@article{01J1SKN8DNKVSD7BJDH1RCKGJ7,
  abstract     = {{High levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) derived from in vitro conditions compromise oocyte quality and subsequent polyspermy prevention by the zona and membrane block. Antioxidant supplementation, like lycopene, during in vitro maturation (IVM) mitigates ROS effects, yet, its efficacy in blocking polyspermy remains uncertain. This study aims to evaluate the effect of lycopene supplementation during IVM on oocyte maturation, fertilization, and developmental parameters. To this end, bovine oocytes were supplemented with 0.2 mu M lycopene and fertilized with semen from three bulls. The three bulls showed different fertilization potential in vitro, with bull 1 showing the highest penetration and polyspermy rates and the lowest in vitro fertilization (IVF) efficiency. Interestingly, in bull 1, the treatment with lycopene improved IVF efficiency (p = 0.043) and reduced the polyspermy rate (p = 0.028). However, none of these effects were observed in bulls 2 and 3. Bulls with higher penetration rates exhibited better blastocyst rates although those rates did not seem to be associated with polyspermy or IVF efficiency. Oocyte mitochondrial distribution and activity and cortical granule migration and distribution were not influenced by lycopene. In conclusion, we demonstrated that lycopene addition during oocyte maturation had a positive impact on IVF efficiency by reducing polyspermy rates in a bull -dependent manner. The reduction in polyspermy rates was not caused by changes in cortical granule migration or oocyte mitochondrial distribution. Lycopene must therefore induce other changes in the oocyte that lower the in vitro penetration rates of specific bulls prone to polyspermy.}},
  articleno    = {{100888}},
  author       = {{Fernández Montoro, Andrea and Angel Velez, Daniel and  Cava-Cami, Berta and Bogado Pascottini, Osvaldo Américo and Pavani, Krishna Chaitanya and Smits, Katrien and Van Soom, Ann}},
  issn         = {{1642-431X}},
  journal      = {{REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY}},
  keywords     = {{Polyspermy,Antioxidant,IVF,Lycopene,Bull effect,BOVINE OOCYTES,MEIOTIC MATURATION,CORTICAL GRANULES,CYTOPLASMIC MATURATION,EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT,OXIDATIVE STRESS,PREIMPLANTATION DEVELOPMENT,PORCINE OOCYTES,CELL-CYCLE,MOUSE EGG}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{11}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  title        = {{How to beat the bull : Lycopene as a tool to improve in vitro fertilization efficiency in bulls with high polyspermy}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1016/j.repbio.2024.100888}},
  volume       = {{24}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}

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