David Yoab Jaimes

Dr. David Yoab Jaimes

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1Year (2026-Present)

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HBHerlinda Bonilla-Jaime
Herlinda Bonilla-Jaime
OLOfelia Limón-Morales
Ofelia Limón-Morales
ETErnesto Rodríguez Tobón
Ernesto Rodríguez Tobón
JMJosé Edwin Mendoza-Sánchez
José Edwin Mendoza-Sánchez
DJDavid Yoab Jaimes
David Yoab Jaimes
Edith Arenas-RíosEdith Arenas-Ríos
Edith Arenas-Ríos
Studies of adult depressed patients report that selective serotonin (5-HT) reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like clomipramine (CMI) have secondary effects on sperm quality. The epididymis possesses an autonomous serotonergic system critical for sperm maturation, whose establishment during neonatal development remains unexplored as a target for SSRI programming. We hypothesized that neonatal CMI exposure would disrupt the developing epididymal 5-HT system, leading to permanent sperm dysfunction. CMI (30 mg/kg s.c.) was administered to male rats between postnatal days 8–21. At 3 months, sperm from the epididymal cauda was evaluated, and 5-HT levels were measured in the testis, caput, and cauda epididymis. Our novel findings demonstrate that neonatal CMI exposure induces region-specific, long-term alterations in epididymal 5-HT levels (decreased in caput, increased in cauda) without affecting testicular 5-HT. This reprogramming of the local serotonergic milieu was associated with reduced sperm concentration, viability, normal morphology, and motility, alongside increased mitochondrial activity and reactive oxygen species. This study reveals, for the first time, that the epididymal serotonergic system is a key target for neonatal SSRI programming, providing a mechanistic link (altered 5-HT homeostasis) between early-life exposure and persistent sperm defects in adulthood.