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  • Title: Seminal Factor VIII and von Willebrand Factor: a possible role of the conventional clotting system in human semen?
    Author: Lwaleed BA, Greenfield R, Royle E, Birch B, Cooper AJ.
    Journal: Int J Androl; 2005 Feb; 28(1):31-8. PubMed ID: 15679619.
    Abstract:
    Factor (F) VIII circulates in blood complexed with von Willebrand Factor (vWF). Deficiency or defect accounts for haemophilia A and vWF disease. In blood, FVIII functions as a co-factor for FIXa in the activation of FX. Human semen coagulates and liquefies in a process that resembles and has some links with the conventional haemostatic process. A study elsewhere has detected traces, but not measurable levels, of FVIII coagulant activity (FVIII:C). In the present study we have assessed FVIII antigen (FVIII:Ag), FVIII:C and vWF antigen (vWF:Ag) levels in 159 semen specimens obtained from sub-fertile (n = 21), normally fertile (n = 38), fertile donors (n = 32), and vasectomized men (n = 57). Seminal FVIII:Ag levels were also measured in a group defined by several parameters derived from the World Health Organization (WHO) fertility criteria, termed "pooled normal semen parameters" (PNSP). Factor VIII:Ag levels were compared with conventional fertility parameters. In addition, both FVIII:C and vWF:Ag were assessed in a separate group of normal individuals (n = 11). Factor VIII:Ag, FVIII:C and vWF were present and quantifiable in human semen. Factor VIII:Ag levels were significantly lower in vasectomy subjects compared with donors (p = 0.01) or PNSP group (p = 0.01). Several trends taken together suggest an associations between FVIII:Ag and semen quality. Parallel investigations demonstrate FV, FVII, FVIIa, FIX, FIXa, FXa, FXI, FXII, tissue factor (TF) and tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) in semen. The present report therefore provides further evidence for the presence of a functioning clotting system in human semen.
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