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. 2009 Jan;2(1):27-9.
doi: 10.4103/0974-1208.51341.

Plasma protein thiols, ceruloplasmin, C-reactive protein and red blood cell acetylcholinesterase in patients undergoing intrauterine insemination

Krishnananda Prabhu  1 , Pratap Kumar, Satish Kumar Adiga, Anjali Rao, Anupama Lanka, Jaipal Singh
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Plasma protein thiols, ceruloplasmin, C-reactive protein and red blood cell acetylcholinesterase in patients undergoing intrauterine insemination

Krishnananda Prabhu et al. J Hum Reprod Sci. 2009 Jan.

Abstract

Objective: To estimate acetylcholinesterase (AChE), protein thiols (PT), ceruloplasmin (CP) and C-reactive proteins (CRPs) to assess any change in their levels following intrauterine insemination (IUI).

Materials and methods: Forty-two patients aged 31 +/- 4.65 years (mean +/- SD) with primary infertility selected for IUI. All of them had induced ovulation with clomiphene citrate 50 mg from day 2 to day 6. After taking the consent, 2 ml of blood was withdrawn before and after 24 h of IUI for biochemical estimations.

Results: We observed a significant decrease in plasma CP, PT and RBC AChE (P < 0.001) following IUI compared with the respective pre-procedure levels. Highly sensitive CRP showed a marginal increase after IUI.

Conclusion: Fluctuations in levels of the above parameters point to their role in the female reproductive system and in the outcome of the IUI.

Keywords: Inflammation; intrauterine insemination; oxidative stress.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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