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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2024

Jiarong Chen, Xiaoyue Yang, Zhongmei He, Weijia Chen, Yan Zhao, Jianming Li, Ying Zong, Rui Du

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Jiarong ChenCollege of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.
Xiaoyue YangCollege of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.
Zhongmei HeCollege of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.
Weijia ChenCollege of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.
Yan ZhaoCollege of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.
Jianming LiCollege of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.
Ying ZongCollege of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.
Rui DuCollege of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The prevalence of male infertility has been increasing globally, necessitating the search for safe and nontoxic active compounds to alleviate reproductive dysfunction. Although the precise mechanism remains unknown, Methods: We explored the possible association between these effects and the testosterone (T) synthesis pathway. Mice were administered cyclophosphamide to induce reproductive damage, followed by CSF administration. Body mass and organ index were recorded. Pathological changes in T and the epididymis were observed using hematoxylin-eosin staining. ELISA measured the serum levels of T, luteinizing hormone (LH), gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and estradiol (E Results: CSF exhibited a notable reduction in reproductive damage and improved pathological changes in testicular and epididymal tissues. CSF group demonstrated substantially higher levels of seminal plasma fructose and zinc ions; markedly elevated serum levels of T, LH, GnRH, and FSH; and lower levels of E2 than those of the model group. Intracellular T content and secretion of T and LH increase with CSF while effectively mitigating BPA-induced damage to TM3 cells. CSF group exhibited substantially higher gene and protein expression of steroidogenic enzymes than those of the model group, both Discussion: CSF ameliorates cyclophosphamide-induced reproductive impairment and bisphenol A-induced TM3 cell damage in mice by regulating sex hormone levels in the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis (HPG axis) and upregulating the expression of steroidogenic enzymes. Therefore, CS is a potential treatment for male reproductive impairment.

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Cynomorium songaricum Rupr.reproductive function damagetestosterone (androgen)testosterone synthesis pathwaytotal flavonoids

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