Protective Effect of Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) Supplementation on Post-Thaw Motility and Fertility of Cryopreserved Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Sperm

Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) is one of the important antioxidants, which naturally present in seminal plasma of fish. On the other hand, whether its effect may improve sperm quality following cryopreservation process still remains its uncertainty. Thus, the present study aimed to analyse the effect of...

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Main Authors: Uğur Yavuz, Yusuf Bozkurt
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Published: Hasan Eleroğlu 2020-06-01
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description Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) is one of the important antioxidants, which naturally present in seminal plasma of fish. On the other hand, whether its effect may improve sperm quality following cryopreservation process still remains its uncertainty. Thus, the present study aimed to analyse the effect of different extenders supplemented with different ascorbic acid concentrations on post-thaw motility and fertility of frozen-thawed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) sperm. Selected sperm samples were pooled and diluted at 1:3 ratios with two different extenders (E) composing such as (E-1) 300 mM glucose, 10% egg yolk and 10% DMSO and (E-2) 0.6 mM sucrose and 10% DMSO. Each extender was supplemented with vitamin C at 1, 5 and 10 mM concentrations. Following dilution, the sperm was loaded into 0.25 ml straws and frozen in liquid nitrogen vapour. The straws were then plunged into liquid nitrogen for storage. Fertilization was carried out using the dry fertilization technique. Highest post-thaw motility (50±5.77) and fertilization (56±1.00) results were obtained with the extender-1 (E-1) containing 10% DMSO concentration. In conclusion, the present study indicated that addition of ascorbic acid to the extenders improved rainbow trout sperm motility resulting higher fertilization of the eggs.
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spelling doaj-art-22d000cdf5764db69e5e625b7a4f7af32025-08-20T03:17:40ZengHasan EleroğluTurkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology2148-127X2020-06-01861348135210.24925/turjaf.v8i6.1348-1352.33711671Protective Effect of Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) Supplementation on Post-Thaw Motility and Fertility of Cryopreserved Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) SpermUğur Yavuz0Yusuf Bozkurt1Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Mustafa Kemal University, 31000 Antakya/HatayFaculty of Marine Sciences and Technology, İskenderun Technical University, 31200 İskenderun/HatayAscorbic acid (Vitamin C) is one of the important antioxidants, which naturally present in seminal plasma of fish. On the other hand, whether its effect may improve sperm quality following cryopreservation process still remains its uncertainty. Thus, the present study aimed to analyse the effect of different extenders supplemented with different ascorbic acid concentrations on post-thaw motility and fertility of frozen-thawed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) sperm. Selected sperm samples were pooled and diluted at 1:3 ratios with two different extenders (E) composing such as (E-1) 300 mM glucose, 10% egg yolk and 10% DMSO and (E-2) 0.6 mM sucrose and 10% DMSO. Each extender was supplemented with vitamin C at 1, 5 and 10 mM concentrations. Following dilution, the sperm was loaded into 0.25 ml straws and frozen in liquid nitrogen vapour. The straws were then plunged into liquid nitrogen for storage. Fertilization was carried out using the dry fertilization technique. Highest post-thaw motility (50±5.77) and fertilization (56±1.00) results were obtained with the extender-1 (E-1) containing 10% DMSO concentration. In conclusion, the present study indicated that addition of ascorbic acid to the extenders improved rainbow trout sperm motility resulting higher fertilization of the eggs.http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/3371cryopreservationvitamin csperm, oncorhynchus mykissfertilization
spellingShingle Uğur Yavuz
Yusuf Bozkurt
Protective Effect of Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) Supplementation on Post-Thaw Motility and Fertility of Cryopreserved Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Sperm
Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology
cryopreservation
vitamin c
sperm, oncorhynchus mykiss
fertilization
title Protective Effect of Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) Supplementation on Post-Thaw Motility and Fertility of Cryopreserved Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Sperm
title_full Protective Effect of Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) Supplementation on Post-Thaw Motility and Fertility of Cryopreserved Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Sperm
title_fullStr Protective Effect of Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) Supplementation on Post-Thaw Motility and Fertility of Cryopreserved Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Sperm
title_full_unstemmed Protective Effect of Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) Supplementation on Post-Thaw Motility and Fertility of Cryopreserved Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Sperm
title_short Protective Effect of Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) Supplementation on Post-Thaw Motility and Fertility of Cryopreserved Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Sperm
title_sort protective effect of vitamin c ascorbic acid supplementation on post thaw motility and fertility of cryopreserved rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss sperm
topic cryopreservation
vitamin c
sperm, oncorhynchus mykiss
fertilization
url http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/3371
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