This study aimed to utilize whey protein nanoparticles (WPNPs) and zinc (Zn) loaded WPNPs protect against carbon tetrachloride (CCl 4 )-induced testicular damage in rats. Zn was on at three levels release determined different time intervals. Seventy male Wistar rats were divided into 7 groups treated orally for weeks as follows: the control group, CCl -treated group (0.5 ml/100 g b.w) twice a w...

We first identified genes differentially expressed in rodent testis by comparing total testis, (TT; gonads whose tunica was removed by decapsulation) and isolated seminiferous tubules (TU; lacking the interstitial cells) to enriched populations of Sertoli cells (SE), spermatogonia (SG), pachytene spermatocytes (SC) and round spermatids (ST). Chondrocytes (CC) and vascular smooth muscle (SM) sam...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the roles of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) as an endocrine link between increasing adiposity and impaired testicular function in mice. To achieve this, the effect of GnIH on changes in nutrients uptake and hormonal synthesis/action in the adipose tissue and testis was investigated simultaneously by in vivo study and separately by in vitro st...

In the present study, controlled burns of 1 testis have induced the formation of testis-specific antibodies in Hartley guinea pigs. The antibodies reacted with autologous as well as homologous testicular extracts. In addition, pathological changes have been noted in the germinal components of the contralateral testis, which were similar to those observed after the induction of experimental al...

Three members of a receptor tyrosine kinase family, including Tyro3, Axl, and Mer, are collectively called as TAM receptors. TAM receptors have two common ligands, namely, growth arrest specific gene 6 (Gas6) and protein S (ProS). The TAM-Gas6/ProS system is essential for phagocytic removal of apoptotic cells, and plays critical roles in regulating immune response. Genetic studies have shown th...

Background and objectives: Although anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) use has become became more prominent in bodybuilders and professional athletes, their consumption is nowadays a problem that involves a wider population. Methandienone or dianabol is an anabolic androgenic steroid which is used by athletes for fitness. This study was conducted to investigate, the likely prot...