Effects of niacin supplementation during in vitro culture on the developmental competence of porcine embryos

Author:

Almubarak Areeg12ORCID,Osman Rana1ORCID,Lee Joohyeong34ORCID,Yu Il‐Jeoung1ORCID,Jeon Yubyeol1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Theriogenology and Reproductive Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Bio‐safety Research Institute Jeonbuk National University Iksan Korea

2. Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine Sudan University of Science and Technology Khartoum North Sudan

3. Laboratory of Veterinary Embryology and Biotechnology (VETEMBIO) Chungbuk National University Cheongju Korea

4. Department of Companion Animal Industry Semyung University Jecheon Republic of Korea

Abstract

AbstractNiacin is a water‐soluble vitamin belonging to the vitamin B complex. It has been found to possess various biological activities, including antioxidant and lipid modification capacities. This study aimed to elucidate the effects of niacin treatment in porcine in vitro culture (IVC) medium on embryo developmental competence after parthenogenetic activation. IVC medium was supplemented with different concentrations of niacin (0 [control], 300, 600 and 900 μM). The results showed that embryos cultured in an IVC medium supplemented with 300 and 600 μM niacin had an increased cleavage rate (p < .05). In addition, 300 μM niacin treatment resulted in a higher blastocyst formation rate than the control and other niacin‐treated groups. However, the total cell number did not differ significantly among the experimental groups. Niacin supplementation at 600 μM decreased reactive oxygen species, whereas treatment with 300, 600 and 900 μM increased glutathione levels in day two embryos. On day seven, 300 μM niacin exhibited improved fatty acid levels and fewer lipid droplets than the control group. Furthermore, gene expression at the mRNA level was performed on day two and day seven embryos, treated with or without 300 μM niacin. The expression of anti‐apoptotic BCL2 and lipid metabolism PLIN2‐related genes were upregulated, whereas the pro‐apoptotic BAX and CASPASE3 were downregulated with niacin supplementation compared with the control group. However, SIRT1, a gene related to energy and the oxidative state, was up‐regulated in niacin‐treated day two embryos (p < .05). Overall, the results indicate that niacin has a beneficial effect on pre‐implantation embryo development by modulating lipid metabolism and reducing oxidative stress and apoptosis. The expression patterns of PLIN2 and SIRT1 reported here suggest that these transcripts may be involved in the mechanism by which niacin affects the developmental capacity of IVC embryos.

Funder

National Research Foundation of Korea

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Endocrinology,Animal Science and Zoology,Biotechnology

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