Potential novel biomarkers for diabetic testicular damage in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats: nerve growth factor Beta and vascular endothelial growth factor.

Ali Rıza SismanMuge KirayUlas Mehmet CamsariMerve EvrenMehmet AtesBasak BaykaraIlkay AksuGuven GuvendiNazan Uysal Harzadin

Published in: Disease markers (2014)

These results suggest that the decrease of VEGF and NGF-β levels is associated with the increase of the apoptosis and testicular damage in diabetic rats. Testis VEGF and NGF-β levels could be potential novel biomarkers for diabetes induced testicular damage.

Keyphrases

diabetic rats
oxidative stress
vascular endothelial growth factor
growth factor
germ cell
endothelial cells
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
human health
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
cell death
risk assessment
glycemic control
pi k akt
drug induced