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Alkali IM, Asuku SO, Colombo M, Bukar MM, Waziri MA, Luvoni GC. Spermatozoa Survival in Egg Yolk-Based and Soybean-Based Extenders at Ambient and Chilling Temperature in Domestic Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo). Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12050648. [PMID: 35268216 PMCID: PMC8909083 DOI: 10.3390/ani12050648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Populations of many galliform species have declined mainly due to habitat loss and over-hunting, notably the Congo peacock, which has been classified as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The domestic turkey, being a species of least concern, which has been reported to be closely related to peacocks, could serve as a model for the optimization of assisted reproductive technologies for the Congo peacock. This study was aimed at developing a suitable turkey semen extender for artificial insemination in field conditions. Semen was collected using the dorso-abdominal massage technique from seven turkey toms and analyzed. Ejaculates with >70% motility and >80% live spermatozoa were pooled and divided into four aliquots (four treatments). Each of the four treatments was extended in a soybean-based extender or an egg yolk-based extender, with or without L-ascorbic acid. Two liquid preservation protocols (ambient temperature (35 °C) and chilled (4 °C)) were employed, and quality parameters including motility, viability and morphology were evaluated. The results show that the two extenders were similar with regard to semen quality parameters, and L-ascorbic acid supplementation of the turkey semen extenders improved semen quality during liquid storage.
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- Isa Mohammed Alkali
- Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri 600230, Nigeria; (S.O.A.); (M.M.B.); (M.A.W.)
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Scienze Animali, Università degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy; (M.C.); (G.C.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-3515094880 or +234-8061537632
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- Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri 600230, Nigeria; (S.O.A.); (M.M.B.); (M.A.W.)
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Scienze Animali, Università degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy; (M.C.); (G.C.L.)
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- Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri 600230, Nigeria; (S.O.A.); (M.M.B.); (M.A.W.)
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- Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri 600230, Nigeria; (S.O.A.); (M.M.B.); (M.A.W.)
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Scienze Animali, Università degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy; (M.C.); (G.C.L.)
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Matrix metallopeptidase expression and modulation by transforming growth factor-β1 in equine endometrosis. Sci Rep 2020; 10:1119. [PMID: 31980722 PMCID: PMC6981191 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58109-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Equine endometrial fibrosis (endometrosis) is described as a degenerative chronic condition in the uterus. Its characteristic feature is excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) components around the endometrial glands and stroma. Although matrix metallopeptidases (MMPs) that mediate ECM turnover are important factors in the process of fibrosis, knowledge of their expression and regulation in endometrosis is limited. In other species, one of the important regulators of MMPs and tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs) is transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1. The goal of this study was to determine (i) endometrial expression of MMPs and TIMPs during endometrosis and (ii) the effect of TGF-β1 on expression of MMPs and TIMPs in equine endometrial fibroblasts and epithelial cells. In the follicular phase of the estrous cycle, MMP-1, -2, -9, and TIMP concentrations were higher during endometrosis than in healthy endometrium (P < 0.05). In the midluteal phase, MMP-3 concentration was lower in severe endometrosis compared to healthy endometrium (P < 0.05). In fibroblasts, TGF-β1 upregulated MMP-1, -9, -13, and TIMP1, but downregulated MMP-3 secretion (P < 0.05). In epithelial cells, TGF-β1 upregulated MMP-1, -9, -13, and TIMP secretion (P < 0.05). Endometrial expression of MMPs and TIMPs is altered during endometrosis. TGF-β1 is a regulator of endometrial ECM remodeling via its effect on MMPs and TIMPs in equine endometrial fibroblasts and epithelial cells.
