Various signalling pathways are involved in the regulation of sperm motility, capacitation, acrosome reaction and sperm-zona binding. Recent data pointed out an important role for phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) in human sperm motility. However, no study as of yet has been carried out to determine the effect of sperm treatment with the PI3K inhibitor LY294002 on other sperm parameters. In the present study, we investigated the role of PI3K on human sperm motility, acrosome reaction and sperm-oocyte binding by using this inhibitor. We demonstrate that in vitro incubation of washed unselected spermatozoa with LY294002 increased the percentage motility and progressive motility in asthenozoospermia patients as evaluated by computer-aided sperm analysis. The compound furthermore did not influence the acrosome reaction, whilst it (further) slightly enhanced sperm-oocyte binding. Our results therefore imply that PI3K negatively affects sperm motility and oocyte binding and might suggest a possible therapeutic role for PI3K inhibitors in the treatment regime for asthenozoospermia.

Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibition enhances human sperm motility and sperm-zona pellucida binding / SS DU PLESSIS; DR FRANKEN; E. BALDI; M. LUCONI. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY. - ISSN 0105-6263. - STAMPA. - 26:(2004), pp. 1-8. [10.1111/j.1365-2605.2004.00440.x]

Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibition enhances human sperm motility and sperm-zona pellucida binding.

BALDI, ELISABETTA;LUCONI, MICHAELA
2004

Abstract

Various signalling pathways are involved in the regulation of sperm motility, capacitation, acrosome reaction and sperm-zona binding. Recent data pointed out an important role for phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) in human sperm motility. However, no study as of yet has been carried out to determine the effect of sperm treatment with the PI3K inhibitor LY294002 on other sperm parameters. In the present study, we investigated the role of PI3K on human sperm motility, acrosome reaction and sperm-oocyte binding by using this inhibitor. We demonstrate that in vitro incubation of washed unselected spermatozoa with LY294002 increased the percentage motility and progressive motility in asthenozoospermia patients as evaluated by computer-aided sperm analysis. The compound furthermore did not influence the acrosome reaction, whilst it (further) slightly enhanced sperm-oocyte binding. Our results therefore imply that PI3K negatively affects sperm motility and oocyte binding and might suggest a possible therapeutic role for PI3K inhibitors in the treatment regime for asthenozoospermia.
2004
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SS DU PLESSIS; DR FRANKEN; E. BALDI; M. LUCONI
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