이 작품은 스페인 정부의 드 Educación Y Ciencia (BIO 2006-11792)와 Generalitat 드 Catalunya (2005 - SGR00437)에 의해 지원되었다. 저자는 미디어를 준비하는 그들의 기술 지원을 마크 Puigcerver 및 Jonatan 루카스에게 감사를 표합니다. Servei D&#39; Estabulari의 모든 직원은 동물의 주택에 대한 인정, 그리고이 비디오의 일부를 녹화에서 자신의 추가적인 기여 특히 후안 호세 마틴과 하비에르 베니토입니다. NCB가 Ciência E Tecnologia과 SG는 스페인 정부의 드 Educación Y Ciencia의 동료입니다 포르투갈어 Fundação 파라의 동료입니다.

동물 보호 절차 동물과 바르셀로나, 스페인 Universitat Autònoma 인간 연구에 대한 윤리위원회의 승인 지침과 규정에 따라 실시되었다. I.의 Oocyte 컬렉션 <ol><li> 두꺼운 질 분비물 (postovulatory 방전)의 존재에 대한 골든 시리아 변형의, 여성 햄스터 (8-12주의 옛 Mesocricetus auratus)을 확인하고 선택합니다. </li><li> 60시간 나중에 PMSG 40 IU의 intraperitoneal 주사 (임산부 마레 세럼 생식 샘 자극 호르몬) hCG (인간 Chorionic 생식 샘 자극 호르몬)의 40 IU 다음으로 superovulate 선택한 여성을 유발. </li><li> 16 시간 이산화탄소 챔버의 hCG의 관리 후 여성의 햄스터를 안락사. </li><li> 로 비디오에 나타난 여성의 oviducts 격리하고 KSOM - H 매체의 드롭에게 전송할 수 있습니다. </li><li> 37 hyaluronidase (156 U / ML)의 드롭 입체 현미경 수란관 ampulla을 이간하여 oocyte - 큐뮬러스 단지를 수집 ° C. Oocytes은 약 5 분 큐뮬러스 세포에서 해방된 것입니다. </li><li> hyaluronidase의 oocytes을 들고 KSOM - H 매체에 두 번 그들을 씻으십시오. </li></ol> 마우스 배아의 수집을 위해, 여성 생쥐 (뮤스 musculus; 6-8주의 오래된)은 나중에 hCG 48 시간의 5 IU 다음과 남성 생쥐와 성관계를 PMSG 5 IU의 intraperitoneal 주사로 superovulate을 유도하고 있습니다. 암컷은 24-26에서 자궁 전위에 의해 희생되며, 44-46 또는 54-56시간 pronuclear, 2 셀 또는 4 셀 무대 배아, 각각의 obtention위한 hCG의 관리 후. 햄스터 oocytes에 대해 설명한 pronuclear 배아의 수집이 정확하게 수행됩니다. 2 셀 및 4 셀 단계에서 배아는 KSOM - H 매체 [6]로 oviducts 플러싱에 의해 저장됩니다. 참고 :이 프로토콜에 따라 약 20-30 oocytes / 배아 각 여성에서 수집한 수 있습니다. II. 솔루션을 동결 융해의 준비 <ol><li> KSOM - H (propilenglycol 1.5 M) 5 ML에 propilenglycol의 0.57 ML을 diluting로, 솔루션을 준비합니다. </li><li> 0.2052 g의 자당 (자당의 0.3 M)와 튜브에 KSOM - H 2 ML를 추가하여 해동 솔루션을 준비합니다. </li><li> 0.0684 g의 자당 (propilenglycol와 0.1 M의 자당 1.5 M)과 튜브에 솔루션 I 2 ML를 추가하여 냉동 솔루션을 준비합니다. </li></ol> 참고 : 솔루션 I 및 솔루션을 동결 융해가 그들의 사용하기 전에 준비를해야합니다. 그러나, 동결 융해 솔루션의 준비에 사용되는 자당의 지정된 금액을 사전에 가중치를하고 몇 개월 동안 상온에서 3 ML - 튜브에 저장되어있을 수 있습니다. III. 