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2. Neospora caninum DNA distribution in tissues of gerbils as experimental models of chronic neosporosis
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Patricia Bräunig, F. S. F. Vogel, Gustavo Toscan, Gabriel Pereira, Agueda Castagna de Vargas, L. A. Sangioni, Alfredo Skrebsky Cezar, and Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves
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Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,040301 veterinary sciences ,SF1-1100 ,0403 veterinary science ,Pathogenesis ,Antigen ,Meriones unguiculatus ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,encephalon ,neosporosis ,Dna distribution ,General Veterinary ,biology ,0402 animal and dairy science ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,chronic infection ,biology.organism_classification ,040201 dairy & animal science ,Neospora caninum ,Animal culture ,Chronic infection ,Real-time polymerase chain reaction ,Chronic disease ,Spontaneous death - Abstract
Neospora caninum is the main etiologic agent of neosporosis in domestic animals and its pathogenesis comprises two characteristic phases: acute and chronic. Rodents are used as experimental models to mimic acute and chronic bovine neosporosis. In this study, we inoculated a total of 27 female gerbils, with different doses of N. caninum tachyzoites aiming to induce chronic disease. DNA was extracted from different organs of each animal after spontaneous death or euthanasia. Encephalic tissues were submitted to a highly sensitive real time PCR aiming to detect chronically infected animals. All the other samples were submitted to standard PCR. A total of 11 gerbils died due to acute neosporosis, as confirmed by N. caninum DNA detection in organs. 5x103 tachyzoites/mL of N. caninum was the dosage of antigen that can induce chronic infection in gerbils. In the encephalon sections of some animals that showed clinical signs of persistent infection, we found 70% positive for the anterior encephalon section, suggesting this area as preferential for cyst formation. Therefore, we determined the doses of tachyzoites that cause acute or chronic infection and detection of positive tissues, preferably, systemic organs during acute and encephalon in chronic phases.
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- 2020
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3. Does combining estradiol cypionate and GnRH for ovulation induction in recipient cows increase pregnancy rate after timed embryo transfer?
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Wagner Marques Lima, Fabiane Pereira de Moraes, Rogério Ferreira, Rafael Gianella Mondadori, Arnaldo Diniz Vieira, Nathália Wacholz Knabah, Danylo Cintra Medeiros Lima, Monique Tomazele Rovani, Luiz Francisco Machado Pfeifer, Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves, and Bernardo Garziera Gasperin
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General Veterinary ,Animal Science and Zoology - Abstract
Estradiol cypionate (EC) or GnRH have been widely used for ovulation induction in timed embryo transfer (TET). EC administration increases the proportion of cows that show estrus, whereas GnRH promotes more synchronized ovulations. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the potential beneficial effects of combining EC and GnRH in TET. In experiment 1, no difference was observed on serum progesterone concentrations on Day 6 and 13 after GnRH treatment between GnRH and EC+GnRH groups. In experiment 2, pregnancy per embryo transfer (P/ET) did not differ (
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- 2022
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4. Local regulation of antral follicle development and ovulation in monovulatory species
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Fabiane Pereira de Moraes, Daniele Missio, Jessica Lazzari, Monique Tomazele Rovani, Rogério Ferreira, Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves, and Bernardo Garziera Gasperin
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General Veterinary ,Animal Science and Zoology - Published
- 2022
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5. Rhamdia quelen (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824), submitted to a stressful condition: effect of dietary addition of the essential oil of Lippia alba on metabolism, osmoregulation and endocrinology
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J. G. Ferst, Carine F. Souza, Berta Maria Heinzmann, Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves, Werner G. Glanzner, Joseânia Salbego, Mauro Alves da Cunha, Jaqueline Ineu Golombieski, Bernardo Baldisserotto, Braulio Otomar Caron, and L. T. Gressler
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Feed additive ,Aquatic Science ,Biology ,Cortisol ,law.invention ,law ,Internal medicine ,lcsh:Zoology ,medicine ,lcsh:QL1-991 ,Growth hormone ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Essential oil ,Taxonomy ,Enzymatic activity ,Biodiversity ,Metabolism ,Somatolactin ,biology.organism_classification ,Prolactin ,Rhamdia quelen ,Endocrinology ,Osmoregulation ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Lippia alba ,Catfish - Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the essential oil of Lippia alba (EOLA) as a feed additive on ionoregulatory and metabolic parameters and pituitary hormones expression in silver catfish, Rhamdia quelen , submitted to a stressful condition (stocking density of 10.6 kg m-3 and limited space). Fish were fed with different concentrations of EOLA (0.0 - control, 0.25 and 0.50 mL kg food-1) for 20 days. Metabolic parameters were not affected by the diet, with the exception of alanine aminotransferase, which was higher in the liver of fish fed 0.50 mL EOLA kg food-1. Plasma ions and activity of H+-ATPase did not change, but fish fed 0.25 mL EOLA kg food-1 presented higher Na+/K+-ATPase activity. Somatolactin expression in the pituitary was higher in the fish fed 0.25 mL EOLA kg food -1, but the expression of growth hormone and prolactin did not change. Therefore, dietary EOLA does not exert a protective effect in R. quelen submitted to a stressful situation because it did not alter most measured parameters. The use of 0.25 mL EOLA kg food-1 seems to be more suitable than 0.50 mL EOLA kg food-1 since the latter may be related to liver damage. RESUMO O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o efeito do óleo essencial de Lippiaalba (OELA) como aditivo em rações na ionoregulação, parâmetros metabólicos e expressão de hormônios hipofisários em jundiás, Rhamdiaquelen, submetidos a uma situação estressante (densidade de estocagem de 10,6 kg m-3 e espaço limitado). Os peixes foram alimentados com diferentes concentrações de OELA (0,0 - controle, 0,25 e 0,50 mL kg de ração-1) durante 20 dias. Parâmetros metabólicos não foram afetados pela dieta, com a exceção da alanina aminotransferase, que foi mais elevada no fígado dos peixes alimentados com 0,50 mL de OELA kg de ração-1. Íons plasmáticos e a atividade da H+-ATPase não apresentaram nenhuma alteração, mas os peixes alimentados com 0,25 mL OELA kg de ração-1 apresentaram maior atividade da Na+/K+-ATPase. A expressão da somatolactina na hipófise de peixes alimentados com 0,25 mL OELA kg de ração-1 aumentou, porém a expressão do hormônio de crescimento e da prolactina não mudou. Portanto, a adição do OELA na ração não tem um efeito protetor em jundiás submetidos a uma situação estressante, pois não influiu na maioria dos parâmetros medidos. O uso de 0,25 mL OELA kg de ração-1 parece ser mais adequado que 0,50 mL OELA kg de ração-1, uma vez que este nível de inclusão pode estar relacionado a danos hepáticos.