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Słowińska M, Hejmej A, Bukowska J, Liszewska E, Bilińska B, Hliwa P, Kozłowski K, Jankowski J, Ciereszko A. Expression and secretion of albumin in male turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) reproductive tract in relation to yellow semen syndrome. Poult Sci 2019; 98:1872-1882. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pey490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Baryla M, Kaczynski P, Goryszewska E, Riley SC, Waclawik A. Prostaglandin F 2α stimulates adhesion, migration, invasion and proliferation of the human trophoblast cell line HTR-8/SVneo. Placenta 2019; 77:19-29. [PMID: 30827352 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2019.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The amount of prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) in the uterine lumen increases during the window of implantation in many mammals, including humans. We hypothesized that PGF2α regulates processes related to human embryo implantation. METHODS The effect of PGF2α was studied using an in vitro model of human extravillous trophoblast (EVT) cell line (HTR-8/SVneo). Adhesion, proliferation, invasion and migration assays, zymography for metalloproteinases (MMP) activity, and gene/protein expression analyses were applied. Doses of 100 nM and/or 1 μM of PGF2α and fluprostenol were used. PGF2α receptor (PTGFR), MMP9 and MMP2 proteins in the human first trimester placenta were localized by immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence. RESULTS This study is the first reporting the expression of PTGFR protein in the first trimester placenta, as well as in HTR-8/SVneo cells. PGF2α and fluprostenol increased HTR-8/SVneo cell proliferation and adhesion to extracellular matrix protein (P < 0.05). This effect was abolished by mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPK) inhibitor. PGF2α induced phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase and MAPK1/3 (P < 0.05). PGF2α increased mRNA content and protein activity of MMP9, and gene and protein expression of interleukin-6 (P < 0.05). EVT cell migration and invasiveness were stimulated by PGF2α (P < 0.05). The PGF2α effect on cell invasion was reduced by inhibitors of MMP2, MMP9 and mTOR. In all experiments, the stimulatory effects of PGF2α were diminished by using a PTGFR antagonist. DISCUSSION Our findings suggest a significant role for PGF2α in mechanisms associated with implantation. PGF2α acting by PTGFR in HTR-8/SVneo cells stimulates their adhesion and proliferation through the MAPK signaling pathway and increases invasiveness inducing MMP proteolytic activity and mTOR signaling.
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- Monika Baryla
- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, The Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, The Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, The Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
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- MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, The Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland.
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Munari C, Ponzio P, Alkhawagah AR, Schiavone A, Mugnai C. Effects of an intravaginal GnRH analogue administration on rabbit reproductive parameters and welfare. Theriogenology 2018; 125:122-128. [PMID: 30414565 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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On commercial farms, rabbit does are subjected to a reproductive rhythm that does not account for their welfare or physiology, leading to reduced longevity and consequently high annual replacement. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recommends limited and infrequent use of hormone treatments, and suggests replacement with alternative methods that do not threaten animal welfare when possible. In the present study, we aimed to determine whether the GnRH analogue lecirelin acetate could be administered by inclusion in the seminal dose during insemination. Twenty 9-month-old does (Grigio del Monferrato, autochthonous Italian breed),each having two previous deliveries, were individually housed and divided into two groups at artificial insemination. The control group received 0.2 mL of intramuscular lecirelin (Dalmarelin, Fatro®, Italy) prior to insemination. The intravaginal group was inseminated with a seminal dose that included 0.3 mL Dalmarelin. The experiment was performed for six consecutive reproductive cycles at 42-day intervals, and included a total of 120 inseminations. Prior to each insemination, the heterospermic pooled semen samples were assessed for sperm motility and morphology. Each ejaculate was divided into two samples, with and without lecirelin addition. Compared to the control group, the does with intravaginal Dalmarelin administration showed equal or greater sexual receptivity, which resulted in a higher fertility rate over increasing cycles. The seminal dose volume was very low, possibly explaining the better results in the intravaginal group, which received a similar amount of hormone (0.3 mL/doe) as the control group (0.2 mL/doe). The negative performance of the control group may have also been due to anti-GnRH formation, and the more stressful method of ovulation induction. The number of live-born kits did not significantly differ between groups. Progressive motility was significantly positively correlated with motility characteristics, including VAP, VSL, ALH, BCF, STR, and LIN. Overall, our present findings supported that the incorporation of GnRH in a seminal dose could be used for ovulation induction in rabbit does. Further studies should identify the optimal dose of GnRH for intravaginal administration, taking into account that the intravaginal absorption capacity is about 10 times smaller than the intramuscular absorption capacity.
