L-carnitine enhances oocyte maturation and improves in vitro development of embryos in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedaries).

Theriogenology

Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

Published: December 2017

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of L-carnitine (LC) addition during either IVM or IVC on the developmental potential of camel oocytes. In Experiment 1; camel oocytes were matured in the absence (control) or presence of different concentrations of LC (0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 0.75 mg and 1 mg/ml) for 30 h followed by in vitro fertilization and culture up to blastocyst stage. Our results demonstrated that oocytes treated with 0.5 mg/ml LC showed higher (P < 0.05) rates of maturation (74.7%) and fertilization (62.2%) compared with control group, 0.25 and 1 mg/ml of LC (60.2, 63.9, 59.7; 46.2, 48.7, 47.6%, respectively). Addition of 0.5 mg/ml of LC to IVM medium improved the rates of cleavage and embryo development (morula and blastocyst) than those obtained in the control group, 0.25 and 1 mg/ml of LC. No significant differences were noticed between 0.5 and 0.75 mg/ml of LC supplemented groups in term of maturation, fertilization and culture. In Experiment 2; zygotes resulting from in vitro matured (without LC) and fertilized were cultured in embryo culture medium supplemented with different concentrations of LC (0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 0.75 mg and 1 mg/ml) or without LC (control). Also, the results showed a higher developmental rates to morula and blastocyst stages while adding L-carnitine at a level of 0.5 or 0.75 mg/ml concentration in the culture medium during IVC when compared with other groups. In conclusion, the results demonstrated the usefulness of L-carnitine supplementation at the level of 0.5 mg/ml during IVM or IVC after on the developmental potential of camel oocytes.

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