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- 2015
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6. Perfil de expressão de RNAm de enzimas esteroidogênicas e produção de esteroides a partir de células da teca bovina cultivadas in vitro e estimuladas por Angiotensina II
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Melânia L. Rigo, Werner G. Glanzner, Fabio V. Comim, Renato Zanella, Manoel L. Martins, Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves, Tiele M. Rizzetti, and A. M. P. Dau
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LH ,steroidogenesis ,endocrine system ,esteroidogênese ,General Veterinary ,Chemistry ,Mrna expression ,lcsh:S ,lcsh:S1-972 ,Molecular biology ,Angiotensin II ,In vitro ,ovário ,lcsh:Agriculture ,Steroidogenic enzymes ,Theca ,ovary ,Animal Science and Zoology ,lcsh:Agriculture (General) ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists ,RAS - Abstract
The main objective of this study was to detect the steroidogenic effects of Ang II in bovine theca cells in vitro. Bovine theca cells were obtained from follicles (larger than 10mm of diameter) collected from a local abattoir and submitted to different treatments in a sequence of experiments. In experiment 1, CYP17A1 mRNA profile was evaluated in LH- (10ng ml-1) and Ang II-treated (0.1µM) theca cells. In experiment 2, a dose-response effect of Ang II (0.001; 0.1 e 10µM) plus insulin (100ng ml-1) and LH (100ng ml-1) was evaluated on steroidogenesis of bovine theca cells. Experiment 3 explored the effects of saralasin (an antagonist of Ang II receptors) on steroid production and steroidogenic enzymes regulation in theca cells. After 24 hours, culture media from experiments 2 and 3 was collected to evaluate testosterone and androstenedione levels by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. In parallel, mRNA levels of key steroidogenic enzymes (HSD3B2, CYP11A1, CYP17A1) and STAR were assessed by RT-PCR. There was no difference in testosterone and androstenedione production between treated and controls groups, as well as in mRNA levels of the evaluated genes. In conclusion, the results suggest that Ang II does not regulate steroidogenesis in bovine theca cells O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar o efeito da Angiotensina II (Ang II) sobre a esteroidogenese nas células da teca bovina, cultivadas in vitro. Para isso, células da teca bovina foram obtidas de folículos maiores que 10 mm de diâmetro de ovários oriundos de abatedouro e submetidas a diferentes tratamentos em uma sequência de experimentos. No experimento 1, o perfil de expressão do RNAm de CYP17A1 foi avaliado nas células da teca em resposta ao LH (10ng ml-1) e/ou Ang II (0,1µM) em diferentes momentos de tratamento. No experimento 2, foi investigado o efeito dose-resposta de Ang II (0,001; 0,1 e 10µM), acrescido de insulina (100ng ml-1) e LH (100ng ̸ml) sobre a esteroidogênese nas células da teca bovina. O experimento 3 explorou os possíveis efeitos da Ang II por meio do tratamento de células da teca com saralasina (antagonista dos receptores da Ang II). Após 24 horas, nos experimentos 2 e 3, o meio de cultura foi coletado e avaliado quanto aos níveis de testosterona e androstenediona pela técnica de HPLC. Em paralelo, a expressão gênica de enzimas-chave da esteroidogênese (HSD3B2, CYP11A1, CYP17A1) e STAR foi avaliada por qRT-PCR. Não se observou diferença na produção de testosterona e androstenediona entre controle e grupos tratados, bem como, na expressão do RNAm para os genes estudados. Em conclusão, nossos resultados não demonstraram um papel da Ang II sobre a esteroidogenese nas células da teca bovina
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- 2015
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7. Distribuição espacial de metais potencialmente tóxicos em água superficial nas bacias dos rios Cuiabá e São Lourenço - MT
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I. Cruz, Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves, Peter Zeilhofer, Eliana Freire Gaspar de Carvalho Dores, and Adriana Oliveira
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Environmental science ,Aquatic Science ,Oceanography ,Earth-Surface Processes ,Water Science and Technology - Published
- 2015
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8. Delaying farrowing using intravaginal devices impregnated with progestagen does not affect the proportion of piglets born alive
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Rogério Ferreira, Vilceu Bordignon, Gabriel Fernando Freling, M. P. Cesaro, Bernardo Garziera Gasperin, Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves, and João Francisco Coelho de Oliveira
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Gynecology ,medroxyprogesterone acetate ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,animal diseases ,Agriculture (General) ,Agriculture ,S1-972 ,Surgery ,programmed farrowing ,alive/total born piglets ratio ,Medicine ,business - Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of progestagen intravaginal devices (IVDs) in preventing parturition in sows by determining the effect of delaying parturition on the alive/total born piglets ratio. Evaluations of IVDs containing 0.5, 1.0 or 1.5g progesterone (P4) showed they were not effective in delaying parturition at any dosage tested. In a second experiment, seventy-five sows at day 112 of pregnancy were equally distributed (n=15 per group) in the following treatments: prostaglandin (PGF2α; 250µg sodium cloprostenol; control group) or PGF2α and simultaneous insertion of an IVD containing medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) for 48h. Control sows initiated labor 27.7±1.6h after PGF2α injection. The mean time (±SEM) between PGF2α administration and parturition was 72.1±8.8h, 72.7±3.8h, 82.7±7.1h and 81.8±3.5h for MPA 100, 200, 400 and 800mg, respectively, differing from control group (P0.05). These findings confirm that IVDs impregnated with MPA can effectively prevent parturition in sows without affecting the alive/total born piglets ratio and therefore represent an alternative to avoid weekend farrowing in swine herds.
