Research Article

Harmful Consequences of Proton Pump Inhibitors on Male Fertility: An Evidence from Subchronic Toxicity Study of Esomeprazole and Lansoprazole in Wistar Rats

Table 1

Effect of treatment with esomeprazole (ES) and lansoprazole (LN) on sperm motility in male rats.

GroupsTotal motility (%)Progressive motility (%)Curvilinear velocity (μm/s)Straight line velocity (μm/s)Average path velocity (μm/s)Linearity (%)

Control77.60 ± 0.8363.73 ± 1.47151.26 ± 23.84110.04 ± 15.76115.27 ± 15.870.73 ± 0.01
ES 2.5 mg/kg/day48.67 ± 2.2229.16 ± 1.4179.40 ± 10.0563.88 ± 9.9066.62 ± 10.190.80 ± 0.02
ES 5 mg/kg/day53.14 ± 1.8940.53 ± 0.22124.72 ± 2.5399.10 ± 5.26102.66 ± 7.230.79 ± 0.01
ES 10 mg/kg/day50.27 ± 1.9941.60 ± 0.34110.72 ± 3.5385.92 ± 2.4289.49 ± 2.670.77 ± 0.005
LN 2.5 mg/kg/day60.56 ± 1.7449.31 ± 1.51135.32 ± 5.26101.91 ± 5.71105.72 ± 5.780.75 ± 0.01
LN 5 mg/kg/day62.19 ± 2.0643.25 ± 1.1796.78 ± 12.7775.18 ± 12.0779.04 ± 11.790.77 ± 0.02
LN 10 mg/kg/day61.20 ± 2.3847.58 ± 2.56121.86 ± 19.8090.93 ± 15.3894.98 ± 15.610.74 ± 0.005

Results are shown as mean ± standard deviation. , , , and showed significant results at , and 0.0001 in contrast to the normal control group.