Search Results - "CASAO, Adriana"

OpenCASA: A new open-source and scalable tool for sperm quality analysis by Alquézar-Baeta, Carlos, Gimeno-Martos, Silvia, Miguel-Jiménez, Sara, Santolaria, Pilar, Yániz, Jesús, Palacín, Inmaculada, Casao, Adriana, Cebrián-Pérez, José Álvaro, Muiño-Blanco, Teresa, Pérez-Pé, Rosaura

“…In the field of assisted reproductive techniques (ART), computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA) systems have proved their utility and potential for assessing…”
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Melatonin Non-Linearly Modulates Bull Spermatozoa Motility and Physiology in Capacitating and Non-Capacitating Conditions by Fernández-Alegre, Estela, Álvarez-Fernández, Indira, Domínguez, Juan Carlos, Casao, Adriana, Martínez-Pastor, Felipe

“…Bull spermatozoa physiology may be modulated by melatonin. We washed ejaculated spermatozoa free of melatonin and incubated them (4 h, 38 °C) with 0-pM, 1-pM,…”
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Bos taurus and Cervus elaphus as Non-Seasonal/Seasonal Models for the Role of Melatonin Receptors in the Spermatozoon by Fernández-Alegre, Estela, Lacalle, Estíbaliz, Soriano-Úbeda, Cristina, González-Montaña, José Ramiro, Domínguez, Juan Carlos, Casao, Adriana, Martínez-Pastor, Felipe

“…Melatonin is crucial in reproduction due its antioxidant, hormonal, and paracrine action. Melatonin membrane receptors (MT /MT ) have been confirmed on…”
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Testicular Ultrasound Analysis as a Predictive Tool of Ram Sperm Quality by Carvajal-Serna, Melissa, Miguel-Jiménez, Sara, Pérez-Pe, Rosaura, Casao, Adriana

“…Testicular ultrasound is a non-invasive technique that could be very useful for predicting ram seminal quality. Recent software developments allow macroscopic…”
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Editorial: New advances in our understanding of fertilization by Vicente-Carrillo, Alejandro, Casao, Adriana, Álvarez-Rodríguez, Manuel

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Vasectomy and Photoperiodic Regimen Modify the Protein Profile, Hormonal Content and Antioxidant Enzymes Activity of Ram Seminal Plasma by Carvajal-Serna, Melissa, Fatnassi, Meriem, Torres-Ruda, Felipe, Cardozo, Jaime Antonio, Grajales-Lombana, Henry, Hammadi, Mohamed, Abecia, Jose Alfonso, Muiño-Blanco, Teresa, Pérez-Pe, Rosaura, Cebrián-Pérez, Jose Álvaro, Casao, Adriana

“…This work aimed to determine the contribution of the testis and epididymis and the effect of the photoperiodic regimen on ram seminal plasma (SP). Semen was…”
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Does Melatonin Exert Its Effect on Ram Sperm Capacitation Through Nitric Oxide Synthase Regulation? by Miguel-Jiménez, Sara, Carvajal-Serna, Melissa, Calvo, Silvia, Casao, Adriana, Cebrián-Pérez, José Álvaro, Muiño-Blanco, Teresa, Pérez-Pe, Rosaura

“…Nitric oxide (NO·), synthesized from L-arginine by nitric oxide synthase (NOS), is involved in sperm functionality. NOS isoforms have been detected in…”
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Melatonin MT₁ and MT₂ Receptors in the Ram Reproductive Tract by González-Arto, Marta, Aguilar, David, Gaspar-Torrubia, Elena, Gallego, Margarita, Carvajal-Serna, Melissa, Herrera-Marcos, Luis V, Serrano-Blesa, Edith, Hamilton, Thais Rose Dos Santos, Pérez-Pé, Rosaura, Muiño-Blanco, Teresa, Cebrián-Pérez, José A, Casao, Adriana

“…Some melatonin functions in mammals are exerted through MT₁ and MT₂ receptors. However, there are no reports of their presence in the reproductive tract of the…”
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Melatonin prevents capacitation and apoptotic-like changes of ram spermatozoa and increases fertility rate by Casao, Adriana, Mendoza, Noelia, Pérez-Pé, Rosaura, Grasa, Patricia, Abecia, José-Alfonso, Forcada, Fernando, Cebrián-Pérez, José A., Muino-Blanco, Teresa

“…:  We recently demonstrated the presence of melatonin in ram seminal plasma and differences in its concentration in this fluid between the breeding and…”
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NADPH Oxidase 5 and Melatonin: Involvement in Ram Sperm Capacitation by Miguel-Jiménez, Sara, Pina-Beltrán, Blanca, Gimeno-Martos, Silvia, Carvajal-Serna, Melissa, Casao, Adriana, Pérez-Pe, Rosaura

