title: Effects of two homeopathic complexes on bovine sperm mitochondrial activity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of two homeopathic complexes Ubichinon compositum® (Ubi comp) and Coenzyme compositum ad us. vet.® (CoQ10 comp) on bovine sperm mitochondrial activity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sperm viability, acrosomal integrity and sperm chromatin structure were estimated to detect the possible side effect of complexes on other sperm parameters.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mitochondrial activity was significantly enhanced by both Ubi comp (P<0.01) and CoQ10 comp (P<0.05). No effects were detected in other tested sperm parameters.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The tested homeopathic complex medicines stimulate the mitochondrial activity of bovine sperm without effects on their viability, acrosomal integrity or chromatin structure. The possibility that this translates into improved fertilization capacity in artificial insemination should investigated.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physiology, Biochemistry and Hygiene of Animals, Bonn University, Bonn, Germany. dhaferaziz@daad-alumni.de
authors.forename: Dhafer M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.forename: Ute
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schnurrbusch
authors.forename: Heinrich
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Enbergs
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D005306:Fertilization / Q000187:drug effects; D006705:Homeopathy; D008297:Male; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000187:drug effects*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D014451:Ubiquinone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014451:Ubiquinone; C024989:coenzyme Q10