Protective influence of rosiglitazone against testicular ischaemia-reperfusion injury in rats.

abstract：:The sperm function of fertile men (control), infertility patients (experimental), and men with varicocele were compared. The bioassays used were the follicular fluid-induced acrosome reaction, the binding to the zona pellucida, and the penetration of zona-free hamster oocytes. The percentage (mean +/- SEM) of reacted ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Vigil P,Wöhler C,Bustos-Obregón E,Comhaire F,Morales P

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to compare peripheral blood and seminal fluid serum amyloid A (SAA) protein levels in men classified on the basis of sperm concentration and investigate whether SAA protein is an important marker of male infertility. A total of 74 first-attempt IVF male partners of infertile couples classified as azoosperm...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Timur H,Kokanali MK,Inal HA,Tuzluoglu D,Yilmaz N

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are no efficient and noninvasive clinical tests to distinguish between obstructive azoospermia (OA) and non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA). Epididymal protease inhibitor (Eppin) protein is secreted specifically by testes and epididymides in male reproductive system. It does not exist in seminal plasma of patients...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Liu B,Su S,Wang P,Niu X,Yang X,Zhang W,Wang Z,Wang X

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:Incubation of human sperm from semen with counts below 20 x 10(6)/ml with peanut agglutinin (PNA) resulted in agglutination of about 70% of sperm. An inverse correlation was found between non-agglutinating (PNA) sperm and sperm density (r = 0.48, p less than 0.01) and a direct correlation with acrosome-damaged sperm (...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ravid A,Sagiv M,Bartoov B,Eltes F,Novogrodsky A,Allalouf D,Levinsky H,Singer R

更新日期：1990-05-01 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：:Subnormal levels of testosterone are associated with significant negative health consequences, with higher risks of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. The numbers of studies reporting on the benefits of normalisation of testosterone is increasing but longer-term data on (elderly) men receiving testosterone treatm...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Yassin AA,Nettleship J,Almehmadi Y,Salman M,Saad F

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In fertile men, the majority of epididymal spermatozoa acquire the potential to fertilize (assessed with sperm function assays) on passage into the corpus and cauda regions of the epididymis. Although secretions of the epididymal epithelium are clearly important for sperm maturation and survival, their role in this pr...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Moore HD

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sertoli-cell-only (SCO) syndrome, or germ cell aplasia, is diagnosed on testicular biopsy when germ cells are seen to be absent without histological impairment of Sertoli or Leydig cells. It is considered a situation of irreversible infertility. Recent studies have shown that varicocele, a bilateral disease, causes hy...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gat Y,Gornish M,Perlow A,Chakraborty J,Levinger U,Ben-Shlomo I,Pasqualotto F

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When washed human sperm were incubated in a modified Krebs-Ringer buffer solution in the absence of exogenous metabolizable substrates at 30 degrees C they maintained progressive motility for at least six hours. Under these conditions the spermatozoa apparently utilize endogenous substrates but addition of exogenous s...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Shalev DP,Soffer Y,Lewin LM

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leydig cells and seminiferous tubules of human testicular tissue were successfully separated by means of an anti-substance P-antiserum. On incubation with (14C)-testosterone or (14C)-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) it could be shown that besides DHT and 5 alpha-androstane-3 alpha, 17 beta-diol (3 alpha-diol) also 5 alpha-an...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Tamm J,Volkwein U,Schulze W

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthetic androgen mibolerone elicits a set of distinct changes in the behaviour of an androgen responsive human prostatic carcinoma cell line (LNCaP). Inhibition of cell proliferation, induction of morphological change and of a prostate specific mRNA, and inhibition of colony formation in soft agar are induced by...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Schulz P,Wolf D,Arbusow V,Bojar H,Klobeck HG,Fittler F

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A histochemical study has been made of the localization and changes of lipids, carbohydrates, ATPase and 5'-nucleotidase in fresh and fixed frozen sections of testicular and epididymal components in the normal and alpha-chlorohydrin-treated rats. After treatment with a single low dose of alpha-chlorohydrin, the phosph...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Guraya SS,Gill SK

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to evaluate the sperm retrieval rate by microsurgical testicular sperm extraction (TESE) in familial idiopathic nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA). One hundred and nineteen patients with idiopathic NOA who underwent microsurgical TESE over the past 5 years were included. Patients were then divid...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Arafa MM,ElBardisi HT,AlSaid SS,Majzoub A,AlMalki AH,ElRobi I,AlAnsari AA

