Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2012, 2, 98-103 http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojvm.2012.23017 Published Online September 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ojvm) Motility and Functional State of the Me mb ra ne of Ca pr ine Capacitated Spermatozoa under Different Chemical Agents Alejandra Soberano Martínez1*, José Herrera Camacho2, José Candelario Segura Correa3 1Centro Multidisciplinario de Estudios en Biotecnología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico 2Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Posta Zootecnia, Tarímbaro, México 3Campus Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, México Email: *morula_2@hotmail.com Received May 24, 2012; revised June 30, 2012; accepted August 20, 2012 ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to test the use of a commercial extender (Triladyl) as a diluent in caprine semen refri- gerated at 15˚C, using caffeine (CF), heparin (HP), synthetic oviductal fluid (SOF) andtriladyl (TRY) as capacitating chemical agents at different times. Twenty ejaculates of caprine semen were collected using an artificial vagina. The ejaculates were diluted and refrigerated by three days. Evaluated the progressive motility (PM) and the functional state of the sperm plasma membrane trough fluorescent CTC staining, counting 200 spermatic cells (non-capacitated sper- matozoa NCS, capacitated CS and reacting spermatozoa REA) of caprine in two capacitating agents: CAF and HEP; one culture medium: SOF and a commercial extender: TRY at 60, 120, 180 and 240 min of incubation, during 24, 48 and 72 hs. PM was high under TRY, and CS was high under the HEP treatment. TRY could be an alternative to capaci- tate caprine spermatozoa, keeping PM for a longer time than HEP or CAF. Keywords: Spermatozoa; Capacitation; Caprine; Chemical Agents 1. Introduction Artificial insemination (AI) is probably the reproductive technology most widely used, because it is simple and the highest benefit: Cost ratio when tested bucks are used for reproduction [1]. Semen from tested bucks could be used fresh, freeze or frozen. However, fresh semen must be used inmediately after its collection, because motility and viability of the spermatozoa is reduced in a short time. However, frozen semen could be maintained longer than 48 hs [2], providing a greater flexibility of their use in AI programs. frozen semen could be carry from the animal breeding center or a given ranch to the desire one [3]. Preservation of ovine semen kept at 15˚C [4] capri- nesemen at 5˚C - 21˚C [5] and canine semen [6] has been notified. However, it has been found that the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) occurs mainly during the cooling period at 5˚C [7]. In this context, semen has been diluted in Tris base ex- tenders using as cryoprotector agent non-penetrant lipo- proteins of yolk egg and milk proteins because both act against the osmotic effects of the cooling process, pro- ducing that the hypertonic medium cause the exit of water of the cells, increasing dehydration and reducing the pos- sibility of intracellular crystal ice formation. However, even though this diluent length the lifetime of the sper- matozoa and allow the sperm capacitation [8], this does not happen during the cryopreservation process of the ca- prine spermatozoa, because the interaction of the egg yolk [9] and descreamed milk [10] with the seminal plasma produce a set of nocive reactions for the spermatozoa [11], and irreversible damages in the structure and function of the membranes during the froze and defroze processes [12], which limits the use of AI in caprines. The in vivo sperm capacitation occurs during migra- tion in the reproductive tract of the female, whereas in vitro capacitation requires the exposition of fresh or freeze semen to specific capacitating agents [13]. The beginning of this process implies the remotion of choles- terol and probably other sterols from the plasmatic mem- brane of the spermatozoa, changes in the membrane, flux and redistribution of the proteins modulacion in the in- tracellular ion concentration (Ca2+, HCO3 −, K+ and Na+), hyperpolarization of the plasmatic membrane associated with K+ flux, pH increase and increase of phosphoryla- *Corresponding author. C opyright © 2012 SciRes. OJVM