냉동 프로토콜 <ol><li> 전송 oocytes / KSOM - H 매체에서 솔루션 I의 드롭하고 실온에서 7~15분에 대해 품어 배아. </li><li> 한편, 그것이 동영상 (각 솔루션 / 밀짚 1 방울)에 나와있는 솔루션을 동결 융해 90 μl 방울을 배치하여 빨대를 로드할 90mm 페트리 접시를 준비합니다. </li><li> 냉동 솔루션 방울에 oocytes / 태아의 원하는 번호를 전송합니다. 참고 : 우리는 보통 5-30 oocytes 또는 태아 / 드롭 사이에 전송할 수 있습니다. </li><li> 입 제어 흡인 시스템에 빨대를 첨부하며이 순서를 따라 그것을 로드할 수 : 솔루션 I, 공기, oocytes, 공기, 해동 드롭, 공기 동결 드롭합니다. </li><li> 짚으로이로드되면, 첫 번째 드롭은 빨대와 물개이를 상단 끝에있는 폴리머에 도달 (솔루션 I) 도입까지 aspirating 유지. 열 인감 플라스틱 플러그와 밀짚이나 인감의 다른 쪽 끝을. </li><li> 프로그램 냉동고에 스위치와 냉동 프로그램을 선택합니다. 이 프로토콜에 사용되는 냉동이 프로그램은 원래 Lassalle 호텔 외 발행 냉각 속도에 따라 달라집니다. [7] : <ul><li> -7로 실온에서 2 ° C / 분 ° C 0 ° C / 10 분 분 시딩의 온도 평균 및 유도 수 있도록 (아래 참조) </li><li> -7에서 0.3 ° C / ° -30 분 ° C로 C 0 ° C / 2 분 분 온도 평균 수 있도록 </li><li> 35 ° C / 분, -30 ° C에서 -130 ° C로 </li></ul></li><li> 해동 솔루션의 드롭으로 빨대 부분이 바깥쪽을 향하게되어 있는지 확인하고, 프로그래밍 냉동실의 소유자의 슬롯에 빨대를로드합니다. 냉동 프로그램을 시작합니다. </li><li> 샘플 온도 -7 ° C 및 냉각이 보류 중이라에 도달하면, 수동 시딩을 수행합니다 : 액체 질소에 빠지게 포셉는 즉시 해결책을 해동의 방울이 들어있는 빨대의 일부분을 노출 약간 밖으로 냉동실의 소유자를 당겨하고, 포셉와 짚으로이 부분을 터치. 홀더 각 소유자와 각 밀짚을 반복하고 끝날 때까지 실행 냉동 프로그램을 보자. </li><li> 프로그램이 완료되면, 액체 질소의 소유자를 뛰어들다. </li><li> 에서 빨대를 제거표시 gobelet에게 전송 보유자합니다. </li><li> 마지막으로, 액체 질소 탱크 내부 gobelet를 저장합니다. </li></ol> IV. 프로토콜을 해동 <ol><li> 액체 질소 탱크에서 빨대를 제거합니다. </li><li> 40 초전에 실내 온도에 빨대를 유지합니다. </li><li> 40초 동안 30 ° C에서 물 목욕에 빨대를 적시게. </li><li> 짚을에서 플러그를 제거하거나 열 봉인 팁 잘라. </li><li> 35 mm 배양 접시에 짚을 비우기 부드럽게 냉동가 포함된 솔루션을 융해 두 방울을 섞는다. </li><li> 실온에서 15 분 혼합물에서 oocytes / 배아를 남겨주세요. </li><li> 37 추가 15 분 동안 KSOM - H의 새로운 드롭 oocytes / 배아를 전송 ° C. </li><li> Oocytes / 배아는 이제 더 이상 조작을위한 준비가되어 있습니다. </li></ol> 참고 : 6 단계와 7 단계 동안은 해동 oocytes / 배아는 천천히 rehydration로 인해 팽창되는가 나타납니다. V. 대표 결과 cryopreservation 프로토콜의 사용은 여기 햄스터 oocytes 약 95 %와&gt; 90 %, 85% 각각 pronuclear, 2 셀, 4 셀 단계에서 마우스 B6CBAF1 배아 80 %의 생존율에 결과를 발표했다. 마우스 배아는 해동 후 KSOM에 체외에서 양식하는 경우, 적어도 70-80% 최적의 문화 환경에 blastocyst 단계에 도달해야합니다. 그것은 당신이 각 냉동 실험에서 그 oocytes / 배아의 제어 그룹 (빨대)를 포함하는 것이 좋습니다 oocytes / 태아의 나머지 부분이 추가 조작에 사용되기 전에이 그룹을 녹여. 컨트롤 그룹에 대한 생존 속도가 예상보다 낮은 경우, 같은 많은 다른 빨대를 녹여. 이 두 번째 그룹의 생존 속도도 낮은 경우이 동결 많은에서 남은 빨대를 폐기하십시오.

