Supplementation of cryodiluent medium with sulfated polysaccharides from green seaweeds in the freezing of Colossoma macropomum semen

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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2022v43n6p2769

Keywords:

Antioxidant, Cryopreservation, Glycans, Spermatozoa, Tambaqui.

Abstract

This study proposes to investigate the addition of sulfated polysaccharides (SP) extracted from two species of green seaweeds, Ulva lactuca and Caulerpa racemosa, to Colossoma macropomum semen cryodiluent medium. Four concentrations of SP (1.0, 2.0, 3.0, or 4.0 mg mL-1) of each seaweed were evaluated. Semen was collected during the month of September in Fortaleza - CE, Brazil. Fresh semen samples were analyzed for the parameters of total sperm motility, curvilinear velocity (VCL), straight line velocity (VSL), average path velocity (VAP), sperm morphology, membrane integrity, and DNA integrity. Then, the samples were cryopreserved in freezing medium containing 10% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) + 5% glucose, which was supplemented with different concentrations of SP. An unsupplemented treatment was used as control. After 15 days, they were thawed in a water bath at 45 ºC for eight seconds and the same analyses of fresh semen were performed. Statistical analysis revealed that there were no significant differences (p > 0.05) between the different tested concentrations of SP for any of the evaluated parameters. Compared with the control, there was no difference in concentrations (p > 0.05) for total motility; however, for VCL, VSL, and VAP, the U. lactuca concentrations of 3.0 and 4.0 mg mL-1 were detrimental (p < 0.05). The same was observed with 4.0 mg mL-1 of C. racemosa for VSL and VAP. In terms of morphology, 1.0 and 4.0 mg mL-1 of C. racemosa reduced normal sperm (p < 0.05), whereas for the other concentrations there was no difference (p > 0.05). All concentrations of both seaweeds maintained plasma membrane integrity (p > 0.05). As for DNA integrity, only 4.0 mg mL-1 of U. lactuca produced lower results than the control (p < 0.05), whereas the other concentrations maintained the number of spermatozoa with intact DNA (p > 0.05). Based on the results, higher concentrations of SP are harmful to tambaqui sperm in the freezing medium, whereas lower concentrations maintain sperm parameters. Further research is warranted to better investigate the antioxidant potential of these polymers in cryodiluent medium for C. macropomum as well as other fish species.

Author Biographies

Jessica Sales Lobato, Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Doctoral Student of the Graduate Program in Veterinary Sciences, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, UECE, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

Vanessa Alves Pereira, Faculdade de Educação, Ciências e Letras de Iguatu

Profa Dra, Biological Sciences Program, Faculdade de Educação, Ciências e Letras de Iguatu, FECLI, UECE, Iguatu, CE, Brazil.

Francisco Hiago Gadelha Moreira, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Doctoral Student of the Graduate Program in Fisheries Engineering, UFC, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

Mariana Silva Alves Barbosa, Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Master of Veterinary Science, Graduate Program in Veterinary Science, UECE, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

José Ariévilo Gurgel Rodrigues, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Researcher in Biotechnology of Aquatic Organisms, UFC, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

Ianna Wivianne Fernandes Araújo, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Profa Dra, Department of Fisheries Engineering, UFC, Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

Silvio Alencar Cândido-Sobrinho, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas, UFC, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.

Carminda Sandra Brito Salmito-Vanderley, Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Profa Dra, Graduate Program in Veterinary Sciences, UECE, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

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Lobato, J. S., Pereira, V. A., Moreira, F. H. G., Barbosa, M. S. A., Rodrigues, J. A. G., Araújo, I. W. F., … Salmito-Vanderley, C. S. B. (2023). Supplementation of cryodiluent medium with sulfated polysaccharides from green seaweeds in the freezing of Colossoma macropomum semen. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 43(6), 2769–2784. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2022v43n6p2769

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