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Do lifestyle practices impede male fertility?
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2020)
Alongside an increasing prevalence of couple and male infertility, evidence suggests
there is a global declining trend in male fertility parameters over the past few decades.
This may, at least in part, be explained ...
Are claudin-5 tight-junction proteins in the blood-brain barrier porous?
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2020)
The capillaries of the brain are particularly special, as they are not
simply conduits for blood, but are primarily responsible to ensure that
the neurons function in a strictly regulated homeostatic interstitium.
Brain ...
High levels of oxidation–reduction potential in frozen-thawed human semen are significantly correlated with poor post-thaw sperm quality
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)
This study examined the relationship between oxidation–reduction potential (ORP) in frozen-thawed semen and the post-thaw sperm parameters. Levels of ORP were measured in 25 samples from men presenting for routine infertility ...
Aqueous leaf extract of Sutherlandia frutescens attenuates ROS-induced apoptosis and loss of mitochondrial membrane potential in MPP+-treated SH-SY5Y cells
(University of Benin, 2020)
To investigate the neuroprotective activity of the aqueous extract of Sutherlandia frutescens (SF) against 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+)-induced toxicity in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells. Methods: SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma ...
Novel additive for sperm cryopreservation media: Holotheria parva coelomic cavity extract protects human spermatozoa against oxidative stress—A pilot study
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)
Cryopreservation is the most effective method for preserving semen for a long period of time. However, during the freeze–thaw process, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) leads to a steep reduction in sperm fertility ...
A population model for the 2017/18 listeriosis outbreak in South Africa
(PLoS One, 2020-03-12)
We introduce a compartmental model of ordinary differential equations for the population dynamics of listeriosis, and we derive a model for analysing a listeriosis outbreak. The model explicitly accommodates neonatal ...
Biosynthesis, Characterization, and Biological Activities of Procyanidin Capped Silver Nanoparticles
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020-09-19)
In this study, procyanidin dimers and Leucosidea sericea total extract (LSTE) were employed in the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and characterized by ultraviolet-visible (UV-Visible) spectroscopy, high-resolution ...
Scientific landscape of oxidative stress in male reproductive research: A scientometric study
(Elsevier, 2020)
Unraveling the role of reactive oxygen species and associated oxidative stress (OS) in male reproduction is one of the key areas of male reproductive research. This article illustrates the scientific landscape of OS in ...
Quest for the best—a move to anatomical endoscopic enucleation of the prostate
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)
The history of surgical enucleation for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic enlargement dates back more than 100 years (Freyer, 1919). Open prostatec-tomy (OP) is an invasive procedure ...
An exploratory study of contractile force production in muscle fibers from patients with inflammatory myopathies
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)
Introduction: The mechanism by which weakness develops in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) is still unclear. In this study we investigated the maximum force of single muscle fibers from patients with IIMs. Methods: ...