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- 2013
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9. Angiotensina-(1-7) durante o processo inicial na cascata da ovulação em bovinos
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João Francisco Coelho de Oliveira, Bernardo Garziera Gasperin, Alfredo Skrebsky Cezar, Joabel Tonellotto dos Santos, Vitor Braga Rissi, Matheus Pedrotti de Cesaro, and Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves
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angiotensina (1-7) ,receptor MAS ,medicine.medical_specialty ,ovulação ,General Veterinary ,medicine.medical_treatment ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Antagonist ,ECA2 ,Biology ,Follicular cell ,In vitro ,bovino ,Endocrinology ,In vivo ,Internal medicine ,Follicular phase ,medicine ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Receptor ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Saline ,Ovulation ,media_common - Abstract
O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar o efeito da Ang-(1-7) e de seu receptor (MAS) na regulação da ovulação. No experimento I, utilizando um modelo in vitro de cultivo de células foliculares, foi avaliado o efeito do tratamento com Ang-(1-7) ou do bloqueio do receptor MAS através do inibidor d-Ala7-Ang-(1-7) (A-779) na expressão de RNAm para epirregulina (Ereg; um marcador inicial do processo de ovulação) em células da granulosa. No experimento II, foi utilizado um modelo in vivo de injeção intrafolicular no qual vinte vacas tiveram o ciclo estral sincronizado e, quando os folículos atingiram um diâmetro mínimo de 12mm, foi realizada a injeção intrafolicular de A-779 ou solução salina 0,9%. No momento da injeção intrafolicular, foi realizada uma aplicação IM de análogo de GnRH. A suplementação com Ang-(1-7) ou o bloqueio de seu receptor MAS em sistema de cultivo de células da granulosa não alteraram o padrão de expressão de RNAm para Ereg. A aplicação intrafolicular de A-779 (10-5M) não bloqueou a ovulação quando realizada antes do início do pico esperado de LH (100% das vacas ovularam nos grupos A-779 e controle), sugerindo que a Ang-(1-7) não possui papel relevante no início da cascata ovulatória em bovinos.
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- 2012
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10. Cysteine addition on short-term cooled boar semen preservation and its relationship with swine field fertility
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Rubens Paes de Arruda, Gabriel Pereira, Marcelo B. Soares, Carolina K. Severo, João Francisco Coelho de Oliveira, Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves, Andressa M Pereira, and Gustavo Freitas Ilha
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endocrine system ,suínos ,swine spermatozoa ,BOAR ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Beltsville Thawing Solution ,Semen ,Biology ,law.invention ,Andrology ,swine industry ,Cisteína ,law ,medicine ,Cysteine ,beltsville thawing solution ,lcsh:Veterinary medicine ,General Veterinary ,urogenital system ,Artificial insemination ,Extender ,Acrosomal membrane ,Sperm ,Semen extender ,sêmen resfriado ,lcsh:SF600-1100 ,centrifugação ,functional membrane integrity ,INSEMINAÇÃO ARTIFICIAL ANIMAL - Abstract
Artificial insemination is routinely used in the swine industry to reduce the costs of production through to increase the efficiency of the refrigerated boar semen process. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different levels of cysteine (CYS) added to the Beltsville Thawing Solution (BTS) extender semen during cooling for up to 72 hours. Ejaculated from three boars were collected with the gloved-hand technique and semen aliquots were diluted in BTS as follow: BTS only (BTS), BTS + 0.1mM cysteine (CYS0.1), BTS + 0.5mM cysteine (CYS0.5), BTS + 1.0mM cysteine (CYS1.0), BTS + 2.5mM cysteine (CYS2.5), BTS + 5.0mM cysteine (CYS5.0), BTS + 10.0mM cysteine (CYS10.0), and BTS + 20.0mM cysteine (CYS20.0). Evaluation of sperm integrity were analyzed using 0.5mg/ml propidium iodide (plasma membrane), 100µg/ml isothiocynate-conjugated Pisum sativun agglutinin (acrosomal membrane) and 153µM 5,5',6,6'-tetrachloro-1,1',3,3'-tetraethylbenzimidazolyl carbocyanine iodide (mitochondria potential) after semen dilution at specific times (0, 24, 48 and 72 hours). Additionally, we also evaluated the effects of 5.0 mM CYS addition in the BTS extender on the maintenance of sperm quality and their influence on fertility in the swine production. After artificial insemination, animals were evaluated based on the estrous return and the number of piglet's born. Cysteine at concentrations of 10.0 and 20.0mM resulted in more pronounced reductions even at the time zero. Semen viability decreased to levels below 10% at these high levels of CYS in the first 24 hour of storage at 17ºC. At the end of the storage time, less than 65% of sperm cells had intact plasma membrane in all groups. The sperm viability decreased significantly when the semen was added at high concentrations of CYS (time "0"; CYS10.0 and CYS20.0; p
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11. Indirect fluorescent antibody test to detection of Neospora caninum antibodies in samples of bulk milk
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Fernanda Silveira Flores Vogel, Lilian Muller, Luís Antônio Sangioni, Gabriel Pereira, Ana Maria Antonello, Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves, and Giovana Camillo
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Veterinary medicine ,dairy herds ,General Veterinary ,biology ,business.industry ,Prevalence ,Antibody titer ,diagnostic ,IFAT ,diagnóstico ,Serology ,Blood serum ,Herd ,biology.protein ,rebanhos leiteiros ,Medicine ,Seroprevalence ,Animal Science and Zoology ,RIFI ,neosporose ,neosporosis ,Antibody ,business ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Dairy cattle - Abstract
O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar a presença de anticorpos anti-Neospora caninum em amostras coletivas de leite, através da reação de imunofluorescência indireta (RIFI). Para isso, foram coletadas amostras do leite dos tanques refrigerados de 36 rebanhos, das quais foram selecionadas 14 para coletas de amostras individuais de soro sanguíneo e de leite das vacas. Encontrou-se correlação em 12 dos 14 rebanhos selecionados para a amostragem individual dos animais, em comparação à detecção de anticorpos nas amostras coletivas de leite. Foi observada uma concordância de 76% comparando-se o resultado das amostras coletivas com os resultados individuais de leite. Observaram-se baixos títulos de anticorpos (50) no soro sanguíneo dos animais soropositivos, cujos resultados da RIFI no leite coletivo e no sangue foram discordantes. Assim, a partir dos resultados deste estudo, pode-se concluir que a utilização de testes sorológicos para detecção de anticorpos anti-N. caninum em amostras coletivas de leite através da RIFI pode ser uma opção ao diagnóstico para a triagem de rebanhos positivos bem como para estudos epidemiológicos. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of anti-N. caninum in the bulk milk samples by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFAT). For this, it was collected samples of milk from refrigerated tanks from 36 herds, of which 14 were selected for sampling of individual blood serum and milk of cows. It was found concordance for 12 of the 14 herds selected for samples of individual animals, compared to the detection of antibodies in the bulk milk samples. Concordance was of 76% when comparing the results of the pooled sample with the results of individual milk. It was observed low antibody titers (50) in the serum of animals positive whose results in IFA of bulk milk and blood were discordant. Thus, with the results of this study, it can be concluded that the use of serological tests for detection of anti-N. caninum in the bulk milk samples from the IFAT could be an alternative diagnosis for the screening of positive herds as well as for epidemiological studies.
