Journal
ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE
Volume 208, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.06.015
Keywords
Coenzyme Q10; Ram; Sperm freezing; Soybean lecithin
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of different concentrations of CoQ10 in soybean lecithin (SL) or egg yolk (EY) extenders on ram semen cryopreservation. Semen samples were collected from five rams, twice a week, then diluted in the extenders (SL and EY) containing different concentrations of CoQ10 as follows: extender containing SL: 0 mu M (control, SL/Q0), 1 mu M (SL/Q1), 2 mu M (SL/Q2), 5 mu M (SL/Q5) and 10 mu M (SL/Q10) CoQ10; extender containing EY: 0 mu M (control, EY/Q0), 1 mu M (EY/Q1), 2 mu M (EY/Q2), 5 mu M (EY/Q5) and 10 mu M (EY/Q10) CoQ10. Sperm motion characteristics, membrane integrity, abnormal morphology, viability, apoptotic-like changes, mitochondria active potential, acrosome integrity and lipid peroxidation were evaluated after freeze-thaw process. The SL/Q1, SL/Q2, EY/Q1 and EY/Q2 resulted in greater (P <= 0.05) sperm total motility, progressive motility, membrane integrity and mitochondria active potential compared to the other groups. Acrosome integrity in the SL/Q0, SL/Q1, SL/Q2, EY/Q0, EY/Q1 and EY/Q2 groups was greater (P <= 0.05) than in the SL/Q5, SL/Q10, EY/Q5 and EY/Q10 groups. The SL/Q2 and EY/Q2 treatment groups had greater (P <= 0.05) sperm viability rates and less apoptotic-like changes and lipid peroxidation. The CoQ10 compound could be explored as a novel potential antioxidant for cryopreservation of ram semen because with used of this compound in the present study there was an improved post-thawed sperm quality.
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