Effects of Inositol Supplementation in Sperm Extender on the Quality of Cryopreserved Mesopotamian Catfish (<i>Silurus triostegus</i>, H. 1843) Sperm
2021
Zafer Doğu | Erdinç Şahinöz | Faruk Aral | İsmail Koyuncu | Özgür Yüksekdağ
In this study, the effects of supplemented inositol on sperm extenders were examined on the spermatozoa motility rate and duration, total antioxidant and oxidant status, apoptotic spermatozoa and DNA damage, during the sperm post-thaw process of Mesopotamian Catfish (<i>Silurus triostegus</i>, H. 1843). The semen was frozen in diluents containing different inositol concentrations (5, 10, 20 and 40 mg). Increasing levels of inositol linearly improved the spermatozoa motility rate and duration significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05). MDA and TOS were linearly decreased, however, TAS and GSH linearly increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The increasing inositol levels resulted in a linear and quadratic decrease in DNA damage in the comet assay, 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine and the determined percentage of apoptotic spermatozoa (<i>p</i> < 0.05). These results suggest that there are many positive effects of the use of supplemental inositol on enhancing sperm cryopreservation efficiency in <i>Silurus triostegus</i>.
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