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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-6-29
pubmed:abstractText
The objective of this study was to determine developmental pattern, total cell number, apoptosis and apoptosis-related gene expression in haploid and diploid embryos following parthenogenetic activation. In vitro-matured porcine oocytes were activated by electrical pulses and cultured in the absence or presence of cytochalasin B for 3 h. Zygotes with two polar bodies (haploid) and one polar body (diploid) were carefully selected and were further cultured in NCSU 23 medium containing 0.4% bovine serum albumin (BSA) for 7 days. The percentage of development to blastocyst stage was higher (p < 0.01) in the diploid than in the haploid parthenotes. In haploid blastocysts, average total cell number was significantly reduced (p < 0.05) and apoptosis was increased at day 7. The relative abundance of Bcl-xL and Bak mRNA in the diploid blastocysts was similar to that of in vivo-fertilized embryos. However, Bcl-xL was significantly decreased, and Bak mRNA was significantly increased (p < 0.05) in haploid parthenotes compared with the diploid parthenotes. These results suggest that the haploid state affects apoptosis-related gene expression which results in increased apoptosis and decreased developmental competence of haploid parthenotes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0967-1994
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
17-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15984157-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-Blastocyst, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-Cell Count, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-Diploidy, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-Embryo, Mammalian, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-Embryo Culture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-Fertilization in Vitro, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-Haploidy, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-Parthenogenesis, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-Swine, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-Zygote, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-bcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer Protein, pubmed-meshheading:15984157-bcl-X Protein
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Haploidy influences Bak and Bcl-xL mRNA expression and increases incidence of apoptosis in porcine embryos.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Animal Sciences, Research Center for Bioresource and Health, Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article