Medizinische Universität Graz - Research portal
Selected Publication:
SHR Neuro Cancer Cardio Lipid Metab Microb
Ebner, T; Shebl, O; Moser, M; Mayer, RB; Arzt, W; Tews, G.
Easy sperm processing technique allowing exclusive accumulation and later usage of DNA-strandbreak-free spermatozoa.
Reprod Biomed Online. 2011; 22(1):37-43
Doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.09.004
[OPEN ACCESS]
Web of Science
PubMed
FullText
FullText_MUG
- Leading authors Med Uni Graz
- Ebner Thomas
- Altmetrics:
- Dimensions Citations:
- Plum Analytics:
- Scite (citation analytics):
- Abstract:
- Sperm DNA fragmentation is increased in poor-quality semen samples and correlates with failed fertilization, impaired preimplantation development and reduced pregnancy outcome. Common sperm preparation techniques may reduce the percentage of strandbreak-positive spermatozoa, but, to date, there is no reliable approach to exclusively accumulate strandbreak-free spermatozoa. To analyse the efficiency of special sperm selection chambers (Zech-selectors made of glass or polyethylene) in terms of strandbreak reduction, 39 subfertile men were recruited and three probes (native, density gradient and Zech-selector) were used to check for strand breaks using the sperm chromatin dispersion test. The mean percentage of affected spermatozoa in the ejaculate was 15.8 ± 7.8% (range 5.0–42.1%). Density gradient did not significantly improve the quality of spermatozoa selected(14.2 ± 7.0%). However, glass chambers completely removed 90% spermatozoa showing strand breaks and polyethylene chambers removed 76%. Both types of Zech-selectors were equivalent in their efficiency, significantly reduced DNA damage (P < 0.001) and,with respect to this, performed better than density gradient centrifugation (P < 0.001). As far as is known, this is the first report ona sperm preparation technique concentrating spermatozoa unaffected in terms of DNA damage. The special chambers most probably select for sperm motility and/or maturity.
- Find related publications in this database (using NLM MeSH Indexing)
- Adult -
- Cell Separation - instrumentation
- DNA Breaks -
- Glass -
- Humans -
- Infertility, Male -
- Male -
- Polyethylene -
- Semen Analysis -
- Semen Preservation - instrumentation
- Sperm Banks - methods
- Spermatozoa - cytology
- Find related publications in this database (Keywords)
- density gradient centrifugation
- sperm chromatin dispersion test
- sperm motility
- strand breaks
- Zech-selector