抗氧化剂对男性精液参数的作用:一个网络元分析
Arcangelo Barbonetti1, Daniele Tienforti1, Chiara Castellini1
1Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Andrology
|July 26, 2023
概括
含有或不含l-乙-卡尼丁的L-卡尼丁是最有效的抗氧化剂,可以改善异常性基-基-基精子 (OAT) 的男性的精子度,运动性和形态学. 其他抗氧化剂对特定参数显示有好处.
科学领域:
- 生殖医学 生殖医学
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 基于证据的医学基于证据的医学.
背景情况:
- 抗氧化剂被广泛用于男性的不孕能力 (oligo-astheno-teratozoospermia,OAT).
- 有限的对比研究阻碍了最佳的抗氧化剂选择.
- 网络元分析 (NMA) 为比较多种治疗方法提供了一个强大的方法.
研究的目的:
- 评估各种抗氧化剂在使用NMA的异常性OAT中改善精液参数的疗效.
- 建立不同抗氧化剂制剂的有效性等级.
主要方法:
- 对主要数据库 (PubMed,Scopus,Cinahl,Cochrane) 的系统搜索确定了相关的随机对照试验 (RCT).
- 来自29个RCT的数据涉及2045名患有异常性OAT的男性,并使用随机效应的NMA进行了分析.
- 使用积累性排名曲线下的表面 (SUCRA) 排名治疗疗效.
主要成果:
- 与安慰剂相比,L-卡尼丁,特别是与l-乙-卡尼丁 (LAC) 结合,在精子度,渐进性运动性和形态学方面表现出最高的SUCRA.
- 叶酸还在改善精子度方面表现出有效性.
- 与或相结合的维生素E对总运动性最有效,而氧菲林和维生素E+CoQ10对渐进性运动性有好处.
结论:
- L-卡尼丁和l-乙-卡尼丁代表了一种高度有效的抗氧化剂策略,用于改善异常性OAT中的关键精子参数.
- 特定的抗氧化剂组合为不同的精液质量方面提供了有针对性的好处.
- NMA为指导男性不孕症抗氧化剂治疗的临床选择提供了有价值的证据.
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