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2. Automatic early detection of induced colic in horses using accelerometer devices.
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Eerdekens, Anniek, Papas, Marion, Damiaans, Bert, Martens, Luc, Govaere, Jan, Joseph, Wout, and Deruyck, Margot
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- 2024
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3. Irradiating frozen-thawed stallion sperm with red-light increases their resilience to withstand post-thaw incubation at 38 °C
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Catalán, Jaime, Llavanera, Marc, Bonilla-Correal, Sebastián, Papas, Marion, Gacem, Sabrina, Rodríguez-Gil, Joan E., Yeste, Marc, and Miró, Jordi
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- 2020
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4. Effects of red-light irradiation on the function and survival of fresh and liquid-stored donkey semen
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Catalán, Jaime, Papas, Marion, Gacem, Sabrina, Noto, Federico, Delgado-Bermúdez, Ariadna, Rodríguez-Gil, Joan E., Miró, Jordi, and Yeste, Marc
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- 2020
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5. Twin management in the mare: A review
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Peere, Sofie, primary, van Den Branden, Emma, additional, Papas, Marion, additional, Gerits, Ilse, additional, Smits, Katrien, additional, and Govaere, Jan, additional
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- 2024
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6. Total and specific activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in seminal plasma are related with the cryotolerance of jackass spermatozoa
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Papas, Marion, Catalan, Jaime, Barranco, Isabel, Arroyo, Laura, Bassols, Anna, Yeste, Marc, and Miró, Jordi
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- 2020
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7. Oxidative stress in donor mares for ovum pick-up delays embryonic development
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Voortplanting paard, Fertility & Reproduction, Hedia, Mohamed, Angel-Velez, Daniel, Papas, Marion, Peere, Sofie, Gerits, Ilse, De Coster, Tine, Van den Branden, Emma, Govaere, Jan, Van Soom, Ann, Leroy, Jo L.M.R., Smits, Katrien, Voortplanting paard, Fertility & Reproduction, Hedia, Mohamed, Angel-Velez, Daniel, Papas, Marion, Peere, Sofie, Gerits, Ilse, De Coster, Tine, Van den Branden, Emma, Govaere, Jan, Van Soom, Ann, Leroy, Jo L.M.R., and Smits, Katrien
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- 2024
8. Activities of antioxidant seminal plasma enzymes (SOD, CAT, GPX and GSR) are higher in jackasses than in stallions and are correlated with sperm motility in jackasses
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Papas, Marion, Arroyo, Laura, Bassols, Anna, Catalán, Jaime, Bonilla-Correal, Sebastián, Gacem, Sabrina, Yeste, Marc, and Miró, Jordi
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- 2019
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9. Anti-Müllerian Hormone and OPU-ICSI Outcome in the Mare
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Papas, Marion, primary, Govaere, Jan, additional, Peere, Sofie, additional, Gerits, Ilse, additional, Van de Velde, Margot, additional, Angel-Velez, Daniel, additional, De Coster, Tine, additional, Van Soom, Ann, additional, and Smits, Katrien, additional
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- 2021
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10. The Effects of Red Light on Mammalian Sperm Rely upon the Color of the Straw and the Medium Used
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Catalán, Jaime, primary, Yánez-Ortiz, Iván, additional, Gacem, Sabrina, additional, Papas, Marion, additional, Bonet, Sergi, additional, Rodríguez-Gil, Joan E., additional, Yeste, Marc, additional, and Miró, Jordi, additional
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- 2021
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11. Red LED Light Acts on the Mitochondrial Electron Chain of Donkey Sperm and Its Effects Depend on the Time of Exposure to Light
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Catalán, Jaime, primary, Papas, Marion, additional, Trujillo-Rojas, Lina, additional, Blanco-Prieto, Olga, additional, Bonilla-Correal, Sebastián, additional, Rodríguez-Gil, Joan E., additional, Miró, Jordi, additional, and Yeste, Marc, additional
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- 2020
