Seminal TEX101 as a Predictor of Recovery of Spermatogenesis in Azoospermic Men With Palpable Varicocele

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Azoospermia, Nonobstructive; Varicocele

Treatments: Procedure: micro-surgical varicocelectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04397887

CairoU Azoospermia Vx TEX101

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to assess if seminal TEX 101 can predict the restoration of spermatogenesis and appearance of sperms in the ejaculate after micro-surgical varicocelectomy among azoospermic patients.

Full description

Male patients (40) cases attending the outpatient clinic of Andrology at KASR EL-AINI university hospitals, all patients presented with azoospermia, age:18-43 years, complaining mainly of infertility or accidently discovered azoospermia during premarital check-up or chronic testicular pain caused by longstanding varicocele. Infertile Non Obstructive Azoospermia (NOA) (n=40) subjected to varicocelectomy and patients evaluated 3 months after varicocelectomy by semen analysis, then according to results population divided into 2 groups: Group A (Responders): Patients with positive semen analysis for

sperms 3 months after varicocelectomy.

Group B (Non Responders): Patients with no sperms in semen analysis

in 3 and/or 6 months after varicocelectomy.

Method of Estimation of human TEX101 in semen:

A 1 ml collected semen samples were centrifuged for 20 minutes at 1000xg at 4 o C, then supernatant of each sample was collected for estimation of TEX101. The human TEX101 (Testis expressed 101) was assayed by commercially available ELISA kit supplied by Wuhan Fine Biotech Co., Ltd. China.

Principle of the procedure:

This kit was based on sandwich enzyme-linked immune-sorbent assay technique. Anti- TEX101 antibody was pre-coated onto 96-well plate. The biotin conjugated antibody was used as detection antibodies. The standards, test samples and biotin conjugated detection antibody were added to the wells subsequently, and washed with wash buffer.

HRP-Streptavidin was added and unbound conjugates were washed away with wash buffer. TMB substrates were used to visualize HRP enzymatic reaction. TMB was catalyzed by HRP to produce a blue color product that changed into yellow after adding acidic stop solution. The intensity of yellow is proportional to the target amount of sample captured in plate.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Azoospermia in at least 2 separate semen analyses
• Palpable varicocele

Exclusion criteria

• Obstructive azoospermia
• Abnormal Karyotype
• Previous chemotherapy, radiotherapy and or diagnosed maligancy.
• previous testicular of inguinal surgeries.
• secondary azoospermia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 1 patient group

Men with Azoospermia and varicocele

Experimental group

Description:

In this single arm study, TEX 101 is measured in the seminal fluid of all participants, and it will be used as a predictor for appearance of sperms in the ejaculate in 3 and 6 moths follow-up periods

Treatment:

Procedure: micro-surgical varicocelectomy