Seminal oxidative stress in patients with chronic prostatitis.

abstract：:Polyorchidism is a rare congenital anomaly. Approximately 100 cases have been published to date. We report a case of triorchidism in a 20-year-old man who presented to us with inguinal hernia. There is more than 30% incidence of histological abnormalities in polyorchid testes and 4-7% present with malignancy. The mana...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Nayak SP,Sreejayan MP

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have revealed a high prevalence of leukocytospermia (> 1 x 10(6) white blood cells ml-1 semen) in male infertility patients in the USA and certain European countries, and have implicated white blood cells as a cause of infertility. Since leukocytospermia may often be attributed to male genital-tract inf...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Wang AW,Politch J,Anderson D

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two groups of 5 rabbits were actively immunized with porcine relaxin or sham immunized. Serial analysis of sperm motion characteristics using the computer assisted Hamilton-Thorn Motility Analyzer over a period of 22 weeks did not reveal any significant antibody titers in serum and seminal plasma. In consideration of ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Jockenhövel F,Altensell A,Nieschlag E

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of ivermectin (IVM) with therapeutic dose (injected with 0.56 mg/kg b.wt.) either alone or combined with alpha lipoic acid (ALA) (50 mg/kg b.wt daily) on expression of testicular insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) and heat-shock protein A1 (HSPA1)) g...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： El-Maddawy ZK,Abd El Naby WSH

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the reproductive potential of frozen/thawed testicular spermatozoa of azoospermic men with left varicocele. The role of testicular tissue telomerase assay (TTA) in the prediction of the presence of testicular spermatozoa pre- and post-varicocelectomy was investigated, as well. Therapeutic testicular biops...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Giannakis D,Baltogiannis D,Tsoukanelis K,Loutradis D,Miyagawa I,Makrydimas G,Kanakas N,Sofikitis N

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have found that the ratio of estradiol to testosterone (E2/T ratio) has a negative effect on sexual function, but the relationship between the E2/T ratio and erection of the penis is not clarified. We conducted a retrospective study of 183 patients with erectile dysfunction and 52 healthy men to inves...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Pan D,Xu ZH,Gao Q,Li M,Guan Y,Zhao ST

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In eutherian mammalian spermatozoa the capacitation is coupled to a specific type of metabolism, that is glycolysis or oxidative respiration. A cytochemical study was carried out on cytochrome oxidase and lactate dehydrogenase in human spermatozoa collected at different times during in vitro capacitation. Human sperma...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ferrandi B,Lange Consiglio A,Chiara F,Uber E,Marchini M,Baglioni A,Carnevali A,Cremonesi F,Porcelli F

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maturation arrest is a common cause of male infertility which has caused worldwide concern, and its pathophysiological process remains further elucidation. Our study aimed to identify genetic characteristics of maturation arrest by comparing gene expression between maturation arrest and normal samples using microarray...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Fang Y,Liu D,Yang Y,Zhang H,Wu H,Jiang H,Zhao L,Zhang Z

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to numerous assisted reproductive medicine practitioners, semen with normal characteristics might not require further investigation. However, on the scale of the individual spermatozoon, it is well known that normal morphology does not guarantee optimal nuclear quality. Here, for 20 patients with normal sper...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Boitrelle F,Pagnier M,Athiel Y,Swierkowski-Blanchard N,Torre A,Alter L,Muratorio C,Vialard F,Albert M,Selva J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two distinctly different components of motility were detected in living early spermatids of the rat using phase contrast microscopy and video-analysis: the primary flagellum (a 9 + 2 axonema) executes wave-like motion in three dimensions. At the same time the flagellum displays alternatively in clockwise and counter-c...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Walt H,Hedinger C

更新日期：1983-01-01 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：: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：:Multiple number of techniques and devices have been described concerning circumcision method so far. One of them is thermocautery device, and it has been widely used. Although there is controversy that the penis may be damaged due to the heat generated during the use of the device, not enough histopathological studies...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Akyüz O,Tatar Z

更新日期：2021-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Sterile semen of three brothers was investigated biochemically. Most strikingly was the strong similarity of both the amino acid and the carbohydrate composition of the semen. Inside the spermatozoa much more fructose and glucose was present than normally is found. It could be shown that in the seminal plasma peptides...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Horst CJ,Bol JJ

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With approximately 90 million cases annually, infection with Chlamydia trachomatis is the most prevalent sexually transmitted bacterial disease in the world. Considering that these infections are often asymptomatic and cause major complications like acute pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, infertility or ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gonzales GF,Muñoz G,Sánchez R,Henkel R,Gallegos-Avila G,Díaz-Gutierrez O,Vigil P,Vásquez F,Kortebani G,Mazzolli A,Bustos-Obregón E

