1. The correlation between human seminal plasma sialoproteins and ejaculate parameters.
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Palenikova V, Pavlova H, Kraus D, Kratka Z, Komrskova K, and Postlerova P
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- Male, Humans, Sperm Motility, Glycoproteins metabolism, Glycodelin metabolism, Seminal Vesicle Secretory Proteins metabolism, Semen Analysis methods, Clusterin metabolism, Lectins metabolism, Lectins chemistry, Ejaculation, Sialic Acids metabolism, Seminal Plasma Proteins metabolism, Lactoferrin metabolism, Apoptosis, Semen metabolism, Semen chemistry, Spermatozoa metabolism
- Abstract
Sialic acids are negatively charged carbohydrates that are components of saccharide chains covalently linked to macromolecules. Sialylated glycoproteins are important for most biological processes, including reproduction, where they are associated with spermatogenesis, sperm motility, immune responses, and fertilization. Changes in the glycoprotein profile or sialylation in glycoproteins are likely to affect the quality of ejaculate. The aim of this study was to determine differences in the degree of sialylation between normozoospermic ejaculates and ejaculates with a pathological spermiogram using two lectins, Sambucus nigra (SNA) and Maackia amurensis (MAL II/MAA) recognizing α-2,6 or α-2,3 linkage of Sia to galactosyl residues. Our results show a close relationship between seminal plasma (SP) sialoproteins and the presence of anti-sperm antibodies in the ejaculate, apoptotic spermatozoa, and ejaculate quality. Using mass spectrometry, we identified SP sialoproteins such as, semenogelins, glycodelin, prolactin-inducible protein, lactotransferrin, and clusterin that are associated with spermatozoa and contribute to the modulation of the immune response and sperm apoptosis. Our findings suggest a correlation between the degree of SP glycoprotein sialylation and the existence of possible pathological states of spermatozoa and reproductive organs. Glycoproteins sialylation represents a potential parameter reflecting the overall quality of ejaculate and could potentially be utilised in diagnostics., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Katerina Komrskova reports financial support was provided by Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic. Veronika Palenikova reports financial support was provided by Grant Agency of the Charles University. Pavla Postlerova reports financial support was provided by Grant Agency of the Czech Republic. Veronika Palenikova, Hana Pavlova, Daniel Kraus, Katerina Komrskova, Pavla Postlerova reports financial support was provided by Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Veronika Palenikova, Hana Pavlova, Daniel Kraus, Katerina Komrskova, Pavla Postlerova reports financial support was provided by ERDF of BIOCEV project. If there are other authors, they declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
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- 2024
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