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- 2011
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12. Effect of medroxy-progesterone acetate on follicular growth and endometrial cycloxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression during the bovine estrous cycle
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João Francisco Coelho de Oliveira, Angela Patricia Medeiros Veiga, Alexandre Morales Farias, Valério M. Portela, José Carlos Ferrugem Moraes, and Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves
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endocrine system ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Medroxyprogesterone ,Alpha (ethology) ,Biology ,Endometrium ,bovinos de corte ,medroxy-progesterone acetate ,benzoato de estradiol ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,estradiol benzoate ,beef cattle ,luteolysis ,Internal medicine ,Follicular phase ,Luteolysis ,medicine ,Crescimento folicular ,Estrous cycle ,General Veterinary ,luteólise ,Endocrinology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,chemistry ,Oxytocin ,Estradiol benzoate ,Follicular growth ,acetato de medroxi-progesterona ,medicine.drug - Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of medroxy-progesterone acetate (MAP) with or without estradiol benzoate (EB) on follicular growth during the estrous cycle in cattle. In the first experiment, Hereford cows were synchronized with a synthetic analogue of PGF2 alpha and were treated with two different doses of MAP (250 or 500 mg) with or without EB for 7 days starting on day 8 of the estrous cycle. Follicular growth was inhibited (P
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- 2010
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13. Interaction between estrogen receptor and retinol-binding protein-4 polymorphisms as a tool for the selection of prolific pigs
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Luiz Felipe Kruel Borges, Valério Valdetar Portela Jr, João Francisco Coelho de Oliveira, Janandra Cortese da Silva, Iara Denise Vasconcellos Gonçalves, Paulo Alberto Lovatto, and Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves
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Litter (animal) ,Genetics ,Retinol binding protein 4 ,lcsh:QH426-470 ,biology ,Estrogen receptor ,swine ,Marker-assisted selection ,marker-assisted selection ,Andrology ,lcsh:Genetics ,Polymorphism (computer science) ,Genotype ,biology.protein ,retinol-binding protein-4 ,Allele ,Molecular Biology ,Allele frequency ,estrogen receptor - Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of the estrogen receptor (ER-PvuII) and retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4-MspI) gene polymorphisms and their interactions with prolificacy in a commercial syntheticpig line reared in Brazil. A total of 10,374 piglet records from 218 sows and 817 litters were used for litter size analy-sis. Only females with three or four farrowings were included in the analysis. The mean litter size ranged from 5.0 to19.5 piglets. DNA was extracted from leukocytes by a standard method, and ER-PvuII and RBP4-MspI poly-morphisms were characterized by the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) technique. The association between alleles or genotypes and reproductive performance was analyzed usinga general linear model including the interaction between the ER-PvuII and RBP4-MspI genotypes. For the ER-PvuIIgene, the allele frequencies of allele A and allele B were 0.56 and 0.44, respectively. For the RBP4-MspI gene, thefrequencies of alleles A1 and A2 were 0.29 and 0.71, respectively. The total number of piglets born (TNB), born alive(NBA), or number of mummies and stillborn piglets (NMUM and NSB) per litter did not differ between the variousER-PvuII and RBP4-MspI genotypes. However, when the ER-PvuII and RBP4-MspI genotypes were considered to-gether in each sow, TNB and NBA were 1.4 (p = 0.0026) and 0.9 (p = 0.019) higher in AA/A1 and AB/A1 animals, re-spectively, than in AA/A2 and BB/A1 animals. Likewise, TNB and NBA were 0.9 (p = 0.0258) and 0.8 (p = 0.0168)higher in BB/A2 and AB/A2 sows, respectively, than in AA/A2 and BB/A1 animals, but no difference was observedcompared to AA/A1 and AB/A1 animals. The results showed larger litter sizes (TNB and NBA) for sows carrying theER-PvuII allele A and the RBP4-MspI genotype A1, and for animals carrying the ER-PvuII allele B and theRBP4-MspI genotype A2. In conclusion, the interaction between genotypes ER-PvuII and RBP4-MspI is more effi-cient in the selection of prolific sows than each one of these molecular markers alone.
