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. 2020 Oct;87(10):1048-1058.
doi: 10.1002/mrd.23411. Epub 2020 Aug 11.

Escherichia coli membrane-derived oxygen-reducing enzyme system (Oxyrase) protects bubaline spermatozoa during cryopreservation

Jasmer Dalal  1   2 , Ramesh Kumar Chandolia  2 , Mustafa Hassan Jan  3 , Shikha Pawaria  1 , Nisha Verma  1 , Andonissamy Jerome  1 , Dharmendra Kumar  1 , Pradeep Kumar  1
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Escherichia coli membrane-derived oxygen-reducing enzyme system (Oxyrase) protects bubaline spermatozoa during cryopreservation

Jasmer Dalal et al. Mol Reprod Dev. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of deoxygenation of semen extender using Escherichia coli membrane-derived oxygen scavenger (Oxyrase) on post-thaw quality of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) spermatozoa. Sixteen semen ejaculates, four each from four bulls, were each divided into five equal fractions, diluted using Tris-egg yolk extender supplemented with different concentrations of Oxyrase (0, 0.3, 0.6, 0.9, and 1.2 U/ml), designated as treatments T1, T2, T3, T4, and T5, respectively, and cryopreserved. Immediately after thawing, Oxyrase did not improve sperm kinetics and motility; however, it improved the keeping quality (significantly lower deterioration of post-thaw sperm motility after incubation for 120 min) in T3. Further, T3 reduced (p < .05) cholesterol efflux and protected the intactness of the sperm plasma membrane. Flow cytometry with Fluo-3 AM/propidium iodide (PI) dual staining revealed the highest (p < .05) proportion of live spermatozoa with low intracellular calcium in T3. Oxyrase supplementation protected spermatozoa from premature capacitation which was confirmed by low expression of tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins (32, 75, and 80 kDa) and a relatively lower percentage of F-pattern (uncapacitated spermatozoa) in chlortetracycline assay. Importantly, the Oxyrase fortification decreased superoxide anion in a dose-dependent manner indicating reduced availability of oxygen at sperm mitochondrial level. Similarly, in Oxyrase-fortified sperm, malondialdehyde concentration, an index of lipid peroxidation, is also reduced in a dose-dependent manner. In conclusion, we demonstrate that deoxygenation of buffalo semen by Oxyrase has the potential of improving post-thaw sperm quality by overcoming the problem of cryocapacitation and oxidative damage during cryopreservation process.

Keywords: Oxyrase; buffalo bull; cryopreservation; oxidative stress; spermatozoa.

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