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12. Single Layer Centrifugation Improves the Quality of Fresh Donkey Semen and Modifies the Sperm Ability to Interact with Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils
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Papas, Marion, primary, Catalán, Jaime, additional, Recuero, Sandra, additional, Morrell, Jane M., additional, Yeste, Marc, additional, and Miró, Jordi, additional
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- 2020
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13. Red-Light Irradiation of Horse Spermatozoa Increases Mitochondrial Activity and Motility through Changes in the Motile Sperm Subpopulation Structure
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Catalán, Jaime, primary, Papas, Marion, additional, Gacem, Sabrina, additional, Mateo-Otero, Yentel, additional, Rodríguez-Gil, Joan E., additional, Miró, Jordi, additional, and Yeste, Marc, additional
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- 2020
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14. Seminal Plasma, Sperm Concentration, and Sperm-PMN Interaction in the Donkey: An In Vitro Model to Study Endometrial Inflammation at Post-Insemination
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Miró, Jordi, primary, Marín, Henar, additional, Catalán, Jaime, additional, Papas, Marion, additional, Gacem, Sabrina, additional, and Yeste, Marc, additional
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- 2020
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15. Cryotolerance of stallion spermatozoa relies on GLPs rather than orthodox AQPs
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Delgado Bermúdez, Ariadna, Noto, Federico, Bonilla Correal, Sebastián, Garcia Bonavila, Estela, Catalán, Jaime, Papas, Marion, Bonet, Sergi, Miró, Jordi, Yeste Oliveras, Marc, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Espanya), and Agencia Estatal de Investigación
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endocrine system ,urogenital system ,Porcs -- Espermatozoides -- Investigació ,Aquaporines ,Semen -- Cryopreservation ,Swine -- Spermatozoa -- Research ,Aquaporins ,Semen -- Crioconservació - Abstract
Aquaporins (AQPs), a family of ubiquitous water channels divided into orthodox AQPs, aquaglyceroporins (GLPs), and superAQPs, are present in stallion spermatozoa. The aim of this study was to elucidate the functional relevance of each group of AQPs during stallion sperm cryopreservation through the use of three different inhibitors: acetazolamide (AC), phloretin (PHL) and propanediol (PDO). Sperm quality and function parameters were evaluated in the presence or absence of each inhibitor in fresh and frozen-thawed samples. In the presence of AC, different parameters were altered (p < 0.05), but not in a concentration- or time-depending manner. PHL was found to decrease sperm motility, viability, acrosome integrity, and the percentages of spermatozoa with low membrane lipid disorder, high mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and high intracellular levels of calcium and superoxides (p < 0.05). Finally, the sperm motility, viability, acrosome integrity, the percentages of spermatozoa with low membrane lipid disorder, high MMP and high intracellular calcium levels were higher (p < 0.05) in PDO treatments than in the control. The sperm response to AC, PHL and PDO indicates that GLPs, rather than orthodox AQPs, play a crucial role during stallion sperm cryopreservation. Furthermore, post-thaw sperm quality was higher in PDO treatments than in the control, suggesting that this molecule is a potential permeable cryoprotectant This research was funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, Spain (Grants: RYC-2014-15581, AGL2017-88329-R and PRE2018-083488), and the Regional Government of Catalonia, Spain (2017-SGR-1229)
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16. Single Layer Centrifugation Improves the Quality of Fresh Donkey Semen and Modifies the Sperm Ability to Interact with Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils
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Papas, Marion, Catalán, Jaime, Recuero, Sandra, Morrell, Jane M., Yeste Oliveras, Marc, Miró, Jordi, Papas, Marion, Catalán, Jaime, Recuero, Sandra, Morrell, Jane M., Yeste Oliveras, Marc, and Miró, Jordi
