Aqueous and ethanol extracts of Dracaena arborea (Wild) Link (Dracaenaceae) alleviate reproductive complications of diabetes mellitus in rats.

abstract：:The present study was conducted to evaluate in vitro and in vivo antiproliferative potential of the Cameroonian propolis and to elucidate its underlying mechanism. In vitro, ethanol-extracted propolis (EEP) was tested on cell growth, cell proliferation, cell cycle, cell death mechanism and cell migration. The cell cyc...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Zingue S,Maxeiner S,Rutz J,Ndinteh DT,Chun FK,Fohouo FT,Njamen D,Blaheta RA

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：:Infertility occurs in up to 54% of men with bilateral undescended testes. Orchiectomy is considered the best therapeutic approach, especially when cryptorchidism is diagnosed in adulthood, due to a high risk of malignancy. A 33-year-old man was referred with a clinical presentation of empty scrotum and an ultrasonogra...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Cito G,Della Camera PA,Degli Innocenti S,Coccia ME,Nesi G,Cocci A,Morselli S,Minervini A,Carini M,Serni M,Gacci M,Natali A

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex hormones have been proposed as a possible risk factor for the development and growth of meningiomas. Hormonal therapy plays a fundamental role in the treatment of male-to-female transgenders and needs to be continued after sex reassignment surgery. Usually, this treatment leads to no adverse events; however, its i...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ter Wengel PV,Martin E,Gooren L,Den Heijer M,Peerdeman SM

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sulphur dioxide (SO2 ) signalling pathway and the changes in erectile function under low androgen levels. Thirty-six healthy male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats aged eight weeks were randomly divided into androgen replacement group, castration group and sham ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Li X,Jiang J,Xia J,Jiang R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:D-chloramphenicol, at concentrations of 20 and 40 micrograms/ml, inhibited over 80% of the newly synthesized mitochondrial proteins expressed by incorporation of 3H-amino acid mixture. At concentrations of 20 and 40 micrograms ml-1, D-chloramphenicol enhanced the collective motility of washed ram spermatozoa. The coll...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Twaina-Bechor E,Bartoov B

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of gossypol--a polycyclic compound isolated from cotton seeds--on the plasminogen activator activity of man and ram acrosomal extracts was explored in vitro. The action of gossypol on the plasminogen activator activity was investigated by a spectrophotometric method using the chromogenic substrate S-2251. G...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Taitzoglou IA,Tsantarliotou M,Kouretas D,Kokolis NA

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：:There is a consensus on the diagnostic management of bacterial prostatitis (acute and chronic). In chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) the diagnostic approach remains unclear, because inflammatory and noninflammatory CP/CPPS might be one entity with varying findings over time. The WHO definition...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Weidner W,Wagenlehner FM,Marconi M,Pilatz A,Pantke KH,Diemer T

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin, a common chemotherapeutic drug, can induce testicular toxicity. Methylene blue, a potent antioxidant, can inhibit the generation of free radicals. This research aimed to study the protective effect of methylene blue against the cisplatin-induced toxicity of the reproductive system in rats. 35 male Wistar ra...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gholami Jourabi F,Yari S,Amiri P,Heidarianpour A,Hashemi H

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two esterases previously identified in seminal plasma, on the basis of their electrophoretic mobility, immunogenicity and sensitivity to organophosphorus esters were detected in various human external secretions and leucocyte extracts. alpha-Esterase was found to be abundant in urine and milk whereas this enzyme occur...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Roberts TK,Masson PL,Lauwerys R,Heremans JF

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of our analysis is to identify the effect of l-carnitine (LC) and l-acetyl carnitine (LAC) on the semen parameters of men with idiopathic oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (iOAT). We performed a comprehensive search to ascertain all the trials about LC and LAC in the treatment of iOAT and compared the results, ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Zhang X,Cui Y,Dong L,Sun M,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：:Primordial germ cells in the mouse are known to be derived from the epiblast. They can be identified histochemically, by their high alkaline phosphatase activity. At 8 d post coitum they have been observed within the embryonic part of the egg cylinder, at the posterior end of the primitive streak. Earlier, at 7.25 day...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： McLaren A

