Influence of risk factors for male infertility on sperm protein composition

M Bisconti, JF Simon, S Grassi, B Leroy… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Male infertility is a common health problem that can be influenced by a host of lifestyle risk
factors such as environment, nutrition, smoking, stress, and endocrine disruptors. These …

Effects of bacteria on male fertility: Spermatogenesis and sperm function

H Oghbaei, YR Rezaei, S Nikanfar, R Zarezadeh… - Life Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Bacterial infection can negatively affect different parts of the male genital tract and
subsequently cause impaired spermatogenesis and male fertility. However, most of the …

[HTML][HTML] Oral supplementation of fucoxanthin-rich brown algae extract ameliorates cisplatin-induced testicular damage in hamsters

PT Wang, S Sudirman, MC Hsieh, JY Hu… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress is recognized as a common pathology that affects up to half of all men
infertile. Fucoxanthin possesses antioxidant activity, and several investigators have reported …

Sperm interaction with bacteria induces the spontaneous acrosome reaction

Y Azoulay, Z Malik, H Breitbart - Theriogenology, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacterial contamination in the semen deteriorates spermatozoa function. One mechanism
through which this may occur is by inducing a premature form of the acrosome reaction …

[HTML][HTML] Male infertility among bakers associated with exposure to high environmental temperature at the workplace

ST Al-Otaibi - Journal of Taibah University medical sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Male infertility among bakers associated with exposure to high environmental temperature at
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Insights on Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor α-Positive Interstitial Cells in the Male Reproductive Tract

T Hiroshige, KI Uemura, KI Nakamura… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Male infertility is a significant factor in approximately half of all infertility cases and is marked
by a decreased sperm count and motility. A decreased sperm count is caused by not only a …

Identification of a homozygous GFPT2 variant in a family with asthenozoospermia

M Askari, DM Kordi-Tamandani, N Almadani… - Gene, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Asthenozoospermia (ASZ) is a condition characterized by reduced sperm motility in
semen affecting approximately 19% of infertile men. Major risk factors, particularly gene …

Association of FAS-670A/G and FASL-844C/T polymorphisms with idiopathic azoospermia in Western Iran

R Asgari, K Mansouri, M Bakhtiari… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective The FAS/FASL interaction plays a central role in up-regulation of
apoptosis in testis. Studies indicated that the FAS-670A/G and FASL-844C/T polymorphisms …

[HTML][HTML] Alcoholic bitters modulates sex hormones and some biochemical parameters of testicular function in male Wistar rats

OT Kayode, AAA Kayode, CO Nwonuma - F1000Research, 2018 - f1000research.com
Background: Alcoholic bitters have been acclaimed to boost sexual function and fertility in
animals but there is no reported scientific evidence that evaluated its effects on the normal …

What is she doing here? Klinefelter syndrome in forensic casework

A Spitzer, LE Sapir, M Amiel - Science & Justice, 2021 - Elsevier
In this case report, we describe a sexual assault incident in which the male victim's seminal
fluid contained no sperm cells, as indicated by sperm cell staining and microscopic …