Project description:The porcine ovarian granulosa cells, when analysed during in vitro cultures, may provide new interesting data on the processes associated with in vitro culture of porcine oocytes, as well as assisted reproduction and in vitro fertilisation processes used in the livestock industry. Porcine ovarian granulosa cells were obtained from 43 crossbred Landrace gilts with a median age of 170 days and weight of 98 kg after slaugheter. The cells were harvested after 0h, 48h, 96h and 144h after begining of culture and submited to RNA isolation and microarray analisys. In this study, we demonstrated the gene expression profile of short term primary cultured porcine ovarian granulosa cells.
2019-07-17 | GSE134361 | GEO
Project description:long non-coding RNA Sequencing of porcine ovarian granulosa cells
Project description:This group consist of human embryologists from the reproductive medical center for of the 1st affiliated hospital of Anhui Medical University. Our research is specifically focused on women ovarian reserve and the relevant female infertility. By deep sequencing, the current experiment determined the small non-coding RNA profile of cumulus cells from patients with or without diminished ovarian reserve undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation and in vitro fertilization treatment. Ovarian follicles, which are a densely-packed shell of granulosa cells that contains an immature or mature oocyte, are above all responsible for the development, maturation, and release of mature egg for fertilization. They are also responsible for synthesizing and secreting hormones that are essential for follicular development, menstrual and estrous cycle, maintenance of the reproductive tracts and their functions, development of female secondary sex characteristics, and metabolism. During folliculogenesis, ovarian granulosa cells surrounding the oocyte differentiate into mural granulosa cells, involved in gonadal steroidogenesis, and into cumulus cells, which are ovulated with the oocyte at ovulation. In the present study, we described the small non-coding RNA expression profile to characterize the ensemble of both known and novel ncRNAs expressed in cumulus cells from patients with or without Diminished ovarian reserve, by using high-throughput Solexa technology.
Project description:To investigate the role of circular RNA in the granulosa cells at two different stages of gonadotropin stimulation RNA was isolated from ovarian granulosa cells followed by highthroughput sequencing and circRNA anlaysis
Project description:To evaluate the mechanisms by which excessive FSH doses during ovarian stimulation are detrimental to ovarian follicle function and assisted reproduction outcomes, small ovarian reserve (SOR) heifers were subjected to ovarian stimulation with either a standard, 70 IU, or excessive, 210 IU, dose of commercial porcine FSH (cpFSH) preparation, per injection. The ovaries were recovered at the end of the ovarian stimulation protocol, consisting of eight cpFSH injections at 12 h intervals. In excessive dose treated heifers, heterogeneity was observed with regards to follicle phenotype including cumulus cell-oocyte complex (COC) morphology and intrafollicular steroid hormone milieu. In contrast, standard-dose treated heifers exhibited one predominant follicle phenotype which was selected as the control follicle type for all comparisons herein. RNA-seq analyses of granulosa, cumulus cells and the oocyte from individual follicles of these defined phenotypes was used to identify changes in the transcriptomes of these cell types in excessive dose treated individuals.
Project description:Single-cell RNA-seq (10x) of the goat ovarian granulosa cells samples from high fertility group (>three babys per birth) and low fertility group (< two babys per birth). The goal of this project is to explore the role of ovarian granulosa cells on the fertility of goat at single cell level. We would like to investigate the role of ovarian granulosa cells on the ovulation rate which indicates fertility. Therefore the ovarian granulosa cells from different population (hihg or low fertility groups animals) were analyzed.
Project description:The goal of this study was designe to search for the granulosa cells contribution on fertility. Single-cell RNA-seq of the goat ovarian granulosa cells samples from high fertility group (>three babys per birth) and low fertility group (< two babys per birth). And each group was divided into three subgroup based in the size of follicles: large, medium, and small follicles.
Project description:Total RNA of porcine follicle granulosa cells from different groups was extracted and RNA purity and quality control were performed.