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research has suggested an association between personality traits and coping, as well as between coping and sperm concentration. In the present study, both domains of research were combined, leading to the formulation of specific hypotheses. A total of 54 healthy volunteers were given questionnaires twice to a...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Pook M,Tuschen-Caffier B,Kubek J,Schill WB,Krause W

更新日期：2005-02-01 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：:The incretory testicular function was tested in 21 patient with varicocele aged 19 to 39 years. In one group baseline testosterone was measured, while a second group received a single injection of 5000 IU HCG. Testosterone was studied in peripheral plasma in the spermatic vein and in testicular tissue. Baseline values...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Pirke KM,Vogt HJ,Sintermann R,Spyra B

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the hypothesis that genetic alterations of the human insulin-like 3 (INSL3) gene are associated with testicular maldescent (TMD). Genomic DNA was extracted and amplified from peripheral blood samples of 170 unrelated children with all possible phenotypical expressions of TMD and 50 volunteers w...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mamoulakis C,Georgiou I,Dimitriadis F,Tsounapi P,Giannakis I,Chatzikyriakidou A,Antypas S,Sofras F,Takenaka A,Sofikitis N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a highly sensitive radioimmunoassay (RIA) of estramustine binding protein (EMBP) with the antibody raised against rat-EMBP, the concentration of EMBP in human benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) tissue was evaluated. Using mechanical separation procedure, EMBP was found significantly higher in the epithelium (10....

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Shiina H,Mizutani M,Ishibe T

更新日期：1990-07-01 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：:The suggested concept of "bone as an endocrine organ" had shed the light on the role of osteocalcin, an osteoblast secreted hormone, in regulation of testosterone production. This study aimed to assess the association between the active undercarboxylated form of osteocalcin (ucOC) and semen parameters and hormonal lev...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： El-Kamshoushi AAM,Hassan EM,Hassaan PS

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:Semen samples of 24 patients were analysed. Volumes were measured and the numbers of progressively motile (PMS), motile (MS) and nonmotile spermatozoa (NMS) were determined. These 24 samples appeared to show a large variation in motility percentages and numbers. Spermatozoa of these semen samples were isolated from th...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Rhemrev JP,Vermeiden JP,Haenen GR,De Bruijne JJ,Rekers-Mombarg LT,Bast A

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to explore the value of two-dimensional ShearWave™ Elastography (2D-SWE) on quantitatively evaluating the change of the content of collagen fibres in penis. Twenty male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into the pre-sexual maturity group (Group 1) and the sexual decline group (Group 2) acc...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Qiao XH,Zhang JJ,Gao F,Li F,Bai M,Du LF,Xing JF

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sperm cell plasma membrane and the outer acrosomal membrane fuse profusely during the acrosome reaction. The process is triggered by extracellular signals that elicit several intracellular events leading ultimately to membrane fusion. We have developed a streptolysin O permeabilizing protocol that selectively affects ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Díaz A,Domínguez L,Fornés MW,Burgos MH,Mayorga LS

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The simultaneous swimming up and down from identical semen specimens suggested that the separation efficiency of progressively motile sperm by the swim-down method was superior to that of the swim-up method. The swimming down was performed in a small plastic funnel, the bottom of which was plugged with a 2.5 ml dispos...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kobayashi T,Kaneko S,Hara I,Aoki R,Ohno T,Nozawa S

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male fertility preservation has been steadily increasing over the past two decades. Significant improvements have been achieved in the treatment modalities of cancer and other severe chronic medical conditions, leading to an increase in patient survivorship and the resulting demand for future parenthood. Recognition a...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Grin L,Girsh E,Harlev A

更新日期：2020-05-11 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