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Altres ajuts: Generalitat de Catalunya, Donkey Artificial Insemination (AI) with frozen/thawed semen results in poor fertility outcomes. Jennies show a significant post-AI endometrial reaction, with a large amount of defense cells-polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN)-migrating to the uterine lumen. Seminal plasma (SP) has a detrimental effect on sperm conservation and its removal is a necessary step in the semen freezing protocol. However, several SP proteins seem to control sperm-PMN binding. Single layer centrifugation (SLC) with colloids, which has been used to select spermatozoa and improve reproductive performance in different species, is known to remove SP proteins attached to the sperm membrane. In this study, two experiments were performed. The first one compared the quality of SLC-selected and non-selected fresh donkey spermatozoa. In the second experiment, PMN obtained from the peripheral blood were co-incubated with selected and unselected spermatozoa, and the interaction between PMN and spermatozoa was analyzed. In conclusion, SLC of fresh donkey semen increases the proportion of functionally intact spermatozoa and appears to remove the SP proteins that inhibit sperm-PMN binding, thus increasing sperm phagocytosis by PMN. This study sought to determine whether single layer centrifugation (SLC) of fresh donkey semen with Equicoll has any impact on sperm quality parameters and on the modulation of endometrial reaction following semen deposition using an in vitro model. Seventeen ejaculates from five jackasses were obtained using an artificial vagina and diluted in a skim-milk extender. Samples were either selected through SLC (Equicoll) or non-treated (control). Two experiments were performed. The first one consisted of incubating selected or non-selected spermatozoa at 38 °C for 180 min. Integrity and lipid disorder of sperm plasma membrane, mitochondrial membrane potential, and intracellular levels of calcium and reactive oxygen species were evaluated at 0, 60, 120, and 180 min. In the second e
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17. How does seminal plasma protect mammalian spermatozoa? Species-linked variations within the genus Equus
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Papas, Marion, Miró Roig, Jordi, Yeste Oliveras, Marc, and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals
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Plasma seminal ,Antioxidantes ,Equidos ,Equids ,Ciències de la Salut ,Seminal plasma ,Antioxidants - Abstract
El plasma seminal representa un important i actiu contribuent a la fertilitat dels mamífers. Entre els components del plasma seminal s’hi troben els antioxidants enzimàtics i no enzimàtics que modulen la producció d’espècies reactives d’oxigen. L’estrès oxidatiu, induït per un equilibri incorrecte entre els antioxidants i la producció de ROS, perjudica la funcionalitat espermàtica. D’aquesta manera, el plasma seminal representa el sistema de defensa més important quant a la prevenció dels danys que aquestes espècies d’oxigen provoquen en els espermatozoides. Tot i això, es sol recomanar l’eliminació del plasma seminal com a pas previ a la conservació dels espermatozoides, atès que la presència d’aquest fluid pot ser perjudicial per la longevitat dels gàmetes. En aquest context, l’objectiu principal d’aquesta Tesi Doctoral va ser determinar la importància dels enzims antioxidants del plasma seminal per l’estratègia reproductiva dels èquids. D’una banda, es va observar que les activitats de la superòxid dismutasa (SOD), la catalasa (CAT), la glutatió peroxidasa (GPX) i la glutatió reductasa (GSR) en el plasma seminal dels rucs eren molt més altes que en el dels cavalls. Curiosament, les activitats de SOD i GPX del plasma seminal van mostrar variacions estacionals en els rucs, però no en els cavalls. D’altra banda, i atès que s’està produint un augment de la demanda de semen congelat dels èquids i que cap estudi previ ha abordat la relació entre les activitats d’aquests quatre enzims i la capacitat dels espermatozoides de resistir a la criopreservació, els estudis segon i tercer van avaluar la relació entre les activitats dels enzims SOD, CAT, GPX i GSR, presents en el plasma seminal, i la criotolerància dels espermatozoides de ruc i cavall. Es va observar que l’activitat específica de la SOD en el plasma seminal està relacionada amb la criotolerància dels espermatozoides de rucs i cavall. Atès que estudis previs han demostrat que el plasma seminal modula la producció espermàtica de ROS en diferents espècies de mamífers, va estudiar si la presència del plasma seminal és capaç de controlar la generació espermàtica de ROS en condicions d’estrès oxidatiu induït pel peròxid d’hidrogen. Sorprenentment, es va observar que el contacte perllongat del plasma seminal amb els espermatozoides de ruc té un