Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 48-51, March 2005

Comparison Of The Effect Of Cytochalasin B And Paclitaxel (Taxol Tm) On Cryopreservation Of Icr Mouse Oocytes

  • Ching-Huan Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Kuo General Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • I-Chuan Chuang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biotechnology, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan

Division of Infertility and Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tainan, Taiwan

Received 9 July 2004; received in revised form 8 October 2004; accepted 5 January 2005.

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Summary 

Objective

To investigate the benefits of the cytoskeleton stabilizers paclitaxel and cytochalasin B (CCB) in the oocyte vitrification procedure.

Materials and Methods

ICR mice aged 4-6 weeks were superovulated with pregnant mare serum gonadotropin and human chorionic gonadotropin. In Experiment 1, all retrieved eggs were randomly assigned to group A or B for the cumulus cell effect test and went through the vitrification protocol. In Experiment 2, the oocytes were allocated randomly to one of two subgroups for the cytoskeleton stabilizer tests: subgroup B, paclitaxel, and subgroup C, CCB. Group B in Experiment 1 served as the control (i.e. subgroup A) in Experiment 2.

Results

In Experiment 1, denuded oocytes had a higher fertilization rate after thawing than cumulus-enclosed ones. Accordingly, cumulus-free oocytes were chosen for Experiment 2. In Experiment 2, there were significant differences in post-thaw survival rates and fertilization rates between subgroups A and B. There was also a significant difference in fertilization rates between subgroups A and C. However, there were no differences in cleavage rates of 2-4- and 6-8-cell embryos between the subgroups.

Conclusion

Cumulus-free oocytes have greater developmental competence than cumulus-enclosed ones. Adding paclitaxel significantly improves the survival rate and fertilization rates of post-thaw cumulus-free ICR mouse oocytes. The addition of CCB also improves the fertilization rate of post-thaw oocytes.

Key Words:  cumulus cell , cytochalasin B , mouse , oocyte , paclitaxel , vitrification

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60106-6

doi:10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60106-6

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 48-51, March 2005

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