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- C Munari
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Braccini 2, 10095, Grugliasco, TO, Italy.
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Braccini 2, 10095, Grugliasco, TO, Italy
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- Theriogenology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Egypt
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Braccini 2, 10095, Grugliasco, TO, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Braccini 2, 10095, Grugliasco, TO, Italy
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Pardyak L, Kaminska A, Brzoskwinia M, Hejmej A, Kotula-Balak M, Jankowski J, Ciereszko A, Bilinska B. Differences in aromatase expression and steroid hormone concentrations in the reproductive tissues of male domestic turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) with white and yellow semen. Br Poult Sci 2018; 59:591-603. [PMID: 29848062 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2018.1483576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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1. To show hormonal differences between male turkeys with yellow semen syndrome (YSS) and white, normal semen (WNS), the expression of aromatase, oestrogen receptor α (ERα), and oestrogen receptor β (ERβ) as well as testosterone and oestradiol concentrations in YSS and WNS testes, epididymis, and ductus deferens were examined. 2. To measure gene expression levels of aromatase and oestrogen receptors (ERs), three complementary techniques (real-time PCR, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry) were used, whereas steroid hormone levels were determined radio-immunologically. 3. Upregulation of aromatase and ERα mRNAs in YSS testes (P < 0.05; P < 0.01), epididymis (P < 0.001; P < 0.001), and ductus deferens (P < 0.05; P < 0.01) compared to those of WNS tissues was detected. Significant increases in the levels of aromatase and ERα proteins were detected in YSS testes (P < 0.001; P < 0.05), epididymis (P < 0.001; P < 0.001), and ductus deferens (P < 0.001; P < 0.05). The expression of ERβ mRNA and protein level was upregulated in the testes (P < 0.05; P < 0.01) and epididymis (P < 0.001; P < 0.01) but not in ductus deferens where it was downregulated (P < 0.01; P < 0.01). Increased intensity of immunoreactive proteins in YSS versus WNS reproductive tissues corroborated gene expression results. 4. Testosterone concentration diminished in YSS epididymis (P < 0.05) and ductus deferens (P < 0.05), but not in the testes, remaining at high level (P < 0.05) compared to WNS values. Concomitantly, increased oestradiol concentration was found in YSS testes (P < 0.05) and epididymis (P < 0.05) but decreased in the ductus deferens (P < 0.05). 5. From the published literature, this study is the first to demonstrate the ability for androgen aromatisation in the turkey reproductive tissues and to show the cellular targets for locally produced oestrogens. The data suggested that the androgen/oestrogen ratio is a mechanistic basis for amplification of differences between turkeys with white and yellow semen and that these results can have a relevance in applied sciences to widen the knowledge on domestic bird reproduction.
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- L Pardyak
- a Department of Endocrinology , Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow , Krakow , Poland
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- a Department of Endocrinology , Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow , Krakow , Poland
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- a Department of Endocrinology , Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow , Krakow , Poland
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- a Department of Endocrinology , Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow , Krakow , Poland
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- a Department of Endocrinology , Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow , Krakow , Poland
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- b Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Bioengineering , University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn , Olsztyn , Poland
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- c Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology , Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences , Olsztyn , Poland
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- a Department of Endocrinology , Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow , Krakow , Poland
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Słowińska M, Nynca J, Arnold GJ, Fröhlich T, Jankowski J, Kozłowski K, Mostek A, Ciereszko A. Proteomic identification of turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) seminal plasma proteins. Poult Sci 2018; 96:3422-3435. [PMID: 28854753 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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SDS-PAGE combined with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and 2-dimensional electrophoresis (2DE) combined with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight/time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI TOF/TOF) were applied to characterize the turkey seminal plasma proteome. LC-MS/MS led to the identification of 175 proteins, which were classified according to their function and to corresponding biochemical pathways. Using 2DE and MALDI TOF/TOF, 34 different turkey seminal plasma proteins could be identified, of which 20 were found in more than one spot, indicating different proteoforms of these proteins. For validation, antibodies against turkey albumin and ovoinhibitor as well as sperm acrosin were used in 2DE Western blots experiments. The bioinformatic analysis of the results indicates that turkey seminal plasma proteins may be involved in regulation of lipid metabolism [liver X receptor/retinoid X receptor (LXR/RXR) activation and farnesoid X receptor/retinoid X receptor (FXR/RXR) activation pathways)], endocytic entry of proteins and lipids at the plasma membrane (clathrin-mediated endocytosis pathway), and defense against pathogens (acute phase response signaling pathway) and energy production (glycolysis and gluconeogenesis). Moreover, a comparative meta-analysis of seminal plasma proteomes from other species indicated the presence of proteins specific for avian reproduction, but distinct differences between turkey and chicken seminal plasma proteomes were detected. The results of our study provide basic knowledge of the protein composition of turkey seminal plasma highlighting important physiological pathways which may play crucial roles in the sperm environment after ejaculation. This knowledge can be the basis to further develop procedures improving the reproduction of farmed turkeys.