efecte limitat a l’hora de contrarestar l’estrès oxidatiu induït exògenament en aquests gàmetes. Finalment, la selecció d’espermatozoides, que comporta l’eliminació dels components del plasma seminal, s’està convertint en una tecnologia important dins l’àmbit de la reproducció assistida equina. Per tant, l’últim objectiu d’aquesta Tesi Doctoral va ser investigar els efectes de la centrifugació amb una sola fase/capa (SLC) mitjançant Equicoll sobre els paràmetres de qualitat del espermatozoides de ruc i les seves interaccions amb el tracte reproductor femení. Tot i que la selecció amb Equicoll va millorar els percentatges de viabilitat espermàtica després de la selecció, l’impacte sobre els paràmetres de motilitat va ser molt limitat. A més, l’extracció dels components del plasma seminal mitjançant Equicoll va augmentar la fagocitosi dels espermatozoides per part dels neutròfils, la qual cosa confirma que el plasma seminal modula la interacció entre els gàmetes masculins i aquestes cèl·lules immunitàries. En conclusió, aquesta Tesi Doctoral indica que, encara que les activitats dels antioxidants del plasma seminal difereixen entre cavalls i rucs, la SOD és, en ambdues espècies, un bon predictor de la capacitat dels espermatozoides de resistir a la criopreservació. A més, aquesta Tesi Doctoral també ha demostrat que el paper modulador del plasma seminal és més evident quant a la interacció entre els espermatozoides de burro i els neutròfils, que respecte a l’estrès oxidatiu induït en els gàmetes masculins d’aquesta espècie pel peròxid d’hidrogen. El plasma seminal representa un importante y activo contribuyente para la fertilidad de los mamíferos. Entre los componentes del plasma seminal se encuentran los antioxidantes enzimáticos y no enzimáticos que modulan la producción de especies reactivas de oxígeno. El estrés oxidativo, inducido por un equilibrio incorrecto entre los antioxidantes y la producción de ROS, perjudica las funciones del espermatozoide. De esta manera, el plasma seminal representa el sistema de defensa más importante capaz de prevenir los daños que dichas especies reactivas de oxígeno pueden provocar en los espermatozoides. A pesar de ello, se suele recomendar la eliminación del plasma seminal como paso previo a la conservación de los espermatozoides, ya que la presencia de este fluido puede ser perjudicial para la longevidad de los gametos. El objetivo principal de esta Tesis Doctoral fue determinar la importancia de los enzimas antioxidantes del plasma seminal en la estrategia reproductiva de los equinos. Se observó que las actividades de la superóxido dismutasa (SOD), la catalasa (CAT), la glutatión peroxidasa (GPX) y la glutatión reductasa (GSR) en el plasma seminal de burros eran mucho más altas que en el de caballos. Curiosamente, las actividades de SOD y GPX en el plasma seminal mostraron variaciones estacionales en los burros, pero no en los caballos. Por otro lado, debido a que la demanda de semen congelado en la industria equina está aumentando, y que ningún estudio previo abordó la relación entre las actividades de estos cuatro enzimas y la capacidad de los espermatozoides de resistir a la congelación, los estudios segundo y tercero evaluaron la relación entre las actividades de SOD, CAT, GPX y GSR en el plasma seminal fresco y la criotolerancia de los espermatozoides de burro y caballo. Se encontró que la actividad específica del SOD en el plasma seminal está relacionada con una mejor tolerancia de los espermatozoides a la congelación tanto en caballos como en burros. Basándose en estos resultados. Dado que otros estudios previos han observado que el plasma seminal modula la producción de ROS por parte de los espermatozoides en distintas especies de mamíferos, se estudió si la presencia de plasma seminal es capaz de controlar la generación espermática de ROS en condiciones de estrés oxidativo inducido por la adición de peróxido de hidrógeno. Sorprendentemente, se observó que el contacto prolongado de los espermatozoides de burro con el plasma seminal tiene un efecto compensatorio limitado en cuanto a los respuesta de aquéllos al estrés oxidativo inducido exógenamente. Por último, la selección de los espermatozoides, que comporta la eliminación de los componentes del plasma seminal, se está convirtiendo en una tecnología prominente en el ámbito de la reproducción asistida equina. Por consiguiente, se investigó los efectos de la centrifugación con una sola fase/capa (SLC) mediante Equicoll sobre los parámetros de calidad de los espermatozoides de burro y sus interacciones con el tracto reproductivo femenino. Aunque la selección con Equicoll mejoró los