J Infect Chemother
October 2024
Objectives: We aimed to assess seminal calbindin 2 (CALB 2) expression in men with different semen parameters as well as its correlation with reproductive hormones in azoospermic patients and different semen parameters in oligoasthenoteratozoospermic patients. CALB 2 is also known as calretinin and 29 kDa calbindin.
Materials And Methods: This prospective study was performed on 96 cases from the andrology outpatient clinic divided into 3 groups as follows: group 1 including 32 non obstructive azoospermic (NOA) patients, group 2 including 32 patients with oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (OAT), and Group 3 including normozoospermic individuals as controls.
Unlabelled: Downregulating Angiotensin Converting Enzyme2 (ACE2) expression may be a shared mechanism for RNA viruses.
Aim: Evaluate the expressions of ACE2 effectors: the long non-coding RNA 'MALAT-1', the micro-RNA 'miR-200c-3p' and the histone deacetylase 'SIRT1' in SARS-COV-2 patients and correlate to disease severity. Sera samples from 98 SARS-COV-2 patients and 30 healthy control participants were collected.
HLA-DR/DQ haplotypes largely define genetic susceptibility to type 1 diabetes (T1D). The DQB1*06:02-positive haplotype (DR15-DQ602) common in individuals of European ancestry is very rare among children with T1D. Among 4,490 children with T1D in the Finnish Pediatric Diabetes Register, 57 (1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere are multiple congenital structural abnormalities that affect male urogenital tract which could affect either the male external genitalia, internal genitalia or both. Congenital anomalies of the vas deferens may be unilateral or bilateral that could be complete or segmental and include (agenesis, atresia, duplication, ectopy or diverticulum). Anomalies of the vas deferens may be isolated or may be associated with other congenital anomalies especially in the male urogenital tract.
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