Effects of Antifreeze Protein III on Sperm Cryopreservation of Pacific Abalone, Haliotis discus hannai

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences 2021-04, Vol.22 (8), p.3917
• Main Authors: Hossen, Shaharior, Sharker, Md Rajib, Cho, Yusin, Sukhan, Zahid Parvez, Kho, Kang Hee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acrosome - drug effects; AFPIII; Animals; Antifreeze Proteins - genetics; Antifreeze Proteins - pharmacology; Cell Survival - drug effects; Cryogenic engineering; Cryopreservation; Cryoprotective Agents - pharmacology; Dimethyl sulfoxide; Fertility; Fertilization; fertilization and hatching; Gastropoda - growth & development; Glycerol; Glycerol - pharmacology; Haliotis discus hannai; Hatchability; Hatching; Heat shock proteins; Hsp90 protein; Humans; Male; Membrane potential; Membranes; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial DNA; Motility; mRNA; mRNA expression of HSP90; Plasma; post-thaw sperm quality; Propylene; Proteins; Seafood; Semen Preservation; Sperm; Sperm Motility - drug effects; Spermatozoa - drug effects; Spermatozoa - growth & development
• ISSN: 1422-0067; 1661-6596; 1422-0067
• DOI: 10.3390/ijms22083917

Pacific abalone ( ) is a highly commercial seafood in Southeast Asia. The aim of the present study was to improve the sperm cryopreservation technique for this valuable species using an antifreeze protein III (AFPIII). Post-thaw sperm quality parameters including motility, acrosome integrity (AI), plasma membrane integrity (PMI), mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), DNA integrity, fertility, hatchability, and mRNA abundance level of heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) were determined to ensure improvement of the cryopreservation technique. Post-thaw motility of sperm cryopreserved with AFPIII at 10 µg/mL combined with 8% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) (61.3 ± 2.7%), 8% ethylene glycol (EG) (54.3 ± 3.3%), 6% propylene glycol (PG) (36.6 ± 2.6%), or 2% glycerol (GLY) (51.7 ± 3.0%) was significantly improved than that of sperm cryopreserved without AFPIII. Post-thaw motility of sperm cryopreserved with 2% MeOH and 1 µg/mL of AFPIII was also improved than that of sperm cryopreserved without AFPIII. A combination of 10 µg/mL AFPIII with 8% DMSO resulted in the highest post-thaw motility, showing AI of 60.1 ± 3.9%, PMI of 67.2 ± 4.0%, and MMP of 59.1 ± 4.3%. DNA integrity of sperm cryopreserved using 10 µg/mL AFPIII combined with 8% DMSO was not significantly ( > 0.05) different from that of fresh sperm. Cryopreservation using a combination of AFPIII with 8% DMSO improved fertilization and hatching rates of sperm compared to that of cryopreservation without supplementation of 10 µg/mL AFPIII. Sperm cryopreserved using AFPIII showed higher mRNA abundance levels of HSP90 than those cryopreserved without AFPIII. Results of the present study suggest that 10 µg/mL AFPIII combined with 8% DMSO can be used for large scale cryopreservation of Pacific abalone sperm and for hatchery production.