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이 프로토콜의 햄스터 oocytes와 마우스 배아가 성공적으로 cryopreserved 수로. 일단 냉동, oocytes / 배아가 무한정 액체 질소 탱크에 저장하고 원하는 어떤 시간이나 장소에서 복구할 수 있습니다. 이것은 필요한 때마다 사용하는 샘플을 거의 준비가 갖는 장점을 제공합니다. 한편,이 프로토콜은 또한 라이브 동물 식민지의 유지 관리를 위해 경제적이고 안전한 대안으로 가치 마우스 종자 (예 : 유전자 변형 라인 등)에?...

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<td>French type mini-straw 0.25 ml</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Mini-tub</td>
<td>13407/0010</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>hCG</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Farma-Lepori, Spain</td>
<td>749036.4</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Hyaluronidase</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Sigma</td>
<td>H-3884</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>KSOM-H medium</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Ref. [11]</td>
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<td>Liquid Nitrogen </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Air Liquide</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Plastic plugs</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Mini-tub</td>
<td>19046</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>PMSG</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Intervet, Spain</td>
<td>1.614/8447</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Propilenglycol</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Fluka</td>
<td>82280</td>
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<td>Sucrose</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Merck</td>
<td>107687</td>
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<td>Surgical Scissors</td>
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<td>Aesculap</td>
<td>BC-060R; BG-061R</td>
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<td>Thermo-sealer</td>
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<td>SIZ</td>
<td>220</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>35 and 90 mm culture dishes</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Nunc</td>
<td>153066; 150350</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>10 ml tubes</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Greiner Bio-one</td>
<td>163160</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Nitrogen tank</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>MVE, Cryogenics</td>
<td>XC 43/28</td>
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<td>Programmable Freezer</td>
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<td>Planner Products Ltd.</td>
<td>Kryo-10 Series III</td>
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<td>Forceps</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Aesculap</td>
<td>BD-331R; BD-053R; OC-020R</td>
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collection and cryopreservation of hamster oocytes and mouse embryos

