Comparison of sperm parameters and fertility between sperm cryopreserved from ejaculated semen and from the epididymis of subfertile stallions

Monteiro, Gabriel Augusto; Sancler-Silva, Y. F. R.; Ramires-Neto, C.; Freitas-Dell’Aqua, C.P.; Hartwig, F.P.; Martin, Ian; Crespilho, André Maciel; Alvarenga, Marco Antônio; Papa, Frederico Ozanam

doi:10.1016/j.jevs.2013.10.045

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“…Relevant advances in stallion's epididymal sperm technology have been performed in the last years, resulting in a significant improvement of the viability and fertility of the recovered sperm cells [1][2][3][4][5]. Therefore, only cauda epididymal sperm is used in artificial insemination because the spermatozoa collected from the proximal segments are unable to fertilize an oocyte [6,7].…”

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Heterologous Oviductal Cells Binding Capacity of Cryopreserved Equine Ejaculated and Epididymal Spermatozoa

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Monteiro

Martin

et al. 2017

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

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This study investigated the binding capacity of equine spermatozoa (both ejaculated and from different epididymal regions) to the oviductal epithelial cells (OECs) culture, before and after cryopreservation, using an oviduct explant assay. Ejaculated and epididymal sperm from caput, corpus, and cauda of 10 stallions were diluted and submitted to freezing process. Fresh and frozen-thawed sperm were evaluated for sperm kinematics, plasma membrane integrity (PMI) and incubated with oviduct explants. The cryopreservation process decreased significantly the sperm motility parameters of ejaculated sperm, and corpus and cauda epididymal sperm (P < .05). The percentage of PMI was significant higher in fresh samples versus frozen-thawed samples, in all analyzed groups (P < .05). Binding of ejaculated spermatozoa to oviduct epithelium was significantly higher than caput, corpus, or cauda epididymal sperm (P < .05). The caput epididymal sperm showed no binding capacity to oviduct explants; thus, significantly more sperm recovered from the corpus and cauda epididymis were bound to OEC compared to caput epididymal sperm (P <.05). No differences were observed in ejaculated and epididymal sperm before and after cryopreservation (P > .05). In conclusion, the ejaculated sperm has higher binding capacity than epididymal sperm, suggesting that the seminal plasma plays an important role in the establishment of the oviductal sperm reservoir. The cryopreservation process did not affect the binding capacity of ejaculated or epididymal spermatozoa to oviductal epithelium.

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