Improvement of the post-thaw qualities of Okinawan native pig spermatozoa frozen in an extender supplemented with ascorbic acid 2-O-α-glucoside
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The technical establishment of boar sperm cryopreservation is indispensable for effective breeding of the scarce Okinawan native pig Agu. The objective of the present study was to determine whether ascorbic acid 2-O--glucoside (AA-2G), a stable ascorbate derivative, is capable of improving the quality of cryopreserved Agu spermatozoa. Ejaculated Agu sperm frozen in an extender supplemented with 0, 100, 200, 400 or 800 μM AA-2G was thawed, and then evaluated the sperm motility and other qualities. Treatment with 200 μM AA-2G has the most beneficial effect on the sperm motility and the plasmalemma integrity after frozen-thawing among the concentrations tested (P<0.05). In particular, the incidences of total motile sperm and rapid progressive motility at 1 and 3 h after incubation were markedly increased by treatment with AA-2G at 200 μM. The addition of AA-2G during cooling and freezing efficiently protected spermatozoa against the lipid peroxidation and the DNA damage. Spermatozoa frozen in the presence of AA-2G possessed significantly higher levels (P<0.05) of ATP even after thawing than those frozen without AA-2G, implying that sperm viability was effectively conserved. Furthermore, higher sperm penetrability to matured oocytes in vitro was maintained in sperm treated with AA-2G during cryopreservation. These effects were observed for all sperm derived from three individuals. These findings demonstrate that the addition of AA-2G to the freezing extender efficiently improves the post-thaw qualities of fragile Agu sperm through the protection of spermatozoa against cell damage caused by oxidative stress during cryopreservation.
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