Sperm oxidative stress during in vitro manipulation and its effects on sperm function and embryo development

R Gualtieri, G Kalthur, V Barbato, S Longobardi… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated at low levels during mitochondrial respiration
have key roles in several signaling pathways. Oxidative stress (OS) arises when the …

Utility of antioxidants during assisted reproductive techniques: an evidence based review

A Agarwal, D Durairajanayagam… - Reproductive Biology and …, 2014 - Springer
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is a common treatment of choice for many couples
facing infertility issues, be it due to male or female factor, or idiopathic. Employment of ART …

Characterizing semen parameters and their association with reactive oxygen species in infertile men

A Agarwal, RK Sharma, R Sharma, M Assidi… - Reproductive Biology …, 2014 - Springer
Background A routine semen analysis is a first step in the laboratory evaluation of the
infertile male. In addition, other tests such as measurement of reactive oxygen species can …

L-Carnitine in rooster semen cryopreservation: Flow cytometric, biochemical and motion findings for frozen-thawed sperm

A Fattah, M Sharafi, R Masoudi, A Shahverdi… - Cryobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Rooster semen cryopreservation is not efficient for artificial insemination in breeder flocks. l-
Carnitine (LC) has been evaluated for effectiveness in cryopreservation media on the …

The role of carnitine in male infertility

L Mongioi, AE Calogero, E Vicari, RA Condorelli… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This review explores the role of carnitine in male infertility. The structure of this review is
organized into short paragraphs that address the following aspects: antiapoptotic effect of l …

The Impact of Sperm Metabolism during In Vitro Storage: The Stallion as a Model

Z Gibb, RJ Aitken - BioMed research international, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In vitro sperm storage is a necessary part of many artificial insemination or in vitro
fertilization regimes for many species, including the human and the horse. In many situations …

Seminal plasma untargeted metabolomic and lipidomic profiling for the identification of a novel panel of biomarkers and therapeutic targets related to male infertility

S Correnti, M Preianò, A Fregola, F Gamboni… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Male infertility occurs approximately in about 50% of all infertility cases and represents a
serious concern worldwide. Traditional semen analysis alone is insufficient to diagnose …

Cryoprotective effect of l‐carnitine on motility, vitality and DNA oxidation of human spermatozoa

S Banihani, A Agarwal, R Sharma, M Bayachou - Andrologia, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Successful cryopreservation for human spermatozoa markedly influences the reproductive
outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies. But in spite of its usefulness …

Melatonin affects membrane integrity, intracellular reactive oxygen species, caspase3 activity and AKT phosphorylation in frozen thawed human sperm

A Najafi, E Adutwum, A Yari, E Salehi, S Mikaeili… - Cell and tissue …, 2018 - Springer
Cryopreservation is known to induce oxidative stress in spermatozoa. Although melatonin
has powerful antioxidant properties, little is known about its effects on human sperm quality …

L-carnitine and pyruvate are prosurvival factors during the storage of stallion spermatozoa at room temperature

Z Gibb, SR Lambourne, J Quadrelli… - Biology of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The spermatozoa of many stallions do not tolerate being cooled, restricting the commercial
viability of these animals and necessitating the development of a chemically defined room …