荷斯坦公牛X和Y精子核形态差异及其影响因素分析

旨在分析荷斯坦公牛X和Y精子核形态(包括精子大小和形状)及其差异,探究流式分选及分选后冷冻对公牛X和Y精子核形态的影响.本研究使用荧光显微镜拍摄15头年龄相当、健康状况良好的荷斯坦公牛X和Y精子冷冻前后及新鲜精液分选前后共6类精子核图像,利用Image J插件Nuclear Morphology Analysis分析3...     

猪性控精子的筛选方法介绍

<正>细胞染色技术的改进以及采用荧光染料标记活精子的DNA为筛选X或Y精子,进而生产性控后代提供了重要的技术保障。采用流式细胞仪/细胞分选系统筛选精子,虽然其原理依然是X和Y精子DNA含量不同,但对细胞分选系统进行一定程度的改进,以便能够更准确地测定X和Y精子DNA含量的差别。以前的"标准"细胞分选系统样     

性控奶山羊精液X和Y精子分离比例检测方法的建立

旨在建立可以定量计算奶山羊精液中X、Y精子数量的双重TaqMan荧光定量PCR方法,用以检测经过分离的奶山羊精液X和Y精子的数量和比例,为性控技术的开发和生产应用提供技术支撑.本研究选择X、Y染色体中特异基因F9及ZFY片段设计引物,建立标准曲线,优化荧光定量PCR反应体系和条件.通过对阳性标准品梯度稀释以及对60支已...     

牛、梅花鹿和山羊X、Y精子头部面积差异分析

用流式细胞仪分选有正常繁殖力的公牛(n=3)、公鹿(n=3)、公山羊(n=1)的精液,获得高纯度(≥91%)X和Y细管冷冻精液,对解冻后的X和Y精子进行常规染色制片,采用Motic Images Advanced 3.2软件自动测量X精子和Y精子头部面积。结果显示,公牛X精子的头部面积35.84μm2±4.12μm2,极显著高于Y精子(34.81μm2±3.72μm2)(P<0.01);梅花鹿X精子的头部面积33.29μm2±2.93μm2,极显著高于Y精子(32.90μm2±3.25μm2)(P<0.01);山羊X精子的头部面积28.53μm2±3.16μm2,也极显著高于Y精子(28.07μm2±3.19μm2)(P<0.01);不同分选纯度的公牛精液X精子之间、Y精子之间头部面积差异均不显著(P>0.05)。结论:牛、梅花鹿、山羊X精子头部面积均极显著高于Y精子。     

性控奶山羊精液X和Y精子分离比例检测方法的建立

旨在建立可以定量计算奶山羊精液中X、Y精子数量的双重TaqMan荧光定量PCR方法,用以检测经过分离的奶山羊精液X和Y精子的数量和比例,为性控技术的开发和生产应用提供技术支撑。本研究选择X、Y染色体中特异基因F9及ZFY片段设计引物,建立标准曲线,优化荧光定量PCR反应体系和条件。通过对阳性标准品梯度稀释以及对60支已知纯度的性控精液进行测定(3次重复)来检验方法的敏感性和可靠性。结果显示,所建立的双重TaqMan荧光定量PCR方法特异性和重复性好,X和Y精子检测灵敏性分别为47和51 copies·μL~(-1);利用该方法对商品化的奶山羊性控冷冻精液中X和Y精子的数量和比例进行计算,其结果与销售公司提供的X和Y精子的纯度无显著差异(P0.05),表明该方法结果可靠。本研究建立的计算奶山羊X、Y精子数量的双重TaqMan荧光定量PCR方法特异性和重复性好,灵敏度高,结果可靠,为计算奶山羊精液分离后X、Y精子数量及比例提供了快速可靠的方法。     

