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Article: Seminal leucocyte subpopulations and sperm function in fertile and infertile Chinese men
Title | Seminal leucocyte subpopulations and sperm function in fertile and infertile Chinese men |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Chinese men infertility leucocytospermia seminal leucocytes sperm function |
Issue Date | 1993 |
Publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/IJA |
Citation | International Journal Of Andrology, 1993, v. 16 n. 3, p. 189-194 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The level of seminal leucocytes and the prevalence of leucocytospermia was determined in a group of fertile and infertile southern Chinese men in Hong Kong. Sixteen normal fertile semen donors and 49 men with male factor infertility were studied prospectively. None had antisperm antibodies and past or present evidence of genital tract infection. Seminal leucocytes and their subsets were analysed using monoclonal antibodies and an immunocytochemical alkaline phosphatase-anti-alkaline phosphatase conjugate technique. Seminal leucocytes were detectable in 94% and 86% of the fertile and infertile men respectively, with the predominant subset being granulocytes. Leucocytospermia (> 1 x 106 leucocytes/ml) was found in only one of the 49 (2%) infertile men without clinical evidence of genito-urinary infection. Inverse correlations were observed between (1) the percentage of spermatozoa with normal morphology and the number of T-helper/inducer cells, (2) the linearity of sperm movement and the number of T-lymphocytes. In conclusion, the level of seminal leucocytes and the prevalence of leucocytospermia is low in infertile Chinese subjects. The effect of seminal leucocytes on sperm function in these subjects needs further evaluation. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/173184 |
ISSN | 2014 Impact Factor: 3.695 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Kung, AWC | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, PC | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, C | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-30T06:28:24Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-10-30T06:28:24Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1993 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal Of Andrology, 1993, v. 16 n. 3, p. 189-194 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0105-6263 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/173184 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The level of seminal leucocytes and the prevalence of leucocytospermia was determined in a group of fertile and infertile southern Chinese men in Hong Kong. Sixteen normal fertile semen donors and 49 men with male factor infertility were studied prospectively. None had antisperm antibodies and past or present evidence of genital tract infection. Seminal leucocytes and their subsets were analysed using monoclonal antibodies and an immunocytochemical alkaline phosphatase-anti-alkaline phosphatase conjugate technique. Seminal leucocytes were detectable in 94% and 86% of the fertile and infertile men respectively, with the predominant subset being granulocytes. Leucocytospermia (> 1 x 106 leucocytes/ml) was found in only one of the 49 (2%) infertile men without clinical evidence of genito-urinary infection. Inverse correlations were observed between (1) the percentage of spermatozoa with normal morphology and the number of T-helper/inducer cells, (2) the linearity of sperm movement and the number of T-lymphocytes. In conclusion, the level of seminal leucocytes and the prevalence of leucocytospermia is low in infertile Chinese subjects. The effect of seminal leucocytes on sperm function in these subjects needs further evaluation. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/IJA | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Andrology | en_US |
dc.subject | Chinese men | - |
dc.subject | infertility | - |
dc.subject | leucocytospermia | - |
dc.subject | seminal leucocytes | - |
dc.subject | sperm function | - |
dc.subject.mesh | Antibodies, Monoclonal | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | China | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Fertility | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Infertility, Male - Ethnology - Pathology | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Leukocyte Count | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Leukocytes - Immunology | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Semen - Cytology | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Spermatozoa | en_US |
dc.title | Seminal leucocyte subpopulations and sperm function in fertile and infertile Chinese men | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Kung, AWC:awckung@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Ho, PC:pcho@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Kung, AWC=rp00368 | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Ho, PC=rp00325 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1993.tb01178.x | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 8359933 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-0027198491 | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 16 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 189 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 194 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:A1993LP99300005 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Kung, AWC=7102322339 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Ho, PC=7402211440 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Wang, C=7501631357 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0105-6263 | - |