Aim: This study was designed to explore factors which influence binding of dead versus live sperm to glass filters.Methods: Multiple semen collections from bulls were used to explore selective filtration of bull sperm...Aim: This study was designed to explore factors which influence binding of dead versus live sperm to glass filters.Methods: Multiple semen collections from bulls were used to explore selective filtration of bull sperm as influencedby nonlethal inhibition of sperm motility with fluoride, killing of sperm by quick-freezing, alteration of the glass sur-face with silicone, and different intervals of sexual rest between semen collections. Results: A comparison of glassspheres 100, 200 and 390μm in diameter indicated that 200 μm spheres were optimal for selective filtration. Quantita-tive separation of live from dead sperm was demonstrated with a correlation between the percentage of motile sperm andretention of sperm by the filter of r = -0.87 (P < 0.05). Up to 0.02 mol/L NaFl did not alter the proportion ofsperm retained by the filter despite inhibiting sperm motility during filtration, an inhibition which was reversible. Pro-portions of live-dead sperm, based upon eosin staining, were unaffected by fluoride. Coating the glass spheres with sil-icone greatly reduced selective filtration. Dead sperm adherence to glass was reduced and resistance to NaFl inhibitionwas increased by daily ejaculation versus one-week intervals of sexual rest. Conclusion; These studies indicate thatthe adherence of sperm to glass is primarily due to some form of physico-chemical change accompanying death of thesperm cell independent of active sperm motility. This attraction between the sperm plasma membrane and glass is modi-fied by the age of the ejaculated sperm. This information is useful in evaluating different clinical procedures used forsperm separation. (Asian J Androl 2001 Sep; 3: 193-198)展开更多
文摘Aim: This study was designed to explore factors which influence binding of dead versus live sperm to glass filters.Methods: Multiple semen collections from bulls were used to explore selective filtration of bull sperm as influencedby nonlethal inhibition of sperm motility with fluoride, killing of sperm by quick-freezing, alteration of the glass sur-face with silicone, and different intervals of sexual rest between semen collections. Results: A comparison of glassspheres 100, 200 and 390μm in diameter indicated that 200 μm spheres were optimal for selective filtration. Quantita-tive separation of live from dead sperm was demonstrated with a correlation between the percentage of motile sperm andretention of sperm by the filter of r = -0.87 (P < 0.05). Up to 0.02 mol/L NaFl did not alter the proportion ofsperm retained by the filter despite inhibiting sperm motility during filtration, an inhibition which was reversible. Pro-portions of live-dead sperm, based upon eosin staining, were unaffected by fluoride. Coating the glass spheres with sil-icone greatly reduced selective filtration. Dead sperm adherence to glass was reduced and resistance to NaFl inhibitionwas increased by daily ejaculation versus one-week intervals of sexual rest. Conclusion; These studies indicate thatthe adherence of sperm to glass is primarily due to some form of physico-chemical change accompanying death of thesperm cell independent of active sperm motility. This attraction between the sperm plasma membrane and glass is modi-fied by the age of the ejaculated sperm. This information is useful in evaluating different clinical procedures used forsperm separation. (Asian J Androl 2001 Sep; 3: 193-198)
