ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Effects of Essential Oils as Antioxidant and Cryoprotective Agents in Improving Frozen and Thawed Human Sperm Criteria.
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- Molecular Mechanisms of Basil (Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Cryoprotective effects of cholesterol-loaded cyclodextrin and iodixanol on ram sperm: assessment of post-thaw quality and in vitro fertilization outcomes.BMC veterinary research · 2026Article
- Biological Characterization and Essential Oil Profiles of Eastern European Cultivars ofMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Sperm cryopreservation provides patients undergoing oncological, surgical, or infertility treatments the opportunity to conceive their own children, using assisted reproductive technologies. However, the freezing-thawing process can negatively influence both the quantity and the quality of spermatozoa, mainly due to an excessive production of reactive oxygen species and/or an impaired antioxidant defense system in sperm. Aromatic and medicinal plants synthesize essential oils with antioxidant proprieties as a part of their ecological adaptation to environmental stress, thanks to their rich bioactive phytochemical components. This study aimed to assess sperm progressive motility, viability, plasma membrane functionality, and lipid peroxidation levels of human cryopreserved normozoospermic (n = 51) and asthenozoospermic (n = 51) samples without or with the addition of
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