Human sperm functioning is related to the aquaporin-mediated water and hydrogen peroxide transport regulation

G Pellavio, U Laforenza - Biochimie, 2021 - Elsevier
Aquaporins (AQPs) are transmembrane water channels and some of them are permeable in
addition to water to other small solutes including hydrogen peroxide. The sperm cells of …

[HTML][HTML] Aquaporin-mediated water and hydrogen peroxide transport is involved in normal human spermatozoa functioning

U Laforenza, G Pellavio, AL Marchetti, C Omes… - International Journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Different aquaporins (AQPs) are expressed in human sperm cells and with a different
localization. Their function has been related to cell volume control in response to the osmotic …

Aquaporins and male (in) fertility: Expression and role throughout the male reproductive tract

DF Carrageta, RL Bernardino, G Soveral… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of transmembrane channel proteins responsible for the
transport of water and small uncharged molecules. Thirteen distinct isoforms of AQPs have …

Role of aquaporins in spermatogenesis and testicular steroidogenesis

A Kannan, A Panneerselvam… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
The transport of water and several other small molecules across cell membranes is vital in
many of the processes underlying reproduction. Fluid transport in cells and tissues inclusive …

[HTML][HTML] HPV infection affects human sperm functionality by inhibition of aquaporin-8

G Pellavio, F Todaro, P Alberizzi, C Scotti, G Gastaldi… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Human sperm cells express different aquaporins (AQPs), AQP3, 7, 8, 11, which are localized
both in the plasma membrane and in intracellular structures. Besides cell volume regulation …

Aquaporins in the male reproductive tract and sperm: Functional implications and cryobiology

M Yeste, R Morató, JE Rodríguez‐Gil… - … in Domestic Animals, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Aquaporins (AQP s) play a vital role for the transport of water and solutes across
cell membranes. Classification of these ubiquitous proteins into three categories (orthodox …

[HTML][HTML] Differential expressions of aquaporin subtypes in the adult mouse testis

EA Mohamed, JW Im, DH Kim… - Development & …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Many efforts have been made to study the expression of aquaporins (AQP) in the
mammalian reproductive system, but there are not enough data available regarding their …

Aquaporin3 expression and the potential role of aquaporins in motility and mitochondrial membrane potential in human spermatozoa

A Alyasin, HR Momeni, M Mahdieh - Andrologia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aquaporins are water selective channels which play important roles in cell volume
regulation during the transmission of spermatozoa to female tract. This study investigated …

Immunolocalization of aquaporin 7 in human sperm and its relationship with semen parameters

E Moretti, G Terzuoli, L Mazzi, F Iacoponi… - Systems Biology in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of 13 small hydrophobic trans-membrane proteins
expressed in numerous tissues and cells. Some AQPs work as strict water channels, others …

Aquaporins in reproductive system

H Zhang, B Yang - Aquaporins, 2023 - Springer
Abstract AQP0-12, a total of 13 aquaporins are expressed in the mammalian reproductive
system. These aquaporins mediate the transport of water and small solutes across biofilms …