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Tania E Saez Lancellotti¹, Paola V Boarelli, Maria A Monclus

¹Laboratorio de Investigaciones Andrológicas de Mendoza, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Centro Científico Tecnológico, Mendoza, Argentina.

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High cholesterol negatively impacts male fertility by reducing semen volume, sperm motility, and function. This study in hypercholesterolemic rabbits shows increased sperm cholesterol impairs capacitation and acrosomal reactions.

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Reproductive biology
Metabolic disorders
Animal models

Background:

Hypercholesterolemia is a significant risk factor for various diseases.
Elevated cholesterol levels are linked to diminished semen quality and potential male infertility.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the effects of diet-induced hypercholesterolemia on semen and sperm function in rabbits.
To analyze sperm cell morphology, motility, and capacitation in hypercholesterolemic rabbits.

Main Methods:

White New Zealand male rabbits were fed either a control or a cholesterol-supplemented diet.
Semen analysis included volume, motility, and morphology assessment.
Sperm cholesterol content was quantified using Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; functional assays assessed capacitation and acrosomal reaction.

Main Results:

Hypercholesterolemic rabbits showed significantly increased serum cholesterol levels.
Reduced semen volume, sperm motility, and altered sperm morphology (folded head, cytoplasmic droplets) were observed.
Increased sperm cholesterol, particularly in the acrosome, correlated with reduced protein tyrosine phosphorylation, impaired capacitation, and decreased acrosomal reaction.

Conclusions:

Diet-induced hypercholesterolemia adversely affects rabbit semen quality and sperm function.
Elevated cellular cholesterol content in sperm disrupts membrane-related events crucial for fertilization.
Restoration of sperm capacitation by Protein Kinase A activators suggests a role for this pathway in hypercholesterolemia-induced infertility.