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Delgado-Bermúdez A. Insights into crucial molecules and protein channels involved in pig sperm cryopreservation. Anim Reprod Sci 2024:107547. [PMID: 38981798 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2024.107547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 06/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
Abstract
Cryopreservation is the most efficient procedure for long-term preservation of mammalian sperm; however, its use is not currently dominant for boar sperm before its use for artificial insemination. In fact, freezing and thawing have an extensive detrimental effect on sperm function and lead to impaired fertility. The present work summarises the basis of the structural and functional impact of cryopreservation on pig sperm that have been extensively studied in recent decades, as well as the molecular alterations in sperm that are related to this damage. The wide variety of mechanisms underlying the consequences of alterations in expression levels and structural modifications of sperm proteins with diverse functions is detailed. Moreover, the use of cryotolerance biomarkers as predictors of the potential resilience of a sperm sample to the cryopreservation process is also discussed. Regarding the proteins that have been identified to be relevant during the cryopreservation process, they are classified according to the functions they carry out in sperm, including antioxidant function, plasma membrane protection, sperm motility regulation, chromatin structure, metabolism and mitochondrial function, heat-shock response, premature capacitation and sperm-oocyte binding and fusion. Special reference is made to the relevance of sperm membrane channels, as their function is crucial for boar sperm to withstand osmotic shock during cryopreservation. Finally, potential aims for future research on cryodamage and cryotolerance are proposed, which might be crucial to minimise the side-effects of cryopreservation and to make it a more advantageous strategy for boar sperm preservation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ariadna Delgado-Bermúdez
- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, Girona ES-17003, Spain; Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, Girona ES-17003, Spain.
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Ribas-Maynou J, Llavanera M, Mateo-Otero Y, Garcia-Bonavila E, Delgado-Bermúdez A, Yeste M. Direct but Not Indirect Methods Correlate the Percentages of Sperm With Altered Chromatin to the Intensity of Chromatin Damage. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:719319. [PMID: 34746276 PMCID: PMC8570191 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.719319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Although sperm chromatin damage, understood as damage to DNA or affectations in sperm protamination, has been proposed as a biomarker for sperm quality in both humans and livestock, the low incidence found in some animals raises concerns about its potential value. In this context, as separate methods measure different facets of chromatin damage, their comparison is of vital importance. This work aims at analyzing eight techniques assessing chromatin damage in pig sperm. With this purpose, cryopreserved sperm samples from 16 boars were evaluated through the following assays: TUNEL, TUNEL with decondensation, SCSA, alkaline and neutral sperm chromatin dispersion (SCD) tests, alkaline and neutral Comet assays, and chromomycin A3 test (CMA3). In all cases, the extent of chromatin damage and the percentage of sperm with fragmented DNA were determined. The degree of chromatin damage and the percentage of sperm with fragmented DNA were significantly correlated (p < 0.05) in direct methods (TUNEL, TUNEL with decondensation, and alkaline and neutral Comet) and CMA3, but not in the indirect ones (SCD and SCSA). Percentages of sperm with fragmented DNA determined by alkaline Comet were significantly (p < 0.05) correlated with TUNEL following decondensation and CMA3; those determined by neutral Comet were correlated with the percentage of High DNA Stainability (SCSA); those determined by SCSA were correlated with neutral and alkaline SCD; and those determined by neutral SCD were correlated with alkaline SCD. While, in pigs, percentages of sperm with fragmented DNA are directly related to the extent of chromatin damage when direct methods are used, this is not the case for indirect techniques. Thus, the results obtained herein differ from those reported for humans in which TUNEL, SCSA, alkaline SCD, and alkaline Comet were found to be correlated. These findings may shed some light on the interpretation of these tests and provide some clues for the standardization of chromatin damage methods.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jordi Ribas-Maynou
- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain.,Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain.,Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain.,Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain.,Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain.,Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain.,Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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Ribas-Maynou J, Garcia-Bonavila E, Bonet S, Catalán J, Salas-Huetos A, Yeste M. The TUNEL assay underestimates the incidence of DNA damage in pig sperm due to chromatin condensation. Theriogenology 2021; 174:94-101. [PMID: 34425305 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2021.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Inconsistencies in the relationship between sperm DNA fragmentation and reproductive outcomes as well as the low incidence in farm animals raise concerns on its actual value as a sperm quality parameter. Previous studies suggested that the different sensitivity of techniques evaluating DNA fragmentation could explain variations in the correlation with reproductive outcomes. While the TUNEL assay is one of the most standardized methods to detect DNA damage and cell death, the steric impediment for the terminal nucleotidyl transferase enzyme to access the highly condensed sperm nucleus may decrease the ability of this test to detect internal DNA breaks. In the present study, we sought to determine whether increasing chromatin decondensation makes the TUNEL assay more sensitive to detect DNA damage in pig sperm. We compared three chromatin decondensation treatments (2 mM DTT for 45 min; 5 mM DTT for 8 min and further 45 min; and 5 mM DTT+ 1 M NaCl for 8 min) through the Chromomycin A3 test (CMA3). While incubation with DTT increased the percentages of sperm with decondensed chromatin, regardless of concentration and time of incubation (P < 0.05), the extent of that decondensation was higher when 5 mM DTT was combined with 1 M NaCl. In addition, the TUNEL assay detected a higher number of DNA breaks in sperm with decondensed chromatin (1.89% ± 1.63% vs 8.74% ± 6.05%; P = 0.003). This study shows, for the first time, that previous chromatin decondensation increases the sensitivity of the TUNEL assay to detect DNA damage in pig sperm. These findings also support that larger chromatin decondensation is needed in order for DNA damage to be evaluated properly in species containing protamine P1 only.
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- Jordi Ribas-Maynou
- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, ES-17003, Girona, Spain; Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, ES-17003, Girona, Spain.
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, ES-17003, Girona, Spain; Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, ES-17003, Girona, Spain
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, ES-17003, Girona, Spain; Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, ES-17003, Girona, Spain
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- Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Autonomous University of Barcelona, ES-08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, ES-17003, Girona, Spain; Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, ES-17003, Girona, Spain; Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA; Consorcio CIBER, M.P., Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (ciBeRobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, ES-17003, Girona, Spain; Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, ES-17003, Girona, Spain
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Caamaño JN, Tamargo C, Parrilla I, Martínez-Pastor F, Padilla L, Salman A, Fueyo C, Fernández Á, Merino MJ, Iglesias T, Hidalgo CO. Post-Thaw Sperm Quality and Functionality in the Autochthonous Pig Breed Gochu Asturcelta. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11071885. [PMID: 34202862 PMCID: PMC8300257 DOI: 10.3390/ani11071885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Simple Summary Genetic resource banks were created to preserve the genetic material of endangered, rare, valuable individuals or genetically relevant breeds. Sperm cryopreservation is a practical and widespread strategy to preserve these genetic materials. This study aimed to characterize the frozen-thawed sperm of the native pig breed Gochu Asturcelta, considering the effects of boar age and season of semen collection on post-thaw sperm quality. We found that the boar age did not have a significant effect on the sperm parameters assessed. However, the season significantly affected many of these parameters (motility, viability, acrosomal status, mitochondrial activity). In general, sperm samples collected in spring and summer showed higher quality post-thawing, the lowest in winter. Our findings demonstrated that the post-thawing sperm quality of Gochu Asturcelta was in the range of results for commercial breeds, bringing a good prospect for the use of assisted reproductive technologies in this local breed. Abstract Genetic resource banks (GRB) preserve the genetic material of endangered, valuable individuals or genetically relevant breeds. Semen cryopreservation is a crucial technique to reach these goals. Thus, we aimed to assess the sperm parameters of semen doses from the native pig breed Gochu Asturcelta stored at the GRB of Principado de Asturias (GRB-PA, Gijón, Spain), focusing on intrinsic and extrinsic (boar, season) factors. Two straws per boar (n = 18, 8–71 months of age) were thawed, pooled, and assessed after 30 and 150 min at 37 °C by CASA (computer-assisted sperm analysis system; motility and kinematic parameters) and flow cytometry (viability, acrosomal status, mitochondrial activity, apoptosis, reactive oxygen species, and chromatin status). The effects of age, incubation, and season on post-thawing quality were determined using linear mixed-effects models. Parameters were on the range for commercial boar breeds, with chromatin status (SCSA: fragmentation and immaturity) being excellent. Incubation decreased sperm quality and functionality. The boar age did not have a significant effect (p > 0.05), but the between-boar variability was significant (p < 0.001). The season significantly affected many parameters (motility, kinematics, viability, acrosomal status, mitochondrial activity), especially after 150 min of incubation. In general, samples collected in spring and summer showed higher quality post-thawing, the lowest in winter. In conclusion, the sperm doses from the Gochu Asturcelta breed stored at the GRB-PA showed excellent chromatin status and acceptable characteristics after thawing. Therefore, boar and seasonal variability in this autochthonous breed could be relevant for cryobank management.
