Hepatitis B Virus S Protein Enhances Sperm Apoptosis and Reduces Sperm Fertilizing Capacity In Vitro

JiHua Huang; Ying Zhong; XiaoWu Fang; QingDong Xie; XiangJin Kang; RiRan Wu; FangZheng Li; XiaoQin Xu; Hui Lu; Lan Xu; TianHua Huang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068688

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Hepatitis B Virus S Protein Enhances Sperm Apoptosis and Reduces Sperm Fertilizing Capacity In Vitro

JiHua Huang,

Affiliation Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology, Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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Ying Zhong,

Affiliation Center for Reproductive Medicine, Chengdu Jingjiang Hospital for Maternal and Child Health Care, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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XiaoWu Fang,

Affiliation Center for Reproductive Medicine, Boai Hospital of Zhongshan, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
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QingDong Xie,

Affiliation Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology, Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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XiangJin Kang,

Current address: Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Affiliation Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology, Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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RiRan Wu,

Affiliation Center for Reproductive Medicine, Boai Hospital of Zhongshan, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
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FangZheng Li,

Current address: College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong, China

Affiliation Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology, Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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XiaoQin Xu,

Affiliation Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology, Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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Hui Lu,

Affiliation Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology, Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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Lan Xu,

Affiliation Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology, Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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TianHua Huang

* E-mail: thhuang@stu.edu.cn

Affiliation Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology, Research Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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Hepatitis B Virus S Protein Enhances Sperm Apoptosis and Reduces Sperm Fertilizing Capacity In Vitro

JiHua Huang,
Ying Zhong,
XiaoWu Fang,
QingDong Xie,
XiangJin Kang,
RiRan Wu,
FangZheng Li,
XiaoQin Xu,
Hui Lu,
Lan Xu

Published: July 16, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068688

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