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Int Immunopharmacol
January 2025
College of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Linyi University, Linyi 276000 Shandong, China. Electronic address:
Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) causes obvious reproductive toxicity in male by inducing inflammation and apoptosis in testicular tissue. Ginseng polysaccharide (GP) is an active compound in ginseng, known for its remarkable anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
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January 2025
Follicle Biology Laboratory, Research Group Genetics, Reproduction and Development, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium.
Biphasic in vitro oocyte maturation (IVM) can be offered as a patient-friendly alternative to conventional ovarian stimulation in in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients predicted to be hyper-responsive to ovarian stimulation. However, cumulative live birth rates after IVM per cycle are lower than after conventional ovarian stimulation for IVF. In different animal species, supplementation of IVM media with oocyte-secreted factors (OSFs) improves oocyte developmental competence through the expression of pro-ovulatory genes in cumulus cells.
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January 2025
Electron Microscopy Center, Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz, Ilheus 45662-900, Brazil.
Hypothyroidism causes ovarian dysfunction and infertility in women and animals and impairs the hypothalamic expression of kisspeptin (Kp). However, kisspeptin is also expressed in the genital system, and the lack of the Kp receptor (Kiss1r) in the uterus is linked to reduced implantation rates. This study investigated the impact of hypothyroidism on the uterine expression of Kp and Kiss1r in female rats throughout the estrous cycle and the associated changes in uterine activity modulators.
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January 2025
Physiology Research Center, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common cause of infertility in women, characterized by metabolic and hormonal irregularities. We investigated the effects of placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells (PDMSCs) and platelet-rich plasma (PRP), as well as their combination on follicular development, hormonal profile, inflammatory parameters, and insulin resistance in a model of PCOS. In this study, 25 female Wistar rats were randomly allocated into five groups: Sham (given a dose of 1 mL of a 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhysiol Behav
January 2025
University of Northern Parana (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brazil.. Electronic address:
Undernutrition has increased worldwide in recent years and it is known that environmental factors to which individuals are exposed in early life can result in metabolic and reproductive changes that remain in adult life. In this context, the litter size expansion is a classic model used to induce undernutrition early in development. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of neonatal undernutrition induced by the litter size expansion on metabolic and reproductive parameters of female rats.
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