Seminal plasma visfatin levels negatively correlate with sperm concentration

Folia Med (Plovdiv). 2022 Apr 30;64(2):283-287. doi: 10.3897/folmed.64.e61657.

Abstract

Visfatin is involved in nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide biosynthesis, with a possible role in spermatogenesis. We investigated seminal plasma visfatin levels and its possible correlations with sperm parameters (concentration, motility, morphology) and BMI.

Keywords: infertility semen parameters seminal plasma visfatin.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Infertility, Male*
  • Male
  • Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase
  • Semen*
  • Sperm Motility
  • Spermatozoa

Substances

  • Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase