Transcriptomic Profile Analysis of Brain Tissue in the Absence of Functional TRPM8 Calcium Channel by Erick B. Saldes, Alexandra Erdmier, Jai Velpula, Timothy E. Koeltzow, Michael X. Zhu, Swapna Asuthkar

“…Our laboratory has identified testosterone as a high-affinity ligand of TRPM8. TRPM8 deficiency appears to influence behavioral traits in mice, like increased aggression and deficits in sexual satiety. …”
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GnRH pulse generator activity in mouse models of polycystic ovary syndrome by Ziyue Zhou, Su Young Han, Maria Pardo-Navarro, Ellen G Wall, Reena Desai, Szilvia Vas, David J Handelsman, Allan E Herbison

“…Examining the prenatal androgen (PNA) model of PCOS, we observed highly variable patterns of pulse generator activity with no significant differences detected in ARNKISS neuron SEs, pulsatile LH secretion, or serum testosterone, estradiol, and progesterone concentrations. …”
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A Network Investigation on Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism in China by Weiwei Zhao, Hongying Ye, Xiaolong Zhao, Zhaoyun Zhang, Shouyue Sun, Yiran Jiang, Min He, Cheng Xu, Renming Hu, Yiming Li

“…In addition, improvements in penis and pubic hair development, testosterone normalization and the physical strength in IHH patients who received gonadotropin and androgen replacement therapy were better than in those who received single gonadotropin therapy (P<0.05 for all). …”
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Protective effects of resveratrol and naringenin against nonylphenol-induced oxidative stress in rats by Haitham S. Elewa, Dawlat A. Salama, Mohamed S. Hikal, Mohamed F. Abd El hamid, Mohamed H. Eid, Fatma M. A. Khalil, Muayad S. Albadrani, Khaled Abdelaal, Ahmed I. El-Tokhy

“…Also, NP treatment led to a significant decrease in serum total testosterone and testis weight, accompanied with concurrent elevation in estradiol level compared to NC and DMSO groups. …”
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Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Analysis of Steroidogenesis and Spermatogenesis Impairment in the Testis of db/db Mice by Yun Hu, Ting-Ting Cai, Reng-Na Yan, Bing-Li Liu, Bo Ding, Jian-Hua Ma

“…The 20-week-old db/db mice had significantly higher blood glucose and body weight (both p<0.001). The serum testosterone levels (4.4 ± 0.8 vs. 9.8 ± 0.7 ng/ml, p=0.001) and weight of the testis (0.16 ± 0.01 vs. 0.24 ± 0.01 g, p<0.001) were significantly lower in db/db mice than that in C57BL/6J controls. db/db mice had a lower cross-sectional area of seminiferous tubules and thickness of the cell layer (both p<0.05). …”
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Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with 46,XY Partial Gonadal Dysgenesis Reared as Males by Juliana Gabriel Ribeiro de Andrade, Antonia Paula Marques-de-Faria, Helena Campos Fabbri, Maricilda Palandi de Mello, Gil Guerra-Júnior, Andréa Trevas Maciel-Guerra

“…At the last evaluation, FSH was high or high-normal in 8/10; LH was high or high-normal in 5/10; testosterone was decreased in one. Final height in nine cases ranged from −1.57 to 0.80 SDS. …”
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Sex steroid hormones mediate the association between neonicotinoids and obesity among children and adolescents by Qian Su, Jinzhu Luo, You Zhou, Miao Liu, Shaohua Zeng, Yin Li, Jieying Gao

“…Mediation analysis was used to assess potential mediators of sex steroid hormones, including testosterone (T), estradiol (E2), T/E2, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), and free androgen index (FAI). …”
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Role of percutaneous testis biopsy in management of patients with azoospermia by N. G. Gasanov, S. I. Gamidov, T. V. Shatylko, A. Yu. Popova, N. P. Makarova, I. V. Ushakova, O. B. Loran

“…Was built a logistic regression model to analyze factors influencing the result, TESA / PESA, which included as independent variables the following parameters: patient age, duration of involuntary infertility, the level of sex hormones (testosterone, estradiol, luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, prolactin, progesterone, inhibin B), the total volume of testes, presence of varicocele, the presence of chemotherapy or radiation therapy, a history of alcohol abuse, Smoking, regular violation of the thermal mode, surgery in the inguinal and scrotal region. …”
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Acupuncture mediates the “gut–testis axis” to improve asthenozoospermia by Jianheng Hao, Jianheng Hao, Huichao Xu, Boya Chang, Jia Ren, Haijun Wang, Laixi Ji, Laixi Ji

“…Further validation was obtained by performing a fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT).ResultsAcupuncture improved the sperm quality; ameliorated testicular pathology; increased serum testosterone (T), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels; and repaired gut and blood–testis barrier damage in asthenozoospermic mice. …”
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Formononetin ameliorates polycystic ovary syndrome through suppressing NLRP3 inflammasome by Zhuo Liu, Rui-Han Wang, Ke-Hua Wang

