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High in vitro survival rate of sheep in vitro produced blastocysts vitrified with a new method and device

         

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Background:To advance the use of embryo vitrification in veterinary practice,we developed a system in which embryo vitrification,warming and dilution can be performed within a straw.Ovine in vitro produced embryos(IVEP)were vitrified at either early(EBs:n=74)or fully expanded blastocyst stage(FEBs:n=195),using a new device named"E.Vit",composed by a 0.25-m L straw with a 50-μm pore polycarbonate grid at one end.Embryos at each stage(EBs and FEBs)were vitrified by either Two-step(TS)or Multi-step(MS;6 different concentrations of vitrification solutions)protocol.Non-vitrified embryos(n=102)were maintained in in vitro culture as a control.Warming consisted of placing the straws directly into 1.5 m L tubes containing a TCM-199 solution with three decreasing concentrations of sucrose.Blastocyst re-expansion,embryo survival and hatching rate were evaluated at2,24 and 48 h post warming.The number of apoptotic cells was determined by TUNEL assay.Results:Blastocyst re-expansion(2 h)after warming was higher(P<0.05)in FEBs group,vitrified with the MS and TS methods(77.90%and 71.25%,respectively)compared with the EBs group(MS:59.38%and TS:48.50%,respectively).Survival rates of vitrified FEBs after 24 h IVC were higher(P<0.001)in both methods(MS and TS)than vitrified EBs(MS:56.25%;TS:42.42%)and was higher(P<0.05)in the MS method(94.19%)compared with those in TS(83.75%).After 48 h of culture the hatching rate for FEBs vitrified in MS system(91.86%)was similar to control(91.89%),but higher than FEB TS(77.5%)and EBs vitrified in MS(37.5%)and TS(33.33%).Number of apoptotic cells were higher in EBs,irrespective of the system used,compared to FEBs.The number of apoptotic cells in FEBs vitrified with MS was comparable to the control.Conclusions:A high survival rate of IVP embryos can be achieved by the new"E.Vit"device with hatching rates in vitro comparable with control fresh embryos.This method has the potential for use in direct embryo transfer in field conditions.

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