Objective:To investigate the potential of N-acetylcysteine(NAC)and zinc sulphate(ZnSO_(4))in mitigating reproductive dysfunction caused by di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate(DEHP)in rats and to understand the underlying mechan...
The study was supported by the Foundation of the Paediatric Medical Coordinated Development Center of Beijing Hospitals Authority(XTYB201808);Jin Lei Paediatric Endocrinology Growth Research Fund for Young Physicians(PEGRF;No.PEGRF202011034);Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission(No.Z201100005520061).
5α-reductase 2 deficiency prevents testosterone from being converted to dihydrotestosterone,which causes abnormal urogenital sinus development.The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between genotype–p...
Yichun University Local Development Research Center(Grant No.DF2019002);the PhD Research Foundation of Yichun University(Grant No.211-3360118006);the Animal Care and Ethics Committee of Yichun University(Approval No.2022026).
Background:Benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH)is a common condition in middle-aged and elderly men.Enlargement of the prostate causes lower urinary tract symptoms.Capsaicin is a phytochemical extracted from chili pepper...
Benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH)is a chronic male disease characterized by the enlarged prostate.Celtis choseniana Nakai(C.choseniana)is medicinally used to alleviate pain,gastric disease,and lung abscess.In this stu...
Beijing Municipal Science&Technology Commission(No.Z201100005520061);Jinlei Pediatric Endocrinology Growth Research Fund for Young Physicians(PEGRF)(No.PEGRF201809006)。
Importance:Children with 5-alpha-reductase deficiency(5α-RD)and hypospadias present with micropenis,which makes it difficult to obtain sufficient tissue for urethral reconstruction.Objective:We investigated the thera...
National Natural Science Fund of China(Grant No.81374067);Shanghai Municipal Health Commission(Grant No.2018ZY002);College Students’Innovation Project(Grant No.IPP20216).
In the present study, the BPH inhibitory activities of Urtica fissa were systematically investigated. Firstly, inhibitory activities of 5α reductase of the alcoholic extracts from different parts(root, stem, leaf, fl...
This study is supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation(No.81570753,81430019 and 81873652);the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Medical and Engineering Intersection Foundation(No.YG2015QN03).
In this study,we investigated the genetics,clinical features,and therapeutic approach of 14 patients with 5a-reductase deficiency in China.Genotyping analysis was performed by direct sequencing of PCR products of the ...
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is implicated in the development of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). We investigated if Uromedic? pumpkin (variety of Cucurbita pepo L. convar. citrullinina GREB. var. styriaca GREB) seed s...
Dear Editor, Kallmann syndrome (KS) is a phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous disorder featured by hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and congenital hyposmia or anosmia, accompanined with renal dysplasia, hearin...
Aim: To identify the genotype of two Indians with male pseudohermaphroditism. Methods: Standard radioimmunoassay procedure was used for estimating hormonal levels. Conventional cytogenetic analysis was carded out fo...