Chemoattractant agents and nerve growth factor stimulate human spermatozoal reactive oxygen species generation.
Fertil Steril
; 59(4): 869-75, 1993 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-8458510
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the ability of N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (f-MLP), complement 5a (C5a), and nerve growth factor (NGF) to stimulate human spermatozoal reactive oxygen species generation in fertile and infertile patients.DESIGN:
Prospective, controlled study measuring human spermatozoal reactive oxygen species generation after addition of f-MLP, C5a, or NGF.SETTING:
A large health maintenance organization. PATIENTS,PARTICIPANTS:
The fertile group consisted of 14 men with established fertility and normal bulk semen parameters. The infertile group was comprised of 8 men who were infertile after > 18 months of unprotected sexual intercourse.INTERVENTIONS:
The sperm samples were subjected to four test conditions f-MLP stimulation, C5a stimulation, NGF stimulation, and no stimulation (control). MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURE:
Reactive oxygen generation was measured over a 15-minute period using the method of chemiluminescence.RESULTS:
In both the fertile and infertile groups, reactive oxygen species generation was significantly enhanced by f-MLP, C5a, and NGF compared with controls. No significant difference in f-MLP- and C5a-stimulated reactive oxygen production was demonstrated between the infertile and fertile groups; however, there was a significant difference in reactive oxygen generation between infertile and fertile subjects when stimulated with NGF.CONCLUSIONS:
The current study represents the first report of f-MLP-, C5a-, and NGF-stimulated reactive oxygen species generation by human spermatozoa. Nerve growth factor enhanced reactive oxygen species production to a greater extent in infertile subjects compared with fertile subjects. This points to a possible NGF-mediated biochemical defect in the sperm of infertile patients.
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Observational_studies
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Ano de publicação:
1993
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