The relative health benefits of different sexual activities

S Brody - The journal of sexual medicine, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Although many studies examine purported risks associated with sexual
activities, few examine potential physical and mental health benefits, and even fewer …

Interplay between male reproductive system dysfunction and the therapeutic effect of flavonoids

RJ Ye, JM Yang, DM Hai, N Liu, L Ma, XB Lan, JG Niu… - Fitoterapia, 2020 - Elsevier
Male infertility has affected many families around the world. However, due to the mechanism
underlying male reproductive system dysfunction are not completely elucidated, the use of …

Involvement of AMPK, IKβα-NFκB and eNOS in the sildenafil anti-inflammatory mechanism in a demyelination model

AKS Nunes, C Raposo, SWS Rocha… - Brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
Sildenafil (Viagra®) has recently been found to have a neuroprotective effect, which occurs
through the inhibition of inflammation and demyelination in the cerebellum. However, the …

In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Ram Sperm Frozen in Tris Egg‐yolk and Supplemented with Superoxide Dismutase and Reduced Glutathione

SV Silva, AT Soares, AM Batista… - … in domestic animals, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Contents The aim of the present study was to evaluate the in vitro and in vivo effect of the
addition of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and reduced glutathione (GSH) to ram semen …

CYP24A1 inhibition enhances the antitumor activity of calcitriol

JR Muindi, WD Yu, Y Ma, KL Engler, RX Kong… - …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
High systemic exposures to calcitriol are necessary for optimal antitumor effects. Human
prostate cancer PC3 cells are insensitive to calcitriol treatment. Therefore, we investigated …

Translational perspective on the role of testosterone in sexual function and dysfunction

CA Podlasek, J Mulhall, K Davies… - The journal of sexual …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Introduction The biological importance of testosterone is generally accepted by the medical
community; however, controversy focuses on its relevance to sexual function and the sexual …

Vitamin E (Trolox) addition to Tris-egg yolk extender preserves ram spermatozoon structure and kinematics after cryopreservation

SV Silva, AT Soares, AM Batista, FC Almeida… - Animal reproduction …, 2013 - Elsevier
Several studies reveal that vitamin E acts as a cellular stabilizer of unsaturated lipids against
oxidative deterioration, thus maintaining structural and functional integrity at the subcellular …

Withania somnifera ameliorates sexual arousal and impotence in stressed sexually sluggish male rats by modulating neurotransmitters and NO/cGMP/PDE5α …

A Yadav, RK Mishra - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2024 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Psychological stress is a growing global threat to male
sexual potency and erection efficiency. Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (WS), also known as …

Six months of daily treatment with vardenafil improves parameters of endothelial inflammation and of hypogonadism in male patients with type 2 diabetes and erectile …

D Santi, ARM Granata, A Guidi, E Pignatti… - European Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objective Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with endothelial dysfunction,
characterized by a reduction of nitric oxide (NO)-mediated relaxation. Phosphodiesterase …

Phosphodiesterase (PDE) 5 inhibitors sildenafil, tadalafil and vardenafil impact cAMP-specific PDE8 isoforms-linked second messengers and steroid production in a …

S Limoncella, C Lazzaretti, E Paradiso… - Molecular and cellular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Type 5 phosphodiesterase (PDE5) blockade by inhibitors (PDE5i) results in
intracellular cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) increase and smooth muscle …