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14. Profile and regulation of annexin II expression during early embryogenesis in cattle
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Márcia Silveira Netto Machado, R.S. Loguercio, Luís Fabiano Santos da Costa, J.C. Silva, João Francisco Coelho de Oliveira, and Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves
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Messenger RNA ,animal structures ,General Veterinary ,Embryogenesis ,Retinol ,Embryo culture ,Embryo ,In vitro ,Andrology ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,chemistry ,embryonic structures ,medicine ,Blastocyst ,Annexin A2 - Abstract
The presence of annexin II (Ann-II) during the initial stages of bovine embryo development and the regulation of Ann-II expression by retinol and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) were studied. Bovine embryos at different stages of development were produced in vitro on Synthetic Oviductal Fluid (SOF) medium (control group), SOF supplemented with retinol (retinol group; 0.1ng/ml), or IGF-I (IGF-I group; 10ng/ml). The embryos were processed for mRNA extraction, cDNA production and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using Ann-II-specific oligonucleotides. Ann-II was detected in all stages of early embryo development, except for the 16-cell stage. The blastocyst rates were significantly higher (P
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15. Annexin II mRNA expression in bovine oocytes during follicular development
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João Francisco Coelho de Oliveira, Luís Fabiano Santos da Costa, Márcia Silveira Netto Machado, Gustavo Zamberlan, and Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves
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Messenger RNA ,Germinal vesicle ,lcsh:QH426-470 ,Mrna expression ,Retinol ,Biology ,equipment and supplies ,Oocyte ,Antral follicle ,Molecular biology ,body regions ,lcsh:Genetics ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,chemistry ,Follicular phase ,Genetics ,medicine ,bovine oocytes ,annexin II ,Molecular Biology ,Annexin A2 ,retinol - Abstract
We investigated the expression of calcium-dependent phospholipid binding protein annexin-II (Ann-II) messenger RNA (mRNA) during preantral follicle development and in oocytes from antral follicles of different diameters (< 3 mm, 5 to 8 mm and > 8 mm). The action of retinol on Ann-II mRNA expression in mature oocytes was also examined. Only oocytes from secondary preantral follicles expressed Ann-II mRNA and at the germinal vesicle stage expression by oocytes from follicles larger than 8 mm was significantly higher (p < 0.05) compared with oocytes from follicles smaller than 3 mm or between 5 and 8 mm. Ann-II mRNA expression by metaphase II oocytes from follicles larger than 8 mm was significantly higher (p < 0.05) than that from oocytes from follicles smaller than 3 mm, with oocytes from both these size-classes showing similar levels of Ann-II mRNA expression as oocytes recovered from 5-8 mm follicles. In the presence of retinol, Ann-II mRNA expression was higher than when retinol was absent (p < 0.05). Our data indicate that Ann-II mRNA expression is highest in competent oocytes and that retinol increases Ann-II mRNA and may be involved in the regulation of oocyte competence by decreasing the translation and/or degradation of Ann-II mRNA.
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- 2006
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16. Association between IGF-IR gene polymorphisms and productive and reproductive traits in Holstein cows
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V. Vieira, Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves, W. Schoenau, F.S. Mesquita, Patrı́cia Marafon Porciúncula, João Francisco Coelho de Oliveira, and G. Zamberlan
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Genetics ,education.field_of_study ,General Veterinary ,Population ,Ice calving ,Single-strand conformation polymorphism ,Biology ,Andrology ,Milk yield ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Lactation ,Calving interval ,Genotype ,medicine ,Allele ,education - Abstract
The association between single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) in the gene of insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR) and age at first calving (AFC), calving interval (CI), lactation length (LL), and milk yield (MY) was studied using 106 graded Holstein females. The polimerase chain reaction (PCR) with specific initiating oligonucleotides, resulted an amplified fragment of 335pb. The population genotypes frequencies were 82.1% and 17.9%, for AA and AB genotypes, respectively. The frequency of A allele was 0.91 and 0.09 of B allele. No association between the identified polymorphism and AFC, CI, and MY was observed. The LL was positively associated (P
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17. Interação entre células do cumulus e atividade da proteína quinase C em diferentes fases da maturação nuclear de oócitos bovinos
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João Francisco Coelho de Oliveira, Luís Fabiano Santos da Costa, Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves, Luiz Felipe Kruel Borges, A.C. Bertagnolli, I.D.V. Gonçalves, Isabele Picada Emanuelli, K.P. Barreto, and I.C. Giometti
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Andrology ,Germinal vesicle ,General Veterinary ,Meiosis ,Metaphase ii ,Somatic cell ,Chemistry ,Activator (genetics) ,Metaphase i ,Protein kinase C ,Phorbol ester - Abstract
Verificou-se a influência da proteína quinase C (PK-C) no reinício e na progressão da meiose em oócitos bovinos, determinando se as células do cumulus são mediadoras da PK-C na regulação da maturação dos oócitos. Complexos cumulus-oócitos (CCO) e oócitos desnudos (OD), distribuídos aleatoriamente em seis tratamentos (T) com base na presença de um ativador da PK-C (PMA) (T1 e T2), de um forbol éster incapaz de ativar a PK-C (4alfa-PDD-controle) (T3 e T4) ou de apenas o meio básico (TCM-199-controle) (T5 e T6), foram cultivados por 7, 9, 12, 18 e 22 horas. A percentagem de rompimento da vesícula germinativa no grupo cultivado com PMA foi maior do que nos dois grupos controle, com e sem células do cumulus. O cultivo de CCO e OD por 12 e 18 horas demonstrou que a PK-C influencia a progressão para os estádios de metáfase I (MI) e metáfase II (MII) de maneira dependente das células do cumulus. Nos períodos de 9 e 22 horas, não foi possível observar diferença entre os grupos quanto aos diferentes estádios de maturação. A ativação da PK-C acelera o reinício da meiose independentemente das células somáticas e acelera a progressão até os estádios de MI e MII na dependência das células do cumulus.