养猪生产中后代性别的预选——发展现状和应用前景

动物精子的性别可通过流式精子分选仪和DNA标识进行鉴定,而利用鉴定性别的精子(即性控精子)并借助人工授精技术或其它授精技术产生的后代,在过去5年中估计已多达30000个(其中大多数是母牛)。有关文献资料证明,能有效地区分X精子和Y精子的唯一标记物是精子染色体中的DNA。众所周知,目前世界各地采用的方法是Beltsville精子分选技术,该技术根据X精子群和Y精子群中DNA相对含量上的差异,用荧光染液(Hoechst33342染液)标记精子,随后利用流式细胞仪分选经荧光标记的精子,从而达到分离精子的目的。目前,X精子或Y精子正常的生产速度是每小时1500万个,该项技术已在家畜、实验动物和动物园动物中应用,如果将该技术应用在人上,在预选后代性别比例上可达90%～95%的成功率。因动物品种不同,性控精子在动物体内的授精部位也不相同。常规的人工授精技术、宫内授精技术、输卵管内授精技术、用于胚胎移植的体外受精(in-vitro fertilization,IVF)技术或子宫角深部授精技术均能有效地使动物怀孕,至于利用哪种技术进行性控精子的精则取决于动物品种。尽管所有动物都能获得高纯度的分选精子,但是在实际生产中利用低剂量精子还难以让母猪怀孕。子宫角深部授精技术每次授精0.5～1.00亿个性控精子已能产生可喜的效果:利用特制的输精管,输入常规人工授精所需精子量的五十分之一的性控精子,足以使动物怀孕。性控精子通过常规的授精技术能够被猪成功利用前,还需重新设计输精管,同时输精的次数和每次授精时精子数量也需作进一步的研究。分选精子的低温保存技术已被牛人工授精普遍采用。尽管已能利用冷冻的性别分选精子生产小猪,但是性别分选精子经冷冻和解冻处理后在常规生产中的应用还未达到最理想的效果。本文将讨论猪精子性别分选的最新研究成果及其发展趋势,并重点探讨将性别分选技术应用于养猪生产中必须对其进行必要的技术开发。     

牛性控精液纯度快速评价方法研究

为建立一种方便快捷的性控精液品质鉴定方法,本研究选择牛X、Y染色体特异基因PLP与SRY,对其提取质粒,构建含有不同比例的PLP和SRY质粒模板,即X:Y为1:20、1:10、1:5、1:1、5:1、10:1、20:1,并将其作为性别相关DNA定量的参考模板,使用实时荧光定量PCR(Real-timePCR)对市售的3头公牛性控精液进行了性别比例检测。结果表明:采用该方法检测的X-分选精液、Y-分选精液与未分选精液中X与Y精子比例与其所标注的X、Y精子比例(流式细胞仪重分析检测纯度)差异不显著。因此,本研究中建立的实时荧光定量PCR测定法可用于评估性控精液的纯度。     

猪性控精子纯度实时荧光定量PCR检测方法的建立

研究旨在利用实时荧光定量PCR法检测杜洛克猪性控精子，以期建立一种快速、准确且经济高效的性控精子纯度检测方法。选取位于猪Y染色体上的Y染色体性别决定区（sex-determining region Y，SRY）基因和位于X染色体上的A-激酶锚定蛋白4（A-kinase anchoring protein 4，AKAP4）基因，以猪耳组织样提取的基因组DNA为模板进行PCR扩增验证引物的特异性，利用胶回收试剂盒进行回收并质粒小提，将获得的两种质粒经检测后稀释至相同浓度（20 ng/μL），混合构建含有不同比例SRY和AKAP4基因的质粒模板，用于绘制检测精子纯度所用标准曲线的反应模板。分别使用SRY和AKAP4基因特异引物检测3个混合的X精子（P.x_gro1、P.x_gro2、P.x_gro3）和3个混合的Y精子（P.y_gro1、P.y_gro2、P.y_gro3）的纯度。结果显示，用SRY基因特异性引物检测P.x_gro1、P.x_gro2、P.x_gro3精子的纯度分别为91.44%、91.93%、88.99%，P.y_gro1、P.y_gro2、P.y_gro3精子的纯度分别为89.91%、87.31%、88.71%；用AKAP4基因特异性引物检测P.x_gro1、P.x_gro2、P.x_gro3精子的纯度分别为91.44%、91.93%、88.99%，P.y_gro1、P.y_gro2、P.y_gro3精子的纯度分别为89.91%、87.31%、88.71%；卡方适合性检验结果显示，两次检测结果之间差异不显著，表明使用这种方法进行精子纯度检测所得结果准确。本试验通过实时荧光定量PCR法准确检测了经流式细胞仪分选后的精子的纯度，建立了一种利用实时荧光定量PCR法检测猪精液中X精子和Y精子比例的新方法。     

