Antioxidant Glutathione Supplementation in Semen Extenders and its
Effect on the Quality of Cryopreserved Bull Sperm: A Meta-Analysis
Amrozi Amrozi1*, Sari Yanti Hayanti2, Mohammad
Miftakhus Sholikin2, Berlin Pandapotan Pardede1,3,
Herdis Herdis2, Jonathan Anugrah Lase2, Surya
Surya2, Desiana Ade Mahari2, Ni Wayan Helpina
Widyasanti4, Pradita Iustitia Sitaresmi2,
Santiananda Arta Asmarasari2, Ragil Angga Prastiya5,
Yenni Yusriani2, Eko Handiwirawan2, Simon
Elieser2, Syahruddin Said3, and Anuraga
Jayanegara6,7
1Division
of Reproduction and Obstetrics, School of Veterinary Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences, IPB University, Bogor, 16680, West Java,
Indonesia; 2Research Center for Animal Husbandry,
Research Organization of Agriculture and Food, National Research and
Innovation Agency (BRIN), Bogor 16911, Indonesia; 3Research
Center for Applied Zoology, National Research, and Innovation Agency
(BRIN), Bogor, West Java, Indonesia; 4Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University, South Denpasar 80225, Bali,
Indonesia; 5Veterinary Reproduction Division, Department
of Health and Life Sciences, School of Health and Life Sciences
(SIKIA), Universitas Airlangga, Banyuwangi 68423, Indonesia; 6Animal
Feed and Nutrition Modelling Research Group, Faculty of Animal
Science, IPB University, Bogor 16680, West Java, Indonesia and
7Department of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of
Animal Science, IPB University, Bogor 16680, West Java, Indonesia.
*Corresponding author:
amrozi@apps.ipb.ac.id
Abstract
Glutathione, an organic antioxidant, is believed to suppress the damaging
effects caused by reactive oxygen species on post-thaw quality of bull semen.
This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the role and optimal dosage of glutathione
in reducing the adverse effects of cryopreservation on post-thaw semen quality
of bulls. The analysis used data from 24 articles following various selection
processes. The parameters observed were total and progressive sperm motility,
acrosomal integrity, sperm viability, morphological abnormalities, plasma
membrane integrity, DNA damage, curvilinear velocity, straight linear velocity
and fertility. Data were analyzed using the mixed model methodology, with
glutathione dosage as the fixed effect and different studies as the random
effect. A significant effect of glutathione was found on post thaw total sperm
motility (P<0.05), progressive motility (P<0.05) and plasma membrane integrity
(P<0.05). The supplementation of glutathione to semen extenders significantly
suppressed the increase in post-thaw sperm abnormalities (P<0.05). Glutathione
supplementation in semen extenders had varying effects among different bull
breeds (P<0.05). Supplementing glutathione is recommended to improve sperm
quality in freezing bull semen. Glutathione supplementation can maintain
post-thaw sperm quality with an optimal dosage of 4.49 mM.
To Cite This Article:
Amrozi A, Hayanti SY, Sholikin MM, Pardede BP, Herdis H, Lase JA, Surya S,
Mahari DA, Widyasanti NWH, Sitaresmi PI, Asmarasari SA, Prastiya RA, Yusriani Y,
Handiwirawan E,
Elieser S, Said S, and Jayanegara A, 2024. Antioxidant
glutathione supplementation in semen extenders and its effect on the quality of
cryopreserved bull sperm: A Meta-Analysis. Pak Vet J. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2024.266