更新日期：2004-02-01 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：:The Fas system is involved in the control of immune system homeostasis and nonfunctional Fas system leads to autoimmune disease in mice and humans. The Fas system is a mechanism through which cells expressing Fas ligand (FasL) induce apoptosis of Fas expressing cells. In mouse and rat, the testis represents the main s...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Riccioli A,Salvati L,D'Alessio A,Starace D,Giampietri C,De Cesaris P,Filippini A,Ziparo E

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decreased sperm quality was caused by oxidative stress in semen from patients with leucocytospermia. Curcumin is a traditional Chinese herbal monomer extracted from Zingiberaceae turmeric and zedoary turmeric and has antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. This study aimed to investigate the effects and specific ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Zhang L,Diao RY,Duan YG,Yi TH,Cai ZM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methamphetamine has been reported to be an important drug in the field of reproductive toxicology. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of methamphetamine administrations on sperm morphology, sperm concentration and apoptotic activity inside seminiferous tubule in male rats. Rats were administered a do...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Nudmamud-Thanoi S,Thanoi S

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to examine possible impacts of paroxetine and agomelatine on the levels of some components that constitute the seminal vesicle fluid. As a second purpose, it was also aimed to examine how possible negative effects induced by paroxetine on seminal vesicle fluid components were affected by kissp...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gulcu Bulmus F,Canpolat S,Sahin Z,Bulmus O,Serhatlioglu I,Kelestimur H

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flutamide, a pure antiandrogen, increases the levels of plasma luteinizing hormone but antagonizes the biological expression of androgen on target organs. Flutamide was administered to rats to study the effect of altered availability of hormones on the functional status of epididymis. The weights of ventral prostate, ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mukherjee M,Chattopadhyay S,Mathur PP

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of opioidergic system in controlling gonadotropin secretion in elderly men still remains uncertain. In the present study, we attempted to examine the opioidergic inhibitory tone imposed on GnRH release mechanism in elderly men by monitoring the plasma gonadotropin response to the opiate receptor antagonist na...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mikuma N,Kumamoto Y,Maruta H,Nitta T

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shilajit is claimed as a Vajikarak (aphrodisiac) and used for the treatment of male infertility by traditional healers of the Indian subcontinent. Therefore, the present investigation was designed to assess the effectiveness of Shilajit for treatment of male infertility resulting from exposure to perilous chemicals. E...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mishra RK,Jain A,Singh SK

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：:We examined whether men with anabolic-steroid-induced hypogonadism (ASIH) seeking testosterone supplementation therapy (TST) regretted their decision to use anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) and what their reasons were for this regret. An anonymous, prospective survey was distributed to 382 men seeking follow-up trea...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kovac JR,Scovell J,Ramasamy R,Rajanahally S,Coward RM,Smith RP,Lipshultz LI

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular tissue and sex hormones are sensitive to the anabolic steroids (oxymetholone/OM) due to increased free radical damage and hormonal changes. The Nasturtium officinale L. have various antioxidant compounds. The aim of the present study was to investigate N. officinale effect on OM-induced oxidative injury in ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Akbari Bazm M,Khazaei M,Khazaei F,Naseri L

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the aetiology of obstructive azoospermia (OA) in Chinese infertility patients, 133 OA patients was included in this study diagnosed and evaluated by one major specialist trained urological infertility. We retrospected the medical records to collect relative information. All of the patients had been underwen...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Han H,Liu S,Zhou XG,Tian L,Zhang XD

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular torsion is a urology urgent disease which causes testicular injury and potential sterility. In this study, we explored the protective influence of rosiglitazone on testicular ischaemia-reperfusion damage. There were 28 male Sprague Dawley rats in total, which were assigned randomly to four groups. Group A w...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Zheng N,Shao H,Wu D,Shen D,Lin X

更新日期：2018-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple morphological abnormalities of the sperm flagella (MMAF) is a rare disease associated with male infertility. In our previous study, we identified a homozygous CFAP43 splice-site variant, c.3661-2delA, in a patient with MMAF. However, the mutational effect of this variant was unknown. Here, using a minigene as...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Li L,Feng F,Wang Y,Guo J,Yue W

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During early development of the human testis the male germ cell first appears as primordial germ cell or gonocyte and enters the prospermatogonial stage after the twelfth week of gestation. Prospermatogonia lack glycogen particles and are connected by intercellular bridges. During the same period in the ovary the fema...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Wartenberg H

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00