EFFECT OF HUMAN ENDOMETRIAL ORGANOID SECRETIONS ON THE IN VITRO CULTURE OF BOVINE EMBRYOS
Abstract
Over the last 50 years, the fertility of high-producing dairy cows has declined due to the intensity of genetic selection. To overcome this obstacle, assisted reproductive techniques have been used. However, in vitro embryo production is a relatively inefficient process, with maximum blastocyst yield rates of around 35%. To overcome this problem, it was hypothesised that by adding endometrial organoid secretions to the culture medium, embryos produced in vitro would be exposed to a more physiological environment and the yield of the technique would increase. For this purpose, bovine oocytes were collected from a local abattoir and matured in vitro, fertilised in vitro and cultured in vitro. The embryo culture medium was supplemented at 1% (v/v) with i) human endometrial organoid secretions (as bovine secretions are not available), ii) Boretto culture medium, and ii) matrigel drops with Boretto culture medium, as procedural controls. In addition, a control group without any supplementation was included. Embryo development was assessed at days 2, 7 and 8 of culture. The percentage of blastocysts at day 7 and day 8 post insemination was significantly higher (P<0.05) when Boretto culture medium was added. In addition, this treatment increased embryo development kinetics at day 7 post insemination, and blastocyst quality as assessed by total cell number, with 85.8% more than the control. Although human endometrial secretions have not given the expected result, it would be necessary to test whether bovine endometrial-specific organoid secretions, at different concentrations, could increase the yield of bovine embryo production in vitro.
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