Introduction: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is widely used in the timed artificial insemination program of sheep industry, but there is still controversy about the effect of GnRH on pregnancy rate in the process of artificial insemination. Our research shows that the use of GnRH reduces t...
INTRODUCTION: Nitroproston® is a novel multi-target drug bearing natural prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and nitric oxide (NO)-donating fragments for treatment of inflammatory and obstructive diseases (i.e. asthma and obstructive bronchitis). OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of Nitroproston® adm...
By using metabolomics technology, the molecular changes of seminal plasma over time under 4°C liquid preservation conditions were analyzed, and candidate biomarkers related to the functional decline of semen were screened out.
This study contains untargeted LC-MS/MS metabolomic profiles of maternal plasma collected on the day of calving from Holstein dairy cows in the control and high-dose chromium propionate supplementation groups. Cows received either a basal total mixed ration without supplemental chromium propionate o...
Differences in the reproductive physiology of pregnant and mated non-pregnant koalas were examined to investigate maternal recognition and identify potential circulating pregnancy and/or embryonic loss biomarkers. Koalas were separated into three groups: pregnant (n = 4), mated but non-parturient (n...
Follicle assembly is the process by which groups or ‘nests’ of oocytes break down to form primordial follicles. The size of the primordial follicle pool is the major determinant of the reproductive lifespan of a female. Previously, progesterone (P4) has been shown to inhibit follicle assembly,...
Purpose: To explore the plasma metabolite profiles of patients with early primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) and investigate their relevance to ocular characteristics and retinal-associated parameters.
Methods：Plasma samples were obtained from 30 early PACG patients and 30 healthy contro...
Given that hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HBV-HCC) exhibits unique gut microbial and metabolic characteristics that influence the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, a better understanding of the correlations among gut microbiota, metabolism, and immunosuppressive...
Objective. Post-menopausal female subjects are overrepresented among people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and report worse pain compared to male subjects of similar age and radiographic score. Our study investigated whether plasma levels of gonadal hormones are associated with pain intensity, radiog...
