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Effect of inhibiting nitric oxide production on mouse preimplantation embryo development and metabolism

Effect of inhibiting nitric oxide production on mouse preimplantation embryo development and metabolism
Effect of inhibiting nitric oxide production on mouse preimplantation embryo development and metabolism
Nitric oxide (NO) is a free radical that functions as a cell signaling molecule but at high concentrations can be toxic. It is formed from arginine, which is consumed by the mouse blastocyst, but its effect on early embryo development has been little studied. In this study, the role of NO in mouse preimplantation development has been examined in terms of developmental rate and oxidative metabolism. Zygotes were cultured in one of four media; potassium simplex optimization medium (KSOM), KSOM with amino acids (KSOMaa), KSOM without glutamine (KSOM-glut), or KSOM with 0.5 mM arginine (KSOMarg) ± L-NAME (a specific inhibitor of NO production). End points were Day 4 blastocyst rates, cell counts determined using bisbenzimide and oxygen consumption. In KSOM and KSOM-glut, the blastocyst rate was decreased by 1 mM L-NAME from 50.2% ± 3.1% and 37.4% ± 4.5% to 6% ± 3% and 0%, respectively. In KSOMaa, cavitation rates were unaltered but the blastocysts contained fewer cells (P < 0.001). Blastocysts cultured in KSOM and KSOM-glut consumed significantly more oxygen than those cultured in KSOMaa (P < 0.001 and P < 0.05, respectively). However, the addition of 0.1 mM or 1 mM L-NAME to KSOMaa significantly increased the amount of oxygen consumed (P < 0.05 and P < 0.001, respectively). The data suggest a physiological role for NO in mouse preimplantation metabolism and development. One possibility is that NO may limit oxygen consumption at the blastocyst stage at the level of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase.
528-533
Manser, R.C.
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Leese, H.J.
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Houghton, F.D.
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Manser, R.C.
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Leese, H.J.
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Houghton, F.D.
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Manser, R.C., Leese, H.J. and Houghton, F.D. (2004) Effect of inhibiting nitric oxide production on mouse preimplantation embryo development and metabolism. Biology of Reproduction, 71 (2), 528-533. (doi:10.1095/biolreprod.103.025742).

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Nitric oxide (NO) is a free radical that functions as a cell signaling molecule but at high concentrations can be toxic. It is formed from arginine, which is consumed by the mouse blastocyst, but its effect on early embryo development has been little studied. In this study, the role of NO in mouse preimplantation development has been examined in terms of developmental rate and oxidative metabolism. Zygotes were cultured in one of four media; potassium simplex optimization medium (KSOM), KSOM with amino acids (KSOMaa), KSOM without glutamine (KSOM-glut), or KSOM with 0.5 mM arginine (KSOMarg) ± L-NAME (a specific inhibitor of NO production). End points were Day 4 blastocyst rates, cell counts determined using bisbenzimide and oxygen consumption. In KSOM and KSOM-glut, the blastocyst rate was decreased by 1 mM L-NAME from 50.2% ± 3.1% and 37.4% ± 4.5% to 6% ± 3% and 0%, respectively. In KSOMaa, cavitation rates were unaltered but the blastocysts contained fewer cells (P < 0.001). Blastocysts cultured in KSOM and KSOM-glut consumed significantly more oxygen than those cultured in KSOMaa (P < 0.001 and P < 0.05, respectively). However, the addition of 0.1 mM or 1 mM L-NAME to KSOMaa significantly increased the amount of oxygen consumed (P < 0.05 and P < 0.001, respectively). The data suggest a physiological role for NO in mouse preimplantation metabolism and development. One possibility is that NO may limit oxygen consumption at the blastocyst stage at the level of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase.

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Published date: 2004

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Local EPrints ID: 24855
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/24855
PURE UUID: 9b8a8419-8916-45e0-9fdc-bece25b2b01d
ORCID for F.D. Houghton: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5167-1694

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Date deposited: 04 Apr 2006
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:49

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Author: R.C. Manser
Author: H.J. Leese
Author: F.D. Houghton ORCID iD

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