Cyclooxygenase 1 (COX1) as an indicator of sperm quality in humans

• Published in: Andrologia Vol. 52; no. 4; pp. e13537 - n/a
• Main Authors: Liu, Yongjie, Zhang, Fan, Dai, Liang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Acrosome reaction; Adult; andrology; Artificial insemination; biomarker; Biomarkers; Biomarkers - metabolism; COX1; Cyclooxygenase 1 - metabolism; Cyclooxygenase-1; DNA fragmentation; Embryo transfer; Fertilization; Humans; In vitro fertilization; Infertility; Logistic Models; Male; prostaglandin; Quality; Semen; Semen - metabolism; Semen Analysis; Sperm; sperm quality; COX1; andrology; biomarker; prostaglandin; sperm quality

Sperm quality is important for in vitro fertilisation and embryo transfer and intracytoplasmic sperm injection in the treatment of human infertility. The purpose of this study was to screen for biomarkers that could evaluate sperm quality. We analysed semen samples in 172 fertile males; multivariate...