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Intracellular Calcium Chelating Agent (BAPTA-AM) Aids Stallion Semen Cooling and Freezing-Thawing

Intracellular Calcium Chelating Agent (BAPTA-AM) Aids Stallion Semen Cooling and Freezing-Thawing

Shuaishuai Wu, Igor F Canisso, Weigang Yang, Ihteshamu Ul Haq, Qiang Liu, Ying Han, Shenming Zeng

Reprod Domest Anim. 2018 Oct;53(5):1235-1242.

PMID: 29984866

Abstract:

This study aimed to investigate the effects of different concentrations of 1,2-bis-(o-aminophenoxy)-ethane-N,N,N0 N0-tetraacetic acid, tetra-acetoxymethyl ester (BAPTA-AM), an intracellular calcium chelating agent, on stallion semen cooling and freezing-thawing. After collection, semen was extended (1:1 v/v) on a skim milk-based extender, centrifuged and resuspended at 400 million/ml into cooling or freezing extenders containing 0, 5, 25, 50, 100 and 200 μΜ BAPTA-AM. Motility parameters were assessed after cooling in Equitainer at 5°C for 12, 24, 48, 72 and 120 hr and after freezing-thawing. In addition, mitochondrial membrane potential, intracellular ATP, reactive oxygen species and malondialdehyde concentrations were measured in cryopreserved-thawed semen. Cooled stored (48 hr) semen containing 50 μΜ BAPTA-AM and control extender (0 μΜ BAPTA-AM) was used to assess fertility. Inclusion of 50 μΜ BAPTA-AM resulted in superior sperm motility parameters during cooled storage when compared to other groups (p < 0.05). Furthermore, semen cryopreserved in extender containing 50 μΜ BAPTA-AM showed increased intracellular ATP and mitochondrial membrane potential, whereas reactive oxygen species and malondialdehyde were increased after thawing for all groups (p < 0.05). Addition of 50 μΜ BAPTA-AM to cooling extender resulted in similar pregnancy rates to the control group (75% vs. 73.6%, respectively; p > 0.05). In conclusion, the addition of BAPTA-AM to semen extenders aided stallion semen cryopreservation in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, the cooling extender supplemented with 50 μΜ BAPTA-AM could be used to prolong the sperm motility during cooling without apparently compromising fertility. Field trials should be conducted to assess fertility of cryopreserved stallion semen with BAPTA-AM.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP126150978-B	BAPTA-AM		126150-97-8	Price

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