Antioxidant Properties of Polyphenols and Their Potential
Use in Improvement of Male Fertility: A Review
Yasmina Seddiki and Fernando Moreira da Silva*
DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2017.01.000259
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- University of the Azores, Faculty of Agrarian Sciences and Environment Animal Reproduction, Portugal
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Fernando Moreira da Silva, University of the Azores, Faculty of Agrarian Sciences and Environment Animal Reproduction, 9700
Angra do Heroismo, Portugal
Received: July 27, 2017; Published: August 07, 2017
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Abstract
Recent studies have investigated the use of plant bioactive substances, such as polyphenols, as antioxidants in assisted reproduction
technologies. Semen cryopreservation is a technique that can affect sperm quality. Indeed, cryopreservation of human semen produces reactive
oxygen species (ROS), which may cause damage in sperm cells. Antioxidants have been used in a number of studies to counter oxidative stress,
both as dietary supplements and as components of culture media for in vitro experiments. Quercetin, catechin and resveratrol are three polyphenols
produced by plants that exhibit antioxidant properties. Research has shown that these three compounds have the ability to increase antioxidant
activity in human or animal semen. The studies reported in this review show positive and negative effects of the polyphenols, especially at high
doses. More research is required to understand the cellular mechanisms involved in antioxidant activity and to examine the dose-dependent
effects of polyphenols in semen cryopreservation.
|Abstract|
|Introduction|
|Role of antioxidants in semen protection from reactive oxygen species|
|Activity of Polyphenols As Antioxidants|
|Conclusion
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ISSN: 2574 -1241
