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Title: Augmented oxidative stress in infertile women with persistent chlamydial infection
Authors: Tošić-Pajić J.
Šeklić, Dragana
Radenković J.
Marković, Snežana
Cukić J.
Baskić D.
Popovic, Suzana
Todorovic, Milos
Sazdanovic, Predrag
Issue Date: 2017
Abstract: © 2017 Society for Biology of Reproduction & the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn There is established association between oxidative stress, infections of genital tract and fertility. Genital tract infections may provoke increased production of free radicals and generate oxidative stress that can be involved in pathophysiology of a number of reproductive diseases and complications during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to determine connection between oxidative stress and infertility associated with persistent chlamydial infection. Serum samples of infertile women with tubal factor infertility (TFI), women with multiple spontaneous abortions (MSA) and fertile women was screened for C. trachomatis MOMP specific IgG and IgA antibodies and cHSP60 specific igG antibodies using ELISA. The levels of superoxide anion radical, nitric oxide and reduced glutathione were determined spectrophotometricaly. Serum levels of testosterone, luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone were determined by enzyme-linked fluorescent immunoassay method. Our results showed that persistent infection was more prevalent in TFI than in MSA group, whereas seropositivity was higher in MSA than in TFI group of patients. We also found that superoxide anion was significantly lower, while LH was markedly higher in TFI and MSA group of patients. However, when our results were analyzed according to the serological status of chlamydial infection, we found that parameters of oxidative stress, superoxide anion and index of oxidative stress, defined as relative ratio between superoxide anion and nitrites sum and glutathione ((O2[rad]− + NO2−)/GSH) were significantly elevated in infertile patients with persistent chlamydial infection compared to seropositive and seronegative patients. Our findings point to the possible impact of Chlamydia trachomatis infection on prooxidative-antioxidative balance that can influence fertility potential in women with persistent chlamydial infection.
URI: https://scidar.kg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/11498
Type: article
DOI: 10.1016/j.repbio.2017.03.001
ISSN: 1642-431X
SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-85015663669
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