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Tsampoukas G, Tharakan T, Narayan Y, Khan F, Cayetano A, Papatsoris A, Buchholz N, Minhas S. Investigating the therapeutic options for diabetes-associated male infertility as illustrated in animal experimental models. Andrologia 2022; 54:e14521. [PMID: 35934995 DOI: 10.1111/and.14521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Diabetes is a rising global health concern and an increasingly common cause of male infertility. Although the definitive pathophysiological mechanisms underpinning the association between diabetes and infertility is unclear, there are several animal studies showing diabetes to be a detrimental factor on reproductive health through apoptosis, oxidative stress and impairment of steroidogenesis. Furthermore, as reflected in animal models, antidiabetic strategies and relevant treatments are beneficial in the management of infertile men with diabetes as the recovery of euglycemic status affects positively the spermatogenesis. However, the available data are still evolving and specific conclusion in human populations are not possible yet. In this review, we are discussing the current literature concerning the association of diabetes and male infertility, focusing on the therapeutic approach as illustrated in animals' models.
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Affiliation(s)
- Georgios Tsampoukas
- U-merge Ltd. (Urology for emerging countries), London, UK.,Department of Urology, Great Western Hospital NHS Trust, Swindon, UK
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- Department of Urology, Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK.,Section of Investigative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Cairns Hospital, Cairns North, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Urology, North Devon Hospital, Barnstaple, UK
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- Department of Urology, Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
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- U-merge Ltd. (Urology for emerging countries), London, UK.,Department of Urology, Sismanoglio University Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- U-merge Ltd. (Urology for emerging countries), London, UK
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- Department of Urology, Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
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Assmann CE, Weis GCC, da Rosa JR, Bonadiman BDSR, Alves ADO, Schetinger MRC, Ribeiro EE, Morsch VMM, da Cruz IBM. Amazon-derived nutraceuticals: Promises to mitigate chronic inflammatory states and neuroinflammation. Neurochem Int 2021; 148:105085. [PMID: 34052297 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2021.105085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Nutraceuticals have been the focus of numerous research in recent years and accumulating data support their use for promoting some health benefits. Several nutraceuticals have been widely studied as supplements due to their functional properties ameliorating symptoms associated with neurological disorders, such as oxidative stress and chronic inflammatory states. This seems to be the case of some fruits and seeds from the Amazon Biome consumed since the pre-Columbian period that could have potential beneficial impact on the human nervous system. The beneficial activities of these food sources are possibly related to a large number of bioactive molecules including polyphenols, carotenoids, unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, and trace elements. In this context, this review compiled the research on six Amazonian fruits and seeds species and some of the major nutraceuticals found in their composition, presenting brief mechanisms related to their protagonist action in improving inflammatory responses and neuroinflammation.
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- Charles Elias Assmann
- Post-Graduate Program in Biological Sciences, Toxicological Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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- Post-Graduate Program in Food Science and Technology, Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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- Post-Graduate Program in Food Science and Technology, Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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- Post-Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
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- Post-Graduate Program in Pharmacology, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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- Post-Graduate Program in Biological Sciences, Toxicological Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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- Post-Graduate Program in Biological Sciences, Toxicological Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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- Post-Graduate Program in Pharmacology, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Post-Graduate Program in Gerontology, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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