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Semencryopreservation offers many advantages to the livestock industry, particularly in conjunction with allowing the widespread dissemination of valuable genetic material by means of artificial insemination (Bucak et al., 2009). The success of an AI program depends on the proper management of semen collection, storage and use (Leboeuf et al., 2000). Although, many protocols have been developed for semen cryopreservation, sperm cryosurvival rate is still not optimum in the buffalo. Cryopreservation induces some irreversible damages in sperm cells (Medeiros et al., 2002). Factors responsible for these damages includes; changes in temperature, ice formation, access of reactive oxygen species and lipid peroxidation, alterations in sperm membrane, toxicity of cryoprotectants and osmotic stress which reduces the post thaw quality of semen (Watson, 2000). To keep the cell alive during cryopreservation process, plasma membrane is a key component that must be maintained (Aboagla and Terada, 2003). The plasma membrane of mammalian spermatozoa contains high concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acids, which make it susceptible to reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced peroxidative damage with a subsequent loss of sperm functions (Lenzi et al., 2002). There are several substances used to protect sperm plasma membrane during cryopreservation, one of the most important of them melatonin. Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-Methoxytryptamine) an indole derivative secreted rhythmically from the pineal gland and played a major role in regulating the circadian clock in mammals in general and regulating the reproductive functions in particular (Reiter, 1991). The role of melatonin in modulating the reproduction is still obscure (Berlinguer et al., 2009). More recent studies had demonstrated that, melatonin had an antioxidant and powerful direct scavenger effect that protected the cells from the free radicals (Adriaens et al., 2006 and Kang et al., 2009). Melatonin and its metabolites potently scavenge ROS (Reiter et al., 2005), thus altering redox-sensitive events and preventing oxidative damage and improve sperm motility during sperm liquid storage or in the unfrozen state (Ashrafi et al., 2001 and Kang et al., 2009). Additionally, melatonin might be involved in the protection of different cell types against damage-induced apoptosis (Baydas et al., 2005, Casao et al., 2010 and Espino et al., 2011). Moreover, melatonin exerts several beneficial actions on sperm fertilizing ability such as induction of capacitation (Bornman et al., 1989) and hyperactivation (Fujinoki 2008). However, the effect of melatonin on the integrity and fine plasma membrane structure of buffalo spermatozoa was rarely evaluated. So the current study aimed to estimate the influence of melatonin on the fine ultrastructure changes and the fertilizing potentials of buffalo spermatozoa.

The cryoprotective extender used in the current study was composed of 2.42 g Tris, 1.48 g citric acid, 1.00 g fructose, 6.6 ml glycerol, 20 ml egg yolk, 25 mg gentamicin, and 50,000 IU penicillin; all of these components were dissolved in 100 ml deionized water and supplemented with different concentrations of melatonin.

Semen samples were obtained randomly from six fertile Egyptian buffalo bulls (aged 3 to 5 y) kept at the Animal Reproduction Research Institute farm (Cairo, Egypt). Two consecutive ejaculates were collected from each bull weekly for successive six weeks using an artificial vagina. The ejaculates were pooled to eliminate variability between the evaluated samples. The semen samples were assessed for volume, sperm concentration, and percentage of motile spermatozoa. The ejaculates with at least 70 % motility, 800x106 sperm cells/ml and >85% normal sperm morphology were used for the present study. All experiments were done with at least 3 replicates for each group.

The straws were stored at least for 24 hour before evaluation. Frozen semen straws were thawed in water bath at 37oC for 30 sec. Post-thawing sperm motility; viability and acrosomal integrity were assessed according to Mohammed et al. (1998).

Hypo-Osmotic Swelling Test (HOST) of spermatozoa, as an in-vitro fertility test, was conducted to evaluate the semen sample in the procedure as described by Revell and Morde (1994). Proportion of sperm cells exhibiting hypo-osmotic swollen positive response was expressed as percent (Correa and Zavos, 1994).

The ultrastructure changes occurred for the cryopresreved buffalo spermatozoa were evaluated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Straws from each treatment were washed three times by centrifugation at 1000 rpm for 5 min using PBS (Phosphate Buffered Saline). The frozen-thawed semen was prefixed for 2-3 h with PBS containing 2% glutaraldehyde, washed three times by centrifugation at 1000 rpm with PBS (pH 7.4) for 5 min at 4C and post-fixed in 1% osmium tetroxide for 1-2 h at 4C (Boonkusol, 2010). Spermatozoa were dehydrated in propylene oxide and embedded in epon resin. Ultrathin sections were cut using the Leica EM UC6 ultramicrotome and stained with uranylacetate and lead citrate. Randomly fields were examined by a transmission electronic microscope (JEOL-EM-100 S at 80 Kv at VACSERA- Electron Microscopy Unit) and photographed for further analysis.

