Immunological alterations in the ejaculate of chronic prostatitis patients: Clues for autoimmunity

Andrologia

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 294-299

  John, H ^a   Maake, C ^a   Barghorn, A ^a   Zbinden, R ^a   Hauri, D ^a   Joller Jemelka, H I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome; Chronic prostatitis; Ejaculate; Immunology; Immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

CD20 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ACINAR CELL; ADULT; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE BIOPSY; SPERM; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD20; ANTIGENS, CD3; AUTOIMMUNITY; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE; PROSTATITIS; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-2; SEMEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0242329712     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0272.2003.00573.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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