The effects of morphine abuse on sperm parameters, chromatin integrity and apoptosis in men

Morphine is one of the major psychoactive chemicals in opium that can increase the production of free radicals and thus can negatively affect spermatogenesis. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the effects of morphine consumption on sperm parameters, DNA integrity and apoptosis in men taki...

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Veröffentlicht in:JBRA assisted reproduction 2022-01, Vol.26 (3), p.444-449
Hauptverfasser: Ghasemi-Esmailabad, Saeed, Talebi, Amir Hossein, Talebi, Ali Reza, Amiri, Sepide, Moshrefi, Mojgan, Pourentezari, Majid
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Zusammenfassung:Morphine is one of the major psychoactive chemicals in opium that can increase the production of free radicals and thus can negatively affect spermatogenesis. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the effects of morphine consumption on sperm parameters, DNA integrity and apoptosis in men taking morphine. In this case-control study, 30 man abusing morphine (cases) and 30 healthy men (controls) were compared in sperm parameters (count, motility and morphology) and sperm chromatin quality, with Aniline Blue (AB), Toluidine blue (TB) and Chromomycin A3 (CMA3) stains. The participants were matched for age, weight, amount and duration of cigarette smoking. In men with morphine dependency, sperm progressive and total motility (p=0.038 and p=0.000, respectively) showed a significant decrease compared to the control group. Concerning morphine abuse, although morphine can decrease the sperm chromatin condensation and increases the rate of sperm apoptosis, these differences were not statistically significant. According to our results morphine dependence can reduce male fertility by affecting sperm parameters.
ISSN:1518-0557
1517-5693
1518-0557
DOI:10.5935/1518-0557.20210110