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PROVIDER: PRJNA870745 | ENA |
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Project description:Primiparous sows were randomly allocated to two treatments and were separated from piglets 8h daily from Day 21 of lactation companied with daily boar exposure for oestrus detection until weaning (Day 28). Gene expression of Day 9 embryos were compared between control sows (FE; sows artificially inseminated when in heat during lactation ) and Skip-a-Heat sows (SE; sows in heat during lactation and artificially inseminated on the following oestrus cycle). Stimulating lactational oestrus then two mating strategies were applied to primiparous sows; 1)FE; sows were in heat during lactation and received artificial insemination) and Skip-a-Heat sows (SE; sows were in heat during lactation and received artificial insemination at fallowing oestrus cycle).
2013-12-23 | E-GEOD-53576 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:The objective of modern pig breeding is to exhaust the genetic potential in reproduction performance of sows regarding to litter size and litter weight of piglets. During gestation period, umbilical cord contributes to placenta-fetal communication and plays an indispensable role in the intrauterine embryonic development. In this study, we attempted to analyze the molecular mechanism of reproductive declined in high-parity sows from the perspective of umbilical cord blood. Firstly, we analyzed the reproductive character data of sows, and then the histological analysis of umbilical cord phenotype was performed. Next, we evaluated the effect of umbilical cord blood exosomes (UCB-EXO) on angiogenesis. Moreover, the expression characteristics of miRNA in UCB-EXO of high-parity sows with poor reproductive performance (OS) and multiparous sows with excellent reproductive performance (MS) were analyzed. Results showed that the reproductive performance performed best at 3rd-7th and gradually decreased after 8th parities. Angiogenesis was repressed in OS piglets. Moreover, the Exo-MS exhibited pro-angiogenesis properties, with those of Exo-OS were diminished. With the increase of parities, the angiogenesis and immune function of sows decreased significantly, greatly limited the reproductive potential of sows. The data demonstrated that miRNAs of UCB-EXO played a central role in intrauterine development and suggested a novel possible explanation for reproductive potential, provides reference for increasing female reproductive efficiency.
2022-09-28 | GSE209805 | GEO
Project description:The seminal plasma (SP) is the liquid component of semen that facilitates sperm transport through the female genital tract. SP modulates the activity of the ovary, oviductal environment and uterine function during the periovulatory and early pregnancy period. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) secreted in the oviduct (oEVs) and uterus (uEVs) have been shown to influence the expression of endometrial genes that regulate fertilization and early embryo development. In some species, semen is composed of well-separated fractions that vary in concentration of spermatozoa and SP composition and volume. This study aimed to investigate the impact of different accumulative fractions of the porcine ejaculate (F1, composed of the sperm-rich fraction (SRF); F2, composed of F1 plus the intermediate fraction; F3, composed of F2 plus the post-SRF) on oEVs and uEVs protein cargo. Six days after the onset of estrus, we determined the oEVs and uEVs size and protein concentration in pregnant sows by artificial insemination (AI-sows) and in non-inseminated sows as control (C-sows). We also identified the main proteins in oEVs and uEVs, in AI-F1, AI-F2, AI-F3, and C-sows. Our results indicated that although the size of EVs is similar between AI- and C-sows, the protein concentration of both oEVs and uEVs was significantly lower in AI-sows (p < 0.05). Proteomic analysis identified 38 unique proteins in oEVs from AI-sows, mainly involved in protein stabilization, glycolytic and carbohydrate processes. The uEVs from AI-sows showed the presence of 43 unique proteins, including already-known fertility-related proteins (EZR, HSPAA901, PDS). We also demonstrated that the protein composition of oEVs and uEVs differed depending on the seminal fraction(s) inseminated (F1, F2, or F3). In conclusion, we have found a specific protein cargo in uterine and oviductal EVs depending on the type of semen fraction the sow was inseminated with, and these insemination with different seminal fractions results in the oviductal and uterine secretion of specific EVs proteins are closely associated with reproductive processes.
2024-01-26 | PXD044639 | Pride
Project description:This study provide an opportunity to elucidate the genetic control of fetal implantation and improve our understanding of fetal implantation and gestation maintenance, thus make further improvement for litter size of pigs. Nine pregnant sows were slaughtered by electrical on day 13, day 18 and day 24 after insemination (the pregnant group, three sows every period). The non-pregnant sows were slaughtered on day 13 after inseminated (n=3).In pregnant sows, samples of the endometrium attachment sites and inter-sites were taken. Samples from the endometrium of the non-pregnant sows were taken from comparable locations.
2015-01-26 | E-GEOD-51970 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Primiparous sows were randomly allocated to two treatments and were separated from piglets 8h daily from Day 21 of lactation companied with daily boar exposure for oestrus detection until weaning (Day 28). Gene expression of Day 9 embryos were compared between control sows (FE; sows artificially inseminated when in heat during lactation ) and Skip-a-Heat sows (SE; sows in heat during lactation and artificially inseminated on the following oestrus cycle).
2013-12-23 | GSE53576 | GEO
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Day 30 embryos (D30E) was performed. First parity sows were submitted to an ovulation-induction protocol, intermittent suckling (IS), during lactation. IS consisted of 8 h/d separation from their litters during the last 7d of a 28d lactation. During separation, sows received boar exposure. There were 3 treatments: control (C28, n=19), where piglets were weaned at D28 of lactation and were bred after weaning and two IS treatments: sows were either bred at their first induced estrus during lactation (IS21FE, n=18), or were “skipped” and bred at their second estrus (IS21SE, n= 17) which occurred after final weaning at D28. Sows were slaughtered and embryos were collected on D30 of gestation for DNA PCR sexing. Later, D30E from the same sex with similar weight were pooled for further microarray investigation. Stimulating lactational oestrus then two mating strategies were applied to primiparous sows. For the microarray experiment, three biological replicates (three sows) were chosen from each treatment group comparing control (C28) to either IS21FE or IS21SE. A pool of females and males D30E were chosen and pooled separately for each comparison.
2015-09-16 | E-GEOD-73020 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Seminal plasma (SP) promotes sperm survival and fertilizing capacity, but also potentially affects embryo development presumably via specific signaling to the internal genital tract. This study evaluated how heterologous SP, infused shortly before post-cervical artificial insemination (AI) affected the transcriptional pattern of the pig endometrium and embryo development rates. Post-weaning estrus sows (n= 34) received 40-mL intrauterine infusions of either heterologous pooled SP or BTS (Control) 30 minutes before AI of semen extended to 10% of homologous SP. Embryos (all sows) and endometrium samples (3 sows/group) were removed by laparotomy at day 6 after SP or BTS infusions to morphologically evaluate embryo developmental staging and the endometrial transcriptome via microarrays (PORGENE 1.0 ST GeneChip array, Affymetrix), validated by qPCR. Embryo viability was equal between groups (~93%), but embryos were significantly (P<0.05) more advanced (full/peri-hatching blastocysts) in the SP-treated group compared to control. A total of 1,604 endometrium transcripts were differentially expressed in the SP group compared to controls. An enrichment analysis depicted an overrepresentation of genes and pathways associated with immune response, cytokine signaling, cell cycle, cell adhesion, and hormone response, among others. SP-infusions prior to AI positive impacted pre-implantation embryo development by altering endometrial genes and pathways potentially involved in embryo development.
2019-10-31 | E-MTAB-7989 | biostudies-arrayexpress