Patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome show T helper type 1 (Th1) and Th17 self‐reactive immune responses specific to prostate and seminal antigens and diminished semen quality - Motrich, Ruben D.; Breser, María L.; Molina, Rosa I.; Tissera, Andrea; Olmedo, José J.; Rivero, Virginia E. (BJU international, 2020)
Keywords: Acid phosphatase; Adult; Antigens; Apoptosis; Autoantibodies; Autoantigens - immunology; autoimmunity; CD4 antigen; Cell Proliferation; Chronic pain; Genital tract; Helper cells; Humans; Immune response; Immunoglobulin G; Inflammation; Leukocytes (mononuclear); Leukocytes, Mononuclear - cytology; Leukocytes, Mononuclear - immunology; Lymphocytes; Lymphocytes T; Macrophages; Male; MaleInfertility; Middle Aged; Necrosis; Pain; Peripheral blood mononuclear cells; Prospective Studies; Prostate; Prostate - immunology; Prostatitis; Prostatitis - blood; Prostatitis - immunology; Prostatitis - physiopathology; Quality; Semen; Semen - immunology; Semen Analysis; Sperm; Th1 Cells - immunology; Th17 Cells - immunology; γ-Interferon; MaleInfertility; autoimmunity; prostatitis; inflammation; semen analysis