Protamine 1/Protamine 2 mRNA ratio in nonobstructive azoospermic patients

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Altered protamine 1 (PRM1)/ protamine 2 (PRM2) mRNA ratio in testicular biopsy samples correlates with sperm quality and its fertilising ability. This study is planned to assess PRM1/ PRM2 mRNA ratio in subgroups of azoospermia to suggest a more reliable and accurate marker for assessing sperm quality in nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA). A cross-sectional study was done on testicular biopsy samples, taken from 106 azoospermic patients. Samples were histologically classified into subgroups: 36 obstructive azoospermia (OA), and two groups of NOA: 41 round spermatid maturation arrest (SMA) and 29 Sertoli cell-only syndrome (SCOS). OA samples showed histologically normal spermatogenesis and serve as a positive control. mRNA expression of jumonji domain-containing 1A (JMJD1A), PRM1, PRM2 and transition nuclear proteins (TNP1, TNP2) genes was determined, by RT-qPCR. Significantly lower expression of JMJD1A (p < .001), PRM1 (p = .0265) and PRM2 (p = .0032) has been seen in the SCOS group of NOA. We found significant (p < .001) increase in PRM1/PRM2 mRNA ratio in testicular biopsy samples of SCOS group of NOA patients and significant negative correlation of PRM1/PRM2 mRNA ratio with JMJD1A. Hence, PRM1/PRM2 mRNA ratio may represent a more reliable and accurate marker to assess sperm quality in NOA in addition to standard semen parameters.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:53

Enthalten in:

Andrologia - 53(2021), 3 vom: 01. Apr., Seite e13936

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Amjad, Sofia [VerfasserIn]
Mushtaq, Shamim [VerfasserIn]
Rehman, Rehana [VerfasserIn]
Munir, Adnan [VerfasserIn]
Zahid, Nida [VerfasserIn]
Siddique, Pirzada Qasim Raza [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Azoospermia
Journal Article
Nonobstructive azoospermia
PRM1 protein, human
Protamine 1/protamine 2 mRNA ratio
Protamine 2
Protamines
RNA, Messenger
Round spermatid maturation arrest
Sertoli cell-only syndrome

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Date Completed 21.06.2021

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/and.13936

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319908275