Poor male fertility is association with poor Vitamin D Receptor (less D to the cells)

Created July 2021

Assessment of serum vitamin D level and seminal vitamin D receptor gene methylation in a sample of Egyptian men with idiopathic infertility

Andrologia . 2021 Jul 1;e14172. doi: 10.1111/and.14172

Tarek M Hussein 1, Nermeen Eldabah 2, Hadil A Zayed 1, Rasha M Genedy 1

1. Fertility and Sperm category contains the following summary {include} Vitamin D greatly improves Fertility {include} --- Items in both categories Fertility/sperm and Vitamin D Receptor: {category} The risk of 44 diseases at least double with poor Vitamin D Receptor as of Oct 2019 * Omega-3,  Magnesium, Zinc,  Quercetin,  non-daily Vit D,  Curcumin, intense exercise,   Ginger,   Essential oils, etc**  Note: The founder of VitaminDWiki uses 10 of the 12 known VDR activators

Vitamin D deficiency has been linked with different health problems including male infertility. Its function is mediated by the vitamin D receptor, which acts as a transcription factor. Epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation may affect the vitamin D receptor gene and result in gene silencing. The present study aimed to assess serum vitamin D level and seminal methylation of vitamin D receptor gene in idiopathic male infertility. Blood and semen samples were collected from 60 men with idiopathic infertility and 40 healthy fertile men. Vitamin D levels were detected using enzyme-linked fluorescent assay technique and methylation status was assessed by methylation-specific PCR. Results revealed that serum levels of 25OHD were significantly lower in patients compared to controls. Positive correlation was found between serum level of 25OHD and sperm concentration in patients group and progressive motility in total studied group. Methylation of vitamin D receptor gene was significantly higher in patients compared to control group. Negative correlation was found between methylation of vitamin D receptor gene and both sperm concentration and progressive motility in total studied group. Results of the present study suggest that vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor gene methylation may be involved in aetiopathogenesis of idiopathic male infertility.

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