Cervids show a high degree of abnormalities in their sperm cells.Thus,this study aimed to select high-quality spermatozoa using magnetic-activated sperm sorting(MASS)compared to density gradient centrifugation(DGC)by ...Cervids show a high degree of abnormalities in their sperm cells.Thus,this study aimed to select high-quality spermatozoa using magnetic-activated sperm sorting(MASS)compared to density gradient centrifugation(DGC)by assessing the post-selection cell quality.Semen from six Mazama deer was collected by electroejaculation after chemical restraint.The semen was analyzed in four samples:Fresh,DGC,SEMgood-non-apoptotic fraction,and SEMpoor-apoptotic fraction.The material was analyzed for motility and vigor(light microscopy),concentration(Neubauer chamber),semen morphology(phase contrast),and supravital staining test(eosin/nigrosine).The DGC method used 20 x 106 cells in 90%and 45%percoll®gradient.The MASS used 10 x 106 cells with 20μl of iron nanoparticles attached to Annexin V and filtration in a magnetic separation column.Both processing methods(DGC and MASS)were effective in producing high-quality sperm samples,with a marked reduction in abnormalities from 41.83±10.25(fresh)to 14.83±3.17(DGC)and 12±3.01(SEMgood),with 80.3%±2.06 livings cells.These findings suggest that this nanotechnological method,using nanoparticles,effectively produces high-quality semen samples in cervids for use in assisted reproduction.展开更多
文摘Cervids show a high degree of abnormalities in their sperm cells.Thus,this study aimed to select high-quality spermatozoa using magnetic-activated sperm sorting(MASS)compared to density gradient centrifugation(DGC)by assessing the post-selection cell quality.Semen from six Mazama deer was collected by electroejaculation after chemical restraint.The semen was analyzed in four samples:Fresh,DGC,SEMgood-non-apoptotic fraction,and SEMpoor-apoptotic fraction.The material was analyzed for motility and vigor(light microscopy),concentration(Neubauer chamber),semen morphology(phase contrast),and supravital staining test(eosin/nigrosine).The DGC method used 20 x 106 cells in 90%and 45%percoll®gradient.The MASS used 10 x 106 cells with 20μl of iron nanoparticles attached to Annexin V and filtration in a magnetic separation column.Both processing methods(DGC and MASS)were effective in producing high-quality sperm samples,with a marked reduction in abnormalities from 41.83±10.25(fresh)to 14.83±3.17(DGC)and 12±3.01(SEMgood),with 80.3%±2.06 livings cells.These findings suggest that this nanotechnological method,using nanoparticles,effectively produces high-quality semen samples in cervids for use in assisted reproduction.
