Germ cell apoptosis induced by experimental cryptorchidism is mediated by molecular pathways in mouse testis.

abstract：:This study was planned to determine the relationship between semen quality parameters and the levels of biochemical constituents of seminal plasma of Teddy (Capra hircus) buck semen. For this purpose, semen ejaculates were collected from five mature healthy Teddy bucks. All the experimental bucks were kept under natur...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Umar S,Ahmad M,Ahmad I,Zubair M,Umar Z,Qureshi AS,Manzoor A,Murtaza A,Shaukat A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dicentric Y chromosome is the most common cytogenetically visible structural abnormality of Y chromosome. The sites of break and fusion of dicentric Y are variable, but break and fusion at Yq12 (proximal to the pseudoautosomal region 2/PAR 2) is very rare. Dicentric Y chromosome is unstable during cell division an...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kumar P,Jain M,Kalsi AK,Halder A

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteins secreted by human seminal vesicles are strongly positively charged. Cellulose acetate electrophoresis show how the presence of two protein bands of vesicular origin (N3 and N4). When studied on SDS-PAGE there are three main bands of molecular weight 67, 45 and 40 kDa, respectively. These proteins may be separ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Montagnon D,Valtat B,Vignon F,Koll-Back MH

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For patients with threatened fertility, preservation of it is a major concern. Although promising results have been obtained in animal models using testicular germ cell suspensions, in humans, it is crucial to first develop an efficient method of cryopreservation to be able to apply to transplantation. Thus, four reli...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Sá R,Cremades N,Malheiro I,Sousa M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The calcium-binding proteins (CBPs) of mouse epididymal spermatozoa were analysed by mobility changes in the presence of added Ca2+ in two-dimensional sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). The expression patterns of relatively high molecular weight CBPs (Mr > 20 kDa) were different bet...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gye MC,Park S,Kim YS,Ahn HS

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to examine the association of herpes zoster (HZ) with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) use among patients with prostate cancer (PC), using a population-based data set. The study sample for this study was retrieved from the Taiwan Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2005. We selected 877 patients ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Wu FJ,Kao LT,Sheu SY,Lin HC,Chung SD

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on apoptosis of testicular germ cells after repair of testicular torsion in rats. Twenty-four adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups, with six rats in each group: sham operation, torsion/detorsion (T/...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Yapanoglu T,Aksoy Y,Gursan N,Ozbey I,Ziypak T,Calik M

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：:To assess the protective effects of Eugenia jambolana extract (EJE) or N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) on testis, cisplatin (CIS, 5 mg kg(-1) bw, single dose) was administered either alone or along with EJE (25 mg kg(-1) bw, alternate day) or NAC (150 mg kg(-1) bw, Day 1 and 4) for 7 days. Significant alterations in serum LH,...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Anand H,Misro MM,Sharma SB,Prakash S

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alkaline (ALP) and acid (ACP) phosphomonoesterases present in the cell-free extracts of the Triton x-100 treated freshly ejaculated chicken spermatozoa were studied of some of their physico-chemical properties. Alkaline phosphomonoesterase was found to have the optimal specific activity at pH 7.6 in 100 mM Tris-HCl bu...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mohan J,Panda JN,Singh US

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The androgen receptor (AR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor member of the nuclear receptor superfamily. The existence of alternatively spliced variants is well recognised for several members of this superfamily, most of them having functional importance. For example, several testicular oestrogen receptor var...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Laurentino SS,Pinto PI,Tomás J,Cavaco JE,Sousa M,Barros A,Power DM,Canário AV,Socorro S

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor concentrations and amounts per ejaculate were determined in 162 infertile men and in a control group of 50 pregnancy-proven fertile men. No differences were found between those groups. The group of infertile patients was divided into sub-groups according to their sperm density. EGF values in th...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Delgado SR,Ramirez K,Mallea E

更新日期：1991-05-01 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：:Oestrogen biosynthesis in ejaculated spermatozoa is an autonomous process, which may influence sperm functions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the expression of aromatase, sperm quality and seminal neutral α-glucosidase marker in semen of Tunisian infertile men: asthenozoospermia (A...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Said L,Saad A,Carreau S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various nuclear sperm alterations are reported in patients with syndromic teratozoospermia; however, this has not been clearly identified yet in total polymorphic teratozoospermia. The aim of this study was to analyse sperm aneuploidy, DNA integrity and chromatin packaging in 45 infertile patients with total polymorph...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Braham A,Ghedir H,Zidi I,Sallem A,Hajlaoui A,Ajina M,Saad A,Ibala-Romdhane S

更新日期：2019-06-01 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 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：:The techniques of SDS-polyacrylamide slab gel electrophoresis and a sensitive fluorescamine-based method were used to study autoproteolysis of human seminal coagulum at various pH. The major protein bands of 72 and 55 Kd were optimally degraded at pH 7.5. Degradation at pH 3.5 was preceded by a lag period of 30 min. W...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Boonsaeng V

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infertility affects up to 15% of reproductive-aged couples worldwide, with male factor being detected in 40%-50% of the cases. Proper sperm production is associated with the establishment of appropriate epigenetic marks in developing germ cells. Several studies have demonstrated the association between abnormal sperma...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Nasri F,Gharesi-Fard B,Namavar Jahromi B,Farazi-Fard MA,Banaei M,Davari M,Ebrahimi S,Anvar Z

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine whether an association exists between glutathione S-transferase Mu-1 (GSTM1) gene polymorphism and idiopathic male infertility. Sixty men with primary idiopathic infertility and 60 fertile men, serving as controls, were recruited for the study. The polymorphism was analysed using p...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Roshdy OH,Hussein TM,Zakaria NH,Sabry AA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately between 9 and 19 years of age 28 adolescents with one and 26 with both retractile testicles were andrologically examined and followed up. Retractile gonads during puberty often remained of subnormal size with the long axis shorter than 34 mm. In both groups in 50 to 60% of cases low sperm values were asc...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Raboch J,Pondĕlicková J

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of ultra-rapid freezing (direct immersion in liquid nitrogen) on human spermatozoa in cryogenic vials (≥0.5 ml) at different concentrations of sucrose. After swim-up, the sperm suspensions (N = 58) were diluted with sperm preparation medium and divided into six...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Zhu J,Jin RT,Wu LM,Johansson L,Guo TH,Liu YS,Tong XH

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:There is growing concern that abnormalities in male reproductive health are becoming more frequent. The most fundamental change has been the striking decline in sperm counts and semen quality. The effect of maternal exposure of rats to the oestrogenic environmental substance p-nonylphenol (p-NP) was determined in this...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： de Jager C,Bornman MS,Oosthuizen JM

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the biological and clinical significance of bilaterally enlarged testes (bilateral megalotestes or macroorchidism). We have investigated clinical, endocrine and spermatological characteristics of 135 andrological patients with a testicular volume of more than 25 ml bilaterally. 135 patients with ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Meschede D,Behre HM,Nieschlag E

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, pituitary control of spermatogenesis varies with age. In the rat, before puberty FSH is highly active whereas LH is not; after puberty it seems that LH alone is able to support spermatogenesis. The mode of action of hormones is discussed. In the human, in case of infertility due to hypogonadotrophic hypogo...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Courot M

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of seminal fluid samples from 20 ADS cases is reported for the first time. A significant decrease in the total volume of complete semen sample and sperm concentration was observed. Percentage of morphologically abnormal sperms was higher in samples from ADS cases than controls, though no linear correlation wa...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kucheria K,Saxena R,Mohan D

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of 2 million or more peroxidase-positive white blood cells per ml of semen, or the diagnosis of male accessory gland infection, is associated with important biochemical and biological changes in semen plasma and in the spermatozoa, reducing their fertilizing potential in vitro and in vivo (e.g., during in...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Depuydt C,Zalata A,Christophe A,Mahmoud A,Comhaire F

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipomas are the most common benign tumours that originate from adipose tissue and can develop in any anatomical location where the adipose tissue layer is present in the body. Penile lipoma cases are very rare in the literature. Our case is a 21-year-old male patient who underwent TIPU operation 8 years ago due to dis...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ogras MS,Oguz E,Yildirim K

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penile amputation is an uncommon condition for which immediate surgical replantation is warranted. This work aimed to represent intervention and management for an amputated penis by replantation and reconstruction. A 23-year-old man presented with traumatic penile amputation for 2 h where the penile proximal part was ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Salem HK,Mostafa T

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00