Birth of live mice resulting from oocytes fertilized in vitro with cryopreserved spermatozoa

The objective of this study was to develop a reliable method to cryopreserve mouse spermatozoa, using in vitro fertilization (IVF) of oocytes, development of resultant zygotes into blastocysts, and the birth of live young after embryo transfer as criteria of sperm survival. Epididymal sperm were fro...

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Published in:Biology of reproduction 1997-01, Vol.56 (1), p.143-152
Main Authors: SONGSASEN, N, BETTERIDGE, K. J, LEIBO, S. P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Birth control
Blastocyst - physiology
Cell Survival
Cryopreservation
Cryoprotective Agents
Egg Yolk
Embryo Transfer
Female
Fertilization in Vitro
Glycerol
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Male
Medical sciences
Mice
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Raffinose
Semen Preservation
Serum Albumin, Bovine
Sperm Motility
Spermatozoa - physiology
Sterility. Assisted procreation
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Summary:The objective of this study was to develop a reliable method to cryopreserve mouse spermatozoa, using in vitro fertilization (IVF) of oocytes, development of resultant zygotes into blastocysts, and the birth of live young after embryo transfer as criteria of sperm survival. Epididymal sperm were frozen in a raffinose-glycerol solution containing either egg yolk (EY) or BSA. Sperm frozen in the presence of EY yielded higher survivals than those frozen in the presence of BSA; when used for IVF, the former resulted in more blastocysts (26% vs. 5%). Comparison between one-step and stepwise dilution of the cryoprotectant revealed no differences in sperm viability as assayed by a vital stain. Nevertheless, IVF using frozen sperm recovered by one-step or stepwise dilution resulted in 33% and 17% blastocyst formation, respectively. When embryos produced with cryopreserved sperm were transferred into recipients, pregnancies (12 of 15 recipients) and the birth of live young (57 pups from 167 embryos transferred) resulted. These results were comparable to those obtained from transferral of embryos produced by IVF with fresh sperm (17 pregnancies from 19 recipients, 87 live young from 197 embryos). Thus, this study has resulted in the development of a simple and efficient cryopreservation procedure for mouse sperm.
ISSN:0006-3363
1529-7268
DOI:10.1095/biolreprod56.1.143