Developmental Competence of Embryo vis-à-vis Lipopolysaccharide

Sujata Jinagal; Ravi Dutt; Swati Thakur; Meeti Punetha; Maninder Sharma; Sheetal Saini; Suman Chaudhary; Pradeep Kumar; P S Yadav; Dharmendra Kumar

doi:10.48165/aru.2023.3.1.6

Authors

Sujata Jinagal Animal Physiology and Reproduction Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar-125001, Haryana, India
Ravi Dutt Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, 125004, Haryana, India
Swati Thakur Animal Physiology and Reproduction Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar-125001, Haryana, India
Meeti Punetha Animal Physiology and Reproduction Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar-125001, Haryana, India
Maninder Sharma Animal Physiology and Reproduction Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar-125001, Haryana, India
Sheetal Saini Animal Physiology and Reproduction Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar-125001, Haryana, India
Suman Chaudhary Animal Physiology and Reproduction Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar-125001, Haryana, India
Pradeep Kumar Animal Physiology and Reproduction Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar-125001, Haryana, India
P S Yadav Animal Physiology and Reproduction Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar-125001, Haryana, India
Dharmendra Kumar Animal Physiology and Reproduction Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar-125001, Haryana, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/aru.2023.3.1.6

Keywords:

Buffalo, Developmental competence, Embryo, Lipopolysaccharide, Oocytes

Abstract

Post-partum uterine inflammation in dairy bovines impairs the reproductive process resulting in extended anestrus, reduced conception and increased pregnancy attrition. Pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) are a set of molecular motifs that are present on the surface of various classes of microbes. Bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) are an endotoxin found in the cell membranes of Gram-negative bacteria, are considered as a prototypical class of PAMPs. Among PAMPs, LPS is the most potent one present on the surface of E. coli associated with endometritis and inflammation of the uterus. When ovarian follicular cells are exposed to LPS, toll-like receptor (TLR) and cluster of differentiation 14 (CD14) will be expressed, activating to culminate in the up-regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines like IL-1β, IL-18 and TNF which reacts directly to bacterial products and impairing reproductive functions. Although, both theca interna and granulosa cells are capable of responding to inflammatory mediators and altering some functions of the oocytes may result in failure of the oocyte to become fully competent, even if the insult occurs well before ovulation. Several studies have been focused on the effect of LPS on the reproductive performance of dairy animals but the effect of LPS on oocytes during maturation and their development is yet to be defined well. Therefore, the present review emphasized on the effect of LPS on important female reproductive functions and possible mechanism of bacterial endotoxin LPS action on the embryonic development through various pathways.

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