Abstract:Background: Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a proinflammatory cytokine that is involved in the pathogenesis of several autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Inflammation of the testis and male-reproductive tracts may lead to male infertility. Objective: To assess seminal plasma IL-17 in infertile male patients and to evaluate its relation to the different seminal parameters. Patients and Methods: Fifty male patients with primary infertility were included in addition to 20 age-matched healthy fertile males as control… Show more
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