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US 2004/0171144 A1Published application
Increasing sperm motility
OwnerNancy L. Brackett, Charles M. Lynne +2inventors
InventorsNancy L. Brackett, Charles M. Lynne, Sarmistha Basu, Daniel Cohen
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Abstract
The motility of sperm in a biological sample is increased by inactivating or reducing the biological activity of inflammatory cytokines present in the sample.
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A method of increasing motility of sperm, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing from a subject a biological sample comprising sperm and at least one cytokine;
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- b) contacting the biological sample with an agent that inactivates or reduces the biological activity of the at least one cytokine selected from the group consisting of TNFα, IL1β, and IL6.
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