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. 2023 Jul 25;12(8):1483. doi: 10.3390/antiox12081483
8-OHdG 8-Hydroxyguanosine
ACE-2 Angiotensin-converting enzyme-2
ALT Alanine transaminase
AOA Antioxidant activity
AR Androgen receptor
ART Assisted reproductive technology
BAX Bcl-2-associated X protein
BCL-2 B-cell lymphoma 2
BTB Blood–testis barrier
CAT Catalase
cFT Calculated free testosterone
CoQ10 Coenzyme Q10
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019
COX Cyclooxygenase
CRP C-reactive protein
DFI DNA fragmentation index
E2 Estradiol
EPS Expressed prostatic secretion
FSH Follicular stimulating hormone
GPx Glutathione peroxidase
GSH Glutathione
HPT Hypothalamus–pituitary–testis
ICSI Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
ICU Intensive care unit
IFN Interferon
IHC Immunohistochemistry
IL Interleukin
IVF In vitro fertilization
LAC L-Acetyl-carnitine
LC L-Carnitine
LDH Lactate dehydrogenase
LH Luteinizing hormone
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MDA Malondialdehyde
NAC Ν-Acetylcysteine
NADPH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NF-Kb Nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells
NO Nitric oxide
Nrf-2 Nuclear-factor-erythroid-2-related factor 2
NT Nitrotyrosine
ORP Oxidation-reduction potential
OS Oxidative stress
PCT Procalcitonin
PGE-2 Prostaglandin E2
RCT Randomized control trial
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RT-PCR Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
S protein Spike protein
SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2
Se Selenium
SOD Superoxide dismutase
sORP Static oxidation reduction potential
STAT1 Signal transducer and activator transcription 1
T Testosterone
TAC Total antioxidant capacity
TBARs Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances
TEM Transmission electron microscopy
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-beta
TLR-4 Toll like receptor-4
TMPRSS-2 Transmembrane serine protease 2
TMC Total motile count
TMSC Total motile sperm count
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
TOSC Total oxyradical scavenging capacity
TPMC Total progressive motile sperm count
TSC Total sperm count
TSM Total sperm motility
TT Total testosterone
WBC White blood cells
WHO World health organisation
Zn Zinc