Comparison of the microdrop and minimum volume cooling methods for vitrification of porcine in vitro-produced zygotes and blastocysts after equilibration in low concentrations of cryoprotectant agents

We compared the efficacy of the microdrop and minimum volume cooling (MVC) methods for the vitrification of in vitro-produced porcine zygotes and blastocysts after equilibration in low concentrations of cryoprotectant agents. Zygotes and blastocysts were equilibrated in 2% (v/v) ethylene glycol and...

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Published in:Journal of Reproduction and Development 2018, Vol.64(5), pp.457-462
Main Authors: NGUYEN, Van Khanh, VU, Huong Thi Thu, NGUYEN, Huong Thi, QUAN, Huu Xuan, PHAM, Lan Doan, KIKUCHI, Kazuhiro, NGUYEN, Son Thanh, SOMFAI, Tamas
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Language:English
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Blastocyst
Blastocysts
Cryoprotectors
Embryos
Ethylene
Ethylene glycol
In vitro embryo production
Polyvinylpyrrolidone
Porcine
Propylene glycol
Sucrose
Technology Report
Vitrification
Zygote
Zygotes
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Summary:We compared the efficacy of the microdrop and minimum volume cooling (MVC) methods for the vitrification of in vitro-produced porcine zygotes and blastocysts after equilibration in low concentrations of cryoprotectant agents. Zygotes and blastocysts were equilibrated in 2% (v/v) ethylene glycol and 2% (v/v) propylene glycol for 13–15 min. Then, they were vitrified in a medium comprised of 17.5% ethylene glycol, 17.5% propylene glycol, 0.3 M sucrose, and 50 mg/ml polyvinylpyrrolidone either by either dropping them directly into liquid nitrogen (microdrop method) or placing them on Cryotop sheets in a minimum volume of medium and plunging into liquid nitrogen (MVC method). Both zygotes and blastocysts were successfully vitrified. For the vitrification of zygotes, the MVC and microdrop methods were equally effective; however, for blastocyst vitrification, MVC was superior. For both methods, the vitrification of zygotes produced higher-quality embryos than the vitrification of blastocysts.
ISSN:0916-8818
1348-4400
DOI:10.1262/jrd.2018-047