比利时蓝白花牛XY精子分选及冷冻精液制备

本研究利用流式细胞仪分选比利时蓝白花牛X、Y精子并制备冷冻精液。选择平均年龄4岁的健康比利时蓝白花种公牛12头，假阴道法采集精液送至实验室分选，经流式细胞仪分离、冻存、解冻后精液重分析和品质鉴定。X、Y冻精（93.4%和91.1%）性别比例显著高于常规冻精（50%）；分选后精液冻后存活率、活力和顶体完整率与常规冻精差异不显著。本研究结果显示，分选前控制公牛的精液品质（活力≥70%，畸形率≤18%）可以明显改善分选效果；分选后精子纯度和冻后活力满足低剂量人工授精要求（纯度>90%，活力>30%），精子分选对比利时蓝白花牛产业的发展具有重要意义。     

哺乳动物性控DNA疫苗研究现状和构想

介绍了DNA疫苗的定义、组成、机理、应用策略,综述了X、Y精子间蛋白和mRNA的研究现状,指出X、Y精子间基因表达差异的存在,利用mRNA差异显示技术可对X、Y精子构建性别差异表达的消减cDNA文库,大规模筛选性别差异表达基因,在此基础上应用DNA疫苗技术,既避开蛋白质水平寻找X、Y精子弱差异蛋白这个困难,又能够特异性地抑制X或Y精子,更经济地实现对性别的控制.性控DNA疫苗是新的研究方向.     

Motility Characteristics and Fertilizing Capacity of Boar Spermatozoa Stained with Hoechst 33342

Flow cytometry sorting of spermatozoa using fluorescence dye Hoechst 33342 is the only effective sex selection methodology validated in numerous laboratories. This study was carried out to determine the effect of Hoechst 33342 on the motility and fertility of stained boar spermatozoa. Experiment 1 evaluated motility parameters (percentage of motile spermatozoa, velocity, angularity and oscillation) of boar spermatozoa stained with Hoechst 33342 by a computer‐aided sperm analysis (CASA) instrument. Spermatozoa (30 million/ml) were divided into five treatment groups and stained during 1 h at 35°C with 9, 18, 27, 60 and 90 μM of H33342. There were no differences in sperm motility patterns nor percentages of motile spermatozoa incubated in the presence of 9, 18 or 27 μM. Percentage of motile spermatozoa and motility parameters decreased significantly (p < 0.05) at 60 μM of Hoechst 33342. Spermatozoa were immotile at concentration of 90 μM. In experiment 2, pregnancy rates, farrowing rates and litter size from sows (n = 275) artificially inseminated (AI) with either Hoechst 33342 stained (27 μM) or unstained (control) spermatozoa were determined. Sows inseminated with stained spermatozoa had no significant lower pregnancy rate (88.33%) as compared with controls (90.32%). Staining neither affected farrowing rates (85.0 vs 87.7%) nor total number of piglets born (10.56 ± 0.32 vs 10.47 ± 0.24, stained and controls, respectively). No phenotypical abnormalities were registered among the newborn piglets. The data suggest that incubating spermatozoa with Hoechst 33342 at levels required for X‐ and Y‐bearing chromosome sperm sorting, does not impair sperm viability or their fertility after AI.     

