BACKGROUND Fractalkine is a CX(3)C chemokine that has chemoattractant activity for T cells, monocytes and natural killer (NK) cells. The objective of this study was 2-fold: to evaluate (i) the presence of fractalkine in the Fallopian tube and (ii) the existence of CX(3)CR1 (fractalkine receptor) in ejaculated sperm. METHODS AND RESULTS Western blot analysis revealed that fractalkine protein w...

Cysteine-rich secretory protein 2 (CRISP2) is an important sperm protein and plays roles in spermatogenesis, modulation of flagellar motility, acrosome reaction, and gamete fusion. Clinical evidence shows a reduced CRISP2 expression in spermatozoa from asthenozoospermic patients, but the molecular mechanism underlying its reduction remains unknown. Herein, we carried out a study focusing on the...

BACKGROUND Apoptosis appears to have an essential role in the control of testis germ cell number and Fas expression has been reported in apoptotic spermatocytes and spermatids. We investigated if Fas (CD95) was present on ejaculated human sperm and any relationship between Fas on sperm and the apoptotic marker Syto16. METHODS Semen samples from 77 male partners of infertile couples were evalu...

tau.amegroups.com © Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. We read with interest the commentary by Dr. Paul Turek (1) contextualizing the use of sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) testing for male infertility in response to the recently published practice recommendations for SDF testing based on clinical scenarios by Agarwal et al. (2). We certainly concur with the author regardin...

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Honeybee males produce ejaculates consisting of large numbers of high quality sperm. Because queens never re-mate after a single mating episode early in life, sperm are stored in a specialised organ for years but the proximate mechanisms underlying this key physiological adaptation are unknown. We quantified energy metabolism in honeybee sperm and show that the glycolytic metabolite glyceraldeh...

INTRODUCTION In this study, we aimed to evaluate the safety of using different sources of sperm when male partners were infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 338 couples receiving their first intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycle at the Department of Reproduction, Ren Ji Hospital, between 2007 and 2012 were enrolled if the female partner tested negativ...

BACKGROUND/AIM Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are expressed in human spermatozoa and play a role in sperm function. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression, and the possible involvement of miRNAs in the regulation of HSP gene expression in sperm was investigated in this study. MATERIALS AND METHODS miRNAs differentially expressed in 8 copies of an oligoasthenozoospermic semen group (OA) were ...

The ability of stallion seminal plasma to modify phagocytosis of spermatozoa and Streptococcus zooepidemicus was examined. Phagocytosis was monitored indirectly as the H2O2 produced by peripheral blood leukocytes after addition of spermatozoa or bacteria. Hydrogen peroxide production after addition of ejaculated spermatozoa was greater (P less than 0.01) than after addition of epididymal sperm....