Open AccessEffect of superoxide dismutase supplementation on sperm DNA fragmentation
Author(s) -
L Negri,
Renzo Benaglia,
Emanuela Monti,
Emanuela Morenghi,
Alessandro Pizzocaro,
Paolo Emanuele Levi-Setti
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
archivio italiano di urologia andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.429
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2282-4197
pISSN - 1124-3562
DOI - 10.4081/aiua.2017.3.212
Subject(s) - superoxide dismutase , dna fragmentation , sperm , andrology , dna , fragmentation (computing) , superoxide , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , medicine , enzyme , apoptosis , programmed cell death , ecology
antioxidants supplementation improves sperm quality, but few trials have analyzed the effects on sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF). This study compares the effectiveness of SOD-based antioxidant supplementation plus hydroxytyrosol and carnosol in reducing SDF with other antioxidants without SOD, hydroxytyrosol, and carnosol.