Research Article

Effect of Various Concentrations of Caffeine, Pentoxifylline, and Kallikrein on Hyperactivation of Frozen Bovine Semen

Table 2

Effect of different concentrations of caffeine, pentoxifylline, and kallikrein on the hyperactivation of frozen bovine spermatozoa.

TreatmentsConcentrationsProgressiveSlowlyDead

Control0.0 55.0 ± 0.8c23.0 ± 0.8d 22.0 ± 0.8de

Caffeine1 mM 55.2 ± 0.7c 26.2 ± 0.4a 18.7 ± 0.4f
5 mM 61.5 ± 0.8a 24.7 ± 1.1bc13.8 ± 0.4h
10 mM 49.8 ± 0.7f 25.0 ± 0.7b 25.2 ± 0.7c

Pentoxifylline1 mM 60.2 ± 1.2b 23.7 ± 0.4d 16.2 ± 0.8g
5 mM 60.0 ± 0.7b 23.8 ± 0.4cd 16.2 ± 0.8g
10 mM 49.8 ± 1.2f 21.3 ± 0.4e 28.8 ± 0.8b

Kallikrein1 U/mL 51.3 ± 0.4e 26.2 ± 0.4a 22.5 ± 0.5d
4 U/mL 53.7 ± 0.4d 25.0 ± 0.7b 21.3 ± 0.4e
8 U/mL00.0 ± 0.0g 6.3 ± 0.4f 93.7 ± 0.4a

Mean values in the same columns with different superscripts (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, and h) differ significantly ().