Enzyme levels in semen of men with different types of azoospermia.

abstract：:Testicular torsion/detorsion induces oxidative/nitrosative stress, inflammation and apoptosis of testicular tissues. Baicalin exerts antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. This study investigated the possible protective effect of baicalin against testicular torsion-detorsion injury in rats. Surgical testicular ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Fouad AA,Qutub HO,Jresat I

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pfaffia glomerata (Spreng.) Pedersen, popularly known as "Brazilian ginseng," is used as medicinal plant in Brazil to treat inflammatory diseases in general. Previous studies showed that its extract increases the nitric oxide (NO) levels. Knowing that NO downregulates steroidogenesis and that alterations in the action...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Auharek SA,Carollo CA,Oliveira RJ,Cunha-Laura AL,Monreal ACD,Siqueira JM,Costa DS,de Paiva Condé TR,Wollf DIL,Aloysio Amaral E

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：:The reduction of sperm motility and subsequently reduced ability to undergo capacitation and acrosome reaction are considered as common causes of male infertility. The β-defensin family is a group of well-known secretory proteins with antimicrobial activity that contribute to the process of "sperm maturation" during t...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Khayamabed R,Tavalaee M,Taherian SS,Nasr-Esfahani MH

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

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：:By means of a recently developed apparatus ("Separon") motile spermatozoa were concentrated in a small volume of culture medium (0,3 ml). Sperm concentration, progressive motility and mean velocity of 60 ejaculates were determined by a computerized videomicrography system. After "Separon" sperm concentration was reduc...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Wölbling RH,Pemper B,Möslein S,Milbradt R,Taubert HD

更新日期：1988-01-01 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：:Between 1994 and 2010, a total of 123 patients with obstructive azoospermia due to aplasia of vas deferens (CAVD) were surgically treated. In 110 patients, the condition was bilateral (CBAVD), 13 men had unilateral aplasia (CUAVD), and 10 patients additionally had aplasia of one kidney. All patients underwent CFTR gen...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Schwarzer JU,Schwarz M

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：: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：:Shilajit is claimed as a Vajikarak (aphrodisiac) and used for the treatment of male infertility by traditional healers of the Indian subcontinent. Therefore, the present investigation was designed to assess the effectiveness of Shilajit for treatment of male infertility resulting from exposure to perilous chemicals. E...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Mishra RK,Jain A,Singh SK

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：:The results of a study of 373 cases of male sterility in Tunisia are presented. Factors with negative effects on fertility are listed according to their incidence: hypogonadism, gonococci infection, following varicocele and excessive smoking. Important is; early diagnosis of venereal disease and its effective treatmen...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Jaballah N

更新日期：1987-06-01 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：:Administration of indomethacin exhibited antigonadal action by inhibiting the Leydig cells, sex-accessories and spermatocyte-spermatid conversion process. Administration of PGE2 or PGF2 alpha had no effect on Leydig cell nuclear volume or accessory organ weights, but PGE2 had a restorative effect on the efficiency of ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Sanyal S,Patra PB,Nag S,Biswas NM

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated platelet levels have been postulated to be associated with cardiovascular diseases, conditions closely linked to erectile dysfunction (ED). The current systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to assess the platelet indices, which including platelet count (PLT), mean platelet volume (MPV) and platele...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Yang G,Muzepper M

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：: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：: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 evaluate the effect of Lepidium meyenii (maca) in chemically and physically subfertile mice. After 35 days, the following groups of mice were evaluated: control, sham, chemical subfertility, chemical subfertility-maca-supplemented, physical subfertility, physical subfertility-maca-suppleme...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Valdivia Cuya M,Yarasca De La Vega K,Lévano Sánchez G,Vásquez Cavero J,Temoche García H,Torres Torres L,Cruz Ornetta V

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：:Docetaxel (DTX) has been used in cancer treatments for several decades, but it results in many adverse apoptotic effects through excessive production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in some tissue including the kidney and testes. We aimed to investigate potential modulatory roles of melatonin (MEL) and selenium (Se) ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Baş E,Nazıroğlu M

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：: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：:To study the opioid control on LH and FSH secretion in Klinefelter subjects (KS), the response of gonadotropin to an opioid antagonist, naloxone, was examined in 8 KS (age range 25-35 yrs) and in 8 age matched normal men. In 6 KS with low testosterone plasma levels, naloxone infusion were also performed after treatmen...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Foresta C,Menchini Fabris GF,Mioni R,Sicolo N,Scandellari C

更新日期：1984-09-01 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：:30 patients with normogonadotrophic oligozoospermia from 1-20 mill/ml (group A) and 30 men with a sperm density from 210-40,0 mill/ml (group B) from the andrologic laboratory of the University Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Graz, Austria were treated with a 120 mg testosteron-undecanoate per os for 100 days. On...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Pusch HH

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An aqueous extract of Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali; TA) roots is traditionally used to enhance male sexuality. Because previous studies are limited to only few sperm parameters or testosterone concentration, this study investigated the in vivo effects of TA on body and organ weight as well as functional sperm para...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Solomon MC,Erasmus N,Henkel RR

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：: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