PUBLICATION
A Procedure-Spanning Analysis of Plasma Membrane Integrity for Assessment of Cell Viability in Sperm Cryopreservation of Zebrafish Danio rerio
- Authors
- Yang, H., Daly, J., Carmichael, C., Matthews, J., Varga, Z.M., Tiersch, T.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-160210-2
- Date
- 2016
- Source
- Zebrafish 13(2): 144-51 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Carmichael, Carrie, Matthews, Jennifer, Varga, Zoltán M.
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Cell Membrane/drug effects
- Cell Membrane/physiology
- Cell Survival/drug effects
- Cryopreservation*
- Cryoprotective Agents/pharmacology
- Male
- Semen Preservation*
- Sperm Motility/drug effects
- Spermatozoa/drug effects
- Spermatozoa/physiology*
- Zebrafish/physiology*
- PubMed
- 26859531 Full text @ Zebrafish
Citation
Yang, H., Daly, J., Carmichael, C., Matthews, J., Varga, Z.M., Tiersch, T. (2016) A Procedure-Spanning Analysis of Plasma Membrane Integrity for Assessment of Cell Viability in Sperm Cryopreservation of Zebrafish Danio rerio. Zebrafish. 13(2):144-51.
Abstract
The goal of this study was to evaluate plasma membrane integrity and motility for zebrafish sperm quality assessment along the cryopreservation pathway-from sample collection through refrigerated storage, cryoprotectant equilibration, freezing, thawing, and fertilization. The objectives were to: (1) evaluate the effects of osmolality, extender, and refrigerated storage on sperm plasma membrane integrity and motility, and (2) compare cryopreservation of sperm from farm-raised and well-characterized research populations by evaluating motility and membrane integrity of fresh, post-equilibration (before freezing) and post-thaw sperm, and post-thaw fertility. Osmolality, extender, and storage time each influenced sperm motility and membrane integrity. Isotonic osmolality showed the best protection for motility and membrane integrity compared to hypotonic and hypertonic osmolalities. Of the four tested extenders, Hanks' balanced salt solution (HBSS) and Ca(2+)-free HBSS showed the best protection compared with NaCl and glucose, and sperm retained motility and membrane integrity for 24 h of refrigerated storage. Sperm cryopreservation of zebrafish from a farm population (n = 20) and an AB research line (n = 20) showed significant differences in post-thaw fertility (32% ± 18% vs. 73% ± 21%). No differences were found in post-thaw motility, although the farm-raised zebrafish possessed a larger body size, testis weight, and higher fresh motility. Correlation analysis of pooled data did not identify correlations among motility, flow cytometry analysis of membrane integrity and recognizable cells, and post-thaw sperm fertility (p ≥ 0.202). More research is needed to standardize the fertilization conditions especially sperm-to-egg ratio to avoid possible overabundance of sperm to obscure the differences.
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