Effects of High Doses of Hydroalcoholic Extract of Nigella Sativa on Sperm Motility and Apoptosis in Normozoospermic Men

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1 MSc Student, Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine AND Student Research Committee, Isfahan University Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Isfahan University Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

4 Andrology Laboratory, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

5 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Isfahan University Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Background: Previous studies have revealed that high doses of Thymoquinone (TQ) is able to cease the movement of sperms in culture medium.The aim of this study was to investigate and evaluate whether Nigella sativa (NS) extract has similar effect on spermatozoa with TQ or not.Methods: Ten washed semen samples were used for each concentration of NS (5 and 10 mg/ml). Two 0.5 mlaliquots of each sample were incubated with or without the considered dose as case and control samples. Total sperm motility was assessed after one hour. In addition, apoptosis of sperms receiving dose of 10 mg/ml were measured by Annexin-PI staining method followed by flow cytometry detection.Findings: Both doses of NS extract substantially reduce the percentage of total motility, fast and slow progressive and non-progressive sperms. After administration of NS extract, the percentages of alive, apoptotic and necrotic sperms did not show significant change.Conclusion: 5 and 10 mg/ml doses of NS extract considerably diminish the percentage of motile spermatozoa in culture medium. Similarly, NS extract with dose of 10 mg/ml does not change the percentage of viable spermatozoa in culture medium.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 34, Issue 381 - Serial Number 381
March and April 2016
Pages 470-477

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  • Receive Date: 16 January 2016
  • Revise Date: 02 November 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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