Journal of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology (한국동물생명공학회지)

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Effect of LPS and melatonin on early development of mouse embryo

  • Park, Haeun (Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, Konkuk University) ;
  • Jang, Hoon (Department of Life Sciences, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Choi, Youngsok (Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, Konkuk University)
  • Received : 2022.09.01
  • Accepted : 2022.09.09
  • Published : 2022.09.30
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Abstract

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is an endotoxin factor present in the cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria and induces various immune responses to infection. Recent studies have reported that LPS induces cellular stress in various cells including oocytes and embryos. Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is a regulatory hormone of circadian rhythm and a powerful antioxidant. It has been known that melatonin has an effective function in scavenging oxygen free radicals and has been used as an antioxidant to reduce the cytotoxic effects induced by LPS. However, the effect of melatonin on LPS treated early embryonic development has not yet been confirmed. In this study, we cultured mouse embryos in medium supplemented with LPS or/and melatonin up to the blastocyst stage in vitro and then evaluated the developmental rate. As a result of the LPS-treatment, the rate of blastocyst development was significantly reduced compared to the control group in all the LPS groups. Next, in the melatonin only treated group, there was no statistical difference in embryonic development and no toxic effects were observed. And then we found that the treatment of melatonin improved the rates of compaction and blastocyst development of LPS-treated embryos. In addition, we showed that melatonin treatment decreased ROS levels compared to the LPS only treated group. In conclusion, we demonstrated the protective effect of melatonin on the embryonic developmental rate reduced by LPS. These results suggest a direction to improve reproduction loss that may occur due to LPS exposure and bacterial infection through the using of melatonin during in vitro culture.

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Acknowledgement

I would like to thank Dr. Ok-Hee Lee for valuable discussion and comments for the manuscript.

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