Direct Comparison of the Effects of Slow Freezing and Vitrification on Late Blastocyst Gene Expression, Development, Implantation and Offspring of Rabbit Morulae

Contents This study aimed to assess the effect of different cryopreservation procedures (slow freezing vs vitrification) on the gene expression in pre-implantation embryos and its implication in post-implantation embryo losses in rabbit. For this purpose, rabbit morulae were recovered at Day 3 of de...

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Autores principales: Saenz-de-Juano, M. D., Marco-Jiménez, Francisco, Viudes-De-Castro, María P., Lavara, R., Vicente, José Salvador
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Publicado: 2017
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4465
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author Saenz-de-Juano, M. D.
Marco-Jiménez, Francisco
Viudes-De-Castro, María P.
Lavara, R.
Vicente, José Salvador
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Marco-Jiménez, Francisco
Saenz-de-Juano, M. D.
Vicente, José Salvador
Viudes-De-Castro, María P.
author_facet Saenz-de-Juano, M. D.
Marco-Jiménez, Francisco
Viudes-De-Castro, María P.
Lavara, R.
Vicente, José Salvador
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description Contents This study aimed to assess the effect of different cryopreservation procedures (slow freezing vs vitrification) on the gene expression in pre-implantation embryos and its implication in post-implantation embryo losses in rabbit. For this purpose, rabbit morulae were recovered at Day 3 of development, frozen or vitrified and transferred to recipients. Then, embryos were recovered on Day 3 post-transfer (Day 6 of development) or kept until the end of gestation. Apart from the gene expression analysis at Day 6, we also studied the pre-implantatory and foetal development ability of both cryopreserved embryo types by evaluating late blastocyst development at Day 6, embryo implantation at Day 11 post-transfer (Day 14 of development) and birth rate. We reported that slow freezing and vitrification have similar effects on embryo developmental ability till Day 6, but the distribution of losses changes during implantation and further development. These similarities at Day 6 of development were also reflected in gene expression patterns, and transcriptome analysis showed no differences between frozen and vitrified embryos. Our results confirm that vitrification provides better implantation and birth rates than slow freezing for rabbit embryos. As both the techniques are commonly used in human assisted reproduction, further experiments must be conducted to clarify the causes that may hinder foetal development and their impact on adulthood.
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spelling ReDivia44652025-04-25T14:43:36Z Direct Comparison of the Effects of Slow Freezing and Vitrification on Late Blastocyst Gene Expression, Development, Implantation and Offspring of Rabbit Morulae Saenz-de-Juano, M. D. Marco-Jiménez, Francisco Viudes-De-Castro, María P. Lavara, R. Vicente, José Salvador Contents This study aimed to assess the effect of different cryopreservation procedures (slow freezing vs vitrification) on the gene expression in pre-implantation embryos and its implication in post-implantation embryo losses in rabbit. For this purpose, rabbit morulae were recovered at Day 3 of development, frozen or vitrified and transferred to recipients. Then, embryos were recovered on Day 3 post-transfer (Day 6 of development) or kept until the end of gestation. Apart from the gene expression analysis at Day 6, we also studied the pre-implantatory and foetal development ability of both cryopreserved embryo types by evaluating late blastocyst development at Day 6, embryo implantation at Day 11 post-transfer (Day 14 of development) and birth rate. We reported that slow freezing and vitrification have similar effects on embryo developmental ability till Day 6, but the distribution of losses changes during implantation and further development. These similarities at Day 6 of development were also reflected in gene expression patterns, and transcriptome analysis showed no differences between frozen and vitrified embryos. Our results confirm that vitrification provides better implantation and birth rates than slow freezing for rabbit embryos. As both the techniques are commonly used in human assisted reproduction, further experiments must be conducted to clarify the causes that may hinder foetal development and their impact on adulthood. 2017-06-01T10:10:12Z 2017-06-01T10:10:12Z 2014 JUN 2014 article Saenz-de-J.o, M. D., Marco-Jimenez, F., Viudes-de-Castro, M.P., Lavara, R., Vicente, J.S. (2014). Direct Comparison of the Effects of Slow Freezing and Vitrification on Late Blastocyst Gene Expression, Development, Implantation and Offspring of Rabbit Morulae. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 49(3), 505-511. 0936-6768 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4465 10.1111/rda.12320 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Saenz-de-Juano, M. D.
Marco-Jiménez, Francisco
Viudes-De-Castro, María P.
Lavara, R.
Vicente, José Salvador
Direct Comparison of the Effects of Slow Freezing and Vitrification on Late Blastocyst Gene Expression, Development, Implantation and Offspring of Rabbit Morulae
title Direct Comparison of the Effects of Slow Freezing and Vitrification on Late Blastocyst Gene Expression, Development, Implantation and Offspring of Rabbit Morulae
title_full Direct Comparison of the Effects of Slow Freezing and Vitrification on Late Blastocyst Gene Expression, Development, Implantation and Offspring of Rabbit Morulae
title_fullStr Direct Comparison of the Effects of Slow Freezing and Vitrification on Late Blastocyst Gene Expression, Development, Implantation and Offspring of Rabbit Morulae
title_full_unstemmed Direct Comparison of the Effects of Slow Freezing and Vitrification on Late Blastocyst Gene Expression, Development, Implantation and Offspring of Rabbit Morulae
title_short Direct Comparison of the Effects of Slow Freezing and Vitrification on Late Blastocyst Gene Expression, Development, Implantation and Offspring of Rabbit Morulae
title_sort direct comparison of the effects of slow freezing and vitrification on late blastocyst gene expression development implantation and offspring of rabbit morulae
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4465
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