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18. Efeito da somatotrofina bovina (bST-r), do implante de progestágeno e do desmame por 72 horas na indução do estro e na taxa de prenhez em vacas
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João Francisco Coelho de Oliveira, Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves, Jairo Pereira Neves, Marlon Nadal Maciel, and Alexandre Morales Farias
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General Veterinary ,Hormônios ,Prenhez ,Bovino de corte - Abstract
Este trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar a eficiência de tratamentos hormonais sobre a fertilidade de vacas de corte no pós-parto com diferentes condições corporais, durante a estação de monta de outono. Setenta e três vacas pluríparas cruzadas (Hereford x Nelore) criadas extensivamente, com condição corporal entre 2 e 4, foram pesadas e distribuídas em três grupos experimentais. O grupo GSED, constituído por 25 vacas, recebeu pessário vaginal (dia 0) contendo 250mg de acetato de medroxiprogesterona e 500mg de somatotropina bovina recombinante (bST-r). Na retirada dos pessários (dia 7), as vacas receberam 0,5mg de cipionato de estradiol e procedeu-se o desmame temporário dos bezerros por 72 horas. No grupo SED, 25 vacas receberam tratamento semelhante ao grupo GSED, porém não receberam bST-r. No grupocontrole, as 23 vacas somente foram separadas dos seus bezerros por 72h. Quando da retirada dos pessários as vacas foram colocadas com touros por 30 dias. Os animais foram pesados e avaliados quanto à condição corporal no início do experimento e na retirada dos touros (dia 37). Foi constatada perda média de peso de 0,648 kg/dia e os percentuais de estro foram de 26,1%, 33,3% e 56,5%, respectivamente, para os grupos controle, SED e GSED. O diagnóstico de gestação, realizado pela palpação retal 60 dias após a retirada dos touros, indicou percentuais de prenhez de 13,0%, 8,3% e 21,7%, respectivamente, para os grupos controle, SED e GSED (P=0,16), demonstrando que os programas hormonais adotados não foram eficientes no incremento das taxas de prenhez de vacas que perdiam peso entre 50 e 70 dias após o parto. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT This study aimed to assess the efficiency of hormonal treatment in the postpartum fertility of nursing beef cows. Seventy-three cows (Hereford x Nellore) raised extensively, with body condition ranging from 2 to 4 were randomly allotted in three groups. The GSED group, with 25 cows, received an intravaginal device (ID) of 250mg of medroxiprogesteron acetate and 500mg of recombinant bovine somatotropin (bST-r; day 0). After the ID withdrawal (day 7), the cows received 0.5mg of estradiol cipionate; their calves were temporarily weaned for 72 hours. In the SED group, 25 cows received a similar treatment, however, somatotropin was not used. In the control group, 23 cows were temporarily separated from their calves for 72 hours and did not receive any hormonal treatment. The cows were put together with the bulls for 30 days just after ID withdrawal. The cows were weighted and assessed for body condition at day 0 and just after bulls withdrawal. The cows lost weight in an average of 0.648 kg/day, and 56.5%, 33.3%, and 26.1% of estrous rates were observed, respectively for the GSED, SED and control groups (GSED vs. SED, P=0.0001; GSED vs. control, P=0.0007; SED vs. control, P=0.53). The pregnancy rates were 21.7%, 8.3%, and 13.0%, respectively for the GSED, SED and control groups (P=0.16). The results showed that the hormonal program associated with temporary 72-hour calf removal did not increase conception rate of cows that loosed weight from 50 to 70 days postpartum.
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19. Periods of enzimatic digestion for rescueing preantral follicles from fetal bovine ovaries
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Jairo Pereira Neves, José Ricardo de Figueiredo, Rafael Gianella Mondadori, Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves, Silvia Ferreira Carámbula, and Luís Fabiano Santos da Costa
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Bovino ,folículos pré-antrais ,General Veterinary ,bovine ,bovinos ,Bovino - embriologia ,preantral follicles ,Biology ,Molecular biology ,cultivo in vitro ,in vitro culture ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Perinatal period - Abstract
O presente experimento foi delineado com o objetivo de determinar a influência de diferentes períodos de digestão enzimática nos ovários de fetos bovinos, sobre o número total de folículos pré-antrais resgatados e o número de folículos resgatados em cada estágio de desenvolvimento. A presença da membrana basal, envolvendo o complexo formado pelas células da granulosa e o oócito, foi observada através de um estudo histológico, o que permitiu avaliar a integridade morfológica dos folículos pré-antrais isolados. Para isso, ovários de fetos bovinos, entre 150 e 270 dias de gestação, foram obtidos em frigorífico. No laboratório, os ovários foram seccionados em vários fragmentos com uma tesoura cirúrgica e dissociados com pipetas de Pasteur, com diâmetros aproximados de 1000 e 500mm. Após este processo, os fragmentos foram submetidos à digestão enzimática com colagenase em uma concentração de 200UI/ml de TCM199 modificado, por períodos de 20, 30 ou 40 minutos. Os resultados obtidos com esta técnica permitiram determinar que o número de folículos pré-antrais isolados, assim como, os estágios de desenvolvimento em que esses folículos encontravam-se no momento do isolamento, são similares nos três períodos de incubação enzimática. A estrutura morfológica desses folículos, formada pelo oócito, células da granulosa e membrana basal, manteve-se intacta após o isolamento nos três períodos de digestão enzimática. _______________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT The objective of this experiment was to determine the efficiency and the effect of different enzymatic digestion periods on the number and developmental stages of preantral follicles isolated from bovine fetal ovaries. The presence of basal membrane, surrounding granulosa cells-oocyte complex, was observed, after digestion, through histologycal study. For this, ovaries from bovine fetues, were collected in slaughterhouses, between 150 and 270 days of pregnancy. In the laboratory, the ovaries were cut into several fragments with surgical scissors and dissociated with Pasteur pipette, having either 1000 or 500mm diameter. After these steps, the fragments were submitted to an enzymatic digestion with collagenase in a concentration of 200IU/ml of modified TCM 199, for periods of 20, 30 or 40 minutes. The results showed that determined the total number and the quantity of the different developmental stages of isolated preantral follicles were similar in the three different periods of enzymatic digestion. The histological analyses demonstrated that the enzymatic digestion periods did not affect the morphological structure of the follicles.
