background: sodium arsenite can impair male reproductive function by inducing oxidative stress. silymarin is known as a potent antioxidant.objective: this study was performed to investigate if silymarin can prevent the adverse effect of sodium arsenite on ram sperm viability, motility and mitochondrial membrane potential.materials and methods: epidydimal spermatozoa obtained from ram were divid...

background: diabetes mellitus (dm), primary or idiopathic is a chronic disorder of the carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism. dm may impact male reproductive function at several levels. it is shown that dm has detrimental effects on sperm parameters in human and experimental animals. objective: the aim of this study was to observe the effects of diabetes on sperm parameters (viability, cou...

background: the particles in the range of 1-100 nm are called nanoparticles56t. gold nanoparticle is one of the most important metal nanoparticles with wide usage56t.objective: 56tthis study investigated the effects of gold nanoparticles on sperm parameters and chromatin structure in mice56t.materials and methods: 56tin this experimental study, 72 male bulb-c mice were divided into 9 groups inc...

In this study the effect of Boswellia papyrifera (B. papyrifera) and Boswellia carterii (B. carterii) smoke exposure on spermatogenesis and sperm parameters in male albino rats was investigated. Rats (n = 11) were exposed daily in smoking chambers to smoke emanated by burning 4 g each of either B. papyrifera or B. carterii for 48 days. At the end of exposure duration rats were killed, and the t...

OBJECTIVE The object of present study was to investigate the effects of direct addition of Tribulus terrestris extract on human sperm parameters. DESIGN Semen specimens from 40 healthy men volunteers were divided into 4 groups: one group received no treatment (control group) while the others were incubated with 20, 40, and 50 µg/mL of T terrestris extract (experimental groups). Motility, viab...

Elevations of sperm Ca2+ seem to be responsible for an asymmetric form of motility called hyperactivation, which is first seen near the time of fertilization. The mechanism by which intracellular Ca2+ concentrations increase remains unknown despite considerable investigation. Although several prototypical voltage-gated calcium channels are present in spermatozoa, they are not essential for moti...

Semen samples collected from 28 male partners of infertile couples were divided into three equal aliquots and prepared with three selected media, such as PureSperm (Nidacon, Gothenburg, Sweden), Sil-Select Plus (Fertipro, Beernem, Belgium) and SpermGrad (Vitrolife, Gothenburg, Sweden). The differences in mean percentages of semen parameters were assessed by repeated measures analysis. Correlati...

background: bleomycin (bl) is a glycopeptide antibiotic obtained from the bacterium streptomyces verticillus which is routinely used for treatment of human cancers. royal jelly (rj) is a production from the hypo pharyngeal, mandibular and post cerebral glands of nurse bees. rj consists of 66% water, 15% sugars, 5% lipids, and 13% proteins, essential amino acids and vitamins. objective: the aim ...