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PubMed: 30626098 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20010219

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Affects Mouse Sperm Parameters, Spontaneous Acrosome Reaction, and Fertility Capacity.

Int J Mol Sci 20(1)

Authors: Yulia Michailov, Eitan Lunenfeld, Joseph Kapilushnik, Shevach Friedler, Eckart Meese, Mahmoud Huleihel

Affiliations

  • The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Genetics, The Center of Advanced Research and Education in Reproduction (CARER), Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
  • IVF Unit, Barzilai University Medical Center, Ashkelon 7830604, Israel.
  • The Center of Advanced Research and Education in Reproduction (CARER), Department OB/GYN, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
  • The Center of Advanced Research and Education in Reproduction (CARER), Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel. Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
  • IVF Unit, Barzilai University Medical Center, Ashkelon 7830604, Israel.
  • Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
  • Department of OBGYN and Infertility, Barzilai University Medical Center, Ashkelon 7830604, Israel.
  • Institute of Human Genetics, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
  • The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Genetics, The Center of Advanced Research and Education in Reproduction (CARER), Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.

Abstract

Leukemia is one of the most common cancers in patients of reproductive age. It is well known that chemotherapy, used as anti-cancer therapy, adversely affects male fertility. Moreover, the negative effect of leukemia on sperm quality, even before chemotherapy treatment, has been reported. However, the mechanisms behind this disease's effect on sperm quality remains unknown. In this study, we examine the direct effect of leukemia and chemotherapy alone and in combination on sperm parameters and male fertility. For this, we developed an acute myeloid leukemia (AML) mouse model (mice were treated with AML cells C1498 and developed leukemia); these mice then received cytarabine chemotherapy. Our findings reveal a significant reduction in sperm concentration and motility and a significant increase in abnormal morphology and spontaneous acrosome reaction of the sperm following AML and chemotherapy treatment, alone and in combination. We also found a reduction in male fertility and the number of delivered offspring. Our results support previous findings that AML impairs sperm parameters and show for the first time that AML increases spontaneous acrosome reaction and decreases male fertility capacity and number of offspring.

MeSH

Acrosome, Fertility, Neoplasms, Leukemia, Drug Therapy, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acrosome Reaction, Therapeutics, Infertility, Male, Spermatozoa, Testis, Chemotherapy

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