Protective effects of Eugenia jambolana extract versus N-acetyl cysteine against cisplatin-induced damage in rat testis.

abstract：:The routine spermiogram parameters of 3432 patients born between 1952 and 1971 in the region of Leipzig were determined between January 1975 and March 2000. The patient group aged 24-35 years was characterized by low mobility and relocation living in the main centre of chemical industry with enormous environmental pol...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Paasch U,Thieme C,Glander HJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：: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：:DNA specific fluorochrome (Hoechst 33342 and 33258) as non-toxic stains, have been widely used to measure cell density and proliferation, detect sperm-egg fusion, and observe the development of pre-implantation embryos. It has been reported that Hoechst 33342 at a concentration of 10 micrograms ml-1 had significant in...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Yelian FD,Dukelow WR

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our pilot study was to check whether the differences in IgA secretory component (SC) sialylation are associated with leucocytospermia. In normozoospermic and leucocytospermic seminal plasmas, 78-kDa and 63-kDa SC immunoreactive bands were observed. The SC sialylation was analysed by lectin blotting, using s...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kratz EM,Ferens-Sieczkowska M

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:Bisphenol A (BPA), an organic synthetic compound and endocrine disruptor, which majorly cause deleterious effects on male reproductory system. Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum), associated with Leguminosae family is used as a herbal medicine with potent antioxidant properties. The present study was aimed to scruti...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kaur S,Sadwal S

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：:An estrogen binding protein has been demonstrated in the cytosol of the epididymis and caudal lobe of prostate of immature rhesus monkey. Scatchard plot analyses were linear, suggesting a single class of high affinity binding sites for the synthetic estrogen, R-2858 (Moxestrol) with a Kd of 5.88 X 10(-10) mol/l and a ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kamal N,Agarwal AK,Jehan Q,Setty BS

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carnitine represents the secretion which is added to human seminal fluid by the epididymis. More than 94% of the free carnitine originates from the epididymis. The frequency distribution of carnitine concentration is investigated with patients showing a normal spermiogram and with those suffering from azoospermia. Cor...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Wetterauer U,Heite HJ

更新日期：1978-05-01 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：:CAG trinucleotide repeats are coded for the polyglutamine tract in the N-terminal of the androgen receptor (AR) gene which varies in normal individuals from 6 to 36 residues. In this study, we inspected the impact of the CAG repeats on the spermatogenic defects by measuring the size of AR-CAG repeats length in a cohor...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Al Zoubi MS,Bataineh H,Rashed M,Al-Trad B,Aljabali AAA,Al-Zoubi RM,Al Hamad M,Issam AbuAlArjah M,Batiha O,Al-Batayneh KM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acrosome is a secretory vesicle located in the sperm head. The acrosome reaction consists in the fusion of the sperm plasma membrane with the external acrosomal membrane. It has been observed that this reaction does not take place in spermatozoa incubated in cervical mucus, hydrogel that contains high concentratio...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Vigil P,Toro A,Godoy A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is an intractable disease. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of cryotherapy in the therapy of CP/CPPS. One hundred and seventy-two patients with CP/CPPS were randomised to receive cryotherapy or sham cryotherapy. The follow-up assessments were done at we...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Peng X,Gao H,Wang J

更新日期：2020-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Sperm morphology has been consistently correlated with fertilisation success or failure. The clinical relevance of the percentage normal spermatozoa has been a widely discussed topic amongst infertility specialists and scientists. This study aimed to evaluate the role of sperm morphology as an indicator of additional ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Franken DR

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A partial cDNA sequence of the boar 28, 29-kDa proacrosin-binding protein was determined. The desired sequence was amplified and obtained by RT-PCR followed by nested PCR. The oligonucleotide primers for RT-PCR were designed by deduction from the internal amino acid sequence of the boar proacrosin-binding protein. An ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Huh K,Yi LS