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- José Néstor Caamaño
- Department of Animal Selection and Reproduction, Regional Service for Agrifood Research and Development (SERIDA), 33394 Gijon, Spain; (C.T.); (C.F.); (Á.F.); (M.J.M.); (C.O.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-98-450-2010
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- Department of Animal Selection and Reproduction, Regional Service for Agrifood Research and Development (SERIDA), 33394 Gijon, Spain; (C.T.); (C.F.); (Á.F.); (M.J.M.); (C.O.H.)
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- Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Murcia, 30071 Murcia, Spain; (I.P.); (L.P.)
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- INDEGSAL, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain; (F.M.-P.); (A.S.)
- Molecular Biology (Cell Biology), Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
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- Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Murcia, 30071 Murcia, Spain; (I.P.); (L.P.)
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- INDEGSAL, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain; (F.M.-P.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Animal Selection and Reproduction, Regional Service for Agrifood Research and Development (SERIDA), 33394 Gijon, Spain; (C.T.); (C.F.); (Á.F.); (M.J.M.); (C.O.H.)
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- Department of Animal Selection and Reproduction, Regional Service for Agrifood Research and Development (SERIDA), 33394 Gijon, Spain; (C.T.); (C.F.); (Á.F.); (M.J.M.); (C.O.H.)
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- Department of Animal Selection and Reproduction, Regional Service for Agrifood Research and Development (SERIDA), 33394 Gijon, Spain; (C.T.); (C.F.); (Á.F.); (M.J.M.); (C.O.H.)
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- Unidad de Consultoría Estadística, Universidad de Oviedo, 33203 Gijón, Spain;
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- Department of Animal Selection and Reproduction, Regional Service for Agrifood Research and Development (SERIDA), 33394 Gijon, Spain; (C.T.); (C.F.); (Á.F.); (M.J.M.); (C.O.H.)
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Ribas-Maynou J, Delgado-Bermúdez A, Garcia-Bonavila E, Pinart E, Yeste M, Bonet S. Complete Chromatin Decondensation of Pig Sperm Is Required to Analyze Sperm DNA Breaks With the Comet Assay. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:675973. [PMID: 34195195 PMCID: PMC8236647 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.675973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Sperm quality is usually evaluated prior to artificial insemination in farm animals. In addition to conventional semen analysis, other biomarkers, such as mitochondrial activity, integrity and lipid disorder of plasma membrane, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and sperm DNA integrity, have been found to be related to fertility rates in different species. While mounting evidence indicates that the Comet assay is a sensitive method for the detection of DNA breaks, complete sperm chromatin decondensation is required in order to properly analyze the presence of single- and double-strand DNA breaks. In this sense, a previous study showed that longer lysis treatment with proteinase K is needed to achieve complete chromatin decondensation. The current work sought to determine which specific lysis treatment leads to complete chromatin decondensation in pig sperm, as this is needed for the measurement of DNA damage in this species. With this purpose, incubation with a lysis solution containing proteinase K for 0, 30, and 180 min was added to the conventional protocol. The impact of the DNA damage induced by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2; 0.01 and 0.1%) and DNAse I (1U and 4U) was also evaluated. Complete chromatin decondensation was only achieved when a long additional lysis treatment (180 min) was included. Furthermore, olive tail moment (OTM) and percentage of tail DNA (TD) indicated that a higher amount of DNA breaks was detected when hydrogen peroxide and DNAse I treatments were applied (P < 0.05). The comparison of treated and control sperm allowed defining the thresholds for OTM; these thresholds revealed that the percentage of sperm with fragmented DNA determined by the alkaline Comet does not depend on chromatin decondensation (P > 0.05). In conclusion, complete chromatin decondensation prior to alkaline and neutral Comet assays is needed to analyze DNA breaks in pig sperm.
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- Jordi Ribas-Maynou
- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain.,Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain.,Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain.,Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain.,Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain.,Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, Girona, Spain.,Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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Genualdo V, Turri F, Pizzi F, Castiglioni B, Marletta D, Iannuzzi A. Sperm Nuclei Analysis and Nuclear Organization of a Fertile Boar-Pig Hybrid by 2D FISH on Both Total and Motile Sperm Fractions. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:738. [PMID: 33800504 PMCID: PMC8001930 DOI: 10.3390/ani11030738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
A wide range of mammalian hybrids has recently been found by chance or through population-screening programs, but studies about their fertilizing capacity remain scarce and incomplete. Most of them are assumed to be sterile due to meiotic arrest caused by the failure of chromosome pairings. In this study, we evaluated both sperm meiotic segregation, by 2D fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis, and sperm quality (Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay) by flow cytometer in a fertile boar-pig hybrid (2n = 37,XY) originating from a Nero Siciliano pig breed (Sus scrofa domesticus) and a wild boar (Sus scrofa ferus). Spermatozoa were also separated by a dual-layer (75-60%) discontinuous Percoll gradient, resulting in two fractions with a significantly better overall quality in the motile sperm fraction. These data were confirmed by FISH analysis also, where the frequencies of spermatozoa with a regular chromosome composition were 27% in total sperm fraction and 64% in motile sperm fraction. We also evaluated the nuclear architecture in all counted spermatozoa, showing a chromatin distribution changing when chromosome abnormalities occur. Our results demonstrate that the chromosome pairing has a minimal effect on the sperm segregation and semen quality of a boar-pig hybrid, making it fertile and harmful for the conservation of autochthonous pig breeds.
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- Viviana Genualdo
- Institute for Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment, National Research Council, Portici, 80055 Napoli, Italy;
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research Council, 26900 Lodi, Italy; (F.T.); (F.P.); (B.C.)
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research Council, 26900 Lodi, Italy; (F.T.); (F.P.); (B.C.)
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research Council, 26900 Lodi, Italy; (F.T.); (F.P.); (B.C.)
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95131 Catania, Italy;
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- Institute for Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment, National Research Council, Portici, 80055 Napoli, Italy;
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Sperm DNA fragmentation is referred to as one of the main causes of male infertility. Failures in the protamination process, apoptosis and action of reactive oxygen species (ROS) are considered the most important causes of DNA fragmentation. Action of ROS or changes in sperm protamination would increase the susceptibility of sperm DNA to fragmentation. Routine semen analysis is unable to estimate sperm chromatin damage. Sperm DNA integrity influences sperm functional capability, therefore tests that measure sperm DNA fragmentation are important to assess fertility disorders. Actually, there is a considerable number of methods for assessing sperm DNA fragmentation and chromatin integrity, sperm chromatin stability assay (SCSA modified), sperm chromatin dispersion (SCD), comet assay, transferase dUTP nick end labelling (TUNEL); and protamine evaluation in sperm chromatin assay, such as toluidine blue, CMA3, protamine expression and evaluation of cysteine radicals. This review aims to describe the main causes of sperm DNA fragmentation and the tests commonly used to evaluate sperm DNA fragmentation.
