Addition effect of pineapple, orange and beet juices on the mitochondrial membrane potential of ram sperm

Sperm cells are specialized for the transport of gametes, requiring a great amount of energy to move about, and mitochondrial membrane potential is an important parameter when evaluating mitochondrial activity in a cell. Plants have thousands of phytochemical compounds in their roots, leaves, fruit...

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Main Authors: Alexandre da Rocha Bozzi, Ricardo Lopes Dias da Costa, Luiz Henrique Particelli, Célia Raquel Quirino, André Furugen Cesar de Andrade, Flávia Vieira de Freitas, Marina da Silva Passarelli
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Language:English
Published: Instituto de Zootecnia 2019-04-01
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Online Access:http://ojs.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/1048
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author Alexandre da Rocha Bozzi
Ricardo Lopes Dias da Costa
Luiz Henrique Particelli
Célia Raquel Quirino
André Furugen Cesar de Andrade
Flávia Vieira de Freitas
Marina da Silva Passarelli
author_facet Alexandre da Rocha Bozzi
Ricardo Lopes Dias da Costa
Luiz Henrique Particelli
Célia Raquel Quirino
André Furugen Cesar de Andrade
Flávia Vieira de Freitas
Marina da Silva Passarelli
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description Sperm cells are specialized for the transport of gametes, requiring a great amount of energy to move about, and mitochondrial membrane potential is an important parameter when evaluating mitochondrial activity in a cell. Plants have thousands of phytochemical compounds in their roots, leaves, fruits, flowers and stems, which have several biological effects, such as anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic and anti-inflammatory action. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of adding pineapple, beetroot, and orange juices individually and in different combinations at concentration of 10% in the cryopreserved semen extender of rams, through the mitochondrial membrane potential of sperm cells. At the Institute of Zootechnics in Nova Odessa, SP, five semen collections from five rams were performed during a two-week period with the use of an artificial vagina. After collection, the semen was analyzed with a microscope following the recommendations and standards of sperm kinetics according to the CBRA. On each day, after the collection and analysis of the semen of all rams, a pool was formed to minimize the influence of individual traits of the animals. The sperm concentration was corrected to 800.10⁶ sptz / ml with addition of the BotuBov® semen extender and subsequently the juices, after the fruits and beetroots were washed with distilled water, peeled, cut into pieces and squeezed in nylon mesh, were added to the semen extender, obtaining the treatments: pineapple (P), beetroot (B), orange (O), pineapple and orange (P + O), pineapple and beetroot (P + B), beetroot and orange (B + O) and pineapple, beetroot and orange (P + B + O), at a concentration of 10 %, and the control group. The samples were packed in 0.25 ml straws with a concentration of 100.10⁶ sptz per straw, submitted to cryopreservation with a negative curve of -0.25 °C and stored in liquid nitrogen for further analysis. The analyses were performed at USP Pirassununga and the Accuri® flow cytometry system was used to measure low mitochondrial membrane potential (LMP) and high mitochondrial membrane potential (HMP) through a JC-1 fluorescence probe. In the LMP parameter, treatments did not differ (p>0.05), with values of 27.31% ± 19.36, 21.62% ± 10.55, 43.43% ± 21.6, 31,72% ± 29.23, 19.73% ± 5.05, 31.34% ± 24.37, 33.67% ± 23.94 and 21.78% ± 7.25 for control group, P, B, O, P + B, P + O, B + O and P + B + O respectively. In the HMP parameter, the P + B + O treatment caused the highest percentage of high mitochondrial membrane potential, with a value of 21.15% ± 9.89, greater (p<0.05) than the control group, B, O and B + O, with values of 9.23% ± 1.34, 7.38% ± 2.24, 9.81% ± 2.89 and 9.06% ± 2.29, respectively, which did not differ from each other (p>0.05). Interestingly, the P + B + O treatment did not differ (p>0.05) from treatments P, P + B and P + L, with values of 14.73% ± 6.19, 17.94% ± 9.32 and 14.74% ± 4.56, respectively, which did not present differences (p>0.05) from the other treatments, except for B, which was lower than P + B. The addition of pineapple juice in the different treatments culminated in a gain in the percentage of sperm with high mitochondrial membrane potential, showing a possible agonist effect of compounds present in this fruit.
