Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine

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Effects of acrylamide in the presence of vitamin E on sperm parameters, chromatin quality, and testosterone levels in mice

  • Anvari, Morteza (Department of Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Talebi, Ali Reza (Department of Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Mangoli, Esmat (Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Shahedi, Abbas (Department of Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Ghasemi, Mohammad Rasool (Department of Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Pourentezari, Majid (Department of Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences)
  • Received : 2019.08.11
  • Accepted : 2019.11.03
  • Published : 2020.06.30
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Abstract

Objective: The present study investigated sperm chromatin quality and testosterone levels in acrylamide-treated mice and the possible protective effects of vitamin E on the fertility potential of spermatozoa. Methods: Thirty-two adult male mice were divided equally into four groups. Group 1 was the control, group 2 received acrylamide (10 mg/kg, water solution), group 3 received vitamin E (100 mg/kg, intraperitoneal), and group 4 received both acrylamide and vitamin E. After 35 days, spermatozoa from the right cauda epididymis were analyzed in terms of count, motility, morphology, and viability. Sperm DNA integrity and chromatin condensation were assessed by acridine orange (AO), aniline blue (AB), toluidine blue (TB), and chromomycin A3 (CMA3) staining. Results: In acrylamide-treated mice, significantly lower sperm concentration, viability, motility, and testosterone levels were found in comparison with the control and acrylamide+vitamin E groups (p< 0.05). In the vitamin E group, significantly more favorable sperm parameters and testosterone levels were found than in the other groups (p< 0.05). There were also significantly more spermatozoa with less condensed chromatin in the acrylamide-treated mice than in the other groups. Moreover, significantly more spermatozoa with mature nuclei (assessed by AB, CMA3, AO, and TB staining) were present in the vitamin E group than in the control and acrylamide+vitamin E groups. Conclusion: This study revealed the deleterious effects of acrylamide on sperm parameters and sperm chromatin quality. Vitamin E can not only compensate for the toxic effects of acrylamide, but also improve sperm chromatin quality in mice.

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