언제 위팅엄 배아와 oocytes 처음으로 성공적으로 30여 년 전에 cryopreserved되었습니다<i&gt; 외.</i&gt;<sup&gt; 1</sup&gt; 그리고 Wilmut<sup&gt; 2</sup&gt; 별도 Parkening, 마우스 배아는 ° C, 그리고 몇 년 후 -196에서 냉동 및 보관 수 있다고 설명<i&gt; 외</i&gt;.<sup&gt; 3</sup&gt;는 cryopreserved oocytes의 체외의 수정 (IVF)에 인한 사는 자식의 탄생을 보도했다. 이후, cryopreservation 기술의 사용이 급속도로 인간과 동물의 지원 복제의 관행과 동물 유전 자원 보존에 필수적인 요소가 될 확산되었습니다. 느린 동결 vitrification : 현재 oocytes과 배아를 cryopreserve하는 데 사용되는 두 가지 방법이 있습니다. 접근 방식의 다양한는 동물과 수천명의 아이들이 모두 기술과 수백만을 향상시키기 위해 노력하는 데 사용되었습니다 것은 cryopreserved 배아에서 태어난되었습니다. 그러나, cryopreservation 관련된 중요한 단점은 아직 얼음 결정 형성이 솔루션 효과​​ 및 삼투 충격 게시 - 해동 oocytes과 배아 여러 cryoinjuries을 일으킬 것 때문에, 극복해야합니다. 프로그램 냉동고와 느린 냉동은 일반적으로 화학적 독성과 삼투 충격와 관련된 cryoprotectants의 낮은 농도를 사용하는 장점을 가지고 있지만, 낮은 농도에서 얼음 결정 형성을 피하기 위해 자신의 능력이 제한됩니다. 느린 냉동은 또한 수동 또는 자동 시딩를 사용하여 피할 수 있어야합니다 supercooling 효과를 유도<sup&gt; 4</sup&gt;. vitrification 과정에서, cryoprotectants 높은 농도는 아이스 결정의 형성을 억제하고 물을 확정되는 glasslike vitrified 국가의 형성으로 이어질하지만, 확장되지 않습니다. 그러나, 때문에 사용 농도에 cyroprotectants의 독성에, oocytes / 배아는 액체 질소에 직접 샘플을 잠수함이 잠수하기 전에, 시간의 아주 짧은 기간과 최소 볼륨 솔루션 cryoprotectant 솔루션에 노출 수 있습니다<sup&gt; 5</sup&gt;. 그것도 고가의 장비 (프로그램 냉동고)가 필요하지 않습니다있는 매우 빠른 방법입니다 때문에 지난 10 년, vitrification 더 인기를 끌고있다. 그러나, 느린 냉동은 oocyte / 배아 cryopreservation에 가장 널리 사용되는 방법으로하고 있습니다. 이 동영상 기사에서 우리는 하이 포스트 - 해동 서바이벌 속도로 햄스터 oocytes를 수집하고 천천히 동결하는 방법을 단계별로, 보여줍니다. 동일한 절차도 성공적으로 동결과 preimplantation 개발의 다른 단계에 마우스 배아를 해동 적용할 수 있습니다.

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Collection and Cryopreservation of Hamster Oocytes and Mouse Embryos

이 동영상 기사에서 우리는 하이 포스트 - 해동 서바이벌 속도로 햄스터 oocytes를 수집하고 cryopreserve하는 방법에 대한 단계별 데모를 제시한다. 동일한 절차도 성공적으로 동결과 preimplantation 개발의 다른 단계에 마우스 배아를 해동 적용할 수 있습니다.

수집 및 햄스터 Oocytes 및 마우스 태아의 Cryopreservation

Embryos and oocytes were first successfully cryopreserved more than 30 years ago, when Whittingham et al. 1 and Wilmut 2 separately described that mouse ...

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16.8K 조회수.  Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. 이 동영상 기사에서 우리는 하이 포스트 - 해동 서바이벌 속도로 햄스터 oocytes를 수집하고 cryopreserve하는 방법에 대한 단계별 데모를 제시한다. 동일한 절차도 성공적으로 동결과 preimplantation 개발의 다른 단계에 마우스 배아를 해동 적용할 수 있습니다.