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Valencia J, Yeste M, Quintero-Moreno A, Henao FJ. A new test based on the hypotonic resistance and functional competence to evaluate the sperm quality, cryotolerance and in vitro fertilizing ability in pigs. Theriogenology 2019; 140:84-92. [PMID: 31454722 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Abstract
The present work aimed at setting a new test of boar sperm functional competence (SFCt) to determine the association with sperm in vitro fertilizing ability and cryotolerance. Three independent experiments were conducted. In the first experiment, a gage repeatability and reproducibility (R&R) study was carried out to determine the reliability of the SFCt. Following this, 1565 ejaculates were clustered on the basis of sperm membrane and acrosome integrity, total motility, morphology and membrane functional integrity. Two groups were obtained and their SFCt values were compared. In the second experiment, 45 ejaculates were classified into two groups based on cleavage rates after in vitro fertilization and the SFCt outcomes of the two groups were examined. In the third experiment, 45 ejaculates were cryopreserved and classified as with good (GFE) or poor freezability (PFE) based on their post-thaw sperm membrane integrity and total motility; the SFCt outcomes in liquid-stored semen were also compared. ROC curves were used to address the accuracy of the SFCt in each experiment. In the R&R study, the greater variability of the study was attributed to the differences between ejaculates (97.61%); SFCt values were significantly (P < 0.01) higher in the good than in the poor sperm quality group. Ejaculates with high cleavage rates showed significantly (P < 0.05) higher SFCt values than ejaculates with low cleavage rates. SFCt values of GFE before cryopreservation were significantly (P < 0.05) higher than those of PFE. The SFCt had a fair discriminatory value in all experiments. In conclusion, the SFCt is a useful and reliable test to evaluate the sperm quality and is also related to the sperm resilience to withstand freeze-thawing procedures. However, further studies evaluating blastocyst formation and AI trials with a large number of boars are needed to confirm the accuracy of this test.
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- Julian Valencia
- Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural Production, University of Caldas, Manizales, Colombia.
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Andrology, Unit of Animal Production (UNIPA), Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Zulia, Box 15252, Maracaibo, 4005-A, Venezuela
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- Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural Production, University of Caldas, Manizales, Colombia.
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Fernández-Gago R, Álvarez-Rodríguez M, Alonso ME, González JR, Alegre B, Domínguez JC, Martínez-Pastor F. Thawing boar semen in the presence of seminal plasma improves motility, modifies subpopulation patterns and reduces chromatin alterations. Reprod Fertil Dev 2018; 29:1576-1584. [PMID: 27543989 DOI: 10.1071/rd15530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Seminal plasma could have positive effects on boar semen after thawing. In the present study we investigated changes in the motility and chromatin structure in spermatozoa over 4h incubation (37°C) of boar semen thawed in the presence of 0%, 10% or 50% seminal plasma from good-fertility boars. Cryopreserved doses were used from seven males, three of which were identified as susceptible to post-thawing chromatin alterations. Motility was analysed by computer-aided sperm analysis every hour, and data were used in a two-step clustering, yielding three subpopulations of spermatozoa (slow non-linear, fast non-linear, fast linear). Chromatin structure was analysed using a sperm chromatin structure assay and flow cytometry to determine the DNA fragmentation index (%DFI) as a percentage, the standard deviation of the DFI (SD-DFI) and the percentage of high DNA stainability (%HDS), indicating chromatin compaction. Thawing without seminal plasma resulted in a rapid loss of motility, whereas seminal plasma helped maintain motility throughout the incubation period and preserved the subpopulation comprising fast and linear spermatozoa. The incidence of chromatin alterations was very low in samples from non-susceptible males, whereas samples from males susceptible to post-thawing chromatin alterations exhibited marked alterations in%DFI and%HDS. Seminal plasma partly prevented these alterations in samples from susceptible males. Overall, 50% seminal plasma was the most efficient concentration to protect motility and chromatin. Some changes were concomitant with physiological events reported previously (e.g., semen thawed with 50% seminal plasma increased the production of reactive oxygen species and yielded higher fertility after AI). Thawing in the presence of seminal plasma could be particularly useful in the case of samples susceptible to post-thawing chromatin damage.
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- Rocío Fernández-Gago
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Veterinary Anatomy, University of León, 24071 León, Spain
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- IKE (Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine), Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Animal Production, University of León, 24071 León, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Veterinary Anatomy, University of León, 24071 León, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Veterinary Anatomy, University of León, 24071 León, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Veterinary Anatomy, University of León, 24071 León, Spain
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- INDEGSAL (Institute for Animal Health and Cattle Development), University of León, 24071 León, Spain
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Malo C, Crichton EG, Morrell JM, Pukazhenthi BS, Johannisson A, Splan R, Skidmore JA. Colloid centrifugation of fresh semen improves post-thaw quality of cryopreserved dromedary camel spermatozoa. Anim Reprod Sci 2018. [PMID: 29525206 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2018.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Colloids have been successfully used in a number of species to improve sperm populations for IVF and for cryopreservation The usefulness of Single Layer Centrifugation (SLC) for freezing dromedary camel spermatozoa in two different extenders was evaluated by examining the motility, viability, acrosome status, DNA integrity, and ability of cryopreserved sperm to penetrate oocytes in vitro in a heterologus IVF system. Two ejaculates from each of five males were divided into four aliquots: two were processed by SLC (selected) while two were centrifuged without colloid (control). Pellets were cryopreserved in Green Buffer or INRA-96® containing 3% glycerol and evaluated at 0 and 1 h post thawed. The SLC improved post-thaw total and progressive motility at 0 (both P < 0.0001) and 1 (P < 0.001; P < 0.01, respectively) h, and STR (both P < 0.05) and BCF (both P < 0.001) at 0 h. Sperm viability and acrosome integrity (both P < 0.001) were improved at both time points. Sperm frozen in Green Buffer had greater total and progressive motilities at 0 (both P < 0.001) and 1 (both P < 0.001) h than INRA-96® samples. Spermatozoa in Green Buffer also had a greater VAP, VCL and VSL at 0 h and improved viability and acrosome integrity at 0 h (P < 0.05; P = 0.001, respectively) and 1 h (P < 0.05; P < 0.001, respectively). Viability of SLC spermatozoa was improved in Green Buffer at 1 h (P < 0.05). Oocyte penetration (P < 0.05) and pronuclear formation (P < 0.01) were greater with SLC-selected spermatozoa than non-selected spermatozoa, regardless of extender. No difference was observed between treatments or extenders in the mean number of spermatozoa per oocyte penetrated. The SLC spermatozoa had less (P < 0.01) DNA fragmentation compared to controls. The DNA fragmentation was moderately and negatively correlated with penetration (r = -0.4162; P = 0.02) and pronuclear formation (r = -0.3390; P < 0.01). In conclusion, colloid centrifugation of spermatozoa and cryopreservation in Green Buffer improves post thaw motility variables and IVF performance of dromedary camel spermatozoa.
