The role of infections and leukocytes in male infertility

R Henkel, U Offor, D Fisher - Andrologia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Declining birth rates are one of the problems facing society today. Male counterparts are
responsible for about half of the infertility cases, and genitourinary tract infections may play a …

Urogenital inflammation: changes of leucocytes and ROS

R Henkel, G Maass, M Hajimohammad… - Andrologia, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of excess leucocytes in the semen has been associated with male infertility.
According to the WHO, concentrations of more than 106 leucocytes ml− 1 are considered as …

Macrophage activity in semen is significantly correlated with sperm quality in infertile men

K Tremellen, O Tunc - International journal of andrology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of leucocytes within semen has the potential to impair sperm function.
Neutrophils and macrophages make up 95% of seminal leucocytes, with both having the …

Age‐related changes in seminal polymorphonuclear elastase in men with asymptomatic inflammation of the genital tract

R Henkel, G Maaß, A Jung, G Haidl… - Asian journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

The basic semen analysis

R Menkveld - Male infertility, 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
The scientific approach to establish a male's fertility potential by means of the semen
analysis started in 1677, with van Leeuwenhoek's letter to the Royal Society of London …

中性粒细胞弹性蛋白酶在男性生殖道感染诊断中的意义

石晓星, 商学军, 黄宇烽 - 中华男科学杂志, 2003 - cqvip.com
中性粒细胞弹性蛋白酶(NE) 是一种中性蛋白酶. 近年来, 它在诊断男性生殖道感染中的作用日益
受到人们的重视. 它不仪对于筛选由奈瑟双球菌, 沙眼衣原体, 解脲支原体 …

Changes in sperm apoptotic markers as related to seminal leukocytes and elastase

B Zorn, A Ihan, AN Kopitar, M Kolbezen… - Reproductive …, 2010 - Elsevier
To elucidate the effects of inflammation on sperm quality, this study analysed classical
sperm characteristics, leukocytes and elastase in neat semen, and sperm apoptotic markers …

Elevated seminal plasma myeloperoxidase is associated with a decreased sperm concentration in young men

JM Pullar, AC Carr, SM Bozonet, P Rosengrave… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Myeloperoxidase is a major neutrophil protein which generates oxidants that are highly
reactive, and if present in seminal fluid, could be potentially damaging to spermatozoa. We …

Seminal elastase‐inhibitor complex, a marker of genital tract inflammation, and negative IVF outcome measures: role for a silent inflammation?

B Zorn, I Virant‐klun, G Vidmar… - … journal of andrology, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
There is no consensus on whether and how male genital tract inflammation affects sperm
fertilizing potential. The aims of this prospective study were to evaluate the elastase‐inhibitor …

生殖系统感染对男性精液质量影响的研究

吴永根, 杨旭, 张欢, 郑九嘉, 黄学锋 - 中华男科学杂志, 2015 - cqvip.com
目的: 探讨泌尿生殖系统感染对男性精液参数和精子DNA 损伤的影响. 方法: 2013 年6 月至2014
年6 月在本院生殖医学中心就诊的1 084 例男性分为生殖系统感染患者300 例和对照者784 …