Seminal antibodies to human 60kd heat shock protein (HSP 60) in male partners of subfertile couples

W Eggert-Kruse, A Neuer, C Clussmann… - Human …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: Heat shock proteins (HSP) are essential mammalian and bacterial stress
proteins. At the cellular level, they act as chaperones, have important regulatory functions …

Immunology: The 60 kDa heat shock protein in human semen: relationship with antibodies to spermatozoa and Chlamydia trachomatis

MG Munoz, J Jeremias, SS Witkin - Human reproduction, 1996 - academic.oup.com
The presence of the 60 kDa heat shock protein (hsp60) in seminal fluid and its relationship
to sperm autoimmunity or a localized immune response to Chlamydia trachomatis were …

The role of heat shock proteins in reproduction

A Neuer, SD Spandorfer, P Giraldo… - Human reproduction …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Heat shock proteins (HSP) were first identified in cells after exposure to elevated
temperature. Subsequently HSP have been identified as a critical component of a very …

[HTML][HTML] Decreased expression of the heat shock protein hsp70-2 is associated with the pathogenesis of male infertility

HL Feng, JI Sandlow, AET Sparks - Fertility and Sterility, 2001 - Elsevier
Objective: To examine the expression of the heat shock protein hsp70-2, and the possible
relationship with the pathogenesis of male infertility. Design: Prospective study. Setting …

[Retracted] Induction of Heat Shock Protein Expression in Cervical Epithelial Cells by Human Semen

JC Jeremias, AM Bongiovanni… - Infectious Diseases in …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: The 70kD heat shock protein (Hsp70), induced when cells are subjected to
environmental stress, prevents the denaturation and incorrect folding of polypeptides and …

The role of heat shock proteins in reproduction.

M Grigore, A Indrei - Revista Medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de …, 2001 - europepmc.org
Heat shock proteins (hsp) were first discovered in cells exposed to elevated temperature.
They are preferentially expressed in response to an array of insults, including hyperthermia …

Induction of messenger RNA for the 70 kDa heat shock protein in HeLa cells and the human endocervix following exposure to semen: implications for antisperm …

J Jeremias, SS David, M Toth… - Human reproduction …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
The 70 kDa heat shock protein (HSP70) is induced in cells exposed to chemical or physical
stress. HSP70 facilitates cell survival by preventing protein denaturation and incorrect …

Male immunity to the chlamydial 60 k D a heat shock protein (HSP 60)–associated with semen quality?

W Eggert‐Kruse, K Batschulat, T Demirakca… - Andrologia, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The role of C hlamydia trachomatis for male infertility is a matter of constant debate. It is
assumed that in its persistent form this pathogen may produce high levels of 60 kD heat …

Distribution of heat-shock protein 60 immunoreactivity in testes of infertile men

A Werner, A Meinhardt, J Seitz, M Bergmann - Cell and tissue research, 1997 - Springer
The immunohistochemical localization of heat-shock protein 60 (hsp60) was investigated in
testicular biopsies obtained from 121 adult men with disturbed fertility. In normal unaffected …

Expression of IL‐6, IL‐8, TNF‐α, IL‐10, HSP‐60, Anti‐HSP‐60 Antibodies, and Anti‐sperm Antibodies, in Semen of Men with Leukocytes and/or Bacteria

E Martínez‐Prado… - American Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Citation Martínez‐Prado E, Bermúdez MIC. Expression of IL‐6, IL‐8, TNF‐α, IL‐10, HSP‐60,
anti‐HSP‐60 antibodies, and anti‐sperm antibodies, in semen of men with leukocytes …