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The possible association of clusterin fucosylation changes with male fertility disorders.
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- Glycosylation Pattern of Serum Clusterin in Psoriatic Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis-The Search for New Diagnostic Glycomarkers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
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- Serum Clusterin Concentration and Its Glycosylation Changes as Potential New Diagnostic Markers of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Recovery Process.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- The Association between Clusterin Sialylation Degree and Levels of Oxidative-Antioxidant Balance Markers in Seminal Plasmas and Blood Sera of Male Partners with Abnormal Sperm Parameters.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Seminal Plasma Glycoproteins as Potential Ligands of Lectins Engaged in Immunity Regulation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- O-Glycosylation Changes in Serum Immunoglobulin G Are Associated with Inflammation Development in Advanced Endometriosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- The Influence of Clusterin Glycosylation Variability on Selected Pathophysiological Processes in the Human Body.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022Review
- Seminal Plasma Protein N-Glycan Peaks Are Potential Predictors of Semen Pathology and Sperm Chromatin Maturity in Men.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
In the seminal plasma (n = 118) and serum (n = 90) clusterin (CLU) the fucosylation and the expression of selected fucosyltransferases (FUTs) were analyzed. Samples from infertile men were divided into groups based on the results of the standard semen analysis: normozoospermic (N), teratozoospermic (T), asthenoteratozoospermic (AT) and oligoasthenoteratozoospermic (OAT). The CLU fucosylation was analyzed using lectin-ELISAs with biotinylated lectins specific to α1,3-, α1,2-linked antennary fucose, and α1,6-linked core fucose (LTA, UEA, and LCA, respectively). The concentrations of FUT3 and FUT4, reflecting the expression of Le oligosaccharide structures, were measured using ELISA tests. The differences in serum CLU and FUT4 concentrations, and in the expression of core fucose and antennary fucose α1,2-linked in CLU glycans between the N group and other groups examined suggest that the disturbances in sperm count, motility, and morphology are not the only cause of male infertility. Lack of similarities between levels of examined parameters in blood serum and seminal plasma may suggest the differences in mechanisms leading to glycoproteins glycosylation. It confirmed the observed differences in concentrations of seminal plasma CLU, FUT3, and FUT4 between the OAT group and N, T, AT groups, indicating that decreased sperm count may be related to these parameters expression. The serum CLU concentrations and expression of core fucose and fucose α1,2-linked in CLU, seem to be good markers differentiating normozoospermic men from those with abnormal sperm parameters, which was not observed for seminal plasma.
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