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¹Unidad de Investigación Multidisciplinaria L2 (Reproducción Animal), Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Cuautitlán Izcalli 54714, Mexico.

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Attenuated total reflection-Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) can measure cholesterol changes in goat sperm after freezing. This technique helps understand how cryopreservation affects sperm membrane fluidity and acrosome reaction.

Keywords:

ATR-FTIR cholesterol efflux cryopreservation goat buck spectra spermatozoa

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Area of Science:

Reproductive Biology
Spectroscopy
Biochemistry

Background:

Sperm cryopreservation causes physicochemical changes impacting sperm function.
Cholesterol mobilization from the plasma membrane is a key issue during sperm freezing.
Attenuated total reflection-Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) shows potential for assessing these changes.

Purpose of the Study:

To standardize attenuated total reflection-Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) for measuring cholesterol efflux in goat spermatozoa.
To establish optimal parameters for sperm concentration and viability for spectral analysis.
To evaluate cholesterol removal in frozen-thawed goat sperm.

Main Methods:

Standardization involved determining minimum sperm concentration (13 × 10^6 sperm/mL) and viability (50%) for clear spectral band detection.
Spectra of pure cholesterol, sperm media, varying sperm concentrations, and live/dead sperm proportions were analyzed.
One-way ANOVA compared spectral band areas to assess differences.

Main Results:

Five cholesterol band areas decreased in frozen-thawed goat spermatozoa compared to fresh samples.
Increased Merocyanine brilliant pattern (high fluidity) and CTC AR pattern (acrosome reaction) were observed in thawed sperm.
These findings correlate with cholesterol removal during cryopreservation.

Conclusions:

ATR-FTIR is a viable technique for quantifying cholesterol movement in goat spermatozoa.
The study provides a standardized method for using ATR-FTIR in reproductive science.
Understanding cholesterol dynamics is crucial for improving sperm cryopreservation protocols.