An influx of extracelluar calcium is required for initiation of the human sperm acrosome reaction induced by human follicular fluid

Thomas, Paul and Meizel, Stanley (1988) An influx of extracelluar calcium is required for initiation of the human sperm acrosome reaction induced by human follicular fluid. Gamete Research, 20 (4). pp. 397-411. ISSN 1098-2795

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Abstract

The role of Ca2+ in the human sperm acrosome reaction was investigated using the fluorescent calcium indicator fura‐2. Previous experiments have shown that a Sephadex G‐75 column fraction of human follicular fluid can stimulate the human sperm acrosome reaction [Suarez SS, Wolf DP, Meizel S (1986): Gamete Res 14:107–121]. Using fura‐2, we demonstrated that this Sephadex G‐75 fraction also stimulates a rapid, transient increase in intracellular free Ca2+. This Ca2+ transient is blocked either by chelation of extracellular calcium or by addition of the Ca2+ antagonist La3+. We have also been able to stimulate the acrosome reaction in human sperm without significant loss of motility, using the divalent cation ionophore ionomycin. Acrosome reactions stimulated by whole follicular fluid, the G‐75 fraction, or ionomycin are all blocked by removal of extracellular Ca2+. These results strongly suggest that an influx of extracellular Ca2+ is responsible for intiating the acrosome reaction in human sperm treated with human follicular fluid. This is the first demonstration in mammalian sperm that a potentially physiological stimulus can cause an increase in intracellular Ca2+ concomitant with the acrosome reaction.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	03 Mar 2020 09:10
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 05:54
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/74386
DOI:	10.1002/mrd.1120200402

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