The objective of the present study was to determine the proper sources and concentrations of soybean lecithin (phosphatidylcholine, PC) to be used as substitute for hen egg yolk in extender for preserving goat semen...The objective of the present study was to determine the proper sources and concentrations of soybean lecithin (phosphatidylcholine, PC) to be used as substitute for hen egg yolk in extender for preserving goat semen. Two sources of soybean lecithin (20% and 95% soybean phosphatidylcholine; PC20 and PC95) and three concentrations (1%, 2% and 3% v/v) of PC20 and PC95 supplemented in Tris-citric acid-fructose (TCF) extender were tested. The TCF extender supplemented with 20% hen egg yolk was used as a control. Fresh semen samples were collected from 3 goats by artificial vagina. Seminal plasma was removed by centrifugation and sperm pellets were pooled together and divided into 7 groups according to types of extender. The diluted semen samples were kept at 4 ℃ (equilibration). The semen qualities including progressive motility, sperm viability, sperm plasma membrane integrity and tail abnormalities were evaluated before dilution and after 4 hrs equilibration. It was found that the progressive motility of equilibrated semen in egg yolk and PC20 extenders were higher than those in PC95 extender (P 〈 0.05). Sperm viability was lower in 1% and 2% PC95 extender compared to other extenders (P 〈 0.05). PC20 extender maintained the sperm membrane integrity and normal tail morphology at low temperature better than egg yolk and PC95 (P 〈 0.05). It can be concluded that 20% soybean phosphatidylcholine supplemented in TCF extender at 1%-3% (v/v) is as effective as hen egg yolk to preserve goat semen during equilibration at 4 ℃ for 4 hrs .展开更多
Objective: To evaluate penetration capacity of human sperm preserved in electrolyte-free (EF) solution at 4 ℃.Methods: The motility, acrosomal status penetration rate and fertility index of human sperm were assessed ...Objective: To evaluate penetration capacity of human sperm preserved in electrolyte-free (EF) solution at 4 ℃.Methods: The motility, acrosomal status penetration rate and fertility index of human sperm were assessed before and after cold-preservation in EF solution, respectively.Results: The motility of human sperm cold-preserved in EF solution for 1 week was significantly higher than that of human sperm cold-preserved in modified human tubal fluid (mHTF) (43.4%±7.9% vs 9.5%±2.5%, P<0.01 ).Although acrosomal status of human sperm cold-preserved in the EF solution before reinitiation was not different from those of the fresh sperm (capacitated sperm: 7.6%±1.8% vs 6.4±1.8%; acrosome-reacted sperm: 3.0%±1.7% vs 2.4±1.1%, P>0.05), the percentage of capacitated and acrosome-reacted sperm in the EF solution significantly increased after reinitiation (capacitated sperm: 16.0%±2.3% vs 7.6±1.8%, acrosome-reacted sperm: 9.4%±2.1% vs 3.0%±1.7%, P<0.01).The penetration rate and fertility index of cool-preserved human sperm in the EF solution were comparable with those of fresh sperm (48.1% vs 50.9%; 1.38±0.16 vs 1.29±0.13, respectively, P>0.05).Conclusion: Cold-preservation did not induce capacitation and acrosome reaction of human sperm in the EF solution, but human sperm cold-preserved in the EF solution for 1 week possesses as much penetration capacity as fresh sperm.展开更多
文摘The objective of the present study was to determine the proper sources and concentrations of soybean lecithin (phosphatidylcholine, PC) to be used as substitute for hen egg yolk in extender for preserving goat semen. Two sources of soybean lecithin (20% and 95% soybean phosphatidylcholine; PC20 and PC95) and three concentrations (1%, 2% and 3% v/v) of PC20 and PC95 supplemented in Tris-citric acid-fructose (TCF) extender were tested. The TCF extender supplemented with 20% hen egg yolk was used as a control. Fresh semen samples were collected from 3 goats by artificial vagina. Seminal plasma was removed by centrifugation and sperm pellets were pooled together and divided into 7 groups according to types of extender. The diluted semen samples were kept at 4 ℃ (equilibration). The semen qualities including progressive motility, sperm viability, sperm plasma membrane integrity and tail abnormalities were evaluated before dilution and after 4 hrs equilibration. It was found that the progressive motility of equilibrated semen in egg yolk and PC20 extenders were higher than those in PC95 extender (P 〈 0.05). Sperm viability was lower in 1% and 2% PC95 extender compared to other extenders (P 〈 0.05). PC20 extender maintained the sperm membrane integrity and normal tail morphology at low temperature better than egg yolk and PC95 (P 〈 0.05). It can be concluded that 20% soybean phosphatidylcholine supplemented in TCF extender at 1%-3% (v/v) is as effective as hen egg yolk to preserve goat semen during equilibration at 4 ℃ for 4 hrs .
文摘Objective: To evaluate penetration capacity of human sperm preserved in electrolyte-free (EF) solution at 4 ℃.Methods: The motility, acrosomal status penetration rate and fertility index of human sperm were assessed before and after cold-preservation in EF solution, respectively.Results: The motility of human sperm cold-preserved in EF solution for 1 week was significantly higher than that of human sperm cold-preserved in modified human tubal fluid (mHTF) (43.4%±7.9% vs 9.5%±2.5%, P<0.01 ).Although acrosomal status of human sperm cold-preserved in the EF solution before reinitiation was not different from those of the fresh sperm (capacitated sperm: 7.6%±1.8% vs 6.4±1.8%; acrosome-reacted sperm: 3.0%±1.7% vs 2.4±1.1%, P>0.05), the percentage of capacitated and acrosome-reacted sperm in the EF solution significantly increased after reinitiation (capacitated sperm: 16.0%±2.3% vs 7.6±1.8%, acrosome-reacted sperm: 9.4%±2.1% vs 3.0%±1.7%, P<0.01).The penetration rate and fertility index of cool-preserved human sperm in the EF solution were comparable with those of fresh sperm (48.1% vs 50.9%; 1.38±0.16 vs 1.29±0.13, respectively, P>0.05).Conclusion: Cold-preservation did not induce capacitation and acrosome reaction of human sperm in the EF solution, but human sperm cold-preserved in the EF solution for 1 week possesses as much penetration capacity as fresh sperm.