abstract：:This study examines the effect of melatonin on leptin-induced changes in transition of histone to protamine in adult rats during spermatogenesis. Twelve-week-old Sprague-Dawley rats were randomised into control, leptin-, leptin-melatonin-10-, leptin-melatonin-20- and melatonin-10-treated groups with six rats per group...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Almabhouh FA,Singh HJ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reference values of human semen, published in the WHO's latest edition in 2010, were lower than those previously reported. The objective of this study was to evaluate reference values of standard semen parameters in fertile Egyptian men. This cross-sectional study included 240 fertile men. Men were considered fert...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Zedan H,Ismail S,Gomaa A,Saleh R,Henkel R,Agarwal A

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Carriers of structural chromosomal anomalies, translocations and inversions are at increased risk of aneuploid gametes production. Besides the direct effect on the involved chromosomes, these rearrangements might disturb the segregation of other structurally normal chromosomes during meiosis. Such event is known as in...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Hajlaoui A,Slimani W,Kammoun M,Sallem A,Braham S,Bibi M,Saad A,Mougou-Zerelli S

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular torsion is a urology urgent disease which causes testicular injury and potential sterility. In this study, we explored the protective influence of rosiglitazone on testicular ischaemia-reperfusion damage. There were 28 male Sprague Dawley rats in total, which were assigned randomly to four groups. Group A w...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Zheng N,Shao H,Wu D,Shen D,Lin X

更新日期：2018-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Azoospermia factor (AZF) genes are involved in spermatogenesis. Deletions in the region of these genes have been recognised as a major genetic cause of infertility due to defects in spermatogenesis. Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the other main cause of male infertility. This study was performed to establish a novel met...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Bahrami Zadegan S,Dabbagh Bagheri S,Joudaki A,Samiee Aref MH,Saeidian AH,Abiri M,Zeinali S

更新日期：2017-12-28 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：:Infertility affects up to 15% of reproductive-aged couples worldwide, with male factor being detected in 40%-50% of the cases. Proper sperm production is associated with the establishment of appropriate epigenetic marks in developing germ cells. Several studies have demonstrated the association between abnormal sperma...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Nasri F,Gharesi-Fard B,Namavar Jahromi B,Farazi-Fard MA,Banaei M,Davari M,Ebrahimi S,Anvar Z

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although feeding diets containing the extract powder of Lepidium meyenii (maca), a plant growing in Peru's Central Andes, increases serum testosterone concentration associated with enhanced ability of testosterone production by Leydig cells in male rats, changes in testicular steroidogenesis-related factors by the mac...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ohta Y,Kawate N,Inaba T,Morii H,Takahashi K,Tamada H

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the effect(s) of dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 PUFA) on rabbit semen. Adult rabbit bucks were assigned to two groups that were given two diets, a standard diet (control) and a diet supplemented with ω-3 PUFA. Sperm samples were collected from all bucks with the...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Kokoli AN,Lavrentiadou SN,Zervos IA,Tsantarliotou MP,Georgiadis MP,Nikolaidis EA,Botsoglou N,Boscos CM,Taitzoglou IA

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retraction: 'Aetiology and clinical profile of children with 46, XY differences of sex development at an Indian referral centre' by Vasundhera Chauhan, Rima Dada, Vandana Jain The above article, published online on 8 August 2016 in Wiley Online Library (http://wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement b...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Chauhan V,Dada R,Jain V

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:Varicocele is one of causes of the declined sperm quality and low sperm production, which can lead to infertility in males. There are several experimental and epidemiological findings which support the idea that inflammatory mechanisms play an essential role in varicocele pathogenesis. Besides, in this pathological st...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Zeinali M,Hadian Amree A,Khorramdelazad H,Karami H,Abedinzadeh M

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:Azoospermia factor (AZF) genes on the long arm of the human Y chromosome are involved in spermatogenesis, and microdeletions in the AZF region have been recognised to be the second major genetic cause of spermatogenetic failure resulting in male infertility. While screening for these microdeletions can avoid unnecessa...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Zhu XB,Gong YH,He J,Guo AL,Zhi EL,Yao JE,Zhu BS,Zhang AJ,Li Z

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although testosterone replacement therapy can restore serum testosterone concentrations to normal level in late-onset hypogonadism patients, whether it can improve patients' quality of life remains uncertain. Therefore, we perform a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on this issue. Five randomized controlle...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Nian Y,Ding M,Hu S,He H,Cheng S,Yi L,Li Y,Wang Y

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：: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 aim of the study was to examine the effects of two-year testosterone replacement therapy on cognitive functioning, emotional state and quality of life in young and middle-aged men with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Nineteen males diagnosed with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism participated in the study. Cognitive fu...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Lašaitė L,Čeponis J,Preikša RT,Žilaitienė B

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

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：: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 influence of the Wenchuan earthquake on semen quality of adult male survivors is unclear. We investigated the semen quality included 673 male survivors from the worse-affected counties in the earthquake between Aug 2008 and July 2013. Semen parameters including pH, volume, concentration, motility and morphology we...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Chen XM,Chen SM,Yue HX,Lin L,Wu YB,Liu B,Jiang M,Ma YX

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：: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：:To explore the aetiology of obstructive azoospermia (OA) in Chinese infertility patients, 133 OA patients was included in this study diagnosed and evaluated by one major specialist trained urological infertility. We retrospected the medical records to collect relative information. All of the patients had been underwen...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Han H,Liu S,Zhou XG,Tian L,Zhang XD

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：:Recent studies have suggested that maternal characteristics can affect reproductive health of offspring, possibly through pre-natal hormonal influence. Anogenital distance (AGD) is an anthropometric measure which is a sensitive reproductive endpoint of masculinisation. It provides a read-out of pre-natal androgen expo...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Singal AK,Jain VG

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:Zinc is proposed to have an important role in the morphology, viability and motility of spermatozoa. There are inconsistent reports on the association between seminal plasma zinc concentration and male infertility. For this purpose, papers reporting the level of seminal zinc among asthenozoospermic groups were selecte...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Taravati A,Tohidi F

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male factor infertility affects approximately half of the infertile couples, in spite of many years of research on male infertility treatment and diagnosis; several outstanding questions remain to be addressed. In this regard, metabolomics as a novel field of omics has been suggested to be applied for male infertility...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Minai-Tehrani A,Jafarzadeh N,Gilany K

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:Fenitrothion (FNT) is a widely used organophosphorus pesticide in agriculture. Quercetin (QR), a plant-derived flavonoid, has a free radical scavenging property. This study investigated the protective effect of QR on FNT-induced testicular toxicity in rats. Twenty-four male rats were divided into four groups. Group I ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Saber TM,Abd El-Aziz RM,Ali HA

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As physical exercise has been shown to negatively affect sperm morphology, this study was undertaken to assess the effect of a 3-min forced swimming protocol during 50 days, with and without administration of antioxidants [N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and trans-resveratrol], on sperm morphology in CD-1 mice. Forty-four 13-w...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Rodriguez I,Diaz A,Vaamonde D

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to determine the protective effects of thymoquinone (TQ), against ischaemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in the testis tissue of rats. Twenty-seven male Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into three equal groups as follows: Group I, sham group; Group II, torsion group; and Group III, torsion + thymoquinone ...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Ayan M,Tas U,Sogut E,Caylı S,Kaya H,Esen M,Erdemir F,Uysal M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional sperm freezing methods perform best when freezing sperm samples containing at least hundreds of spermatozoa. In this severe male factor infertility case series, we examined the reproductive outcomes in 12 intracytoplasmic sperm injection cases where spermatozoa used were frozen in Cell Sleepers. Cell Slee...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Coetzee K,Ozgur K,Berkkanoglu M,Bulut H,Isikli A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the protective effect of Satureja khuzestanica essential oil (SKEO) against damage caused by busulfan on testis in male mice. The NMRI mice (n = 40) were assigned to four groups including: G1: control, G2: treated with busulfan for 4 days (3.2 mg kg(-1)), G3: receive busulfan (4 days, 3.2 mg kg(-1)) and SKE...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Nasimi P,Vahdati A,Tabandeh MR,Khatamsaz S

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cryoprotectant-free method was successfully used for rapid freezing of goat epididymal spermatozoa. Lowering sperm volume may increase the temperature exchange rate and improve the freezing output of spermatozoa. The aim of this study was to compare two different packaging types [0.25 ml French straws (FS) and 96-we...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Katanbafzadeh H,Barati F,Tabandeh M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), the key enzyme of the folate metabolic pathway, has been reported to be five times more active in the testicles compared to other organs in adult mice. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between MTHFR c.677C>T and c.1298A>C polymorphisms and infertili...

journal_title：Andrologia

authors： Gurkan H,Tozkır H,Göncü E,Ulusal S,Yazar M

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：: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：: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