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spelling doaj.art-1f087161375945a9882b32fad25c96a02023-08-08T22:43:49ZengInstituto de ZootecniaBoletim de Indústria Animal1981-41002019-04-01Addition effect of pineapple, orange and beet juices on the mitochondrial membrane potential of ram spermAlexandre da Rocha BozziRicardo Lopes Dias da CostaLuiz Henrique ParticelliCélia Raquel QuirinoAndré Furugen Cesar de AndradeFlávia Vieira de FreitasMarina da Silva Passarelli Sperm cells are specialized for the transport of gametes, requiring a great amount of energy to move about, and mitochondrial membrane potential is an important parameter when evaluating mitochondrial activity in a cell. Plants have thousands of phytochemical compounds in their roots, leaves, fruits, flowers and stems, which have several biological effects, such as anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic and anti-inflammatory action. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of adding pineapple, beetroot, and orange juices individually and in different combinations at concentration of 10% in the cryopreserved semen extender of rams, through the mitochondrial membrane potential of sperm cells. At the Institute of Zootechnics in Nova Odessa, SP, five semen collections from five rams were performed during a two-week period with the use of an artificial vagina. After collection, the semen was analyzed with a microscope following the recommendations and standards of sperm kinetics according to the CBRA. On each day, after the collection and analysis of the semen of all rams, a pool was formed to minimize the influence of individual traits of the animals. The sperm concentration was corrected to 800.10⁶ sptz / ml with addition of the BotuBov® semen extender and subsequently the juices, after the fruits and beetroots were washed with distilled water, peeled, cut into pieces and squeezed in nylon mesh, were added to the semen extender, obtaining the treatments: pineapple (P), beetroot (B), orange (O), pineapple and orange (P + O), pineapple and beetroot (P + B), beetroot and orange (B + O) and pineapple, beetroot and orange (P + B + O), at a concentration of 10 %, and the control group. The samples were packed in 0.25 ml straws with a concentration of 100.10⁶ sptz per straw, submitted to cryopreservation with a negative curve of -0.25 °C and stored in liquid nitrogen for further analysis. The analyses were performed at USP Pirassununga and the Accuri® flow cytometry system was used to measure low mitochondrial membrane potential (LMP) and high mitochondrial membrane potential (HMP) through a JC-1 fluorescence probe. In the LMP parameter, treatments did not differ (p>0.05), with values of 27.31% ± 19.36, 21.62% ± 10.55, 43.43% ± 21.6, 31,72% ± 29.23, 19.73% ± 5.05, 31.34% ± 24.37, 33.67% ± 23.94 and 21.78% ± 7.25 for control group, P, B, O, P + B, P + O, B + O and P + B + O respectively. In the HMP parameter, the P + B + O treatment caused the highest percentage of high mitochondrial membrane potential, with a value of 21.15% ± 9.89, greater (p<0.05) than the control group, B, O and B + O, with values of 9.23% ± 1.34, 7.38% ± 2.24, 9.81% ± 2.89 and 9.06% ± 2.29, respectively, which did not differ from each other (p>0.05). Interestingly, the P + B + O treatment did not differ (p>0.05) from treatments P, P + B and P + L, with values of 14.73% ± 6.19, 17.94% ± 9.32 and 14.74% ± 4.56, respectively, which did not present differences (p>0.05) from the other treatments, except for B, which was lower than P + B. The addition of pineapple juice in the different treatments culminated in a gain in the percentage of sperm with high mitochondrial membrane potential, showing a possible agonist effect of compounds present in this fruit. http://ojs.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/1048phytochemicalsmitochondriasemen
spellingShingle Alexandre da Rocha Bozzi
Ricardo Lopes Dias da Costa
Luiz Henrique Particelli
Célia Raquel Quirino
André Furugen Cesar de Andrade
Flávia Vieira de Freitas
Marina da Silva Passarelli
Addition effect of pineapple, orange and beet juices on the mitochondrial membrane potential of ram sperm
Boletim de Indústria Animal
phytochemicals
mitochondria
semen
title Addition effect of pineapple, orange and beet juices on the mitochondrial membrane potential of ram sperm
title_full Addition effect of pineapple, orange and beet juices on the mitochondrial membrane potential of ram sperm
title_fullStr Addition effect of pineapple, orange and beet juices on the mitochondrial membrane potential of ram sperm
title_full_unstemmed Addition effect of pineapple, orange and beet juices on the mitochondrial membrane potential of ram sperm
title_short Addition effect of pineapple, orange and beet juices on the mitochondrial membrane potential of ram sperm
title_sort addition effect of pineapple orange and beet juices on the mitochondrial membrane potential of ram sperm
topic phytochemicals
mitochondria
semen
url http://ojs.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/1048
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