Zebrafish International Resource Center, 5274 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403, USA.
Zebrafish International Resource Center, 5274 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403, USA.
Cryobiology. 2024 Sep;116:104909. doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2024.104909. Epub 2024 May 25.
We studied the impact of modulating cholesterol levels in zebrafish sperm plasma membranes using cholesterol-loaded methyl-β-cyclodextrin (CLC) and unloaded methyl-β-cyclodextrin (MβC). Zebrafish sperm were treated with these substances before cryopreservation, and post-thaw sperm motility and in vitro fertilization (IVF) rates were compared between treated and untreated samples. Our findings indicate that adding cholesterol to sperm membranes increases post-thaw motility, motile cell count, and motile cell survival within a 0.5-4.0 mg per 1.2 × 10 cell concentration range. Conversely, depleting cholesterol using MβC at 1.0 and 2.0 mg per 1.2 × 10 cells reduced these parameters. On average, all CLC-treated sperm samples produced a 15 % higher IVF rate compared to untreated sperm. Including CLC in the extender before cryopreservation is beneficial for post-thaw sperm quantity and quality in zebrafish.
我们研究了使用载有胆固醇的甲基-β-环糊精(CLC)和未载有胆固醇的甲基-β-环糊精(MβC)来调节斑马鱼精子质膜中胆固醇水平对其的影响。在冷冻保存之前,用这些物质处理斑马鱼精子,然后比较处理和未处理样品的解冻后精子活力和体外受精(IVF)率。我们的研究结果表明,向精子膜中添加胆固醇可增加解冻后精子的活力、活动细胞计数和活动细胞存活率,在 0.5-4.0mg 每 1.2×10 个细胞浓度范围内。相反,使用 1.0 和 2.0mg 每 1.2×10 个细胞的 MβC 耗尽胆固醇会降低这些参数。平均而言,与未处理的精子相比,所有 CLC 处理的精子样本的 IVF 率都提高了 15%。在冷冻保存前将 CLC 包含在延伸剂中有利于斑马鱼解冻后精子的数量和质量。