ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2022
The Protective Role of Melatonin in Sperm Cryopreservation of Farm Animals and Human: Lessons for Male Fish Cryopreservation.
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- Melatonin Improves Sperm Quality in Asthenozoospermic Men by Preserving Acrosome Integrity, Reducing Inflammation, and Regulating Apoptosis-Related Genes and Proteins during Freeze-Thawing.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2026Article
- Sperm freezability is associated with melatonin receptor expression in the sperm plasma membrane of Saanen goat bucksVeterinary world · 2025Article
- Mitochondrial Regulation of Spermatozoa Function: Metabolism, Oxidative Stress and Therapeutic Insights.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Effect of the addition of sulfated polysaccharides of animal and algal origin in the freezing medium ofAnimal reproduction · 2025Article
- The optimal combination of cooling and equilibration durations, along with the addition of melatonin, gamma-oryzanol, and canthaxanthin, for improving swamp buffalo semen cryopreservation quality.Veterinary world · 2024Article
- The Role of Melatonin on Caprine (Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Unravelling spermatogenesis in spotted wolffish: Insights from the ultrastructure of juvenile male testes to the cryopreservation of broodstock sperm.Aquaculture (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024Article
- Effect of melatonin supplementation on sperm quality parameters and expression of antioxidant genes during cold storage of buck semen extenders.Veterinary world · 2024Article
- Supplementation of Extender with Melatonin Improves the Motility, Mitochondrial Membrane Potential, and Fertilization Ability of Cryopreserved Brown-Marbled Grouper Sperm.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- The Role of Melatonin to Ameliorate Oxidative Stress in Sperm Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Application of Nanoparticles and Melatonin for Cryopreservation of Gametes and Embryos.Current issues in molecular biology · 2022Review
- Protective effect of rosiglitazone on microscopic and oxidative stress parameters of ram sperm after freeze-thawing.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Natural Cryoprotective and Cytoprotective Agents in Cryopreservation: A Focus on Melatonin.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
Cryopreservation is a technique that offers various advantages, especially in fish, among others, that makes the reproduction of species easier through a constant supply of sperm, synchronization of the gamete availability of both sexes, storage of semen for genetic improvement programs, reduction in the cost by eliminating the need to maintain male broodstock, and conserving the gametes of endangered species. However, freezing and warming procedures for cryopreservation lead to a reduction in the quality and viability of cryopreserved sperm because of oxidative stress. For this reason, the enrichment of extender media with antioxidants is a common method of cryopreservation of the semen of several fish species. Recently, many studies have been published for the protective role of antioxidants and especially of melatonin on male fertility preservation both in farm animals and humans, demonstrating the beneficial effects of melatonin as a sperm cryoprotectant. On the other hand, very few studies were conducted using melatonin as an antioxidant in different male fish species for semen cryopreservation. We conclude that the use of moderate concentrations of melatonin are beneficial to semen preservation, and the mechanisms through which melatonin acts positively on spermatozoa need to be further investigated to establish improvement protocols for cryopreservation in fish species.
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