Characteristic of sperm motility in mature offspring of females with experimental liver diseases of various origins

Bull Exp Biol Med. 2014 Nov;158(1):27-9. doi: 10.1007/s10517-014-2683-x. Epub 2014 Nov 19.

Abstract

We studied the effect of experimental liver injury of various origins (toxic, autoimmune, alcoholic, and mesenchymal) in the females on motility of spermatozoa in the offspring. The number of infertile (jerking and immotile) spermatozoa increased, whereas the number of fertile spermatozoa (progressive motile and slow motile) was reduced. Changes in the ratio of fertile and infertile germ cells resulted in a significant decrease in sperm motility index.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infertility, Male / etiology
  • Infertility, Male / physiopathology*
  • Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / complications*
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / etiology
  • Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / physiopathology*
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Sperm Motility*