Acta Vet. Brno 2014, 83: 19-25

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201483010019

Effect of caffeine on functions of cooling-stored ram sperm in vitro

Eliška Špaleková1, Alexander V. Makarevich1, Elena Kubovičová1, Alexander Ostró2, Peter Chrenek1,3

1Animal Production Research Centre Nitra, Slovak Republic
2P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Medicine, Slovak Republic
3Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Slovak Republic

References

1. Agarwal A, Loughlin KR 1992: Effect of Sp-cAMP on sperm motility in patients with unexplained infertility. Andrologia 24: 53-55 <https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0272.1992.tb02609.x>
2. Aisen EG, Medina VH, Venturino A 2002: Cryopreservation and post-thawed fertility of ram semen frozen in different trehalose concentrations. Theriogenology 57: 1801-1808 <https://doi.org/10.1016/S0093-691X(02)00653-2>
3. Anzar M, He L, Buhr MM 2002: Sperm apoptosis in fresh and cryopreserved bull semen detected by flow cytometry and its relationship with fertility. Biol Reprod 66: 354-360 <https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.2.354>
4. Colas C, Cebrian-Pérez JA, Muino-Blanco T 2010: Caffeine induces ram sperm hyperactivation independent of cAMP-dependent protein kinase. Int J Androl 33: 187-197 <https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2605.2009.00991.x>
5. Correa JR, Zavos PM 1994: The hypoosmotic swelling test: Its employment as an assay to evaluate the functional integrity of the frozen-thawed bovine sperm membrane. Theriogenology 42: 351-360 <https://doi.org/10.1016/0093-691X(94)90280-1>
6. Flaws JA, DeSanti A, Tilly KI, Javid RO, Kugu K 1995: Vasoactive intestinal peptide-mediated suppression of apoptosis in the ovary: potential mechanisms of action and evidence of a conserved antiatretogenic role through evolution. Endocrinol 136: 4351-4359 <https://doi.org/10.1210/endo.136.10.7664654>
7. Fraser LR, Monks N 1990: Cyclicnucleotides and mammalian sperm capacitation. J Reprod Fertil 42: 9-21
8. Funahashi H, Nagai T 2001: Regulation of in vitro penetration of frozen-thawed boar spermatozoa by caffeine and adenosine. Molec Reprod Dev 58: 424-431 <https://doi.org/10.1002/1098-2795(20010401)58:4<424::AID-MRD10>3.0.CO;2-1>
9. Gil J, Lundeheim N, Serquist L, Rodriguez-Martinez H 2003: Influence of extender, temperature, and addition of glycerol on post-thaw sperm parameters in ram semen. Theriogenology 59: 1241-1255 <https://doi.org/10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01177-9>
10. Kozdrowski R, Dubiel A, Bielas W, Dieciol M 2007: Two protocols of cryopreservation of goat semen with the use of computer-assisted semen analysis system. Acta Vet Brno 76: 601-604 <https://doi.org/10.2754/avb200776040601>
11. Makarevich AV, Spalekova E, Olexikova L, Lukac N, Kubovicova E, Hegedusova Z 2011: Functional characteristics of ram cooling-stored spermatozoa under the influence of epidermal growth factor. Gen Physiol Biophys 30: 36-43 <https://doi.org/10.4149/gpb_2011_SI1_36>
12. Martin G, Sabido O, Durand P, Levy R 2005: Phosphatidylserine externalization in human sperm induced by calcium ionophore A23187: relationship with apoptosis, membrane scrambling and the acrosome reaction. Hum Reprod 20: 3459-3468 <https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dei245>
13. Martinez AS, Camacho JH, Correa JS 2012: Motility and functional state of the membrane of caprine capacitated spermatozoa under different chemical agents. Open J Vet Med 2: 98-103 <https://doi.org/10.4236/ojvm.2012.23017>
14. Maxwell WM, Robinson SJ, Roca J, Molinia FC, Sanchez-Partida LG, Evans G 1995: Motility, acrosome integrity and fertility of frozen ram spermatozoa treated with caffeine, pentoxifylline, cAMP, 2-deoxyadenosine and kallikrein. Reprod Fertil 7: 1082-1087
15. Momozawa K, Fuduka Y 2003: Caffeine in fertilization medium is not essential for bovine IVF by fully capacitated spermatozoa. J Reprod Develop 49: 507-512 <https://doi.org/10.1262/jrd.49.507>
16. O’Hara L, Hanrahan JP, Richardson L 2010: Effect of storage duration, storage temperature, and diluent on the viability and fertility of fresh ram sperm. Theriogenology 73: 541-549 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.10.009>
17. Salem M, Mekkawy M, Ahmed N 1992: Effect of cyclic AMP on fructose utilization, progressive motility and protein synthesis by ram spermatozoa. Theriogenology 37: 10611074 <https://doi.org/10.1016/0093-691X(92)90104-Y>
18. Singh P, Raina VS 2000: Effect of caffeine, cAMP and cattle seminal plasma on freezability of buffalo bull semen. Asian-Aust J Anim Sci 13: 901-905 <https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2000.901>
19. Stephens T, Brooks R, Cheng L, Porr Ch. Splan R 2013: Effects of pentoxifylline, caffeine, and taurine on post-thaw motility and longevity of equine frozen semen. J Equine Vet Sci 33: 615-621 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2012.10.004>
front cover
  • ISSN 0001-7213 (printed)
  • ISSN 1801-7576 (electronic)

Current issue

Archive