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Mechanisms of honey on testosterone levels
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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 153182" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p><strong>ABSTRACT </strong></p><p>Testosterone is an anabolic steroid and the principal sex hormone in males. Maintaining adequate levels of testosterone throughout the life span of male is very desirable, especially it is now well-known that low levels of testosterone is associated with various aging diseases/disorders. Therefore, still, so many research studies have focused on enhancing serum levels of testosterone in males. <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>Here, we intended to systematically discuss and present the impact of honey on serum levels of testosterone in males.</strong></span> This was conducted by searching PubMed, Scopus, and Embase electronic databases for research articles from May 1993 through April 2019 using the keywords “honey” and “honeybee” versus “testosterone”. Moreover, references from relevant published articles were also reviewed and cited to frame an integral discussion, conclusion, and future research needs. <strong><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201)">In conclusion, the collective evidence, which is mainly based on in vivo system studies, reveals that oral administration of honey increases serum testosterone level in males. </span></strong><span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)"><strong>Mechanistically, honey may increase serum level of testosterone by increasing the production of luteinizing hormone, enhancing the viability of Leydig cells, reducing oxidative damage in Leydig cells, enhancing StAR gene expression, and inhibiting aromatase activity in the testes. </strong></span><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>However, further research studies on humans, mainly clinical trials, in this specific research approach are still needed to confirm the effect of honey on testosterone. </strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]7814[/ATTACH]</p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">Fig. 1. </span>Mechanisms of honey on testosterone level. LH, luteinizing hormone;<span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"> (þ), increase; (–), decrease. </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>3. Conclusion </strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">In conclusion, collectively, the main stream of this specific research approach reveals that oral administration of honey enhances serum testosterone level in males.</span></strong> <strong><span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)">The mechanisms by which honey increases serum testosterone may be by enhancing the production of luteinizing hormone, enhancing the viability of Leydig cells, reducing testicular oxidative injury, enhancing StAR gene expression, and inhibiting aromatase activity in the testes (</span><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">Fig. 1</span><span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)">).</span></strong> <span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)"><strong>In addition, honey has been found to contain various bioactive compounds (e.g., phenolic acids) that may improve testosterone production. </strong></span><span style="color: rgb(26, 188, 156)"><strong>However, still, there is lack in the number of human studies in this research context. Therefore, conducting clinical trials that reveal the mechanisms of honey on serum testosterone level will be of great importance. </strong></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 153182, member: 13851"] [B]ABSTRACT [/B] Testosterone is an anabolic steroid and the principal sex hormone in males. Maintaining adequate levels of testosterone throughout the life span of male is very desirable, especially it is now well-known that low levels of testosterone is associated with various aging diseases/disorders. Therefore, still, so many research studies have focused on enhancing serum levels of testosterone in males. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B]Here, we intended to systematically discuss and present the impact of honey on serum levels of testosterone in males.[/B][/COLOR] This was conducted by searching PubMed, Scopus, and Embase electronic databases for research articles from May 1993 through April 2019 using the keywords “honey” and “honeybee” versus “testosterone”. Moreover, references from relevant published articles were also reviewed and cited to frame an integral discussion, conclusion, and future research needs. [B][COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)]In conclusion, the collective evidence, which is mainly based on in vivo system studies, reveals that oral administration of honey increases serum testosterone level in males. [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)][B]Mechanistically, honey may increase serum level of testosterone by increasing the production of luteinizing hormone, enhancing the viability of Leydig cells, reducing oxidative damage in Leydig cells, enhancing StAR gene expression, and inhibiting aromatase activity in the testes. [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B]However, further research studies on humans, mainly clinical trials, in this specific research approach are still needed to confirm the effect of honey on testosterone. [/B][/COLOR] [ATTACH=full]7814[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Fig. 1. [/COLOR]Mechanisms of honey on testosterone level. LH, luteinizing hormone;[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)] (þ), increase; (–), decrease. [/COLOR][/COLOR][/B] [B]3. Conclusion [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]In conclusion, collectively, the main stream of this specific research approach reveals that oral administration of honey enhances serum testosterone level in males.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)]The mechanisms by which honey increases serum testosterone may be by enhancing the production of luteinizing hormone, enhancing the viability of Leydig cells, reducing testicular oxidative injury, enhancing StAR gene expression, and inhibiting aromatase activity in the testes ([/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Fig. 1[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)]).[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)][B]In addition, honey has been found to contain various bioactive compounds (e.g., phenolic acids) that may improve testosterone production. [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(26, 188, 156)][B]However, still, there is lack in the number of human studies in this research context. Therefore, conducting clinical trials that reveal the mechanisms of honey on serum testosterone level will be of great importance. [/B][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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