Chapter 3 Alkaline comet assay reveals elevated sperm DNA damage in idiopathic and oligozoospermic infertile men
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1 Chapter 3 Alkaline comet assay reveals elevated sperm DNA damage in idiopathic and oligozoospermic infertile men Introduction The crucial importance of germ cell DNA integrity in the establishment and maintenance of a viable pregnancy has been widely recognized (Sakkas and Alvarez, 2010; Barratt et al., 2010). It is well known that sperm chromatin is structurally and functionally different from that of somatic cells: it is not organized in nucleosomes (Ward, 2010). DNA in sperm is 6-fold more compacted and has 40-fold less volume than somatic cell DNA (Ward and Coffey, 1991) and has lost most, if not all, the repair capability (Aitken et al., 2004; Baumgartner et al., 2009). Despite the compact packing and anti-oxidant defense provided by seminal fluid (Smith et al., 1996; Potts et al., 2000), DNA damage does occur in both developing and mature sperm, high levels of which has been reported in infertile men (Kodama et al., 1997; Sun et al., 1997; Evenson et al., 1999, Spano et al., 2000; Zini et al., 2001; Singh et al., 2003). The role that sperm DNA damage plays in reproductive outcome has become increasingly debated and the subject of much research (Barratt and De Jonge, 2010; Sakkas and Alvarez, 2010; Schulte et al., 2010). Research over the last two decades has established that maintenance of sperm genomic integrity is crucial for the health of future generations (Ahmadi and Ng, 1999a, 1999b; Fernandez-Gonzalez et al., 2008; Zini et al., 2008). The need for assessing the integrity of the male gamete has been further intensified by growing concerns regarding 61
2 transmission of genetic diseases through ICSI (Barroso et al., 2009). In this context, direct assays on spermatozoa, which represent the functional end product of the whole intra-testicular spermatogenesis process and its maturation during epididymal transit, have the main advantage of being able to detect effects on terminally differentiated male gametes ready to undergo fertilization (Villani et al., 2010). The comet assay has gained wider acceptance across multiple fields as a quick and simple method of analyzing DNA damage in single cells (McArt et al., 2009) and is emerging as a promising tool in male reproductive toxicology and infertility evaluation (Baumgartner et al., 2009). Although today we have a battery of tests to assess DNA damage in sperm, the alkaline comet assay remains the most sensitive and simple method of evaluating DNA damage in individual sperm cells (Singh et al., 2003). It is being increasingly used in the diagnosis of male infertility, and also as a prognostic tool to determine reproductive outcomes (Lewis and Agbaje, 2008; Simon et al., 2011). The technique is rapid, non-invasive, sensitive and inexpensive compared to other techniques and therefore been considered suitable for the assessment of DNA damage in sperm (Collins et al., 2008). Typically, single-cell gel electrophoresis is performed on gel-restrained, disrupted spermatozoa whose nuclei display a comet like tail. This comet tail consists of the fragmented, fluorescently labeled, ss and ds-dna that migrates away from the core of the intact DNA in an electrophoretic field. The slides are then examined microscopically and quantified as the percentage of cells with comet tails; alternatively the length, width and area can be computed with relevant software (Lovell and Omori, 2008). 62
3 As a preliminary approach, to substantiate further work proposed in the thesis, it has been planned to assess and compare sperm DNA damage in fertile controls and infertile subjects. Owing to its distinct advantages, the alkaline comet assay has been employed in the present study to assess genetic integrity of the sperm. Materials and Methods Subjects: Patients visiting the infertility clinic of Kasturba Medical College for fertility evaluation and treatment participated in this prospective study. Control group included fertile men, known to have fathered a child within 12 months. Care was taken to ensure that the samples in the control group and infertile group were age matched. Idiopathic infertility included infertile patients, with normozoospermic semen parameters, who had a history of infertility of at least 2 years and normal female partners i.e., normal reproductive history, normal day 2 follicular stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels, normal ovulation (by follicular ultrasound study), and tubal patency (by hysterosalpingogram). A total of 75 subjects participated in the study, after provision of a written, informed consent. All subjects were asked to provide semen samples after 3-5 days of ejaculatory abstinence. Semen specimens were produced by masturbation directly into a sterile plastic container, in a room specially provided for this purpose and located adjacent to the laboratory. Semen Analysis: After liquefaction, routine semen analysis was performed according to WHO criteria (WHO, 1999). Seminal volume was determined in a graduated tube and sperm concentration was assessed by conventional method using Makler counting chamber (Sefi Medical Instruments, 63
