ArticleScientific reports2017
Red light improves spermatozoa motility and does not induce oxidative DNA damage.
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- Sperm Oxidative Stress during In Vitro Manipulation and Its Effects on Sperm Function and Embryo Development.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- The Effects of Red Light on Mammalian Sperm Rely upon the Color of the Straw and the Medium Used.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
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Abstract
The ability to successfully fertilize ova relies upon the swimming ability of spermatozoa. Both in humans and in animals, sperm motility has been used as a metric for the viability of semen samples. Recently, several studies have examined the efficacy of low dosage red light exposure for cellular repair and increasing sperm motility. Of prime importance to the practical application of this technique is the absence of DNA damage caused by radiation exposure. In this study, we examine the effect of 633 nm coherent, red laser light on sperm motility using a novel wavelet-based algorithm that allows for direct measurement of curvilinear velocity under red light illumination. This new algorithm gives results comparable to the standard computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA) system. We then assess the safety of red light treatment of sperm by analyzing, (1) the levels of double-strand breaks in the DNA, and (2) oxidative damage in the sperm DNA. The results demonstrate that for the parameters used there are insignificant differences in oxidative DNA damage as a result of irradiation.
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