Therapeutic efficacy and mechanism of artesunate for mouse model of polycystic ovary syndrome by WANG Xueling, WANG Xueling, ZHONG Peiling, ZHONG Peiling, ZHAO Zhipeng

“…ELISA was used to detect serum testosterone (T), fasting insulin (FINS), luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and the LH/FSH ratio was calculated. …”
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Symptomatic Pituitary Metastasis as Initial Manifestation of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Review of Literature by Gunjan Y. Gandhi, Russell Fung, Patrick E. Natter, Raafat Makary, K. C. Balaji

“…Hormonal testing noted possible secondary adrenal insufficiency (AM serum cortisol: 3.3 mcg/dL, ACTH: 8 pg/mL), secondary hypothyroidism (TSH: <0.01 mIU/L, FT4: 0.7 ng/dL), secondary hypogonadism (testosterone: 47 ng/dL, LH: 1.3 mIU/mL, and FSH: 2.3 mIU/mL), and elevated serum prolactin (prolactin: 56.8 ng/ml, normal: 4.0–15.2 ng/ml). …”
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The effects of Lepidium meyenii on MSG-induced subfertility in male Wistar rats: Targeting oxidative stress, pro-inflammatory cytokines, steroidogenic enzymes, and reproductive hor... by Temidayo S. Omolaoye, Surendra Singh Rawat, Naglaa Gamil Shehab, Eslam El Nebrisi, Stefan S. Du Plessis

“…Results: MSG administration significantly reduced total and progressive sperm motility (p < 0.05), decreased total antioxidant capacity (TAC) (p < 0.001), increased mRNA expression of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β in the testis and prostate (p < 0.05), protein expression of GP130 in the testis, reduced serum testosterone, and altered expression of steroidogenic markers. …”
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Physiology and Pathophysiology of Marathon Running: A narrative Review by Lorin Braschler, Pantelis T. Nikolaidis, Mabliny Thuany, Daniela Chlíbková, Thomas Rosemann, Katja Weiss, Matthias Wilhelm, Beat Knechtle

“…Also, hormonal alterations such as increased cortisol levels or decreased testosterone levels immediately after a race are observed. …”
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Assessment of relative energy deficiency in sport and malnutrition prevalence in female endurance runners by energy availability questionnaire, bioelectrical impedance analysis and... by Samantha Sharp, Roni Mashiach-Fransis, Nicola Keay, Adrian Slee

“…All participants answered the Energy Availability Questionnaire, and a scoring system was used to assess REDs risk. 56 from this group underwent anthropometric measurements using multifrequency BIA, and 20 subsequently underwent finger prick capillary blood test to evaluate oestrogen, progesterone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinising hormone, and testosterone levels 7 days before their predicted period. …”
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Steroid hormone receptors, exome sequencing and treatment responsiveness of breast cancer patient-derived xenografts originated in a South American country by Gabriela Pataccini, Andrés Elia, Gonzalo Sequeira, Luisa Ambrosio, Marcela Coianis, Caroline A. Lamb, Paola A. Rojas, Paula Martínez Vázquez, Javier Burruchaga, Eunice Spengler, Silvia I. Vanzulli, Martin Abba, Claudia Lanari

“…BC-AR707 was inhibited by tamoxifen and testosterone. BC-AR474 was inhibited by trastuzumab and trastuzumab emtansine. …”
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Clinical and Laboratorial Features That May Differentiate 46,XY DSD due to Partial Androgen Insensitivity and 5α-Reductase Type 2 Deficiency by Nélio Neves Veiga-Junior, Pedro Augusto Rodrigues Medaets, Reginaldo José Petroli, Flávia Leme Calais, Maricilda Palandi de Mello, Carla Cristina Telles de Sousa Castro, Guilherme Guaragna-Filho, Letícia Espósito Sewaybricker, Antonia Paula Marques-de-Faria, Andréa Trevas Maciel-Guerra, Gil Guerra-Junior

