Anna Maria Stabile, Alessandra Pistilli, Elena Moretti, Desirée Bartolini, Mariangela Ruggirello, Mario Rende, Cesare Castellini, Simona Mattioli, Rosetta Ponchia, Sergio Antonio Tripodi, Giulia Collodel
Nerve growth factor (NGF) signalling affects spermatogenesis and mature sperm traits. In this paper, we aimed to evaluate the distribution and the role of NGF and its receptors (p75NTR and TrKA) on the reproductive apparatus (testis and epididymis) and sperm of fertile men (F) and men with different pathologies, namely varicocele (V) and urogenital infections (UGIs). We collected semen samples from 21 individuals (31-40 years old) subdivided as follows: V ( n = 7), UGIs ( n = 7), and F ( n = 7). We submitted the semen samples to bacteriological analysis, leucocyte identification, and analysis of sperm parameters (concentration, motility, morphology, and viability)...
December 18, 2023: Biomedicines