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ArticleAnimal reproduction2023

Fractal analysis is a useful tool for evaluating prostate tissue remodeling caused by ethanol consumption and androgen therapy.

Bruna Jardim Pereira Lima, Gabriel Rodrigues Leal de Oliveira, Thainá Cavalleri Sousa, Ariana Musa de Aquino, Karianne Delalibera Hinokuma, Maria Luiza Silva Ricardo, Wellerson Rodrigo Scarano, Anthony César de Souza Castilho, Francis Lopes Pacagnelli, Francisco Eduardo Martinez and 1 more

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Article in Animal reproduction, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bruna Jardim Pereira LimaPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-1637-167X
Gabriel Rodrigues Leal de OliveiraPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal, Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil.ORCID 0009-0000-3231-5427
Thainá Cavalleri SousaPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal, Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-0440-7065
Ariana Musa de AquinoDepartmento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional, Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-8407-2612
Karianne Delalibera HinokumaPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal, Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0001-6534-8735
Maria Luiza Silva RicardoPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal, Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0003-0153-7427
Wellerson Rodrigo ScaranoDepartmento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional, Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-6682-2934
Anthony César de Souza CastilhoPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal, Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0003-1666-7021
Francis Lopes PacagnelliPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0003-3712-5854
Francisco Eduardo MartinezDepartmento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional, Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-9317-344X
Leonardo de Oliveira MendesPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0001-9761-7653
Universidade do Oeste Paulista · BRUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alcohol has been widely consumed for centuries and is linked to the aggravation of diseases. Several studies have shown that excessive consumption of ethanol results in morphophysiological changes in the male reproductive system. One of the effects of ethanol is the decrease in testosterone concentration and hormonal therapies are an alternative to minimize the changes resulting from chronic alcoholism. Qualitative studies were commonly carried out to evaluate the male histopathological alterations resulting from ethanol consumption, being necessary quantitative and non-subjective techniques. This study analyzes the importance of fractal analysis as a useful tool to identify and quantify tissue remodeling in rats submitted to ethanol consumption and hormone therapy with testosterone. Prostate of animals submitted to chronic ethanol consumption showed tissue disorganization, which was confirmed by an increasing of fractal dimension. Regarding the prostatic stroma, collagen fractal dimension and quantification revealed lower values in animals that were only submitted to androgen therapy. Thus, we can conclude that the fractal analysis was a useful tool to quantify tissue changes caused by ethanol consumption and androgen therapy.

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chronic alcoholismfractal dimensionprostatetestosterone

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