Comparative proteomic network signatures in seminal plasma of infertile men as a function of reactive oxygen species
Agarwal A, Ayaz A, Samanta L, Sharma R, Assidi M, Abuzenadah A, Sabanegh E. Comparative proteomic network signatures in seminal plasma of infertile men as a function of reactive oxygen species. Clinical Proteomics 2015, 12: 23. PMID: 26321892, PMCID: PMC4552280, DOI: 10.1186/s12014-015-9094-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMembrane metallo-endopeptidaseInfertile menSeminal plasmaSperm functionFertile menLTQ-Orbitrap Elite hybrid mass spectrometer systemProtein foldingNatural reservoir of antioxidantsMale infertilityROS levelsComparison to fertile controlsSeminal plasma of infertile menPost-translational modification of proteinsHigh ROS groupImpairment of sperm functionPathology of male infertilitySeminal plasma proteinsDiagnosis of male infertilityFunction of reactive oxygen speciesMotility of spermPost-translational modificationsFertile groupModification of proteinsInfertile patient groupsOxygen speciesDifferential Proteomic Profiling of Spermatozoal Proteins of Infertile Men With Unilateral or Bilateral Varicocele
Agarwal A, Sharma R, Durairajanayagam D, Cui Z, Ayaz A, Gupta S, Willard B, Gopalan B, Sabanegh E. Differential Proteomic Profiling of Spermatozoal Proteins of Infertile Men With Unilateral or Bilateral Varicocele. Urology 2015, 85: 580-588. PMID: 25733269, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2014.11.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSperm protein profilePost-translational modificationsInfertile menRoutine sperm parametersProtein profilesSodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisDodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisSulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisFunctional proteomic profilingGel analysis softwareVaricocele-associated male infertilitySperm deoxyribonucleic acid fragmentationComparing spectral countsVaricocele samplesDeoxyribonucleic acid fragmentationProtein foldingSperm parametersDifferential proteomic profilingProtein ubiquitinationCellular functionsSignal transductionGel electrophoresisExpressed proteinsMale infertilityReactive oxygen species