The association between sperm telomere length, cardiorespiratory fitness and exercise training in humans

Denham, Joshua ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5804-4960 (2019) The association between sperm telomere length, cardiorespiratory fitness and exercise training in humans. Biomedical journal, 42 (6). pp. 430-433. ISSN 2319-4170

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Abstract

Telomeres protect genomic integrity and shorten in somatic cells due to the end replication problem. Sperm telomeres are, however, longer in older individuals and linked to semen quality. Exercise training may attenuate age-related telomere shortening in somatic cells, but the influence of exercise on sperm telomeres is unknown. Mature sperm from 34 healthy men were isolated by density gradient centrifugation and telomere length was assessed by qPCR. No significant correlations were observed between telomere length, fitness or exercise performance. Inter-individual variation in sperm telomere length responses to a 6-wk vigorous exercise training intervention (ΔT/S ratio range: -0.49 to 0.87) and a strong correlation between improvements in fitness and sperm telomere lengthening were revealed (r = 0.87, p < 0.001). These preliminary data suggest exercise training may regulate sperm telomere length and should encourage larger studies to explore the implications this may have on the health of the next generation.

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Item Type:	Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C)
Refereed:	Yes
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	© 2019 Chang Gung University. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	No Faculty
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Date Deposited:	13 Dec 2021 04:48
Last Modified:	15 Dec 2021 03:11
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Biological ageing; Cardiorespiratory fitness; HIIT; Spermatozoa
Fields of Research (2008):	06 Biological Sciences > 0604 Genetics > 060499 Genetics not elsewhere classified 11 Medical and Health Sciences > 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science > 110602 Exercise Physiology
Fields of Research (2020):	31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3105 Genetics > 310599 Genetics not elsewhere classified 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4207 Sports science and exercise > 420702 Exercise physiology
Identification Number or DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bj.2019.07.003
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/43619

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