ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2026
Mechanistic insights into the potential role of botanical drugs and plant-derived metabolites in mitigating oxidative stress in varicocele.
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Abstract
Varicocele (VC) is a prevalent male urogenital disorder associated with scrotal discomfort, impaired semen quality, and endocrine dysregulation, in which oxidative stress (OS) is repeatedly implicated as a key pathogenic axis linking venous stasis, hypoxia, hyperthermia, inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and germ-cell injury. This review critically evaluates experimental and clinical evidence on defined botanical drugs and plant-derived metabolites investigated in VC or VC-relevant OS models, with an emphasis on mechanistic plausibility and translational limitations. Across
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