Quantitative expression of phospholipase C zeta, as an index to assess fertilization potential of a semen sample

S Aghajanpour, K Ghaedi, A Salamian… - Human …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Failed fertilization post-ICSI has been mainly attributed to the sperm's
inability to induce oocyte activation. Phospholipase C zeta (PLCζ) is considered to be one of …

Sperm head morphology alterations associated with chromatin instability and lack of protamine abundance in frozen-thawed sperm of Indonesian local bulls

A Kusumawati, FA Satrio, R Indriastuti, ZNA Rosyada… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study analyzed the association of various alterations in sperm
morphology with the level of DNA damage, PRM deficiency, and the abundance of the …

L-carnitine and pentoxifylline supplementation improves sperm viability and motility at low temperature

Z Nateghian, MH Nasr-Esfahani… - … Journal of Fertility & …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background In infertility clinics, preserving high-quality spermatozoa for a long time is a
necessity. Pentoxifylline (PT) and L-carnitine (LC) are effective in improving sperm motility …

Effect of Letrozole on sperm parameters, chromatin status and ROS level in idiopathic Oligo/Astheno/Teratozoospermia

L Kooshesh, S Bahmanpour, S Zeighami… - Reproductive Biology …, 2020 - Springer
Background This study investigates the effect of letrozole on hormone profiles, semen
parameters, body mass index (BMI), degree of oxidative stress and sperm chromatin …

[PDF][PDF] Flow cytometry: a new approach for indirect assessment of sperm protamine deficiency

M TAVALAEI, A Kiani, M Arbabian, MR Deymeh… - 2010 - sid.ir
Background: Flow cytometry (FCM) has been extensively used to study mammalian sperm in
the areas of clinical andrology and reproductive toxicology. FCM provides a powerful …

Application of erythrocyte lysing buffer (ELB) has detrimental effects on human sperm quality parameters, DNA fragmentation and chromatin structure

F Yazdinejad, L Heydari, L Motamed Zadeh… - Andrologia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Erythrocyte lysing buffer (ELB) facilitates the search for spermatozoa by eliminating
erythrocytes in testicular suspension used during the ICSI procedure. This study investigates …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing the roles of sperm chromatin integrity and apoptosis in intrauterine insemination outcomes of couples with mild male and female factor infertility

MA Khalili, S Nazari… - … of reproduction & …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is one of the therapeutic approaches for infertility.
The objective of this study was to evaluate DNA integrity and apoptosis role in success of IUI …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of sperm apoptosis and semen quality in infertile men-meta analysis

TF Najafi, M Hejazi, FF Esnaashari… - Iranian Red Crescent …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Meta-analysis articles about the sperm concentration and their relations with apoptosis
showed that apoptosis affected the sperm concentration and this can affect the fertility (p …

Basic and clinical aspects of sperm chromomycin A3 assay

GC Manicardi, D Bizzaro, D Sakkas - Sperm chromatin: biological and …, 2011 - Springer
Semen quality is conventionally determined according to the number, motility, and
morphology of spermatozoa in an ejaculate. In turn, it is generally accepted that an …

[HTML][HTML] PROTAMINE1 and PROTAMINE2 genes expression in the sperms of oligoasthenospermic individuals and intrauterine insemination candidates couples: Is …

R Aboutorabi, M Asghari, A Bakhteyari… - Advanced biomedical …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Male infertility refers to a male's inability to cause pregnancy in a fertile female.
It seems the large portion of this category of infertility, has roots in genetic factors …