Improvement effect of metformin on female and male reproduction in endocrine pathologies and its mechanisms

AO Shpakov - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Metformin (MF), a first-line drug to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), alone and in
combination with other drugs, restores the ovarian function in women with polycystic ovary …

Metformin in reproductive biology

M Faure, MJ Bertoldo, R Khoueiry… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Initially produced in Europe in 1958, metformin is still one of the most widely prescribed
drugs to treat type II diabetes and other comorbidities associated with insulin resistance …

Down‐regulation of steroidogenesis‐related genes and its accompanying fertility decline in streptozotocin‐induced diabetic male rats: ameliorative effect of metformin

VU Nna, ABA Bakar, A Ahmad, M Mohamed - Andrology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Metformin has long been used for glycemic control in diabetic state. Recently,
other benefits of metformin beyond blood glucose regulation have emerged. Objectives To …

Protective effects of metformin on reproductive function in obese male rats induced by high-fat diet

W Yan, Y Mu, N Yu, T Yi, Y Zhang, X Pang… - Journal of assisted …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose The study aims to elucidate the changes in testicular spermatogenic function in
high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese rats and to evaluate the protective effects of metformin …

Diabetes associated with male reproductive system damages: Onset of presentation, pathophysiological mechanisms and drug intervention

GJ Shi, ZM Li, J Zheng, J Chen, XX Han, J Wu… - Biomedicine & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major health problem that affects patients' quality of life quality
throughout the world due to its many complications. Reproductive dysfunction is one of the …

Diabetes-induced testicular oxidative stress, inflammation, and caspase-dependent apoptosis: the protective role of metformin

VU Nna, ABA Bakar, A Ahmad… - Archives of physiology …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Context: Metformin's effect on glycaemic control is well documented, but its effect on
diabetes-induced testicular impairment has been scarcely reported. Objective: To …

The role of diabetes mellitus in sexual and reproductive health: an overview of pathogenesis, evaluation, and management

J Gandhi, G Dagur, K Warren, NL Smith… - Current diabetes …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Uncontrolled or long-term diabetes mellitus is conducive to vascular and
oxidative stress disturbances that impede several physiological systems, which may in turn …

Iridoid glycoside from Cornus officinalis ameliorated diabetes mellitus-induced testicular damage in male rats: Involvement of suppression of the AGEs/RAGE/p38 …

Y Chen, Y Wu, X Gan, K Liu, X Lv, H Shen… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Cornus officinalis (CO) has been widely used as a
traditional Chinese medicine for treating diabetes mellitus (DM) and its complications. Iridoid …

Quercetin ameliorates testosterone secretion disorder by inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress through the miR-1306-5p/HSD17B7 axis in diabetic rats

D Wang, Y Li, Q Zhai, Y Zhu, B Liu… - Bosnian journal of basic …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Testicular damage and testosterone secretion disorder are associated with diabetes
mellitus. Quercetin, a common flavonoid, has antioxidant, anti-cancer, and blood sugar …

Impacts of the DPP-4 inhibitor saxagliptin and SGLT-2 inhibitor dapagliflozin on the gonads of diabetic mice

AA Alshamrani, MA Al-Hamamah, NA Albekairi… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease that can cause systemic problems, including
testicular dysfunction. Several diabetes medications have demonstrated potential adverse …