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Effect of Pentoxifylline Concentration on Sperm Quality in Jeju Crossbred Horses

Jeju Crossbred Horses 정액 생산 시 Pentoxifylline 농도가 정자 성상에 미치는 영향

  • 박설화 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원) ;
  • 신상민 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원) ;
  • 양병철 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원) ;
  • 김남영 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원) ;
  • 우제훈 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원) ;
  • 신문철 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원) ;
  • 유지현 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원) ;
  • 손준규 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원)
  • Received : 2018.03.09
  • Accepted : 2018.03.26
  • Published : 2018.03.31

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effect of pentoxifylline levels on sperm motility, survival rate, sperm membrane integrity of frozen semen and fresh-extended equine semen in Jeju cross-bred horses. As a result of sperm characteristic comparison depending on pentoxifylline levles at 30 minutes post-thaw, the progressive motilities were $53.25{\pm}2.87$ (4mM pentoxifylline) and $50.28{\pm}2.14$ (8mM pentoxifylline) and significantly higher compared to the control group($40.09{\pm}5.15$) and other treatment group (16mM pentoxifylline, $41.27{\pm}2.82$). The progressive fast motility were $22.44{\pm}1.62$ (4mM pentoxifylline,) and $22.74{\pm}3.07$ (8mM pentoxifylline) and significantly higher compared to the control group ($13.47{\pm}1.48$) and other treatment group (16mM pentoxifylline, $14.66{\pm}3.68$) (p<0.05). As a result of sperm characteristic comparison depending on pentoxifylline levles at 30 minutes post-thaw were $68.96{\pm}1.64$ (4mM pentoxifylline) and $67.90{\pm}6.72$ (8mM pentoxifylline) and significantly higher compared to the control group ($53.48{\pm}4.84$) and other treatment group (16mM pentoxifylline, $58.14{\pm}2.65$) (p<0.05). In conclusion, these results suggest that treatment groups with 4mM and 8mM pentoxifylline were higher compare to equine seperm mobility and the control group and treatment groups with more than 16mM pentoxifylline has a negative effect on sperm characteristics. After thawing, the total motility in post-thawed equine sperm has increased by 10 percent for 1 hour. these results suggest that pentoxifylline contributes to the improvement of the equine sperm motility and characteristics in post-thawed semen.

본 연구에서는 제주산마의 액상정액 및 동결정액의 성상 개선을 위하여 펜톡시필린 수준을 설정하여 정자의 운동성, 생존율, 정자막 온전성을 평가하였다. 말 동결-융해 정액의 30분 경과 후 정액성상 비교 결과 펜톡시필린 4mM(T1)처리구와 8mM(T2)처리구에서 Progressive Motility(PM)가 $53.25{\pm}2.87$, $50.28{\pm}2.14$$40.09{\pm}5.15$$41.27{\pm}2.82$인 대조구와 16mM(T3)에 유의적으로 높게 나타났으며(p<0.05), Progressive Fast Motility(PFM)도 펜톡시필린 4mM(T1)처리구와 8mM(T2)처리구가 각각 $22.44{\pm}1.62$$ 22.74{\pm}3.07$로 대조구와 16mM(T3) 처리구의 $13.47{\pm}1.48$$14.66{\pm}3.68$ 보다 유의적으로 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 말 동결-융해 정액의 30분 경과 후 정액성상 비교 결과에서는 총 운동성(Total Motility)에서 T1와 T2가 $68.96{\pm}1.64$$67.90{\pm}6.72$$53.48{\pm}4.84$$58.14{\pm}2.65$인 대조구와 T3에 비해 유의적으로 높은 운동성을 보였다(p<0.05). 이상의 결과를 종합해 볼 때 펜톡시필린 4mM와 8mM를 처리했을 때 대조구보다 정자의 운동성을 증진시키는 효과가 있었으며, 펜톡시필린 16mM 이상의 처리에서는 정자 성상에 좋지 않은 영향을 미치는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 활성산소를 억제하는 효과가 액상정액 보존 과정에서 발생하는 ROS로부터 정자를 안정적으로 보호하는 것으로 판단되며, 동결-융해 정액의 펜톡시필린 처리구 4mM 첨가구에서 다른 처리구보다 융해 후 1시간 동안 총운동성이 약 10%가량 높은 경향을 나타내었다. 펜톡시필린 처리가 동결-융해 후 정자의 운동성을 10% 이상 개선시킨다는 Taylor 등(2013)의 보고와도 비슷한 경향을 보였으며, 펜톡시필린이 동결-융해 후 정자 운동성 향상 등 정자 성상을 개선하는 것으로 판단된다.

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