title: [Progress in studies of male infertility resulting from chronic prostatitis].
abstract: Chronic prostatitis (CP) is a very common disease in the male genitourinary system. It can result in male infertility mainly by affecting the motility or the function of spermatozoa and the physical and chemical nature of semen. At present, researches on the mechanism of male infertility resulting from CP mainly focus on ROS, immunological mechanism, lack of zinc and pathogenetic microorganism. This article briefly reviews the progress in these aspects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, China. fzhaoying@163.com
authors.forename: Zhaoying
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Hongxing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhong
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000917:Antibody Formation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000150:complications*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D015032:Zinc / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D015032:Zinc