Effect of Nandrolone decanoate induced-oxidative stress on rat testes, prostate, and seminal vesicle: Biochemical, morphometric and histopathological studies.

Nandrolone decanoate (Nd) is a highly abused androgenic-anabolic steroid among body builders. Even though it has weak androgenic effects, its prolonged use may have harmful impact on male reproductive system which needs to be evaluated. This study aimed to reinvestigate its possible oxidative stress induced alteration on male rat reproductive system.

Identifying genes associated with the development of human polycystic ovary syndrome.

The pathophysiology of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is confusing until today as it is a multifactorial endocrine disorder. It is presented with altered gonadotropin levels, bulky multi-follicular ovaries, infertility, and obesity. This complex pathophysiology is linked with insulin resistance and hyperandrogenism.

The impact of nandrolone decanoate administration on ovarian and uterine tissues in rat: Luteinizing hormone profile, histopathological and morphometric assessment.

The study had been conducted to evaluate the effects of nandrolone decanoate (abused repeated doses) on female rat's ovary and uterus during administration and withdrawal. The study included 18 rats that were divided into control group (n = 6) and treated group (n = 12). The treated group was injected intramuscular (IM) with nandrolone decanoate (7 mg/kg body weight) for three consecutive days, for two weeks.

Assessment of knowledge about biobanking among healthcare students and their willingness to donate biospecimens.

Background: Biobanks and biospecimen collections are becoming a primary means of delivering personalized diagnostics and tailoring individualized therapeutics. This shift towards precision medicine (PM) requires interactions among a variety of stakeholders, including the public, patients, healthcare providers, government, and donors. Very few studies have investigated the role of healthcare students in biobanking and biospecimen donations.

Light and Transmission Electron Microscopic Studies on Subacute Toxicity of Bisphenol A on the Rat Ovary.

Objective: To investigate subacute toxicity of Bisphenol A (BPA) in adult rat ovaries using gastric intubation daily for 4 weeks by light and transmission electron microscopy.

Study Design: Fifteen rats were included in the study and divided into 2 groups: 12 rats were used for BPA administration (600 mg/kg body weight), and 3 rats received only vehicle and served as controls. The ovaries of both treated and control rats were taken at 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks postadministration, fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin, and processed for light microscopy.

Angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism studies: A case-control study.

Mild gestational hyperglycemia (MGH) is a very common complication of pregnancy that is characterized by intolerance to glucose. The association of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism to MGH has been previously reported. In this study, we evaluated the association between ACE polymorphism and the risk of MGH in a Saudi population.

Ovarian surface epithelium receptors during pregnancy and estrus cycle of rats with emphasis on steroids and gonadotropin fluctuation.

The present study is designed to demonstrate the ovarian surface epithelial cells' (OSE) estrogen receptor α (ERα) and progesterone receptor (PR) during pregnancy and estrous cycle in rat. Moreover, determination of the levels of plasma progesterone, estradiol, FSH and LH was also made. The levels of plasma progesterone, estradiol, FSH and LH concentrations were determined on days 7 (n = 5), 14 (n = 5), and 21 (n = 5) of pregnancy in three groups of rats and during the estrous cycle (n = 5) using an ELISA kit.

In vivo and in vitro studies on apoptosis in OSE cells and inclusion cysts of pregnant heifers.

Elevated progesterone concentration during pregnancy and use of progesterone-like contraceptives are known to reduce ovarian cancers. This study was undertaken to decipher whether or not there is any relationship between progesterone (also oestrogen)-mediated ovarian surface epithelium (OSE) apoptosis and expression of p53, a cell-cycle arresting protein and potential tumour suppressor. Immunohistochemical staining with cytokeratin confirmed epithelial nature of the cells in the OSE layer and inclusion cysts that invaginate inside stroma after ovulation takes place.

In vitro regulation of sheep ovarian surface epithelium (OSE) proliferation by local ovarian factors.

The ovarian surface epithelium (OSE) forms a lining around the entire ovary and actively participates in the ovulatory cycle. To investigate how specific growth factors and hormones affect OSE proliferation, the present study used sheep as a model to examine the effects of follicular and luteal products on the proliferation of sheep OSE cells in culture, and to analyse the influences of large antral follicles and corpora lutea (CL) on the expression of gonadotrophin receptors (FSHR and LHR) in the OSE. In the present study, follicular fluids from medium and large follicles, and extracts of corpora lutea stimulated the growth of OSE cells.