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The Effect of Seminal Plasma on Chilling and Freezing of Canine Spermatozoa  

You, Myung-Jo (College of Veterinary Medicine & Bio-safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University)
Lee, John-Hwa (College of Veterinary Medicine & Bio-safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University)
Kim, In-Shik (College of Veterinary Medicine & Bio-safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University)
Park, Jin-Ho (College of Veterinary Medicine & Bio-safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University)
Kwon, Jung-Kee (College of Veterinary Medicine & Bio-safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University)
Kim, Jong-Hoon (College of Veterinary Medicine & Bio-safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University)
Kim, Bum-Seok (College of Veterinary Medicine & Bio-safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University)
Yu, Il-Jeoung (College of Veterinary Medicine & Bio-safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.24, no.4, 2007 , pp. 486-492 More about this Journal
Abstract
Seminal plasma(SP) is usually removed from semen that is to be cryopreserved. However, some reports indicate that SP has beneficial effects on spermatozoa during chilling and freezing. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of SP on sperm survival by adding SP to the extender before cooling and freezing canine spermatozoa. In replicate experiments, ejaculates obtained from four healthy dogs(1-4 years old) of various breeds were pooled, centrifuged at $300{\times}g$ for 10 min at $25^{\circ}C$, and the supernatant of seminal plasma was decanted. Spermatozoa were suspended in egg yolk-Tris(EYT) buffer. The study comprised two experiments: [Exp 1] Sperm were suspended in EYT extender containing either 0, 20, 40, 80 or 100% SP and were slowly cooled to $4^{\circ}C$ for 2h or held at $25^{\circ}C$ as controls. Sperm concentration was adjusted to $2{\times}10^8/ml$. [Exp II] Sperm samples, each of which contained $1{\times}10^8/ml$, were assigned to nine groups to be frozen. In the first four groups, sperm in EYT containing either 20, 40, 80 or 100% SP were cooled to $4^{\circ}C$, then diluted to contain final concentrations of EYT+0.6M glycerol and then were frozen. The final concentrations of SP were 10, 20, 40 or 50%. In the other four groups, sperm in EYT alone were first cooled slowly to $4^{\circ}C$, then diluted to contain final concentrations of EYT+0.6M glycerol plus 10, 20, 40 or 50% SP and then were frozen. Spermatozoa, which chilled in EYT alone and diluted to contain final concentrations of EYT+0.6M glycerol without seminal plasma, and then frozen, was regarded as control. Spermatozoa were frozen at $25^{\circ}C/min$ of cooling rate in plastic straws that were suspended above liquid nitrogen and thawed in water at $38^{\circ}C$ for 1 min. Sperm survival was assayed by determining progressive motility and integrity of plasma and acrosome membranes. Progressive motility was determined by microscopic examination at $200{\times}$ magnification. Membrane integrity was assessed by use of a double fluorescent dye, and acrosome integrity by staining sperm with Pisum sativum agglutinin. The results of the first experiment showed that adding SP did not improve motility of spermatozoa compared to those incubated without SP regardless of temperature. The results of the second experiment showed that spermatozoa suspended in EYT+0.6M glycerol containing SP exhibited the higher progressive motility before being frozen(P<0.05). However, frozen-thawed spermatozoa that had suspended in EYT+0.6M glycerol containing SP showed the similar or lower viability(P<0.05). In summary, although seminal plasma did not affect spermatozoa that were chilled in EYT without cryoprotectant(CPA), addition of seminal plasma to EYT containing CPA did significantly improved progressive motility of canine spermatozoa that were chilled.
Keywords
canine spermatozoa; seminal plasma; chilling; freezing; sperm survival;
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