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Semen Quality And Chemical Oxidative Stress; Quantification And Remediation, Saleem Ali Bani-Hani
Semen Quality And Chemical Oxidative Stress; Quantification And Remediation, Saleem Ali Bani-Hani
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The necessary multi-step process to prepare human semen for assisted reproduction (AR) such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) is known to induce oxidative stress in human spermatozoa and subsequent damage to the integrity of their cell components and, thus, to their function. Literature reports have viewed this as a potential link with the high frequency of birth defects among the IVF babies. In this work, we studied the effect of incubation and centrifugation on human sperm quality using established AR protocols. We found that in vitro incubation and centrifugation (20 min at 220g) of sperm generally degrade sperm quality in …
How Is Encystment Regulated In Giardia Intestinalis, Iryna G. Tsarukyanova
How Is Encystment Regulated In Giardia Intestinalis, Iryna G. Tsarukyanova
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Giardia intestinalis is a protozoan parasite causing one of the most widely spread water-born intestinal infections: named giardiasis. The parasite has two life forms: trophozoite, responsible for the symptoms, and a transmittable cyst. Cysts are protected from the environment by a cyst wall build up from protein and a complex polysaccharide. The initiation and the key for cyst wall biosynthesis is amination of fructose 6-phosphate by glucosamine 6-phosphate deaminase (GNP). Fructose 6-phosphate is also an intermediate in glycolysis, the main energy producing pathway in trophozoites. The alternative energy source is the arginine dihydrolase pathway (ADHP), which is upregulated upon encystment. …