Protein in culture and endogenous lipid interact with embryonic stages in vitro to alter calf birth weight after embryo vitrification and warming
2016
Gomez, Enrique | Carrocera, Susana | Uzbekova, Svetlana | Martin, David | Murillo, Antonio | Alonso-Guervos, Marta | Goyache, Felix | Munoz, Marta | Centro de Biotecnologıa Animal ; Servicio Regional de Investigacion y Desarollo Agroalimentario (SERIDA) | Physiologie de la reproduction et des comportements [Nouzilly] (PRC) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Equitation [Saumur] (IFCE)-Université de Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | Unidad de Microscopıa Fotonica y Proceso de Imagenes, Servicios Cientıfico Tecnicos ; Universidad de Oviedo = University of Oviedo | Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO; project AGL2012– 37772); Principado de Asturias, Plan de Ciencia, Tecnologıa e Innovacion 2013-2017 (GRUPIN 14–114); FEDER
Short-term protein removal in vitro improves long-term blastocyst competence to survive vitrification. We investigated the mechanisms and effects underlying protein removal. Day-6 morulae and early blastocysts were cultured individually with and without protein for 24 h. Development and lipid content were analysed in expanded blastocysts derived from morulae (M-XB) and from early blastocysts (EB-XB). Expression of genes involved in lipid metabolism, stress responses and apoptosis was analysed in fresh and vitrified–warmed M-XB produced with and without protein. Pregnancy rates, birth rates and birthweight (BW) were recorded after transfer of embryos. Day-7 EB-XB production rates (with, 66.9 ± 6.2 and without, 68.8 ± 6.0 protein) were higher than M-XB rates (with, 21.4 ± 4.6 and without, 9.4 ± 4.6 protein; P < 0.005). EB-XB showed fewer lipids than M-XB (P = 0.03). In fresh M-XB, expression of sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP1) was lower with (4.1 ± 2.2) than without (13.6 ± 2.2) protein, contrary to results obtained for Patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 2, Hormone-sensitive lipase and Bcl-2–associated X protein (P < 0.05). Protein did not affect pregnancy rates and birth phenotypes (P > 0.05). However, BW was higher (P < 0.01) in calves born from vitrified M-XB (48.6 ± 3.4 kg) than from EB-XB (39.8 ± 2.9 kg). Such effects were more pronounced in females (P < 0.001). Calves from fresh embryos did not show BW differences. These results indicate that embryonic kinetics and vitrification impact birth phenotypes, at least in females. Alterations might involve exogenous protein and mobilisation of lipid stocks.
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