title: Content of significant amounts of a cytotoxic end-product of lipid peroxidation in human semen.
abstract: (E)-4-Hydroxy-2-nonenal (HNE), a cytotoxic end-product of lipid peroxidation, is present in significant amounts in human semen (0.902 +/- 0.190 microM; mean +/- s.e.; n = 18). The addition of the divalent cation ionophore A23187 to suspensions of human spermatozoa resulted in increased production of HNE. Exogenous HNE was powerfully spermicidal and as little as 50 microM caused an irreversible loss of motility of human spermatozoa within minutes. The addition of human seminal plasma protected spermatozoa from the toxic effects of HNE.
authors.affiliation: Australian National University, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Division of Clinical Sciences, Garran, ACT.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Selley
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lacey
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Copeland
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Ardlie
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D012661:Semen / Q000737:chemistry*; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000187:drug effects; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D000001:Calcimycin; C027576:4-hydroxy-2-nonenal