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Kefir milk consumption decreases sperm alterations due to the high-fat diet in adult male rats.

Andrologia
August 1, 2022
Imen Hammami et al. (7 authors)
Journal ArticleAnimal Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to determine whether Kefir could protect against the decline in sperm quality caused by a high-fat diet in adult rats.

Results Summary

Kefir improved sperm density, viability, mobility, and reduced morphological abnormalities in rats on a high-fat diet. It also corrected lipid profiles and maintained normal spermatogenesis compared to the high-fat diet group.

Population

Adult male rats

Effective Dosage

1 ml/100 g body weight of Kefir milk

Duration

60 days

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (9)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Kefir milk + high-fat diet
increase
sperm density
adult rats
64.28 10^6/ml vs 54.14 10^6/ml
improved
#1
Kefir milk + high-fat diet
increase
sperm viability
adult rats
70.50% vs 55.33%
improved
#2
Kefir milk + high-fat diet
increase
sperm mobility
adult rats
65.40% vs 63.60%
improved
#3
Kefir milk + high-fat diet
decrease
sperm morphological abnormalities
adult rats
52% vs 25%
improved
#4
Kefir milk + high-fat diet
decrease
Triglycerides
adult rats
128.39 mg/dl vs 102.85 mg/dl
corrected
#5
Kefir milk + high-fat diet
decrease
C-LDL
adult rats
13.65 mg/dl vs 15.32 mg/dl
corrected
#6
Kefir milk + high-fat diet
increase
C-HDL
adult rats
23.21 mg/dl vs 19.15 mg/dl
corrected
#7
Kefir milk + high-fat diet
increase
spermatogenesis
adult rats
-
revealed a normal spermatogenesis
#8
high-fat diet
decrease
testicular epithelium
adult rats
-
showed a serious disruption and damage
#9
Abstract

Over the past decades, an increase of male infertility through the decrease of sperm count has been noted. It has been suggested that environmental factors and lifestyle could a negative impact over sperm quality. Among these factors, the consumption of foods high in fat, which leads to overweight and obesity, can negatively influence fertility. The present study was designed to highlight the protective effect of Kefir, natural probiotic, against the decline in sperm quality related to fat high diet. Thirty adult rats were divided into four groups: Control (1 ml/100 g of body weight (bw) of semi-shimmed cow milk), KM (1 ml/100 g bw of Kefir milk), HFD (1 ml/100 g bw of semi-shimmed cow milk + high-fat diet) and KM/HFD (1 ml/100 g bw Kefir milk + high-fat diet). After 60 days of treatment, sperm quality, biochemical assays of lipids profil, blood cell count and histological examination in testis were assessed. The results described an improved of sperm density (64.28 106  ml vs 54.14 106  ml), viability (70.50% vs 55.33%), mobility (65.40% vs 63.60%) and morphological abnormalities (52% vs 25%) in the KM/HFD group compared to HFD group. In the same group, the lipid profil (Triglycerides (128.39 mg/dl vs 102.85 mg/dl), C-LDL (13.65 mg/dl vs 15.32 mg/dl) and C-HDL (23.21 mg/dl vs 19.15 mg/dl)) was corrected compared to HFD group. The histological observation of testis revealed a normal spermatogenesis compared to seminiferous tubules of HFD group, which showed a serious disruption and damage of testicular epithelium exerted by the high-fat diet. These findings corroborated the previous beneficial effect of Kefir and brought new insights into its beneficial effect against deteriorated spermatogenesis in obese adult rats.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AnimalsBody WeightCattleDiet, High-FatFemaleKefirMaleMilkObesityRatsSemenSpermatozoa
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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy85/10
Quality75/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations2
Citations/Year0.7
Relative Citation Ratio0.40
NIH Percentile21.7%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score1.14
Normalized Score0.69
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