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20. Folículos pré-antrais caprinos isolados mecanicamente em diferentes estágios reprodutivos e parâmetros morfométricos ovarianos
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Christiani Andrade Amorim, Ana Paula Ribeiro Rodrigues, José Ricardo de Figueiredo, Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves, Carolina Madeira Lucci, and Assis Roberto de Bem
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folículos pré-antrais ,caprino ,medicine.medical_specialty ,General Veterinary ,Ovary ,preantral follicles ,Biology ,Antral follicle ,Ovarian weight ,ovário ,corpus luteum ,Endocrinology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Internal medicine ,reproductive stage ,caprine ,medicine ,ovary ,Animal Science and Zoology ,estágio reprodutivo ,corpo lúteo ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Corpus luteum ,Ovários - Abstract
O presente trabalho descreve os efeitos do estágio reprodutivo (animais impúberes, adultos não-gestantes e gestantes), posição anatômica do ovário (direito e esquerdo) presença de corpo lúteo funcional, peso do ovário e número de folículos antrais superficiais (FAS) sobre o número de folículos pré-antrais (FPA) isolados mecanicamente. Os FPA isolados foram divididos em 3 classes a saber: primordiais, primários e secundários. O número médio (± EP) de FPA isolados por ovário foi de 1.324 ± 193; 866 + 170 e 779 ± 139, respectivamente para ovários oriundos de animais impúberes, não-gestantes e gestantes, sendo observada diferença significativa somente entre animais impúberes e gestantes. A posição anatômica do ovário (exceto para os animais não-gestantes) e a presença ou ausência de corpo lúteo não exerceram nenhum efeito sobre o número e distribuição dos FPA isolados. De um modo geral, o número de folículos primários e secundários foi negativamente correlacionado com o peso ovariano. Já o número de folículos primordiais e secundários foi, respectivamente, positiva e negativamente correlacionado com o número de FAS. Analisando as categorias de animais isoladamente, observou-se que, nos animais impúberes, o número de folículos primordiais foi positivamente correlacionado com o número de FAZ, enquanto que o número de folículos primários e secundários foi negativamente correlacionado com o número de FAS. No tocante à categoria de animais gestantes, o número de folículos primários foi negativamente correlacionado com o peso ovariano. Dependendo da categoria de ovários estudada, foram observadas associações significativas entre o número de folículos primordiais, primários e secundários. _________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT The aïm of this study was to describe the effects of reproductive stages (pre-pubertal, non-pregnant and pregnant adult animals), ovarian anatomic position (left or right), presence of functional corpus luteum, ovarian weight and number of superficial antral follicles on the number of preantral follicles mechanically isolated. The mean number (mean ± SEM) of isolated preantral follicles per ovary was 1,324 ± 193, 866 ±170 and 779 ± 139, respectively for prepubertal, non-pregnant and pregnant adult animals. Anatomic position (except for nonpregnant animals) and the presence or absence of corpus luteum dia nof affect the number and distribution of isolated preantral follicles. In general, the number of primary and secondary follicles was negatively correlated with the ovarian weight. The numbers of primordial and secondary follicles were, respectively, positively and negatively correlated with the number of superficial antral follicles. Analyzing animal categories separately, it was observed that in prepurbetal animals, the number of primordial follicles was positively correlated with the number of superficial antral follicles. However the numbers of primary and secondary follicles were negatively correlated with the number of superficial antral follicles. In the category of pregnant animals, the number of primary follicles was negatively correlated with the ovarian weight. According to ovary category analyzed, were observed significant correlation between the number of primordial, primary and secondary isolated follicles.
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21. Influência das gonadotrofinas na regulação da maturação nuclear de oócitos eqüinos
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Ana Cristina Rieck, Juan Manuel Larre Borges, Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves, Mara Iolanda Batistella Rubin, and Carlos Antonio Mondino Centro de Ciências Rurais Silva
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medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Serum albumin ,Biology ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Internal medicine ,oócitos ,medicine ,oocyte ,equine ,HEPES ,Sodium bicarbonate ,In vitro fertilisation ,General Veterinary ,gonadotrofinas ,Embryo culture ,Oocyte ,Follicular fluid ,In vitro maturation ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Endocrinology ,chemistry ,biology.protein ,Animal Science and Zoology ,eqüinos ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,gonadotropins - Abstract
A maturação in vitro, fecundação e as técnicas de cultivo de embriões na espécie eqüina são extremamente importantes e necessárias para se examinar as causas de repetição de cio, redução de concepção em éguas velhas e também para a preservação da espécie eqüina. Para avaliar o efeito das gonadotrofinas na regulação da maturação nuclear de oócitos eqüinos, folículos com diâmetro entre 5 a 20mm foram aspirados de 551 ovários provenientes de matadouro obtendo-se 408 oócitos aptos para cultivo. Após a aspiração, os oócitos foram avaliados no próprio líquido folicular quanto a sua integridade e distribuídos nos diferentes tratamentos. No Tratamento I (T1) - grupo controle - os oócitos (n=92) foram cultivados em TCM-199 modificado (mod.), com 25mM de HEPES, 2,2mg/ml de bicarbonato de sódio, 1 mi g/ml 17-beta estradiol, 250mi M de piruvato de sódio e 0,4% de albumina sérica bovina. No tratamento 2 (T2), os oócitos (n= 108) foram cultivados no mesmo meio TC M-199 mod. acrescido de lug/ml de hormônio luteinizante suíno (LHs). No Tratamento 3 (T3), os oócitos (n=102) também foram cultivados em TCM-199 mod. porém com 0,5mi g/ml de hormônio folículo estimulante suíno (FSHs) e no Tratamento 4 (T4) os oócitos (n= 106) foram cultivados com 1mi g/ml de LHs e 0,5mi g/ml, de FSHs. Os oócitos dos quatros tratamentos foram cultivados em estufa a 39°C com 5% de CO2 , e 95% de umidade relativa no ar, durante 24 h. Após este período, as células do Cumulus oophorus foram removidas e os oócitos fixados em solução de ácido acético glacial-metanol (1:3) em placas de Petri 10 x 35mm por 24h sendo posteriormente corados com aceto-orceína. O percentual de oócitos em telófase I / metáfase II foi de 55,6% (59/106) para o T4 (FSHs/LHs) e de 53,9% (55/102) para o T3 (FSHs), os quais não diferiram significativamente. No entanto, estes percentuais foram significativamente superiores (p
