Publications by authors named "Razi Mazdak"

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM), one of the most pervasive and enduring metabolic diseases, has been demonstrated to adversely impact male fertility. Conversely, both exercise training and Chrysin have been identified as potential interventions capable of mitigating the deleterious effects of diabetes on spermatogenesis. Thus, the current study aims to explore the individual and combined influences of Chrysin supplementation and running exercise on oxidative stress and germ cell apoptosis in the testicular tissue of diabetic adult rats.

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Objective: Dysregulation of lipid and carbohydrate/fatty acid (FA) balance in Sertoli and germ cells alters the NADP+/ NADPH ratio, resulting in metabolic autophagy in testicles. Tramadol (TRA) adversely affects spermatogenesis development, and it is not reversed within short periods of time after withdrawal. Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the boosting effect of different exercise training protocols (ETPs) on TRA-induced detrimental effects after withdrawal.

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  • Varicocele has been shown to cause infertility, prompting a study on its effects on DNA methylation and damage in male germ cells and spermatozoa from different sources (TESE and epididymis).
  • In male rats with induced varicocele, researchers noted decreased expression of key DNA methylation regulators (DNMT1, TET1, 2, 3) in testicular and sperm samples, affecting DNA stability and embryo development.
  • The findings suggest that varicocele disrupts DNA methylation processes, harming sperm quality and increasing the risk of fertilization failure and poor embryo development.
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  • The study investigated how a high-fat diet (HFD) affects metabolic disorders in the testicles of male rats and whether different exercise modalities can help counteract these effects.
  • Thirty mature male Wistar rats were divided into groups to test the effects of HFD alone and various exercise intensities, including moderate and high-intensity workouts.
  • Results showed that rats on HFD alone had reduced testicular function, but those who exercised, especially with high-intensity interval training (HIIT), showed improvements in key metabolic markers and supported better male fertility outcomes.
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The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of running exercise training protocols (ETPs) with varying intensities on inflammatory responses, with a specific focus on the interactions between inflammatory mediators, cytokines, and Leydig cell steroidogenic activity, as well as testosterone secretion. To this end, 24 Wistar rats were subdivided into sedentary control, low (LICT), moderate (MICT), and high (HICT) intensity continuous running ETP groups. After 8 weeks, the expression levels of Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4), nuclear factor-kappa-B (NF-KB), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-10 (IL-10), Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and the testicular nitric oxide (NO) content were assessed and compared between groups.

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Vitamin D deficiency is a global health problem and has been linked to defective spermatogenesis and male infertility. In this study, we aimed to investigate the main enzymes involved in the transsulfuration pathway of 1-carbon metabolism, and spermatogenesis function. Therefore, sixteen male C57 mice were addressed to a control (standard diet) or vitamin D deficient (VDD) diet for 14 weeks.

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As a common metabolic disorder, hyperglycemia (HG) affects and disrupts the physiology of various systems in the body. Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has been used to control the complications of disease. Most of the therapeutic properties of MSCs are attributed to their secretome.

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Varicocele (VCL) has been shown to induce severe oxidative stress in the testicular tissue resulting in 35% of males with primary infertility. To compare the exacerbating impacts of varicose on oxidative DNA damage and homeostatic antioxidant reactions in the seminiferous tubules (ST), enclosed and far from varicose vessels. Thirty mature Wistar rats were divided into control and VCL-induced groups.

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  • Depression in mammals negatively impacts male reproductive ability, leading to reduced sperm production and quality.
  • Antidepressants like paroxetine can hinder reproductive function in healthy males but may restore sperm production in depressed males.
  • The study reveals that depression disrupts key metabolic processes, specifically the one-carbon cycle, affecting vital nutrients and potentially linking these changes to reproductive issues.
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The current study has been designed to explore the effects of running exercise training protocols (ETPs), with different intensities, on testicular redox and antioxidant capacities. Moreover, the crosstalk between oxidative stress (OS) and mitochondria-related apoptosis was analysed. To this end, 24 Wistar rats were subdivided into sedentary control, low- (LICT), moderate- (MICT), and high (HICT)-intensity continuous running ETP groups.

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Methamphetamine (METH) is shown to cause massive oxidative stress and apoptosis in testicular tissue. This study attempted to investigate the possible effects of METH chronic administration on the crosstalk between oxidative DNA damage (ODD), the ODD repairing process, autophagy, and apoptosis in testicular tissue. For this purpose, 20 rats were divided into control and METH (2.

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A long-time consumption of the tramadol (TRA) is shown to negatively affect spermatogenesis development through inducing oxidative stress and suppressing testicular endocrine status. Therefore, by focusing on miRNAs-related roles in the SIRT1/Nrf2/antioxidant/Testosterone-related pathway, the effects of exercise training protocols (ETPs) with different intensities on the TRA-reduced antioxidant and endocrine capacities were investigated. Thus, 36 mature Wistar rats were divided into control and TRA-received groups.