porcentajes de viabilidad espermática después de la selección, el impacto sobre los parámetros de motilidad fue mínimo. Además, la extracción de los componentes del plasma seminal mediante Equicoll aumentó la fagocitosis de los espermatozoides por los neutrófilos. En conclusión, aunque las actividades de los antioxidantes seminales difieren entre caballos y burros, la SOD parece ser, en ambas especies, un buen predictor de la capacidad de los espermatozoides en resistir a la congelación. Además, se demostró que el papel modulador del plasma seminal es más evidente respecto a la interacción entre los espermatozoides de burro y los neutrófilos, que en cuanto a la respuesta de aquéllos al estrés oxidativo inducido por el peróxido de hidrógeno. Seminal plasma represents an important and active contributor to mammalian fertility. Specific components of seminal plasma are adsorbed onto the surface of ejaculated spermatozoa while they pass through the male reproductive tract and provide sperm cells with the ability to reach and fertilize the oocyte. Among the components of seminal plasma, there are enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants that modulate the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are by-products generated during mitochondrial electron transport. Oxidative stress, which is induced by an incorrect balance between antioxidants and ROS production, impairs sperm function. In this context, seminal plasma represents the most important defense system able to prevent the damages that these species exert upon sperm cells. In spite of this, removal of seminal plasma is usually recommended prior to sperm storage, cooled or cryopreserved, as the presence of this fluid may be detrimental for sperm longevity. Against this background, the main aim of this Dissertation was to determine the relevance of the antioxidant enzymes present in seminal plasma for equine reproduction strategies. On the one hand, and as a first objective of this work, we observed much higher activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and glutathione reductase (GSR) in jackass seminal plasma than in that of stallions. Since equids are seasonal breeders, this study also investigated season influence on the antioxidant composition of seminal plasma. Interestingly, activities of SOD and GPX in seminal plasma showed seasonal variations in jackasses but not in stallions. On the other hand, because the demand of cryopreserved semen in the equine industry is increasing and no study had previously addressed whether the activities of these four enzymes are related to sperm cryotolerance, the second and third study evaluated the relationship between SOD, CAT, GPX and GSR activities in fresh seminal plasma and the sperm ability to withstand cryopreservation in these two species. It was found that the specific SOD activity in seminal plasma is related to sperm cryotolerance in both stallions and jackasses. Since seminal plasma has been reported to modulate ROS balance in several mammalian species, this Dissertation also investigated how the presence of seminal plasma modulates ROS generation by jackass spermatozoa under oxidative stress induced exogenously by hydrogen peroxide. With regard to these results, however, prolonged contact of seminal plasma was found to have limited effect against oxidative stress induced exogenously to jackass spermatozoa. Finally, sperm selection is getting prominent in equine assisted reproduction technologies and also leads to the removal of seminal plasma components. The last objective of this study aimed to investigate the effects of single layer centrifugation (SLC) with Equicoll on jackass sperm parameters and its interactions with the female reproductive tract. While SLC-Equicoll was found to increase the percentages of viable spermatozoa after selection, the impact on sperm motility parameters was marginal. In addition, removal of seminal plasma components through SLC-Equicoll increased sperm phagocytosis by polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs), thereby confirming that seminal plasma modulates the interaction between sperm and PMNs. In conclusion, this Dissertation indicates that although the activities of seminal plasma antioxidants differ between stallions and jackasses, SOD appears to be a good predictor of sperm cryotolerance in these two species. In addition, this Dissertation has also demonstrated, for the first time, that the modulating role of seminal plasma with regard to the interaction between jackass spermatozoa and PMNs is more apparent than that observed when oxidative stress is induced by hydrogen peroxide.