4 Israel) and expressed in millions/ml. The sperm motility was assessed in at least 100 sperm and expressed as percent of motile sperm (sum of rapid progression plus slow progression sperm). Sperm morphology was assessed by Shorr staining and sperm viability by Eosin-Nigrosin stain. The reference values of semen variables and nomenclature for some semen variables used throughout the thesis has been presented in the subsequent section. Comet Assay: A part of the sample was used for assessment of DNA damage by alkaline comet assay (Singh et al., 1988). It was performed as adapted for sperm, with modifications. Normal melting agarose (NMA) (1.0%) was prepared by heating agarose in phosphate buffered saline (PBS, 137 mm NaCl, 12 mm phosphate, 2.7 mm KCl). Following successive cleaning of the slide with soap water and methanol, 200 µl of 1% NMA was spread uniformly and the slide was allowed to dry at room temperature. The slides were stored in a dry place at room temperature until further use. The cell suspension containing sperm (approximately 5 µl) was thoroughly mixed with low melting point agarose (LMPA) (0.5%), prepared in PBS and maintained at 37 C. 200 µl of the cell suspension with LMPA was layered onto the slide. Care was taken to ensure that the number of cells was appropriate to facilitate easy image acquisition and analysis. A cover slip was placed over the cell suspension and slide was placed on ice until the agarose layer hardened. Subsequently, the cover slip was gently slided off and a third agarose layer (150 µl LMPA) added, to the slide. Followed by hardening of agarose on ice and removal of the cover slip, the slides were slowly lowered into cold, freshly made lysing solution (2.5 M sodium chloride, 100 mm EDTA, 10 mm Tris, 1% Triton X-100, 10% dimethylsulphoxide, ph:10). Following overnight incubation, 15 mm dithiothreitol was added to the lysing solution and the slides were incubated for additional 4 hours. The slides were then carefully removed from the lysing solution 64
5 and transferred to an electrophoretic chamber and placed side by side. The buffer reservoirs were filled with freshly made electrophoresis buffer (1 mm EDTA and 300 mm NaOH buffer, ph>13) and left to stand for 20 minutes to allow for alkaline unwinding of DNA. Electrophoresis was carried out at 25V (~0.74 V/cm) and 300 ma for 30 minutes. The slides were then neutralized with the neutralization buffer (0.4 M Tris, ph 7.5) at 4 C for 10 minutes. The slides were then dehydrated in absolute ethanol for 2 hours and immersed for 5 minutes in 70% ethanol. Slides were air-dried at room temperature. Immediately before scoring, slides were rehydrated and stained with 100 µl of ethidium bromide stain (EtBr, 20 μg/ml), rinsed once in PBS, coverslipped and analysed within 3 hours. Slides were examined at 40X under a fluorescent microscope, equipped with a 490 nm excitation filter (Imager-A1, Zeiss, Germany). While scoring, each slide was imaginarily divided into 8 parts and from each part, random images of 6-7 spermatozoa were obtained. Approximately fifty cells were scored from each specimen. A computerized image analysis system (Komet 6.0, Kinetic Imaging, Nottingham, UK) was used to measure the different comet parameters. Statistical Analysis Basic descriptive statistics were calculated for standard semen parameters and different comet assay parameters using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 16.0). The value represents Mean ± SEM. Statistical analysis of the means between different study groups was performed using one way analysis of variance (ANOVA). A P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. 65
6 Reagents Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA Normal melting agarose (NMA) Low melting point agarose (LMPA) Potassium chloride Tris base Dithiothreitol Triton X-100 Dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) Nigrosin Ethidium Bromide Cat No A9539 Cat No A9414 Cat No P5405 Cat No T4661 Cat No D9760 Cat No T8532 Cat No D5879 Cat No N4754 Cat No E8754 Himedia, India Sodium chloride Disodium Ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid Disodium hydrogen phosphate Potassium dihydrogen phosphate Tris Hydrochloride Sodium hydroxide Ethidium bromide Cat No MB023 Cat No MB011 Cat No RM1154 Cat No RM249 Cat No RM613 Cat No RM467 Cat No E8754 Merck & Co, USA Shorr stain Cat No UN1993 Xylene Cat No Ammonia solution (about 25% pure) Cat No Thermo Fisher Scientific, UK Methanol Cat No Hayman, UK Absolute Alcohol (Ethanol) 66
