Studies, predominantly in animal models, have indicated that varicocele-induced oxidative stress can lead to endothelial dysfunction in the corpus cavernosum, resulting in impaired relaxation responses and increased collagen deposition, which ultimately contributes to veno-occlusive dysfunction (12, 19)
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Glutathione (GSH) is a tripeptide, composed of amino acids: glutamate, cysteine, and glycine (2)
Treatment with low concentrations of NaHS (10-100 M) increases the protein levels of phosphorylated-epidermal growth factor receptor (p-EGFR), phosphorylated-extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases (p-ERK), matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2), and p-Akt, which could activate the EGFR and its downstream signaling pathways to promote HCC proliferation and invasion (Fig