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In the fourth experiment, effects <strong>of</strong> 5 mM caffeine treatment on MPF and MAPK<br />
activities <strong>of</strong> TI enucleated oocytes selected at 36-38 hpm were evaluated. Groups <strong>of</strong><br />
approximately 20 oocytes were transferred into enucleation medium for selection and<br />
TI enucleation was performed. Following<br />
enucleation, TI enucleated oocytes were<br />
cultured in maturation medium with or without 5 mM caffeine and both kinases were<br />
assayed at 2h<br />
intervals between 36 hpm and 44 hpm. As control, both kinase<br />
activities <strong>of</strong> denuded intact MII oocytes without caffeine treatment at 44 hpm were<br />
assayed. Three replicates <strong>of</strong> batches <strong>of</strong> oocytes were performed.<br />
<strong>The</strong> final objective <strong>of</strong> this chapter was to determine the development <strong>of</strong> SCNT embryos<br />
reconstructed using TI enucleated oocytes treated with 5 mM caffeine. COCs were<br />
cultured at 39°C in a humidified atmosphere <strong>of</strong> 5% CO2 in air in modified NCSU-23<br />
medium with hormones (10 IU/ml PMSG and 10 IU/ml hCG) and 1 mM cAMP for<br />
22 h, and then without hormones and cAMP until 36 hpm. TI enucleation was<br />
performed in enucleation medium at 36-38 hpm. Enucleated oocytes were then<br />
cultured in maturation medium supplemented with 5 mM caffeine until donor cell<br />
transfer at 42 hpm and fused with donor cells (cumulus cells), and activated at 44 hpm.<br />
<strong>The</strong> developmental potential <strong>of</strong> SCNT embryos to blastocyst stage at 168 hpa was<br />
evaluated. Three replicates <strong>of</strong> batches <strong>of</strong> oocytes were performed.<br />
0 36-38 hpm 42 hpm 44 hpm<br />
TI enucleation cell transfer activation<br />
& fusion<br />
Figure 5.1 Timeline <strong>of</strong> the treatment <strong>of</strong> porcine oocytes with caffeine during somatic<br />
cell nuclear transfer<br />
At 36-38 hpm, TI enucleation was performed in enucleation medium. Enucleated oocytes<br />
were then cultured in maturation medium supplemented with 5 mM caffeine until donor<br />
cell transfer at 42 hpm.<br />
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