Advances in the studies of lipoic acid in male infertility.
- Author:
Guo-Wei ZHANG
1
;
Wei LIU
1
;
Xue-Jun SHANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Andrology, Jinling Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University / Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
antioxidant;
lipoic acid;
male infertility;
spermatozoa
- MeSH:
Animals;
Antioxidants;
therapeutic use;
Asthenozoospermia;
drug therapy;
Diabetes Mellitus;
drug therapy;
Erectile Dysfunction;
drug therapy;
Humans;
Infertility, Male;
drug therapy;
Male;
Oligospermia;
drug therapy;
Oxidative Stress;
Thioctic Acid;
physiology;
therapeutic use
- From:National Journal of Andrology
2017;23(1):82-86
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Lipoic acid (LA) is widely present in the body as a disulfide compound with an extensive biological activity and a strong antioxidant capacity. LA plays an antioxidant role by removing oxygen free radicals, chelating metal ions, and regenerating other antioxidants in the body. Recent studies have shown the effects of LA in the prevention or treatment of male reproductive disorders, such as idiopathic oligoasthenozoospermia, diabetes mellitus-induced erectile dysfunction and infertility, serious infection in the reproductive system, and reproductive system injuries caused by chemotherapeutic agents, ionizing radiation, environmental toxins, testicular ischemia reperfusion, excessive exercise, and so on.
