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Red-Light Irradiation of Horse Spermatozoa Increases Mitochondrial Activity and Motility through Changes in the Motile Sperm Subpopulation Structure
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Catalán, Jaime (Universitat de Girona. Departament de Biologia) ;
Papas, Marion (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Gacem, Sabrina (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Mateo-Otero, Yentel (Universitat de Girona. Departament de Biologia) ;
Rodríguez Gil, Joan Enric (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Miró, Jordi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Yeste Oliveras, Marc (Universitat de Girona. Departament de Biologia)
Previous studies in other mammalian species have shown that stimulation of semen with red-light increases sperm motility, mitochondrial activity, and fertilizing capacity. This study sought to determine whether red-light stimulation using a light emitting diode (LED) at 620-630 nm affects sperm motility and structure of motile subpopulations, sperm viability, mitochondrial activity, intracellular ATP levels, rate of O consumption and DNA integrity of horse spermatozoa. [...]
2020 - 10.3390/biology9090254
Biology, Vol. 9 (august 2020)
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A systems biology framework integrating GWAS and RNA-seq to shed light on the molecular basis of sperm quality in swine
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Gòdia, Marta (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ;
Reverter, Antonio (Queensland Bioscience Precinct. CSIRO Agriculture and Food (Australia)) ;
González Prendes, Rayner (Wageningen University & Research. Animal Breeding and Genomics (The Netherlands)) ;
Ramayo-Caldas, Yuliaxis (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries. Departament de Genètica i Millora Animal) ;
Castelló Farré, Anna (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ;
Rodríguez Gil, Joan Enric (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Sánchez Bonastre, Armando (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ;
Clop, Alex (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica)
Background: Genetic pressure in animal breeding is sparking the interest of breeders for selecting elite boars with higher sperm quality to optimize ejaculate doses and fertility rates. However, the molecular basis of sperm quality is not yet fully understood. [...]
2020 - 10.1186/s12711-020-00592-0
Genetics, selection, evolution, Vol. 52 (December 2020) , art. 72
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Characterisation of sperm piRNAs and their correlation with semen quality traits in swine
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Ablondi, Michela (University of Parma. Department of Veterinary Science (Italy)) ;
Gòdia, Marta (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ;
Rodríguez Gil, Joan Enric (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Sánchez Bonastre, Armando (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ;
Clop, Alex (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ;
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments
Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs that are essential in the transcriptional silencing of transposable elements and warrant genome stability in the mammalian germline. In this study, we have identified piRNAs in porcine sperm using male germline and zygote datasets from human, mice, cow and pig, and evaluated the relation between their abundances and sperm quality traits. [...]
2021 - 10.1111/age.13022
Animal Genetics, Vol. 52, Issue 1 (February 2021) , p. 114-120
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The Effects of Red Light on Mammalian Sperm Rely upon the Color of the Straw and the Medium Used
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Catalán, Jaime (Universitat de Girona. Departament de Biologia) ;
Yánez-Ortiz, Iván (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Gacem, Sabrina (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Papas, Marion (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Bonet, Sergi (Universitat de Girona. Departament de Biologia) ;
Rodríguez Gil, Joan Enric (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Yeste Oliveras, Marc (Universitat de Girona. Departament de Biologia) ;
Miró, Jordi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals)
Several studies have shown that the exposure of semen to red light improves sperm quality and fertilizing ability, which could improve the efficiency of assisted reproductive techniques with irradiated semen. [...]
2021 - 10.3390/ani11010122
Animals, Vol. 11 (january 2021)
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Whole genome sequencing identifies allelic ratio distortion in sperm involving genes related to spermatogenesis in a swine model
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Gòdia, Marta (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ;
Casellas Vidal, Joaquim (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ;
Ruiz-Herrera Moreno, Aurora (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ;
Rodríguez Gil, Joan Enric (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Castelló Farré, Anna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ;
Sánchez Bonastre, Armando (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ;
Clop, Alex (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ;
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, de Fisiologia i d'Immunologia
Transmission Ratio Distortion (TRD), the uneven transmission of an allele from a parent to its offspring, can be caused by allelic differences affecting gametogenesis, fertilization or embryogenesis. [...]
2020 - 10.1093/dnares/dsaa019
DNA research, Vol. 27, Issue 5 (October 2020) , art. dsaa019
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Identification of circular RNAs in porcine sperm and evaluation of their relation to sperm motility
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Gòdia, Marta (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ;
Castelló Farré, Anna (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ;
Rocco, Martina (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ;
Cabrera Pane, Betlem (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ;
Rodríguez Gil, Joan Enric (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Balasch, Sam (Grup Gepork S.A.) ;
Lewis, Craig (PIC Europe) ;
Sánchez Bonastre, Armando (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ;
Clop, Alex (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ;
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments ;
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are emerging as a novel class of noncoding RNAs which potential role as gene regulators is quickly gaining interest. circRNAs have been studied in different tissues and cell types across several animal species. [...]
2020 - 10.1038/s41598-020-64711-z
Scientific reports, Vol. 10 (May 2020) , art. 7985
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Addition of chlorogenic acid and caffeine during the processing of cooled boar semen
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Pereira, B. A. (Universidade Federal de Lavras) ;
Rocha, L. G. P. (Universidade Federal de Lavras) ;
Teles, M. C. (Universidade Federal de Lavras) ;
Silva, W. E. (Universidade Federal de Lavras) ;
Barbosa, J. A. (Universidade Federal de Lavras) ;
Rabelo, S. S. (Universidade Federal de Lavras) ;
Uchoa, A. S. (Universidade Federal de Lavras) ;
Rodríguez Gil, Joan Enric. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Pereira, L. J. (Universidade Federal de Lavras) ;
Zangeronimo, Marcio Gilberto (Universidade Federal de Lavras)
A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of chlorogenic acid (ChA) added pre-cooling and its combination with caffeine added during warming on cooled-stored boar semen parameters. Ten ejaculates were diluted in commercial extender with or without 4. [...]
2019 - 10.1590/1678-4162-10415
Arquivo brasileiro de medicina veterinária e zootecnia, Vol. 71 Núm. 2 (january 2019) , p. 489-499
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Presence and Function of Dopamine Transporter (DAT) in Stallion Sperm : Dopamine Modulates Sperm Motility and Acrosomal Integrity
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Urra, Javier A. (Universidad Austral de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias) ;
Villaroel-Espíndola, Franz (Universidad Austral de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias) ;
Covarrubias, Alejandra A. (Universidad Austral de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias) ;
Rodríguez Gil, Joan Enric (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Ramírez-Reveco, Alfredo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Concha, Ilona I. (Universidad Austral de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias)
Dopamine is a catecholamine with multiple physiological functions, playing a key role in nervous system; however its participation in reproductive processes and sperm physiology is controversial. High dopamine concentrations have been reported in different portions of the feminine and masculine reproductive tract, although the role fulfilled by this catecholamine in reproductive physiology is as yet unknown. [...]
2014 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0112834
PloS one, Vol. 9, Issue 11 (November 2014) , p. e112834
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