Cigarette smoking and aneuploidy in human sperm

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Abstract

Cigarette smoke contains chemicals which are capable of inducing aneuploidy in experimental systems. These chemicals have been shown to reach the male reproductive system, increasing oxidative DNA damage in human sperm and lowering semen quality. We have examined the association between smoking and aneuploid sperm by studying 31 Chinese men with similar demographic characteristics and lifestyle factors except for cigarette smoking. None of the men drank alcohol. These men were divided into three groups: nonsmokers (10 men), light smokers ( or = 20 cigarettes/day, 10 men). There were no significant differences in semen parameters or in age across groups. Two multi-color fluorescence in situ hybridizations (FISH) were performed: two-color FISH for chromosomes 13 and 21, and three-color FISH for the sex chromosomes using chromosome 1 as an internal autosomal control for diploidy and lack of hybridization. The mean hybridization efficiency was 99.78%. The frequency of disomy 13 was significantly higher in light and heavy smokers than in non-smokers, while no significant differences in the frequency of disomy 21, X or Y were observed across groups. Significant inter-donor heterogeneity in every category of disomic sperm examined was found in both light and heavy smokers, while in nonsmokers only XY disomy showed significant inter-donor differences. Thus, we conclude that cigarette smoking may increase the risk of aneuploidy only for certain chromosomes and that men may have different susceptibilities to aneuploidy in germ cells induced by cigarette smoking. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 59: 417-421, 2001.

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