Influence of pentoxifylline on sperm membrane functional integrity

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-84

  Ponce, Andrés A ^a   Fiol De Cuneo, M ^a   Ruiz, R D ^a   Vincenti, L M ^a   Santilla M E ^a   Stutz, G ^a   Lacuara, J L ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Epididymal mouse; Hypoosmotic swelling test; Methylxanthine; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

BUCLADESINE; MASTOPARAN; PENTOXIFYLLINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SWELLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; GAMETE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 79961180484     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014850199262760     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. 1. Baiardi G, Ruiz RD, Fiol de Cuneo M, Ponce AA, Laeuara JL, Vincenti LM (1997): Differential effects of pharmacologically generated reactive oxygen species upon functional activity of epididymal mouse spermatozoa. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 75:173-178.
2. 2. Blackmore PF, Beebe SJ, Danforth DR, Alexander N (1990): Progesterone and 17α-hydroxyprogesterone novel stimulators of calcium influx in human sperm. J Biol Chem 265:1376-1380.
3. 3. Calvete JJ, Sanz L, Reinert M, Dostálová Z, Töpfer-Petersen E (1995): Heparin-finding proteins on bull, boar, stallion and human spermatozoan. In: Advances in Spermatozoa Phylogeny and Taxonomy. Jamieson BGM, Ausio J. Justine JL (Eds). Paris: ISBN, pp 515-524.
4. 4. Fiol de Cunco M, Ruiz, RD, Ponce AA, Maldonado X, Lacuara JL (1994): Time related changes in functional activity of mouse spermatozoa during in vitro or in vivo incubation. J Exp Anim Sci 36:189-200,
5. 5. Fraser LR (1979): Accelerated mouse sperm penetration in vitro in the presence of caffeine. J Reprod Fertil 57:377-384.
6. 6. Fraser LR (1981): Dibutyryl cyclic AMP decreases capacitation time in vitro in mouse spermatozoa. J Reprod Fertil 62:63-72.
7. 7. Fraser LR (1983): Potassium ions modulate expression of mouse sperm fertilizing ability, acrosome reaction and hyperactivated motility in vitro. J Reprod Fertil 69:539-553.
8. 8. Fraser LR (1993): Calcium channels play a pivotal role in the sequence of ionic changes involved in initiation of mouse sperm acrosomal exocytosis. Mol Reprod Dev 36:368-376.
9. 9. Fraser LR, Ahuja KK (1988): Metabolic and surface events in fertilization. Gamete Res 20:491-519.
10. 10. Fraser LR, McIntyre K (1989): Calcium channel antagonists modulate the acrosome reaction, but not capacitation in mouse spermatozoa. J Reprod Fertil 86:223-233.
11. 11. Fredholm BB (1980): Are methylxanthine effects due to antagonism of endogenous adenosine? Trends Pharmacol Sci 2:129-132.
12. 12. Fuse H, Sukamoto M, Ohta S, Katayama T (1993): Effect of pentoxifylline on sperm motion. Arch Androl 31:9-15.
13. 13. Gavella M, Lipovac V, Marotti T (1991): Effect of pentoxifylline on superoxide anion production by human sperm. Int J Androl 14:320-327.
14. 14. Glander HJ, Dettmer D (1992): Acrosome reaction changes the pattern of cyclic nccleotide phosphodiesterases in human sperm. Arch Androl 29:239-245.
15. 15. Hafez, B, Goff L, Hafez S (1997): Recent advances in andrology research: physiopathology and clinical application to fertility and infertility. Arch Androl 39:173-195.
16. 16. Hepler JR, Gilman AG (1992): G proteins. Trends Biochem Sci 202:383-387.
17. 17. Hinsch KD, Hinsch E, Aumüller G, Tychowiecka I, Schultz G, Schill WB (1992): Immunological identification of G protein α-and β-subunits in tail membranes of bovine spermatozoa. Biol Reprod 47:337-346.
18. 18. Hyne RV, Garbers D (1979): Calcium dependent increase in adenosine 3'′,5'′ monophosphate and induction of the acrosome reaction in guinea pig spermatozoa. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 76:5699-5703.
19. 19. Ijaz A, Lambert R, Sirard MA (1994): In vitro-cultured bovine granulosa and oviductal cells secrete sperm motility-maintaining factor(s). Mol Reprod Dev 37:54-60.
20. 20. Jeyendran RS, Van der Yen HH, Perez-Pelaez M, Crabo BG, Zaneveld LJD (1984): Development of an assay to assess the functional integrity of the human sperm membrane and its relationship to other semen characteristics. J Reprod Fertil 70:219-228.
21. 21. Maxwell WMC, Robinson SJ, Roca J, Molina FC, Sanchez Partida LG, Evans G (1995): Motility, acrosome integrity and fertility of frozen ram spermatozoa treated with caffeine, pentoxifylline, cAMP, 2-deoxyadenosine and kallikrein. Reprod Fertil Dev 7:1081-1087.
22. 22. Mbizvo MT, Johnston RC, Baker GHW (1993): The effect of the motility stimulants caffeine, pentoxifylline and 2-deoxyadenosine on hyperactivation of cryopreserved human sperm. Fertil Steril 59:1112-1117.
23. 23. Mckinney KA, Lewis SEM, Thompson W (1994): Persistent effects of pentoxifylline on human sperm motility, after drug removal, in normozoospermic and asthenozoospermie individuals. Andrologia 26:235-240.
24. 24. Ramírez JP, Carreras A, Mendoza C (1992): Sperm plasma membrane integrity in fertile and infertile men. Andrologia 28:141-144.
25. 25. Ruiz RD, Fiol de Cunco M, Santillán ME, Ponce AA, Vincenti L, Lacuara JL, Stutz G (1996): Hypoosmotic swelling test (HOST) or assessing the integrity of the mouse sperm membrane and its relationship with other functional parameters: effects of 2-deoxyadenosine. J Exp Anim Sci 37:149-157.
26. ++ ATPase in age-separated rat and human crythrocytcs. J Clin Pharmacol 32:332-337.
27. 27. Si YM, Okuno M (1993): Multiple activation of mouse sperm motility. Mol Reprod Dev 36:89-95.
28. 28. Tesarik J, Thebault A, Testart J (1992): Effect of pentoxifylline on sperm movement characteristics in normozoospermic and asthenozoospermic specimens. Hum Reprod 7:1257-1263.
29. 29. Tournaye H, Janssens R, Camus M, Staessen C, Devroey P, Van Steirteghem A (1993): Pentoxifylline is not useful in enhancing sperm function in cases with previous in vitro fertilization failure. Fertil Steril 59:210-215.
30. 30. Ward CR, Storey BT, Kopf GS (1992): Activation of a Gi protein in mouse sperm membranes by solubilized proteins of the zona pellucida the egg's extracellular matrix. J Biol Chem 267:14061-14067.
31. 31. Weyand I, Godde M, Frings S, Weiner J, Müller F, Altenhofen W, Halt H, Kaupp UB (1996): Cloning and functional expression of a cyclic-nucleotide-gated channel from mammalian sperm. Nature 368:859-863.
32. 2+ entry into sperm. J Cell Biol 142:473-484.
33. 33. Yanagimachi R (1994): Mammalian fertilization. In: The Physiology of Reproduction, 2d ed. Knobil E, Neill JD (Eds). New York: Raven, pp 189-317.
34. 34. Yovich JL (1993): Pentoxifylline: actions and applications in assisted reproduction. Hum Reprod 8:1786-1791.