Gossypol-induced inhibition of plasminogen activator activity in human and ovine acrosomal extract.

abstract：:The male component that is necessary for successful reproduction depends on a large variety of biological processes working in concert. The sperm-egg interaction occurs through complementary molecules and is an obligatory process for successful fertilization. However, this complex phenomenon and its molecular mechanis...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Hinsch KD,Hinsch E

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spontaneous contractility of the rat epididymis was recorded in vivo and the effects of cyproterone acetate were studied. At 7 days after cyproterone acetate daily administration the records of the epididymal contractility did not show significant differences from the records obtained in control animals. On the co...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Hib J,Ponzio RO

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rate of increase of sperm DNA fragmentation (rsDF) in fresh and frozen-thawed and processed sperm samples after a density gradient for sperm selection was analysed after 0, 0.5, 1.5, 4.5, 6, 24, 48 and 72 h of incubation at 37 °C, in five donors with proven fertility. The results showed that: (i) sperm DNA fragmen...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gosálvez J,Núñez R,Fernández JL,López-Fernández C,Caballero P

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of 10 days i.m. treatment of testosterone propionate (TP) on plasma testosterone and accessory reproductive organs were studied in adult (6 to 6 1/2 kg) male rhesus monkeys, housed under natural light conditions using six different dose levels. The study was scheduled in the month of September and October. ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mangat HK

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies were used in indirect immunofluorescence microscopy to localize vimentin intermediate filaments in the rat seminiferous epithelium. During stages XII-V of the epithelial cycle, the Sertoli cells showed a reaction in the perinuclear area and vimentin-positive extensions, projecting ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mali P,Virtanen I,Parvinen M

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychological stress is a known aetiology of infertility. However, the mechanisms translating it to reproductive dysfunction are not fully elucidated. Three experiments were performed on Wistar rats were designed to evaluate Sertoli cell function under stress. In Experiment I, rats were randomised into three groups: s...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Medubi LJ,Akinola OB,Oyewopo AO

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Twisting of the spermatic cord is considered a popular problem in the urological field, which may lead to testicular necrosis and male infertility. Sitagliptin, a glucose-lowering agent, proved to have a vindicatory function in myocardial and renal ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R), but its role in testicular I/R has not ye...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Abdel-Aziz AM,Naguib Abdel Hafez SM

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the synchronization between a periodic vibration and flashing light, we designed a device to determine the flagellar beating frequency of human sperm. The head of a spermatozoon was either held by the tip of a micropipette operated with a micromanipulator or adhered by itself on the surface of a glass slide w...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Chen CS,Chao HT,Leng CH,Pan RL,Wei YH

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old male with azoospermia was presented to us with primary infertility. We found that he had been taking testosterone due to erectile dysfunction. Upon its discontinuation, the normozoospermia was restored. This led to a pregnancy. In men aged 40-50, the diagnostic work up of testosterone deficiency should b...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Jan Z,Pfeifer M,Zorn B

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural heterozygosities of the karyotype have detrimental effects on the meiotic process, resulting very often in impairment of fertility in the carriers. Both male and female germ cell development are affected by chromosomal variability although spermatogenesis seems particularly prone to be affected, probably be...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Redi CA,Garagna S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reported our initial experience of robotic-assisted laparoscopic artery-sparing varicocelectomy using indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence angiography in treatment of varicocele. A total of 45 varicocelectomies in 27 patients were performed. The mean operation time was 49.1 ± 8.5 min for unilateral and 65.6 ± 8.3 m...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Teng J,Jia Z,Ai X,Luo X,Guan Y,Hao X,Fei W

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian target of rapamycin (TOR) has been implicated in the control of different stressors, growth factors, nutrients and hormones, participating in the control of key cellular functions. Controlling this many pathways poses mTOR signalling as a potential new target in new treatment strategies for multiple canc...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Yaba A,Bozkurt ER,Demir N

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 20 autoptically obtained testes from men of various ages, 250-290 testicular lobules per testicle could be recognized by preparation with a stereomicroscope. The most appropriate technique was the fixation of the testes in 10% formol for at least 14 days and a following dehydration in a series of increasing concent...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Countouris N,Holstein AF

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is an X-linked disorder due to mutations of androgen receptor (AR) gene. Various AR mutations have been identified, and the characterisation of these mutations greatly facilitates our understanding of AR structure-function. In this study, we have analysed an AR missense mutation (...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Cai J,Cai LQ,Hong Y,Zhu YS

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sperm motility and vitality are decreased in male genital tract infection. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) are frequently associated with sperm parameter loss, but there are no reports to date regarding the effects of different E. coli isolates on human spermatozoa. The aim of this work was to compare the effect...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Boguen R,Uribe P,Treulen F,Villegas JV

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three new cases of low chiasma frequency in infertile men are described. In the first case, all cells showed abnormal diakineses; in the second, 20% of the diakineses were desynaptic, while the remaining 80% were normal; in the third, all diakineses were desynaptic and showed chromosome fragmentation. The possible mec...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Templado C,Marina S,Egozcue J

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary seminal vesicle adenocarcinoma is a rare malignancy of the male genito-urinary system with only a few confirmed reported cases. Initial tissue diagnostic modality is often a core biopsy specimen. Here, we report this rare entity in a 50-year-old male, highlighting the histomorphological and immunohistochemical...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Bhardwaj N,Rastogi P,Attri VS,Bora GS,Gorsi U

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Linear mucus penetration of spermatozoa from 75 arbitrary selected men was evaluated using a non-commercial bovine cervix mucus preparation in the same way as Penetrak, but using round glass capillary tubes instead of flat plastic tubes. The mean penetration value was 28.7 +/- 7.10 mm in 90 min and the mean sperm dens...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Engel S,Schachschal G,Petzoldt R

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Azoospermia factor (AZF) genes on the long arm of the human Y chromosome are involved in spermatogenesis, and microdeletions in the AZF region have been recognised to be the second major genetic cause of spermatogenetic failure resulting in male infertility. While screening for these microdeletions can avoid unnecessa...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Zhu XB,Gong YH,He J,Guo AL,Zhi EL,Yao JE,Zhu BS,Zhang AJ,Li Z

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was performed to measure the impact of testosterone (T) administration on circulating levels of 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Group 1 (32 men; mean age 61 years; mean T 6.9 +/- 1.9 nmol l(-1)) were treated for 15 months with long-acting T undecanoate. Group 2 (23 men, mean age 60 years, mean T 7.6 +/- 2....

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gooren LJ,Saad F,Haide A,Yassin A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:E prostaglandins are formed in seminal vesicles and can be oxygenated by (omega-1)-hydroxylation catalysed by cytochrome P450 to 19(R)-hydroxy metabolites. The latter are not further metabolized. Prostaglandin E1 (PGE1), PGE2, 19-hydroxy-PGE1 and 19-hydroxy-PGE2 were measured in seminal fluid of 95 men, who attended t...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Pourian MR,Kvist U,Björndahl L,Oliw EH

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum prolactin concentration, measured by radioimmunoassay, was significantly higher (p less than 0.005) in 49 patients with impotence than in a control population of 16 normal subjects. 26.5% of the impotent patients had hyperprolactinemia. Their serum testosterone was also significantly lower (p less than 0.05). Br...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Modebe O

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The total amount of humoral sperm antibody protein is determined following its isolation by affinity-chromatography on spermatozoa. Serum proteins are eluted by Sorensen phosphate buffer. Antibodies attached to spermatozoa suspended in Sephadex G 75 columns resist elution by Sorensen buffer. They can be quantitatively...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gradl T,Mettler L,Schirren C

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sildenafil citrate is a selective phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE-5) inhibitor and partial phosphodiesterase 6 inhibitor prescribed for erectile dysfunction. Post-marketing case reports of nonarteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION) over the past few years suggest a potential link with PDE-5 inhibitors. We repor...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： El-Domyati MM,El-Fakahany HM,Morad KE

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a controlled double blind trial the effectiveness and tolerability of Kallikrein in patients suffering from astheno-oligozoospermia was examined in comparison to placebo. 30 patients with astheno-oligozoospermia of idiopathic origin entered the study; they were subdivided into two homogeneous groups of 15 patients ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Izzo PL,Canale D,Bianchi B,Meschini P,Esposito G,Menchini Fabris GF,Fasani R,Ohnmeiss H

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study described here was carried out to establish whether or not chloroquine was excreted in semen. Chloroquine was assayed in the semen of eight male volunteers (aged between 19 and 45 years) by a fluorimetric method before and after taking a total dose of 1.500 mg chloroquine base corresponding to the accepted d...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Adeeko AO,Dada OA

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-five couples with a variety of infertility problems were treated by a sperm-washing and intrauterine-insemination method. The husband's semen was washed with a modified Biggers, Whitten, and Whittingham's medium to obtain a seminal plasma-free, highly concentrated sperm suspension for intrauterine insemination....

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Wiltbank MC,Kosasa S,Rogers B

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyse the effect of pirfenidone against ischaemia-reperfusion injury occurring after detorsion in rats with induced testicular torsion model. Group 1 was assigned as the control group. Group 2 first had testis torsion performed, and then, testicular detorsion was performed. Group 3 had s...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kölükçü E,Firat F,Deresoy FA,Katar M,Atılgan D

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:This short review summarizes some recent findings on arylhydrocarbon (dioxin) receptor expression during early pregnancy in mammals. The arylhydrocarbon receptor is a ligand-activated transcription factor and was originally described as a mediator of the toxic effects of dioxins and other chlorinated hydrocarbons such...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Fischer B

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several drugs have been used to stimulate human sperm motility, including 3-deoxy-adenosine, caffeine, and pentoxifylline. Pentoxifylline is an inhibitor of the phosphodiesterase and may stimulate sperm motility by increasing the intracellular levels of cAMP. In this study we have evaluated the effect of pentoxifyllin...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Morales P,Llanos M,Yovich JL,Cummins JM,Vigil P

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00