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EMF Study
(Database last updated on Mar 27, 2024)
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Epidemiology |
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This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sperm motility and the mitochondrial NADþ-dependent IDH activity in the seminal plasma of asthenozoospermic cellular phone users. |
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AUTHORS' ABSTRACT: Hagras et al. 2016 (IEEE #6501): NAD+-dependent Isocitrate Dehydrogenase (NAD+-IDH) could be one of the cell phone radiation targets. Enzyme activity alteration may
lead to decline in sperm motility during radio-frequency electromagnetic waves (RF-EMW) exposure. The current case control study aimed to
investigate the possible relationship between mitochondrial NAD+-IDH activity in human seminal plasma and sperm motility among asthenozoospermic
cellular phone users. A total number of ninety idiopathic infertile males referred from the Department of Dermatology and
Andrology, were enrolled in this study. NAD+-IDH activity was measured in human seminal plasma by spectrophotometer. Computer-aided
sperm analysis (CASA) following WHO criteria has been used for semen analyses. The results showed that IDH activity was increased in
patients with prolonged cell phone daily use 4 h/day. Its level, correlated negatively with either the motility ratio percentages (r ¼ 0.46,
p < 0.001) or the progressive motility percentages (r ¼ 0.50, p < 0.001) in the study groups. The current study suggests that NAD+þ-IDH in human seminal plasma could be one of seminal plasma biomarkers reflecting the mitochondrial function of spermatozoa. Alteration of its level
could reflect the defective motility of sperms among some cases of cellular phone users. |
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Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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EGYPT |
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Hagras, AM et al. Biochimie Open., (2016) 3:19-25
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