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Period of Boar Ejaculate Collection Contributes to the Yearly Intra-Male Variability of Seminal Plasma Cytokines
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- Padilla, Lorena (author)
- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Lucas, Xiomara (author)
- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Parrilla, Inmaculada (author)
- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Perez-Patino, Cristina (author)
- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Rodriguez-Martinez, Heriberto, 1950- (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för barns och kvinnors hälsa,Medicinska fakulteten
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- Roca, Jordi (author)
- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Barranco, Isabel (author)
- Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain; Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- 2020-05-20
- 2020
- English.
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In: Biology. - : MDPI. - 2079-7737. ; 9:5
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- The concentrations of cytokines in seminal plasma (SP) fluctuate over time in healthy males, weakening their practical usefulness as diagnostic tools. This study evaluated the relevance of intra-male variability in SP cytokines and to what extent the period of the year when ejaculate is collected contributes to such variability. Thirteen cytokines (GM-CSF, IFN gamma, IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-1ra, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, IL-18, and TNF alpha) were measured using the Luminex xMAP(R) technology for 180 SP samples of ejaculate collected over a year from nine healthy and fertile boars. The SP samples were grouped into two annual periods according to decreasing or increasing daylight and ambient temperature. Intra-male variability was higher than inter-male variability for all cytokines. All SP cytokines showed concentration differences between the two periods of the year, showing the highest concentration during the increasing daylength/temperature period, irrespective of the male. Similarly, some cytokines showed differences between daylength/temperature periods when focusing on their total amount in the ejaculate. No strong relationship (explaining more than 50% of the total variance) was found between annual fluctuations in SP-cytokine levels and semen parameters. In conclusion, the period of the year during which ejaculates were collected helps explain the intra-male variability of SP-cytokine levels in breeding boars.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Occupational Health and Environmental Health (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- cytokines; intra-male variability; pig; seasonality; seminal plasma
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