A. S. MARTÍNEZ ET AL. 99 tion of the protein tyrosine [14]. Many methods have been applied to measure the changes that occur in the membrane, during the in vitro capacitation process. The most common method used is chlortetracycline staining (CTC) [15]. This fluorescent antibiotic binds to the membrane linking cations, spe- cially Ca+2 and then shows an increase of fluorescence on the segments of themembrane where these cations acu- mulate. CTC staining has demonstrated to interact with spermatozoa of different species of mammals, that pre- sent different fluorescent patterns on the spermatozoa head, which are though to express different stages of the capacitation process [16]. In vivo the oviductal fluid of the reproductive tract of the female is used as cholesterol-acceptor because is rich in albumins and high density lipoproteins (HDL), capa- ble of withdrawing cholesterol from the membrane of the spermatozoa [17]. Similarly, the pass through the repro- ductive tract cause that the spermatozoa get ride of the seminal plasma keeping only those proteins or desca- pacitating factors (muco-polysaccharides and proteins) that cover the spermatic surface [18], which are removed in the oviductal crypts [19] and by progesterone recep- tors ones initiated the capacitation process [20]. In vitro studies, glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) have been identi- fied as efficient inductors of the spermatozoa capacita- tion. This group of carbohydrates (polysaccharides) formed by repetitive units of disaccharides include the heparin, heparin sulphate, chondroitin sulphate, keratan sulphate and hyaluronic acid [21]. GAGs promote the capacitation binding and removing the proteins of the seminal plasma fixed by adsortion to the plasma mem- brane of the spermatozoa and inhibin the capacitation [22]. Heparin has been the most potent inductor of ca- pacitation, because it attaches to the spermatozoa through union proteins situated in the cell membrane, driving to the affluence of Ca+2, which increases the synthesis of AMPc and consequentely produce the protein phos- phorylation [23]. Caffeine is an alkaloid compose of the metilxantin group used in vitro as capacitating agent be- cause it inhibit the phosphodisterasa nucleotide which is responsible of the degradation of AMPc; inducing an increase in its concentration [24]. This has conducted to find new ways to improve the spermatozoa capacitation results. Bergqvist et al., [16] have pointed out the use of oviductal fluid collected in vivo, as spermatozoa capaci- tation medium for bovines. The use of this medium based on synthetic oviductal fluid (SOF) of ovine has not been used in caprines. The use of only the extender triladyl on caprine frozen semen and spermatozoa capacitation with caffeine, heparin, SOF and extender triladyl have also not been evaluated. The objective of this study was to test the use of a commercial extender (Triladyl) as a diluent in caprine semen refrigerated at 15˚C, using caffeine (CF), heparin (HP), synthetic oviductal fluid (SOF) andtriladyl (TRY) as capacitating chemical agents at different times. 2. Materials and Methods Twenty ejaculates from a buck (Saanen) were collected using an artificial vagina. The semen was evaluated in terms of its micro and macroscopic characteristics and thereafter diluted 9:1 in a commercial base TRIS (Tri- ladyl, Minitüb, Tiefenbach, Germany) extender and re- frigerated at 15˚C. In order to evaluate the spermatozoa capacitation of the cool semen under different conditions, the experimental protocol was carried out during three consecutive days. Semen samples (3 ml) diluted in TRIS were divided in four aliquots, which were incubated at 37˚C by 15 min. Samples were swim-up three times consecutively. Semen was centrifuged at 750 rpm by 5 min at room tempera- ture. The semen fluid was decanted and reposed twice with equal volume of mDM medium and homogenerized gently. In the third wash the pill was incubated with mDM for 45 min to allow to up and select the spermato- zoa with greater movility [25]. The supernatant was separated and placed in inde- pendent vials to get the different treatments of the study: Treat 1) upper fraction + mDM (Vol/vol) + Caffeine (concentration 5 mM; CA); Treat 2) upper fraction + mDM (Vol/vol) + Heparin (50 µg/ml; HE); Treat 3) up- per fraction + synthetic oviductal fluid (SOF; Vol/vol; and Treat 4) upper fraction + Triladyl (TR; Vol/vol). Evaluation of the functional state of the spermatic membrane: It was done trough fluorescent CTC staining, counting 200 spermatic cells. The evaluation of the func- tional state of the membrane and PM of the spermatozoa was carried out in 150 µl of each treatment sample at 60, 120, 180 and 240 min. At all times the treatments stayed in incubation at 37˚C. The protocol was repeated 24 hs (day 2) and 48 hs (day 3) with diluted semen and refri- gerated in Triladyl. The functional state of the membrane was classified according to staining portion in the following categories: a) Non-capacited spermatozoa, with uniform fluores- cencein the head and intact acrosome; b) Capacitated spermatozoa, with fluorescence concentrated in the acro- somal region, a band without fluorescence in the post- acrosomal region and the presence of intact acrosomes; c) Spermatozoa with acrosomal reaction, without fluores- cence in the head, except by a thin band in the equatorial region [26]. Statistical analysis: The effect of chemical agent caf- feine (CF), heparin (HP), synthetic oviductal fluid (SOF) and triladyl (TRY) extender, culture time (60, 120, 180 and 240 min), day of evaluation (1, 2 and 3) and simple Copyright © 2012 SciRes. OJVM
