To date, there has been limited evidence to reveal the effect of terahertz radiation on sperm. In this study, semen samples were collected from males who had just finished a prepregnancy computer-assisted semen analysis (CASA). The motility, intracellular concentration of free Ca2+ and DNA integrity of sperm with or without terahertz (0.1 to 3 THz) irradiation at 60 mu W/cm(2) were assessed. We found that terahertz irradiation for more than 5 minutes significantly increased the progressive motility percentage of sperm, and the DNA integrity was not changed. We also found that the effect of terahertz irradiation on spermatozoa was weakened by reducing the concentration of extracellular calcium ions or by blocking calcium channels. (C) 2018 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement
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Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province [2013cfb095]; Innovation foundation of Huazhong University of Science and Technology [2015YGYL017]
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大类|2 区医学
小类|2 区光学2 区核医学3 区生化研究方法
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大类|3 区医学
小类|2 区生化研究方法3 区光学3 区核医学
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Q1OPTICSQ1RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGINGQ2BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS
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Q2BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODSQ2OPTICSQ2RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
第一作者单位：[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol,Tongji Hosp,Tongji Med Coll,Dept Urol,1095 Jiefang Ave,Wuhan 430030,Hubei,Peoples R China
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Wei Chao,Zhang Yucong,Li Rui,et al.Terahertz irradiation-induced motility enhancement and intracellular calcium elevation in human sperm in vitro[J].BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS.2018,9(9):3998-4008.doi:10.1364/BOE.9.003998.
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Wei, Chao,Zhang, Yucong,Li, Rui,Wang, Shaogang,Wang, Tao...&Liu, Xiaming.(2018).Terahertz irradiation-induced motility enhancement and intracellular calcium elevation in human sperm in vitro.BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS,9,(9)
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Wei, Chao,et al."Terahertz irradiation-induced motility enhancement and intracellular calcium elevation in human sperm in vitro".BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 9..9(2018):3998-4008
