Proteomics is critical to identify the properties and functions of proteins involved in the mechanism regulating the male reproductive tract function. This approach is important in male fertility assessment and clinical diagnosis of the physiological state of individual reproductive organs. Proteomics also provides a tool to understand the interactions of seminal plasma proteins with spermatozo...

The latest data on the impact of novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) female and male reproductive health are reviewed. Pathological changes in organs tissues human reproduction system after COVID-19 as well recommendations for rehabilitation couples planning pregnancy discussed. Moreover, issues resulting from altered psychologic status women were highlighted well.

A common pattern observed in molecular evolution is that reproductive genes tend to evolve rapidly. However, most previous studies documenting this rapid evolution are based on genes expressed in just a few male reproductive organs. In mammals, sperm become motile and capable of fertilization only after leaving the testis, during their transit through the epididymis. Thus, genes expressed in th...

Sperm immobilizing (SIF) and sperm agglutinating factor (SAF) (already isolated in our laboratory) from Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, respectively, have shown 100 % infertility in female mice. These microbial factors neither induce any abnormalities in the vaginal cell morphology nor do they affect structural integrity of vaginal epithelium. Therefore, the present study was carrie...

BACKGROUND Although indirect evidence suggests the male genital tract as a possible source of persistent HIV shedding in semen during antiretroviral therapy, this phenomenon is poorly understood due to the difficulty of sampling semen-producing organs in HIV+ asymptomatic individuals. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Using a range of molecular and cell biological techniques, this study investig...

The remarkable diversity of male reproductive traits observed in nature is often attributed the 2 1 evolutionary forces of sexual conflict, sperm competition, and sperm precedence 1-4. However, the genetic 2 2 mechanisms that enable reproductive traits to respond to changes in selective regime are often unknown. 2 3 Moreover, because most genes expressed in reproductive organs (e.g. testes) are...

background: antibiotic therapies used in treatment of many diseases have adverse effects on fertility. this review analyzes previous comparative studies that surveyed the effects of two common groups of antibiotics on male fertility. objective: to evaluate histo-pathological effects of fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides on sperm parameters and male reproductive tissue. materials and methods: ...

an important part of male infertility of unknown etiology may be attributed to various environmental and occupational exposures to toxic substances, such as lead. the reproductive effects of lead are complex and appear to involve multiple pathways, not all of which are fully understood. it is still unclear, for example, if male reproductive issues in lead-exposed persons are mostly related to t...