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether chronic stress, applied from prepuberty to early puberty, interferes with the spermatogenic and androgenic testicular functions. Male pubertal rats (40 days old) were immobilized 6 h per day for 15 days. Plasma concentrations of corticosterone, prolactin and testosterone were significantly augm...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Almeida SA,Petenusci SO,Franci JA,Rosa e Silva AA,Carvalho TL

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ran-binding protein 3 (RanBP3) is a Ran-interacting protein, which participates in the Ran GTPase system in cancer cell biology. However, the expression pattern and physiological role of RanBP3 remain largely unknown. In this study, we found that RanBP3 was expressed in human testes and localised to spermatogonium and...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Tang W,Zhu Y,Qin W,Zhang H,Zhang H,Lin H,Zhen X,Zhuang X,Tang Y,Jiang H

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular sperm extraction is a common surgical procedure to retrieve spermatozoa from men with azoospermia which may affect the tissue and cause hypogonadism (Human Reproduction Update, 24, 2018, 442). We aimed to evaluate the acute effect of micro-TESE on blood total testosterone (TT) and luteinising hormone (LH) l...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Sertkaya Z,Tokuç E,Özkaya F,Ertaş K,Kutluhan MA,Çulha MG

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prime concern of the present work was the analysis of dermatoglyphic patterns in infertile patients presenting with clinically detectable varicocele. In a controlled study conducted on 30 patients and utilizing a slight modification of the original ink method of Cummins and Midlo, the dermatoglyphics on terminal p...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Salam EA,Hafiez AR,El Kerdasi Z,Aiad F,Mahmoud KZ

更新日期：1984-03-01 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：:In cases of azoospermia especially after vasectomy the investigation of the seminal sediment investigation is necessary. Exclusive on this way it is possible to find some side dispersed spermatozoa. The described case deals with a pregnancy about 48 days following vasectomy. Postoperative the sperm sediment investigat...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Schirren C

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate whether a hypothalamic disorder cause hypogonadism in male prolactinomas, LH pulsatile secretion was studied in 13 male patients. Serum PRL levels ranged from 186 to 45,000 ng ml-1 before treatment, and all the tumors were macroadenomas. Reduced LH secretion was revealed in 5 of 13 patients, an...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Saitoh Y,Arita N,Hayakawa T,Onishi T,Koga M,Mori S,Mogami H

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of bacteria and/or leukocytes on the outcome of IVF or ICSI is influenced by three factors which have little in common with in vivo conditions: 1) The process of ejaculate preparation (swim-up, Percoll) with antibiotic buffered media; 2) The small amount of inseminated spermatozoa (100,000 per culture); ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Michelmann HW

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natriuretic peptide (NP) family is composed of atrial, brain and C-type NP (NPPA, NPPB and NPPC). Here, we aimed to investigate NP expression in testis and epididymis during postnatal development. NPPA expression was observed in gonocytes at prepubertal period but in only spermatocytes in pachytene and leptotene/zygot...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Özbek M,Hitit M,Öztop M,Beyaz F,Ergün E,Ergün L

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male infertility affects approximately 30% of infertile couples. As spermatozoa mature in the epididymal lumen, their potential for mobility increases, and their protein, lipid and small RNA (sRNA) content changes, whereas capacitation and fertilisation take place in the female reproductive tract. Both of the latter p...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ozkocer SE,Konac E

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The ZP3 protein is a zona pellucida glycoprotein which plays a major role in sperm binding and induction of the acrosome reaction. ZP3 proteins occur in various mammalian zonae pellucidae; their primary structures are highly conserved as revealed by cDNA cloning. We generated antisera against synthetic peptides that a...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Hinsch E,Hinsch KD

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：: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：:Abutilon pannosum (Forst.f.) Schlecht. is used for male sexual performance. In this study, we have investigated aphrodisiac potential of A. pannosum stem bark methanol extract (APM) in rat. Male rats were administered with APM (400 mg/kg) on daily basis for 5, 10 and 15 days. Time interval for mount latency, intromiss...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Khalil I,Khan MR,Ghani M,Akbar F

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00