Freeze-thawing impairs the motility, plasma membrane integrity and mitochondria function of boar spermatozoa through generating excessive ROS

• Published in: BMC veterinary research Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 127
• Main Authors: Zhang, Bin, Wang, Yan, Wu, Caihong, Qiu, Shulei, Chen, Xiaolan, Cai, Bingyan, Xie, Huimei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 22.03.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Acetylcysteine; Analysis; Antioxidants; Apoptosis; Boar spermatozoa; Boars; Chromatin; Cooling; Cryopreservation; cysteine; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; Fatty acids; freeze-thaw cycles; Freeze-thawing; Health aspects; Livestock; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial DNA; Motility; Oxidative stress; Plasma; plasma membrane; Proteins; Reactive oxygen species; ROS; semen; Signal transduction; Sperm; sperm motility; Spermatozoa; Thawing; China; Motility; Boar spermatozoa; Freeze-thawing; ROS; Apoptosis

Cryopreservation is an efficient way to store spermatozoa and is closely associated with the quality of sperm after the freeze-thaw process. During freeze-thaw cycling, excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced, and the effects of ROS on boar sperm during cryopreservation have not been id...