“…Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an essential role in mammalian sperm capacitation. NADPH oxidase 5 (NOX5) has been described as the main source of ROS…”
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Sperm Behavior and Response to Melatonin under Capacitating Conditions in Three Sheep Breeds Subject to the Equatorial Photoperiod by Carvajal-Serna, Melissa, Cardozo-Cerquera, Jaime Antonio, Grajales-Lombana, Henry Alberto, Casao, Adriana, Pérez-Pe, Rosaura

“…In this study, we demonstrated that, in seasonal Mediterranean ovine breeds, supplementing the TALP medium with cAMP-elevating agents (the cocktail medium) is…”
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Seasonal variations of melatonin in ram seminal plasma are correlated to those of testosterone and antioxidant enzymes by Casao, Adriana, Cebrián, Igor, Asumpção, Mayra Eoda, Pérez-Pé, Rosaura, Abecia, José A, Forcada, Fernando, Cebrián-Pérez, José A, Muiño-Blanco, Teresa

“…Some breeds of sheep are highly seasonal in terms of reproductive capability, and these changes are regulated by photoperiod and melatonin secretion. These…”
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Improvement of the Seminal Characteristics in Rams Using Agri-Food By-Products Rich in Phytomelatonin by Peña-Delgado, Victoria, Carvajal-Serna, Melissa, Fondevila, Manuel, Martín-Cabrejas, María A, Aguilera, Yolanda, Álvarez-Rivera, Gerardo, Abecia, José A, Casao, Adriana, Pérez-Pe, Rosaura

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a phytomelatonin-rich diet, including by-products from the food industry, on ram sperm quality and seminal…”
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Melatonin membrane receptors MT1 and MT2 are expressed in ram spermatozoa from non-seasonal breeds by Carvajal-Serna, Melissa, Neira-Rivera, Eliana, Cardozo, Jaime Antonio, Grajales-Lombana, Henry, Cebrián-Pérez, José Álvaro, Muiño-Blanco, Teresa, Pérez-Pé, Rosaura, Casao, Adriana

“…In mammals, many melatonin biological functions are mediated through its interaction with the membrane receptors MT 1 and MT 2 . We have previously reported…”
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Influence of Non-conventional Sperm Quality Parameters on Field Fertility in Ovine by Mendoza, Noelia, Casao, Adriana, Domingo, Juan, Quintín, Francisco, Laviña, Adolfo, Fantova, Enrique, Cebrián-Pérez, José Álvaro, Muiño-Blanco, Teresa, Pérez-Pe, Rosaura

“…The prediction of the fertilizing ability of a seminal dose continues to be a primary aim in the field of artificial insemination (AI). To achieve this goal,…”
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Semen Quality of Rasa Aragonesa Rams Carrying the FecXR Allele of the BMP15 Gene by Abecia, José Alfonso, Macías, Ángel, Casao, Adriana, Burillo, Clara, Martín, Elena, Pérez-Pé, Rosaura, Laviña, Adolfo

“…The FecXR mutation is a variant of the ovine gene BMP15 in the Rasa Aragonesa breed. Information on the physiological importance of carrying the FecX…”
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Effects of exogenous melatonin treatment on out-of-season ram fertility by Palacín, Inmaculada, Abecia, José-Alfonso, Forcada, Fernando, Casao, Adriana, Cebrián, José-Álvaro, Muiño, Teresa, Palacios, Carlos, Pontes, Juan Miguel

“…Three field experiments were performed to determine the effects of melatonin implants on the fertility of rams. The experiments were performed on three breeds…”
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Effect of melatonin on ram sperm capacitation induced by epidermal growth factor by Miguel-Jiménez, Sara, Carvajal-Serna, Melissa, Peña-Delgado, Victoria, Casao, Adriana, Pérez-Pe, Rosaura

“…Apart from the canonical cAMP-PKA pathway, ram sperm capacitation could be achieved by the MAPK ERK1/2 signalling cascade, activated by the epidermal growth…”
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Analysis of the chemotactic response of ram spermatozoa to steroid hormones by Casao, Adriana, Miguel-Jiménez, Sara, Portolés-Bayod, Virginia, Pérez-Pe, Rosaura

“…Some substances in follicular fluid may be acting as sperm attractants, and steroid hormones progesterone (P4) and estradiol (E2), both secreted by the cumulus…”
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Influence of the polymorphisms of the melatonin receptor 1A (MTNR1A) gene on the distribution of MT1 and MT2 melatonin receptors in ram sperm by Peña-Delgado, Victoria, Carvajal-Serna, Melissa, Miguel-Jiménez, Sara, Casao, Adriana, Pérez-Pe, Rosaura

“…Melatonin can exert some of its functions by binding to specific membrane receptors, mainly MT1 and MT2 in mammals. The melatonin receptor 1A (MTNR1A) gene…”
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