Dose-response effect of black maca (Lepidium meyenii) in mice with memory impairment induced by ethanolJulio Rubio
Department of Biological and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Toxicol Mech Methods 21:628-34. 2011
..Correlation analyses showed that the effect of BM a dose-dependent behavior. Finally, BM improved experimental memory impairment induced by ethanol in a dose-response manner due, in part, to its content of polyphenolic compounds...
Effect of short-term and long-term treatments with three ecotypes of Lepidium meyenii (MACA) on spermatogenesis in ratsCarla Gonzales
Department of Biological and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy, Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, P.O. Box 1843, Lima, Peru
J Ethnopharmacol 103:448-54. 2006
..In conclusion, there were differences in the biological response of the three ecotypes of Maca (Yellow, Red and Black). Black Maca appeared to have more beneficial effect on sperm counts and epididymal sperm motility...
- Effect of different fractions from hydroalcoholic extract of Black Maca (Lepidium meyenii) on testicular function in adult male rats
Sandra Yucra
Department of Biological and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy, Lima, Peru
Fertil Steril 89:1461-7. 2008
..To evaluate the effect of different fractions of Black Maca (Lepidium meyenii), obtained from the hydroalcoholic extract, on spermatogenesis...
- Dose-response effects of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) aqueous extract on testicular function and weight of different organs in adult rats
Francisco Chung
Department of Biological and Physiological Sciences and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Postal Office 1843, Lima, Peru
J Ethnopharmacol 98:143-7. 2005
..2 g dry Maca hypocotyls/kg...
- Lepidium meyenii (Maca) reversed the lead acetate induced -- damage on reproductive function in male rats
Julio Rubio
Department of Biological and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Food Chem Toxicol 44:1114-22. 2006
..Maca prevented LA-induced spermatogenic disruption in rats and it may become in a potential treatment of male infertility associated with lead exposure...
- Effect of Punica granatum (pomegranate) on sperm production in male rats treated with lead acetate
Karina Paola Leiva
Department of Biological and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy Alberto Cazorla Talleri, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Toxicol Mech Methods 21:495-502. 2011
..EEP showed an antioxidant activity similar to that of AA. EEP prevented LA-induced spermatogenic disruption in rats and its antioxidant activity could explain its capacity to reverse the damage produced by LA on spermatogenesis...
- Effects of different varieties of Maca (Lepidium meyenii) on bone structure in ovariectomized rats
Carla Gonzales
Biological and Physiological Science Department, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Forsch Komplementmed 17:137-43. 2010
..This study was designed to determine the effect of different varieties of maca (Lepidium meyenii) on bone structure in ovariectomized (OVX) rats...
Effect of three different cultivars of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on learning and depression in ovariectomized miceJulio Rubio
Department of Biological and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
BMC Complement Altern Med 6:23. 2006
..Maca is a cultivated plant and different cultivars are described according to the color of the hypocotyls...
- Semen quality in Peruvian pesticide applicators: association between urinary organophosphate metabolites and semen parameters
Sandra Yucra
Department of Biological and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Environ Health 7:59. 2008
..We performed a cross-sectional study of associations between dialkylphosphate metabolites of organophosphates and semen quality among pesticide applicators in Majes (Arequipa), Peru...
- Aqueous and hydroalcoholic extracts of Black Maca (Lepidium meyenii) improve scopolamine-induced memory impairment in mice
Julio Rubio
Department of Biological and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, P O Box 1843, Lima, Peru
Food Chem Toxicol 45:1882-90. 2007
..Black Maca extracts inhibited AChE activity, whereas MAO activity was not affected. These results indicate that Black Maca improves scopolamine-induced memory deficits...
- Semen quality and reproductive sex hormone levels in Peruvian pesticide sprayers
Sandra Yucra
Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Int J Occup Environ Health 12:355-61. 2006
..These findings provide further evidence that occupational exposures to OP pesticides adversely affect semen quality and sex hormones...
- Red maca (Lepidium meyenii) reduced prostate size in rats
Gustavo F Gonzales
Department of Biological and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Reprod Biol Endocrinol 3:5. 2005
..The absolute content of glucosinolates in Maca hypocotyls is relatively higher than that reported in other cruciferous crops. Therefore, Maca may have proapoptotic and anti-proliferative effects in the prostate...
- Lepidium meyenii (Maca) increases litter size in normal adult female mice
Ana C Ruiz-Luna
Department of Biological and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Reprod Biol Endocrinol 3:16. 2005
..The present study was aimed to investigate the effects of Maca on several fertility parameters of female mice at reproductive age...
- High serum zinc and serum testosterone levels were associated with excessive erythrocytosis in men at high altitudes
Gustavo F Gonzales
Laboratory of Endocrinology and Reproduction, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Endocrine 40:472-80. 2011
..In conclusion, higher serum testosterone levels and Zn levels were associated with EE, and low scores of signs/symptoms of CMS were associated with higher Zn and nitric oxide levels...
- Effect of alcoholic extract of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on testicular function in male rats
Gustavo F Gonzales
Department of Biological and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy, Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Postal Office 1843, Lima, Peru
Asian J Androl 5:349-52. 2003
..To evaluate the effect of the alcoholic extract of Lepidium meyenii (Maca) on the spermatogenesis in male rats...
- Effect of letrozole at 2.5 mg or 5.0 mg/day on ovarian stimulation with gonadotropins in women undergoing intrauterine insemination
Luis Noriega-Portella
PRANOR, Group of Assisted Reproduction, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Fertil Steril 90:1818-25. 2008
..To determine the effect of combined therapy of letrozole (2.5 mg or 5.0 mg) with recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in comparison with the administration of recombinant FSH alone in an intrauterine insemination (IUI) program...
