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Effect of LDL in Combination with Taurine, Hypotaurine and Trehalose as a Antioxidant on Freezing Thawed Semen Function in Korean Jeju Black Bull

제주흑우 동결정액 제조에 있어 Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL)과 항산화제로서 Taurine, Hypotaurine 그리고 Trehalose 조합이 동결 융해 후 정자의 성상에 미치는 영향

  • 오신애 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원) ;
  • 고민희 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원) ;
  • 강태영 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원) ;
  • 최선호 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원) ;
  • 고문석 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원) ;
  • 오영미 (국립제주대학교 수의과대학) ;
  • 조원모 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원)
  • Received : 2012.07.10
  • Accepted : 2012.09.24
  • Published : 2012.09.30
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Abstract

This study was designed to determine whether low-density lipoproteins (LDL) from egg yolk and taurine, hypotaurine and trehalose as antioxidant in extender improve the freezability and fertility of Korean Jeju Black Bull semen. The semen was cryopreserved with tris egg yolk extenders containing 7% glycerol and treated 4% LDL, 20 mM taurine, hypotaurine and trehalose. Frozen-thawed sperm were evaluated motility, viability, membrane, and acrosome integrity and sperm penetration ability. The results were compared to semen cryopreserved in tris egg yolk extender only as control. Frozen-thawed semen evaluation cleary indicated that the addition of LDL and LDL-antioxidants (taurine, hypotaurine and trehalose) combination were significantly improved (p<0.05) the viability (%; with staining test using eosin-Y) compared to control spermatozoa. Also, in membrane integrity (%; with supravital hypo-osmotic swelling test), not only LDL-antioxiants combination but also LDL were significantly increased (p<0.05) the swelled sperm using HOST compared to control. Sperm acrosome integrity state was classified by CTC (chlortetracycline) staining test. F pattern was significantly increased in LDL-antioxidant combination than control (p<0.05) and B pattern was not significantly differences among all treatments and control. However, AR pattern was significantly decreased in LDL-antioxidants combination than control (p<0.05). Pronucleus formation and sperm penetration index (SFI) were significantly increased in LDL and LDL-antioxidants combination than control (p<0.05). Especially, LDL-taurine significantly improved pronucleus fomation and SFI than LDL (p<0.05). It was concluded that LDL and LDL-antioxidants in extender improved the freezability and fertility of Korean Jeju Black bull spermatozoa.

본 연구에서는 제주흑우의 유전자원 보존과 증식에 있어 성공적인 인공수정을 위한 안정적인 동결정액 제조법을 수립하고 동결 융해 후 정자의 품질을 개선하기 위하여 제주흑우의 동결 정액 제조시 LDL, taurine, hypotaurine 그리고 trehalose를 첨가하여 이들이 동결 융해 후 정자의 성상에 미치는 영향에 대하여 알아보고자 수행하였다. 제주흑우의 정액 동결 시 LDL, LDL-taurine, LDL-hypotaurine 그리고 LDL-trehalose의 첨가는 ($63.40%{\pm}7.39$, $69.70%{\pm}6.12$, $67.25%{\pm}3.21$, $64.55%{\pm}2.43$) 대조구에($56.25%{\pm}6.42$) 비하여 모두 유의적인 생존율의 증가를 나타냈다 (p<0.05). 정자막 온전성 검사를 통한 꼬리막 팽창 정자의 비율은 LDL-taurine을 첨가 실험구에서 $70.55%{\pm}5.16$, LDL-hypotaurine 첨가 실험구에서 $64.45%{\pm}5.85$, LDL-trehalose 실험구에서 $64.50%{\pm}2.78$, LDL 단독 첨가 실험구에서 $61.65%{\pm}5.18$로 대조구 $51.90%{\pm}9.99$보다 모두 유의적으로 높은 결과를 나타냈다 (p<0.05). 동결 융해 후 정자의 첨체막 변화 양상에 있어서는 B pattern의 비율은 대조구와 실험구 모두 유의적 차이가 없었으며, F pattern은 LDL-taurine의 조합만이 대조구와 유의적인 차이를 나타내며 증가하였다 (p<0.05). 그러나 AR pattern의 비율은 LDL-taurine, LDL-trehalose, LDL-hypotaurine 그리고 LDL 처리의 순으로 대조구에 비하여 모두 유의적으로 낮은 수준의 AR pattern의 비율을 나타냈다(p<0.05). 정자의 수정능력 평가에 있어 LDL-taurine, LDL-hypotaurine 그리고 LDL-trehalose 모두 대조구에 대하여 유의적으로 높은 웅성전핵 형성율과 SFI를 나타냈으며 (p<0.05), 특히 LDL-taurine의 첨가는 LDL의 단독 처리에 비하여도 유의적으로 높은 수준의 웅성전핵 형성율과 SFI를 나타냈다 (p<0.05). 또한, decondenced sperm 비율에 있어 LDL, LDL-taurine, LDL-hypotaurine 그리고 LDL-trehalose 실험구 모두 대조구에 비하여 유의적으로 높은 결과를 나타냈다 (p<0.05). 본 연구의 결과는 제주흑우 정액의 동결정액 제조에 있어 안정적인 제조법을 공급할 수 있으며, 동결 융해 후 정자의 기능 개선 방법에 보다 많은 정보를 제공할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

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