A Sub-Chronic Evaluation of the Safety of Celastrol in Human Subjects
This is an open label safety study that will not be blinded or placebo controlled. Purpose is to evaluate the safety of Celastrol in healthy men and women volunteers, between 18 and 40 years of age, over a 90-day period. Celastrol is different than Cholesterol. Cholesterol is a risk for heart disease. Celastrol is a natural occurring compound extracted from the root of Tripterygium wilfordii, a herb used in Chinese medicine.
Effect of Different Ingestion Doses of Celastrol on Human Sperm Motility
Five healthy participants with normal sperm counts and motility will ingest increasing doses of celastrol over a period of several days. After each dose ingestion the participants will provide an ejaculate the next day for sperm analysis. The objective is to see if increasing ingestion levels of celastrol will affect the sperm counts and motility of the participants.
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