Relative Abundance of Lipid Metabolites in Spermatozoa across Three Compartments
| Autor: | Samuel Furse, Laura C. Kusinski, Alison Ray, Coralie Glenn-Sansum, Huw E. L. Williams, Albert Koulman, Claire L. Meek |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Furse, Samuel [0000-0003-4267-2051], Koulman, Albert [0000-0001-9998-051X], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Male progressive motility male infertility spermatozoa lipidomics metabolism lipid dysfunction fertility Plasmalogens Ceramides Catalysis Article Inorganic Chemistry Young Adult Semen Humans Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Molecular Biology Spectroscopy Triglycerides Sperm Count Phosphatidylethanolamines Organic Chemistry Fatty Acids General Medicine Middle Aged Spermatozoa Computer Science Applications Sphingomyelins Cholesterol Phosphatidylcholines Sperm Motility |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Volume 23; Issue 19; Pages: 11655 |
| ISSN: | 1422-0067 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijms231911655 |
| Popis: | Peer reviewed: True Funder: NIHR Cambridge BRC Funder: core biochemical assay laboratory (CBAL) Funder: core metabolomic and lipidomic laboratory (CMAL) Male fertility, as manifest by the quantity and progressive motility of spermatozoa, is negatively impacted by obesity, dyslipidaemia and metabolic disease. However, the relative distribution of lipids in spermatozoa and the two compartments which supply lipids for spermatogenesis (seminal fluid and blood serum) has not been studied. We hypothesised that altered availability of lipids in blood serum and seminal fluid may affect the lipid composition and progressive motility of sperm. 60 men of age 35 years (median (range 20–45) and BMI 30.4 kg/m2 (24–36.5) under preliminary investigation for subfertility were recruited at an NHS clinic. Men provided samples of serum and semen, subject to strict acceptance criteria, for analysis of spermatozoa count and motility. Blood serum (n = 60), spermatozoa (n = 26) and seminal fluid (n = 60) were frozen for batch lipidomics analysis. Spermatozoa and seminal fluid had comparable lipid composition but showed marked differences with the serum lipidome. Spermatozoa demonstrated high abundance of ceramides, very-long-chain fatty acids (C20-22), and certain phospholipids (sphingomyelins, plasmalogens, phosphatidylethanolamines) with low abundance of phosphatidylcholines, cholesterol and triglycerides. Men with spermatozoa of low progressive motility had evidence of fewer concentration gradients for many lipid species between blood serum and spermatozoa compartments. Spermatozoa are abundant in multiple lipid species which are likely to contribute to key cellular functions. Lipid metabolism shows reduced regulation between compartments in men with spermatozoa with reduced progressive motility. |
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