Increased concentrations of the oxidative DNA adduct 7, 8-dihydro-8-oxo-2-deoxyguanosine in the germ-line of men with type 1 diabetes
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01/03/2008
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The effects of diabetes mellitus on male reproductive health have not been clearly defined. A previous publication from this group reported significantly higher levels of nuclear DNA fragmentation and mitochondrial DNA deletions in spermatozoa from men with type 1 diabetes. This study compared semen profiles, sperm DNA fragmentation and levels of oxidative DNA modification in spermatozoa of diabetic and non-diabetic men. Semen samples from 12 non-diabetic, fertile men and 11 type 1 diabetics were obtained and subjected to conventional light microscopic semen analysis. Nuclear DNA fragmentation was assessed using an alkaline Comet assay and concentrations of 7,8-dihydro-8-oxo-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), an oxidative adduct of the purine guanosine, were assessed by high-performance liquid chromatography. Conventional semen profiles were similar in both groups, whilst spermatozoa from type 1 diabetics showed significantly higher levels of DNA fragmentation (44% versus 27%; P < 0.05) and concentrations of 8-OHdG (3.6 versus 2.0 molecules of 8-OHdG per 105 molecules of deoxyguanosine; P < 0.05). Furthermore, a positive correlation was observed between DNA fragmentation and concentrations of 8-OHdG per 105 molecules of deoxyguanosine (rs = 0.7, P < 0.05). The genomic damage evident in spermatozoa of type 1 diabetics may have important implications for their fertility and the outcome of pregnancies fathered by these individuals. |
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eng |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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Agbaje , I , McVicar , C , Schock , B , McClure , N , Atkinson , A B , Rogers , D & Lewis , S 2008 , ' Increased concentrations of the oxidative DNA adduct 7, 8-dihydro-8-oxo-2-deoxyguanosine in the germ-line of men with type 1 diabetes ' Reproductive BioMedicine Online , vol 16 , no. 3 , pp. 401-409 . DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60602-5 |
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