Ozone decreases sperm quality in systemic lupus erythematosus patients.

Journal: Revista brasileira de reumatologia
Published Date: Nov 23, 2015

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the deleterious effects of air pollutants exposure in the Sao Paulo metropolitan region on semen quality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Authors

  • Juliana Farhat
    Group of Environmental Epidemiology Studies, Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Sylvia Costa Lima Farhat
    Group of Environmental Epidemiology Studies, Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Alfésio Luís Ferreira Braga
    Group of Environmental Epidemiology Studies, Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Group of Environmental Exposure and Risk Assessment Studies, Post-Graduate Program in Public Health, Universidade Católica de Santos, Santos, SP, Brazil.
  • Marcello Cocuzza
    Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Eduardo Ferreira Borba
    Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Eloisa Bonfá
    Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Clovis Artur Silva
    Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Unit of Pediatric Rheumatology, Instituto da Criança, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: clovis.silva@hc.fm.usp.br.

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