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Bioenergetics of human spermatozoa in patients with testicular germ cell tumours

O. Simonik, B. Bryndova, VP. Sur, L. Ded, Z. Cockova, A. Benda, M. Qasemi, P. Pecina, A. Pecinova, D. Spevakova, T. Hradec, P. Skrobanek, Z. Ezrova, Z. Kratka, R. Kren, M. Jeseta, L. Boublikova, L. Zamecnik, T. Büchler, J. Neuzil, P. Postlerova,...

. 2025 ; 31 (1) : . [pub] 20250117

Language English Country England, Great Britain

Document type Journal Article

Persistent link   https://www.medvik.cz/link/bmc25010233

Grant support
NU20-03-00309 Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic
GA22-21082S Czech Science Foundation

In patients with testicular germ cell tumours (TGCT), sperm cryopreservation prior to anti-cancer treatment represents the main fertility preservation approach. However, it is associated with a low sperm recovery rate after thawing. Since sperm is a high-energy demanding cell, which is supplied by glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), mitochondrial dysfunctionality can directly result in sperm anomalies. In this study, we investigated the bioenergetic pattern of cryopreserved sperm of TGCT patients in comparison with normozoospermic samples using two state-of-the-art methods: the Extracellular Flux Analyzer (XF Analyzer) and two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (2P-FLIM), in order to assess the contributions of OXPHOS and glycolysis to energy provision. A novel protocol for the combined measurement of OXPHOS (oxygen consumption rate: OCR) and glycolysis (extracellular acidification rate: ECAR) using the XF Analyzer was developed together with a unique customized AI-based approach for semiautomated processing of 2P-FLIM images. Our study delivers optimized low-HEPES modified human tubal fluid media (mHTF) for sperm handling during pre-analytical and analytical phases, to maintain sperm physiological parameters and optimal OCR, equivalent to OXPHOS. The negative effect of cryopreservation was signified by the deterioration of both bioenergetic pathways represented by modified OCR and ECAR curves and the derived parameters. This was true for normozoospermic as well as samples from TGCT patients, which showed even stronger damage within the respiratory chain compared to the level of glycolytic activity impairment. The impact of cryopreservation and pathology are supported by 2P-FLIM analysis, showing a significant decrease in bound NADH in contrast to unbound NAD(P)H, which reflects decreased metabolic activity in samples from TGCT patients. Our study provides novel insights into the impact of TGCT on sperm bioenergetics and delivers a verified protocol to be used for the assessment of human sperm metabolic activity, which can be a valuable tool for further research and clinical andrology.

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