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22. Fetuin: a tool to study the block to polyspermy
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C.N. Graves and Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves
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Protease inhibitor activity ,General Veterinary ,Biology ,Polyspermy ,Fetuin ,In vitro ,Protease inhibitor (biology) ,Andrology ,Human fertilization ,In vivo ,Immunology ,medicine ,Positive relationship ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,medicine.drug - Abstract
The effect of fetuin, an a1-glycoprotein that has protease inhibitor activity, on the biock to potyspermy was determined. Cumulus-oocyte complexes from eCG primed mice were matured in vitro in the presence of 0, 0.01, 0.1, l and 10mg/ml of fetuin in modifica TCM 199. Both in vivo and in vitro matured oocytes were fertilized in the presence of fetuin and incubated for 6 and 24h. Fetuin present in a concentration of 1 mg/ml in the ferlilization but not in the maturation medium was able to induce polyspermy in 52.4% of the eggs. There was a positive relationship between concentration of fetuin in the fertilization medium and the proportion of polyspermic eggs (p
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23. CARACTERÍSTICAS MORFOLÓGICAS E PENETRABILIDADE CERVICAL VISANDO A INSEMINAÇÃO ARTIFICIAL EM OVINOS
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Sérgio Luís Nadal da Luz, Jairo Pereira Neves, Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves, and Maria Inês Lenz Souza
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Gynecology ,sheep ,medicine.medical_specialty ,General Veterinary ,penetration ,lcsh:S ,ovinos ,penetrabilidade ,Biology ,Insemination ,lcsh:S1-972 ,Breed ,Cervical traction ,lcsh:Agriculture ,cérvix ,Animal science ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,cervix ,medicine ,Animal Science and Zoology ,lcsh:Agriculture (General) ,Corriedale ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Cervix ,Cervical length - Abstract
A forma de abertura, o comprimento, o diâmetro e o número de dobras de 272 cérvices, provenientes de ovelhas abatidas, foram examinados, sendo 134 da raça Ideal e 138 da Corriedale. Adicionalmente, a forma de abertura de 136 ovelhas Corriedale, em serviço de inseminação artificial, foi examinada. A forma de flap foi a mais freqüente em ambas as raças, com uma média de 52,2%, confirmado também nos animais inseminados. O comprimento cervical médio foi de 5,9cm para a raça Ideal e 5,7cm para a raça Corriedale (p
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24. TÉCNICAS DE COLORAÇÃO CROMOSSÔMICA PARA ESTÁGIOS ESPECÍFICOS DA MATURAÇÃO NUCLEAR DE OÓCITOS BOVINOS
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Alvaro Gonzalo Hernández Vignola, Alexandre Vargas Valente, André do Prado, Mara Iolanda Batistella Rubin, and Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves
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meiose ,Germinal vesicle ,General Veterinary ,bovine ,Phosphate buffered saline ,lcsh:S ,bovinos ,Anatomy ,Biology ,lcsh:S1-972 ,Stain ,maturação nuclear ,Giemsa stain ,Staining ,lcsh:Agriculture ,Andrology ,nuclear maturation ,oócitos ,Bovine oocyte ,meiosis ,Animal Science and Zoology ,lcsh:Agriculture (General) ,oocyte ,Agronomy and Crop Science - Abstract
O presente trabalho foi conduzido com o objetivo de avaliar a eficácia de três técnicas de coloração nuclear de oócitos bovinos nos estágios de vesícula germinativa (VG), metáfase I (MI) e metáfase II (MII). Nestes três estágios de maturação nuclear, os oócitos, sem as células do cumulus, foram fixados em ácido acético:metanol (1:3) em lâminas (fixados em lâmina e corados com lacmóide; FLL) ou placa de petri (fixados em placa e corados com lacmóide; FPL) e corados com lacmóide a 1% em PBS (phosphate buffered saline). Os oócitos foram também distribuídos aleatoriamente a um terceiro grupo, no qual foram fixados em lâmina e corados com Giemsa (fixados em lâmina e corados com Giemsa; FLG). No estágio de VG, a percentagem de oócitos corretamente identificados no tratamento FLL (93,5%) foi significativamente maior do que nos tratamentos FPL (53,1%; χ²9,84; p-0,0017) e FLG (55,2%; χ2=9,03; p=0,0027). No entanto, a proporção de oócitos nos estágios de MI e MII precisamente corados com a técnica FLL (MI 41,7% e MII 41,9%) foram estatisticamente inferiores do que aquelas observadas nos tratamentos FPL (MI 90,0%, χ²13,25; p=0,0003, e MII 92.8%, χ2=12,45, p=0,0004) e FLG (MI 83,3%, χ2=10,69; p=0,0011, e MII 89,7%, χ²=12,24; p=0,0005). Assim sendo, os resultados demonstraram que a eficácia das técnicas de fixação e coloração dos oócitos bovinos depende do estágio de maturação nuclear que está em estudo. This study was designed to determine the efficiency of three different technics for staining bovine oocyte in the germinal vesicle (GV), metafase I (MI) and metafase II (MII) stages. In these stages, oocytes without cumulus cells were fixed in acetic acid:methanol (1:3) either on slides (FLL) or in petri dishes (FPL) and stained with 1% of lacmoid in phosphate buffered saline (PBS). Also, the oocytes were randomized divided in a third treatment, in which they were fixed on slides immersed in acetic acid:methanol (1:3) and stained with Giemsa (FLG). In the GV stage, the percentage of oocytes accurately identified in the FLL (93.5%) was significantly higher than in the FPL (53.1%; χ2=9.84; p=0.0017) and FLG (55.2%; χ2=9.03; p=0.0027) treatment groups. However, the proportion of oocytes in the MI and MII stages correctly stained with FLL technic (MI 41.7% and MII 41.9%) was statistically lower than that observed in the FPL (MI 90.0%, χ²=13.25; p=0.0003, and MII 92.8%, χ²=12.45; p=0.0004) and FLG (MI 83.3%, χ²=10.69; p=0.0011, and MII 89.7%, χ²=12.24; p=0.0005) treatment groups. With these results, it can be established that the efficiency of the technic to fix and to stain bovine oocyte depends on the nuclear maturation stage to be investigated.
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