비디오: Collection and Cryopreservation of Hamster Oocytes and Mouse Embryos

Nuclear Transfer into Mouse Oocytes

Nuclear transfer into an unfertilized oocyte can restore developmental potential to a differentiated cell. This demonstrates that the processes underlying development, differentiation and aging are epigenetic rather than genetic processes. The reversibility of these processes opens exciting perspectives in basic research, and in the more distant future, in regenerative medicine. In the mouse, embryonic stem cells can be derived from cloned preimplantation stage embryos. Such embryonic stem cells have the ability to give rise to all cell types of the adult organism. Importantly, these cells are genetically identical to the donor. If applicable to human, this would allow the derivation of stem cells from a patient. These cells could then be differentiated into the affected cell type of the patient and studied in vitro, or used to replace the damaged or missing cells. The study of nuclear transfer in the mouse remains important as it can inform us about the principles of nuclear reprogramming. This movie and the accompanying protocol are intended to help learning nuclear transfer in the mouse, a method initially developed in the group of Prof. Yanagimachi (WAKAYAMA et al. 1998).

This movie and the protocol are intended to help learning nuclear transfer.

마우스 Oocytes에 핵 전송

Nuclear transfer into an unfertilized oocyte can restore developmental potential to a differentiated cell. This demonstrates that the processes underlying ...

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Dissection of 6.5 dpc Mouse Embryos

Analysis of gene expression patterns during early stages of mammalian embryonic development can provide important clues about gene function, cell-cell interaction and signaling mechanisms that guide embryonic patterning. However, dissection of the mouse embryo from the decidua shortly after implantation can be a challenging procedure, and detailed step-by-step documentation of this process is lacking.

Here we demonstrate how post-implantation (6.5 dpc) embryos are isolated by first dissecting the uterus of a pregnant mouse (detection of the vaginal plug was designated day 0.5 poist coitum) and subsequently dissecting the embryo from maternal decidua. The dissection of Reichert's membrane is described as well as the removal of the ectoplacental cone.

Isolation of postimplantation-stage embryos allows one to study gene patterning and analyze cell-lineage decision making processes during embryonic development, but proper dissection of the early embryo can be challenging. This protocol describes a method for isolating early primitive-streak-stage embryos (~6.5 days post coitum [dpc]).

6.5 DPC 마우스 태아의 해부

Analysis of gene expression patterns during early stages of mammalian embryonic development can provide important clues about gene function, cell-cell ...

Retrieval of Mouse Oocytes

To date, only a few studies have reported successful manipulations of Peromyscus embryogenesis or reproductive biology.  Together with the Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center (http://stkctr.biol.sc.edu), we are characterizing the salient differences needed to develop this system.  A primary goal has been to optimize oocyte/early embryo retrieval.

This protocol illustrates the technique for extracting oocytes or early-stage fertilized embryos from the oviduct of mice. The ability to identify the infindibulum and insert a blunt end needle into it is essential to correctly performing the procedure.

마우스 Oocytes의 검색

To date, only a few studies have reported successful manipulations of Peromyscus embryogenesis or reproductive biology.  Together with the Peromyscus ...

In Utero Intraventricular Injection and Electroporation of E15 Mouse Embryos

In-utero in-vivo injection and electroporation of the embryonic mouse neocortex provides a powerful tool for the manipulation of individual progenitors lining the walls of the lateral ventricle. This technique is now widely used to study the processes involved in corticogenesis by over-expressing or knocking down genes and observing the effects on cellular proliferation, migration, and differentiation. In comparison to traditional knockout strategies, in-utero electroporation provides a rapid means to manipulate a population of cells during a specific temporal window. In this video protocol we outline the experimental methodology for preparing mice for surgery, exposing the uterine horns through laporatomy, injecting DNA into the lateral ventricles of the developing embryo, electroporating DNA into the progenitors lining the lateral wall, and caring for animals post-surgery. Our laboratory uses this protocol for surgeries on E13-E16 mice, however, it is most commonly performed at E15, as shown in this video. 

E15 마우스 태아의 Utero의 심실 주입 및 Electroporation에

In-utero in-vivo injection and electroporation of the embryonic mouse neocortex provides a powerful tool for the manipulation of individual progenitors ...

