Semen reactive oxygen species levels are correlated with erectile function among chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome patients

I Alkan, M Yüksel, H Özveri, A Atalay… - International journal of …, 2018 - nature.com
I Alkan, M Yüksel, H Özveri, A Atalay, HL Canat, MG Culha, Ç Arabacı, M Bozkurt, M Başar
International journal of impotence research, 2018nature.com
Abstract Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS) is often associated
with erectile dysfunction (ED). However, the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of
ED occurrence are still unclear in patients with CP/CPPS. The aim of the study was to
investigate superoxide anion (O2•−) and total reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in
semen of men with category IIIA CP/CPPS and their association with ED. This prospective
study included 33 men with category IIIA CP/CPPS. Control group consisted of 13 healthy …
Abstract
Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS) is often associated with erectile dysfunction (ED). However, the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of ED occurrence are still unclear in patients with CP/CPPS. The aim of the study was to investigate superoxide anion (O2) and total reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in semen of men with category IIIA CP/CPPS and their association with ED. This prospective study included 33 men with category IIIA CP/CPPS. Control group consisted of 13 healthy men. Total ROS and O2 production were assayed by luminol and lucigenin-dependent chemiluminescence (CL) methods, respectively. ED was evaluated using the IIEF-5 questionnaire. Patients with CP/CPPS had significantly higher seminal total ROS and O2 levels than healthy control subjects (2.9 ± 0.5 relative light unit (RLU) vs. 2.4 ± 0.2 RLU, p < 0.001; luminol-dependent CL and 2.5 ± 0.4 RLU vs. 2.3 ± 0.2 RLU, p = 0.02; lucigenin-dependent CL, respectively). Seminal O2 and ROS levels were negatively correlated with IIEF-5 scores (r = −0.556, r = −0.536; p < 0.001, respectively). These results may suggest O2/ROS overproduction could be one of the important mechanisms in the etiology of ED development in CP/CPPS patients.
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