白细胞精子和/或细菌精子:对男性不孕不育的影响
Ralf Henkel1,2,3
1LogixX Pharma Ltd., Merlin House, Brunel Road, Theale, Reading RG7 4AB, UK.
Journal of clinical medicine
|May 25, 2024
概括
在不孕男性中常见的白细胞精子和细菌精子,可以损害精子功能和辅助生殖结果. 需要进一步的研究来了解它们的影响,并制定男性不孕症的管理策略.
科学领域:
- 生殖医学 生殖医学
- 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科
- 微生物学 微生物学
背景情况:
- 不孕症影响全球17.5%的人,男性因子不孕症占7%.
- 生殖道感染和白细胞精液 (精液中的高白细胞) 在不育男性中很普遍,通过炎症和氧化应激影响精子功能.
- 白细胞精子和细菌精子 (精液中的细菌存在) 对男性生育能力和辅助生殖结果的临床影响仍在争论中.
研究的目的:
- 提供关于白细胞精子和细菌精子的当前知识的最新审查.
- 讨论它们对男性生育能力和潜在管理策略的影响.
- 突出需要进一步研究它们之间的关系和对生殖结果的影响.
主要方法:
- 关于白细胞精子症,细菌精子症和男性不孕症的研究的文献综述.
- 诊断方法的分析,包括Endtz测试,单克隆抗体,格拉姆染色,精液培养,PCR和下一代测序 (NGS).
- 讨论致病机制,包括反应性氧物种 (ROS) 生产和氧化应激.
主要成果:
- 白细胞精子症在30%的不育男性中被发现,而细菌精子症的患病率在10-35%之间.
- 细菌感染引发炎症,导致ROS的产生和精子损伤.
- 目前的管理包括针对感染的抗生素,并考虑抗氧化剂和抗炎药物;精子分离技术有助于辅助生殖.
结论:
- 白细胞精子和细菌精子是男性不孕症的重要原因,可能会影响辅助生殖的成功.
- 虽然感染是可以治疗的,但白细胞精子症缺乏明确的管理策略.
- 进一步的研究对于阐明细菌精子和白细胞精子对精子参数和生殖成功的特定影响至关重要.
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