Ameliorative effect of Punica granatum on sperm parameters in rats exposed to mobile radioelectromagnetic radiation

• 作者: Anjaneyababu Naik Banavath Sridevi Nangali Srinivasa
• 来源期刊: 亚太生殖杂志（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（5）
• 所属期刊栏目: Original Articles
• 页码范围: 225-231
• 页数: 7页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.4103/2305-0500.326720

摘要

Objective: To study the effect of mobile emitted radio frequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) on sperm parameters (sperm count, viability, motility, progressivity, and morphology) and ameliorative effect of pomegranate juice in rats.Methods: Thirty male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into five groups (n=6 in each group). GroupⅠwas neither exposed to RF-EMR nor given pomegranate juice, groupⅡ, Ⅲ and Ⅳ were exposed to mobile emitted RF-EMR for 60 min/day for 90 days. After 90-day exposure to RF-EMR, group Ⅲ was supplemented with pomegranate juice for 90 days (1 mL/day) and group Ⅳ was allowed to recover for 90 days without supplementation of pomegranate juice. Group Ⅴ was supplemented with pomegranate juice for 90 days without exposure to RF-EMR. At the end of intervention, epididymal sperm parameters (sperm count, viability, motility, progressivity, and morphology) were measured. Results: The microscopic examination of sperm parameters such as sperm count, sperm viability, sperm motility, progressivity were significantly decreased in groupⅡ (the mobile RF-EMR group) compared to groupⅠ(the control group) (P<0.05). In addition, sperm morphology was also significantly altered (abnormal) in groupⅡ compared to groupⅠ(P<0.05). However, the sperm parameters including sperm morphology were significantly altered in groupⅢ (mobile RF-EMR + pomegranate juice) compared to groupⅡ (P<0.05). The sperm parameters including sperm morphology were not significantly altered in group Ⅳ (the mobile RF-EMR recovery group) compared to groupⅡ(P>0.05). The sperm parameters were non-significantly increased in group V (the pomegranate juice group) compared to groupⅠ(P>0.05). Conclusions: Mobile RF-EMR exposure reduces the sperm parameters, which, however, can be reversed by treatment with pomegranate juice, indicating that pomegranate juice can be used as a nutritional supplement to improve sperm quality.