In vivo Imaging and Therapeutic Treatments in an Orthotopic Mouse Model of Ovarian Cancer

Human cancer and response to therapy is better represented in orthotopic animal models. This paper describes the development of an orthotopic mouse model of ovarian cancer, treatment of cancer via oral delivery of drugs, and monitoring of tumor cell behavior in response to drug treatment in real time using in vivo imaging system. In this orthotopic model, ovarian tumor cells expressing luciferase are applied topically by injecting them directly into the mouse bursa where each ovary is enclosed. Upon injection of D-luciferin, a substrate of firefly luciferase, luciferase-expressing cells generate bioluminescence signals. This signal is detected by the in vivo imaging system and allows for a non-invasive means of monitoring tumor growth, distribution, and regression in individual animals. Drug administration via oral gavage allows for a maximum dosing volume of 10 mL/kg body weight to be delivered directly to the stomach and closely resembles delivery of drugs in clinical treatments. Therefore, techniques described here, development of an orthotopic mouse model of ovarian cancer, oral delivery of drugs, and in vivo imaging, are useful for better understanding of human ovarian cancer and treatment and will improve targeting this disease.

In vivo Imaging and Therapeutic Treatments in an Orthotopic Mouse Model of Ovarian Cancer

Orthotopic animal models of ovarian cancer replicate better human disease and therefore enhance our understanding of cancer progression and tumor response to therapy. A mouse model receives an intrabursal injection of luciferase-expressing ovarian tumor cells. Treatment is administered via oral gavage. Tumor growth is monitored by in vivo imaging system.

생체내 이미징 및 난소암의 Orthotopic 마우스 모델에서 치료 트리 트먼트

Human cancer and response to therapy is better represented in orthotopic animal models.  This paper describes the development of an orthotopic mouse model ...

Cryopreservation of Preimplantation Embryos of Cattle, Sheep, and Goats

Preimplantation embryos from cattle, sheep, and goats may be cryopreserved for short- or long-term storage. Preimplantation embryos consist predominantly of water, and the avoidance of intracellular ice crystal formation during the cryopreservation process is of paramount importance to maintain embryo viability. Embryos are placed into a hypertonic solution (1.4 &#x2013; 1.5 M) of a cryoprotective agent (CPA) such as ethylene glycol (EG) or glycerol (GLYC) to create an osmotic gradient that facilitates cellular dehydration. After embryos reach osmotic equilibrium in the CPA solution, they are individually loaded in the hypertonic CPA solution into 0.25 ml plastic straws for freezing. Embryos are placed into a controlled rate freezer at a temperature of -6&deg;C. Ice crystal formation is induced in the CPA solution surrounding the embryo, and crystallization causes an increase in the concentration of CPA outside of the embryo, causing further cellular dehydration. Embryos are cooled at a rate of 0.5&deg;C/min, enabling further dehydration, to a temperature of -34&deg;C before being plunged into liquid nitrogen (-196&deg;C). Cryopreserved embryos must be thawed prior to transfer to a recipient (surrogate) female. Straws containing the embryos are removed from the liquid nitrogen dewar, held in room temperature air for 3 to 5 sec, and placed into a 37&deg;C water bath for 25 to 30 sec. Embryos cryopreserved in GLYC are placed into a 1 M solution of sucrose for 10 min for removal of the CPA before transfer to a recipient (surrogate) female. Embryos cryopreserved in EG, however, may be directly transferred to the uterus of a recipient.

Preimplantation embryos may be cryopreserved after placement into a hypertonic cryoprotective solution to cause cellular dehydration. After equilibration, ice crystal formation is induced in the solution surrounding the embryo. Further dehydration occurs as the embryo is slowly cooled to subzero temperatures before plunging into liquid nitrogen for storage.

Preimplantation 캐틀의 태아, 양, 그리고 염소 Cryopreservation

Preimplantation embryos from cattle, sheep, and goats may be cryopreserved for short- or long-term storage.  Preimplantation embryos consist predominantly ...

