To analyze the differential expression profiles of microRNAs (miRNAs) in spermatozoa of patients with sperm DNA damage and to investigate the role of miRNAs in sperm DNA damage. Male infertility patients with sperm DNA damage who attended the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine from October 2023 to December 2023 were selected and included in this study as a case group. Fertile healthy men who were seen at the health check-up center during the same period and diagnosed by examination were also included as a control group.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFXuefu zhuyu Tang (XFZYT) is a classic formula used for promoting blood circulation and resolving blood stasis in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Clinical data have indicated that XFZYT plays a significant therapeutic role in diabetes-induced erectile dysfunction (DIED) disease, but the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly categorized into normal, model, and treatment groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess the clinical effect and safety of comprehensive therapy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) with damp-heat stasis.
Methods: We selected 108 cases of ED with damp-heat stasis meeting the inclusion criteria and treated with tadalafil (the control group, n = 54) or tadalafil + comprehensive TCM therapy (the trial group, n = 54) in the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine in the same period. After 8 weeks of treatment, we recorded the patients' scores on IIEF-5, TCM syndrome, erectile quality (EQS), 9-Item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Scale 7 (GAD-7).
Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) are the most common testicular malignancies. KLRB1 is considered to influence the development and progression of a number of cancers. However, it is unclear how the KLRB1 gene functions in TGCT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is a common sexual dysfunction in men who are unable to consistently obtain and maintain sufficient penile erection to accomplish a satisfactory sexual life. ED is currently considered to be a predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but few studies have observed the association between ED and clinical features of coronary heart disease (CHD). An investigation of the association between ED and clinical characteristics of CHD was carried out using a cross-sectional study design.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To observe the clinical effect of bird-induced anus-lifting surgery (BIAL) combined with oral Relinqing Granules (RG) in the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms / chronic prostatitis (LUTS/CP) with damp-heat syndrome using infrared thermal imaging (ITI).
Methods: This study included 165 cases of LUTS/CP with damp-heat syndrome treated in the Departments of Andrology and Urology of our hospital, which were divided into three groups of an equal number and treated by medication of oral tamsulosin hydrochloride at 0.2 mg, qd plus levofloxacin at 0.
Medicine (Baltimore)
October 2022
Background: The dilemma of male sexual dysfunction has been the focus of the whole society. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the common sexual dysfunctions, and traditional Chinese medicine therapy has shown potential benefits in the treatment of ED. Comprehensive therapy of traditional Chinese medicine (CTTCM) is a comprehensive application of Chinese medicine therapy for auxiliary intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Environmental pollution and male infertility have become global public health problems. The presence of microplastics (MPs) has been detected in the human body, and it has also been demonstrated that MPs can cause damage to the reproductive system. Wuwei Fuzheng Yijing Decoction (WWFZYJ) is effective in treating male infertility.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhongguo Zhen Jiu
November 2012
Objective: To observe the efficacy differences among acupuncture at Neiguan (PC 6) and Zusanli (ST 36), dolantin and scopolamine in treatment of acute renal colic, and to verify the clinical effect of acupuncture at Neiguan (PC 6) and Zusanli (ST 36).
Methods: Two hundred and forty patients were randomly divided into an acupuncture group, a scopolamine group and a dolantin group, 80 cases in each group. The acupuncture group was treated by acupuncture at unilateral or bilateral Neiguan (PC 6) and Zusanli (ST 36).