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- M Słowińska
- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology; Tuwima 10, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology; Tuwima 10, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Laboratory for Functional Genome Analysis (LAFUGA), Gene Center and Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Laboratory for Functional Genome Analysis (LAFUGA), Gene Center and Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Bioengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn; Oczapowskiego 5, 10-719 Olsztyn
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- Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Bioengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn; Oczapowskiego 5, 10-719 Olsztyn
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology; Tuwima 10, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology; Tuwima 10, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland
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Dzyuba V, Słowińska M, Cosson J, Ciereszko A, Boryshpolets S, Štĕrba J, Rodina M, Linhart O, Dzyuba B. Characterization of proteolytic and anti-proteolytic activity involvement in sterlet spermatozoon maturation. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2016; 42:1755-1766. [PMID: 27401784 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-016-0255-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In sturgeon, the acquisition of the potential for motility activation called spermatozoon maturation takes place outside testes. This process can be accomplished in vitro by pre-incubation of immature testicular spermatozoa in seminal fluid collected from fully mature Wolffian duct sperm. Addition of trypsin inhibitor to the pre-incubation medium disrupts spermatozoon maturation. There are no available data for the role of proteolysis regulators in fish spermatozoon maturation, while their role is recognized in mammalian sperm maturation. The present study evaluated the involvement of seminal fluid proteases and anti-proteolytic activity in the sterlet spermatozoon maturation process. Casein and gelatin zymography and quantification of amidase and anti-proteolytic activity were conducted in sturgeon seminal fluid from Wolffian duct sperm and seminal fluid from testicular sperm, along with spermatozoon extracts from Wolffian duct spermatozoa, testicular spermatozoa, and testicular spermatozoa after in vitro maturation. We did not find significant differences in proteolytic profiles of seminal fluids from Wolffian duct sperm and ones from testicular sperm. Zymography revealed differences in spermatozoon extracts: Wolffian duct spermatozoon extracts were characterized by the presence of a broad proteolytic band ranging from 48 to 41 kDa, while testicular spermatozoon extracts did not show such activity until after in vitro maturation. The differences in amidase activity coincided with these results. It may not be the levels of proteolytic and anti-proteolytic activity per se, but the alterations in their interactions triggering a cascade of signaling events, that is crucial to the maturation process.