Cryopreservation of Mouse Embryos by Ethylene Glycol-Based Vitrification

Cryopreservation of mouse embryos is a technological basis that supports biomedical sciences, because many strains of mice have been produced by genetic modifications and the number is consistently increasing year by year. Its technical development started with slow freezing methods in the 1970s1, then followed by vitrification methods developed in the late 1980s2. Generally, the latter technique is advantageous in its quickness, simplicity, and high survivability of recovered embryos. However, the cryoprotectants contained are highly toxic and may affect subsequent embryo development. Therefore, the technique was not applicable to certain strains of mice, even when the solutions are cooled to 4&deg;C to mitigate the toxic effect during embryo handling. At the RIKEN BioResource Center, more than 5000 mouse strains with different genetic backgrounds and phenotypes are maintained3, and therefore we have optimized a vitrification technique with which we can cryopreserve embryos from many different strains of mice, with the benefits of high embryo survival after vitrifying and thawing (or liquefying, more precisely) at the ambient temperature4.
Here, we present a vitrification method for mouse embryos that has been successfully used at our center. The cryopreservation solution contains ethylene glycol instead of DMSO to minimize the toxicity to embryos5. It also contains Ficoll and sucrose for prevention of devitrification and osmotic adjustment, respectively. Embryos can be handled at room temperature and transferred into liquid nitrogen within 5 min. Because the original method was optimized for plastic straws as containers, we have slightly modified the protocol for cryotubes, which are more easily accessible in laboratories and more resistant to physical damages. We also describe the procedure of thawing vitrified embryos in detail because it is a critical step for efficient recovery of live mice. These methodologies would be helpful to researchers and technicians who need preservation of mouse strains for later use in a safe and cost-effective manner.

An ethylene glycol-based vitrification method for mouse embryos is described. It is advantageous to other methods in its simplicity and low embryonic toxicity, and therefore can be broadly applicable to many strains of mice, including inbred and gene-modified mice.

에틸렌 글리콜 기반 Vitrification에 의한 마우스 태아의 Cryopreservation

Cryopreservation of mouse embryos is a technological basis that supports biomedical sciences, because many strains of mice have been produced by genetic ...

Mouse Sperm Cryopreservation and Recovery using the I&middot;Cryo Kit

Thousands of new genetically modified (GM) strains of mice have been created since the advent of transgenesis and knockout technologies. Many of these valuable animals exist only as live animals, with no backup plan in case of emergency. Cryopreservation of embryos can provide this backup, but is costly, can be a lengthy procedure, and generally requires a large number of animals for success. Since the discovery that mouse sperm can be successfully cryopreserved with a basic cryoprotective agent (CPA) consisting of 18&#37; raffinose and 3&#37; skim milk, sperm cryopreservation has become an acceptable and cost-effective procedure for archiving, distributing and recovery of these valuable strains.
 Here we demonstrate a newly developed I&bull;Cryo kit for mouse sperm cryopreservation. Sperm from five commonly-used strains of inbred mice were frozen using this kit and then recovered. Higher protection ratios of sperm motility (&gt; 60&#37;) and rapid progressive motility (&gt; 45&#37;) compared to the control (basic CPA) were seen for sperm frozen with this kit in 5 inbred mouse strains. Two cell stage embryo development after IVF with the recovered sperm was improved consistently in all 5 mouse strains examined. Over a 1.5 year period, 49 GM mouse lines were archived by sperm cryopreservation with the I&bull;Cryo kit and later recovered by IVF.

Mouse Sperm Cryopreservation and Recovery using the I&amp;middot;Cryo Kit

Here we demonstrate the newly developed I&#x2022;Cryo kit for mouse sperm cryopreservation. Two-cell stage embryo development with frozen-thawed sperm was improved consistently in 5 mouse strains with the use of this kit. Over a 1.5 year period, 49 genetically modified mouse lines were archived by sperm cryopreservation with the I&#x2022;Cryo kit and later successfully recovered by IVF.