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- Clara Malo
- Camel Reproduction Center, P.O. Box 79914, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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- Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Box 7054, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA 22630, USA
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- Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Box 7054, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Animal Science, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX 79832, USA
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- Camel Reproduction Center, P.O. Box 79914, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Fraser L, Zasiadczyk Ł, Pareek CS. Effects of boar variability on comet-detected sperm-DNA damage following cryopreservation. ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE 2018. [DOI: 10.1071/an16274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Assessment of sperm-DNA integrity is a crucial issue in male fertility. In the present study, parameters derived from the image analysis of comets after single-cell gel electrophoresis were used to analyse the types of DNA damage of frozen–thawed boar spermatozoa. Semen, frozen in a cryoprotectant-free extender or in cryoprotectant-based extenders, was analysed for DNA fragmentation and with the following comet tail measures: percentage DNA in comet tail, comet tail length and olive tail moment. The percentages of sperm DNA damage in the comet tails were classified as Type 0 (no DNA damage), Type I (very low DNA damage), Type II (light DNA damage), Type III (medium DNA damage) and Type IV (heavy DNA damage). Sperm motility characteristics and membrane integrity were assessed in the pre-freeze and frozen–thawed semen samples. Assessment of sperm DNA fragmentation and comet tail measures showed marked inter-boar variability following cryopreservation. However, consistent differences among the boars, with respect to cryo-induced sperm DNA damage, were detected by the comet tail length and olive tail moment. Besides Type IV, all types of DNA damage were detected in the cryoprotectant-based extenders. It was found that the frequency of Type II and Type III of DNA damage of frozen–thawed spermatozoa was significantly greater in the cryoprotectant-based and cryoprotectant-free extenders respectively. Deterioration in the quality of the sperm DNA integrity was concomitant with a marked decline in sperm motility characteristics, reduced plasma membrane integrity and higher lipid peroxidation and aspartate aminotransferase activity after cryopreservation. It can be suggested that the comet-assay parameters, coupled with routine laboratory tests, are useful to improve the sperm evaluations of post-thaw quality of semen from individual boars and would offer more comprehensive information for a better understanding of the degree of cryo-induced sperm-DNA damage.
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Schäfer J, Waberski D, Jung M, Schulze M. Impact of holding and equilibration time on post-thaw quality of shipped boar semen. Anim Reprod Sci 2017; 187:109-115. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2017.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Revised: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Li J, Barranco I, Tvarijonaviciute A, Molina MF, Martinez EA, Rodriguez-Martinez H, Parrilla I, Roca J. Seminal plasma antioxidants are directly involved in boar sperm cryotolerance. Theriogenology 2017; 107:27-35. [PMID: 29128698 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Revised: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Boar ejaculates are ejected in fractions with a specific composition in terms of sperm numbers and seminal plasma (SP), which is reflected in the varying sperm cryotolerance observed among different fractions. As boar sperm are particularly sensitive to oxidative stress, this study evaluated the role of SP antioxidants in the observed differences in sperm cryotolerance among ejaculate fractions. Ten ejaculates from five boars were manually collected in fractions: the first 10 mL of the sperm-rich fraction (SRF), the rest of the SRF and the post-SRF. Semen samples comprising the entire ejaculate (EE) were created by proportionally mixing the three fractions described above. Each of the 40 resulting semen samples was split into two aliquots: one was used for sperm cryopreservation following a standard protocol utilizing 0.5-mL straws, and the other was used to collect SP for antioxidant assessment. Frozen-thawed (FT) sperm from the SRF (the first 10 mL of the SRF and the rest of the SRF) and those from post-SRF were of the highest and worst quality, respectively, which was measured in terms of total and objective progressive motility and viability (P < 0.01). Viable FT sperm from the post-SRF generated more reactive oxygen species and experienced more lipid peroxidation than those from the SRF (both the first 10 mL and the rest of the SRF) (P < 0.01). The percentage of FT sperm exhibiting fragmented nuclear DNA did not differ among ejaculate fractions and the EE. Catalase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione peroxidase 5 (GPx-5) were lowest in SP from the first 10 mL of the SRF (P < 0.001), whereas superoxide dismutase (SOD) and paraoxonase 1 (PON-1) were highest in SP of the SRF (both the first 10 mL and the rest of the SRF) (P < 0.01). Trolox-equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) and the ferric-reducing ability of plasma (FRAP) were highest in SP from the first 10 mL of the SRF and lowest in the post-SRF (P < 0.001), whereas cupric-reducing antioxidant capacity was lowest (P < 0.05) in SP from the first 10 mL of the SRF. Regression analyses indicated that certain SP antioxidants had good predictive value for post-thaw recovery rates of total motility (R2 = 54.8%, P < 0.001; including SOD, TEAC and FRAP) and viability (R2 = 56.1%, P < 0.001; including SOD, PON-1, GPx-5 and TEAC). These results demonstrated that certain SP antioxidants are positively involved in boar sperm cryotolerance, minimizing the oxidative stress imposed by cryogenic handling.
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- Junwei Li
- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Spain.
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Prieto-Martínez N, Vilagran I, Morató R, Rivera del Álamo MM, Rodríguez-Gil JE, Bonet S, Yeste M. Relationship of aquaporins 3 (AQP3), 7 (AQP7), and 11 (AQP11) with boar sperm resilience to withstand freeze-thawing procedures. Andrology 2017; 5:1153-1164. [DOI: 10.1111/andr.12410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Revised: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- N. Prieto-Martínez
- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm); Department of Biology; Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology; University of Girona; Girona Spain
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm); Department of Biology; Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology; University of Girona; Girona Spain
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm); Department of Biology; Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology; University of Girona; Girona Spain
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- Unit of Animal Reproduction; Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Autonomous University of Barcelona; Bellaterra (Barcelona) Spain
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- Unit of Animal Reproduction; Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Autonomous University of Barcelona; Bellaterra (Barcelona) Spain
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm); Department of Biology; Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology; University of Girona; Girona Spain
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- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm); Department of Biology; Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology; University of Girona; Girona Spain
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Bielas W, Niżański W, Partyka A, Rząsa A, Mordak R. Effect of long-term storage in Safe Cell+ extender on boar sperm DNA integrity and other key sperm parameters. Acta Vet Scand 2017; 59:58. [PMID: 28893310 PMCID: PMC5594552 DOI: 10.1186/s13028-017-0325-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is some controversy about the extent of changes in different sperm cell features in stored boar semen, especially regarding the potential role of the DNA fragmentation assay for assessment of sperm fertilizing ability. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of time of storage and the dynamic changes in sperm cell characteristics in normospermic boar semen stored in long-term extender, in order to determine the susceptibility to damage of particular structures of spermatozoa during cooling and storage at 17 °C for 240 h post collection. The study included five ejaculates from each of seven boars of the Polish Large White breed (n = 35 ejaculates). The sperm characteristics were assessed using a flow cytometer and a computer assisted sperm analyzer on samples at 0, 48, 96, 168 and 240 h post collection. RESULTS The sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) showed a significant abrupt increase (P < 0.01) in the DNA fragmentation index (%DFI) after 48 h of semen storage with only subtle changes thereafter, not exceeding 5% on average after 240 h of storage. The use of a combination of SYBR-14/PI stains did not reveal any significant changes in the percentage of live sperm cells up to 168 h of semen storage. A significant (P < 0.01) decrease in the percentage of live spermatozoa with intact acrosomes was observed after prolonged semen storage (168 h). A significant and progressive decrease in sperm motility was recorded during the whole period of semen storage. CONCLUSIONS Storage of boar semen extended in long-term diluent at 17 °C for 48 h initially induced a decrease in the integrity of sperm DNA. This suggests that the structure of boar sperm DNA is susceptible to damage, especially during semen extension and at the beginning of sperm storage. These findings support the opinion that the SCSA test has only a low potential for routine assessment of boar semen preserved in the liquid state and for assessment of sperm quality changes during 10 days of semen preservation. Remarkably, the integrity of acrosomes and plasma membranes remained nearly unchanged for 7 days.
