Lipid composition of spermatozoa in normozoospermic and asthenozoospermic males
Lipid composition of spermatozoa in normozoospermic and asthenozoospermic males
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DOI:
10.1016/j.plefa.2007.07.001
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发表时间:
2007-07-01
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3
通讯作者:
Hosseinipanah, Seyed Mohammad
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作者:
Tavilani, Heidar;Doosti, Mahmoud;Hosseinipanah, Seyed Mohammad
Introduction: Lipids play an important role in the structural and functional activity of spermatozoa. We investigated the phospholipids composition and fatty acid-bound phospholipid of spermatozoa from asthenozoospermic and normozoospermic men.Patients and methods: Semen samples were analyzed in 15 asthenozoospermic and eight normozoospermic subjects and the sperm phospholipids and fatty acids were determined using high performance thin layer chromatography and gas chromatography, respectively.Results: The most abundant (mean SE) phospholipids in normozoospermic and asthenozoospermic samples were phosphatidylethanolamine (70.9 +/- 11.5 and 44.2 +/- 8.5nmol/10(8) spermatozoa, respectively) and phosphatidylcholine (58.6 +/- 9.5 and 34.6 +/- 3.2 nmol/10(8) spermatozoa, respectively). Compared to normozoospermic samples, asthenozoospermic samples showed lower levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA; p < 0.01) and higher levels of saturated fatty acids (SFA; p < 0.05).Discussion: Changes in content of phospholipids and its fatty acid composition of spermatozoa may be related to infertility in asthenozoospermic males. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.