title: [Progress in the studies of semen delayed liquefaction from chronic prostatitis].
abstract: Chronic prostatitis (CP) is a common disease among adult men. It can result in male infertility mainly by alternating the semen quality, volume, pH, component, viscosity and liquefaction. There seems to be a strong association between CP and semen delayed liquefaction. Researches on the mechanism of semen delayed liquefaction resulting from CP mainly focus on the proteolytic ferment, plasminogen activator, prostate acid phosphatase, tissue factor, lack of zinc, and pH. This article briefly reviews the progress in these aspects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. zhangyifei05214@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Yi-fei
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chao-zhao
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000502:physiology; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000502:physiology; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012661:Semen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D015032:Zinc / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen; D015032:Zinc