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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2020

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Feng-Lian Yang, Yu-Xia Wei, Bi-Yun Liao, Gui-Jiang Wei, Hai-Mei Qin, Xiao-Xia Pang, Jun-Li Wang

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Feng-Lian YangYoujiang Medical College for Nationalities, Baise, China.
Yu-Xia WeiReproductive Center, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Baise, China.
Bi-Yun LiaoReproductive Center, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Baise, China.
Gui-Jiang WeiReproductive Center, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Baise, China.
Hai-Mei QinReproductive Center, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Baise, China.
Xiao-Xia PangReproductive Center, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Baise, China.
Jun-Li WangReproductive Center, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Baise, China.
Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe incidence of obesity-associated decline in male fertility has increased over the years.

aimThis study aimed to investigate the protective effect of LBP on the testes of obese mice.

methodsFollowing administration of LBP to high-fat diet-induced obese mice for 35 days, serum, sperm, and testis samples were obtained for subsequent experiments. Biochemical analysis and sex hormone content determination were performed to observe changes in glycolipid metabolism and testosterone levels, respectively, in the blood. Hematoxylin and eosin staining were carried out to assess the pathological changes in the testicular tissue. Oxidative stress levels were detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and expression levels of endoplasmic reticulum stress markers were determined using western blot in the testicular tissue.

resultsOur results suggested that LBP reduced glucose levels and insulin resistance, increased testosterone levels and insulin sensitivity, and decreased testicular oxidative stress and pathological damage in obese mice. In addition, LBP down-regulated the expression of p-eIF2α, GRP78, and CHOP in the testicular tissues of obese mice.

conclusionOur results show that LBP is a potential novel drug for preventing male infertility caused by obesity.

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endoplasmic stressinfertilityLycium barbarum polysaccharideobesityoxidative stress

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PMID32528287
PMCPMC7264112
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