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ArticleJournal of reproduction & infertility

The Amino Acid Profile in Seminal Plasma of Normozoospermic Men: A Correlation Analysis with Spermiogram Parameters and Total Antioxidant Capacity.

Naser Amirjannati, Ralf Henkel, Elham Hosseini, Peyman Choopanian, Hanieh Moghadasfar, Babak Arjmand, Lima Asgharpour Sarouey, Azadeh Haji Parvaneh, Kambiz Gilany

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Article in Journal of reproduction & infertility. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Naser AmirjannatiReproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
Ralf HenkelLogixX Pharma, Theale, Berkshire, United Kingdom.
Elham HosseiniDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Peyman ChoopanianDepartment of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Hanieh MoghadasfarAvicenna Fertility Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
Babak ArjmandCell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Lima Asgharpour SaroueyReproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
Azadeh Haji ParvanehReproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
Kambiz GilanyReproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research · IRBiotechnology Research Center · IRMotamed Cancer Institute · IRTarbiat Modares University · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of the Western Cape · ZAZanjan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Male infertility is usually determined by the manual evaluation of the semen, namely the standard semen analysis. It is currently impossible to predict sperm fertilizing ability based on the semen analysis alone. Therefore, a more sensitive and selective diagnosis tool is required. Methods: Twelve fresh semen samples were collected from fertile volunteers attending the Avicenna Fertility Center (Tehran, Iran). The seminal plasma (SP) was prepared and subjected to liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), and the total antioxidant capacity (TAC) was analysis. Thirty-four amino acids including essential amino acids (EAA), non-essential amino acids (NEAA), and non-proteinogenic amino acids (NPAA) relative concentration were determined, and the correlation between their concentration with spermiogram parameters and TAC of the SP was analyzed. Results: Significant positive correlations have been found between selected amino acids with the motility (Met and Gln, r Conclusion: The strong positive/negative correlations between the seminal metabolic signature and spermiogram demonstrate the significance of determining metabolite levels under normal conditions for normal sperm functions. Combining the metabolome with the clinical characteristics of semen would enable clinicians to look beyond biomarkers toward the clinical interpretation of seminal parameters to explain the biological basis of sperm pathology.

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Amino acidsHuman seminal plasmaLC-MS/MSSpermiogram parametersTotal antioxidant capacity

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