7 BDH Chemicals, UK Eosin Cat No Sisco Research Laboratories, India DPX Mountant for histology Cat No
8 Reference values of semen variables (World Health Organization, 1999) Volume 2.0 ml or more ph 7.2 or more Sperm concentration 20 x 10 6 spermatozoa/ml or more Total sperm number 40 x 10 6 spermatozoa per ejaculate or more Motility 50% or more motile (grades a + b) or 25% or more with progressive motility (grade a) within 60 minutes of ejaculation (a - rapid progressive motility; b - slow progressive motility) Morphology * Vitality 50% or more live White blood cells Fewer than 1 x 10 6 / ml Immunobead test Fewer than 50% motile spermatozoa with beads bound MAR test Fewer than 50% motile spermatozoa with adherent particles Mixed antiglobulin reaction test * The reference value for normal morphology in the present study, using the methods and definitions described in the WHO 4 th ed. (1999) manual is 30%. 68
9 Nomenclature for some semen variables (Based on World Health Organization, 1999) Normozoospermia - Normal ejaculate as defined by the reference values Oligozoospermia Sperm concentration less than the reference value Asthenozoospermia Less than the reference value for motility Teratozoospermia Less than the reference value for morphology Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia Signifies disturbance of all three variables count, motility and normal morphology below the reference range Asthenoteratozoospermia Signifies disturbance of motility and morphology below the reference range Azoospermia No spermatozoa in the ejaculate Severe oligozoospermia Although literature supports the use of 5 x 10 6 spermatozoa/ml to be the most commonly used definition, in the present study, this term is used to represent a sperm concentration of 1 x 10 6 spermatozoa/ml or less 69
10 Results Assessment of sperm DNA damage by alkaline comet assay Semen characteristics of different categories of infertile subjects and fertile controls are presented in Table 3.1. The values represent Mean ± SEM. Komet 6, comet analysis system by Kinetic Imaging (Nottingham, UK), is a simple and most advanced and powerful software solution for analysis, data management and presentation of comet assay samples. 24 parameters are computed from the comet image based on intensity and migration patterns for comparison between control and experimental groups. Among the various parameters available, percent of tail DNA, olive tail moment and tail length were analysed as a measure to compare the extent of DNA damage and is presented in Table 3.2. The difference between the amount of total DNA and the percent DNA in the head region yields percent tail DNA. The mean percent tail DNA in fertile controls was approximately 9.4 (Table 3.2). The percent tail DNA was significantly higher (P<0.001) in subjects with idiopathic infertility and oligozoospermia (Table 3.2). Representative images of alkaline comet assay in control, oligozoospermic and idiopathic infertile men is presented in Figure 3.1. The increase in percent tail DNA was approximately 1.7, 1.4 fold higher in the idiopathic and oligozoospermic group. However, in patient s asthenozoospermia and teratozoospermia, a non-significant increase in percent tail DNA compared to the control group was observed. The Olive tail moment (OTM), which is expressed in arbitrary units, represents the product of amount of DNA in the tail and mean distance of migration in the tail. The mean OTM in control 70
11 group was approximately 1.1 while in those with idiopathic infertility and oligozoospermia, it was 2.22 and 1.78 respectively, which was significantly higher (P<0.001). Those with asthenozoospermia and teratozoospermia also had a marginal, non-significant increase in OTM compared to the fertile, control group (Table 3.2). The extent of migration of DNA in the comet tail is provided by the tail length, expressed in micrometer. The mean tail length observed in control group was µm. The tail length observed in asthenozoospermic and teratozoospermic groups was not significantly different from the control group. However, in idiopathic and oligozoospermic category, the tail length was significantly higher (P<0.001) in comparison to the control group (Table 3.2). Therefore, from the data, in comparison to the control group, it can be observed that patients with idiopathic infertility (infertile subjects with normozoospermic semen parameters) and oligozoospermia had significantly higher DNA damage compared to the control group. Although the DNA damage was high in the other groups of infertile subjects studied (asthenozoospermia and teratozoospermia), this difference was statistically insignificant (Figure 3.2). The idiopathic group had the highest amount of DNA damage, to be followed by oligozoospermic, asthenozoospermic and teratozoospermic samples (Table 3.2; Figure 3.2). 71
