Abstract

RESTREPO, G; MONTOYA, J. D  and  ROJANO, B. ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY AND POST-THAW QUALITY OF STALLION SEMEN CRYOPRESERVED WITH QUERCETIN AND ERGOTHIONEINE. Rev. Med. Vet. Zoot. [online]. 2016, vol.63, n.3, pp.167-178. ISSN 0120-2952.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rfmvz.v63n3.62747.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant capacity and post-thaw quality of stallion semen cryopreserved with quercetin and ergothioneine. Nine ejaculates from three Colombian Creole horses were cryopreserved under three treatments: ergothioneine (100 pM), quercetin (100 pM) and control (no antioxidant). Post-thaw were evaluated the parameters: total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of semen through the acid test of azino 2,2'-bis[3-ethylbenzothiazoline]-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS^•+); total motility (MT), progressive motility (MP), hyperactivity (HA) and curvilinear (VCL), linear (VSL) and average path (VAP) velocities by the computerized system SCA ; structural membrane integrity and acrosome integrity by fluorescence microscopy using SYBR / IP and FITC / PNA probes, respectively; morphology by eosinnigrosin staining and functional membrane integrity by hypoosmotic swelling test (HOS). The adjustment of generalized linear models (GLM) and comparison of means by Tukey was performed. The TAC (pmol trolox/ml) of thawed semen was higher for ergothioneine (4.0 ± 0.3) and quercetin (3.9 ± 0.4), compared to control (2.6 ± 1.5). For MT a higher average for ergothioneine (70.3 ± 11.2%) compared to quercetin (63 ± 10.5%) and control (66.1 ± 11.2%) was found (P < 0.05). For MP, HA, VCL, VSL and VAP, the control showed higher values compared to the antioxidant treatments (P < 0.05). It is concluded that ergothioneine and quercetin increased the TAC and have influence on post-thawed motility and kinetics of stallion semen.

Keywords : antioxidants; semen cryopreservation; oxidative stress.

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