The polymorphonuclear (PMN) elastase is secreted by activated granulocytes and is widely
used as a marker of male accessory gland infection. However, the clinical value of routine …

Aim: To investigate age‐related inflammatory events in the male genital tract. Methods: In a
total of 4 265 randomly collected patients attending the andrological outpatient clinic of the …

Elastase is a protease released by polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) during the
inflammatory process. Since 1987, seminal elastase-inhibitor complex (Ela/α1-PI) has been …

Elastase–inhibitor complex was assessed by immunoassay in the seminal plasma of 312
men attending the outpatient infertility clinic. Using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) …

Though detailed cytological and microbiological diagnostic procedures are routinely carried
out in male genital tract infection, the correct diagnosis and localization of inflammation or …

To evaluate the relationship between concentrations of the granulocytic enzyme poly-
morphonuclear (PMN) elastase in seminal plasma and the presence of high numbers of …

Elastase, a specific inflammatory parameter of polymorphonuclear (PMN) granulocytes, was
quantified with a sensitive enzyme immunoassay in the ejaculates of 188 patients consulting …

Objective To determine the relationship of subclinical infection or inflammation of the male
genital tract, as evaluated with seminal markers, with local antisperm antibodies as potential …

Due to the absence of clinical symptoms, silent genital tract inflammation can be diagnosed
only by laboratory tests. In this study we have evaluated seminal plasma elastase levels …

This study was aimed at investigating whether semen characteristics in different clinical
diagnoses of infertility are associated with PMN elastase, IL‐6, IL‐8, IL‐1β and TNFα levels …