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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Seminal Fluid Metabolomic Markers of Oligozoospermic Infertility in Humans
Beteiligte:
Murgia, Federica;
Corda, Valentina;
Serrenti, Marianna;
Usai, Valeria;
Santoru, Maria Laura;
Hurt, K. Joseph;
Passaretti, Mauro;
Monni, Maria Carla;
Atzori, Luigi;
Monni, Giovanni
Erschienen:
MDPI AG, 2020
Erschienen in:Metabolites
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.3390/metabo10020064
ISSN:
2218-1989
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<jats:p>Infertility affects 12–15% of couples worldwide, and male factors are the cause of nearly half of all cases. Studying seminal fluid composition could lead to additional diagnostic accuracy and a better understanding of the pathophysiology of male factor infertility. Metabolomics offers a new opportunity to evaluate biomarkers and better understand pathological mechanisms. The aim of the study was to identify new markers or therapeutic targets to improve outcomes in male factor or idiopathic infertility patients. Semen samples were obtained from 29 men with a normal spermogram test, and from 18 oligozoospermic men. Samples were processed and analyzed by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy and, subsequently, multivariate and univariate statistical analyses. Receiving Operator Curves (ROC) and Spearman correlations were also performed. An Orthogonal Partial Least Square Discriminant Analysis supervised multivariate model was devised to compare the groups. The levels of fructose, myo-inositol, aspartate and choline were altered. Moreover, Spearman Correlation associated fructose, aspartate and myo-inositol with the total amount of spermatozoa, total motile spermatozoa, % of immotility and % of “in situ” spermatozoic motility respectively. NMR-based metabolomics allowed the identification of a specific metabolic fingerprint of the seminal fluids of patients affected by oligozoospermia.</jats:p>