Mating modifies the expression of crucial oxidative-reductive transcripts in the pig oviductal sperm reservoir: is the female ensuring sperm survival?
2023
Álvarez-Rodríguez, Manuel | Roca, Jordi | Martínez, Emilio A. | Rodriguez-Martinez, Heriberto | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España) | Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España) | Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España) | European Commission | Álvarez-Rodríguez, Manuel [0000-0003-0120-354X] | Martinez, Emilio A. [0000-0003-1260-9721] | Rodriguez-Martinez, Heriberto [0000-0002-5194-2124] | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
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Show more [+] Less [-]Mating induces large changes in the female genital tract, warranting female homeostasis and immune preparation for pregnancy, including the preservation of crucial oxidative status among its pathways. Being highly susceptible to oxidative stress, sperm survival and preserved function depend on the seminal plasma, a protection that is removed during sperm handling but also after mating when spermatozoa enter the oviduct. Therefore, it is pertinent to consider that the female sperm reservoir takes up this protection, providing a suitable environment for sperm viability. These aspects have not been explored despite the increasing strategies in modulating the female status through diet control and nutritional supplementation.
Show more [+] Less [-]This research was funded by the Research Council FORMAS, Stockholm (Project 2017-00946 and Project 2019-00288) and by the Grant RyC2020-028715-I, PID2019-108320RJ-I00, IJCI-2015-24380 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (Spain) and FEDER funds (EU).
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