OBJECTIVE: As myo-inositol (MI) deficiency has been associated with impaired sperm quality, we aimed to assess its effects on sperm kinetics objectively, using a computer-aided sperm analysis (CASA) system. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We evaluated 59 normokinetic semen samples with nonlinear progressive motility before and after incubation with a solution of MI. The samples were collected from healthy subjects aged 20-40 years who were attending our Laboratory of Seminology for fertility screening. RESULTS: We found a significant increase in linear progressive motility (28.2% ± 10.8 vs. 30.9% ± 11.0, T0 vs. T1 respectively; p <0.001) and a significant reduction in nonlinear progressive motility (21.0% ± 9.9 vs. 18.1% ± 10.2, T0 vs. T1 respectively; p <0.001) after incubation with MI. CASA analysis revealed a significant increase in curvilinear velocity (VCL) (65.0 ± 19.0 vs. 67.9 ± 20.4 µm/s, T0 vs. T1 respectively; p = 0.049). Overall, there was an increase in VCL in 42/59 samples (about 70%), mainly from non-smokers. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that MI has a positive in vitro effect on semen samples, but confirmation is needed through further studies taking into account factors capable of modulating MI response, such as smoking and obesity.

In vitro effects of myo-inositol on normokinetic human semen samples with nonlinear motility / Pallotti, F; Cargnelutti, F; Senofonte, G; Carlini, T; Faja, F; Paoli, D; Lombardo, F. - In: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 2284-0729. - 23:23(2019), p. 10557-10563. [10.26355/eurrev_201912_19697]

In vitro effects of myo-inositol on normokinetic human semen samples with nonlinear motility

Pallotti, F;Cargnelutti, F;Senofonte, G;Carlini, T;Faja, F;Paoli, D
;
Lombardo, F
2019

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: As myo-inositol (MI) deficiency has been associated with impaired sperm quality, we aimed to assess its effects on sperm kinetics objectively, using a computer-aided sperm analysis (CASA) system. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We evaluated 59 normokinetic semen samples with nonlinear progressive motility before and after incubation with a solution of MI. The samples were collected from healthy subjects aged 20-40 years who were attending our Laboratory of Seminology for fertility screening. RESULTS: We found a significant increase in linear progressive motility (28.2% ± 10.8 vs. 30.9% ± 11.0, T0 vs. T1 respectively; p <0.001) and a significant reduction in nonlinear progressive motility (21.0% ± 9.9 vs. 18.1% ± 10.2, T0 vs. T1 respectively; p <0.001) after incubation with MI. CASA analysis revealed a significant increase in curvilinear velocity (VCL) (65.0 ± 19.0 vs. 67.9 ± 20.4 µm/s, T0 vs. T1 respectively; p = 0.049). Overall, there was an increase in VCL in 42/59 samples (about 70%), mainly from non-smokers. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that MI has a positive in vitro effect on semen samples, but confirmation is needed through further studies taking into account factors capable of modulating MI response, such as smoking and obesity.
2019
spermatozoa; sperm motility; computer-assisted sperm analysis; vcl; myo-inositol
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In vitro effects of myo-inositol on normokinetic human semen samples with nonlinear motility / Pallotti, F; Cargnelutti, F; Senofonte, G; Carlini, T; Faja, F; Paoli, D; Lombardo, F. - In: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 2284-0729. - 23:23(2019), p. 10557-10563. [10.26355/eurrev_201912_19697]
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