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Ameliorative effects of propolis upon reproductive toxicity in males
Propolis is a sticky natural product produced by honeybees. Research studies have discussed the effectiveness of propolis, directly or indirectly, for ameliorating reproductive toxicity in males; however, this research has not yet been reviewed. The current paper presents an integrative summary of a...
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Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10030207/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36935407 http://dx.doi.org/10.5653/cerm.2022.05785 |
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description | Propolis is a sticky natural product produced by honeybees. Research studies have discussed the effectiveness of propolis, directly or indirectly, for ameliorating reproductive toxicity in males; however, this research has not yet been reviewed. The current paper presents an integrative summary of all research studies in Scopus and PubMed that investigated the effects of propolis on semen quality, and hence on male fertility, in conditions of reproductive toxicity. The consensus indicates that propolis ameliorates reproductive toxicity and enhances semen quality in vivo in test animals. These effects may be attributable to the ability of propolis to reduce testicular oxidative damage, enhance testicular antioxidant defense mechanisms, increase nitric oxide production, reduce testicular apoptotic injury, and boost testosterone production. However, to generalize these effects in humans would require further research. |
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spelling | pubmed-100302072023-03-22 Ameliorative effects of propolis upon reproductive toxicity in males Banihani, Saleem Ali Clin Exp Reprod Med Review Article Propolis is a sticky natural product produced by honeybees. Research studies have discussed the effectiveness of propolis, directly or indirectly, for ameliorating reproductive toxicity in males; however, this research has not yet been reviewed. The current paper presents an integrative summary of all research studies in Scopus and PubMed that investigated the effects of propolis on semen quality, and hence on male fertility, in conditions of reproductive toxicity. The consensus indicates that propolis ameliorates reproductive toxicity and enhances semen quality in vivo in test animals. These effects may be attributable to the ability of propolis to reduce testicular oxidative damage, enhance testicular antioxidant defense mechanisms, increase nitric oxide production, reduce testicular apoptotic injury, and boost testosterone production. However, to generalize these effects in humans would require further research. Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine 2023-03 2023-02-23 /pmc/articles/PMC10030207/ /pubmed/36935407 http://dx.doi.org/10.5653/cerm.2022.05785 Text en Copyright © 2023. THE KOREAN SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Banihani, Saleem Ali Ameliorative effects of propolis upon reproductive toxicity in males |
title | Ameliorative effects of propolis upon reproductive toxicity in males |
title_full | Ameliorative effects of propolis upon reproductive toxicity in males |
title_fullStr | Ameliorative effects of propolis upon reproductive toxicity in males |
title_full_unstemmed | Ameliorative effects of propolis upon reproductive toxicity in males |
title_short | Ameliorative effects of propolis upon reproductive toxicity in males |
title_sort | ameliorative effects of propolis upon reproductive toxicity in males |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10030207/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36935407 http://dx.doi.org/10.5653/cerm.2022.05785 |
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