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Table 2 Potential protein markers in seminal plasma under altered pathophysiology

From: The enigmatic seminal plasma: a proteomics insight from ejaculation to fertilization

Condition

Identified protein markers

Reference

Poor semen parameters/azoospermia

PGDS

[31, 32]

Obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia

TEX101, ECM1

[33]

Azoospermia vs normo-, astheno- and oligozoospermia

Fibronectin, PAP, PIP, B2M, PSMA3, LGALS3BP, CNDP2

[13]

Infertility

Semenogelin I/II, olfactory receptor 5R1, Lactoferin, hCAP18, Spindling 1, Clusterin

[3]

Abnormal semen parameters, ROS and asthenozoospermia

DJ-1

[27, 29]

ROS and prostate cancer

LGALS3BP

[37]

Different levels of ROS and infertility

MME, FAM3D

[24]

Fertile vs infertile

TKTL1, LDHC, PGK2

[23]

  1. Seminal plasma proteins as potential biomarkers in several infertile conditions. These biomarkers can be targeted for seminal analysis in clinical research for male fertility evaluation
  2. Abbreviations: B2M beta-2-microglobulin, CNDP2 cytosolic nonspecific dipeptidase, ECM1 extracellular matrix protein 1, FAM3D family with sequence similarity 3 member D, hCAP18 human cationic antimicrobial protein, LDHC lactate dehydrogenase C, LGALS3BP galectin 3 binding protein, MME membrane metalloendopeptidase, PAP prostatic acid phosphatase, PGK2 phosphoglycerate kinase 2, PIP prolactin-inducible protein, PSMA3 proteasome subunit alpha type-3, PGDS prostaglandin-D synthase, ROS reactive oxygen species, TEX101 testis-expressed protein 101, TKTL1 transketolase-like protein 1