A. S. MARTÍNEZ ET AL. 100 interactions among them on progressive motility (PM), non-capacitated spermatozoa (NCS), capacitated sper- matozoa capacitated (CS) and reacting spermatozoa (REA) was tested. Data were analyzed using the general linear model procedure of SAS [27]. 3. Results The statistical analysis showed effects of treatment (P > 0.0001), day (P > 0.0001) and culture time (P > 0.0001). However, there was no effect of the treatment* day ( P> 0.476) and treatment* time interaction (P > 0.995). Treatment effect: PM, CS, NCS and REA were af- fected by treatment. A greater PM and NCS spermatozoa was observed for TRY and SOF treatments (P < 0.01), respectively (Tabl e 1). CS was better for HEP and CAF; whereas better REA was found for CAF. Time effect: PM was greatest at 120 min and CS at 240 min as compared with other culture times (Table 2 ). No significant difference was found with respect to REA. Effect of day (Storage time): Evaluation day had a significant effect on PM and CS; as day of evaluation increased PM decreased but CS increased (Table 3). Table 1. Effect of treatment on progressive motility and functional state of the plasmatic membrane of caprine spermatozoa. Variable (%) Caffeine Heparin SOF Triladyl SEP-value PM 29.2ª 34.8ª 59.9b 65.9b 1.670.0001 CS 59.5ab 63.2ª 55.7bc 54.2c 0.950.0011 NCS 31.2ª 29.2ª 37.1b 37.8b 1.090.0002 REA 9.3ª 7.7ab 7.2ab 7.8b 0.320.04 abcDifferent literals in the same row mean statistical significant effect. PM = progressive motility; CS = capacitated spermatozoa; NCS = non-capacitated spermatozoa; REA = reacting spermatozoa. Table 2. Effect of incubation time with different chemical agents on progressive motility and functional state of the caprine spermatozoa membrane. Variable (%) Incubation time (min) SEP-value 60 120 180 240 PM 57.4ª 49.6b 42.7c 40.1c 1.730.0001 CS 52.9a 56.3ab 60.1bc 63.3c 1.710.002 NCS 40.1a 35.9ab 31.4bc 27.9c 1.650.0001 REA 6.9a 7.8a 8.4a 8.7ª 0.530.08 abcDifferent literals in the same row mean statistical significant effect. PM = progressive motility; CS = capacitated spermatozoa; NCS = non-capacitated spermatozoa; REA = reacting spermatozoa. Table 3. Effect of incubation day with different chemical agents on progressive motility and functional state of the caprine spermatozoa membrane. Evaluation day Variable (%)1 (0 h) 2 (24 h) 3 (48 h) SE P-value PM 55.6a 49.2b 37.7c 1.45 0.0001 CS 56.1a 55.3a 62.3b 0.82 0.002 NCS 37.2a 35.8a 28.4b 0.95 0.0001 REA 5.8a 8.1b 9.3b 0.28 0.0001 abcDifferent letters in the same row mean statistical significant effect. PM = progressive motility; CS = capacitated spermatozoa; NCS = non-capacitated spermatozoa; REA = reacting spermatozoa. 4. Discusion Capacitation process is a prerequisite step for sperm to bind to the zona pellucida, it experiment acrosomic reac- tion in response to natural agonistics and express hyper- motility, a special movement that allow spermatozoa to move in the viscose fluid of the oviduct and get into the zona pellucida [28]. The results of this study indicate that caprine semen diluted in Triladyl could be preserve at 15˚C until 48 hs maintaining an acceptable motility (P > 0.0001). Probably the presence of lipoproteins of egg yolk and milk may not be required because the extender per se, compose of TRIS, sugar, glycerol and citric acid, is capable of providing the nutrients that the spermatozoa need for its metabolism. It also gives protection against pH variation [26], an ade- quate osmotic pressure for the spermatozoa, and avoids- dehydration damage through the stabilization of the lipid bilayer. In vivo the pH of luminal fluid in the reproductive tract has effects on the whole process of reproduction, including spermatogenesis, sperm capacitation, fertiliza- tion, and early stage embryo development. The epithelia lining along the reproductive tract wall of both males and females actively perform considerable transepithelial transport of acid-base equivalents to tightly control the pH of luminal fluid milieu along the entire reproductive tract [29]. Because sugars (sucrose, raffinose, trehalose and lactose) are non-penetrating cryoprotectors of high mo- lecular weight they are useful when applied at high cool- ing speeds, because the cryoprotector action is associated with its dehydrate activity and its specific interaction with the phopholipid membrane [30]. In this context, the type and sugar concentration used can modify not only the sperm motility but also the viability and acrosomal integ- rity [31]. In general the monosaccharides in addition to act as cryoprotector play other functions. They provide a source of energy for the spermatic cell and maintain the osmotic pressure [32]. The glycerol has been used as a penetrating cryopro- tector agent since its discovery by Polge et al. [33]. It has Copyright © 2012 SciRes. OJVM
