Ultra-Rapid Freezing Using Droplets Immersed into Liquid Nitrogen in Bull Sperm: Evaluation of Two Cryoprotective Disaccharides and Two Warming Temperatures
- 1 December 2023
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Biopreservation and Biobanking
- Vol. 21 (6), 554-560
- https://doi.org/10.1089/bio.2022.0075
Abstract
The present study analyzes the effects of different disaccharide concentrations and two thawing temperatures on the characteristics of ultrarapid frozen (URF) bovine sperm, compared with conventional slow-frozen (CF) sperm. For URF sperm, samples were diluted in media comprising 2% bovine serum albumin (BSA) and various nonpermeable cryoprotectants. Five groups were compared: control (without cryoprotectant), sucrose 0.15 M, sucrose 0.3 M, trehalose 0.15 M, and trehalose 0.3 M. In addition, the influence of warming temperatures, 37°C and 65°C, was analyzed. The aspect of different diluents (by drops) immersed in liquid nitrogen was also evaluated. Sperm quality was assessed by measuring motility, viability, acrosome status, and membrane lipid peroxidation (LPO). Moreover, the cryoresistance rate (CR) was determined. The drops immersed in liquid nitrogen showed that crystallization occurred, but not vitrification. CF sperm exhibited significantly higher scores for total motility (TM) and progressive motility (PM), viability, and acrosome integrity, in contrast with URF samples. Cryoprotectants for URF sperm showed a significant (p ≤ 0.05) influence on the TM and PM, viability, acrosome integrity, and CR, but not on LPO. Sperm viability was reduced after ultrarapid freezing, and the control samples were observed to have significantly lower values than those treated with disaccharides. Samples supplemented with 0.3 M sucrose exhibited higher LPO when they were thawed at 37°C. In short, a limited number of spermatozoa were able to maintain their motility and other functional attributes after ultrarapid freezing, but disaccharides showed a moderate protective effect. Samples with trehalose and sucrose at 0.15 and 0.3 M, respectively, showed higher sperm quality than samples containing only BSA. In sum, the function of spermatozoa was moderately maintained when disaccharides were used for ultrarapid freezing, although motility was significantly reduced. In addition, thawing temperatures did not modify the sperm values, suggesting that the easier procedure, that is, 37°C for 30 seconds, can be used.Keywords
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