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Correlation of chlorinated pesticides concentration in semen with seminal vesicle and prostatic markers.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15501386     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Semen samples of fertile and infertile men were analysed by gas liquid chromatography (GLC) for the presence of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its metabolites (1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl) ethylene) (pp'-DDE); (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl ethane) (pp'-DDT); (1,1-dichloro-2,2 bis(p-chlorophenyl) ethane) (pp'-DDD); (1,1,1-trichloro-2-(o-chlorophenyl)-2-(p-chlorophenyl) ethane) (op'-DDT), hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and its isomers alpha (alpha), beta (beta), gamma (gamma), delta (delta) and aldrin. The biochemical analysis of seminal vesicle and prostatic marker was done by spectrophotometer. The concentrations of alpha-, beta-, gamma-HCH, pp'-DDE and pp'-DDD were higher in the semen of infertile than in that of fertile men. An elevation in the fructose level along with decrease in the gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase and acid phosphatase activity was noticed in infertile men as compared to fertile subjects. The data showed correlation between alpha-, beta-, gamma-HCH, pp'-DDE, pp'-DDD and seminal vesicle marker fructose and prostatic marker gamma-gluatamyl transpeptidase and acid phosphatase in infertile men. The study suggests that the chlorinated pesticides may influence the semen quality by affecting the seminal and prostatic functions in infertile men.
Authors:
Niraj Pant; N Mathur; A K Banerjee; S P Srivastava; D K Saxena
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.)     Volume:  19     ISSN:  0890-6238     ISO Abbreviation:  Reprod. Toxicol.     Publication Date:  2004 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-10-25     Completed Date:  2005-05-16     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8803591     Medline TA:  Reprod Toxicol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  209-14     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Post Box no. 80, M.G. Marg, Lucknow 226001, India.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acid Phosphatase / analysis,  metabolism
Adult
Biological Markers / metabolism
Chromatography, Gas
Fructose / analysis,  metabolism
Humans
Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / analysis*
Infertility / metabolism
Male
Pesticides / analysis*
Prostate / metabolism*
Semen / chemistry*
Seminal Vesicles / metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biological Markers; 0/Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; 0/Pesticides; 30237-26-4/Fructose; EC 3.1.3.2/Acid Phosphatase

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