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- Wiesław Bielas
- Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, pl. Grunwaldzki 49, 50-366 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, pl. Grunwaldzki 49, 50-366 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, pl. Grunwaldzki 49, 50-366 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Pathophysiology and Veterinary Prevention Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. C. K. Norwida 31, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinic of Diseases of Horses, Dogs and Cats, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, pl. Grunwaldzki 47, 50-366 Wrocław, Poland
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In this study, fresh and frozen-thawed semen of Nitra and Zobor rabbit breeds were evaluated for potential inter-breed or inter-male differences in sperm quality traits. Individual male semen from four rabbits of each breed were diluted (v:v; 1:1) in a freezing medium composed of a commercial diluent, 16% of dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO), 4% of Ficoll 70 and 2% of sucrose and frozen in liquid nitrogen vapours before being plunged into liquid nitrogen. Different motility traits, viability and plasma membrane integrity of fresh and frozen-thawed semen were evaluated in vitro using computer-assisted sperm analysis and flow cytometry. To evaluate the sperm fertilization ability, artificial insemination of fresh and frozen-thawed sperm was performed. Our results showed the effect of breed (P ≤ 0.05) on frozen-thawed sperm viability and plasma membrane integrity. Moreover, individual variability in semen quality among the rabbits was revealed (0.31 to 0.71 among quality traits). Our results thereby confirmed that the cryopreservation procedure could not ensure comparable sperm post-thaw survival for different breeds or males. Nevertheless, correlations between numbers of fresh total motile and progressively moving sperm and several quality parameters measured post thawing were revealed. Therefore, we suggest that the objective assessment of fresh rabbit sperm motility may be an effective indicator of frozen-thawed semen quality. Consequently, regular semen assessment is required in order to preserve good-quality insemination doses from native breeds.
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Wasilewska K, Zasiadczyk Ł, Fraser L, Mogielnicka-Brzozowska M, Kordan W. The benefits of cooling boar semen in long-term extenders prior to cryopreservation on sperm quality characteristics. Reprod Domest Anim 2016; 51:781-8. [PMID: 27554400 DOI: 10.1111/rda.12751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study investigated the effects of long-term extenders on post-thaw sperm quality characteristics following different holding times (HT) of boar semen at 17 and 10°C. Sperm-rich fractions, collected from five boars, were diluted in Androhep(®) Plus (AHP), Androstar(®) Plus (ASP), Safecell(®) Plus and TRIXcell(®) Plus (TCP) extenders. The extended semen samples were held for 2 hr at 17°C (HT 1) and additionally for 24 hr at 10°C (HT 2), after they were evaluated and frozen. CASA sperm motility and motion patterns, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), plasma membrane integrity (PMI) and normal apical ridge (NAR) acrosome integrity were assessed in the pre-freeze and frozen-thawed semen. The Vybrant Apoptosis Assay Kit was used to analyse the proportions of viable and plasma membrane apoptotic-like changes in spermatozoa. Results indicated that boar variability, extender and HT significantly affected the sperm quality characteristics, particularly after freezing-thawing. Differences in the pre-freeze semen were more marked in the sperm motion patterns between the HTs. Pre-freeze semen in HT 2 showed significantly higher VCL and VAP, whereas no marked effects were observed in the sperm membrane integrity and viability (YO-PRO-1(-) /PI(-) ) among the extenders. Post-thaw sperm TMOT and PMOT were significantly higher in the AHP and ASP extenders of HT 2 group, whereas VSL, VCL and VAP were markedly lower in the TCP extender. Furthermore, spermatozoa from the AHP- and ASP-extended semen of HT 2 group were characterized by higher MMP, PMI and NAR acrosome integrity following freezing-thawing. In most of the extenders, the incidence of frozen-thawed spermatozoa with apoptotic-like changes was greater in HT 1. The findings of this study indicate that holding of boar semen at 10°C for 24 hr in long-term preservation extenders modulates post-thaw sperm quality characteristics in an extender-dependent manner. These results will further contribute to the improvement in the cryopreservation technology of boar semen.
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- K Wasilewska
- Department of Animal Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Department of Animal Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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Milk supplements in a glycerol free trehalose freezing extender enhanced cryosurvival of boar spermatozoa. ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apjr.2015.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Evenson DP. The Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay (SCSA(®)) and other sperm DNA fragmentation tests for evaluation of sperm nuclear DNA integrity as related to fertility. Anim Reprod Sci 2016; 169:56-75. [PMID: 26919909 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2016.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Revised: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Thirty-five years ago the pioneering paper in Science (240:1131) on the relationship between sperm DNA integrity and pregnancy outcome was featured as the cover issue showing a fluorescence photomicrograph of red and green stained sperm. The flow cytometry data showed a very significant difference in sperm DNA integrity between fertile and subfertile bulls and men. This study utilized heat (100°C, 5min) to denature DNA at sites of DNA strand breaks followed by staining with acridine orange (AO) and measurements of 5000 individual sperm of green double strand (ds) DNA and red single strand (ss) DNA fluorescence. Later, the heat protocol was changed to a low pH protocol to denature the DNA at sites of strand breaks; the heat and acid procedures produced the same results. SCSA data are very advantageously dual parameter with 1024 channels (degrees) of both red and green fluorescence. Hundreds of publications on the use of the SCSA test in animals and humans have validated the SCSA as a highly useful test for determining male breeding soundness. The SCSA test is a rapid, non-biased flow cytometer machine measurement providing robust statistical data with exceptional precision and repeatability. Many genotoxic experiments showed excellent dose response data with very low coefficient of variation that further validated the SCSA as being a highly powerful assay for sperm DNA integrity. Twelve years following the introduction of the SCSA test, the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated fluorescein-dUTP nick end labelling (TUNEL) test (1993) for sperm was introduced as the only other flow cytometric assay for sperm DNA fragmentation. However, the TUNEL test can also be done by light microscopy with much less statistical robustness. The COMET (1998) and Sperm Chromatin Dispersion (SCD; HALO) (2003) tests were introduced as light microscope tests that don't require a flow cytometer. Since these tests measure only 50-200 sperm per sample, they suffer from the lack of the statistical robustness of flow cytometric measurements. Only the SCSA test has an exact standardization of a fixed protocol. The many variations of the other tests make it very difficult to compare data and thresholds for risk of male factor infertility. Data from these four sperm DNA fragmentation tests plus the light microscope acridine orange test (AOT) are correlated to various degrees.
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- Donald P Evenson
- SCSA Diagnostics, Inc., Brookings, SD, United States; South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, United States; University of South Dakota, Sanford Medical School, Dept. OB/GYN, Sioux Falls, SD, United States.
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Luño V, Gil L, Olaciregui M, Jerez RA, de Blas I, Hozbor F. Antioxidant effect of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) and mate tea (Ilex paraguensys) on quality, lipid peroxidation and DNA oxidation of cryopreserved boar epididymal spermatozoa. Andrologia 2014; 47:1004-11. [PMID: 25382606 DOI: 10.1111/and.12370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In this study, we investigated the protective ability of the addition of two antioxidant herb extracts, mate tea and lemon balm, on boar epididymal frozen-thawed spermatozoa quality. Testes from mature boars were collected at local slaughterhouse, and sperm samples from epididymis were recovered by flushing. Spermatozoa were cryopreserved in lactose-egg yolk buffer supplemented with various concentrations of lemon balm and mate tea (0, 2.5, 5 and 10 g l(-1) ) using the straw-freezing procedure. Motion parameters, acrosome and plasma membrane integrity, lipoperoxidation levels and DNA oxidative damage (8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine base lesion) were evaluated. There were no differences among experimental groups with regard to motility characteristics, viability, acrosome and plasma membrane integrity; however, the highest concentration of lemon balm produced significant (P < 0.05) improvement in curvilinear trajectory, straightness and amplitude of lateral head displacement after thawing. The supplementation of freezing extender with mate tea and lemon balm reduced sperm lipid membrane peroxidation, and only mate tea protected DNA against oxidative damage during cryopreservation at 120 min post-thawing (P < 0.05). Mate tea experimental extender at concentration of 10 g l(-1) showed the lowest percentage of sperm oxidised DNA and malondialdehyde generation; thus, mate tea is a potential candidate such as antioxidant compound on boar sperm cryopreservation medium.
