AMPK激活剂在绵羊精液冷冻保存中的作用研究

旨在研究AMPK激活剂二甲双胍（metformin，Met）和阿卡地新（acadesine，AICAR）对绵羊精液冷冻保存效果的影响。本研究首先在冷冻基础稀释液中分别添加不同浓度（0、100、200、300、400、500 μmol·L^-1）的Met和AICAR，冷冻解冻后根据精子活力、运动性能和结构完整性指标筛选出最佳的添加浓度（400 μmol·L^-1 Met、200 μmol·L^-1 AICAR）；然后分别使用不同的冷冻稀释液（对照组：稀释液；Met组：含400 μmol·L^-1 Met的稀释液；AICAR组：含200 μmol·L^-1 AICAR的稀释液）冷冻精液，解冻后检测精子中AMPK蛋白表达、顶体酶活性、代谢指标、线粒体功能以及抗氧化酶活性。结果表明，稀释液中添加400 μmol·L^-1 Met和200 μmol·L^-1AICAR均可显著提高解冻后精子活力、运动性能及精子结构完整性（P<0.05），其中400 μmol·L^-1 Met组精子总活力达43.20%，顶体完整率为91%，质膜完整率为46%。与对照组相比，Met组和AICAR组解冻后精子中AMPK磷酸化水平显著升高（P<0.05）；顶体酶活性显著提高（P<0.05）；丙酮酸水平显著下降（P<0.05），乳酸脱氢酶活性、乳酸以及ATP含量均显著升高（P<0.05）；与对照组相比，Met和AICAR组稀释液更有利于维持线粒体膜电位（P<0.05），提高ATP酶（P<0.05）以及抗氧化酶的活性（P<0.05）。添加适当浓度的AMPK激活剂可以提高绵羊精液冷冻保存的效果。

Study on the Role of AMPK Activator in Cryopreservation of Sheep Semen

This study aimed to investigate the effects of AMPK activators metformin (Met) and acadesine (AICAR) on sheep semen cryopreservation. Firstly, Met and AICAR with different concentrations (0, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 μmol·L^-1) were added into the frozen diluent. After freezing and thawing, the optimal concentration (400 μmol·L^-1 Met, 200 μmol·L^-1 AICAR) were selected based on sperm motility, motion performance and membrane integrity; Secondly, the collected semen was froze using different frozen diluents (control group:diluent; Met group:diluent + 400 μmol·L^-1 Met; AICAR group:diluent + 200 μmol·L^-1 AICAR). After thawing, the sperm AMPK protein expression, acrosomal enzyme activity, metabolic index, mitochondrial function and antioxidant enzyme activity were examined. The results showed that the addition of 400 μmol·L^-1 Met and 200 μmol·L^-1 AICAR could significantly improve sperm motility, motion performance and membrane integrity(P<0.05) after thawing. In 400 μmol·L^-1 Met group, the total sperm motility, acrosome integrity rate and plasma membrane integrity rate were 43.20%, 91% and 46%, respectively. Compared with the control group, the level of AMPK phosphorylation in the sperm of the Met and AICAR groups was significantly increased after thawing (P<0.05), the acrosome enzyme activity of sperm was significantly increased(P<0.05); the pyruvate level was significantly decreased (P<0.05), the lactate dehydrogenase activity, lactic acid content, and ATP content were significantly increased(P<0.05). Compared with the control group, the dilution of Met group and AICAR group was more conducive to maintain mitochondrial membrane potential (P<0.05), increase ATPase and antioxidant enzyme activity (P<0.05). The addition of appropriate concentrations of Met and AICAR could improve semen quality of cryopreservation in sheep.