Nanomaterials Solutions for Contraception: Concerns, Advances, and Prospects

Z Su, T Diao, H McGuire, C Yao, L Yang, G Bao, X Xu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Preventing unintentional pregnancy is one of the goals of a global public health policy to
minimize effects on individuals, families, and society. Various contraceptive formulations …

Evaluation of the protective roles of alpha-lipoic acid supplementation on nanomaterial-induced toxicity: A meta-analysis of in vitro and in vivo studies

X Luo, D Xie, T Wu, W Xu, Q Meng, K Cao, J Hu - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Extensive exposure to nanomaterials causes oxidative stress and inflammation in various
organs and leads to an increased risk of adverse health outcomes; therefore, how to prevent …

Analysis of Capped Silver Nanoparticles Combined with Imipenem against Different Susceptibility Profiles of Klebsiella pneumoniae

I Fontoura, TS Veriato, LJ Raniero, ML Castilho - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) is an opportunistic bacterium that has drawn
attention due to its resistance to carbapenem antibiotics. The treatment of patients with …

Silver nanoparticles induced testicular damage targeting NQO1 and APE1 dysregulation, apoptosis via Bax/Bcl-2 pathway, fibrosis via TGF-β/α-SMA upregulation …

DH Assar, AAA Mokhbatly, MFA ELazab… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
In medicine, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are employed often. They do, however, have
negative impacts, particularly on the reproductive organs. This research aimed to assess …

Engagement of specific intracellular pathways in the inflammation-based reprotoxicity effect of small-size silver nanoparticles on spermatogonia and spermatocytes in …

B Skóra, T Piechowiak, KA Szychowski - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Male infertility is a serious ongoing problem, whose causes have not yet been clearly
identified. However, since human exposure to silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) has recently …

Maternal supplementation of alpha-lipoic acid ameliorates prenatal cytarabine-induced mutilation in reproductive development and function in F1 male adult rats

KN Chilaka, R Namoju - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of …, 2024 - Springer
Aims Cytarabine (CYT), a prevalent anticancer drug for blood cancers, detrimentally affects
male reproductive development and function. Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), a universal …

Intragastric exposure of rats to silver nanoparticles modulates the redox balance and expression of steroid receptors in testes

M Oczkowski, K Dziendzikowska… - Food and Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanosilver (AgNPs) is popular nanomaterials used in food industry that makes
gastrointestinal tract an essential route of its uptake. The aim of the presented study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Intrauterine programming of cartilaginous 11β-HSD2 induced by corticosterone and caffeine mediated susceptibility to adult osteoarthritis

H Shi, B Li, H Gao, H He, Z Wu, J Magdaloud… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Our previous study reported that prenatal caffeine exposure (PCE) could induce
chondrodysplasia and increase the susceptibility to osteoarthritis in offspring rats. However …

Limitations and Challenges of Antioxidant Therapy

H Al‐Madhagi, A Masoud - Phytotherapy Research, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Our bodies are constantly exposed to or producing free radicals nearly on a daily basis.
These highly reactive molecules are generated through a variety of internal and external …

Modulation of chronic hypoxia on ovarian structure, oxidative stress, and apoptosis in female Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

MJ Ali, Y Tao, Y Li, MA Sayouh, S Lu, J Qiang, P Xu - Aquaculture, 2024 - Elsevier
Chronic hypoxia in aquaculture impairs gonad growth and reduces the reproductive
capacity of farmed fish. The aim of this study was to investigate how prolonged hypoxia …