Abstract

Differentially expressed proteins were screened between VC and normal rats, and the function of differential proteins was classified based on gene ontology (GO) analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis. In order to certify the differential proteins, enzyme-linked immunology assay (ELISA) was used to detect the differential proteins in the human seminal plasmas from 30 infertile patients with VC (VC group) and 30 age-matched normal controls (control group) who were recruited from the Department of Reproductive Medicine, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital from October to December 2019; all participants shared similar demographic characteristics in age, BMI, and endocrine level [Supplementary Table 1, http://links.lww.com/CM9/B733]. According to literature research, two down-regulated proteins of ATPase and Cu2+-transporting alpha (ATP7A) and calcium and integrin-binding protein 1 (CIB1) were screened due to the correlation with spermatogenesis.

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Title
Identification of novel biomarkers for varicocele using iTRAQ LC-MS/MS technology
Author
Lu, Xianfeng 1 ; Li, Na 2 ; Li, Lufang 3 ; Wu Yongai 4 ; Lyu Xuefeng 4 ; Cao Yingli 4 ; Liu, Jianrong 4 ; Qin, Qin 4 

 Department of Pediatrics, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030012, China 
 Department of Reproductive Genetics, Heping Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, Shanxi 046099, China 
 Department of Biochemistry, Basic Medicine College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030607, China 
 Reproductive Medical Department, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030012, China 
Pages
371-372
Section
Correspondence
Publication year
2024
Publication date
Feb 2024
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
ISSN
03666999
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2921815715
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