Determination of soluble interleukin-2 receptor in human seminal plasma.
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Abstract
Following lymphocyte activation a soluble form of TAC antigen is released. This soluble molecule (soluble interleukin-2 receptor, SIL-2R) seems to corresponds to a truncated extracellular part of the membrane-bound TAC antigen, being smaller than its cellular counterpart. SIL-2R was determined and correlated with PMN elastase levels in the seminal plasma of 79 adult men having different concentrations of PMN elastase (0-700 micrograms/L). The normal level of SIL-2R was detected in the seminal plasma of 15 healthy men. The mean +/- SEM was 101 +/- 29 units/mL. The relation between PMN elastase in human seminal plasma as an index for the state of lymphocyte activity and the sperm motility is also investigated.
Affiliation
Department of Dermatology and Andrology, University of Giessen, Germany.
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- PubMed ID:
- 8420501
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