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Keshtgar S, Iravanpour F, Gharesi-Fard B, et al. Combined Effect of Trolox and EDTA on Frozen-Thawed Sperm Quality. Iran J Med Sci. 2016;41(3):230-7
Keshtgar, S., Iravanpour, F., Gharesi-Fard, B., & Kazerooni, M. (2016). Combined Effect of Trolox and EDTA on Frozen-Thawed Sperm Quality. Iranian journal of medical sciences, 41(3), 230-7.
Keshtgar, Sara, et al. "Combined Effect of Trolox and EDTA on Frozen-Thawed Sperm Quality." Iranian journal of medical sciences vol. 41,3 (2016): 230-7.
Keshtgar S, Iravanpour F, Gharesi-Fard B, Kazerooni M. Combined Effect of Trolox and EDTA on Frozen-Thawed Sperm Quality. Iran J Med Sci. 2016 May;41(3):230-7. PMID: 27217608; PMCID: PMC4876302.
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Iran J Med Sci. 2016 May;41(3):230-7.

Combined Effect of Trolox and EDTA on Frozen-Thawed Sperm Quality.

Iranian journal of medical sciences

Sara Keshtgar, Farideh Iravanpour, Behrooz Gharesi-Fard, Marjaneh Kazerooni

Affiliations

  1. Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
  2. Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
  3. Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Infertility Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
  4. Shiraz Infertility Center, Shiraz, Iran.

PMID: 27217608 PMCID: PMC4876302

Abstract

The freezing and thawing process not only is associated with serious damage to sperm such as damage to the plasma membrane and the acrosomal membrane but also changes the membrane permeability to some ions including calcium. Also, the generation of oxygen free radicals is increased during the freezing-thawing process. The purpose of this study was to evaluate of the effects of Trolox as an antioxidant and edetic acid (EDTA) as a calcium chelator on frozen-thawed (FT) sperm and compare these effects with those on fresh sperm. This study was done on these men of 25 healthy men, who referred to Shiraz Infertility Centerbetween2012 and2013. Normal samples were transferred to the ReproductivePhysiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz. The samples were divided into two groups randomly: fresh and FT sperm groups. Each group was divided into five subgroups: control group, the solvent group (0.1%dimethyl sulfoxide [DMSO]), Trolox group (200μM), EDTA group (1.1mM), and Trolox+EDTA group. The percentages of motility, viability, and acrosome-reacted sperm were tested. The percentages of motility and viability in the FT sperm were lower than those in the fresh sperm. The progressive motility of the FT sperm was improved nonsignificantly with Trolox+EDTA. However, the effect of Trolox+EDTA on the progressive motility of the FT sperm was much more than that on the fresh sperm. The fewest acrosome-reacted sperm were observed in the EDTA-containingFT sperm. Antioxidant supplementation or omission of extracellular calcium may partly improve motility and also reduce acrosomal damage in FT sperm.

Keywords: 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid; Acrosome reaction; Edetic acid; Freezing; Sperm motility

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