A ZONA BIOCHEMICAL CHANGE AND SPONTANEOUS CORTICAL GRANULE LOSS IN EGGS THAT FAIL TO FERTILIZE IN IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION

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作者
DUCIBELLA, T
DUBEY, A
GROSS, V
EMMI, A
PENZIAS, AS
LAYMAN, L
REINDOLLAR, R
机构
[1] TUFTS UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT ANAT & CELL BIOL,BOSTON,MA 02111
[2] TUFTS UNIV NEW ENGLAND MED CTR,BOSTON,MA
关键词
IVF; HUMAN AND MOUSE GAMETES; ZONA PELLUCIDA; CORTICAL GRANULES; CHROMATIN;
D O I
10.1016/S0015-0282(16)57977-1
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
Objective: To determine the extent of biochemical changes in the zona pellucida (ZP) and cortical granule release in eggs failing to fertilize in IVF. Design: After insemination, unactivated eggs without two pronuclei (PN) were studied by high resolution microscopy and fluorescent probes to determine cortical granule density and meiotic stage. After ZP isolation, proteins from individual ZPs were biotinylated, electrophoresed, and visualized by western blots with avidin-chemiluminescence. Controls included mouse unfertilized and fertilized eggs and human germinal vesicle stage oocytes and greater than or equal to 3PN eggs. Setting: University medical center and hospital tertiary care IVF-ET program. Results: Many of the unfertilized eggs were in metaphase and had relatively low cortical granule densities indicative of cortical granule loss. Approximately one half of the ZPs showed evidence of biochemical hardening with a modification of a 90 to 100 x 10(3) molecular (weight) ratio (M(r)) ZP protein. The 3PN eggs had few cortical granules and their ZPs had a pronounced 90 to 100 x 10(3) M(r) modification that was not detected in germinal vesicle stage ZP controls. Conclusion: The observed changes in ZP biochemistry and cortical granule quantitation demonstrate that failed fertilization is frequently associated with spontaneous cytoplasmic, but not nuclear, activation. In affected eggs, these changes could prevent fertilization in routine IVF and in cases of reinsemination. The relationship of changes in the ZP and cortical granules to infertility and in vitro culture requires further investigation. The 90 to 100 x 10(3) M(r) ZP protein modification can be detected biochemically with 1/10 of a human ZP.
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