Effect of COVID-19 on male reproductive system–a systematic review

Y He, J Wang, J Ren, Y Zhao, J Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Angiotensin-converting enzyme II (ACE2), a receptor for Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to enter host cells, is widely expressed …

[HTML][HTML] The role of nitric oxide on male and female reproduction

S Dutta, P Sengupta - The Malaysian journal of medical sciences …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nitric oxide (NO), a reactive nitrogen species, is a molecule of high physiological as well as
pathological importance. Physiological mechanisms mediated by NO mainly include …

Free radicals: their beneficial and detrimental effects on sperm function

S Kothari, A Thompson, A Agarwal, SS du Plessis - 2010 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
Free radicals are molecules with one or more unpaired electron (s) commonly found in
seminal plasma. Physiologically, free radicals control sperm maturation, capacitation and …

Effects of cryopreservation on sperm viability, synthesis of reactive oxygen species, and DNA damage of bovine sperm

H Gürler, E Malama, M Heppelmann, O Calisici… - Theriogenology, 2016 - Elsevier
The objective was to examine if there are relationships between alterations in sperm
viability, reactive oxygen species (ROS) synthesis, and DNA integrity induced by …

Role of reactive nitrogen species in male infertility

SB Doshi, K Khullar, RK Sharma, A Agarwal - Reproductive Biology and …, 2012 - Springer
Reactive nitrogen species (RNS) is a subset of free oxygen radicals called reactive oxygen
species (ROS). Physiological levels of ROS are necessary to maintain the reproductive …

Coenzyme Q10 and melatonin for the treatment of male infertility: A narrative review

G Lucignani, LMI Jannello, I Fulgheri, C Silvani… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Lifestyle and environmental factors can negatively impact fertility by means of
oxidative stress. In this context, antioxidant supplementation therapy has gained much …

Reactive nitrogen species and male reproduction: Physiological and pathological aspects

S Dutta, P Sengupta, S Das, P Slama… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Reactive nitrogen species (RNS), like reactive oxygen species (ROS), are useful for
sustaining reproductive processes such as cell signaling, the regulation of hormonal …

Potential biological role of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) in male gametes

A Agarwal, RZ Mahfouz, RK Sharma, O Sarkar… - Reproductive Biology …, 2009 - Springer
Maintaining the integrity of sperm DNA is vital to reproduction and male fertility. Sperm
contain a number of molecules and pathways for the repair of base excision, base …

The effect of long COVID-19 infection and vaccination on male fertility; A narrative review

S Pourmasumi, A Nazari, Z Ahmadi, SN Kouni… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Earlier research has suggested that the male reproductive system could be particularly
vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection, and infections involving this novel disease …

Antioxidants present in reproductive tract fluids and their relevance for fertility

JC Ribeiro, PC Braga, AD Martins, BM Silva, MG Alves… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, infertility is classified as a disease of the reproductive system. Although it does
not compromise the life of the individual, it can have detrimental effects on the physiological …