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ReviewInvestigative and clinical urology2017

Oxidation-reduction potential as a new marker for oxidative stress: Correlation to male infertility.

Ashok Agarwal, Albert Danh Bui

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Review in Investigative and clinical urology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40citing papers in PubMed
7.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. The Potential of Superoxide Dismutase-RichInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  9. Micronutrient Antioxidants for Men (MenevitAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  10. Association ofJournal of clinical medicine · 2023
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  13. Role of oxidative stress in male infertility.Reproduction & fertility · 2023
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  19. Frequency of Semen Collection Affects Ram Sperm Cryoresistance.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ashok AgarwalAmerican Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Albert Danh BuiAmerican Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Cleveland Clinic · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Male infertility affects men worldwide. Oxidative stress (OS), characterized by an overabundance of reactive oxygen species (ROS) or a deficiency of antioxidants, is one of the major causes of male infertility. OS causes damage at the molecular level, which impairs lipids, proteins, and DNA. The cyclic cascade of redox reactions weakens sperm function which leads to poor semen parameters and eventual sterility. There is a need for advanced diagnostic tests that can quickly and accurately detect OS. Most commonly used assays can only measure single constituents of OS. However, the MiOXSYS System introduces a new strategy to detect OS by measuring the oxidation-reduction potential (ORP)--a direct evaluation of the redox balance between ROS and antioxidants. The MiOXSYS System has shown promise as a diagnostic tool in the evaluation of male infertility. This review explores the concept of ORP, details the principle of the MiOXSYS System, and summarizes the findings in clinical studies that support ORP measurement in semen.

Indexed as

Oxidation-ReductionAntioxidantsBiomarkersHumansInfertility, MaleMaleOxidative StressPredictive Value of TestsReactive Oxygen SpeciesReference ValuesReproducibility of ResultsSemen AnalysisSpermatozoaAntioxidantsBiomarkersReactive Oxygen SpeciesDiagnosisMale infertilityOxidative stressReactive oxygen speciesSpermatozoa

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PMID29124237
PMCPMC5671957
OpenAlexW2766970270

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