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- Viktoriya Dzyuba
- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25, Vodnany, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn, Tuwima 10, 10-748, Olsztyn, Poland
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- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25, Vodnany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn, Tuwima 10, 10-748, Olsztyn, Poland
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- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25, Vodnany, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Branisovska 1760, 37005, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of ASCR, Branisovska 31, 37005, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25, Vodnany, Czech Republic
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- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25, Vodnany, Czech Republic
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- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25, Vodnany, Czech Republic
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Hepatocyte growth factor activator is a potential target proteinase for Kazal-type inhibitor in turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo ) seminal plasma. Theriogenology 2015; 84:425-436.e3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Revised: 03/24/2015] [Accepted: 03/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Motility, mitochondrial membrane potential and ATP content of rabbit spermatozoa stored in extender supplemented with GnRH analogue [des-Gly10, D-Ala6]-LH-RH ethylamide. Pol J Vet Sci 2015; 17:571-5. [PMID: 25638968 DOI: 10.2478/pjvs-2014-0085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The present study was aimed to determine the effect of GnRH analogue [des-Gly10, D-Ala6]-LH-RH ethylamide on the quality of rabbit spermatozoa stored at 17°C for 3 days. Semen from 5 bucks (13 ejaculates) was used in the experiment. Ejaculates were divided and diluted at a 1:10 ratio with rabbit semen extender Galap (IMV, France) (Control) or with Galap extender supplemented with GnRH analogue [des-Gly10, D-Ala6]-LH-RH ethylamide (50 μg/ml) and stored for 3 days. Sperm motility parameters, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and ATP content were as- sessed on each day of the experiment. Motility analysis was performed using a computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA) system. The following sperm motility parameters were recorded: total motile spermatozoa, progressively motile spermatozoa, curvilinear velocity, straight-line velocity, average path velocity, linearity, straightness and amplitude of lateral head displacement. MMP was evaluated using JC-1 fluorescent dye. ATP content was assessed using a bioluminescence method. The addition of GnRH analogue [des-Gly10, D-Ala6]-LH-RH ethylamide to Galap extender did not affect any of the quality parameters studied. However, in both groups (Control and GnRH), significant changes in motility parameters (except straight-line velocity) and proportion of spermatozoa showing high MMP and ATP content were observed throughout 3 days of storage.
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Słowińska M, Liszewska E, Nynca J, Bukowska J, Hejmej A, Bilińska B, Szubstarski J, Kozłowski K, Jankowski J, Ciereszko A. Isolation and Characterization of an Ovoinhibitor, a Multidomain Kazal-Like Inhibitor from Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Seminal Plasma1. Biol Reprod 2014; 91:108. [DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.114.118836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Gurupriya VS, Divyashree BC, Roy SC. Cryogenic changes in proteases and antiprotease activities of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and cattle (Bos taurus) semen. Theriogenology 2013; 81:396-402. [PMID: 24210916 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2013] [Revised: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The postthaw motility and fertility of buffalo and cattle semen is reduced when they are cryopreserved for artificial insemination. In the present study, an attempt was made to characterize the cryogenic changes in proteases and antiprotease activities (APA) of buffalo and cattle semen because these proteolysis regulators have been reported to be associated with sperm motility and fertility. Buffalo sperm demonstrated at least two major proteases of 45 and 42 kDa and three minor proteases of 95, 52, and 33 kDa. Similarly, cattle sperm demonstrated three major proteases of 62, 45, and 42 kDa and two minor proteases of 85 and 78 kDa. Buffalo seminal plasma demonstrated at least three major proteases of 78, 68, and 62 kDa and one minor protease of 98 kDa and cattle seminal plasma demonstrated one major protease of 68 kDa and two minor proteases of 78 and 75 kDa. Except for the 45 kDa protease, most of the previously mentioned proteases were found to be metalloproteinases. Compared with fresh sperm, cryopreserved buffalo and cattle sperm demonstrated a major protease band of 52/49 kDa and the activity of this protease reduced progressively with the duration of cryopreservation. On the contrary, compared with the fresh seminal plasma, cryopreserved buffalo and cattle semen extenders displayed the presence of a new protease band of 45 kDa and demonstrated that this protease activity was leaked from buffalo and cattle cryopreserved spermatozoa. Buffalo and cattle seminal plasmas displayed at least two major APA of 86 and 26 kDa. Compared with buffalo, cattle seminal plasma demonstrated significantly greater APA. Thus, the present study demonstrated the presence of an array of proteases and APA in buffalo and cattle semen and the activities of which changed during cryopreservation. The leakage of the specific protease activity and changes in the proteases and APA might be attributed to reduced motility and fertility of cryopreserved semen in these species.
