Guilu erxian glue improves sperm quality in oligasthenospermia mice by promoting TDRP methylation and regulating the cAMP/PKA pathway.

ABSTRACT: Oligoasthenozoospermia (OAS) is a common cause of male infertility, and Guilu Erxian Glue (GLEXG) is a traditional Chinese medicine known to improve male reproductive function. The role of GLEXG in OAS and its mechanism of action are not well understood. After the OAS model was established with Tripterygium wilfordii polyglycoside (GTW)-induced mice, the mice were orally administered GLEXG. The effects of GLEXG on testis and epididymis of GTW-induced mice were evaluated by HE, TEM, and Johnson scores. Meanwhile, the effects of GLEXG on semen quality of GTW-induced mice were explored by CTC staining and sperm viability assay, etc. Additionally, an H2O2-treated mouse spermatogonial (GC-2) cell model was established and incubated with GLEXG-containing serum. The mechanism of action of GLEXG w

SUBMITTER: Zhu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12304373 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature