Anna Szumala-Kakol
8 Papers
123 Citations
Anna Szumala-Kakol is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Semen & Sperm. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 8 publications.
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Papers
Bacteria trigger oxygen radical release and sperm lipid peroxidation in in vitro model of semen inflammation.
TL;DR: The presence of leukocytes in semen appears to be the additional factor enhancing the sperm lipid membrane peroxidation, which may affect the fertility status.
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Membrane stability and mitochondrial activity of human-ejaculated spermatozoa during in vitro experimental infection with Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus haemolyticus and Bacteroides ureolyticus
Monika Fraczek,Małgorzata Piasecka,Dariusz Gaczarzewicz,Anna Szumala-Kakol,Anna Kazienko,S. Lenart,Maria Laszczyńska,Maciej Kurpisz +7 more
TL;DR: The contact of bacteria with ejaculated spermatozoa can be a reason for severe injury of sperm membrane stability and mitochondrial activity with potential consequences for male fertility.
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Male genital tract infection: an influence of leukocytes and bacteria on semen.
TL;DR: It appears that normozoospermic semen recovers better after infection than pathological semen, and IL-6 secretion might be helpful in the observed recovery.
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Consequences of semen inflammation and lipid peroxidation on fertilization capacity of spermatozoa in in vitro conditions.
Piotr Jedrzejczak,Monika Fraczek,Anna Szumala-Kakol,Grazyna Taszarek-Hauke,Leszek Pawelczyk,Maciej Kurpisz +5 more
TL;DR: A statistically significant negative correlation was found between MDA level and fertilization rate in performed regression analysis, which may suggest that MDA levels in seminal plasma may have prognostic value for IVF success.
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Can apoptosis and necrosis coexist in ejaculated human spermatozoa during in vitro semen bacterial infection
Monika Fraczek,Magdalena Hryhorowicz,Dariusz Gaczarzewicz,Anna Szumala-Kakol,Tomasz Kolanowski,Lothar Beutin,Maciej Kurpisz +6 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated for the first time that direct contact of conditionally pathogenic bacteria with ejaculated human sperm may play an even greater role in the promotion of apoptosis than in case of some pathogenic bacterial strains.