“…The aim of this study was to search for clinical and laboratorial data in 46,XY patients with ambiguous genitalia (AG) and normal testosterone (T) synthesis that could help to distinguish partial androgen insensitivity syndrome (PAIS) from 5α-reductase type 2 deficiency (5α-RD2) and from cases without molecular defects in the AR and SRD5A2 genes. …”
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Ginsenoside Rg1 alleviates chronic testicular damage caused by cranial irradiation through the SCF/PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in mice by Qiuhua Zhou, Yiquan Ou, Xiangsheng Tian, Yujun Ning, Yuwei Mao, Weichao Zhao, Dingxin Long

“…IR ​+ ​Rg1: 1.81 ​± ​0.18, t ​= ​1.40, P ​< ​0.05) and modulated serum testosterone (IR: 4.47 ​± ​0.23 vs. IR ​+ ​Rg1: 6.65 ​± ​0.09, t ​= ​−2.18, P ​< ​0.05), GnRH (IR: 24.37 ​± ​0.92 vs. …”
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Induced maturation of eel weighed 100–150 gram with PMSG, antidopamine, and 17α-methyltestosterone by Nadia Mega Aryani, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Odang Carman

“…Based on gonadal histology analysis, 2nd phase of spermatogonia development was found in P3 in week-8. The highest testosterone level was obtained by treatment P3, followed by P4, P2, and P1 in week-4. …”
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BP-3 exposure at environmentally relevant concentrations induced male developmental reproductive toxicity via ER/CCL27/ROS pathway in mice by Hong-Mei Li, Yan-Rong Gao, Qing Chang, Xiu-Ying Pei, Jia-He Sun, Yu-Jia Lin, Ya-Nan Tian, Qiang-Wang, Bin Zhao, Heidi Qunhui Xie, Hui-Ming Ma, Hai-Ming Xu

“…The results indicated that BP-3 (2.28 and 228 μg/L) led to a decrease in sperm quantity, quality and testosterone level, impaired blood-testis barrier (BTB) integrity and cytoskeleton, accompanied by aggravated oxidative stress in testes of mice on postnatal day 56 (PND 56). …”
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Enhancing reproductive capacity in hybrid Red Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus ×‎ O. mossambicus) via dietary administration of date palm pollen (Phoenix dactylifera L.)‎ by Nashi K. Alqahtani, Hesham S. Ghazzawy, Roshmon Thomas Mathew, Yousef‎ Ahmed Alkhamis, Rashid Saleh Alngada, Moaheda E.H. Eissa, Sameh A. Abdelnour, Sara F. Ghanem, Layla A. Almutairi, El-Sayed Hemdan Eissa

“…Regarding reproductive hormones, testosterone levels in males were significantly increased only in the DPP40 group, while FSH, E2, progesterone, and LH were significantly elevated in all fish fed DPP in their diets (P < 0.001) related to DPP0 group. …”
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Exploring the effect of cold stress on the semen quality parameters of buffalo bulls by Karpenahalli Ranganatha Sriranga, Pawan Singh, Ravinder Singh, Tejeshwari Satpute, Prince Vivek, Tushar Kumar Mohanty, Pradeep Kumar, Ranjit Singh Kataria, Megha Pande, Manishi Mukesh

“…Serum hormones such as Triiodothyronine (5.23±0.16 vs. 4.41±0.14 ng/mL, p=0.000), testosterone (0.99±0.12 vs. 1.68±0.17 ng/mL, p=0.002), cortisol (3.66±0.43 vs 2.29±0.12 ng/mL, p=0.004), and LDH (1078.54±12.32 vs 988.23±13.54 U/L, p=0.000) were affected by the cold weather. …”
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Stimulation of gonad maturation in mullet fish Mugil dussumieri using MT, E2, hCG, and Ovaprim hormone by Tatak Dwi Cahyono, Muhammad Zairin Junior, Odang Carman

“…Blood glucose, blood cholesterol, testosterone and estradiol hormone level in the first and second experiment showed no significant difference. …”
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