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- Vijayasaraswathy S Gurupriya
- Molecular Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Adugodi, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Adugodi, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Adugodi, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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Słowińska M, Dietrich G, Liszewska E, Kozłowski K, Jankowski J, Ciereszko A. Effect of dialysis on the proacrosin/acrosin system and motility of turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) spermatozoa during liquid storage. Br Poult Sci 2013; 54:661-8. [DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2013.811715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Khan R, Rahman Z, Javed I, Muhammad F. Effect of vitamins, probiotics and protein level on semen traits and seminal plasma biochemical parameters of post-moult male broiler breeders. Br Poult Sci 2013; 54:120-9. [DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2012.753511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Laflamme BA, Wolfner MF. Identification and function of proteolysis regulators in seminal fluid. Mol Reprod Dev 2012; 80:80-101. [PMID: 23109270 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2012] [Accepted: 10/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Proteins in the seminal fluid of animals with internal fertilization effect numerous responses in mated females that impact both male and female fertility. Among these proteins is the highly represented class of proteolysis regulators (proteases and their inhibitors). Though proteolysis regulators have now been identified in the seminal fluid of all animals in which proteomic studies of the seminal fluid have been conducted (as well as several other species in which they have not), a unified understanding of the importance of proteolysis to male fertilization success and other reproductive processes has not yet been achieved. In this review, we provide an overview of the identification of proteolysis regulators in the seminal fluid of humans and Drosophila melanogaster, the two species with the most comprehensively known seminal fluid proteomes. We also highlight reports demonstrating the functional significance of specific proteolysis regulators in reproductive and post-mating processes. Finally, we make broad suggestions for the direction of future research into the roles of both active seminal fluid proteolysis regulators and their inactive homologs, another significant class of seminal fluid proteins. We hope that this review aids researchers in pursuing a coordinated study of the functional significance of proteolysis regulators in semen.
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- Brooke A Laflamme
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-2703, USA
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Słowińska M, Liszewska E, Dietrich G, Ciereszko A. Characterization of proacrosin/acrosin system after liquid storage and cryopreservation of turkey semen (Meleagris gallopavo). Theriogenology 2012; 78:1065-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2012] [Revised: 04/10/2012] [Accepted: 04/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Słowińska M, Ciereszko A. Identification of the Second Form of Acrosin in Turkey Spermatozoa. Reprod Domest Anim 2012; 47:849-55. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01981.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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LaFlamme BA, Ravi Ram K, Wolfner MF. The Drosophila melanogaster seminal fluid protease "seminase" regulates proteolytic and post-mating reproductive processes. PLoS Genet 2012; 8:e1002435. [PMID: 22253601 PMCID: PMC3257295 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2011] [Accepted: 11/09/2011] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Proteases and protease inhibitors have been identified in the ejaculates of animal taxa ranging from invertebrates to mammals and form a major protein class among Drosophila melanogaster seminal fluid proteins (SFPs). Other than a single protease cascade in mammals that regulates seminal clot liquefaction, no proteolytic cascades (i.e. pathways with at least two proteases acting in sequence) have been identified in seminal fluids. In Drosophila, SFPs are transferred to females during mating and, together with sperm, are necessary for the many post-mating responses elicited in females. Though several SFPs are proteolytically cleaved either during or after mating, virtually nothing is known about the proteases involved in these cleavage events or the physiological consequences of proteolytic activity in the seminal fluid on the female. Here, we present evidence that a protease cascade acts in the seminal fluid of Drosophila during and after mating. Using RNAi to knock down expression of the SFP CG10586, a predicted serine protease, we show that it acts upstream of the SFP CG11864, a predicted astacin protease, to process SFPs involved in ovulation and sperm entry into storage. We also show that knockdown of CG10586 leads to lower levels of egg laying, higher rates of sexual receptivity to subsequent males, and abnormal sperm usage patterns, processes that are independent of CG11864. The long-term phenotypes of females mated to CG10586 knockdown males are similar to those of females that fail to store sex peptide, an important elicitor of long-term post-mating responses, and indicate a role for CG10586 in regulating sex peptide. These results point to an important role for proteolysis among insect SFPs and suggest that protease cascades may be a mechanism for precise temporal regulation of multiple post-mating responses in females. Proteases can destroy, activate, or otherwise modulate the function of other proteins. In seminal fluid, many proteins have to be activated or degraded after mating; proteolysis is an effective way to accomplish this because seminal fluid proteins act outside of the cell, where most other regulatory processes cannot be used. Despite the presence of proteases in the seminal fluid of many animals, nearly nothing is known about the kinds of processes they regulate. Here, we present evidence of a protease cascade in the seminal fluid of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. This cascade involves two proteases that are activated during mating. Once in the female, the downstream protease acts on two other proteins that are important for ovulation and sperm storage. Interestingly, the protease at the top of the cascade, CG10586, is also required for other female post-mating responses, including egg laying and sperm usage, independent of the second protease. Thus, CG10586 might be a general regulatory switch used by the male to quickly activate many female responses after mating.