A. S. MARTÍNEZ ET AL. 101 been show that their presences in the extenders reduces damage in the spermatozoa, because it avoids the build of intracellular crystal ice, as well as the excessive dehy- dration caused by the slow cooling [34], and improve fer- tility [8]. The differences between studies respect to the use of glycerol, are due to alterations in the organization and viscosity of the cytoplasm of the spermatozoa, to the permeability and stability of the membrane, and altera- tion of the protein and phospholipids organization [35]. However, the previous could be due to many factors such as glycerol concentration, the use of different diluents, different cryopreservation protocols, and the use of other cryoprotectors; as well as the different criteria and methods used to evaluate sperm quality [36]. Sugar and glycerol act in a way that their hydrogen bind to the polar group of the head of the membrane li- pids, which have the ability to replace the water mole- cules normally found in the polar groups, which help to stabilize the membrane during the temperature transition [8]. On the other hand, the results of CS (56.1%) and PM (55.6%) here obtained indicated that the spermatzoa can be conserved during one day only, this is due to that cit- ric acid and sugar compounds provide a source of energy enough for the sperm metabolism and to increase moti- lity [37] but can decrease viability. Previous studies indi- cate that the use of Triladyl can provide substrates such as citric acid, which through a series of chemical reac- tions favor sperm motility due to an increase of ATP production [38]. Spermatozoa require a permanent pro- duction of ATPs in order to maintain the cell structure, the composition of intracellular ions and motility. It has been hypothezised that composition of ions participate in the capacitation process [39]. The decreasing effect of HEP on PM and the increas ing effect of CAF on CS agree with the results of Zhou et al. [40], who evaluating the effect of heparin in fresh semen during caprine spermatic capacitation by 120 min observed a significant reduction of motility and mem- brane integrity. El Gaafary et al. [41] using CAF ob- tained acceptable results of sperm motility of fresh bo- vine semen during 1 h; however, motility decreased as incubation time increased (up to 6 hs). Previous research suggested that the reduction of the motility of in vitro capacitated spermatozoa treated with heparin or caffeine may be due to reduction of the gly- cosylable substrates like glucose and/or fructose, and also to a reduction in the availability of pyruvate and lac- tate, substrates that during the cell metabolism are pri- mordial to produce ATPs [42]; which make difficult its conservation and use for longer times. Respect to the medium known as synthetic oviduct fluid (SOF) which composition is based in the bio- chemical analysis of ovine oviduct fluid plus HEPES and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The incubation results with the SOF medium showed a greater PM than for CAF and HEP but the capacitation percentages was similar. The mechanism by which the motility vary has not been es- tablished. However, it is known that motility is particu- larly dependent of the mitochondrial function [43]. Mito- chondrias are strategically distributed around the mid- piece of the spermatozoa to provide energy to dynein that propel the microtubules. The mitochrondia provides the main source of oxidative energy throughout the produc- tion of ATPs via the electrons transport chain. In the other hand, the response to the capacitation could be due to the fact that the medium is a source of intracellular ions (NaCl, KCl, KH2PO4, MgCl2, NaHCO3, CaCl2) py- ruvate and lactate, that cause changes in the properties of the plasmatic membrane, particularly of the ionic con- ductance which has been shown to be powerful regulator of the metabolism and consequently of capacitation and sperm motility [44]. Also, it is known that bicarbonate plays an important role in the capacitation and fertiliza- tion processes both in vivo and in vitro, because it in- creases the distabilization of the lipid membrane [45], and regulates and stimulates the adenylcyclase activity that increases the concentration of AMPc and speed up the A1 cyanase protein (PKA1), which phosphorylate some proteins [46]. In the other hand, Huo et al. [47] made reference to the fact that the elimination of the seminal plasma by centrifugation and sperm dilution could cause destabilization of the spermatic membrane. Therefore the hydrophobic an adjustment among mem- branes of the proteins and the “lipidic rafs” cause small changes in the membrane thickness [48] and protein in- teractions with lipidic rafs. 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