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Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue ; 29(2): 144-150, 2023 Feb.
Artículo en Zh | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37847086

RESUMEN

OBJECTIVE: To explore the feasibility of Ion Torrent PGM sequencing in detection of Y chromosome microdeletion. METHODS: We enrolled 87 infertility patients with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) in this study and analyzed their routine semen parameters, reproductive hormone levels and chromosomal karyotypes. We detected Y chromosome microdeletion in the patients by Ion Torrent PGM sequencing and multiplex PCR, and compared the detection rates between the two methods. RESULTS: Ion Torrent PGM sequencing achieved a significantly higher detection rate of Y chromosome microdeletion than multiplex PCR (49.4% vs 12.6%, P < 0.05). The cases of AZF deletion detected by Ion Torrent PGM sequencing included all those detected by multiplex PCR, and the deletion sites were completely consistent. In addition, 14 male infertility-related gene mutations were detected in 24 of the 87 patients, with a total positive rate of 27.59%. CONCLUSION: Ion Torrent PGM sequencing can significantly improve the detection rate of Y chromosome microdeletion in infertility patients with NOA, detect a variety of male infertility-related gene mutations, and therefore contribute to the diagnosis of azoospermia.


Asunto(s)
Azoospermia , Infertilidad Masculina , Oligospermia , Humanos , Masculino , Azoospermia/genética , Azoospermia/diagnóstico , Infertilidad Masculina/genética , Deleción Cromosómica , Aberraciones Cromosómicas Sexuales , Cromosomas Humanos Y/genética , Oligospermia/genética
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J Cell Physiol ; 237(12): 4477-4486, 2022 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36183380

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Miro1, a mitochondrial Rho GTPase1, is a kind of mitochondrial outer membrane protein involved in the regulation of mitochondrial anterograde transport and its subcellular distribution. Mitochondria influence reproductive processes of mammals in some aspects. Mitochondria are important for oocyte maturation, fertilization and embryonic development. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether Miro1 regulates mouse oocyte maturation by altering mitochondrial homeostasis. We showed that Miro1 was expressed in mouse oocyte at different maturation stages. Miro1 mainly distributed in the cytoplasm and around the spindle during oocyte maturation. Small interference RNA-mediated Miro1 depletion caused significantly abnormal distribution of mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum as well as mitochondrial dysfunction, resulting in severely impaired germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) of mouse oocytes. For those oocytes which went through GVBD in the Miro1-depleted group, part of them were inhibited in meiotic prophase I stage with abnormal chromosome arrangement and scattered spindle length. Our results suggest that Miro1 is essential for maintaining the maturation potential of mouse oocyte.


Asunto(s)
Meiosis , Mitocondrias , Oocitos , Proteínas de Unión al GTP rho , Animales , Femenino , Ratones , Embarazo , Homeostasis , Mitocondrias/fisiología , Oocitos/fisiología , Oogénesis , Proteínas de Unión al GTP rho/fisiología
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J Cell Physiol ; 236(7): 5352-5361, 2021 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33586215

RESUMEN

In vitro culture of follicles is a promising technology to generate large quantities of mature oocytes and it could offer a novel option of assisted reproductive technologies. Here we described a 2-dimensional follicular serum-free culture system with 3-dimensional effect that can make secondary follicles develop into antral follicles (78.52%), generating developmentally mature oocytes in vitro (66.45%). The oocytes in this serum-free system completed the first meiosis; spindle assembly and chromosome congression in most oocytes matured from follicular culture were normal. However, these oocytes showed significantly lower activation and embryonic development rates, and their ability to produce Ca2+ oscillations was also lower in response to parthenogenetic activation, after which a 2-cell embryonic developmental block occurred. Oocytes matured from follicular culture displayed increased abnormal mitochondrial distribution and increased reactive oxygen species levels when compared to in vivo matured oocytes. These data are important for understanding the reasons for reduced developmental potential of oocytes matured from follicular culture, and for further improving the cultivation system.


Asunto(s)
Técnicas de Maduración In Vitro de los Oocitos/métodos , Oocitos , Folículo Ovárico , Animales , Núcleo Celular , Citoplasma , Femenino , Ratones , Oocitos/fisiología
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J Cell Physiol ; 235(12): 9743-9751, 2020 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32415704

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In vitro maturation of oocytes is a promising assisted reproductive technology (ART) for infertility treatment, although it is still not a routine technique for human ART due to reduced embryonic development. The aim of the present study was to clarify the possible reasons for reduced capacity of in vitro matured oocytes. Our results showed that the oocytes matured in vitro displayed increased abnormal mitochondrial distribution, reduced mitochondrial membrane potential, and increased reactive oxygen species levels when compared to in vivo matured oocytes. These results were not different in oocytes matured in vitro with or without cumulus cells. Notably, in vitro matured oocytes displayed increased mitochondrial DNA numbers probably due to functional compensation. In vitro matured oocytes showed significantly lower activation and embryonic development rates, and their ability to produce Ca2+ oscillations was much lower in response to parthenogenetic activation, especially in oocytes matured in vitro without cumulus cells with nearly half of them failing to produce calcium waves upon strontium chloride stimulation. These data are important for understanding the reasons for reduced developmental potential of in vitro matured oocytes and the importance of cumulus cells for oocyte quality.


