Kinetics of spontaneous and induced acrosomal loss in human sperm incubated under capacitating and noncapacitating conditions

Gamete Research
W ByrdD P Wolf

Abstract

The kinetics of spontaneous and induced acrosomal loss have been studied in human sperm incubated in capacitating and noncapacitating media. Acrosomal status was quantitated using indirect immunofluorescence with a monoclonal antibody. The response of sperm to induction by calcium ionophores was time dependent reaching a maximum after 6 hours of incubation under capacitating conditions. The inducible population slowly decreased in size through the balance of a 24-hour incubation. The time-dependent development of ionophore responsiveness by sperm exposed to capacitating conditions corroborates the idea that only capacitated cells can respond to undergo acrosomal loss in response to ionophore. In contrast, only a small, constant percentage of sperm incubated under noncapacitating conditions responded to ionophore. Substitution experiments involving the addition or deletion of human serum albumin suggest that albumin is not absolutely required for capacitation but is essential for the maintenance of motility. Polyvinyl alcohol can be substituted for serum albumin, but it does not support capacitation or motility as well as HSA. These studies may provide a basis for optimizing capacitating conditions for human sperm in vitro as we...Continue Reading

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