Journal
ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE
Volume 145, Issue 1-2, Pages 40-46Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2014.01.001
Keywords
Stallion; Sperm; CASA; Flow cytometry; LC3B
Funding
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion-FEDER in Madrid, Spain [AGL 2010-20758, BFU2011-30261]
- Junta de Extremadura-FEDER [GR 10010, PCE1002]
- Basque Government/Eusko Jaurlaritzak
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To investigate the role of the processed autophagy marker light chain 3 (LC3B) protein in sperm survival in stallion semen processing during cooled storage, split ejaculates were diluted in two different extenders, KMT and INRA 96, and LC3B processing and sperm quality evaluated during incubation at 5 degrees C for five days. After 3 days of incubation there was a drop in total motility in both extenders, although the percentage of progressive motile sperm was greater (P < 0.05) in samples extended in INRA96. On Day 5 of cooled storage all sperm parameters decreased significantly independent of the extender, however, samples extended in INRA 96 maintained motility values while those extended in KMT had a further decrease in motility compared with data collected on Day 3 of incubation. The percentage of live sperm decreased over the time of incubation, but only in samples incubated in KMT. The extender had a marked effect in LC3B processing during cooled storage. Spermatozoa maintained in KMT extender did not exhibit LOB processing, while in spermatozoa incubated in INRA96 there was an increase (P < 0.01) in LOB processing after 5 days of cooled storage. Stallion spermatozoa experience LC3B turnover during cooled storage, however, the extent depends on the extender used. Apparently LC3B turnover is associated with enhanced survival. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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