Semen quality and metabolic profile in people with type 1 diabetes with and without erectile dysfunction: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the association of metabolic and glycemic variables with semen parameters in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) with and without erectile dysfunction (ED).

Methods: The study population included 88 adults with T1D using a continuous glucose monitoring, of whom 28 with ED (ED group) and 60 without it (NO ED group). All men completed the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) and underwent body composition analysis (BIA) and semen analysis.

Immunization of day-old chicks having maternally derived antibodies against infectious bronchitis: degree of protection as monitored by ciliary activity after intratracheal challenge.

One-day-old chicks with maternally derived antibodies were vaccinated against infectious bronchitis (IB) with 3000 EID50 of the IB vaccine virus designated H120. The degree of protection induced by intranasal-eye drop (IE) vaccination was compared to that achieved by spray (S) vaccination. The protection afforded by vaccination was monitored by intratracheal challenge with IBV strain M-41 (clinical signs, ciliary activity in tracheal explants, virus isolation) and by serological tests (ovoneutralization, microneutralization in cell culture, haemagglutination inhibition (HI) test, ELISA).

Isolation and characterization of new infectious bronchitis virus variants in Hungary.

Two agents not agglutinating chicken erythrocytes were isolated, one in each of two flocks, from organ samples and tracheal swabs taken from 4- to 7-week-old chicks of 8 broiler flocks experiencing respiratory signs. Virus isolation was done in embryonated SPF hen's eggs. Morphological changes of the embryos, appearing as dwarfing or curling into a spherical form, usually occurred in the 3rd or 4th passage on postinoculation (PI) days 5-9.