title: Effect of sodium fluoride on male mouse fertility.
abstract: Sodium fluoride (NaF), an environmental pollutant, has been tested for its impact on fertility in several species of laboratory animals. A literature demonstrated that NaF adversely affects sperm motility, morphology, capacitation, and the acrosome reaction. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying these alterations have not yet been elucidated. Therefore, present study was designed to evaluate the regulatory pathways involved in the effect of NaF on sperm function and fertilization. In this in vitro study, mouse spermatozoa were incubated with a range of concentrations (2.5, 5, and 10 mm) of NaF for 90 min in media that support in vitro fertilization. Our results showed that NaF was associated with reduced intracellular ATP generation, motility, and motion kinematics. Likewise, short-term exposure of spermatozoa to NaF significantly reduced the intracellular calcium concentration, protein kinase-A activity, and tyrosine phosphorylation of sperm proteins, which were associated with a significant decrease in the rate of capacitation and the acrosome reaction. Finally, NaF significantly reduced the fertilization and blastocyst formation during early embryonic development. On the basis of these results, we propose that NaF reduces sperm motility, capacitation, and the acrosome reaction leading to poor fertilization and suppressed embryonic development.
authors: Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Korea.
authors: Jin
authors: J
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Korea.
authors: Woo-Sung
authors: WS
authors: Kwon
authors: Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Korea.
authors: Md Saidur
authors: MS
authors: Rahman
authors: Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Korea.
authors: June-Sub
authors: JS
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Korea.
authors: Sung-Jae
authors: SJ
authors: Yoon
authors: Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Korea.
authors: Yoo-Jin
authors: YJ
authors: Park
authors: Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Korea.
authors: Young-Ah
authors: YA
authors: You
authors: Department of Animal Science & Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Korea.
authors: Myung-Geol
authors: MG
authors: Pang
mesh_terms: D020101:Acrosome Reaction / Q000187:drug effects*; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000818:Animals; D001755:Blastocyst / Q000187:drug effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D047108:Embryonic Development / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization / Q000187:drug effects; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013075:Sperm Capacitation / Q000187:drug effects*; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000187:drug effects*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D012969:Sodium Fluoride; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D002118:Calcium
keywords: acrosome reaction; capacitation; fertility; sodium fluoride; spermatozoa