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Effect of Smoking and Alcohol Consumption on Seminal Quality in Young Mice

  • Park, Hyun-Jung (Animal Science, College of Natural Science, Konkuk University) ;
  • Choung, Eun-Hoi (Animal Science, College of Natural Science, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Hwan (CHA Stem Cell Institute, Graduate School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Pochon CHA University) ;
  • Chai, Seung-Youn (Animal Science, College of Natural Science, Konkuk University) ;
  • Choi, Jin-Yong (Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Hoi (Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Science, Konkuk University) ;
  • Song, Hyuk (Animal Science, College of Natural Science, Konkuk University)
  • Published : 2009.12.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of alcohol or cigarette smoking on seminal parameters in a large group of mice model. Nine groups (n=20/group) of mice were treated intensive noxious materials that abdominal injection of 21% (v/v) of ethanol, cigarette smoke (10, 20, 30 minutes/day), and combination of ethanol and 30 minutes of smoking. In addition, vitamin C and selenium were also treated to mice exposed to combination of alcohol and smoking to identify the recovering effect. Sperm viability and motility were significantly decreased in either alcohol consumption or smoking exposed group, and combination of both materials have additive detrimental effects on seminal parameters. Mice groups that exposed to alcohol and smoking showed statistically significant decrease in motility and increase of static spermatozoa. Moreover, combination of both treatments showed cumulative effect in increase of static spermatozoa. Treatments of either vitamin C or selenium dramatically recovered detrimental effects of alcohol and smoking on seminal quality, although combination of both antioxidant molecules did not show any additive effect. In conclusion, detrimental effects of alcohol and cigarette consumption on sperm quality and motility were identified in mice model, and these detrimental effects can be compensated to uptake of anti-oxidant molecules.

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