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- Brooke A. LaFlamme
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
- Embryotoxicology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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Vicente J, Lavara R, Marco-Jiménez F, Viudes-de-Castro M. Detrimental effect on availability of buserelin acetate administered in seminal doses in rabbits. Theriogenology 2011; 76:1120-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2011] [Revised: 05/20/2011] [Accepted: 05/20/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Matrix metalloproteinases were detected in reproductive tissues and seminal plasma of various animal species. The aim of this study was to determine for the first time the presence of gelatinases and metalloproteases in boar seminal plasma and to correlate the results with semen indicators. Gelatin zymography was used for simultaneous identification and measurement of gelatinase enzyme activity associated with their molecular weights. Several gelatinase forms were identified in seminal plasma of boars. Those that were stimulated by CaCl2 and inhibited by EDTA and phenanthroline were considered as metalloproteases. Negative correlation between semen indicators (sperm index, sperm concentration and concentration of progressive motile sperm) and the concentrations of metalloprotease at 78 kDa and 66 kDa means that higher values of semen indicators correlate with lower concentrations of these metaloproteases in seminal plasma. Gelatinases with molecular weight of 225, 78 and 66 kDa correlated with higher levels of acrosome damage. Samples with sperm index above 110 M/ml contained gelatinases of significantly lower band intensities at 78 and 66 kDa compared to samples with SI less than 110 M/ml. Bands with 225, 78 and 66 kDa are suggested to belong to a dimer of MMP-9, proMMP-2 and mature MMP-2.
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Biochemical characterization and sperm motility parameters of ostrich (Struthio camelus) semen. Anim Reprod Sci 2010; 122:222-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2010] [Revised: 08/12/2010] [Accepted: 08/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Słowińska M, Olczak M, Liszewska E, Wątorek W, Ciereszko A. Isolation, characterization and cDNA sequencing of acrosin from turkey spermatozoa. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2010; 157:127-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2010.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2010] [Revised: 05/26/2010] [Accepted: 05/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Li Y, Ma WM, Dai JQ, Feng CZ, Yang F, Ohira T, Nagasawa H, Yang WJ. Inhibition of a novel sperm gelatinase in prawn sperm by the male reproduction-related Kazal-type peptidase inhibitor. Mol Reprod Dev 2008; 75:1327-37. [PMID: 18324674 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Previously, we have identified and characterized a male reproduction-related kazal-type peptidase inhibitor (MRPINK) gene from the prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii. In the present study, MRPINK was discovered to have an inhibitory effect on the gelatinolytic activity of M. rosenbergii sperm and immunofluorescence analysis revealed it bound specifically onto the base of sperm. The proteolytic activity of sperm extracts to vitelline coat components was also detected to be interfered by MRPINK. Furthermore, a novel gelatinase on sperm was found to be specifically inhibited by MRPINK and was named M. rosenbergii sperm gelatinase (MSG). MSG was then isolated and purified by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography combining with gelatinolytic assay. By amino-terminal amino acid sequence analysis and molecular cloning, the primary structure of MSG was determined. The data presented in this study provided evidence that MRPINK has an inhibitory effect on the gelatinolytic activity as well as proteolytic activity of prawn sperm and specifically blocks the activity of MSG.
