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Gholinezhad M, Yousefnia-Pasha Y, Hosseinzadeh Colagar A, et al. Comparison of large-scale deletions of the sperm mitochondrial DNA in normozoospermic and asthenoteratozoospermic men. J Cell Biochem. 2018;doi: 10.1002/jcb.27492.
Gholinezhad, M., Yousefnia-Pasha, Y., Hosseinzadeh Colagar, A., Mohammadoo-Khorasani, M., & Bidmeshkipour, A. (2018). Comparison of large-scale deletions of the sperm mitochondrial DNA in normozoospermic and asthenoteratozoospermic men. Journal of cellular biochemistry, . https://doi.org/10.1002/jcb.27492
Gholinezhad, Maryam, et al. "Comparison of large-scale deletions of the sperm mitochondrial DNA in normozoospermic and asthenoteratozoospermic men." Journal of cellular biochemistry vol. (2018). doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jcb.27492
Gholinezhad M, Yousefnia-Pasha Y, Hosseinzadeh Colagar A, Mohammadoo-Khorasani M, Bidmeshkipour A. Comparison of large-scale deletions of the sperm mitochondrial DNA in normozoospermic and asthenoteratozoospermic men. J Cell Biochem. 2018 Sep 11; doi: 10.1002/jcb.27492. Epub 2018 Sep 11. PMID: 30206972.
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J Cell Biochem. 2018 Sep 11; doi: 10.1002/jcb.27492. Epub 2018 Sep 11.

Comparison of large-scale deletions of the sperm mitochondrial DNA in normozoospermic and asthenoteratozoospermic men.

Journal of cellular biochemistry

Maryam Gholinezhad, Yousefreza Yousefnia-Pasha, Abasalt Hosseinzadeh Colagar, Milad Mohammadoo-Khorasani, Ali Bidmeshkipour

Affiliations

  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
  2. Infertility and Reproductive Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
  3. Departement of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
  4. Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences,Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 30206972 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27492

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Mitochondria play a crucial role in energy metabolism for the survival and motility of sperm during fertilization. The aim of this study was to determine the association of large-scale mitochondrial DNA deletions with abnormal sperm motility and morphology in asthenoteratozoospermic patients.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this case-control study, 41 semen samples were collected from 18 normozoospermic healthy men and 23 asthenoteratozoospermic patients, according to the WHO guidelines. The swim-up technique was used for separation of spermatozoa on the basis of their motility. Long-range polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used for screening of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) large-scale deletions, and primer shift PCR was used for confirmation of deletions.

RESULTS: The mean sperm motility, normal morphology, and progressive motility in asthenoteratozoospermic patients were significantly lower than in the normozoospermic group (P < 0.0001). There was a positive significant correlation between motility and normal sperm morphology ( P < 0.0001, r = 0.741). The results of long-range PCR revealed the existence of 4866-bp deletion along with the two common 4977-bp and 7436-bp deleted mtDNA in both groups. However, the frequency of multiple mtDNA deletions in the asthenoteratozoospermic group (15/23, 65.22%) was significantly higher than that in the normozoospermic group (7/18, 38.89%). Direct sequencing of the 534-bp PCR product revealed that it was amplified from the mtDNA with a 4866-bp deletion flanked by a seven-nucleotide direct repeat (5'-ACCCCCT-3').

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggested that these large-scale deletions of mtDNA may be genetic risk factors for poor sperm quality in asthenoteratozoospermia-induced male infertility. Thus, it is necessary to understand the mechanisms behind the generation of these deletions.

© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Keywords: asthenoteratozoospermia; large-scale deletions; mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA); sperm quality

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