Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub. 2013, 157(4):383-386 | DOI: 10.5507/bp.2013.065

Relationship between reactive oxygen species production in human semen and sperm DNA damage assessed by Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay

Jiri Novotnya, Nabil Azizb, Roman Rybarc, Jana Brezinovad, Vera Kopeckae, Radka Filipcikovad, Marie Reruchovaa, Ivana Obornaf
a Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic
b Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, Liverpool Women's Hospital and the University of Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
c Centre of Assisted Reproduction SANUS Jihlava, Czech Republic
d Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc
e Department of Genetics and Reproduction, Veterinary Research Institute, Brno
f Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Olomouc

Aim: The aim of this prospective study was to find possible relationship between ROS production measured by chemiluminescence and flow cytometry in human semen and sperm DNA damage estimated by Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay.

Methods: Study included 39 men from infertile couples and 23 fertile volunteers who served as a control group. Aliquot of neat semen was used for ROS detection by chemiluminescence. Aliquot of sperm suspension in phosphate buffered saline was used for the detection of ROS by flow cytometry. Another aliquot of sperm suspension was used for SCSA to measure DNA fragmentation index and High DNA stainability.

Results: DNA fragmentation index correlated negatively with sperm morphology and motility. High DNA stainability correlated positively with ROS production and negatively with sperm morphology and concentration. Although there were similar trends of rising DNA fragmentation index and ROS production among the three groups of men, the relationship did not reach statistical significance.

Conclusions: Higher values of DNA fragmentation index and high DNA stainability may also reflect developmental and/or environmental problems and not only oxidative stress.

Keywords: human semen, ROS, SCSA, DNA damage

Received: February 14, 2013; Accepted: August 29, 2013; Prepublished online: September 27, 2013; Published: December 12, 2013  Show citation

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Novotny, J., Aziz, N., Rybar, R., Brezinova, J., Kopecka, V., Filipcikova, R., Reruchova, M., & Oborna, I. (2013). Relationship between reactive oxygen species production in human semen and sperm DNA damage assessed by Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay. Biomedical papers, 157(4), 383-386. doi: 10.5507/bp.2013.065
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