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18. Examination of jackass ( Equus asinus ) accessory sex glands by B‐mode ultrasound and of testicular artery blood flow by colour pulsed‐wave Doppler ultrasound: Correlations with semen production
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Gacem, Sabrina, primary, Papas, Marion, additional, Catalan, Jaime, additional, and Miró, Jordi, additional
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- 2020
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19. Seminal plasma has limited counteracting effects following induction of oxidative stress in donkey spermatozoa
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Papas, Marion, primary, Catalan, Jaime, additional, Bonilla-Correal, Sebastián, additional, Gacem, Sabrina, additional, Miró, Jordi, additional, and Yeste, Marc, additional
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- 2020
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20. Cryotolerance of Stallion Spermatozoa Relies on Aquaglyceroporins rather than Orthodox Aquaporins
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Delgado-Bermúdez, Ariadna, primary, Noto, Federico, additional, Bonilla-Correal, Sebastián, additional, Garcia-Bonavila, Estela, additional, Catalán, Jaime, additional, Papas, Marion, additional, Bonet, Sergi, additional, Miró, Jordi, additional, and Yeste, Marc, additional
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- 2019
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21. Specific Activity of Superoxide Dismutase in Stallion Seminal Plasma Is Related to Sperm Cryotolerance
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Papas, Marion, primary, Catalán, Jaime, additional, Fernandez-Fuertes, Beatriz, additional, Arroyo, Laura, additional, Bassols, Anna, additional, Miró, Jordi, additional, and Yeste, Marc, additional
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- 2019
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22. Improvement of cryopreservation protocol in both purebred horses including Spanish horses
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Miró, Jordi, primary and Papas, Marion, additional
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- 2019
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23. Post–Artificial Insemination Endometrial Inflammation and Its Control in Donkeys
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Miró, Jordi, primary and Papas, Marion, additional
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- 2018
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24. Improvement of cryopreservation protocol in both purebred horses including Spanish horses
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Miró Roig, Jordi, Papas, Marion, Miró Roig, Jordi, and Papas, Marion
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There is a widely held belief that the semen of Purebred Spanish Horses (PRE) is of generally poorer quality than that of other breeds, and survives cryopreservation less well. To determine whether this is the case, sperm concentration, viability and morphological abnormalities were examined in a total 610 fresh ejaculates from 64 healthy PRE (N=47) and non-PRE stallions (N=17). Sperm concentration and viability were then re-examined after pre-freezing centrifugation, and once again after freezing-thawing. No differences were observed between the PRE and non-PRE stallions in terms of any sperm quality variable at any observation point. When considering all PRE and non-PRE samples together, differences in sperm viability were observed between fresh and fresh-centrifuged sperm viability (70.1±12.5% compared to 76.3±10.9%; p<0.01). After centrifugation the samples were also more homogeneous in terms of the total number of recovered sperm cells. Centrifugation also improved frozen-thawed sperm viability, reducing differences in sperm quality between individual stallions. For all centrifugations, a sperm:extender ratio of 1:5 was used. This would appear to provide better final results than those reported in the literature for the 1:1 ratio commonly used for PRE stallion sperm cryopreservation. In conclusion, obtained results show that the quality and frozen/thawed results of PRE stallion sperm are not lower than that of non-PRE breeds. In addition, using a 1:5 sperm:extender dilution ratio when selecting sperms by centrifugation prior to freezing, seems to provide better results than those usually reported when using a 1:1 ratio.
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25. Dystocia in Miniature Horses and Shetland ponies: assisted vaginal delivery, fetotomy and field Caesarean section.
