Effect of Preantral Follicle Isolation Technique on In Vitro Follicular Development in Mice

  • Lim, Hyun-Joo (Dairy Science Division, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Hoon (Animal Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Im, Gi-Sun (Animal Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Park, Sung-Jai (Dairy Science Division, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Son, Jun-Kyu (Dairy Science Division, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Baek, Kwang-Soo (Dairy Science Division, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Kwon, Eung-Gi (Dairy Science Division, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
  • Received : 2011.08.03
  • Accepted : 2011.09.04
  • Published : 2011.12.31

Abstract

The objective of this study was to compare of different isolation method of mouse preantral follicles, and to examine in vitro development of mouse preantral follicles isolated by different method. Preantral follicles were mechanically or enzymatically extracted from mouse ovaries. Mechanical isolation method used fine gauge needles and enzymatic method of isolating follicles used collagenase. The recovered preantral follicles were cultured for 10 days in alpha-minimal essential medium (${\alpha}$-MEM) + 5% FBS + Insulin-Transferrin-Selenium (ITS) + 100 mIU/ml FSH. The collected primary follicles by enzymatic treatment were higher than mechanical method. Others stage preantral follicle by mechanical isolation were higher than enzymatic method. After 10 days of culture, no statistical differences were shown in survival rates of preantral follicle among the 2 culture groups. The metaphase II rates of the oocytes were significantly higher (p<0.05) in mechanical method (17.8%) than in enzymatic method (5.1%). These results suggest that the isolation method of choice depends on the target stage preantral follicles and mechanical isolation is an optimal method of preantral folliclesin a culture of mouse preantral follicle.

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