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The mechanics of hyperactivation in adhered human sperm
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Ooi EH
; Smith DJ
; Gadêlha H
; Gaffney EA
; Kirkman-Brown J
R Soc Open Sci
2014[Oct]; 1
(2
): 140230
PMID26064546
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Hyperactivation is an important phenomenon exhibited by mammalian sperm during
the process of acquiring fertilization capacity. The majority of studies have
focused on incubation-induced hyperactivation in non-human species, which
typically differ in size, shape, and are more homogeneous than human sperm. We
develop an alternative approach via drug-induction, using high-speed imaging and
analysis of same-cell changes in the flagellar movement of adhered cells.
Following stimulation with 4-aminopyridine, approximately two-thirds (21 of 34)
of the cells analysed exhibited a waveform with a single characteristic
frequency; in all cases, the frequency was lower than before stimulation. The
remaining cells (13 of 34) exhibited a more complex motility with
multiple-frequency modes. The lowest mode in all cases was lower than the
frequency prior to stimulation. Flagellar bending increased in all cells
following stimulation and was significantly greater in the multiple-frequency
responders. Despite the increased bending, time-averaged hydrodynamic power
dissipation decreased significantly when assessed across all cells, the effect
being significantly greater in the multiple-frequency responders than single
frequency. These results reveal the heterogeneity of responses of human sperm to
a hyperactivating stimulus, the methodology being potentially useful for
assessing dynamic responses to stimuli in human sperm, and physiological
selection of cells for assisted reproduction.