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ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Effects of Chicory (

Alexandra N Babenko, Lubov V Krepkova, Marina V Borovkova, Olga S Kuzina, Vladimir A Mkhitarov, Kathleen M Job, Elena Y Enioutina

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Article in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors.

Alexandra N BabenkoAll-Russian Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (VILAR), Moscow 113628, Russia.ORCID 0000-0001-9629-5525
Lubov V KrepkovaAll-Russian Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (VILAR), Moscow 113628, Russia.
Marina V BorovkovaAll-Russian Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (VILAR), Moscow 113628, Russia.
Olga S KuzinaAll-Russian Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (VILAR), Moscow 113628, Russia.
Vladimir A MkhitarovFSBI "Research Institute of Human Morphology", Moscow 117418, Russia.
Kathleen M JobDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0255-654X
Elena Y EnioutinaDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3738-1460

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe recently reported that extract prepared from the aerial part of

methodsThe experimental male rats received 100 mg/kg bw/day, 500 mg/kg bw/day, and 1000 mg/kg bw/day of CE orally for 60 consecutive days. Rats that received tap water were used as controls. After treatment, we evaluated the effects of CE on the male reproductive system, fertility, and offspring development.

resultsFor CE-treated male rats, there was a significant increase in the (1) diameter of seminiferous tubules, (2) spermatogenic index, (3) number of total and motile spermatozoa, and (4) testosterone levels. Additionally, there was a decrease in the pre- and post-implantation death of the embryos in the CE-treated group. All pups born from CE-treated males demonstrated normal development.

conclusionsCE treatment significantly improved male reproductive functions. No adverse effects on pregnancy and offspring development were observed when males were treated with CE. Further clinical evaluation of CE should lead to the development of a safe and effective phytodrug for treating male infertility.

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chicory extractfertilitymale reproductive systemoffspring developmentspermatogenesis

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PMID38931367
PMCPMC11206608

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