junior, Edivaldo; Macêdo Chaves, Ricardo; Fernandes Lima, Paulo; Antônio Lemos de Oliveira, Marcos.
Acta sci. vet. (Online);
41: 01-07, 2013.
Artigo
em Português
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Resumo
Background: The low productivity of Northeast goat herds has been circumvented by the importation of exotic species; however, caution is needed due to the susceptibility of these breeds to the high temperatures found in this region. It is now known that the oocyte and the embryo are the primary targets of the deleterious effects induced by heat stress, causing cellular damage that triggers the cascade of apoptosis. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of thermal heat stress during in vitro maturation of oocytes and its effects on embryo production in goats. Materials, Methods & Results: The ovaries were collected in a slaughterhouse and transported to the Laboratory of Biotechnical Reproduction of UFRPE. The cumulus oophorus complexes (COCs) were collected by the technique of slicing the follicles from 2 to 6 mm in diameter, selected based on morphology and placed in a basic medium for maturation. In 10 replications, the COCs were submitted to the thermal heat stress at 41C for 0 (thermoneutrality at 39C), 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 h of maturation in vitro. The data was evaluated in maturation, fertilization, cleavage (D-3), stage of 8-16 cells (D- 4), morula (D-5), and blastocyst (D-8) after fertilization and blastocysts positive for apoptosis through the TUNEL test. For statistics, the results were expressed as mean and standard deviation. Also conO rebanho caprino no país se concentra principalmente na região Nordeste com 9,3 milhões de cabeças, destacando-se os estados da Bahia (29,2%) e Pernambuco (20,5%). Apesar de deter praticamente todo o rebanho caprino, o Nordeste necessita de pesquisas e tecnologias para minimizar a relação custo/benefício do sistema de produção, estimulando o desenvolvimento e criando novas possibilidades de agronegócio. A baixa produtividade dos rebanhos locais tem sido contornada através da importação de raças exóticas para o Semiárido nordestino, porém, é preciso cautela devido à susceptibilidade destas raças às temperaturas elevadas encontrada nesta região. [...]
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BR68.1
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