ArticleToxicological research2021
The effect of streptozotocin induced diabetes on sperm function: a closer look at AGEs, RAGEs, MAPKs and activation of the apoptotic pathway.
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- The effect of obesity interventions on male fertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Human reproduction update · 2026Pooled it
- The impact of junk food on male fertility in mice: therapeutic interventions targeting advanced glycation end-products and oxidative stress.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Argyreia nervosa (Brum.f.) Bojer. alleviates diabetes mellitus-induced male infertility.Molecular biology reports · 2025Article
- Sodium butyrate alleviates spinal cord injury via inhibition of NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD-mediated pyroptosis.Metabolic brain disease · 2025Article
- Azilsartan as a preventive agent against cyclophosphamide-induced testicular injury in male rats.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Article
- Effect of Advanced Glycation end Products (AGEs) on Sperm Parameters and Function in C57Bl/6 Mice.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2024Article
- Effects of Acute Exposure to Methylglyoxal or/and A Diet Rich in Advanced Glycation End Products on Sperm Parameters in Mice.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2024Article
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Abstract
This study was designed to (1) investigate the possible mechanisms through which diabetes-induced advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and receptor for AGEs (RAGE) activation can affect male reproductive function; and (2) corroborate the interaction of previously established independent pathways. Male albino Wistar rats (14-weeks old) weighing 250-300 g received either a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (30 mg/kg or 60 mg/kg), represented as STZ30 or STZ60 respectively, or citrate buffer (control). Diabetes mellitus (DM) was confirmed if plasma glucose levels were ≥ 14 mmol/L after 1 week. Animals were sacrificed after 8 weeks of treatment by an overdose of sodium pentobarbital (160 mg/kg body weight). The testes and epididymides were harvested. The testes were used for biochemical and Western blot analysis, while sperm was retrieved from the epididymis and analysed with computer-aided sperm analysis. The blood glucose levels of STZ60 animals were above the cut-off point and hence these animals were regarded as diabetic. Diabetic animals presented with a non-significant increase in AGE and RAGE expression. Diabetic animals showed a significant increase in the expression of cleaved caspase 3 compared to control (
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