Abstract:
:Meiosis-activating sterol (MAS) has been shown to induce mouse oocytes cultured in the presence of hypoxanthine (HX) to resume meiosis. The present research was conducted to determine whether amphotericin B or ketoconazole (a promoter and an inhibitor of production of MAS), affected oocyte maturation. Mouse cumulus cell-enclosed oocytes (CEO) or denuded oocytes (DO) were cultured for 24 h in the presence of 4 mM HX with FSH or amphotericin B or ketoconazole. At the end of the culture, the frequency of germinal vesicle break down (GVBD) and polar body formation (PB) were recorded. The results demonstrated: (i) FSH (10-200 IU/l) induced dose-dependent oocytes maturation in CEO, but was without effect on DO. A maximum increase in GVBD and PB was observed with 25-50 IU/l FSH. The presence of FSH (50 IU/l) for 1 h was sufficient to induce meiotic resumption, which after 2 h reached a plateau similar to that of a continuous presence of FSH. (ii) CEO exposed to amphotericin B (0.0025-2.5 microg/l) underwent GVBD dose-dependently, whereas no effect was observed on DO. The presence of amphotericin B (0.025 microg/l) for 1 h stimulated oocyte resumption in a way similar to that of FSH. (iii) Amphotericin B (0.025 microg/l) and FSH (50 IU/l) did not show any additive effect on resumption of meiosis. (iv) Ketoconazole (10(-7)-10(-3) M) inhibited the effect of FSH on resumption of meiosis, but had no effect on oocyte spontaneous maturation. These results show that FSH and amphotericin B induce resumption of meiosis and indicate that they are likely to cause an accumulation of meiosis activating sterols in the CEO, but ketoconazole blocks the production of MAS. The present study supports the notion that MAS plays a physiological relevant role in triggering resumption of meiosis in mouse oocytes.
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Mol Cell Endocrinoljournal_title
Molecular and cellular endocrinologyauthors
Lu Z,Xia G,Byskov AG,Andersen CYdoi
10.1016/s0303-7207(00)00223-9keywords:
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2000-06-01 00:00:00pages
191-6issue
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0303-7207issn
1872-8057pii
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164pub_type
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