Addition of cholesterol loaded with cyclodextrin to sheep semenin cryopreservation
Keywords:
Freezing, cryoprotectant, spermAbstract
The objective was to evaluate the effect of adding different concentrations of cholesterol carried by cyclodextrin (CCC) on frozen ovine sperm. Two ejaculates were collected from 10 rams (n=20) and diluted in Tris-Yolk until the final concentration of 200 x106sptz/mL was reached and kept in a water bath at 32 °C. The CCC was added: control (0,0mg), 1.5mg, 3.0mg, and 6.0mg of CCC/120 x106sptz/mL. After the addition, the semen was cooled at 5 °C for two hours, after that period, filled in 0.5mL straws, and then conditioned under liquid nitrogen vapor (N2L), at 8 cm of the liquid/15 minutes, and then immersed in N2L. The samples were analyzed for sperm motility, plasma membrane and acrosomal membrane integrity, mitochondrial activity, and binding test. The variables were subjected to analysis of variance and means compared by Tukey's test at 5% probability. The highest percentage of plasma membrane integrity and the highest mitochondrial activity were obtained using 6.0mg of CCC. The addition of 3.0mg of CCC maintained the percentage of sperm motility after cryopreservation, when compared to other treatments and control. The addition of 1.5 and 3.0mg of CCC maintained the percentage of sperm viability after cryopreservation, above 65%. The count of sperm with ability to bind to the egg yolk perivitelline membrane was higher (p<0.05) with 3.0mg of CCC. It is concluded that the addition of CCC to the diluted semen, in the evaluated concentrations, improves the sperm quality after thawing.
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