Cryotherapy alleviates symptoms in chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: The first results.

abstract：:This short review summarizes some recent findings on arylhydrocarbon (dioxin) receptor expression during early pregnancy in mammals. The arylhydrocarbon receptor is a ligand-activated transcription factor and was originally described as a mediator of the toxic effects of dioxins and other chlorinated hydrocarbons such...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Fischer B

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several substances can interfere with microtubular function eg. colchicine. Melatonin, a hormone secreted by the pineal gland has similar effects as colchicine on microtubules. In this study melatonin levels were determined in both plasma and seminal plasma of patients with good or impaired motility and forward progre...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Bornman MS,Oosthuizen JM,Barnard HC,Schulenburg GW,Boomker D,Reif S

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate Kruger strict morphology and conventional semen analysis in predicting cryosurvival and the progressive motility recovery rate of frozen spermatozoa. Our study included 56 semen samples with >10 million spermatozoa per ejaculate. The main outcome measures were conv...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Lee CY,Lee CT,Wu CH,Hsu CS,Hsu MI

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：:This study aimed to assess seminal mast cells in infertile men associated with varicocele (Vx) pre- and post-surgical repair. Forty-five infertile men associated with Vx were subjected to history taking and clinical examination. In addition, semen parameters and seminal mast cells stained with 1% toluidine blue were e...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mostafa RM,Abol-Magd R,Younis SE,Dessouki OF,Azab M,Mostafa T

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：:Studies assessing the efficacy of intralesional verapamil injection in the treatment of Peyronie's disease have yielded mixed results. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to systematise the existing literature on the efficacy of intralesional verapamil injection when used in the treatment of Peyronie's disease. The t...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Sadagopan A

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：:Infertility is a major health problem which affects approximately 22% of married couples in reproductive age. Chromosomal defects are the most common genetic abnormalities in infertile men, with an incidence of cytogenetic abnormalities ranging from 2.1% to 15.5%. We describe here the clinical and cytogenetic studies ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ananthapur V,Avvari S,Veena K,Sujatha M,Jyothy A

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study, the polymorphism of oestrogen receptor β gene was investigated in nonobstructive azoospermia patients. Ninety infertile patients with nonobstructive azoospermia diagnosed after two semen analysis, 2 weeks apart and negative testicular sperm extraction during intracytoplasmic sperm injection, an...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Younes AH,Hamed HB,Mohamed EM,Makki MA,Gaber N,Mohamed HM

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of chronic chloroquine administration on prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) stimulation of testosterone secretion by the rat Leydig cells was studied. Adult albino (Wistar strain) rats were injected with 4 mg/kg body weight of chloroquine phosphate every other day for 30 days. At...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Nduka EU,Dada OA

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The penile prosthesis has become established as a mode of therapy for organic and chronic psychogenic impotence. The Jonas type of penile prosthesis has been implanted into 10 patients and has achieved both functional success and excellent acceptance by the partner. Mechanical and pathological complications have a ver...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Reisner GS,Lording DW,Rose N

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the synchronization between a periodic vibration and flashing light, we designed a device to determine the flagellar beating frequency of human sperm. The head of a spermatozoon was either held by the tip of a micropipette operated with a micromanipulator or adhered by itself on the surface of a glass slide w...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Chen CS,Chao HT,Leng CH,Pan RL,Wei YH

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyorchidism is defined as the presence of more than 2 histologically proven testes. We report the case of a 20-year-old man with polyorchidism, presenting with right scrotal pain and right scrotal ovoid mass. Scrotal examination revealed two ovoid, mobile lumps with testicular sensation in the right side of the scro...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Topsakal K,Ak H,Yumurtas N

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kallikrein promotes the release of kinins, which have been shown in in vitro studies to improve motility, viability and metabolism in human spermatozoa. The effects of kallikrein therapy on 25 males attending an infertility clinic was assessed, regarding endogenous spermatozoal ATP content, as well as other semen para...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Berzin M,Bilgeri YR,Zanzinger A,Wing J,Kalk WJ,Mendelsohn D

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corpus cavernosum smooth muscle cells (CCSMCs) are important functional cells for penile erection. We evaluated the effect of transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) on the viability and apoptosis of CCSMCs in vitro. CCSMCs from healthy male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided in...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Liu T,Peng YF,Jia C,Yang BH,Tao X,Fang X,Zhong W

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：:After a single injection of serum gonadotrophin (PMSG) at the dose of 15 IU/kg, i.m. into rams testosterone in the plasma of blood showed a significant rise between 4th and 7th day post-injection. At the same time (4th-7th day) the plasminogen activator activity (PAA) in seminal plasma was found to be increased, but t...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Rekkas C,Belibasaki S,Taitzoglou I,Kokolis N,Smokovitis A

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate whether the promoter methylation of XRCC1 and ERCC2 genes is associated with sperm DNA fragmentation and chromatin condensation in idiopathic oligoasthenoteratozoospermic men. This study involved 77 infertile men with idiopathic oligoasthenoteratozoospermia and 51 normozoospermi...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Metin Mahmutoglu A,Gunes S,Asci R,Henkel R,Aydin O

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of the main lectin receptors of boar spermatozoa were analyzed by concanavalin A and Ricinus communis agglutinin-120 visualized for light microscopy by enzymatic amplification with 3-amino-9-ethylcarbazole. The lectin binding sites of the acrosomal membranes in addition to the plasma membrane were dis...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Töpfer-Petersen E,Januschke E,Schmoeckel C,Schill WB

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leydig cell tumours (LCTs) of the testis are rare. Their origin is still unknown. This case report describes a potential relationship between LCT and prolonged exposure to Finasteride. ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Berthold D,Lhermitte B,Uffer M,Doerfler A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

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：:The mammalian target of rapamycin (TOR) has been implicated in the control of different stressors, growth factors, nutrients and hormones, participating in the control of key cellular functions. Controlling this many pathways poses mTOR signalling as a potential new target in new treatment strategies for multiple canc...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Yaba A,Bozkurt ER,Demir N

更新日期：2016-08-01 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 effects of vasectomy on seminal viscosity, volume and pH have been investigated in freshly emitted semen of 21 healthy men before operation and three months later. Viscosity and the pH range were decreased significantly, but the decrease of the seminal volume was not significant. Reasons of changes have been discu...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Nikkanen V

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leydig cell function, as judged from testosterone concentrations in plasma and in testicular tissue after LH stimulation, was tested in adult rat testes 4 days after brief exposure of the scrotum to 33 degrees and 43 degrees C, respectively. There was no significant difference in basal plasma testosterone concentratio...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Damber JE,Bergh A,Janson PO

更新日期：1980-01-01 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：: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：:Nerve growth factor (NGF), which is required for the survival and differentiation of the nervous system, has been proved to play important roles in male reproductive physiology. Several studies have focused on the roles of NGF in the testes. However, no study has reported on the mechanism of paracrine and autocrine ac...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Jiang YW,Zhao Y,Chen SX,Chen L,Li CJ,Zhou X

更新日期：2018-02-01 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