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- V Luño
- Department of Animal Pathology, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Animal Pathology, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Animal Pathology, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Animal Pathology, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Animal Pathology, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
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- INTA Balcarce, Mar del Plata, Argentine
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Vilagran I, Castillo J, Bonet S, Sancho S, Yeste M, Estanyol JM, Oliva R. Acrosin-binding protein (ACRBP) and triosephosphate isomerase (TPI) are good markers to predict boar sperm freezing capacity. Theriogenology 2013; 80:443-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2013] [Revised: 04/26/2013] [Accepted: 05/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Alkmin DV, Martinez-Alborcia MJ, Parrilla I, Vazquez JM, Martinez EA, Roca J. The nuclear DNA longevity in cryopreserved boar spermatozoa assessed using the Sperm-Sus-Halomax. Theriogenology 2013; 79:1294-300. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2013] [Revised: 02/06/2013] [Accepted: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Yeste M, Estrada E, Casas I, Bonet S, Rodríguez-Gil JE. Good and bad freezability boar ejaculates differ in the integrity of nucleoprotein structure after freeze-thawing but not in ROS levels. Theriogenology 2013; 79:929-39. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2012] [Revised: 01/01/2013] [Accepted: 01/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ramón M, Pérez-Guzmán MD, Jiménez-Rabadán P, Esteso MC, García-Álvarez O, Maroto-Morales A, Anel-López L, Soler AJ, Fernández-Santos MR, Garde JJ. Sperm cell population dynamics in ram semen during the cryopreservation process. PLoS One 2013; 8:e59189. [PMID: 23544054 PMCID: PMC3609831 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2012] [Accepted: 02/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background Sperm cryopreservation has become an indispensable tool in biology. Initially, studies were aimed towards the development of efficient freezing protocols in different species that would allow for an efficient storage of semen samples for long periods of time, ensuring its viability. Nowadays, it is widely known that an important individual component exists in the cryoresistance of semen, and efforts are aimed at identifying those sperm characteristics that may allow us to predict this cryoresistance. This knowledge would lead, ultimately, to the design of optimized freezing protocols for the sperm characteristics of each male. Methodology/Principal Findings We have evaluated the changes that occur in the sperm head dimensions throughout the cryopreservation process. We have found three different patterns of response, each of one related to a different sperm quality at thawing. We have been able to characterize males based on these patterns. For each male, its pattern remained constant among different ejaculates. This latter would imply that males always respond in the same way to freezing, giving even more importance to this sperm feature. Conclusions/Significance Changes in the sperm head during cryopreservation process have resulted useful to identify the ability of semen of males for freezing. We suggest that analyses of these response patterns would represent an important tool to characterize the cryoresistance of males when implemented within breeding programs. We also propose follow-up experiments to examine the outcomes of the use of different freezing protocols depending on the pattern of response of males.
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- Manuel Ramón
- CERSYRA, Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, Valdepeñas, Spain.
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Tomás C, Blanch E, Fazeli A, Mocé E. Effect of a pre-freezing treatment with cholesterol-loaded cyclodextrins on boar sperm longevity, capacitation dynamics, ability to adhere to porcine oviductal epithelial cells in vitro and DNA fragmentation dynamics. Reprod Fertil Dev 2013; 25:935-46. [DOI: 10.1071/rd12079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 08/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The aim of this work was to examine how a pre-freezing treatment with cholesterol-loaded cyclodextrins (CLC) affects boar sperm longevity, capacitation dynamics, ability to bind to a porcine telomerase-immortalised oviductal epithelial cell line (TERT-OPEC) in vitro and DNA integrity dynamics after freeze–thawing. Although the samples treated with CLC exhibited lower sperm quality than the control samples (P < 0.05) immediately after thawing, these differences disappeared (P > 0.05) after long-term incubation (26 h at 37 or 16°C). Additionally, the CLC-treated spermatozoa underwent similar capacitation and DNA fragmentation dynamics as the control spermatozoa (P > 0.05). However, CLC-treated spermatozoa were better able to bind to TERT-OPEC in vitro (P < 0.0001). In conclusion, the pre-freezing treatment of boar spermatozoa with CLC enhanced the ability of the spermatozoa to bind to TERT-OPEC in vitro, which could have an effect on the establishment of the sperm reservoir in the ampullary–isthmic junction in vivo. Additionally, frozen–thawed spermatozoa can be stored at 16°C for at least 6 h without a significant observable decline in sperm quality, which could be beneficial for the transport of thawed diluted doses of spermatozoa from the laboratory to the farm.
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Yeste M, Flores E, Estrada E, Bonet S, Rigau T, Rodríguez-Gil JE. Reduced glutathione and procaine hydrochloride protect the nucleoprotein structure of boar spermatozoa during freeze–thawing by stabilising disulfide bonds. Reprod Fertil Dev 2013; 25:1036-50. [DOI: 10.1071/rd12230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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One important change the head of boar spermatozoa during freeze–thawing is the destabilisation of its nucleoprotein structure due to a disruption of disulfide bonds. With the aim of better understanding these changes in frozen–thawed spermatozoa, two agents, namely reduced glutathione (GSH) and procaine hydrochloride (ProHCl), were added at different concentrations to the freezing media at different concentrations and combinations over the range 1–2 mM. Then, 30 and 240 min after thawing, cysteine-free residue levels of boar sperm nucleoproteins, DNA fragmentation and other sperm functional parameters were evaluated. Both GSH and ProHCl, at final concentrations of 2 mM, induced a significant (P < 0.05) increase in the number of non-disrupted sperm head disulfide bonds 30 and 240 min after thawing compared with the frozen–thawed control. This effect was accompanied by a significant (P < 0.05) decrease in DNA fragmentation 240 min after thawing. Concomitantly, 1 and 2 mM GSH, but not ProHCl at any of the concentrations tested, partially counteracted the detrimental effects caused by freeze–thawing on sperm peroxide levels, motility patterns and plasma membrane integrity. In conclusion, the results show that both GSH and ProHCl have a stabilising effect on the nucleoprotein structure of frozen–thawed spermatozoa, although only GSH exerts an appreciable effect on sperm viability.
