The prokineticin-2 (PROK2) is a small peptide belonging to the prokineticin family. In humans and rodents this chemokine is primarily involved in the control of central and peripheral reproductive processes. Klinefelter’s syndrome (KS) is the first cause of male genetic infertility, due to an extra X chromosome, which may occur with a classical karyotype (47, XXY) or mosaic forms (46, XY/47, XXY). In affected subjects, pubertal maturation usually begins at an adequate chronological age, but when development is almost complete, they display a primary gonadal failure, with early spermatogenesis damage, and later onset of testosterone insufficiency. Thus, the main aim of the present study was to investigate the serum levels of PROK2 in prepubertal and adult KS patients, comparing them with healthy subjects. We showed for the first time the presence of PROK2 in the children serum but with significant changes in KS individuals. Indeed, compared with healthy subjects characterized by PROK2 serum elevation during the growth, KS individuals showed constant serum levels during the sexual maturation phase (higher during the prepubertal phase but lower during the adult age). In conclusion, these data indicate that in KS individuals PROK2 may be considered a biomarker for investigating the SK infertility process.

Serum prokineticin-2 in prepubertal and adult Klinefelter individuals / Fiore, M.; Tarani, L.; Radicioni, A.; Spaziani, M.; Ferraguti, G.; Putotto, C.; Gabanella, F.; Maftei, D.; Lattanzi, R.; Minni, A.; Greco, A.; Tarani, F.; Petrella, C.. - In: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 0008-4212. - 100:2(2022), pp. 151-157. [10.1139/cjpp-2021-0457]

Serum prokineticin-2 in prepubertal and adult Klinefelter individuals

Fiore M.
Primo
;
Tarani L.
Secondo
;
Radicioni A.;Spaziani M.;Ferraguti G.;Putotto C.;Maftei D.;Lattanzi R.;Minni A.;Greco A.;Tarani F.
Penultimo
;
Petrella C.
Ultimo
2022

Abstract

The prokineticin-2 (PROK2) is a small peptide belonging to the prokineticin family. In humans and rodents this chemokine is primarily involved in the control of central and peripheral reproductive processes. Klinefelter’s syndrome (KS) is the first cause of male genetic infertility, due to an extra X chromosome, which may occur with a classical karyotype (47, XXY) or mosaic forms (46, XY/47, XXY). In affected subjects, pubertal maturation usually begins at an adequate chronological age, but when development is almost complete, they display a primary gonadal failure, with early spermatogenesis damage, and later onset of testosterone insufficiency. Thus, the main aim of the present study was to investigate the serum levels of PROK2 in prepubertal and adult KS patients, comparing them with healthy subjects. We showed for the first time the presence of PROK2 in the children serum but with significant changes in KS individuals. Indeed, compared with healthy subjects characterized by PROK2 serum elevation during the growth, KS individuals showed constant serum levels during the sexual maturation phase (higher during the prepubertal phase but lower during the adult age). In conclusion, these data indicate that in KS individuals PROK2 may be considered a biomarker for investigating the SK infertility process.
2022
Klinefelter syndrome; adults; infertility; prepubertal; prokineticin-2
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Serum prokineticin-2 in prepubertal and adult Klinefelter individuals / Fiore, M.; Tarani, L.; Radicioni, A.; Spaziani, M.; Ferraguti, G.; Putotto, C.; Gabanella, F.; Maftei, D.; Lattanzi, R.; Minni, A.; Greco, A.; Tarani, F.; Petrella, C.. - In: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 0008-4212. - 100:2(2022), pp. 151-157. [10.1139/cjpp-2021-0457]
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