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The Effect of Testosterone and Antioxidants Nanoliposomes on Gene Expressions and Sperm Parameters in Asthenospermic Individuals Publisher Pubmed



Mohammadzadeh M1 ; Hamishehkar H2 ; Vatanparast M3 ; Akhavan Sales Z4 ; Nabi A5 ; Mazaheri F6 ; Mohseni F7, 8 ; Talebi AR6
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  1. 1. Department of Reproductive Biology, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, and Research Committee, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  2. 2. Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  3. 3. Molecular Medicine Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Immunology, International Campus, Shahid Sadoughi Universirt of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  5. 5. Andrology Research Center, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Reproductive Biology, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  7. 7. Department of Medical Education, Medical School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  8. 8. Department of Anesthesiology, Nursing School, Gerash University of Medical Sciences, Gerash, Iran

Source: Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy Published:2021


Abstract

Background: Antioxidants that used for the infertility treatment cannot have their complete effectiveness, because of their instability in the culture medium. Significance: One of the most advances, in the drug delivery systems, is nanoliposomes-loaded, as biodegradable and bioavailable carriers. Hormonal and antioxidant agents encapsulating inside the nanoliposomes were used, to increase the effectiveness of antioxidants in the sperm culture medium. Materials: Semen sample from 15 asthenospermia were divided into 10 equal parts. After preparation, the sperms were incubated with free form of drugs and nanocarriers contained resveratrol, catalase, resveratrol-catalase and testosterone for 45 min. All sperm parameters, sperm DNA and gene expressions were evaluated before and after freezing. Results: Before freezing, all nanocarriers and free testosterone showed higher sperm motility compared to free drugs (p=.000). Free Testosterone and free resveratrol-catalase had higher DNA damage compared to nanocarriers (p=.000). Before freezing, the blank nanoliposome and testosterone nanoliposomes had the lowest HSP70 gene expression respectively (p = 0.005) (p = 0.001). After freezing, a significant reduction in sperm motility was observed in the free resveratrol-catalase group (p=.003). Also, a significant increase in sperm viability was observed in the free testosterone and nanoliposomes of blank and testosterone (p > 0.05). The least DNA fragmentation was related to catalase nanoliposomes (p=.000). All nanoliposomes, especially catalase, had the highest percentage of class I morphology compared to the control group (p=.000). Conclusions: Nanoliposomes could improve the sperm parameters and DNA integrity before and after freezing, by increasing the effectiveness of antioxidants. So, it can be recommended in the ART lab. © 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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