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Van den Branden, Emma, Papas, Marion, Peere, Sofie, Gerits, Ilse, Smits, Katrien, and Govaere, Jan
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Dystocia in the horse is a life-threatening emergency. Prompt and effective intervention is essential to improve the outcome for both mare and foal. Resolution is possible via assisted vaginal delivery, controlled vaginal delivery, fetotomy or Caesarean section. Guidelines exist but the final choice is influenced by several factors including fetal viability, duration of dystocia, availability of obstetric assistance and financial considerations. The purpose of this study was to report our experience in the management of dystocia in Miniature horses and Shetland ponies. Data were collected from the records of 17 mares treated between 2020 and 2022. According to the clinic's protocol, correction was first attempted by assisted vaginal delivery; in case of failure, fetotomy or Caesarean section was performed. All mares were referred to the clinic after prolonged labor and only 2 (12%) were presented with their foal still alive. In 8/17 mares, the foal was delivered via assisted vaginal delivery. In 6/17 mares, a partial fetotomy was performed. In the 3 remaining cases, a conventional Caesarean section was proposed but not considered due to its financial cost; a field Caesarean section was therefore performed. General anesthesia was maintained using a continuous rate infusion of triple drip consisting of a combination of 250 ml sodium chloride (0.9%), 250 ml guaifenesin (10%), 20 ml ketamine (10%) and 1 ml detomidine (1%).After local anesthesia, a low left flank celiotomy in lateral recumbency was performed. Overall survival rate of the presented mares was 59% (10/17). Mares' survival rates following assisted vaginal delivery, fetotomy and field Caesarean section were respectively 63% (5/8), 33% (2/6) and 100% (3/3). Both foals alive at arrival survived delivery and one (6%) survived to discharge. While in warmblood horses, fetotomy has been proven rapid and safe (Norton et al. Equine Vet J 2007;39:37-41), in small breeds the feasibility of fetotomy is largely hampered by their body size and is deemed too stressful for the exhausted mares. In addition, complications after dystocia are aggravated in small breeds due to the high risk of hypertriglyceridemia and consequently hyperlipemia. Hypertriglyceridemia was determined in 35% (6/17) of the mares and hyperlipemia was the cause of death in 3 out of these 6 mares. Caesarean section is associated with several complications, such as retained placenta, metritis, laminitis and uterine hemorrhage. Due to a lack of asepsis in a non-optimal setting, peritoneal or incisional infections could be a weak point of the field Caesarean section. Our results, supported by those of others (Gandini et al. Reprod Dom Anim 2013;48:49-51), are promising for considering field Caesarean section as a preferable resolution to dystocia in Miniature horses and Shetland ponies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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26. Oxidative stress in OPU mares can delay embryo development in vitro.
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Hedia, Mohamed, Leory, Jo L.M.R., Angel-Velez, Daniel, Papas, Marion, Peere, Sofie, De Coster, Tine, Gerits, Ilse, Van den Branden, Emma, Govaere, Jan, Van Soom, Ann, and Smits, Katrien
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The application of ovum pickup-intracytoplasmic sperm injection (OPU-ICSI) is well established for the commercial equine in vitro production (IVP). There is a marked individual mare effect on the OPU-ICSI outcome, but little is known about the influence of the mare's health conditions. This study aimed to determine a potential association between the concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and reactive oxygen metabolites (d-ROMs) in the serum of the donor mare on the efficiency of equine IVP. Just before OPU, a blood sample was collected from 28 Warmblood donor mares, that were subjected to a routine OPU-ICSI program. The serum concentrations of IL-6 and d-ROMs were photometrically assayed using the equine Nori® (Genorise Scientific, USA) and Diacron® (Diacron International, Italy) kits, respectively. The kinetics of blastocyst development and the blastocyst rate (blastocysts/injected oocytes) were recorded. For the blastocyst forming mares, Pearson's and Spearman's correlation coefficients were calculated between the blastocyst rate and the serum concentration of IL-6 and d-ROMs. The serum concentrations were also compared between mares yielding at least one and mares yielding no blastocyst or between mares with fast (at day 7-8 post ICSI) and slow (≥ day 9 post ICSI)growing blastocysts using the independent t-test or Mann-Whitney U-test. The average blastocyst formation rate was 24.68±5.16 % and the average concentrations of IL-6 and d-ROMs were 519.59±157.08 pg/mL and 171.30±4.55 carratelli units (UCARR), respectively. Serum concentrations of IL-6 and d-ROMs, respectively, were not significantly correlated with blastocyst formation rates and not markedly different between the blastocyst forming (552.68±235.18 pg/mL and 168.36±5.56 UCARR) and non-forming (468.47±179.99 pg/mL and 175.85±7.89 UCARR) mares. Serum concentrations of d-ROMs were significantly lower in mares with fast growing (148.10±8.13 UCARR) compared to those with slow growing blastocysts (179.41±4.89 UCARR; P= 0.003). Taken together, the serum concentration of IL-6 and d-ROMs are not associated with the mares' ability to produce blastocysts after OPU-ICSI. Although it may be questioned whether a single sample is representative of the mare's health status, changes in serum metabolites related to oxidative stress at the time of oocyte retrieval may diminish the OPU-ICSI outcome via interfering with the embryonic development in mares. Funded by the Ministry of Higher Education of the Arab Republic of Egypt. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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27. Vitrification and direct warming in iso-osmotic holding medium of equine in vitro embryos supports competitive pregnancy rates.
