Effects of Liraglutide on Sperm Characteristics and Fertilization Potential Following Experimentally Induced Diabetes in Mice

Overview

Journal Vet Res Forum

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 2021 May 6

PMID 33953881

Citations 2

Authors

Maryam Pourheydar

Shapour Hasanzadeh

Mazdak Razi

Bagher Pourheydar

Gholamreza Najafi

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Abstract

The current study was conducted to analyze the dose-dependent effects of liraglutide against the diabetes-induced detrimental impact on sperm parameters and fertilization potential. For this purpose, 42 adult male mice were randomly divided into control (with no intervention) and experimental groups. Next, the experimental group was subdivided into diabetic, 1.20 mg kg liraglutide-received diabetic, 1.80 mg kg liraglutide-received diabetic, 1.20 mg kg liraglutide-received non-diabetic and 1.80 mg kg liraglutide-received non-diabetic groups. All chemicals were administrated subcutaneously. Following 42 days, the animals were euthanized, and sperm samples were collected. The sperm count, motility, viability, DNA integrity, and maturity were analyzed and compared between groups. Moreover, the sperm fertilization potential was investigated by fertilization (IVF). For this purpose, the preimplantation embryo development at 2-cell, 4-cell, morula, and blastocyst stages was investigated and compared. Observations revealed that diabetes significantly diminished sperm count, motility, viability, chromatin condensation, and DNA integrity percentages a control group. On the other hand, 1.20 mg kg and 1.80 mg kg of liraglutide did not improve sperm motility and viability, while ameliorated sperm count and chromatin condensation and DNA integrity in diabetic animals. The diabetic animals represented diminished preimplantation embryo development, which was not altered in liraglutide-received groups. In conclusion, at least in administrated doses, liraglutide could not improve the sperm viability and motility and, via this mechanism, could not induce an appropriate/beneficial effect on IVF outcome.

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