4 results about "Mature oocyte" patented technology

This invention provides a method to improve age-related decline in ovarian function by supplementing quiescent oocytes within primordial follicles. [Solution] The present invention provides a method for inducing mature oocytes, comprising the steps of: preparing a single-cell suspension from the ovary of a mammal other than a human; separating the single-cell suspension into oocytes and ovarian somatic cells (supporting cells) within a primordial follicle using a flow cytometer; re-aggregating the oocytes and ovarian somatic cells within the separated primordial follicle; and maturing the re-aggregated primordial follicle in vitro.

The application relates to the field of super-low-temperature cryopreservation of mammalian oocytes, and particularly relates to application of miR-32 in improving the development capacity of pig immature oocytes after freezing. Pig immature oocytes are frozen and cultured in vitro, and mature oocytes which are cultured to expel the first polar body are incubated in transfection liquid containing a miR-32 nucleotide sequence for 2-6 hours; the pig immature oocytes are GV stage oocytes; and the miR-32 nucleotide sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO:1. It is found that miR-32 can be used as a key marker molecule of damage of vitrification oocytes, and by transfecting miR-32 mimics into the frozen oocytes, the early embryo development capacity of the oocytes can be improved, a new solution is provided for improving the maturation quality of the frozen oocytes, and various embryo biological technology researches are facilitated.

A system for predicting the number of mature oocytes in a subject, comprising: a data acquisition module, used for obtaining data of the age, basal anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) level, basal follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) level or basal antral follicle count (AFC), and dynamic change of an inhibin B level in an early follicular phase (ΔINHB / difference between inhibin B on the sixth day and inhibin B on the 2nd day of menstruation in an ovulation induction cycle) of the subject; and a mature oocyte number calculation module, used for calculating the data obtained in the data acquisition module, so as to calculate the number of retrieved mature oocytes (NROs) in the subject. According to the system and method of the present application, the dynamic change of the inhibin B level in the early follicular phase is used as an evaluation index to replace an AFC index having a plurality of defects in the prior art, so that a better effect of predicting the NROs is achieved. The system can be used for predicting the NROs in an ovulation induction process (such as the sixth day of menstruation in the ovulation induction cycle) according to a dynamic change index, thereby adjusting the dosage of an ovulation induction drug.

A method of providing a culture of oogonia stem cells comprising oogonia stem cells is provided. The method may further include culturing the oogonia stem cells with granulosa and theca cells to differentiate the oogonia stem cells into oocytes. In some embodiments, the culturing comprises including the oogonia stem cells in an in vitro follicle construct or a microcapsule comprising said granulosa and theca cells. Further described herein is a method of forming a bioengineered follicle construct capable of releasing a mature oocyte. An in vitro fertilization method using the mature oocyte is also provided.