Obesity related metabolic endotoxemia is associated with oxidative stress and impaired sperm DNA integrity

Abstract Background Obesity is known to be associated with inflammation, oxidative stress and a resulting reduction in sperm DNA integrity. Importantly, obesity is also reported to be associated with an increase in intestinal permeability with the passage of intestinal bacteria into the circulation...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Karma L. Pearce, Amy Hill, Kelton P. Tremellen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Basic and Clinical Andrology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12610-019-0087-5