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SUBMITTER: Talukder AK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5959944 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Talukder Anup K AK Rashid Mohammad B MB Yousef Mohamed S MS Kusama Kazuya K Shimizu Takashi T Shimada Masayuki M Suarez Susan S SS Imakawa Kazuhiko K Miyamoto Akio A
Scientific reports 20180518 1
Recent studies indicate that communication between the bovine embryo and the mother begins in the oviduct. Here, we aimed to investigate the effect of embryos on bovine oviducts for their immune responses using an in vitro model. First, zygotes were cultured with or without bovine oviduct epithelial cells (BOECs) for 4 days, when embryos had reached the 16-cell stage. At that time, we detected interferon-tau (IFNT) in embryos co-cultured with BOECs, but not in embryos cultured alone. Next, perip ...[more]