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Table 1 Cytogenetic analysis of mouse metaphase II oocytes following in vitro exposure to the proteasome inhibitor MG-132

From: MG-132, an inhibitor of proteasomes and calpains, induced inhibition of oocyte maturation and aneuploidy in mouse oocytes

MG-132 (mcg/ml)

No. cells analyzed

No. MI oocytes (%)

No. MII oocytes (%)

No. premature centromere separation (%)

No. single chromatids (%)

No. haploid (%)

No. hypoploid (%)

No. hyperploid (%)

Control

130

13 (10.0)a

117 (90.0)

43 (36.8)a

1 (0.9)a

101 (86.3)

16 (13.7)

-0-a

5.0

158

19 (12.0)a

139 (88.0)

38 (27.3)

3 (2.2)a,b

121 (87.1)

18 (12.9)

-0-a

7.5

191

26 (13.6)a

165 (86.4)

44 (26.7)

11 (6.7)b

142 (86.1)

18 (10.9)

5 (3.0)b

10.0

125

53 (42.4)b

72 (57.6)

13 (18.1)b

11 (15.3)c

62 (86.1)

3 (4.2)

7 (9.7)c

  1. Different superscripts among proportions in the same column indicate significant (P < 0.01) differences.