Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10137379 | Veterinary Microbiology | 2018 | 43 Pages |
Abstract
This study focuses on the effect of outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) in gram-negative bacteria on boar sperm function during in vitro storage. In the 40 ejaculates collected from Guangzhong Black boar, six gram-negative bacterial species were detected by 16S rDNA sequencing, of which Proteus mirabilis was the main contaminating bacterium. The OMVs of P. mirabilis were isolated by gradient ultracentrifugation. To reveal the effect of OMVs on boar sperm, different OMV concentrations were added to the Modena medium during sperm storage at 17â°C. Even after 3 days of storage, it was noted that low OMV dose (<5âμg/mL) in the extender did not significantly reduce sperm quality as compared with that in the control semen samples; however, sperm motility and sperm morphology were significantly altered in the extender owing to a high OMV dose (>10âμg/mL). The relative ROS level successively increased with OMV dose in sperm samples and storage time. Meanwhile, OMVs dramatically elevated the mitochondrial potential of sperm. OMVs could bind with the sperm membrane to further influence the capacity of sperm-oocyte binding; they also increased the expression of LC3 and caspase 3 and decreased that of anti-apoptosis-related protein, Bcl2, in sperm. It was concluded that OMVs of P. mirabilis influenced the function of boar sperm by inducing sperm membrane reconstruction as well as autophagy and apoptosis of sperm.
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Authors
Huihui Gao, Yao Gao, Chenhao Yang, Daqian Dong, Jinmeng Yang, Guofan Peng, Jiacheng Peng, Yuanxian Wang, Chuanying Pan, Wuzi Dong,