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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2017.27.5.517

Effects of Arsenite and Antioxidants on Sperm Motility, Plasma Membrane Integrity, Mitochondrial Activity, and Lipid Peroxidation in Pigs  

Kim, Han-Su (College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University)
Lee, Yu-Sub (College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University)
Lee, Sang-Hee (Institute of Animal Resources, Kangwon National University)
Cheong, Hee-Tae (School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University)
Park, Choon-Keun (College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University)
Lee, Seunghyung (College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University)
Yang, Boo-Keun (College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University)
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Journal of Life Science / v.27, no.5, 2017 , pp. 517-523 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was to investigate the role of antioxidants on the characteristics of arsenite-damaged boar semen. Collected sperm was diluted with semen extender, and $100{\mu}M$ arsenite was used for sperm damage. Then melatonin, silymarin, curcumin, and vitamin E were applied for 3, 6, and 9 hr in arsenite-treated boar sperm. Sperm characteristics were then analyzed for motility, plasma membrane integrity, mitochondrial activity, and lipid peroxidation. In the results, sperm motility (control, $77.3{\pm}1.8%$) was decreased by arsenite ($33.3{\pm}1.5%$), while the antioxidant treatment groups (100 nM melatonin, $55.8{\pm}3.4%$; $2{\mu}M$ silymarin, $48.8{pm}3.4%$; $10{\mu}M$ curcumin, $53.9{\pm}2.8%$; and $500{\mu}M$ vitamin E, $54.5{\pm}3.1%$) showed increases compared to the arsenite group (p<0.05). $100{\mu}M$ arsenite decreased the sperm plasma membrane integrity ($24.5{\pm}1.6%$) and mitochondrial activity ($58.2{\pm}2.6%$), and increased lipid peroxidation ($5.3{\pm}0.2%$) at 3 hr (p<0.05). However, arsenite-treated samples with 100 nM melatonin, $2{\mu}M$ silymarin, $10{\mu}M$ curcumin, and $500{\mu}M$ vitamin E increased the plasma membrane integrity and mitochondria activity, and decreased lipid peroxidation compared to the arsenite-treated samples. In summary, arsenite may induce sperm damage and oxidation stress, while antioxidants such as melatonin, silymarin, curcumin, and vitamin E are useful for maintaining sperm characteristics. Therefore, antioxidants can protect sperm against damage by arsenite in fresh boar semen.
Keywords
Arsenite; curcumin; melatonin; silymarin; sperm; vitamin E;
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