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Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) maintains follicular ultrastructure and stimulates preantral follicle growth in caprine ovarian tissue cultured in vitro
O objetivo desse estudo foi investigar se o TGF-β afeta a sobrevivĂŞncia, ativação e crescimento de folĂculos primordiais caprinos inclusos no cĂłrtex ovariano apĂłs o cultivo in vitro. Ovários de cabras foram coletados em abatedouro e fragmentos de tecido ovariano foram cultivados por um e sete dias em meio essencial mĂnimo alfa (α-MEM+) sozinho ou suplementado com TGF-β (1, 5, 10 ou 50ng/mL). Fragmentos ovarianos nĂŁo cultivados e cultivados foram processados para análise histolĂłgica e ultraestrutural. Os resultados mostraram que, comparado ao controle fresco, houve diminuição no percentual de folĂculos morfologicamente normais em todos os tratamentos somente apĂłs sete dias de cultivo. O TGF-β nĂŁo afetou a ativação folicular independente da concentração testada, contudo, o diâmetro folicular foi superior (P<0.05) no tratamento com 10ng/mL de TGF-β quando comparado ao controle fresco e aos demais tratamentos. AlĂ©m disso, essa mesma concentração manteve a ultraestrutura normal dos folĂculos apĂłs sete dias de cultivo. Em conclusĂŁo, o TGF-β apresentou efeito adicional no crescimento folicular e na manutenção da integridade ultraestrutural de folĂculos prĂ©-antrais caprinos inclusos no tecido ovariano quando utilizado na concentração de 10ng/mL durante sete dias de cultivo.The objectives of this study were to investigate whether TGF-β affect the survival, activation and further growth of goat primordial follicles enclosed in ovarian cortex after in vitro culture. Goat ovaries were collected from an abattoir and pieces of ovarian tissues were cultured for one or seven days in a supplemented alpha Minimum Essential Medium, alone or containing TGF-β (1, 5, 10 or 50ng/mL). Ovarian tissues from the fresh control as well as those cultured were processed for histological and ultrastructural studies. The results showed that when compared with fresh control, there was decrease in the percentages of histologically normal follicles in all treatments only after seven days culture. TGF-β did not affect the activation of preantral follicles regardless of its concentration, however, larger follicles diameter (P<0.05) was observed using 10ng/mL TGF-β than in the fresh control and other treatments. Moreover, this concentration maintained the normal ultrastructure after seven days of culture. In conclusion, TGF-β showed additional effect on the follicle growth and the maintenance of ultrastructural integrity of goat preantral follicles enclosed in ovarian tissue when used at 10ng/mL during seven days of culture