Table 2.
Sperm quality parameters from samples exposed to extender alone (control), or in the presence of acetazolamide (AC) at three different concentrations (250 μmol/L, 500 μmol/L and 1000 μmol/L). The evaluated parameters were: percentage of progressively motile spermatozoa (PMOT), percentage of spermatozoa with low membrane lipid disorder (%M540−/YO-PRO-1− sperm cells) and percentage of spermatozoa with high mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP; %JC1agg spermatozoa). Determinations were performed in fresh (extended) and frozen-thawed (FT) spermatozoa after 30 and 240 min of thawing. Data reported as mean ± SEM
| Variable | AC concentration | Time point | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extended | FT-30 min | FT-240 min | ||
| %PMOT | CNT | 69.87 ± 3.20 | 23.38 ± 2.74a | 10.96 ± 1.12a, b |
| 250 μmol/L | 25.34 ± 2.83a | 13.47 ± 2.19a | ||
| 500 μmol/L | 22.99 ± 2.57a | 12.94 ± 1.98a, b | ||
| 1000 μmol/L | 20.77 ± 2.29a | 8.93 ± 1.30b | ||
| %M540−/ YO-PRO-1− | CNT | 80.83 ± 2.79 | 39.03 ± 1.49a, b | 31.25 ± 1.06a, b |
| 250 μmol/L | 40.26 ± 1.73a, b | 27.01 ± 0.98a | ||
| 500 μmol/L | 46.39 ± 1.30a | 35.28 ± 1.71b | ||
| 1000 μmol/L | 36.03 ± 1.58b | 30.52 ± 1.18a, b | ||
| %JC1agg | CNT | 82.79 ± 2.41 | 31.95 ± 1.89a | 26.01 ± 1.44a, b |
| 250 μmol/L | 29.30 ± 1.63a | 23.70 ± 1.24a, b | ||
| 500 μmol/L | 40.84 ± 2.11b | 31.98 ± 1.89a | ||
| 1000 μmol/L | 30.20 ± 1.72a | 21.92 ± 1.35b | ||
Different letters (a, b) indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) between treatments within a given time point for each parameter