Evaluation of ascorbate and urate antioxidant capacity in human semen

Evaluation of ascorbate and urate antioxidant capacity in human semen

The ascorbate/urate ratio in the seminal plasma was studied in 76 randomly chosen infertile men. The levels of ascorbate and urate were found to vary widely (range: 93–954 μmol 1−1 and 127–670 μmol 1−1, respectively), while the ascorbate/urate ratio was 1.03 ± 0.63 (mean ± SD), indicating almost equ...

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Veröffentlicht in:Andrologia 1997-01, Vol.29 (1), p.29-35
Hauptverfasser: Gavella, M., Lipovac, V., Vučić, M., Ročić, B.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
antioxidants
Antioxidants - metabolism
Ascorbate
Ascorbic Acid - metabolism
Biological and medical sciences
Birth control
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
human
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
semen
Semen - metabolism
Sterility. Assisted procreation
urate
Uric Acid - metabolism
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Zusammenfassung:The ascorbate/urate ratio in the seminal plasma was studied in 76 randomly chosen infertile men. The levels of ascorbate and urate were found to vary widely (range: 93–954 μmol 1−1 and 127–670 μmol 1−1, respectively), while the ascorbate/urate ratio was 1.03 ± 0.63 (mean ± SD), indicating almost equimolar concentrations of both compounds in more than 60% of the subjects investigated. No relationship of ascorbate with any biochemical marker of accessory sex gland secretions was observed, whereas an inverse correlation of urate with some prostatic markers, acid phosphatase (−0.37; P
ISSN:0303-4569
1439-0272
DOI:10.1111/j.1439-0272.1997.tb03145.x