Combined use of fluorescence and phase contrast microscopy for the determination of sperm viability

The aim of this study was to evaluate the combined use of fluorescenceand phase contrast microscopy as a new technique for the assessmentof sperm viability. For this, five pools of semen from three fertile boarswere frozen and thawed according to a standard protocol. Afterthawing, sperm samples were s...

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Autores principales: Tomás, Cristina, Gómez-Fernández, José, Gómez-Izquierdo, Emilio, De-Mercado, Eduardo
Formato: article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4588
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/rda.12402
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author Tomás, Cristina
Gómez-Fernández, José
Gómez-Izquierdo, Emilio
De-Mercado, Eduardo
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Gómez-Fernández, José
Gómez-Izquierdo, Emilio
Tomás, Cristina
author_facet Tomás, Cristina
Gómez-Fernández, José
Gómez-Izquierdo, Emilio
De-Mercado, Eduardo
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description The aim of this study was to evaluate the combined use of fluorescenceand phase contrast microscopy as a new technique for the assessmentof sperm viability. For this, five pools of semen from three fertile boarswere frozen and thawed according to a standard protocol. Afterthawing, sperm samples were stained with 5 ll of propidium iodide(PI, 0.5 mg/ml) and incubated at 37°C in darkness 10 min. Subse-quently, samples were analyzed using a phase contrast microscopy(Nikon Eclipse E400, Tokyo, Japan) coupled with fluorescenceequipment (Nikon C-SHG1) with a mercury lamp (100 W) and aNikon G-2A filter with excitation/barrier filter of 510/590 which allowsa simultaneous excitation of blue and green. After displaying thesample under phase contrast microscopy the fluorescence wasconnected, non-viable sperm showed red color, and viable sperm werenot stained and visible. To determine the validity of this technique thesamples were also analyzed with a dual fluorescent staining (SYBR-14/PI) under fluorescence microscopy (Garner and Johnson, 1995; BiolReprod. 53, 276–284). The results did not show (57.6 vs. 57.2  1.5%live sperm; Garner and Johnson’s and described technique respec-tively) difference between techniques (p > 0.05). In conclusion, thecombined use of fluorescence and phase contrast microcopy using a PIstaining may be used for the determination of sperm viability, saving inthe use of fluorochromes and viable sperm are visible which wouldsimultaneously allow the acrosome state assessment.
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spelling ReDivia45882025-04-25T14:43:56Z Combined use of fluorescence and phase contrast microscopy for the determination of sperm viability Tomás, Cristina Gómez-Fernández, José Gómez-Izquierdo, Emilio De-Mercado, Eduardo The aim of this study was to evaluate the combined use of fluorescenceand phase contrast microscopy as a new technique for the assessmentof sperm viability. For this, five pools of semen from three fertile boarswere frozen and thawed according to a standard protocol. Afterthawing, sperm samples were stained with 5 ll of propidium iodide(PI, 0.5 mg/ml) and incubated at 37°C in darkness 10 min. Subse-quently, samples were analyzed using a phase contrast microscopy(Nikon Eclipse E400, Tokyo, Japan) coupled with fluorescenceequipment (Nikon C-SHG1) with a mercury lamp (100 W) and aNikon G-2A filter with excitation/barrier filter of 510/590 which allowsa simultaneous excitation of blue and green. After displaying thesample under phase contrast microscopy the fluorescence wasconnected, non-viable sperm showed red color, and viable sperm werenot stained and visible. To determine the validity of this technique thesamples were also analyzed with a dual fluorescent staining (SYBR-14/PI) under fluorescence microscopy (Garner and Johnson, 1995; BiolReprod. 53, 276–284). The results did not show (57.6 vs. 57.2  1.5%live sperm; Garner and Johnson’s and described technique respec-tively) difference between techniques (p > 0.05). In conclusion, thecombined use of fluorescence and phase contrast microcopy using a PIstaining may be used for the determination of sperm viability, saving inthe use of fluorochromes and viable sperm are visible which wouldsimultaneously allow the acrosome state assessment. 2017-06-01T10:10:29Z 2017-06-01T10:10:29Z 2014 OCT 2014 article Tomas, C., Gomez-Fernandez, J., Gomez-Izquierdo, E., De Mercado, E. (2014). Combined use of fluorescence and phase contrast microscopy for the determination of sperm viability. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 49, 102-102. 0936-6768 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4588 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/rda.12402 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Tomás, Cristina
Gómez-Fernández, José
Gómez-Izquierdo, Emilio
De-Mercado, Eduardo
Combined use of fluorescence and phase contrast microscopy for the determination of sperm viability
title Combined use of fluorescence and phase contrast microscopy for the determination of sperm viability
title_full Combined use of fluorescence and phase contrast microscopy for the determination of sperm viability
title_fullStr Combined use of fluorescence and phase contrast microscopy for the determination of sperm viability
title_full_unstemmed Combined use of fluorescence and phase contrast microscopy for the determination of sperm viability
title_short Combined use of fluorescence and phase contrast microscopy for the determination of sperm viability
title_sort combined use of fluorescence and phase contrast microscopy for the determination of sperm viability
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