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- Ye Li
- Institute of Cell Biology and Genetics, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PR China
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Słowińska M, Olczak M, Wojtczak M, Glogowski J, Jankowski J, Wątorek W, Amarowicz R, Ciereszko A. Isolation, characterization and cDNA sequencing of a Kazal family proteinase inhibitor from seminal plasma of turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2008; 150:207-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2008.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2008] [Revised: 03/03/2008] [Accepted: 03/06/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Targeted gene deletion and phenotypic analysis of the Drosophila melanogaster seminal fluid protease inhibitor Acp62F. Genetics 2008; 178:1605-14. [PMID: 18245332 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.107.083766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Internally fertilizing organisms transfer a complex assortment of seminal fluid proteins, a substantial fraction of which are proteolysis regulators. In mammals, some seminal protease inhibitors have been implicated in male infertility and these same molecular classes of protease inhibitors are also found in Drosophila seminal fluid. Here, we tested the reproductive functions of the Drosophila melanogaster seminal fluid protease inhibitor Acp62F by generating a precise deletion of the Acp62F gene. We did not detect a nonredundant function for Acp62F in modulating the egg laying, fertility, remating frequency, or life span of mated females. However, loss of Acp62F did alter a male's defensive sperm competitive ability, consistent with the localization of Acp62F to sperm storage organs. In addition, the processing of at least one seminal protein, the ovulation hormone ovulin, is slower in the absence of Acp62F.
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Kotłowska M, Dietrich G, Wojtczak M, Karol H, Ciereszko A. Effects of liquid storage on amidase activity, DNA fragmentation and motility of turkey spermatozoa. Theriogenology 2007; 67:276-86. [PMID: 16965808 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2006] [Revised: 07/26/2006] [Accepted: 07/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Short-term liquid storage of turkey semen is of great interest in the management of turkey reproduction due to the extensive use of artificial insemination. This study examined changes in DNA fragmentation (using a comet assay), sperm motility characteristics (using computer-aided sperm analysis), and amidase activity (using a colorimetric assay) of turkey sperm stored for 24 and 48 h. In addition we found that turkey spermatozoa contain besides acrosin, additional two serine proteinases of molecular weight of 34 and 42 kDa. We found that, after 48 h of liquid storage, decreases in sperm motility characteristics and increases in amidase activity and DNA fragmentation occurred. An increase of amidase activity was found after 24h. Decreases in sperm motility and increase in DNA fragmentation were found after 48 h of storage. These data suggest that a decrease in turkey sperm quality during short-term storage is related to disturbances to the acrosome, presumably related to premature activation of acrosomal serine proteinases, and to a lesser extent a decrease in sperm motility characteristics and damage of sperm DNA.
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- M Kotłowska
- Semen Biology Group, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747 Olsztyn, Tuwima 10, Poland
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Kotłowska M, Glogowski J, Dietrich GJ, Kozłowski K, Faruga A, Jankowski J, Ciereszko A. Biochemical characteristics and sperm production of turkey semen in relation to strain and age of the males. Poult Sci 2005; 84:1763-8. [PMID: 16463974 DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.11.1763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The effect of turkey strain [BUT (Big-6), Hybrid Large White (HLW), and Nicholas (N-700)] on semen quantitative parameters (ejaculate volume, sperm concentration, and total number of sperm) and biochemical parameters (seminal plasma protein concentration, acid phosphatase activity in spermatozoa and seminal plasma, and antiproteinase activity of seminal plasma) was investigated over the reproductive period. The Big-6 strain had better quantitative parameters of semen compared with HLW and N-700 strains. Besides protein concentration, the Big-6 strain had the highest level of acid phosphatase activity in semen and antiproteinase activity in seminal plasma. The N-700 strain was characterized by reduced quantitative parameters and the lowest levels of all biochemical parameters in semen. While quantitative parameters of semen showed very little trend over the 21 wk of the reproductive season, the biochemical parameters increased several fold. Biochemical parameters of semen seemed to be more affected than quantitative parameters by age of the males. These changes may be related to decreasing semen quality with increasing age of male turkeys.
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- M Kotłowska
- Department of Semen Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747 Olsztyn, Tuwima 10, Poland
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