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Effects of Extracellular Adenosine 5'-Triphosphate on Human Sperm Motility

Center for Research on Reproduction & Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Mariano G. Buffone, PhD

Center for Research on Reproduction & Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Gerald R. Knee, MS

Center for Research on Reproduction & Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Marco Rossato, MD

Clinica Medica University of Padova

Guglielmo Bonanni, MD

Section of Endocrinology University of Padova, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Padova, Italy

Stefano Masiero, BSc

Section of Endocrinology University of Padova, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Padova, Italy

Sergio Ferasin, BSc

Section of Endocrinology University of Padova, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Padova, Italy

George L. Gerton, PhD

Center for Research on Reproduction & Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Stuart B. Moss, PhD

Center for Research on Reproduction & Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Carmen J. Williams, MD, PhD

Center for Research on Reproduction & Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, cjwill{at}mail.med.upenn.edu

Extracellular adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) previously has been shown to increase the fertilization percentage in human in vitro fertilization (IVF) performed for male factor infertility. The objective of this study is to determine the e fects of extracellular adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATPe) on human sperm function by examining its e fects on end points of sperm capacitation. Sperm obtained from healthy volunteers with normal semen parameters, asthenozoospermic men, and cryopreserved samples were incubated in medium with or without 2.5 mM ATPe. The e fects of ATPe on acrosomal exocytosis, protein tyrosine phosphorylation, and sperm motility parameters were quantified. Although ATPe did not a fect acrosomal exocytosis or protein tyrosine phosphorylation in sperm from healthy donors, it significantly altered several motility parameters, with the largest e fects manifested in increased curvilinear velocity and percentage hyperactivation. ATPe similarly a fected sperm selected for poor motility and thawed cryopreserved sperm but to a lesser extent than its e fects on sperm with normal motility. ATPe increased straight-line velocity and linearity of sperm obtained from asthenozoospermic men. Human sperm motility characteristics are altered by ATPe; this finding may explain its previously reported beneficial e fect on human IVF. These results suggest that ATPe could constitute a new therapeutic modality in the treatment of male infertility.

Key Words: Adenosine 5'-triphosphate,ATP,capacitation • human • sperm • sperm motility.

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