Withania somnifera ameliorates sexual arousal and impotence in stressed sexually sluggish male rats by modulating neurotransmitters and NO/cGMP/PDE5α …

A Yadav, RK Mishra - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2024 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Psychological stress is a growing global threat to male
sexual potency and erection efficiency. Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (WS), also known as …

Protective effects of wheat germ oil against erectile and endothelial dysfunction in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

H Guven, N Durmus, N Hocaoglu, O Guner… - International journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Our aim was to investigate the protective effect of wheat germ oil (WGO) at different doses on
diabetes mellitus (DM)-induced erectile and endothelial dysfunction. Twenty-four male …

Effects of chronic stress on penile corpus cavernosum of rats

DB De Souza, D Silva, CM Cortez… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study was to investigate structural changes in the penile corpus
cavernosum of prepubertal chronically stressed rats. Eight Wistar rats were assigned into the …

Sub-chronic restraint stress suppresses sexual potency and erection efficiency by targeting the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis and the nitric oxide/cyclic …

A Yadav, RK Mishra - Neuroendocrinology, 2023 - karger.com
Introduction: Male sexual potency and vigor are a complex neuroendocrine process and an
important component of well-being. Psychological stress is one of the leading causes of …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of treadmill exercise on sexual behavior and reproductive parameters in chronically stressed-male rats

H Kelestimur, O Bulmus, I Serhatlioglu… - Physiological …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Exposure to chronic stress stimulates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and
then simultaneously inhibits hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis (HPG) axis activity. The …

Effects of smoking on plasma testosterone level and erectile function in rats

MG Park, KW Ko, MM Oh, JH Bae… - The journal of sexual …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Introduction There have been several conflicting reports of the effects of smoking on plasma
testosterone levels and erectile function in clinical and animal studies. Aim This study was …

Sub‐chronic restraint stress exposure in adult rats: An insight into possible inhibitory mechanism on testicular function in relation to germ cell dynamics

A Yadav, K Yadav, A Rajpoot, B Lal, RK Mishra - Andrologia, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Psychological stress is now widely recognized as one of the major risk factors for male
fertility. Its impact on the dynamics of testicular germ cells, however, has yet to be fully …

[PDF][PDF] The effects of α-lipoic acid on aortic injury and hypertension in the rat remnant kidney (5/6 nephrectomy) model.

B Ergür, S Mıcılı, O Yilmaz… - Anatolian journal of …, 2015 - jag.journalagent.com
Objective: The present study was designed to investigate the effects of α-lipoic acid on the
abdominal aorta and hypertension in a remnant kidney model histomorphometrically …

Chronic corticosterone exposure evokes itch hypersensitivity and sexual dysfunction in male rats: Relationship between the two distinct gastrin-releasing peptide …

K Takanami, M Morishita, T Sakamoto… - General and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In today's society, people are subjected to many social stressors, and excessive chronic
stress causes functional disruption of the neuroendocrine system and many diseases …

Potential effects of yohimbine and sildenafil on erectile dysfunction in rats

MA Saad, NI Eid, HA Abd El-Latif, HM Sayed - European journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
In this study the effects of yohimbine and sildenafil on cold stress-induced erectile
dysfunction in rats were investigated. Yohimbine hydrochloride (0.2 mg/kg, ip) and sildenafil …