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De Gendt, K., Swinnen, J.V., Saunders, P.T., Schoonjans, L., Dewerchin, M., Devos, A., Tan, K., Atanassova, N., Claessens, F., Lécureuil, C., Heyns, W., Carmeliet, P., Guillou, F., Sharpe, R.M. and Verhoeven, G. (2004) A Sertoli Cell-Selective Knockout of the Androgen Receptor Causes Spermatogenic Arrest in Meiosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 101, 1327-1332.
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TITLE:
Evaluation of Steroid Receptors mRNA Fingerprints in Two Groups of Normozoospermic Patients: Men from Unexplained Infertility Couples vs. Men from Couples with Tubal Factor Infertility
AUTHORS:
Katarzyna Jarzabek, Agnieszka Mikucka-Niczyporuk, Tomasz Bielawski, Robert Milewski, Jacek Z. Kubiak, Slawomir Wolczynski
KEYWORDS:
Androgen Receptor, Unexplained Infertility, Spermatozoa mRNA
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.7 No.3,
March
15,
2017
ABSTRACT: The study of sperm cellular components at molecular level is crucial for the diagnosis of male unexplained infertility. The aim of the study was to compare the molecular profile of steroid receptors and aromatase in spermatozoa obtained from two normozoospermic groups of patients issued from couples treated for infertility. We investigated 46 male patients from unexplained infertility couples and from men, 38 where female partners presented with tubal infertility. Sperm ERs (estrogen receptors: alpha and beta), GPER (G protein-coupled estrogen receptor), AR (androgen receptor) and aromatase mRNA expression levels by TaqMan qPCR were analyzed. AR transcript level was significantly lower in sperm of men from unexplained infertility couples vs. men from couples with tubal factor infertility (P = 0.04). Although the AR mRNA expression level did not had any effect on embryo development and its implantation, a significant correlation between AR mRNA levels and clinical pregnancy in unexplained infertility patients was observed. Taken together, AR transcript presence in ejaculated spermatozoa could be a potential marker for unexplained infertility.
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