title: [Seminal cytokines: is quantification useful in urogenital disorders?].
abstract: Cytokines are cellular messengers which play a key role in many biological conditions such as immune defence and reproduction. During recent years analysis of seminal cytokines has become of increasing interest in various pathologies. To evaluate the current role of seminal cytokines we performed a systematic literature search within the framework of our focus group "Male Infertility during Infection and Inflammation - MIBIE". Out of 581 manuscripts we identified 124 original articles which investigated a total of 31 different cytokines. These studies can be categorized according to the following three topics: infertility, infections and chronic prostatitis. The current analysis demonstrates that seminal cytokine profiles are not associated with either semen quality or fertility; however, cytokines might be beneficial for diagnosis and monitoring therapy in patients with urogenital infections/inflammation. Further studies are needed to clarify if a single cytokine or a combination of different cytokines is necessary to evaluate different pathologies.
authors: Klinik für Urologie, Kinderurologie und Andrologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Rudolf-Buchheim-Straße 7, 35392 Gießen, Deutschland. adrian.pilatz@chiru.med.uni-giessen.de
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authors: Pilatz
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authors: Hudemann
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authors: Wagenlehner
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authors: HC
authors: Schuppe
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authors: Diemer
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authors: Weidner
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authors: Renz
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authors: Bschleipfer
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D015897:Comorbidity; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D029589:Seminal Plasma Proteins / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D016207:Cytokines; D029589:Seminal Plasma Proteins