scholarly journals Seminal plasma alpha-glucosidase activity and male infertility

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 591-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Mahmoud ◽  
J. Geslevich ◽  
J. Kint ◽  
C. Depuydt ◽  
L. Huysse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Male Infertility ◽  
Seminal Plasma ◽  
Glucosidase Activity ◽  
Alpha Glucosidase

Seminal plasma neutral alpha‐glucosidase activity as an early predictor of patency and natural pregnancy after microsurgical vasoepididymostomy

Andrologia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. e13235
Author(s):  
Jing‐Ping Li ◽  
Xin‐Zong Zhang ◽  
Jing‐Gen Wu ◽  
Zhong‐Yan Liang ◽  
Yong‐Hong Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seminal Plasma ◽  
Glucosidase Activity ◽  
Alpha Glucosidase ◽  
Early Predictor

Seminal Plasma Levels of Neutral Alpha Glucosidase Activity and Its Interactions with Spermiogram in Nigerian Males

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred Azenabor ◽  
Jecinta Ezeafulukwe ◽  
Ayodele Ekun ◽  
Babajide Bamiro
Keyword(s):  
Seminal Plasma ◽  
Plasma Levels ◽  
Glucosidase Activity ◽  
Alpha Glucosidase

Alpha‐glucosidase activity in the rat epididymis under different physiological conditions

1997 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. R. KALLA ◽  
S. KAUR ◽  
N. UJWAL ◽  
U. MEHTA ◽  
H. JOOS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physiological Conditions ◽  
Glucosidase Activity ◽  
Rat Epididymis ◽  
Alpha Glucosidase

scholarly journals Role of Glutathione in Male Infertility

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
ZU Naher ◽  
SK Biswas ◽  
FH Mollah ◽  
M Ali ◽  
MI Arslan
Keyword(s):  
Male Infertility ◽  
Seminal Plasma ◽  
Antioxidant Defense ◽  
Sperm Morphology ◽  
Sperm Count ◽  
Antioxidant Systems ◽  
Infertile Male ◽  
Semen Volume ◽  
Infertile Group ◽  
Male Subjects

Infertility is a worldwide problem and in almost 50% of cases infertility results from abnormality of the male partners. Apart from endocrine disorders, definitive cause and mechanism of male infertility is not clear in many cases. Recent evidence indicates that imbalance between pro-oxidant stress and antioxidant defense plays an important role in the pathogenesis of male infertility. Among the endogenous antioxidant systems, reduced glutathione (GSH) plays a significant role in the antioxidant defense of the spermatogenic epithelium, the epididymis and perhaps in the ejaculated spermatozoa. The current study was therefore designed to evaluate any association that may exist between GSH levels and male infertility. Infertile male patients (having female partners with normal fertility parameters; n=31) and age- matched healthy male fertile control subjects (n=30) were included in this study. In addition to medical history, semen analyses including semen volume, sperm count, motility and morphology were done for each subject. As a measure of antioxidant capacity erythrocyte and seminal plasma GSH concentrations were measured by Ellman's method in fertile and infertile male subjects. The infertile subjects were similar to fertile subjects in terms of age. However, semen volume and sperm count was found significantly lower (p<0.001) in infertile males compared with healthy fertile male subjects. Percentage of subjects with abnormal sperm morphology and motility were found higher in infertile group compared with fertile group. The median (range) erythrocyte GSH level did not differ between the two groups (12.62 (0.67-29.82) versus 13.93 (2.10-21.08) mg/gm Hb). However, the seminal plasma GSH level was found markedly suppressed in infertile group (1.64 (0.23-7.50)) compared with fertile group (4.26 (2.32-7.50)) mg/dl (p<0.001). In the present study seminal plasma GSH level was found markedly suppressed along with abnormal values for semen volume, sperm concentration and sperm morphology and motility in infertile subjects compared with fertile subjects. This finding indicates that low level of seminal plasma GSH level may be associated with male infertility. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjmb.v4i2.13772 Bangladesh J Med Biochem 2011; 4(2): 20-25

scholarly journals Assessment of the level of trace element zinc in seminal plasma of males and evaluation of its role in male infertility

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
MohammadShoaib Khan ◽  
Mohammad Sajjad ◽  
Ghulam Gilani ◽  
Safeer Zaman ◽  
Mohammad Shoaib
Keyword(s):  
Male Infertility ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
Seminal Plasma

Simple, rapid determination of zinc and acid phosphatase in seminal plasma with an ABA-100 bichromatic analyzer.

1988 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 1605-1607 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Gavella
Keyword(s):  
Acid Phosphatase ◽  
Male Infertility ◽  
Seminal Plasma ◽  
Rapid Determination ◽  
Assay System ◽  
Human Seminal Plasma ◽  
Automated Assay ◽  
Sensitivity Specificity

Abstract I describe an automated assay for zinc and acid phosphatase in seminal plasma. These, which are markers of the function of the prostate, were assayed bichromatically with an Abbott ABA-100 analyzer. As many as 25 samples of human seminal plasma can be analyzed sequentially with CVs of 3.1% for zinc and 1.5% for acid phosphatase. The sensitivity, specificity, and speed of this assay system make it practicable for use in investigation of male infertility.

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