The effect of melatonin on the secretion of progesterone in sheep and on the development of ovine embryos in vitro

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作者
Abecia, JA [1 ]
Forcada, F [1 ]
Zúñiga, O [1 ]
机构
[1] Fac Vet, Dept Prod Anim & Ciencia Alimentos, Zaragoza 50013, Spain
关键词
blastocyst; embryonic development; melatonin; morula; progesterone;
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10.1023/A:1014099719034
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S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
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0906 ;
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Two experiments were carried out in order to determine whether melatonin can improve secretion of progesterone in vivo, and its effect on embryonic development in vitro. In the first experiment, blood samples were collected from 5 ewes at 15 min intervals for 2 h at 7 and 10 days after withdrawal of progestagen pessaries. The first hour constituted a control period, which ended with an intravenous administration of 3 mug/(kg bw)(0.75) melatonin. All the ewes on day 7 and three of the ewes on day 10 showed a progesterone response to melatonin challenge, defined as an increase in the plasma progesterone concentration in at least two consecutive samples during the post-treatment period above the mean+2SD of the values in the pre-treatment period. A paired t-test revealed a significant effect of melatonin on the overall plasma progesterone concentrations before and after the challenge, both on day 7 (pre, 0.61+/-0.11; post, 0.73+/-0.13 ng/ml; p<0.01) and day 10 (pre, 1.16+/-0.19; post, 1.30+/-0.20 ng/ml; p<0.05). Ninety-one thawed embryos (46 morulae and 45 blastocysts) were used in the second experiment, being cultured with or without 1 mug/ml melatonin. If the embryos were blastocysts when the culture started, melatonin increased the percentage that had hatched after 24 h of culture (p<0.01), and there was a lower percentage of degenerated embryos at the end of the incubation period (p<0.05). It may be concluded that melatonin treatment in sheep can increase both fertility and prolificacy by improving luteal function and embryonic survival.
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