12 Association between different comet parameters assessed To examine the possible association between the different comet parameters- percent tail DNA, olive tail moment and tail length, a regression analysis was carried out. A positive association was observed between all the measured parameters mentioned above. Percent tail DNA versus Olive tail moment and tail length exhibited a good correlation with R=0.89 and R=0.67 respectively (Figure 3.3; Figure 3.4). Olive tail moment versus tail length also exhibited a good positive correlation with R=0.72 (Figure 3.5). 72
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18 Table 3.1: Mean semen characteristics of fertile controls and infertile subjects who underwent Comet assay Group N Age (Yrs) Seminal volume (ml) Sperm count (Millions/ml) Total sperm motility (%) Sperm with normal morphology (%) Control ± ± ± ± ± 3.01 Idiopathic infertility ± ± ± ± ± 1.77 Oligozoospermia ± ± ± ± ± 1.91 Asthenozoospermia ± ± ± ± ± 2.01 Teratozoospermia ± ± ± ± ± 1 78
19 Table 3.2: Comet assay parameters in different groups of infertile subjects and fertile controls Group N Cells analysed Head DNA (%) Tail DNA (%) Tail length (µm) Olive tail moment Control ± ± ± ± 0.08 Idiopathic infertility ± 0.57* ± 0.57* ± 0.32* 2.22 ± 0.10* Oligozoospermia ± 0.52* ± 0.52* ± 0.31* 1.78 ± 0.10* Asthenozoospermia ± ± ± ± 0.07 Teratozoospermia ± ± ± ± 0.08 * p<0.001 compared to the control group 79
20 Discussion The technique of micro-gel electrophoresis of immobilized cells lysed at high salt concentrations was first introduced in 1984 (Ostling and Johanson, 1984). The use of alkaline conditions for DNA unwinding and electrophoresis (ph 13) were incorporated later (Singh et al.,1988), allowing the detection of double, and single-strand breaks, in addition to expression of alkalilabile sites (ALS). Widespread acceptance of this technique and extensive application of the same in various disciplines subsequently led to the establishment of guidelines for its use (Tice et al., 2000). Today, the comet assay is a genotoxicity testing method widely applied both in vivo and in vitro, to different organs and tissues. This method can be applied to non-proliferating cells and for this reason it is one of the few cytogenetic assays applicable to detect DNA damage in vitro on mature spermatozoa (Villani et al., 2010). The alkaline comet assay can be applied to measure DNA damage at the single cell level since it requires only a relatively small cell population. Further, the cells require no prelabelling with radioactivity and can be non-invasive (Collins, 2004). As data are collected at an individual cell level, the comet assay also gives a measure of the heterogeneity in a sample (Lovell and Omori, 2008). In addition, it is a simple, robust technique, capable of detecting low levels of DNA damage (Tice et al., 2000, Collins, 2002, 2004). It can detect DNA damage equivalent to as few as 50 single-strand breaks per cell and varying number of double strand breaks (Singh et al., 1988; Tice and Strauss, 1995; Olive et al., 1998). The assay is able to measure both single- and double-strand breaks with versatility, sensitivity (Leroy et al., 1996) and speed (Fairbairn et al., 1995). It has therefore been considered to be suitable for the assessment of DNA damage in sperm (Collins et al., 2008; Lewis and Agbaje, 2008) and relatively few numbers of cells ~50, 80
21 has been found to be sufficient for the reproducibility of the assay (Hughes et al., 1997). Owing to the above-mentioned advantages, it has been used extensively to detect sperm DNA damage in human biomonitoring, in the context of ART and in in vivo and ex vivo genotoxicity studies (Lewis and Agbaje, 2008; Baumgartner et al., 2009; Speit et al., 2009). There is a general belief that alkaline conditions are required to reveal single-strand (SS) breaks, and that therefore using a near-neutral ph ensures that only double-strand (DS) breaks are picked up (Van Kooij et al., 2004; McArt et al, 2009). This theory has been revealed to be a misconception as alkaline conditions are not specific to detecting single-strand breaks (Collins et al., 2008). Alkaline conditions, for DNA unwinding and electrophoresis (Singh et al., 1988) is known to assess actual DNA strand breaks and alkali labile sites (Baumgartner et al., 