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Gómez-Fernández J, Gómez-Izquierdo E, Tomás C, Mocé E, de Mercado E. Is Sperm Freezability Related to the Post-Thaw Lipid Peroxidation and the Formation of Reactive Oxygen Species in Boars? Reprod Domest Anim 2012; 48:177-82. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02126.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Safranski TJ, Ford JJ, Rohrer GA, Guthrie HD. Plenary Contribution to International Conference on Boar Semen Preservation 2011. Genetic Selection for Freezability and its Controversy with Selection for Performance. Reprod Domest Anim 2011; 46 Suppl 2:31-4. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01853.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Buranaamnuay K, Grossfeld R, Struckmann C, Rath D. Influence of cryoprotectants glycerol and amides, combined with antioxidants on quality of frozen-thawed boar sperm. Anim Reprod Sci 2011; 127:56-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2011.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2011] [Revised: 06/27/2011] [Accepted: 07/13/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Jenkins JA, Eilts BE, Guitreau AM, Figiel CR, Draugelis-Dale RO, Tiersch TR. Sperm quality assessments for endangered razorback suckers Xyrauchen texanus. Reproduction 2011; 141:55-65. [DOI: 10.1530/rep-10-0153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Flow cytometry (FCM) and computer-assisted sperm motion analysis (CASA) methods were developed and validated for use with endangered razorback suckersXyrauchen texanuscollected (n=64) during the 2006 spawning season. Sperm motility could be activated within osmolality ranges noted during milt collections (here 167–343 mOsm/kg). We hypothesized that sperm quality of milt collected into isoosmotic (302 mOsm/kg) or hyperosmotic (500 mOsm/kg) Hanks' balanced salt solution would not differ. Pre-freeze viabilities were similar between osmolalities (79%±6 (s.e.m.) and 76%±7); however, post-thaw values were greater in hyperosmotic buffer (27%±3 and 12%±2;P=0.0065), as was mitochondrial membrane potential (33%±4 and 13%±2;P=0.0048). Visual estimates of pre-freeze motility correlated with total (r=0.7589; range 23–82%) and progressive motility (r=0.7449) by CASA and were associated with greater viability (r=0.5985;P<0.0001). Count (FCM) was negatively correlated with post-thaw viability (r=−0.83;P=0.0116) and mitochondrial function (r=−0.91;P=0.0016). By FCM-based assessments of DNA integrity, whereby increased fluorochrome binding indicated more fragmentation, higher levels were negatively correlated with count (r=−0.77;P<0.0001) and pre-freeze viabilities (r=−0.66;P=0.0004). Fragmentation was higher in isotonic buffer (P=0.0234). To increase reproductive capacity of natural populations, the strategy and protocols developed can serve as a template for use with other imperiled fish species, biomonitoring, and genome banking.
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Waberski D, Schapmann E, Henning H, Riesenbeck A, Brandt H. Sperm chromatin structural integrity in normospermic boars is not related to semen storage and fertility after routine AI. Theriogenology 2011; 75:337-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2010] [Revised: 08/11/2010] [Accepted: 09/07/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Pérez-Cerezales S, Martínez-Páramo S, Beirão J, Herráez M. Evaluation of DNA damage as a quality marker for rainbow trout sperm cryopreservation and use of LDL as cryoprotectant. Theriogenology 2010; 74:282-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2009] [Revised: 12/18/2009] [Accepted: 02/05/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Casas I, Sancho S, Ballester J, Briz M, Pinart E, Bussalleu E, Yeste M, Fàbrega A, Rodríguez-Gil JE, Bonet S. The HSP90AA1 sperm content and the prediction of the boar ejaculate freezability. Theriogenology 2010; 74:940-50. [PMID: 20580074 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2010] [Revised: 04/12/2010] [Accepted: 04/18/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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In a previous study we reported that the immunolabelling of GLUT3, HSP90AA1, and Cu/ZnSOD proteins on boar sperm did not show differences between good and poor freezability ejaculates, in terms of a qualitative analysis based on location and reactivity of these proteins at 17 degrees C and at 240 min post-thaw. Since predicting the ejaculate freezability is considerably important in sperm cryopreservation procedures, the objective of the present study was to quantify the expression of these three proteins in good and poor freezability ejaculates. For this purpose, 10 ejaculates from 9 Piétrain boars were cryopreserved and their sperm quality assessed in the three main steps of the freezing process (17 degrees C, 5 degrees C, and 240 min post-thaw). After this assessment, the 10 ejaculates were clustered for freezability on the basis of their sperm progressive motility and membrane integrity at 240 min post-thaw. From the whole ejaculates, only four good and four poor freezability ejaculates displaying the most divergent values were selected for a western blot assay using sperm samples coming from the three mentioned freezing steps. Protein levels through densitometry were significantly different between good and poor freezability ejaculates for Cu/ZnSOD at 240 min post-thaw (P <or= 0.01) and for HSP90AA1 at 17 degrees C and 5 degrees C (P <or= 0.05). This last finding claims the introduction of tests based on molecular markers in spermatozoa to accurately predict the freezability of ejaculates in order to promote the use of frozen semen on artificial insemination programmes.
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- I Casas
- Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Department of Biology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology (INTEA), University of Girona, Campus Montilivi, s/n, 17071 Girona, Spain.
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Lymberopoulos AG, Khalifa TAA. Sperm Chromatin Stability DuringIn VitroManipulation of Beef Bull Semen. Reprod Domest Anim 2010; 45:307-14. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01301.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Comparison of density gradient and single layer centrifugation of stallion spermatozoa: Yield, motility and survival. Equine Vet J 2010; 41:53-8. [DOI: 10.2746/042516408x322139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Flores E, Fernández-Novell J, Peña A, Rodríguez-Gil J. The degree of resistance to freezing-thawing is related to specific changes in the structures of motile sperm subpopulations and mitochondrial activity in boar spermatozoa. Theriogenology 2009; 72:784-97. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2009] [Revised: 05/21/2009] [Accepted: 05/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Casas I, Sancho S, Briz M, Pinart E, Bussalleu E, Yeste M, Bonet S. Freezability prediction of boar ejaculates assessed by functional sperm parameters and sperm proteins. Theriogenology 2009; 72:930-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2009] [Revised: 07/01/2009] [Accepted: 07/01/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Martínez-Pastor F, del Rocío Fernández-Santos M, Domínguez-Rebolledo ÁE, Esteso MC, Garde JJ. DNA Status on Thawed Semen from Fighting Bull: A Comparison Between the SCD and the SCSA Tests. Reprod Domest Anim 2009; 44:424-31. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01098.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Saravia F, Wallgren M, Johannisson A, Calvete J, Sanz L, Peña F, Roca J, Rodríguez-Martínez H. Exposure to the seminal plasma of different portions of the boar ejaculate modulates the survival of spermatozoa cryopreserved in MiniFlatPacks. Theriogenology 2009; 71:662-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.09.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2008] [Revised: 07/24/2008] [Accepted: 09/10/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Effects of different extenders on DNA integrity of boar spermatozoa following freezing–thawing. Cryobiology 2008; 57:257-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2008.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2008] [Revised: 09/10/2008] [Accepted: 09/12/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Tsakmakidis IA, Lymberopoulos AG, Khalifa TAA, Boscos CM, Saratsi A, Alexopoulos C. Evaluation of zearalenone andα‐zearalenol toxicity on boar sperm DNA integrity. J Appl Toxicol 2008; 28:681-8. [DOI: 10.1002/jat.1322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Flores E, Cifuentes D, Fernández-Novell J, Medrano A, Bonet S, Briz M, Pinart E, Peña A, Rigau T, Rodríguez-Gil J. Freeze-thawing induces alterations in the protamine-1/DNA overall structure in boar sperm. Theriogenology 2008; 69:1083-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2007] [Revised: 11/28/2007] [Accepted: 01/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sperm chromatin structure integrity in liquid stored boar semen and its relationships with field fertility. Theriogenology 2008; 69:728-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2007] [Revised: 11/28/2007] [Accepted: 12/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ardon F, Helms D, Sahin E, Bollwein H, Topfer-Petersen E, Waberski D. Chromatin-unstable boar spermatozoa have little chance of reaching oocytes in vivo. Reproduction 2008; 135:461-70. [DOI: 10.1530/rep-07-0333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Predictors of success of semen cryopreservation in chickens. Theriogenology 2008; 69:252-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2007] [Revised: 09/11/2007] [Accepted: 09/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Baumgartner A, Cemeli E, Anderson D. The comet assay in male reproductive toxicology. Cell Biol Toxicol 2007; 25:81-98. [PMID: 17972149 DOI: 10.1007/s10565-007-9041-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2007] [Accepted: 10/03/2007] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Due to our lifestyle and the environment we live in, we are constantly confronted with genotoxic or potentially genotoxic compounds. These toxins can cause DNA damage to our cells, leading to an increase in mutations. Sometimes such mutations could give rise to cancer in somatic cells. However, when germ cells are affected, then the damage could also have an effect on the next and successive generations. A rapid, sensitive and reliable method to detect DNA damage and assess the integrity of the genome within single cells is that of the comet or single-cell gel electrophoresis assay. The present communication gives an overview of the use of the comet assay utilising sperm or testicular cells in reproductive toxicology. This includes consideration of damage assessed by protocol modification, cryopreservation vs the use of fresh sperm, viability and statistics. It further focuses on in vivo and in vitro comet assay studies with sperm and a comparison of this assay with other assays measuring germ cell genotoxicity. As most of the de novo structural aberrations occur in sperm and spermatogenesis is functional from puberty to old age, whereas female germ cells are more complicated to obtain, the examination of male germ cells seems to be an easier and logical choice for research and testing in reproductive toxicology. In addition, the importance of such an assay for the paternal impact of genetic damage in offspring is undisputed. As there is a growing interest in the evaluation of genotoxins in male germ cells, the comet assay allows in vitro and in vivo assessments of various environmental and lifestyle genotoxins to be reliably determined.
