Sperm processing for advanced reproductive technologies: Where are we today?

KL Rappa, HF Rodriguez, GC Hakkarainen… - Biotechnology …, 2016 - Elsevier
Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) utilize sperm sorting methods to select viable
sperm from the semen samples. Conventional sperm sorting techniques in current use are …

Sperm selection in assisted reproduction: A review of established methods and cutting-edge possibilities

G Marzano, MS Chiriacò, E Primiceri… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Male infertility often involves idiopathic or unknown causes, leading to an increasing
demand for assisted reproduction technologies (ART). Conventional sperm sorting …

Mitochondrial functionality modifies human sperm acrosin activity, acrosome reaction capability and chromatin integrity

G Zhang, W Yang, P Zou, F Jiang, Y Zeng… - Human …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT STUDY QUESTION In addition to sperm motility, which major biological
characteristics of sperm fertility potential are associated with mitochondrial functionality …

The pellet swim-up is the best technique for sperm preparation during in vitro fertilization procedures

A Volpes, F Sammartano, S Rizzari, S Gullo… - Journal of assisted …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the most suitable sperm preparation
technique to apply in order to obtain a spermatozoon population with minimal DNA damage …

Emerging technologies for home‐based semen analysis

S Yu, M Rubin, S Geevarughese, JS Pino… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
With about 70 million cases of infertility worldwide, half of which are caused by male factors,
sperm analysis is critical to determine male fertility potential. Conventional semen analysis …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the post-thaw quality of rooster semen using the extender supplemented with resveratrol

FS Rezaie, M Hezavehei, M Sharafi, A Shahverdi - Poultry science, 2021 - Elsevier
Avian spermatozoa are highly susceptible to reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced
during the cryopreservation. The aim of the current study was to investigate the antioxidant …

[HTML][HTML] Semen preparation methods and sperm telomere length: density gradient centrifugation versus the swim up procedure

F Zhao, Q Yang, S Shi, X Luo, Y Sun - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Previous studies have shown that both density gradient centrifugation (DGC) and swim up
(SU) procedures can select spermatozoa with longer telomeres for assisted reproduction …

[HTML][HTML] Human sperm parameter improvement associated with Ceratonia siliqua extract as a cryopreservation supplement after vitrification

T Farazmand, F Mansouri… - Clinical and …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Given the destructive effects of oxidative stress on sperm structure, this study was
conducted to investigate the antioxidant effects of different concentrations of Ceratonia …

Mitochondria-targeted compounds to assess and improve human sperm function

S Escada-Rebelo, MI Cristo… - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Currently 10%–15% of couples in reproductive age face infertility issues. More
importantly, male factor contributes to 50% of these cases (either alone or in combination …

Bimodal interplay of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in physiology and pathophysiology of bovine sperm function

VR Upadhyay, V Ramesh, RK Dewry, DK Yadav… - Theriogenology, 2022 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) are the mediators of
redox activity and are known to perform concentration-specific bimodal roles. At lower …