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In vitro deleterious effect of hypoxanthine in Ham's Nutrient Mixture F-10 culture medium on human oocyte fertilization and early embryonic development.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8224274     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether hypoxanthine in Ham's Nutrient Mixture F-10 (GIBCO, Grand Island, NY) culture medium affects murine embryo development or the outcome of patients undergoing IVF-ET. DESIGN: For the two-cell embryo bioassay, embryos from each female were equally distributed and incubated in Ham's F-10 with or without hypoxanthine supplementation for up to 72 hours. To assess the effect of hypoxanthine in human IVF-ET, oocytes, sperm, and embryos were cultured in Ham's F-10 medium with or without hypoxanthine. Fertilization and embryo cleavage were assessed at 18 and 40 hours, respectively, after insemination. SETTING: University medical research laboratory. PATIENTS, PARTICIPANTS: Nine couples undergoing IVF-ET. RESULTS: Two-cell mouse embryos incubated for 24 hours without hypoxanthine developed 40% to morula, compared with 6.5% for the hypoxanthine group. At 72 hours, 99.5% of the embryos without hypoxanthine reached the expanded blastocyst stage with 65% of them exhibiting hatching, compared with 72% and 19.5%, respectively, for the group with hypoxanthine. Human oocytes cultured in Ham's F-10 without hypoxanthine showed higher fertilization rates than the group incubated in the presence of hypoxanthine (69% versus 53%). The proportion of cleaved embryos was not different between the two culture media; however, the rate of embryos cleaving without cytoplasmic fragments was significantly higher in the group without hypoxanthine (75% versus 35%). CONCLUSION: Ham's F-10 medium containing hypoxanthine significantly reduced embryo development in the two-cell mouse embryo bioassay. Hypoxanthine in culture medium for IVF-ET may have a deleterious effect on human gametes, leading to decreased fertilization and increased incidence of cytoplasmic fragments in the conceptuses.
Authors:
M C Bastias; S T McGee-Belser; S H Bryan; J M Vasquez
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Fertility and sterility     Volume:  60     ISSN:  0015-0282     ISO Abbreviation:  Fertil. Steril.     Publication Date:  1993 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-12-01     Completed Date:  1993-12-01     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372772     Medline TA:  Fertil Steril     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  876-80     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Animals
Blastocyst / drug effects*
Culture Media
Embryo Transfer*
Embryonic and Fetal Development / drug effects*
Female
Fertilization in Vitro*
Humans
Hypoxanthine
Hypoxanthines / toxicity*
Isotonic Solutions*
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred Strains
Morula / drug effects*
Oocytes / drug effects,  pathology,  physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Culture Media; 0/Hypoxanthines; 0/Isotonic Solutions; 0/nutrient mixture F-10 Ham; 68-94-0/Hypoxanthine

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