Asunto(s)
ADN Mitocondrial/genética , Técnicas de Maduración In Vitro de los Oocitos/métodos , Mitocondrias/genética , Oocitos/crecimiento & desarrollo , Animales , Células del Cúmulo/metabolismo , Desarrollo Embrionario/genética , Femenino , Humanos , Ratones , Mitocondrias/metabolismo , Recuperación del Oocito/métodos , Oocitos/metabolismo , Embarazo , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo , Técnicas Reproductivas Asistidas
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 533(3): 586-591, 2020 12 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32980117

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During follicle growth, DNA methylation is gradually established, which is important for oocyte developmental competence. Due to the facts that oocytes from prepubertal individuals show reduced developmental outcomes when compared to those from sexually mature individuals, and the fact that oocytes derived from in vitro follicle culture have much lower developmental competence, it is worth exploring whether prepubertal superovulation and in vitro follicle culture will cause changes in DNA methylation imprinting status in oocytes. In this study, we found that the CpG island in maternally imprinted GNAS clusters was hypermethylated in the MII-stage oocytes from sexually mature mice, but was hypomethylated in oocytes from prepuberty individuals. The GNAS clusters in the MII-stage oocytes obtained by in vitro follicle culture showed heterogeneous methylation levels, indicating different qualities of oocytes, however, three other maternally imprinted genes, Peg1, Lot1 and Impact, were all hypermethylated in the MII-stage oocytes derived from both prepubertal superovulation and in vitro follicle culture. Taken together, the findings suggest that the methylation status in GNAS clusters may potentially represent a novel epigenetic marker for oocyte quality detection.


Asunto(s)
Islas de CpG , Metilación de ADN , Impresión Genómica , Oocitos/metabolismo , Factores de Edad , Animales , Biomarcadores , Células Cultivadas , Femenino , Ratones , Folículo Ovárico/citología
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Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue ; 25(8): 681-689, 2019 Aug.
Artículo en Zh | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32227709

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OBJECTIVE: To explore the pathways of development and maturation of the testis tissue in mice with spermatogenic dysfunction in vitro. METHODS: Sixty-eight 8-week-old BALB/c male mice were randomly divided into four groups of equal number, normal control, Sertoli cell only syndrome (SCOS), severe hypo-spermatogenesis (H-S1), and mild hypo-spermatogenesis (H-S2), and the models were established in the latter three groups by intraperitoneal injection of busulfan at 40 mg/kg for 4, 6 and 8 weeks, respectively. The testis tissues of the mice were cultured with the agarose gel method in vitro till the 4th week, followed by determination of the expressions of the marker proteins STRA8 at meiotic initiation, SCP3 during meiosis, and TNP1 after meiosis by immunohistochemistry. The development and maturation of the germ cells during the in vitro culture were evaluated, and their apoptosis detected by TUNEL. RESULTS: The more severe the testicular tissue injury, the lower the expression of the STRA8 protein in the SCOS, H-S1 and H-S2 groups as compared with the normal control before in vitro culture on agarose gel (P < 0.05), and the STRA8 expression was significantly upregulated in the former three groups after 4 weeks of culturing (P < 0.05). The expression of SCP3 was the lowest in the SCOS but the highest in the H-S2 group before culturing (P < 0.05), and was not as high as that in the control, though increased after 4 weeks of culturing. TNP1 was positively expressed in all the mice of the control, some individuals of the H-S1 and H-S2 groups (P< 0.05), but not in the SCOS group at 4 weeks. The apoptosis of germ cells was significantly increased in the SCOS but decreased in the H-S groups compared with that in the normal control after 4 weeks of culturing (P< 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: In vitro culture on agarose gel induces the meiosis of the testis tissue in BALB/c mice with spermatogenic dysfunction, and the effect is even better in those with mild spermatogenic dysfunction.


Asunto(s)
Técnicas de Cultivo de Órganos , Síndrome de Sólo Células de Sertoli/fisiopatología , Espermatogénesis , Testículo/fisiopatología , Proteínas Adaptadoras Transductoras de Señales/metabolismo , Animales , Apoptosis , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/metabolismo , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/metabolismo , Masculino , Meiosis , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C
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Aging (Albany NY) ; 14(7): 3191-3202, 2022 04 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35413689

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The developmental potential of oocytes decreases with time after ovulation in vivo or in vitro. Epitalon is a synthetic short peptide made of four amino acids (alanine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, and glycine), based on a natural peptide called epithalamion extracted from the pineal gland. It is a potent antioxidant, comparable to melatonin, that may confer longevity benefits. The current study aims to test the protective effects of Epitalon on the quality of post-ovulatory aging oocytes. Epitalon at 0.1mM was added to the culture medium, and the quality of oocytes was evaluated at 6h, 12h, and 24h of culture. We found that 0.1mM Epitalon reduced intracellular reactive oxygen species. Epitalon treatment significantly decreased frequency of spindle defects and abnormal distribution of cortical granules during aging for 12h and 24h, while increased mitochondrial membrane potential and DNA copy number of mitochondria, thus decreasing apoptosis of oocytes by 24h of in vitro aging. Our results suggest that Epitalon can delay the aging process of oocytes in vitro via modulating mitochondrial activity and ROS levels.


Asunto(s)
Oligopéptidos , Oocitos , Envejecimiento , Animales , Femenino , Ratones , Oocitos/metabolismo , Ovulación , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo
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