2009). Moreover, as most protocols for the comet assay in sperm involve high salt extraction in the presence of a reducing reagent which removes both protamines and histones (Tomsu et al., 2002; McVicar et al., 2004), the comet assay possibly detects chromatin breaks in both types of chromatin with equal efficiency (Shaman and Ward, 2006). Of the three measures of DNA migration commonly used - tail length, tail moment and percent tail DNA, there is an increasing emphasis on the use of the percent tail DNA as the preferred metric or the primary end point (Kumaravel and Jha, 2006). While the percent tail DNA is a measure of the relative fluorescent intensity in the head and tail (Collins, 2004), the tail moment is an index that takes into consideration both the migration of the genetic material and the relative amount of DNA in the tail. The Olive tail moment (OTM) is the product of the tail length and the percent tail DNA (Lovell and Omori, 2008). Tail length is considered 81
22 unsatisfactory as a measure because the length only increases at relatively low damage levels and is sensitive to the background intensity of the image analysis system which affects the criteria for determining the end of the tail (Collins, 2004). Tail length and moment, although consistent within a study, may not be comparable across studies. In contrast, the percent tail DNA has the distinct advantage that it can be standardized over studies (Lovell and Omori, 2008). It has been recognized as the most suitable primary end point at the International Workshop on Genotoxicity Test Procedures (Burlinson et al., 2007). Additionally, percent tail DNA has been viewed as the most useful measure because it covers a wide range of damage (from 0 to 100%), and is known to be independent of the threshold settings of the image analysis program (Collins, 2004). In view of good positive correlation obtained between percent tail DNA, Olive tail moment and tail length in the present study, percent tail DNA is put forth as a most reliable indicator of DNA damage in sperm. Consistent with previously reported literature, in this study, the comet assay has been able to detect DNA damage among the different groups of infertile men (Saleh et al., 2003a; Ahmad et al., 2007; Erenpreiss et al., 2008). A high risk of infertility has been observed in men with sperm DNA fragmentation at more than a diagnostic threshold of 25% by alkaline comet assay. The risk of failure to achieve a pregnancy has also been reported to increase when sperm DNA fragmentation exceeded a prognostic threshold value of 52% for semen and 42% for sperm prepared by density gradient method (Simon et al., 2011). The results of the present study agree with that of a recently published study where high degree of DNA damage has been reported in idiopathic infertile men with normal semen profile as compared to fertile controls and variably 82
23 higher DNA damage in subjects with oligospermia, asthenospermia and teratozoospermia in comparison to fertile controls has been observed (Shamsi et al., 2010). Although today, many different modifications of the alkaline and the neutral comet assay are in use, a standard protocol has not been established yet. In addition, high and variable background levels of DNA effects have been reported and there is still need for standardization and validation of the comet assay with sperm (Speit et al., 2009). Therefore, before it can gain wider acceptance, in the infertility clinic, the assay is yet to undergo appropriate multilaboratory, international validation studies to demonstrate its interlab and intralab reproducibility, reliability and adequacy of its performance against the currently adopted methods. Additionally, studies that can potentially lead to a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms of comet formation and how strongly the comet shape reflects the DNA damage that has occurred is clearly warranted (McArt et al., 2009). Nevertheless, an in vitro assay with human spermatozoa is considered to be valuable, as a sensitive system to assess potential transgenerational effects in the subject of reproduction and development. To conclude, in the present study, employing alkaline comet assay, it has been demonstrated that DNA damage is higher in idiopathic and oligozoospermic infertile men in comparison to fertile controls. In addition to providing a rationale for further continuation of the work proposed in the thesis, the above finding, coupled with concomitant concerns of increased sperm DNA damage with failed/delayed fertilization and aberrant embryo development clearly warrants larger, prospective studies to refine this one measure of sperm quality. 83
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