Male infertility: Decreased levels of selenium, zinc and antioxidants
| Autor: | Anu Viitak, Tiiu Kullisaar, Riina Mahlapuu, Silver Türk, Reet Mändar, Margus Punab |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male Infertility medicine.medical_specialty Antioxidant medicine.medical_treatment chemistry.chemical_element Inflammation Semen Biochemistry Antioxidants Male infertility Inorganic Chemistry Selenium Prostate Internal medicine medicine Humans Secretion Infertility Male business.industry Oligospermia medicine.disease Zinc medicine.anatomical_structure Endocrinology chemistry Molecular Medicine medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 28:179-185 |
| ISSN: | 0946-672X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jtemb.2013.12.005 |
| Popis: | In this study, we aimed to compare the level of zinc, selenium, glutathione peroxidase activity and antioxidant status in following populations of men: severe inflammation in prostate (>10(6) white blood cells in prostate secretion; n=29), severe leukocytospermia, (>10(6) white blood cells in semen; n=31), mild inflammation, (0.2-1M white blood cells in semen or prostate secretion; n=24), non-inflammatory oligozoospermia (n=32) and healthy controls (n=27). Male partners of infertile couples had reduced level of antioxidative activity, selenium and zinc in their seminal plasma. Most importantly, reduced selenium levels were evident in all patient groups regardless of inflammation status. Therefore, these patients might gain some benefit from selenium supplementation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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