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To estimate the repro-protective effect of royal jelly (RJ) on phenylhydrazine (PHZ)-induced anemia's detrimental effects, 24 mature mice were divided into control group (0.10 mL normal saline; intra-peritoneally), RJ group (100 mg/kg/day; orally), experimental anemia (EA) group that received only PHZ (6 mg/100 g/48 h; intra-peritoneally), and RJ + EA (according to the previous prescription) group. After 35 days, testicular histoarchitecture, RNA damage in germinal cells, sperm characteristics, testicular total anti-oxidant capacity and malondialdehyde as well as serum testosterone levels, pre-implantation embryo development and cyclin D1 and c-myc mRNA levels at two-cell, morula and blastocyst stages were analyzed.

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Objective: The current research was designed to analyze the effect of moderate-intensity exercise training (MEXT), solely and simultaneous with insulin, on the network between oxidative stress and Hsp70 and Hsp90 chaperones after experimental type I diabetes (DM) induction in rats.

Materials And Methods: In the experimental study, 36 mature Wistar rats were assigned into control and experimental type I DM-induced groups, and then the diabetic animals were categorized to sedentary type I DM-induced (SDM), exercise training-sole without DM (E), exercise training DM-induced (EDM), insulin-treated sedentary DM-induced (ISDM), and exercise training insulin-treated DM-induced (EIDM) groups. After 6 weeks, Johnson's score was evaluated to analyze the spermatogenesis ratio.

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The Glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (Gdnf) and testosterone induce the spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) self-renewal and spermatogenesis, respectively. In present study the stimulating role of testosterone on Sertoli cells to produce Gdnf, and the possible effect of Gdnf on Gfrα1 and c-RET expressions were investigated. The TM4 cells (line Sertoli cells) were co-cultured with [0.

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One of the side effects of cyclophosphamide (CP) is low fertility. In this study, we investigated the protective role of crocin (Cr) against CP chemotherapy-induced changes in ovarian tissue. In the current study, we treated 15 female mice aged 6-8 weeks old for 21 days.

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This study explores the effect of curcumin nano-micelle (NCMN) on the testicular anti-oxidant status and heat shock proteins (Hsp) 70-2a and Hsp 90 expression. Therefore, 24 male Wistar rats were divided into control, 7.50 mg/kg, 15 mg/kg, and 30 mg/kg of NCMN-received groups.

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Background: Uncontrolled type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) impairs reproductive potential of males. Insulin treatment restores metabolic parameters but it is unclear how it protects male reproductive health. Herein, we hypothesized that insulin treatment to T1D rats protects testicular physiology by mediating mechanisms associated with apoptosis and cell cycle.

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The current study assessed the cross-link between mitochondria-related apoptosis and cell cycle machinery systems during ischemia and reperfusion in a rat model of testicular torsion and detorsion. The Wistar male rats were divided into control, 1 h, 2 h, 4 h and 8 h testicular torsion-induced, and 1 h, 2 h, 4 h and 8 h testicular detorsion-induced groups. The Johnson's score was analyzed.

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Aims: Current study was conducted to uncover the effect of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity on heat shock proteins 70-2a and 90 expression levels and to investigate the network between these proteins with PCNA expression, endocrine status of testicular tissue and nucleotide backbone damages.

Main Methods: For this purpose, 20 mature male Wistar rats were divided into two groups of control and HFD-received obese animals (n = 10/group). After 8 weeks from obesity approval, the animals were euthanized.

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Aims: Oxidative damage and altered metabolic reactions are suspected to initiate the autophagy. The exercise training significantly impacts testicular antioxidant and metabolic potentials. However, the underlying mechanism(s) that the exercise-induced alterations can affect the autophagy markers remained unknown.

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The current study was conducted to analyze the dose-dependent effects of liraglutide against the diabetes-induced detrimental impact on sperm parameters and fertilization potential. For this purpose, 42 adult male mice were randomly divided into control (with no intervention) and experimental groups. Next, the experimental group was subdivided into diabetic, 1.

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The cell scaffolds should structurally be manufactured similar to the target tissue's extracellular matrix. This property should be maintained until cell differentiation. For this purpose, in the current study, electrospun nanofiber (EN) of chitosan (Ch)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), as a tissue-friend scaffold, was fabricated by electrospinning in different formulations and borax was utilized as an innovative cross-linking agent to up-regulate the structural and biomechanical properties.

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Aims: The present study assessed the possible mechanisms by which the insulin regulates the heat shock (HSPs) and transitional proteins expression and consequently ameliorates the oxidative stress-induced damages in germ and sperm cells DNA contents.

Main Methods: Mature male Wistar rats were distributed into control, Hyperglycemia-induced (HG) and insulin-treated HG-induced (HG-I) groups. Following 8 weeks from HG induction, testicular total antioxidant capacity (TAC), immunoreactivity of 8-oxodG, germ cells mRNA damage, Hsp70-2a, Hsp90, transitional proteins 1 and 2 (TP-1 and -2) mRNA and protein expressions were analyzed.

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Despite other tissues, the effect of different exercise training protocols (ETPs) on the expression levels of metabolic substrates transmembrane transporters in the testicular tissue, remains completely unexplored. Thus, the effects of low, moderate and high-intensity ETPs on the SCs and germ cells potentials in GLUT-1, GLUT-3 and MCT-4 expression levels was investigated in this study. The animals were assigned into 4 groups, including sedentary control, low-intensity continuous (LICT), moderate-intensity (MICT) and high-intensity (HICT) ETPs-induced groups (n = 6/group).

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