전 · Cryo 키트를 사용하여 마우스 정자 Cryopreservation 및 복구

Thousands of new genetically modified (GM) strains of mice have been created since the advent of transgenesis and knockout technologies.  Many of these ...

Meiotic Spindle Assessment in Mouse Oocytes by siRNA-mediated Silencing

Errors in chromosome segregation during meiotic division in gametes can lead to aneuploidy that is subsequently transmitted to the embryo upon fertilization. The resulting aneuploidy in developing embryos is recognized as a major cause of pregnancy loss and congenital birth defects such as Down&#8217;s syndrome. Accurate chromosome segregation is critically dependent on the formation of the microtubule spindle apparatus, yet this process remains poorly understood in mammalian oocytes. Intriguingly, meiotic spindle assembly differs from mitosis and is regulated, at least in part, by unique microtubule organizing centers (MTOCs). Assessment of MTOC-associated proteins can provide valuable insight into the regulatory mechanisms that govern meiotic spindle formation and organization. Here, we describe methods to isolate mouse oocytes and deplete MTOC-associated proteins using a siRNA-mediated approach to test function. In addition, we describe oocyte fixation and immunofluorescence analysis conditions to evaluate meiotic spindle formation and organization.

Here, we present a protocol for specific siRNA-mediated mRNA depletion followed by immunofluorescence analysis to evaluate meiotic spindle assembly and organization in mouse oocytes. This protocol is suitable for in vitro depletion of transcripts and functional assessment of different spindle and/or MTOC-associated factors in oocytes.

siRNA를 매개 음소거로 마우스 난 모세포의 감수 스핀들 평가

Errors in chromosome segregation during meiotic division in gametes can lead to aneuploidy that is subsequently transmitted to the embryo upon ...

Single Cell Collection of Trophoblast Cells in Peri-implantation Stage Human Embryos

Human implantation, the apposition and adhesion to the uterine surface epithelia and subsequent invasion of the blastocyst into the maternal decidua, is a critical yet enigmatic biological event that has been historically difficult to study due to technical and ethical limitations. Implantation is initiated by the development of the trophectoderm to early trophoblast and subsequent differentiation into distinct trophoblast sublineages. Aberrant early trophoblast differentiation may lead to implantation failure, placental pathologies, fetal abnormalities, and miscarriage. Recently, methods have been developed to allow human embryos to grow until day 13 post-fertilization in vitro in the absence of maternal tissues, a time-period that encompasses the implantation period in humans. This has given researchers the opportunity to investigate human implantation and recapitulate the dynamics of trophoblast differentiation during this critical period without confounding maternal influences and avoiding inherent obstacles to study early embryo differentiation events in vivo. To characterize different trophoblast sublineages during implantation, we have adopted existing two-dimensional (2D) extended culture methods and developed a procedure to enzymatically digest and isolate different types of trophoblast cells for downstream assays. Embryos cultured in 2D conditions have a relatively flattened morphology and may be suboptimal in modeling in vivo three-dimensional (3D) embryonic architectures. However, trophoblast differentiation seems to be less affected as demonstrated by anticipated morphology and gene expression changes over the course of extended culture. Different trophoblast sublineages, including cytotrophoblast, syncytiotrophoblast and migratory trophoblast can be separated by size, location, and temporal emergence, and used for further characterization or experimentation. Investigation of these early trophoblast cells may be instrumental in understanding human implantation, treating common placental pathologies, and mitigating the incidence of pregnancy loss.

Here, we describe a method for warming vitrified human blastocysts, culturing them through the implantation period in vitro, digesting them into single cells and collecting early trophoblast cells for further investigation.

페리 이식 단계 인간 배아에서 트로포 블라스트 세포의 단일 세포 수집

Human implantation, the apposition and adhesion to the uterine surface epithelia and subsequent invasion of the blastocyst into the maternal decidua, is a ...