A preliminary fertility trial was performed to compare between control semen and melatonin treated semen. Buffalo cows were randomly assigned to one of six treated groups: group 1 (92 buffaloes) was inseminated using control semen; group 2 (93 buffaloes) was inseminated using 0.1 mM melatonin treated semen, group 3 (91 buffaloes) was inseminated using 0.25 mM melatonin treated semen, group 4 (87 buffaloes) was inseminated using 0.5 melatonin treated semen, group 5 (86 buffaloes) was inseminated using 0.75 mM melatonin treated semen and group 6 (87 buffaloes) was inseminated using 1 mM melatonin treated semen. Pregnancy diagnosis was performed 45 days post-insemination by transrectal palpation.

Electron microscopic images of sagital sections of the frozen thawed buffalo sperm cells in the control group showed, swollen plasma membrane segmentation of the outer acrosomal membrane and swollen acrosome (fig, 2 and 3). Mean while, the frozen thawed buffalo semen treated with 0.25 mM melatonin illustrated a well defined and intact plasma membrane and intact outer and inner acrosomal membranes (fig, 4 and 5). Moreover, the control semen showed severe degeneration marked vacuolation in the mitochondria with complete absence of the transverse cristae (fig, 6). While, semen treated with 0.25 mM melatonin illustrated homogenous mitochondria content and high-quality mitochondrial dense electron spaces with appeared transverse cristae (fig, 7 and 8).

The current results revealed that melatonin supplementation to Tris extender prior to cryopreservation resulted in fantastic and protecting functions on the post-thaw semen quality, conception rate and preserved the integrity of the fine structure and the mitochondrial arrangement of the spermatozoa at a dose dependent manner. The high concentrations of melatonin inhibited the quality of sperm motility. These data are in accordance with results of (Fujinoki, 2008, Du Plessis et al., 2010 and Succu et al., 2011), who reported that the addition of melatonin to the semen freezing extender protected spermatozoa during cryopreservation and had beneficial effects on the post-thaw semen motility, viability and membrane integrity and significantly decreased the rate of lipid peroxidation of the cryopresreved spermatozoa in a dose-dependent manner.

However, the exact mechanism of sperm protection by melatonin has not been fully discovered and remains unclear. Variety of hypotheses and peculations has been proposed by various authors to explain the protective mechanism of melatonin. The current results may provide a novel mechanism of melatonin on the cryopresreved buffalo spermatozoa quality and fertilizing potentials. The positive effect of melatonin might be built on its ability to preserve the integrity of plasma membrane fine structure and mitochondrial arrangement of the spermatozoa, creating it less vulnerable to cryo-damage.

The results of the current study may be indicated by the results of (Tan et al., 2002, Du Plessis et al., 2010 and Espino et al., 2011) who found that melatonin might be due to potent scavenging effect of melatonin for reactive oxygen species (ROS). It had been established that ROS are highly reactive with complex cellular molecules such as proteins, lipids and DNA resulting in damaging of the cell membranes, triggering of apoptosis in spermatozoa, oocytes and embryos (Tatemoto et al., 2004 and Agarwal et al., 2006), inducing DNA fragmentation (Gurin et al., 2001), serious dysfunction of many enzymes (Halliwell and Gutteridge, 1989), mitochondrial abnormality and dysfunction (Lopes et al., 1998), damaging of RNA and protein synthesis (Comporti, 1989); which were generally thought to be harmful for embryonic development (Gurin et al., 2001). Therefore, melatonin is effective in lowering molecular damage under conditions of elevated oxidative stress due to potent scavenging effect of melatonin for ROS (Reiter et al., 2005).

Additionally, the beneficial action of melatonin on the cryopresreved buffalo spermatozoa and its fertilizing potentials may be due to preserve the mitochondrial dense structure and arrangement of the spermatozoa. Therefore, it would ultimately enhance the fertilizing potentials of the cryopresreved spermatozoa. Moreover, Martin et al. (2000) found that intra mitochondrial melatonin levels 100-fold higher than those of plasma indicating that melatonin had a potent physiological role in mitochondrial homeostasis (Martin et al., 2000). It had been reported that healthy condition of mitochondria was important for ATP production (Mtango et al., 2008), and regulation of cell survival (Dumollard et al., 2007). Whereas, aged mitochondria displayed decreased membrane potential and increased fragility (Dirks et al., 2006).

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