Open AccessEffects of Vitamin D on Apoptosis and Quality of Sperm in Asthenozoospermia
Author(s) -
Mahin Taheri Moghadam,
Ghazal Hosseini,
Forouzan Absalan,
Mahmoud Hashemi Tabar,
Roshan Nikbakht
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jbra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1518-0557
pISSN - 1517-5693
DOI - 10.5935/1518-0557.20200009
Subject(s) - apoptosis , asthenozoospermia , andrology , sperm , semen , tunel assay , sperm motility , biology , motility , necrosis , annexin , male infertility , endocrinology , infertility , medicine , pregnancy , biochemistry , genetics
Vitamin D receptor (VDR) is expressed in human spermatozoa. However, the role of vitamin D (VD) in human male reproduction has not yet been clarified. In this study, effects of VD on sperm parameters and its apoptosis in asthenozoospermic and healthy men were evaluated.