ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2019
Melatonin Improves the Fertilization Capacity of Sex-Sorted Bull Sperm by Inhibiting Apoptosis and Increasing Fertilization Capacitation via MT1.
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- Coping with Oxidative Stress in Reproductive Pathophysiology and Assisted Reproduction: Melatonin as an Emerging Therapeutical Tool.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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- Melatonin improves rate of monospermic fertilization and early embryo development in a bovine IVF system.PloS one · 2021Article
- Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Alleviates High-Fat Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease via Inhibition of Apoptosis and Promotion of Autophagy through the ROS/MAPK Signaling Pathway.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2021Article
- Melatonin Non-Linearly Modulates Bull Spermatozoa Motility and Physiology in Capacitating and Non-Capacitating Conditions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Article
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16 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
Chong-Yang LiEmbryo Biotechnology and Reproduction Laboratory and the Center of Domestic Animal Reproduction & Breeding, Institute of Animal Science (IAS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China.
Hai-Sheng HaoEmbryo Biotechnology and Reproduction Laboratory and the Center of Domestic Animal Reproduction & Breeding, Institute of Animal Science (IAS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China.
Ya-Han ZhaoEmbryo Biotechnology and Reproduction Laboratory and the Center of Domestic Animal Reproduction & Breeding, Institute of Animal Science (IAS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China.
Pei-Pei ZhangEmbryo Biotechnology and Reproduction Laboratory and the Center of Domestic Animal Reproduction & Breeding, Institute of Animal Science (IAS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China.
Hao-Yu WangEmbryo Biotechnology and Reproduction Laboratory and the Center of Domestic Animal Reproduction & Breeding, Institute of Animal Science (IAS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China.
Yun-Wei PangEmbryo Biotechnology and Reproduction Laboratory and the Center of Domestic Animal Reproduction & Breeding, Institute of Animal Science (IAS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7312-179X
Wei-Hua DuEmbryo Biotechnology and Reproduction Laboratory and the Center of Domestic Animal Reproduction & Breeding, Institute of Animal Science (IAS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China.
Shan-Jiang ZhaoEmbryo Biotechnology and Reproduction Laboratory and the Center of Domestic Animal Reproduction & Breeding, Institute of Animal Science (IAS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China.
Yan LiuEmbryo Biotechnology and Reproduction Laboratory and the Center of Domestic Animal Reproduction & Breeding, Institute of Animal Science (IAS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China.
Jin-Ming HuangDairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250131, China.
Jing-Jing WangEmbryo Biotechnology and Reproduction Laboratory and the Center of Domestic Animal Reproduction & Breeding, Institute of Animal Science (IAS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China.
Wei-Min RuanInternational Joint Center for Biomedical Innovation, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
Tong HaoEmbryo Biotechnology and Reproduction Laboratory and the Center of Domestic Animal Reproduction & Breeding, Institute of Animal Science (IAS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China.
Russel J ReiterDepartment of Cell Systems and Anatomy, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health), San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
Hua-Bin ZhuEmbryo Biotechnology and Reproduction Laboratory and the Center of Domestic Animal Reproduction & Breeding, Institute of Animal Science (IAS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China. zhuhuabin@caas.cn.
Xue-Ming ZhaoEmbryo Biotechnology and Reproduction Laboratory and the Center of Domestic Animal Reproduction & Breeding, Institute of Animal Science (IAS), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100193, China. zhaoxueming@caas.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-6110-2690
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNHenan University · CNShandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · US
Funding
Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program ASTIP- IAS06
Abstract
Little information is available regarding the effect of melatonin on the quality and fertilization capability of sex-sorted bull sperm, and even less about the associated mechanism. Sex-sorted sperm from three individual bulls were washed twice in wash medium and incubated in a fertilization medium for 1.5 h, and each was supplemented with melatonin (0, 10
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Sperm CapacitationAnimalsApoptosisCattleFemaleFertilization in VitroMaleMelatoninReactive Oxygen SpeciesReceptor, Melatonin, MT1SpermatozoaMelatoninReactive Oxygen SpeciesReceptor, Melatonin, MT1bullfertilizationmelatoninsex-sortedsperm
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