title: Screening the in vitro sperm-immobilizing effect of some anticancer drugs.
abstract: The in vitro sperm-immobilizing effect of seven anticancer agents, namely cyclophosphamide, 5-fluorouracil, cytarabine, mitomycin-C, 6-mercaptopurine, doxorubicin and vinblastine were screened with a transmembrane migration method. Only doxorubicin and vinblastine inhibited human sperm motility. Because colchicine, a microtubular inhibitor, had no sperm-immobilizing effect, we suggest that the sperm membrane is the site of action of these two anticancer drugs to inhibit human sperm motility.
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000187:drug effects*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents