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Effects of treatment with carnitines in infertile patients with prostato-vesiculo-epididymitisE Vicari
Section of Andrology, Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Catania, Italy
Hum Reprod 16:2338-42. 2001..Since this biochemical stress persists even after treatment with antimicrobials, it may relate to an imbalance between pro- and anti-oxidant factors at the epididymal level...- IL-6, TNFalfa, IL-10 in the seminal plasma of patients with bacterial male accessory gland infections after sequential therapyS La Vignera
Endocrinology Section, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Biomedical Science Department, Garibaldi Hospital Centre, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Minerva Urol Nefrol 60:141-5. 2008..The evaluation of other therapeutical endpoints (cytokine dosage in the seminal plasma; analysis of ROS) is therefore all important... - High sperm aneuploidy rate in unselected infertile patients and its relationship with intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcomeA E Calogero
Division of Endocrinology, Ospedale Garibaldi, Piazza S Maria di Gesù, University of Catania, 951213 Catania, Italy
Hum Reprod 16:1433-9. 2001..For this reason, the rate of sperm aneuploidy in unselected patients undergoing ICSI and its impact on ICSI performance have been evaluated... - Mono or bilateral inflammatory postmicrobial prostato-vesciculo-epididymitis: differences in semen parameters and reactive oxygen species productionS La Vignera
Unit of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Minerva Endocrinol 31:263-72. 2006.... - Aneuploidy rate in spermatozoa of selected men with abnormal semen parametersA E Calogero
Division of Endocrinology and Master in Andrological Sciences New Methodologies in Human Reproductive Medicine, University of Catania, Italy
Hum Reprod 16:1172-9. 2001..In conclusion, patients with teratozoospermia or OAT have an increased rate of sperm aneuploidy. This increase is similar in both groups, suggesting that teratozoospermia may be the critical sperm parameter associated with aneuploidy... 
Original evaluation of endothelial dysfunction in men with erectile dysfunction and metabolic syndromeS La Vignera
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Pediatric Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Int J Impot Res 24:150-4. 2012..05) compared with patients without MetS and ED. Patients with arterial ED and MetS have higher EPCs and EMPs compared with patients with MetS but without ED and patients without MetS and ED...- Hypertrophic-congestive and fibro-sclerotic ultrasound variants of male accessory gland infection have different sperm outputS La Vignera
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, and Master in Andrological, Human Reproduction and Biotechnology Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine and Systemic Diseases, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
J Endocrinol Invest 34:e330-5. 2011..The aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of two different additional ultrasound (US) findings (hypertrophic- congestive and a fibro-sclerotic US form) and to evaluate their semen quality... - Placing the newborn on the maternal abdomen increases the volume of umbilical cord blood collectedC Pafumi
Department of Microbiological and Gynaecological Sciences, University of Catania, Italy
Clin Lab Haematol 23:397-9. 2001..The simple manoeuvre of placing the newborn on the maternal abdomen after delivery may thus increase the yield of transplantable haematopoietic progenitor cells in cord blood... - Male accessory gland infection and sperm parameters (review)S La Vignera
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine and Master in Andrological, Human Reproduction and Biotechnology Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine and Systemic Diseases, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Int J Androl 34:e330-47. 2011.... - Sperm parameter abnormalities, low seminal fructose and reactive oxygen species overproduction do not discriminate patients with unilateral or bilateral post-infectious inflammatory prostato-vesiculo-epididymitisE Vicari
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Master in Andrological and Human Reproduction Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
J Endocrinol Invest 29:18-25. 2006..Therefore, the diagnosis of unilateral or bilateral involvement of this complicated form of male accessory gland infection relies on scrotal and transrectal ultrasonography... - Testosterone therapy improves the clinical response to conventional treatment for male patients with metabolic syndrome associated to late onset hypogonadismS La Vignera
Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedic Scieces, University of Catania, Garibaldi Hospital, Catania, Italy
Minerva Endocrinol 33:159-67. 2008..is apparently influenced by some important unresolved aspects: 1) who really benefits from the T therapy? 2) are the actual dosage methods of T reliable? 3) which vascular and metabolic targets are to be monitored during the T therapy?.. - Male accessory gland infection frequency in infertile patients with chronic microbial prostatitis and irritable bowel syndromeE Vicari
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Systemic Diseases, Master in Andrological, Human Reproduction and Biotechnology Sciences, and Master in Experimental and Clinical Medicine and Cellular Physiopathology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Int J Androl 35:183-9. 2012..This was associated with worse sperm parameters and, hence, poorer reproductive prognosis. We suggest to search for the presence of IBS in the patients with PS and in particular when CBP and/or worse sperm parameters are present... - Semen alterations and flow-citometry evaluation in patients with male accessory gland infectionsS La Vignera
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine and Master in Andrological, Human Reproduction and Biotechnology Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Catania, Italy
J Endocrinol Invest 35:219-23. 2012..In conclusion, patients with MAGI show alterations of conventional and biofunctional sperm parameters compared to controls. These results suggest to consider the flow cytometry evaluation among the diagnostic tools for male infertility... - Spermiogram: techniques, interpretation, and prognostic value of resultsS La Vignera
Unit of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Minerva Endocrinol 32:115-26. 2007..A standard semen analysis includes three operative stages: preanalytic phase; analytic phase; postanalytic phase... - Spontaneous regression over time of the germinal epithelium in a Y chromosome-microdeleted patient: Case reportA E Calogero
Division of Endocrinology, New Methodologies in Human Reproductive Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Hum Reprod 16:1845-8. 2001..To our knowledge, this is the first case of a spontaneous regression of the germinal cell epithelium over time in a patient with a Yq microdeletion without the apparent intervention of any cause known to affect the germinal epithelium... - Arterial erectile dysfunction: reliability of new markers of endothelial dysfunctionS La Vignera
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine and Master in Andrological, Human Reproduction and Biotechnology Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine and Systemic Diseases, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
J Endocrinol Invest 34:e314-20. 2011..Aim of this study was to evaluate a new immunophenotype of EPC and EMP in patients with arterial erectile dysfunction (AED) compared to psychogenic erectile dysfunction (PED)... - Peak systolic velocity in patients with arterial erectile dysfunction and peripheral arterial diseaseE Vicari
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Int J Impot Res 18:175-9. 2006..Therefore, ED patients with a severe arterial insufficiency should undergo an extensive echo-duplex examination... - Does prolactin induce apoptosis? Evidences in a prostate cancer in vitro modelD Giuffrida
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Catania, Italy
J Endocrinol Invest 33:313-7. 2010..Some studies have suggested that PRL has a pro-apoptotic effect on a myeloma cell line and in newt spermatogonia. The proliferative effect of PRL on prostate cancer cell lines is, however, a controversial area... - Andrological characterization of the patient with diabetes mellitusS La Vignera
Endocrinology Section, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Biomedical Science Department, Garibaldi Hospital Centre, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Minerva Endocrinol 34:1-9. 2009.... - Tadalafil and modifications in peak systolic velocity (Doppler spectrum dynamic analysis) in the cavernosal arteries of patients with type 2 diabetes after continuous tadalafil treatmentS La Vignera
Unit of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Minerva Endocrinol 31:251-61. 2006..Responses to the Structured Interview on Erectile Dysfunction (SIEDY) questionnaire and hormonal blood levels (LH, testosterone, prolactin) were studied before and after treatment... - Cryptorchidism and its long-term complicationsS La Vignera
Andrology and Reproductive Endocrinology Unit, Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Italy
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 13:351-6. 2009..Also cryptorchidism represents the major risk factor associated with germ cell testicular neoplasia (5-10 times more probably than a normal testicle) due to genetic, hormonal, environmental factors... - High levels of lipid peroxidation in semen of diabetic patientsS La Vignera
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine and Master in Andrological, Human Reproduction and Biotechnology Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine and Systemic Diseases, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Andrologia 44:565-70. 2012..05) and normal forms (r = -.545; P value < 0.05). Based on these results, it could be concluded that increase in lipid peroxidation in men with diabetes with poor metabolic control was associated with low sperm quality... - Testicular microlithiasis: analysis of prevalence and associated testicular cancer in central-eastern Sicilian andrological patientsS La Vignera
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Catania University, Catania, Italy
Andrologia 44:295-9. 2012..The elevated rate of testicular malignancy in men with TM suggests that this US feature may be regarded as a risk factor for testicular tumour... - Chromosome abnormalities in spermatozoa of patients with azoospermia and normal somatic karyotypeN Burrello
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Cytogenet Genome Res 111:363-5. 2005..The greater frequency of sperm aneuploidy in azoospermic patients increases the risk of transmitting a karyotype abnormality to the offspring generated by ICSI... - Effects of anti-neoplastic treatment on sperm aneuploidy rate in patients with testicular tumor: a longitudinal studyN Burrello
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine and Master in Andrological, Human Reproduction and Biotechnology Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine and Systemic Diseases, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
J Endocrinol Invest 34:e121-5. 2011..Therefore, this prospective, longitudinal study was designed to evaluate the effects of radio- and/or chemotherapy on sperm chromosome... - Endothelial apoptosis decrease following tadalafil administration in patients with arterial ED does not last after its discontinuationS La Vignera
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Master in Andrological, Human Reproduction and Biotechnology Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine and Systemic Diseases, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Int J Impot Res 23:200-5. 2011..In conclusion, the administration of tadalafil decreased serum EMPa concentration in patients with arterial ED. This positive effect on the endothelial dysfunction disappeared 6 months after tadalafil discontinuation... - Dysfunction of the endothelial-platelet pathway in patients with erectile dysfunction before and after daily treatment with tadalafilS La Vignera
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Systemic Diseases, University of Catania, Italy
Andrologia 44:152-6. 2012..Chronic treatment with tadalafil reduced endothelial apoptosis in these patients and also reduced VR expression... - L-thyroxin treatment and post-menopausal osteoporosis: relevance of the risk profile present in clinical historyS La Vignera
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Minerva Ginecol 60:475-84. 2008..Particular attention was paid in examining the role of some anamnestic risk factors for osteoporosis on the clinical response... - Erectile vascular dysfunction and analysis of the risk factors related to it: clinical experienceS La Vignera
Unit of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Minerva Endocrinol 32:17-21. 2007..Particularly we wanted to analyze the factors of risk correlated to the vascular erectile dysfunction... - Endothelial dysfunction and subclinical hypothyroidism: a brief reviewS La Vignera
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine and Master in Andrological, Human Reproduction and Biotechnology Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine and Systemic Diseases, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
J Endocrinol Invest 35:96-103. 2012..Furthermore, replacement therapy seems to improve all these aspects... - High frequency of sexual dysfunction in patients with male accessory gland infectionsS La Vignera
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine and Master in Andrological, Human Reproduction and Biotechnology Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine and Systemic Diseases, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Andrologia 44:438-46. 2012..Finally, MAGI US+ group showed a high percentage of sexual dysfunction... - Understanding polycystic ovarian syndrome pathogenesis: an updated of its genetic aspectsA E Calogero
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Systemic Diseases, and Master in Andrological, Human Reproduction and Biotechnology Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
J Endocrinol Invest 34:630-44. 2011..This article reviews the large body of literature generated to support the presence of genetic abnormalities in PCOS women by taking in consideration the most important studies regarding PCOS candidate genes... - Sperm aneuploidy in infertile menA E Calogero
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Reprod Biomed Online 6:310-7. 2003..Thus, sperm aneuploidy evaluation is recommended in infertile patients with abnormal semen parameters, particularly if they undergo IVF programmes... - Seminal vesicles and diabetic neuropathy: ultrasound evaluation after prolonged treatment with a selective phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitorS La Vignera
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Pediatric Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Andrology 1:245-50. 2013..In conclusion, these results suggest that infertile DM patients with DN and erectile dysfunction had an improvement of ultrasound features suggestive of diabetic neuropathy after daily treatment with low doses of TAD... 
Expression of SPANX proteins in normal prostatic tissue and in prostate cancerM Salemi
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Catania, Policlinico G Rodolico, Via S Sofia 78, Catania, Italy
Eur J Histochem 54:e41. 2010..This suggests a possible association between SPANX over expression and prostate cancer development. Additional studies are needed to corroborate this hypothesis...- Environmental car exhaust pollution damages human sperm chromatin and DNAA E Calogero
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine and Master in Andrological, Human Reproduction and Biotechnology Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine and Systemic Diseases, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
J Endocrinol Invest 34:e139-43. 2011..The adverse role of traffic pollutants on male fertility is well known. Aim of this study was to evaluate their effects on sperm chromatin/DNA integrity... - Different profile of endothelial cell apoptosis in patients with Klinefelter's syndromeR A Condorelli
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine and Master in Andrological, Human Reproduction and Biotechnology Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine and Systemic Diseases, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
J Endocrinol Invest 36:84-91. 2013..The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of testosterone (T) therapy on the sexual function of middle-aged patients with acquired pre-pubertal hypergonadotropic hypogonadism (HrHy) and patients with Klinefelter syndrome (KS)... - Effects of myoinositol on sperm mitochondrial function in-vitroR A Condorelli
Department of Internal Medicine and Systemic Diseases, Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Human Reproduction and Biotechnology Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 15:129-34. 2011..Recently, a seminal antioxidant action has also been suggested... - Clinical, endocrine and metabolic effects of acarbose, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, in PCOS patients with increased insulin response and normal glucose toleranceL Ciotta
Department of Microbiological and Gynaecological Sciences, University of Catania, Ospedale Santo Bambino, Via Torre del Vescovo, 95124 Catania, Italy
Hum Reprod 16:2066-72. 2001..This improvement was associated with a significant decrease of the insulin response to oral glucose load and of LH and androgen serum concentrations and with a significant rise of sex hormone binding globulin concentration... - Concentrations of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and IGF binding protein-3 in the follicular fluid of women undergoing ovarian hyperstimulation with different gonadotropin preparationsL G Nardo
Centre for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Radiological Sciences, University of Catania, School of Medicine, Catania, Italy
Gynecol Endocrinol 15:413-20. 2001.... - Incidence of extragenital vascular disease in patients with erectile dysfunction of arterial originE Vicari
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Int J Impot Res 17:277-82. 2005..Therefore, arterial ED may be regarded as a sign of a more generalized atherosclerosis... - Early clamping of umbilical cord blood and foetal CD34 enrichmentC Pafumi
Department of Microbiology, University of Catania, Italy
Acta Med Austriaca 28:141-4. 2001..This increases the possibility of reducing graft versus host disease in adult patients and produces survival rates similar to the ones we observed in transplantation of bone marrow from unrelated donors... - Differences in umbilical cord blood units collected during cesarean section, before or after the delivery of the placentaC Pafumi
Department of Microbiological and Gynecological Sciences, Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, University of Catania, Italy
Gynecol Obstet Invest 54:73-7. 2002..7 +/- 6.0 versus 60.9 +/- 13.7 ml; the cord blood nucleated cell number was 10.1 +/- 1.2 x 10(8) vs. 7.1 +/- 0.8 x 10(8); and the mean cord blood CD34+ cell number was 20.0 +/- 6.0 x 10(5) vs. 16.4 +/- 2.4 x 10(5), respectively... - A case of reversible azoospermia following withdrawal from alcohol consumptionE Vicari
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Catania, Italy
J Endocrinol Invest 25:473-6. 2002.... - Spontaneous transmission from a father to his son of a Y chromosome microdeletion involving the deleted in azoospermia (DAZ) geneA E Calogero
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Catania, Italy
J Endocrinol Invest 25:631-4. 2002..This case adds further evidence that the deletion of the DAZ gene is associated with different phenotypic expressions, including normal fertility... - VLA-2 and VLA-5 cell adhesion molecules expression in CD34+ cells from umbilical cord blood and from bone marrowC Pafumi
Department of Microbiological and Gynaecological Sciences, University of Catania, Italy
Blood Purif 20:174-6. 2002..The aim of this study is to investigate the number of two cell adhesion molecules in cord blood and in bone marrow... - Corticotrophin-releasing hormone inhibits insulin-like growth factor-I release from primary cultures of rat granulosa cellsA E Calogero
Section of Endocrinology, Andrology and Internal Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Catania, Ospedale Garibaldi, Piazza S Maria de Gesú, 95123 Catania, Italy
J Endocrinol 174:493-8. 2002..In conclusion, CRH suppressed the release of oestrogen and IGF-I, but not of IGFBP-3. Thus, the inhibitory effects of CRH on oestrogen release could be mediated, partly, by a suppression of the autocrine/paracrine action of IGF-I... - Two CD34+ stem cells from umbilical cord blood enrichment methodsC Pafumi
Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Catania, Italy
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 19:239-45. 2002.... - Umbilical cord blood collection in Cesarean section: a comparison before and after placental deliveryC Pafumi
Department of Microbiology and Obstetrical Science, Via G D Annunzio, 125 95127, Catania, Italy
Arch Gynecol Obstet 266:193-4. 2002..The mean volume of fetal blood collected while the placental was still in utero was 74.93+/-7.1 ml as against 35.78+/-3.6 ml for collection of fetal blood after delivery of the placenta... - Influence of the kind of delivery on umbilical cord blood collectionC Pafumi
Department of Microbiological and Gynaecological Sciences, University of Catania, Italy
Haematologia (Budap) 31:341-5. 2002..The higher median volume of blood collected from infants delivered by Caesarean section seems mainly due to the different clamping time, rather than to the kind of delivery... - Procaine and lidocaine stimulate corticotropin-releasing hormone secretion by explanted rat hypothalami through a sodium conductance-independent mechanismA E Calogero
Developmental Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Developmental, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Horm Metab Res 22:25-8. 1990..abstract truncated at 250 words).. - Cloning and expression of activator of CREM in testis in human testicular tissueI Palermo
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Master in Andrological Sciences New Methodologies in Human Reproductive Medicine, University of Catania, Italy
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 283:406-11. 2001..Expression studies by RT-PCR confirmed that ACT is present in normal human testis. The human ACT gene is localized on the chromosome 6... - Genetic, andrological and clinical characteristics of patients with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferensT Attardo
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Catania Medical School, Catania, Italy
Int J Androl 24:73-9. 2001..The screening for mutations and a careful clinical examination may contribute to better identification of patients with CFTR-related CBAVD...