黑色素通过加强它们的抗氧化防御来保护牛精子
Sophia N Lavrentiadou1, Vasiliki Sapanidou1, Elena E Tzekaki2
1Laboratory of Physiology, Department of Animal Structure and Function, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
|October 28, 2023
概括
补充黑素可以提高冷保存的牛精子的质量. 这种抗氧化激素在解后增强了精子的运动性,活力和抗氧化能力,为辅助生殖技术提供了好处.
科学领域:
- 生殖生物学 生殖生物学
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 动物科学动物科学
背景情况:
- 精液的冷保存对于辅助生殖技术至关重要.
- 脱后的精子因活性氧物种和抗氧化剂枯竭而面临氧化应激.
- 在精子制备介质中补充抗氧化剂是减轻损伤的常见策略.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究黑激素在处理过程中对冷保存的牛精子的保护作用.
- 评估黑激素在正常和氧化应激条件下对精子质量的影响.
主要方法:
- 被冷保存的牛精子被解并与100μM的黑素或没有化.
- 精子被挑战用100微米的过氧化来模拟氧化应激.
- 用计算机辅助精子分析 (CASA) 评估精子质量,用于动力学,试蓝色染色用于生命力,以及谷氨酸/NBT测定和抗氧化状态 (谷氨酸和iNOS水平) 的西部斑.
主要成果:
- 黑色素显著改善了精子运动参数,增加了运动和快速精子的百分比.
- 在有黑激素的情况下,精子活力更高.
- 通过增加细胞中的谷氨水平和降低可诱导的氧化合成酶 (iNOS) 蛋白质水平,黑素增强了抗氧化剂状态.
结论:
- 黑色素作为一种强有力的抗氧化剂,保护牛精子细胞免受冷保存引起的损伤.
- 补充黑素可以提高解精子的质量和活力,使其成为辅助生殖中精子制备介质的有希望的添加剂.
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