PMID- 35917673 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220829 LR - 20220829 IS - 1525-3171 (Electronic) IS - 0032-5791 (Print) IS - 0032-5791 (Linking) VI - 101 IP - 9 DP - 2022 Sep TI - Comparison of the performance of targeted mitochondrial antioxidant mitoquinone and non-targeted antioxidant pentoxifylline in improving rooster sperm parameters during freezing and thawing. PG - 102035 LID - S0032-5791(22)00326-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102035 [doi] LID - 102035 AB - Oxidative stress is associated with impaired sperm quality after thawing. Since mitochondria are the main source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in sperm, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of targeted mitochondrial antioxidant mitoquinone (MitoQ) and non-targeted mitochondrial antioxidant pentoxifylline (PTX) during cooling and cryopreservation of rooster sperm. Sperm samples were collected from 15 roosters aged 28 wk and diluted with Beltsville extender. After dilution and addition of treatments (50, 100, and 200 pMol MitoQ and 0.5, 0.75, and 1 muM PTX), samples were cooled for 2 h to 4 degrees C and they were first analyzed at this stage and were frozen and re-evaluated after thawing. After the freezing and thawing, level of 100 pMol MitoQ significantly increased total motility (TM), progressive motility (PGM), curvilinear velocity (VCL), membrane integrity, viability, total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and the glutathione peroxidase (GPx), as well as the level of 50 pMol significantly increased TM, PGM, average path velocity (VAP), straight-line velocity (VSL), membrane integrity, viability, and mitochondrial activity. Moreover, these 2 levels (50 and 100 PMol) decreased malondialdehyde and sperm with abnormal morphology. Addition of 0.75 muM PTX also increased total motility compared to the control group and levels of 0.5 and 0.75 muM decreased sperm with abnormal morphology. It could be concluded the addition of MitoQ and PTX can be useful for sperm cryopreservation industry and reduce the harmful effects of freeze-thawing. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Nazari, Mahdi AU - Nazari M AD - Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. FAU - Daghigh-Kia, Hossein AU - Daghigh-Kia H AD - Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. FAU - Mehdipour, Mahdieh AU - Mehdipour M AD - Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. FAU - Najafi, Abouzar AU - Najafi A AD - Department of Animal and Poultry Science, College of Aburaihan, University of Tehran, Iran. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220628 PL - England TA - Poult Sci JT - Poultry science JID - 0401150 RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (Cryoprotective Agents) RN - 0 (Organophosphorus Compounds) RN - 1339-63-5 (Ubiquinone) RN - 47BYS17IY0 (mitoquinone) RN - SD6QCT3TSU (Pentoxifylline) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antioxidants/metabolism MH - Chickens MH - Cryopreservation/veterinary MH - Cryoprotective Agents/pharmacology MH - Freezing MH - Male MH - Mitochondria MH - Organophosphorus Compounds MH - *Pentoxifylline/metabolism/pharmacology MH - Semen MH - Semen Analysis/veterinary MH - *Semen Preservation/veterinary MH - Sperm Motility MH - Spermatozoa MH - Ubiquinone/analogs & derivatives PMC - PMC9343413 OTO - NOTNLM OT - mitochondria activity OT - mitoquinone OT - pentoxifylline OT - sperm COIS- DISCLOSURES None of the authors have any conflict of interest to declare. EDAT- 2022/08/03 06:00 MHDA- 2022/08/30 06:00 PMCR- 2022/06/28 CRDT- 2022/08/02 18:20 PHST- 2022/01/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/06/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/06/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/08/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/08/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/08/02 18:20 [entrez] PHST- 2022/06/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0032-5791(22)00326-1 [pii] AID - 102035 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102035 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Poult Sci. 2022 Sep;101(9):102035. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102035. Epub 2022 Jun 28.