The Effects of Hoechst 33342 Staining and the Male Sample Donor on the Sorting Efficiency of Canine Spermatozoa

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of Hoechst 33342 (H‐42) concentration and of the male donor on the efficiency of sex‐sorting procedure in canine spermatozoa. Semen samples from six dogs (three ejaculates/dog) were diluted to 100 × 10⁶ sperm/ml, split into four aliquots, stained with increasing H‐42 concentrations (5, 7.5, 10 and 12.5 μl, respectively) and sorted by flow cytometry. The rates of non‐viable (FDA+), oriented (OS) and selected spermatozoa (SS), as well as the average sorting rates (SR, sorted spermatozoa/s), were used to determine the sorting efficiency. The effects of the sorting procedure on the quality of sorted spermatozoa were evaluated in terms of total motility (TM), percentage of viable spermatozoa (spermatozoa with membrane and acrosomal integrity) and percentage of spermatozoa with reacted/damaged acrosomes. X‐ and Y‐chromosome‐bearing sperm populations were identified in all of the samples stained with 7.5, 10 and 12.5 μl of H‐42, while these two populations were only identified in 77.5% of samples stained with 5 μl. The values of OS, SS and SR were influenced by the male donor (p < 0.01) but not by the H‐42 concentration used. The quality of sorted sperm samples immediately after sorting was similar to that of fresh samples, while centrifugation resulted in significant reduction (p < 0.05) in TM and in the percentage of viable spermatozoa and a significant increase (p < 0.01) in the percentage of spermatozoa with damage/reacted acrosomes. In conclusion, the sex‐sorting of canine spermatozoa by flow cytometry can be performed successfully using H‐42 concentrations between 7.5 and 12.5 μl. The efficiency of the sorting procedure varies based on the dog from which the sperm sample derives.     

The Beltsville sperm sexing technology: high-speed sperm sorting gives improved sperm output for in vitro fertilization and AI

The Beltsville sperm sexing technology is currently the only effective means of altering the sex ratio of offspring in livestock. The method is based on the flow-cytometric separation of X- and Y-chromosome-bearing sperm based on X/Y DNA content difference. It is an effective means of producing progeny of predetermined sex in cattle, swine, sheep, and laboratory animals. The method involves treating sperm with a DNA-binding fluorochrome, Hoechst 33342, and flow-cytometrically sorting them into separate X and Y populations that can subsequently be used for surgical intratubal or intrauterine insemination, deep-uterine insemination, regular artificial insemination in some cases, in vitro fertilization to produce sexed embryos for transfer, and intracytoplasmic sperm injection of ova. Skewed sex ratios of 85 to 95% of one sex or the other have been repeatably achieved in most species. The method has been used worldwide to produce several hundred morphologically normal animal offspring of the predicted sex. It has also been validated in the laboratory using DNA reanalysis of the sorted sperm populations and by fluorescence in situ hybridization and PCR of individual sperm. We developed a new orienting nozzle that we have fitted to both conventional and high-speed cell sorters that have been modified for sperm sorting. Recently we completed the adaptation of the new orienting nozzle to a Cytomation MoFlo high-speed cell sorter modified for sperm. This adaptation of the nozzle has increased the overall production rate of sorted X and Y sperm from about .35 million/h to 5 or 6 million sperm/h (each population). Calves have been born from cows artificially inseminated using conventional technique and sexed sperm. In addition, numerous litters of pigs have been born after transfer of embryos produced from X or Y sorted sperm.     

Effect of Overnight Staining on the Quality of Flow Cytometric Sorted Stallion Sperm: Comparison with Tradtitional Protocols

Flow cytometry is considered the only reliable method for the separation of X and Y chromosome bearing spermatozoa in equines. The MoFlo SX DP sorter is highly efficient, allowing the production of foals of the desired sex. However, to achieve acceptable pregnancy rates the currently used protocol requires working with fresh semen obtained close to, or at, the sorting facility. An alternative protocol was tested during two consecutive breeding seasons. Fresh stallion semen was cooled for 20 h, during which staining with Hoechst 33342 took place. On the following day, this sample was flow sorted and compared with spermatozoa from the same ejaculate that had been sexed on the previous day. All sperm parameters evaluated remained unchanged when fresh sorted and refrigerated sorted semen were compared. Pre‐sorting storage at 5°C did not alter sperm velocities nor kinetics, viability or membrane permeability, production of reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial membrane potential or DNA fragmentation index of the sorted sample. The findings open for the possibility of using semen from stallions housed far from the sorting facilities. Processed and stained sperm could be shipped refrigerated on the previous day, sorted and inseminated on the next day.     

