The influence of medicated serum with root of Crataegus cuneata on human sperm motility parameters in vitro.

Author: Lian HU ¹ ; Cheng-Liang XIONG
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1. Family Planning Research Institute, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
MeSH: Adult; Animals; Coculture Techniques; Crataegus; chemistry; Culture Media; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; isolation & purification; pharmacology; Humans; Male; Oligospermia; physiopathology; Plant Roots; chemistry; Plants, Medicinal; chemistry; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Sperm Motility; drug effects
From: China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2006;31(4):333-335
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo study the influence of root of medicated serum with the root of Crataegus cuneata on human sperm motility in vitro.
METHODSperm specimens of 16 asthenospermia patients were co-incubated with the medicated serum in vitro. The sperm motility characteristics were evaluated by computer-assisted semen analysis (CASA) at 5, 15, 30, 60 min and 120 min.
RESULTCompared with the control group, the medicated serum significantly increased the sperm progressive motility in 5 and 15 min (P < 0.05), and the motility and progressive motility were both increased significantly in 60 and 120 min (P < 0.01). The excitatory effect of the medicated serum on the sperm motility exhibited in a time-dependent manner.
CONCLUSIONRoot of C. cuneata medicated serum can improve sperm motility of asthenospermia patients in vitro.