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the role of testosterone propionate (TP) on the antioxidant system of the rat testis, lipid peroxidation (LPX) and activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) of the testis of testosterone-treated and control rats were compared. The results indicate...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Chainy GB,Samantaray S,Samanta L

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the effect of N-acetyl cysteine on the male reproductive system and consensus and classification of data found from previous studies. It is undeniable that N-acetyl cysteine as a powerful antioxidant compound can medicate many diseases such as cardiovascular, kidney, liver and reproductive...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ghafarizadeh A,Malmir M,Naderi Noreini S,Faraji T

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in the understanding of erectile physiology have improved the prompt diagnosis and treatment of priapism. During initial assessment, the physician must distinguish between veno-occlusive low flow (ischemic) and arterial high flow (nonischemic) in order to choose the correct treatment option for each ty...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Martínez Portillo FJ,Jünemann KP

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of dietary nutrient patterns and sperm motility is not yet well elucidated, and previous studies have just focused on the isolated nutrients. This case-control study examined the association of nutrient patterns with asthenozoospermia among Iranian men. In total, 107 incident asthenozoospermic men and ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Eslamian G,Amirjannati N,Rashidkhani B,Sadeghi MR,Hekmatdoost A

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flutamide is a steroid used to treat androgen-dependent disorders and as antiepileptic, but it induces a number of non-desirable side effects. This work was aimed at assaying the effect of flutamide and two novel synthetic steroids on the levels of GABA, glutamine and oxidative stress markers. Male Wistar rats (weight...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Calderón Guzmán D,Bratoeff E,Ramírez López E,Hernández García E,Pierdant Rioja F,Osnaya Brizuela N,Trujillo Jiménez F,Barragán Mejía G,Juárez Olguín H,Santamaría Del Ángel D

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spermatozoa of six men with normozoospermia, oligozoospermia and teratozoospermia were capacitated in vitro in modified Tyrode's medium und evaluated for acrosome reaction using the recently described triple-stain technique. The resulting kinetics illustrate the different capacitation behaviour and ability of spermato...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Töpfer-Petersen E,Heissler E,Schill WB

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aquaporin-9 (AQP-9) regulates tissue hydration by promoting transmembrane exchanges of both water and solutes, such as lactate. The latter is a key metabolite of primary spermatocytes and of maturing haploid germ cells (h-GCs). The present investigation was aimed at immunolocalising human AQP-9 in both normal and vari...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Arena S,Arena F,Maisano D,Di Benedetto V,Romeo C,Nicòtina PA

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:The microvasculature of the human testis is closely related to the Leydig cells and the seminiferous tubules. Semi-thin sections of testicular tissue serve as a basis for the computer-aided 3-D reconstruction of the microvasculature, the seminiferous tubules and the Leydig cells. After vascular perfusion with glutaral...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ergün S,Stingl J,Holstein AF

更新日期：1994-09-01 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

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：:The necessity to check up exactly the procedure in vasectomy by the so called - Hamburg Model - is demonstrated by 4 cases. Although these patients were sterilized we could prove fertility on spermiogram, and observed pregnancy in 3 cases. Consequences in matter of law for the surgeon is pointed out. ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kuhlwein A,Schirren C

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive Motility Sustaining Factor (PMSF) was isolated from human epididymides. PMSF could significantly improve progressive motility of oligozoospermic as well as asthenozoospermic semen. PMSF was found to increase cyclic AMP accumulation by the human spermatozoa indicating its possible mode of action. ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Sheth AR,Gunjikar AN,Shah GV

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of antioxidants including cysteamine (2.5, 7.5 mm), hyaluronan (0.25, 1 mg ml(-1) ) and fetuin (5, 10 mg ml(-1) ) in the freezing of Brown Swiss bull semen. The best percentages of CASA motilities were achieved with 10 mg ml(-1) of fetuin and 2.5 mm of cysteamine....

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Sarıözkan S,Tuncer PB,Büyükleblebici S,Bucak MN,Cantürk F,Eken A

更新日期：2015-03-01 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

abstract：:Microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration (MESA) and testicular sperm extraction (TESE) require close cooperation between andrologists, urologists and gynaecologists. Intracytoplasmic sperm injections were established in Giessen in March 1994 and embryo transfer (ET) was performed in 342 of 375 patients (91.2%). The p...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Köhn FM,Schroeder-Printzen I,el Mulla KF,Jung A,Stalf T,Weidner W,Gips H,Künzel W,Schill WB

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00