Article ; Online: Sperm interaction with bacteria induces the spontaneous acrosome reaction
Theriogenology. 2023 June, v. 203 p.82-88
2023
Abstract: Bacterial contamination in the semen deteriorates spermatozoa function. One mechanism through which this may occur is by inducing a premature form of the acrosome reaction (spontaneous acrosome reaction (sAR)) which has been shown to abrogate ... ...
| Abstract | Bacterial contamination in the semen deteriorates spermatozoa function. One mechanism through which this may occur is by inducing a premature form of the acrosome reaction (spontaneous acrosome reaction (sAR)) which has been shown to abrogate fertilization. To understand the mechanism by which bacteria affect sperm functions, we determined the effects of bacteria on sperm sAR and on other parameters involved in sperm capacitation. Sperm cells undergo biochemical changes in the female reproductive tract collectively called capacitation. Only capacitated sperm can undergo the physiological acrosomal exocytosis process near or on the oocyte, which allows the spermatozoon to penetrate and fertilize the egg. Bovine sperm incubated with the bacteria Escherichia coli (E. coli), Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) or Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa), revealed a sperm-bacteria interaction, however only E. coli and P. aeruginosa caused an increase in sperm sAR. This effect was seen only when the bacteria were present with the sperm during the full incubation under capacitation conditions but not when the bacteria were added to capacitated sperm. These results indicate that bacteria affect sperm during capacitation and not at the AR step. In addition, Ca²⁺ influx, protein kinase A, and protein tyrosine phosphorylation activities, three essential processes that promote capacitation, were inhibited by the bacteria. Moreover, increasing intracellular cAMP, which also occur during sperm capacitation, caused significant reverse of sAR induced by the bacteria. |
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| Keywords | Escherichia coli ; Pseudomonas aeruginosa ; Staphylococcus aureus ; acrosome reaction ; bacterial contamination ; cAMP-dependent protein kinase ; calcium ; cattle ; eggs ; exocytosis ; female reproductive system ; oocytes ; phosphorylation ; semen ; sperm capacitation ; spermatozoa ; tyrosine ; Bacteria ; Capacitation |
| Language | English |
| Dates of publication | 2023-06 |
| Size | p. 82-88. |
| Publishing place | Elsevier Inc. |
| Document type | Article ; Online |
| ZDB-ID | 189232-0 |
| ISSN | 1879-3231 ; 0093-691X |
| ISSN (online) | 1879-3231 |
| ISSN | 0093-691X |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2023.02.029 |
| Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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