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- A Baumgartner
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, University of Bradford, Richmond Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DP, UK
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Spjuth L, Johannisson A, Lundeheim N, Rodríguez-Martínez H. Early pre-pubertal exposure to low-dose oral di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate does not affect sperm plasma membrane stability, acrosomal integrity or chromatin structure in the post-pubertal boar. Theriogenology 2007; 68:186-95. [PMID: 17543380 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.04.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2006] [Revised: 03/25/2007] [Accepted: 04/14/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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This study aimed to determine whether pre-pubertal exposure in boars to di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), a plasticizer reported to have toxic effects on rodent reproduction, would affect the sperm ability to undergo capacitation and acrosome reaction (AR) in vitro or give rise to a higher degree of chromatin instability associated with acid-induced denaturation. Spermatozoa were collected from 16 boars (n=8/group) 8-9 months of age, exposed to 300mg/kg body weight of DEHP or placebo per os three times a week, from 3 to 7 weeks of age. The spermatozoa were cryopreserved and examined post-thaw by flow cytometry for their ability to capacitate in vitro when exposed to the effector bicarbonate and to acrosome-react when exposed to calcium ionophores, using the lipid stain Merocyanine-540 (m-540), and peanut agglutinin-fluorescein isothiocyanate, respectively, as probes. The ability of the DNA to sustain denaturation in vitro was tested using a sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA). No significant differences between the DEHP-exposed group and controls were found for any of the sperm attributes examined. Frozen-thawed spermatozoa showed similar rates of non-capacitated cells between groups, and were capacitated at similar rates. Rates of induced ARs were also similar. Values of DNA denaturation were low and showed no differences between groups. In conclusion, pre-pubertal exposure to DEHP does not seem, under the conditions of the present experiment, to affect the ability of frozen-thawed spermatozoa collected post-puberty to capacitate or acrosome-react (the main requisites for fertilization) or to present damage in their nuclear genome.
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- L Spjuth
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Reproduction, Box 7054, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Saravia F, Núñez-Martínez I, Morán JM, Soler C, Muriel A, Rodríguez-Martínez H, Peña FJ. Differences in boar sperm head shape and dimensions recorded by computer-assisted sperm morphometry are not related to chromatin integrity. Theriogenology 2007; 68:196-203. [PMID: 17555808 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.04.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2007] [Revised: 04/03/2007] [Accepted: 04/15/2007] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Although sperm head shape and relative dimensions are considered reliable indicators of sperm quality, their quantification is most often operator-driven, e.g., subjective. Artificial insemination semen doses from 35 mature stud boars of known fertility and belonging to three breeds and two hybrid breeds (Duroc, Large White, Landrace, respectively, Yorker and Risco) were used in this study. Sperm samples were extended to 100x10(6) cells per mL and 10microL of the sperm suspension used to made smears which, stained, were examined using phase contrast microscopy interfaced with an automated sperm morphology analyzer (ASMA, ISAS). Each sperm head was measured for four primary parameters [area (A) microm(2), perimeter (P) mum, length (L) microm, width (W) microm], and four derived parameters of head shape [(L/W), (4piA/P(2)), ((L-W)/(L+W)), (piLW/4A)]. Definition of head size was statistically performed. The threshold for each class was established on the basis of the area values, considering the 25th percentile as small and the 75th percentile as large spermatozoa. In a second step, sperm head shape was determined as normal, elliptic, abnormal (rugose) contour, long or irregular and percentiles set as above to define spermatozoa with normal values for each shape parameter. Significant differences were found among breeds in the size of morphologically normal spermatozoa, which were significantly larger and more elliptic (P<0.001) in the Duroc breed. Sperm chromatin integrity was studied using the SCSA-assay, with significant differences observed in the degree of fragmentation intensity (DFI) although this value was consistently low in all animals studied. The hereby-validated ASMA was able to determine significant differences in sperm shape and dimensions among breeds, which were not accompanied by deviations in chromatin structure neither within nor between fertile AI-boars.
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- F Saravia
- Division of Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Ullsvägen 14C, Box 7054, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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Hernández M, Roca J, Gil MA, Vázquez JM, Martínez EA. Adjustments on the cryopreservation conditions reduce the incidence of boar ejaculates with poor sperm freezability. Theriogenology 2007; 67:1436-45. [PMID: 17434207 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2006] [Revised: 02/22/2007] [Accepted: 02/25/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of different cryopreservation conditions (CCs) for freezing and thawing boar ejaculates, focusing on those having sub-optimal sperm freezability. Using a split-ejaculate technique, single ejaculates from 53 boars were diluted in lactose-egg yolk extender, containing a final glycerol concentration (GLY) of 2 or 3%, packaged in 0.5 mL straws and were cooled at rates of -10, -40 or -60 degrees C/min (cooling rate: CR). Thereafter, the frozen sperm samples were thawed by warming them at rates of approximately 1200 or approximately 1800 degrees C/min (warming rate: WR). Frozen-thawed sperm samples were assessed for the sperm motility (CASA system) and flow cytometric analysis of plasma and acrosomal membranes integrity. Cooling rate had no influence (P>0.05) on sperm quality parameters, however GLY and WR independently affected (P<0.05) all assessed sperm parameters. Evaluating the combined effect of GLY and WR (four different CCs resulting of a 2 x 2 factorial design), the best post-thaw quality results were achieved for sperm samples frozen with 3% glycerol and thawed at 1800 degrees C/min (CC4). However, there was a significant interaction (P<0.001) between CC and ejaculate for all post-thaw sperm quality assessments. Therefore, ejaculates were classified in three different populations according to the post-thaw sperm quality achieved using control CC (CC1: 2% of glycerol and approximately 1200 degrees C/min of warming). The effectiveness of CCs was different (P<0.05) in the three ejaculate populations. Spermatozoa from ejaculates considered as "good" freezers were relatively unaffected (P>0.05) by the modifications in the CCs, whereas those from "moderate" and, mainly, "bad" freezers were very sensitive (P<0.05). In conclusion, optimization of the CCs - GLY and WR - can improve the cryosurvival of spermatozoa in some ejaculates, particularly in those having poor sperm freezing ability.
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- Marta Hernández
- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, E-30.071 Murcia, Spain
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