“…Fasting blood glucose, insulin, luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, testosterone, and estradiol were detected in DHEA-induced PCOS rats. …”
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Dietary DHA Regulated the Androgen Production in Male Chinese Tongue Sole Cynoglossus semilaevis by Jiahao Liu, Qiang Ma, Feiran Zhang, Qingyan Gao, Zhijun Zhang, Yuliang Wei, Mengqing Liang, Houguo Xu

“…The concentration of testosterone (T) and 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) in the serum increased with increasing levels of dietary DHA. …”
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Bone Mineral Status in Children and Adolescents with Klinefelter Syndrome by Stefano Stagi, Mariarosaria Di Tommaso, Cristina Manoni, Perla Scalini, Francesco Chiarelli, Alberto Verrotti, Elisabetta Lapi, Sabrina Giglio, Laura Dosa, Maurizio de Martino

“…For both patient and control groups, we evaluated serum levels of ionised and total calcium, phosphate, total testosterone, luteinising hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, parathyroid hormone (PTH), 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, osteocalcin, bone alkaline phosphatase, and urinary deoxypyridinoline concentrations. …”
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Plasma Diaphanous Related Formin 1 Levels Are Associated with Altered Glucose Metabolism and Insulin Resistance in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Case Control Study by Xing Li, Mingyu Liao, Jiaqing Shao, Weixin Li, Liu Shi, Dong Wang, Juan Ni, Qiuyue Shen, Fan Yang, Guiliang Peng, Ling Zhou, Yuling Zhang, Zheng Sun, Hongting Zheng, Min Long

“…A model containing DIAPH1, BMI, FBG, and testosterone was constructed to predict the risk of PCOS, with a sensitivity of 92.0% and a specificity of 80.9%. …”
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Recent advances in the application of Mendelian randomization to chronic kidney disease by Chaofan Wen, Lanlan Chen, Dan Jia, Ziqi Liu, Yidan Lin, Guan Liu, Shuo Zhang, Baoshan Gao

“…Notably, evidence indicates that elevated testosterone levels may impair renal function, while higher sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels appear to be protective, predominantly in men. …”
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Partial rejuvenation of the spermatogonial stem cell niche after gender-affirming hormone therapy in trans women by Emily Delgouffe, Samuel Madureira Silva, Frédéric Chalmel, Wilfried Cools, Camille Raets, Kelly Tilleman, Guy T'Sjoen, Yoni Baert, Ellen Goossens

“…These findings are important to further understand how estrogens and testosterone suppression affect the testis environment, and in the case of orchidectomized testes as medical waste material, their potential use in research.…”
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Health implications of racial differences in serum growth differentiation factor levels among men with obesity by Siresha Bathina, Virginia Fuenmayor Lopez, Mia Prado, Elliot Ballato, Georgia Colleluori, Maryam Tetlay, Dennis T Villareal, Sanjay Mediwala, Rui Chen, Clifford Qualls, Reina Armamento‐Villareal

“…Serum GDF15, osteocalcin, C‐terminal telopeptide, sclerostin, adiponectin, leptin, estradiol, testosterone, follicle‐stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, 25‐hydroxyvitamin D, lipid profile, and hemoglobin A1C (A1C) were measured. …”
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Spermatic RXFP2 expression levels and seminal INSL3 concentrations among beef bull ejaculates with different levels of sperm morphological normality by Hewage Dilhan Anuradha WIMALARATHNE, Kenta ARASHI, Fumiyuki IWAKI, Mitsuhiro SAKASE, DURITAHALA, Hiroshi HARAYAMA, Noritoshi KAWATE

“…Seminal plasma INSL3 concentrations were significantly higher in the Low group than in the other two groups, whereas testosterone levels did not differ significantly between the groups. …”
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Functional Involvement of Melatonin and Its Receptors in Reproductive Regulation of the Marine Teleost, Large Yellow Croaker (<i>Larimichthys crocea</i>) by Xudong Liang, Jixiu Wang, Baoyi Huang, Haojie Yuan, Yucheng Ren, Chenqian Wu, Tianming Wang, Jingwen Yang

“…Enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) results further demonstrated that in vitro melatonin incubation in the brain of <i>L. crocea</i> influenced gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and testosterone secretion in a dose-dependent manner, suggesting actions beyond the classical hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal (HPG) axis. …”
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Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Rats with Hyperandrogenic Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome by Na Li, Chenghao Yang, Huiyu Xie, Yinghong Liu, Yuanpeng Liao

“…Compared with the NC group, the levels of testosterone (T), estradiol (E2), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), LP, anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and free fatty acids (FFA) were all significantly augmented in the PC group (all p<0.05). …”
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The Effects of Trenbolone Supplementation on The Extremity Bones in Running Rats by Ali Sarı, Sefa Lök

“…ABSTRACTAnabolic steroids are testosterone derivatives through which anabolic effects are maintained and androgenic effects are minimized. …”
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