水牛精液中X和Y精子比率的鉴定

利用流式细胞仪分析水牛分离和未分离精液中精子的DNA含量,所得的直方图用高斯曲线拟合,分析计算出样本中X和Y精子的比率。结果表明:未分离的水牛精液中X精子的比率为50%,与正常水牛后代性别比率没有显著差异;而水牛的分离X精液样本中X精子占93%,分离Y精液样本中Y精子占89%。实验结果显示了流式细胞仪DNA分析法鉴定水牛精液中X和Y精子比率的可靠性,而流式细胞仪分离精子程序和方法在水牛上的应用是可靠而有效的。     

Quality and Fertilizing Ability In Vivo of Sex‐Sorted Stallion Spermatozoa

Little information is available on the quality of stallion spermatozoa after sex sorting. The objectives of the present study were to assess the quality of sex‐sorted stallion spermatozoa and determine its fertilizing ability after hysteroscopic low dose insemination. Ejaculates from four stallions were collected and sorted by a MoFlo SX^® flow cytometer/sperm sorter. Before and after sorting, spermatozoa were evaluated for motility by Computer Assisted Sperm Analysis, viability (SYBR 14‐propidium iodide), mitochondrial function (JC‐1) and acrosomal status (fluorescein isothiocyanate Pisum sativum agglutinin conjugated). A fertility trial was carried out on four mares (seven oestrous cycles) by hysteroscopic insemination, depositing 5 × 10⁶ X‐bearing spermatozoa. Sex sorting resulted in a significant decrease (p < 0.001) in all motility characteristics. Sperm viability and percentage of spermatozoa with functional mitochondria were not affected by the sorting process, while the percentage of reacted spermatozoa was higher (p < 0.01) for non‐sorted than sorted spermatozoa. Pregnancy rate was 28.6% (2/7) after low dose hysteroscopic insemination. Only one pregnancy was carried to term with the birth of a healthy filly. In conclusion, despite the reduction in sperm motility, sex sorting did not impair stallion sperm viability and mitochondrial activity immediately post‐thaw; moreover, the sexed spermatozoa retained the ability to fertilize in vivo.     

Quantification of the DNA Difference,and Separation of X‐ and Y‐Bearing Sperm in Alpacas (Vicugna pacos)

Sperm sexing is an emerging reproductive technology which has been successfully used to produce offspring of a pre‐determined sex in domestic and wildlife species but has yet to be applied to New World camelids. The aims of the present study were to (i) optimize the Hoescht 33342 (H33342) staining concentration for the flow cytometric separation of X and Y chromosome‐bearing alpaca (Vicugna pacos) sperm nuclei, (ii) separate alpaca sperm nuclei into high purity (>90%) populations bearing the X‐ and Y‐chromosome and (iii) determine the DNA difference between X‐ and Y‐bearing sperm in alpacas. Semen was collected from alpacas and sperm nuclei stained with H33342, incubated and analysed using a high‐speed cell sorter (SX‐MoFlo^®). H33342 staining concentrations of 36, 54, 72 or 90 μm did not affect the proportion of correctly oriented sperm nuclei (43.3 ± 3.9, 46.4 ± 3.7, 44.5 ± 4.0 and 51.1 ± 2.5% respectively) nor the speed of sorting (1381 ± 160, 1386 ± 123, 1371 ± 133 and 1379 ± 127 sperm nuclei/s). Sort reanalysis determined high levels of purity for X‐ and Y‐enriched populations (96.6 ± 0.7% and 96.1 ± 1.1% respectively). The DNA difference, based on fluorescence intensity (determined by the SX‐MoFlo^®), was 3.8 ± 0.06%. These data demonstrate for the first time that alpaca sperm nuclei can be separated into high purity populations and the potential for applying sperm sexing technology to New World camelids.     

