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PMID | 26027266 |
Gene Name | GPX1 |
Condition | Male infertility |
Association |
It has been established that imbalance in the glutathione system is the most prominent feature in men with infertility and overweight as compared to infertile men with normal body weight. |
Population size | 90 |
Population details | 90 (60 men with infertility were examined--30 with normal weight and 30 with overweight), 30fertile men) |
Sex | Male |
Infertility type | Male infertility |
Associated genes | GSH, GR, GPO, GST |
Other associated phenotypes |
Male infertility |
[Glutathione-dependent enzymes and glutathione in infertility of men with different body mass] Kolesnikova LI, Vanteeva OA, Kurashova NA, Dashiev BG. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to investigate the glutathione-disulfide system of antioxidant defense in men with different body mass index and infertility. METHODS: 60 men with infertility were examined--30 with normal weight and 30 with overweight. 30fertile men were included in the control group. Hemolysate made from red blood cells was used as a materialfor study. The level of reduced (GSH) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG), and glutathione activity was determined by enzyme spectrofluorophotometer SHIMADZU-1501 (Japan). RESULTS: In infertile men with normal body weight decrease of GSH to 15.35% was combined with a decrease in the activity of enzymes--glutathione reductase (GR) to 53.41%, glutathione peroxidase (GPO) to 51.44%, and increased activity of glutathione-S-transferaze (GST) to 31.52% as compared with the controlgroup. In the group of infertile men with overweight a decrease in the activity of GR, 56.77% and 56.22% at the GPO on the background of a stable level of GST was detected in comparison with fertile men. The concentration of GSH in infertile group decreased by 20.08%, and the concentration of GSSG increased by 20.38%. CONCLUSION: It has been established that imbalance in the glutathione system is the most prominent feature in men with infertility and overweight as compared to infertile men with normal body weight. FAU - Kolesnikova, L I AU - Kolesnikova LI FAU - Vanteeva, O A AU - Vanteeva OA FAU - Kurashova, N A AU - Kurashova NA |