The serum protein fetuin-b increases in vitro fertilization rate in mice by inhibiting premature zona pellucida hardening
E Dietzel, J Floehr, E Van de Leur, R Weiskirchen, W Jahnen-Dechent · Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2016 · Heft 10
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Objective: To prevent premature zona pellucida hardening (ZPH) by fetuin-B supplementation and thus to increase in vitro fertilization (IVF) rate. Materials: recombinant mouse fetuin-B, rmFetuB; metaphase 2 stage oocytes and freshly isolated sperm from C57BL/6 mice. Methods: We fertilized batches of 20 – 30 mouse oocytes in vitro and studied early embryo development until blastocyst hatching. Oocytes were kept with or without rmFetuB during in vitro culture (IVC) and IVF. ZPH was judged by chymotrypsin digestion and by counting the number of attached sperm. Results: In the absence of cumulus cells, rmFetuB dose-…