Seasonal-and dose-dependent effects of recombinant gonadotropins on sperm production and quality in the flatfish Solea senegalensis
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González, Wendy
Ramos, Sandra
Ducat, Carla
Giménez, Ignacio
Fecha de publicación
2018-07-02ISSN
1095-6433
Resumen
Consecutive treatments with recombinant follicle-stimulating and luteinizing hormones (rFsh and rLh, respectively) stimulate spermatogenesis and potentiate sperm production in pubescent specimens of the oligospermic Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis). However, sperm production in response to the hormones is highly variable, and the steroidogenic potential of the testis may be diminished due to sustained hormone supply. Here, we compared the effectiveness of low (9 μg/kg) and high (18 μg/kg) doses of rFsh and rLh to improve sperm production in adult sole during late winter-early spring (onset of the natural spawning period), and in autumn under a controlled temperature of 12 °C (period of testicular recrudescence). Treatment with rFsh over six weeks during spring, followed by a single rLh injection, did not enhance sperm production, possibly because of an advanced stage of sexual maturation of the males, as reflected by high Lh plasma levels (~17 ng/ml) before rFsh treatment. In contrast, in autumn, when the Lh circulating levels were much lower (~3 ng/ml), the low doses of rFsh and rLh generated a four-times increase in sperm production, whereas the high doses of the hormones were ineffective. However, treatment with rLh, regardless of the effect of rFsh, improved the motility of spermatozoa during both spring and autumn. These data confirm that consecutive rFsh and rLh treatments increase sperm production and quality in adult sole males, although they seem to be highly sensitive to the rFsh dose. The efficiency of recombinant gonadotropins also appears to be season-dependent despite the asynchronous nature of the sole testis.
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English
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637 - Productos de los animales domésticos, de la caza y de la pesca
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17
Publicado por
Elsevier
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Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A
Citación
Chauvigné, François, Wendy González, Sandra Ramos, Carla Ducat, Neil Duncan, Ignacio Giménez, and Joan Cerdà. 2018. "Seasonal-And Dose-Dependent Effects Of Recombinant Gonadotropins On Sperm Production And Quality In The Flatfish Solea Senegalensis". Comparative Biochemistry And Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 225: 59-64. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.06.022.
Número del acuerdo de la subvención
MINECO/Programa Estatal de I+D+I orientada a los retos de la sociedad/AGL2017-84013-R/ES/Base molecular de la espermiogenesis en el lenguado senegalés y desarrollo de métodos para la estimulación de la producción de esperma en acuicultura/
MINECO/Programa Estatal de promoción del talento y su empleabilidad en I+D+I/AGL2013-41196-R/ES/Desarrollo de marcadores moleculares de calidad de gametos basados en aquaporinas para la acuicultura de peces marinos/
INIA-FEDER/Programa Estatal de I+D+I orientada a los retos de la sociedad/RTA2014-00048/ES/Gestión de reproductores basada en su comportamiento para aumentar la producción de gametos y el éxito reproductivo en el lenguado senegalés (Solea senegalensis) cultivado (F1) y salvaje/
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Aqüicultura
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