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Analysis and difference of voltage-dependent anion channel mRNA in ejaculated spermatozoa from normozoospermic fertile donors and infertile patients with idiopathic asthenozoospermia

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Purpose

To analyze the abundance and difference of voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) mRNA in ejaculated spermatozoa from normozoospermic fertile donors and infertile patients with idiopathic asthenozoospermia.

Methods

High motile and low motile spermatozoa were separated respectively from ejaculates of 36 donors and 40 patients using a discontinuous Percoll gradient centrifugation. Real-Time PCR was performed to detect mRNA abundance and difference of three VDAC subtypes between two groups with different sperm motility.

Results

Real-Time PCR demonstrated that three VDAC mRNAs were present in mature spermatozoa. The VDAC2 mRNA level in ejaculated spermatozoa of patients was significantly higher than that of donors. No significant differences of VDAC1 and VDAC3 mRNA levels were found between two groups.

Conclusion

The high abundance of VDAC2 mRNA seemed to have a positive correlation with low sperm motility. The abnormal expression of VDAC might be related to male infertility with idiopathic asthenozoospermia.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology, Nanjing Medical University for the technical assistance. This work was supported by the grant from National Natural Science Foundation of China (30872575).

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  1. Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China

    Bianjiang Liu, Peng Wang, Zengjun Wang, Yuejun Jia, Xiaobing Niu & Wei Zhang

  2. Human Sperm Bank, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China

    Wei Wang & Wei Zhang

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The high abundance of VDAC2 mRNA seemed to have a positive correlation with low sperm motility in male infertility with idiopathic asthenozoospermia.

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Liu, B., Wang, P., Wang, Z. et al. Analysis and difference of voltage-dependent anion channel mRNA in ejaculated spermatozoa from normozoospermic fertile donors and infertile patients with idiopathic asthenozoospermia. J Assist Reprod Genet 27, 719–724 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-010-9466-8

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