ArticleReproductive medicine and biology2021
Saturated fatty acids accelerate linear motility through mitochondrial ATP production in bull sperm.
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- Exploring Human Sperm Metabolism and Male Infertility: A Systematic Review of Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics, and Imaging Techniques.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
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- Mining public mass spectrometry data to map the bull sperm membrane-associated proteome.Reproduction & fertility · 2026Article
- Stable isotope labelling mass spectrometry analysis of isolated mouse sperm.Biology of reproduction · 2026Article
- Lactate inhibits glucose-induced zigzag motility and enhances linear motility in bull spermatozoa by suppressing glycolysis.Andrology · 2026Article
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- Relationships Between Metabolism of Cryopreserved Equine Sperm Determined by the Seahorse Analyzer and Sperm Characteristics Measured by Flow Cytometry and Computer-Assisted Analysis of Motility.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- High Concentrations of Non-Esterified Fatty Acids During BovineJournal of developmental biology · 2025Article
- Metabolomic Analysis of Cauda Epididymal Fluid in Yaks and Cattle.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Effects of genotypes on sperm quality and fertility of buffalo bulls.Journal of advanced veterinary and animal research · 2025Article
- The TEX44-CPT1B axis regulates mitochondrial sheath assembly and fatty acid oxidation in sperm.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Lipidomic Landscapes of Cryopreserved Sperm from Alpine and Spanish-Creole Bucks.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Implementation of high-resolution sperm respirometry for modeling bull fertility.Journal of animal science · 2025Article
- The protective effects of antioxidants against endogenous and exogenous oxidative stress on bull sperm.In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Animal · 2024Article
- The effect of toll-like receptor 7/8 ligand in inhibiting the motility of putative X-chromosome-bearing sperm in rams.Journal of advanced veterinary and animal research · 2024Article
- Abnormalities in mitochondrial energy metabolism induced by cryopreservation negatively affect goat sperm motility.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Adenylate kinase 9 is essential for sperm function and male fertility in mammals.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- Treatment with cholesterol just after thawing maintains the fertility of bull sperm.Molecular human reproduction · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThe present study was undertaken to clarify whether bovine sperm could take up fatty acids (FAs) and produce ATP to maintain linear motility.
methodsFrozen bovine semen was thawed in media containing either lipid mixture (LM) or FAs, and sperm motility was analyzed. The kinetic changes in FA levels in sperm were detected using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The mitochondrial activity of sperm thawed in media containing LM or FAs was analyzed based on the fluorescence intensity of JC-1 staining and the oxygen consumption rate. FA transporters were observed using whole-mounted immunofluorescence.
resultsSperm linear motility was significantly (
conclusionsSperm linear motility is facilitated by FAs in the thawing media used for frozen bovine sperm. This might provide a new approach for upgrading the artificial insemination technique used in both livestock animals and human infertility care.
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