转基因牛与非转基因牛性控精液分离及配种效果初探

本研究对转基因牛以及非转基因牛精液经流式细胞仪分离冷冻后精子活力、分离准确率进行了比较,同时对分离的性控冷冻精液进行了人工输精,对受体牛的情期受胎率进行了统计分析。结果表明,转基因牛与非转基因牛精液在冷冻解冻后活力以及分离准确率方面差异不显著(P>0.05);转基因牛与非转基因牛的性控冷冻精液的情期受胎率分别为57.4%、59.3%,二者之间差异不显著(P>0.05)。     

Birth of Kids After Artificial Insemination with Sex‐Sorted,Frozen‐Thawed Goat Spermatozoa

Successful sex‐sorting of goat spermatozoa and subsequent birth of pre‐sexed kids have yet to be reported. As such, a series of experiments were conducted to develop protocols for sperm‐sorting (using a modified flow cytometer, MoFlo SX^®) and cryopreservation of goat spermatozoa. Saanen goat spermatozoa (n = 2 males) were (i) collected into Salamon's or Tris catch media post‐sorting and (ii) frozen in Tris–citrate–glucose media supplemented with 5, 10 or 20% egg yolk in (iii) 0.25 ml pellets on dry ice or 0.25 ml straws in a controlled‐rate freezer. Post‐sort and post‐thaw sperm quality were assessed by motility (CASA), viability and acrosome integrity (PI/FITC‐PNA). Sex‐sorted goat spermatozoa frozen in pellets displayed significantly higher post‐thaw motility and viability than spermatozoa frozen in straws. Catch media and differing egg yolk concentration had no effect on the sperm parameters tested. The in vitro and in vivo fertility of sex‐sorted goat spermatozoa produced with this optimum protocol were then tested by means of a heterologous ova binding assay and intrauterine artificial insemination of Saanen goat does, respectively. Sex‐sorted goat spermatozoa bound to sheep ova zona pellucidae in similar numbers (p > 0.05) to non‐sorted goat spermatozoa, non‐sorted ram spermatozoa and sex‐sorted ram spermatozoa. Following intrauterine artificial insemination with sex‐sorted spermatozoa, 38% (5/13) of does kidded with 83% (3/5) of kids being of the expected sex. Does inseminated with non‐sorted spermatozoa achieved a 50% (3/6) kidding rate and a sex ratio of 3 : 1 (F : M). This study demonstrates for the first time that goat spermatozoa can be sex‐sorted by flow cytometry, successfully frozen and used to produce pre‐sexed kids.     

Deep insemination with sex‐sorted Cashmere goat sperm processed in the presence of antioxidants

Flow cytometrically sex‐sorted sperm have been widely used for improving reproductive management in the dairy industry. However, the industrial application of this technology in other domestic species is largely limited by the lower fertility after insemination. The aim of this study was to investigate effects of antioxidant supplementation during the sex‐sorting and freezing process on the quality and functions of sorted sperm from Liaoning Cashmere goats. We tested the effects of antioxidant supplementation during sex‐sorting and freezing process, including ascorbic acid‐2‐glucoside AA‐2G, glutathione, melatonin and vitamin C (VC), on the quality and functions of sex‐sorted fresh and frozen‐thawed sperm. Based on these experiments, we performed deep insemination with sex‐sorted sperm using our improved strategy, in comparison to unsorted sperm. In Experiment 1, compared with control group and other antioxidants, AA‐2G supplementation significantly alleviated the degradation of motility and viability of fresh sperm after sorting and showed the highest percentage of sperm with normal morphology. In addition, AA‐2G supplementation showed an evident protection against the sorting process‐induced membrane and acrosome damage. In Experiment 2, AA‐2G supplementation was most effective in protecting motility, while melatonin supplementation appears to facilitate the degradation of quality of frozen‐thawed sex‐sorted sperm. In Experiment 3, we performed deep insemination with sperm that were sorted and frozen in the presence of AA‐2G and obtained a satisfying pregnancy rate comparable to that from unsorted sperm. The results showed that AA‐2G supplementation efficiently protects quality and function of both fresh and frozen‐thawed sex‐sorted sperm of Cashmere goats, thus obtaining a satisfying pregnancy outcome.