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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2024)

Published: June 30, 2024

Pages: 30-40

Research Article

Evaluation of seminal plasma IL-17 and IL-25 and its relation with serum anti-sperm antibody among infertile men

Fahad Oleiwi 1 Chateen Pambuk Mousa Al-Humesh
1High Institute of Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Al Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq.
History
  • Received: February 7, 2024
  • Accepted: April 30, 2024
  • Available Online: June 8, 2024
DOI

https://doi.org/10.28969/IJEIR.v14.i1.r3.24

Abstract

The structural elements like the “blood-testis barrier” (BTB) and systemic and local tolerance mechanisms help to maintain testicular homeostasis, which shields germ cells and mature sperms from immune attack. Any damage to this barrier could result in an immune attack and may lead to infertility. This study aims to look at the correlation between male infertility and immunological factors (IL-17, IL-25, and anti-sperm antibody). During the months of October 2021 and July 2022, a total of 144 samples were taken from patients who sought to have infertility tested. The subjects' semen specimens were taken in order to perform the ELISA tests for IL-17, IL-25, and ASA. The levels of ASA, IL-17, and IL-25 differed significantly (P≤ 0.05) across study groups, according to the results of immunological parameters. The results of the correlation analysis revealed a strong positive association between IL-17 and IL-25, but not between those two interleukins and ASA. Although there was theoretically a positive link in this study, it was very weak and not significant. The findings suggest that IL-17, IL-25, and ASA influence seminal fluid parameters, which in turn affect male fertility.

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