2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1986.tb01800.x
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Granulocyte Elastase as a Sensitive Diagnostic Parameter of Silent Male Genital Tract Inflammation*

Abstract: Summary:  Elastase, a specific inflammatory parameter of polymorphonuclear (PMN) granulocytes, was quantified with a sensitive enzyme immunoassay in the ejaculates of 188 patients consulting the andrological outpatient service. Correlations of the elastase concentrations to other parameters used up to now for the diagnosis of silent male genital tract inflammation were statistically evaluated by the CHI2‐test. A correlation was found neither to the percentage of morphologically intact spermatozoa in the differ… Show more

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“…In this study, the cut-off seminal elastase value of 250 mg/l for detecting inflammation used was quite similar to that proposed by Jochum et al [15], Micic et al [16], and Yoshida et al [17]. With this cut-off level, the incidence of inflammation was 45.7%, which is higher than the 35% observed by other researchers [5,18,19] and is thrice as high as the incidence of leucocytospermia in the same population.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 81%
“…In this study, the cut-off seminal elastase value of 250 mg/l for detecting inflammation used was quite similar to that proposed by Jochum et al [15], Micic et al [16], and Yoshida et al [17]. With this cut-off level, the incidence of inflammation was 45.7%, which is higher than the 35% observed by other researchers [5,18,19] and is thrice as high as the incidence of leucocytospermia in the same population.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 81%
“…When the semen samples were grouped according to a granulocyte elastase classification system proposed by Jochum et al (1986), three subgroups of ejaculates were established: group A with low/normal granulocyte elastase levels ( < 250 ng/ml; n = 50), group B with intermediate levels (250-1000 ng/ml; n = 38), and group C with hgh/inflammatory levels ( > 1000 ng/ml; n = 17).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The aim of this study was to evaluate whether increased numbers of potandrologia 20, No. Because male genital tract inflammation is often clinically silent, we used granulocyte elastase concentrations in seminal plasma as an objective marker for the presence and extent of inflammation (Jochum et al -1986). Because male genital tract inflammation is often clinically silent, we used granulocyte elastase concentrations in seminal plasma as an objective marker for the presence and extent of inflammation (Jochum et al -1986).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Les cytokines [23] et l'élastase du liquide séminal, à un taux supérieur à 250 μg/l [6], se sont révélés être de bons marqueurs des prostatites et des infections du TUGM en général.…”
Section: Marqueurs De L'inflammation Dans Les Infections Microbiennesunclassified
“…En 1987, Aitken et Clarkson [4] décrivent les effets délétères des dérivés actifs de l'oxygène (DAO) sur le sperme. À la même époque est apparue la volonté de classer les types de leucocytes en cause dans l'infection du tractus urogénital mâle (TUGM) avec l'utilisation d'anticorps monoclonaux [5], et on préconise l'utilisation de l'élastase [6]. Nombre d'hypothèses sur la nocivité de l'infection sur la qualité du sperme et l'intégrité anatomique du TUGM sont alors émises.…”
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