Background: Alcohol abuse is considered as one of the problems associated with poor semen production and sperm quality. Both acute and chronic alcohol consumption may affect spermatozoal chromatin disorders through apoptosis. Therefore, for the first time, this experimental study was performed to evaluate the effect of ethanol consumption on sperm parameters and chromatin integrity of spermatoz...

background: isolating sperms with normal chromatin content is considered vital in intra cytoplasmic sperm injection treatment. today, researchers are trying to find new procedures to select sperms with normal chromatin content and morphology. this study examines the effectiveness of zeta, density gradient centrifugation (pure sperm) and combination of pure- zeta procedures in selecting sperms w...

sperm is produced by the testis and mature in the epididymis. for having a successful conception, the fertilizing sperm should have functional competent membranes, intact acrosome, functional mitochondria and an intact haploid genome. the effects of genetic and environmental factors result in sperm vulnerability to damage in the process of spermatogenesis and maturation. in recent years, the fe...

Polymer physics, comparing ways to assess chromatin structure and taking in tales at the Italian seaside.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of death in western world. In women, menopausal hormone therapy has been shown to reduce CRC incidence by 20%. Studies demonstrate that estrogen activating receptor beta (ERβ) protects against CRC. ERβ a nuclear regulates gene expression through interactions with chromatin. This molecular mechanism is, however, not well characterized colon. Her...

SUMMARY Histone chaperones mediate the assembly and disassembly of nucleosomes participate in essentially all DNA‐dependent cellular processes. In Arabidopsis thaliana , loss‐of‐function FAS1 or FAS2 subunits H3‐H4 histone chaperone complex CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY FACTOR 1 (CAF‐1) has a dramatic effect on plant morphology, growth overall fitness. CAF‐1 dysfunction can lead to altered chromatin compa...

introduction: the novel development of the (hba) sperm- hyaluronan binding assay has now been routinely used in some laboratories worldwide to predict sperm maturity and functionality. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between hba score and histone deficiency, protamine content and dna fragmentation. methods: during april- march 2012 patients who were enrolled at shiraz-...

background: it has been claimed that by using different washing methods, the sperms can be separated according to size, motility, density, chromosomal content and surface markings and charge. these methods also reduce sperm chromatin deficiencies and screen the sperms before applying in assisted reproduction techniques. objective: this study compared simple density gradient methods and a combin...

background: diabetes mellitus has a variety of structural and functional effects on the male reproductive system. diabetes results in reduced sperm parameters and libido. the present study aims to investigate the effects of royal jelly (rj) on reproductive parameters of testosterone and malondialdehyde (mda) production in diabetic rats. materials and methods: this experimental study was conduct...