Publications by authors named "Aytekin Ozer"
Spermatogonial stem cell sensitivity to capsaicin: an in vitro study.
Reprod Biol Endocrinol
November 2008
Background: Conflicting reports have been published on the sensitivity of spermatogenesis to capsaicin (CAP), the pungent ingredient of hot chili peppers. Here, the effect of CAP on germ cell survival was investigated by using two testis germ cell lines as a model. As CAP is a potent agonist of the transient receptor potential vanilloid receptor 1 (TRPV1) and no information was available of its expression in germ cells, we also studied the presence of TRPV1 in the cultured cells and in germ cells in situ.
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- * Chickens on the pepper diet showed quicker reproductive organ development and began laying eggs 11 days earlier than those on a standard diet.
- * Results suggested that while weight gain initially favored the pepper group, it reversed by month five, and further research is needed on abdominal fat reduction and lipid metabolism effects.