Assessment of Blood Plasma Free-amino Acid Levels in Infertile Men

Sugiyama, Tetsuya; Terada, Hiroshi

doi:10.21873/invivo.12446

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“…Zhao et al found reduced levels of several amino acids, such as leucine (Leu), glutamic acid (Glu), and Trp, in patients with weak spermatozoa [ 58 ]. Another study found lower levels of tryptophan and glutamate in men with lower sperm motility and higher rates of morphological abnormalities [ 59 ]. In the present study, the levels of Trp (FC = 2.29, p < 0.001), Glu (FC = 2.88, p < 0.001), and Leu (FC = 2.95, p < 0.001) in the seminal plasma were also significantly lower in the LM group than in the HM group.…”

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Microbiome–Metabolome Reveals the Contribution of the Gut–Testis Axis to Sperm Motility in Sheep (Ovis aries)

Wang

Ren

Wang

et al. 2023

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A close association exists among testicular function, gut microbiota regulation, and organismal metabolism. In this study, serum and seminal plasma metabolomes, and the rumen microbiome of sheep with significant differences in sperm viability, were explored. Serum and seminal plasma metabolomes differed significantly between high-motility (HM) and low-motility (LM) groups of sheep, and 39 differential metabolites closely related to sperm motility in sheep were found in seminal plasma metabolomes, while 35 were found in serum samples. A 16S rRNA sequence analysis showed that the relative abundance of HM and LM rumen microorganisms, such as Ruminococcus and Quinella, was significantly higher in the HM group, whereas genera such as Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group and Lactobacillus were enriched in the mid-LM group. Serum hormone assays revealed that serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and MT levels were significantly lower in the LM group than in the HM group, whereas serum glucocorticoid (GC) levels were higher in the LM group than in the HM group, and they all affected sperm motility in sheep. Ruminococcus and other rumen microorganisms were positively correlated with sperm motility, whereas Lactobacillus was negatively correlated with FSH and GCs levels. Our findings suggest that rumen microbial activity can influence the host metabolism and hormone levels associated with fertility in sheep.

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