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Potential of hypertonic medium treatment for embryo micromanipulation: I. Survival of rabbit embryos in vitro and in vivo following sucrose treatment
Author(s) -
Yang X.,
Chen Y.,
Chen J.,
Foote R. H.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
molecular reproduction and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.745
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1098-2795
pISSN - 1040-452X
DOI - 10.1002/mrd.1080270205
Subject(s) - zygote , embryo , biology , tonicity , andrology , cryopreservation , in vivo , zona pellucida , isotonic , hypertonic saline , embryogenesis , microbiology and biotechnology , oocyte , biochemistry , medicine , endocrinology , genetics
Rabbit zygotes and embryos were exposed to hypertonic sucrose in phosphate‐buffered saline (SPBS). In experiment one, 144 zygotes shrank to 32–36% of their initial volume in 1.0 M SPBS within 30 min. Neither hypertonic treatment with 0.5 M or 1.0 M SPBS nor micropuncture of the zona pellucida after shrinkage affected embryo development into blastocysts in vitro (88%, 83%, and 82%, respectively), compared to that of the controls (93%, P > .05). In experiment two, 252 two‐ to four‐cell‐ and 177 morula‐stage embryos were exposed to isotonic PBS control or 0.5 M, 1.0 M, or 1.5 M SPBS for 30, 60, 90, 120, and 150 min before transfer to PBS (290 mOsm). Embryo development was significantly reduced ( P < .05) when embryos were exposed in 0.5 M and 1.0 M SPBS for more than 60 min or in 1.5 M SPBS for more than 30 min. In experiment 3, morulae exposed for 60 min to 0.5 M or 1.0 M SPBS shrank to 37–39% or 32–35% of their initial volume and then expanded to 87–94% or 81–90% of their initial volume, respectively, after being returned to isotonic PBS for 60 min, but embryos in 1.5 M SPBS had erratic osmotic behavior. In experiment four, 192 two‐ to four‐cell embryos exposed to 0.5 M SPBS for 0, 30, and 60 min before transfer to oviducts of recipients resulted in the production of 39%, 42% and 31% young, respectively ( P > .05). Exposure of embryos to 0.5 M sucrose for 60 min clearly does not compromise developmental potential and can simplify and speed up micromanipulation procedures.