Optimizing Cryopreservation of Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum Semen: Evaluation of Two Permeable and Two Non-Permeable Cryoprotectants
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the cryopreservation protocols for Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum semen using dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) or methanol (MET) as permeable cryoprotectants at two concentrations (5% and 10%) combined with 12% egg yolk (Y12%) or 5% skimmed milk powder (SMP5%) and glucose (6%), resulting in eight treatments. A semen pool (n = 8) was diluted in a 1:4 ratio, packed in 2.5 mL straws, and frozen in nitrogen vapors. It was thawed at 35 °C for 90 s. Sperm kinetics and motility duration of fresh, prefrozen, and thawed semen were analyzed using a CASA system. The osmolarity of seminal plasma and cryosolutions was estimated. Fertilization (F) and embryo viability (E) rates of thawed semen were evaluated. The osmolarity of seminal plasma was 251.1 ± 3.3 mOsmol/kg and, in the cryosolutions, ranged between 1248.3 ± 19.9 mOsmol/kg (DMSO5% + Y12%) and 3488.2 ± 1.5 mOsmol/kg (MET10% + Y12%). After thawing, total motility ranged from 38.2% to 60.5%, representing a significant reduction compared to fresh semen (95.4 ± 2.1%) (p < 0.05). The best fertilization and embryo viability rates of thawed semen were obtained with DMSO5% + SMP 5% (F = 20.7%, E = 11.7%) and MET10% + SMP5% (F = 20.1%, E = 11.5%) (p < 0.05). A cryopreservation protocol for P. magdaleniatum semen with 5%DMSO or 10%MET combined with SMP5% is possible, but further study is necessary to optimize its fertilizing capacity.
Source: Fishes
Institution: University of Córdoba
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,137
Funder: Empresas Públicas de Medellín
Award: G2639201320
OpenAlex ID: W4409546275