Effect of pentoxifylline in reducing oxidative
stress-induced embryotoxicity1
Xiaoyan Zhang,2 Rakesh K. Sharma,2,3 Ashok Agarwal,2 and Tommaso Falcone2
Submitted May 13, 2005; accepted July 6, 2005
Purpose: To 1) evaluate the embryotoxic effects of hydrogen peroxide on mouse embryo
development and 2) examine if pentoxifylline can reverse hydrogen peroxide induced embryotoxicity.
Methods: Prospective in vitro study examining the effects of varying [...]

The Impact of Reactive Oxygen Species on Early Human Embryos:
A Systematic Review of the Literature
– Sajal Gupta, Jashoman Banerjee, Ashok Agarwal
Abstract: Oocytes and embryos are constantly exposed to oxidative stress which influences
their developmental competence. But, the antioxidants present in the reproductive tissues
protect the embryos in vivo.
The effects of oxidative stress in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) [...]

Food intake and its relationship with semen quality:
a case-control study
Jaime Mendiola, Ph.D.,a Alberto M. Torres-Cantero, D.P.H.,b Jose M. Moreno-Grau, Ph.D.,c
Jorge Ten, Ph.D.,a Manuela Roca, M.D.,c Stella Moreno-Grau, Ph.D.,c and Rafael Bernabeu, M.D.a,d
a Department of Reproductive Biology and Medicine, Instituto Bernabeu, Alicante; d Reproductive Medicine Chair, University of
Miguel Hernandez de Elche-Instituto Bernabeu, Alicante; b Division of [...]

Food intake and its relationship with semen quality:
a case-control study
Jaime Mendiola, Ph.D.,a Alberto M. Torres-Cantero, D.P.H.,b Jose M. Moreno-Grau, Ph.D.,c
Jorge Ten, Ph.D.,a Manuela Roca, M.D.,c Stella Moreno-Grau, Ph.D.,c and Rafael Bernabeu, M.D.a,d
a Department of Reproductive Biology and Medicine, Instituto Bernabeu, Alicante; d Reproductive Medicine Chair, University of
Miguel Hernandez de Elche-Instituto Bernabeu, Alicante; b Division of [...]

Metformin as Treatment for Overweight
and Obese Adults: A Systematic Review
Kara M. Levri, MD, MPH1 Elizabeth Slaymaker, MD1,2 Allen Last, MD1 Julie Yeh, MD1 Jonathan Ference, PharmD1,3 Frank D’Amico, PhD1 Stephen A. Wilson, MD1
1University of Pittsburgh Medical Center St. Margaret, Pittsburgh, Pa 2Grace Medical Associates, Pittsburgh, Pa 3University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, Tulsa, Okla
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE We wanted to [...]