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Papas, Marion, Van den Branden, Emma, Peere, Sofie, Gerits, Ilse, Angel-Velez, Daniel, De Coster, Tine, Hedia, Mohamed, Govaere, Jan, and Smits, Katrien
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Improved efficiency of ovum pick-up (OPU) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) resulted to a steep increase in the number of in vitro produced (IVP) equine embryos worldwide. These IVP blastocysts are routinely cryopreserved and both slow freezing and vitrification result in high pregnancy rates. The use of minimal volume cryodevices and fast, multistep warming protocols can be challenging for veterinary practitioners receiving vitrified embryos, but direct warming in embryo holding medium supports embryo viability (Canesin et al. Theriogenology. 2020;151:151-158). The aim of this study was to compare pregnancy rates in a clinical OPU-ICSI program using a three-step vitrification/warming protocol vs. a commercial vitrification kit and direct warming in embryo holding medium. Embryos were produced in autumn and winter of 2021-2022 by OPU-ICSI (Papas et al. Animals. 2021;11:2004). Day of vitrification (7-12 post ICSI) was similar for both vitrification groups. Blastocysts were vitrified in a minimal volume on a Cryolock (Irvine Scientific) following two methods: (1) a three-step protocol (n=21): holding in basal vitrification medium (BVM; DMEM-F12 with 20% FCS), vitrification in BVM with 1.5M ethylene glycol (5 min), followed by BVM with 7M ethylene glycol and 0.6M galactose (40 s), and warming in warming medium (WM; DPBS with 0.1% glucose,36 mg/L pyruvate, and 0.4% BSA) with 0.3M sucrose (1 min), followed by WM with 0.15M sucrose (5 min) and holding in WM (5 min), all performed at 38.2°C (Choi and Hinrichs. Theriogenology. 2017; 87:48-54); (2) direct warming (n=21): vitrification at 23°C with a commercial VIT-Kit (Minitube, Germany) in VS1 (5 min), VS2 (5 min) and VS3 (40 s), containing increasing concentrations of glycerol and/or ethylene glycol, based on Eldridge-Panuska et al. (Theriogenology. 2005; 63:1308-1319), and direct warming at 38°C for 5 min in 4 ml of Emcare holding medium (Spervital, The Netherlands). For both protocols, warmed embryos were washed four times in Emcare and transferred immediately to a day 4 recipient mare. The effect of vitrification method on pregnancy rate at 14 days and 25 days was determined using binomial logistic regression analyses. Pregnancy rates at 14 and 25 days were respectively 66.7% and 47.6% for the three-step method and 76.2% and 52.4% for the direct warming. No difference was found between the two methods (p=0.496 and p=0.882, respectively). In conclusion, vitrification and warming of IVP blastocysts using commercial media and direct warming supports pregnancy and provides an easy method for embryo warming and transfer by equine veterinary practitioners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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