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Specific LED-based red light photo-stimulation procedures improve overall sperm function and reproductive performance of boar ejaculates.

ABSTRACT: The present study evaluated the effects of exposing liquid-stored boar semen to different red light LED regimens on sperm quality and reproductive performance. Of all of the tested photo-stimulation procedures, the best pattern consisted of 10?min light, 10?min rest and 10?min of further light (10-10-10 pattern). This pattern induced an intense and transient increase in the majority of motility parameters, without modifying sperm viability and acrosome integrity. While incubating non-photo-stimulated sperm at 37?°C for 90?min decreased all sperm quality parameters, this reduction was prevented when the previously-described light procedure was applied. This effect was concomitant with an increase in the percentage of sperm with high mitochondrial membrane potential. When sperm were subjected to 'in vitro' capacitation, photo-stimulation also increased the percentage of sperm with capacitation-like changes in membrane structure. On the other hand, treating commercial semen doses intended for artificial insemination with the 10-10-10 photo-stimulation pattern significantly increased farrowing rates and the number of both total and live-born piglets for parturition. Therefore, our results indicate that a precise photo-stimulation procedure is able to increase the fertilising ability of boar sperm via a mechanism that could be related to mitochondrial function.

SUBMITTER: Yeste M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4773850 | biostudies-other | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Specific LED-based red light photo-stimulation procedures improve overall sperm function and reproductive performance of boar ejaculates.

Yeste Marc M Codony Francesc F Estrada Efrén E Lleonart Miquel M Balasch Sam S Peña Alejandro A Bonet Sergi S Rodríguez-Gil Joan E JE

Scientific reports 20160302

The present study evaluated the effects of exposing liquid-stored boar semen to different red light LED regimens on sperm quality and reproductive performance. Of all of the tested photo-stimulation procedures, the best pattern consisted of 10 min light, 10 min rest and 10 min of further light (10-10-10 pattern). This pattern induced an intense and transient increase in the majority of motility parameters, without modifying sperm viability and acrosome integrity. While incubating non-photo-stimu ...[more]

PMID: 26931070

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Project description:A number of emerging studies suggest that pathogenic microorganisms in semen may cause a decline in the reproductive potential of spermatozoa, and the bacterial diversity and profile of ejaculated boar semen in different seasons are currently unknown. To explore the bacterial composition and changes in ejaculated boar semen from winter and summer, and the underlying mechanism of decline in sperm quality and fertility capacity in summer, 120 ejaculated semen samples were examined for bacterial communities using genomic sequencing technology, and the associations between microbial composition and sperm reproductive potential were investigated. The results showed that Proteobacteria (57.53%), Firmicutes (31.17%), Bacteroidetes (4.24%), and Actinobacteria (3.41%) are the dominant phyla in the ejaculated semen, and the dominant genera were Pseudomonas (34.41%) and Lactobacillus (19.93%), which belong to the phyla of Proteobacteria and Firmicutes, respectively. Interestingly, the higher diversity of bacteria in ejaculated semen of winter differs from that of summer semen, potentially due to seasonal changes related to changes in semen quality and sperm fertilizing capacity. Furthermore, the highly abundant Lactobacillus in winter samples were positively associated with sperm quality and reproductive performance obtained from sows inseminated with such semen samples, while in contrast, the highly abundant Pseudomonas in summer samples was negatively associated with sperm quality and reproductive potential. Additionally, our results strongly indicated that Lactobacillus is not only a potential probiotic for semen quality and fertility potential but also beneficial for restraining the negative influence of Pseudomonas. Overall, our findings significantly contribute to the current understanding of the phenotypes and etiology of male "summer infertility," and may represent a frontier in male reproductive disorders and possible early prevention against pathogenic bacteria.

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Specific LED-based red light photo-stimulation procedures improve overall sperm function and reproductive performance of boar ejaculates.

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Specific LED-based red light photo-stimulation procedures improve overall sperm function and reproductive performance of boar ejaculates.

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