Reliable molecular biomarkers to predict fertility remain scarce. The current study explored
the potential of testis-specific circBOULE RNAs as biomarkers for male infertility and sperm …

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are emerging as a novel class of noncoding RNAs which potential
role as gene regulators is quickly gaining interest. circRNAs have been studied in different …

In recent years, a significant increase in the incidence of male infertility has been observed
and described in the international literature, raising questions about its causes. Several …

Background Growing evidence indicates that oxidative stress can be a primary cause of
male infertility. Non-enzymatic antioxidants play an important protective role against …

Methods: Healthy non-smoking, non-drinker males (mean age 30±4) were enrolled
according to their stable residence in High (Naples-Caserta province–HIP, n= 15) or in Low …

Recently, environmental pollution was introduced as a contributing factor in decreasing
male fecundity via deterioration of semen quality. Our study aimed to compare serum and …

Background: Male infertility is affected by several factors. Lead is one of the heavy metals
more bioavailable than usually modifies the sperm quality in humans. Objective: The aim of …

A decline in human sperm quality and quantity has been reported in numerous Western
countries. This observation was also accompanied by an increase in urogenital …

The primary objective of the current work is to estimate the association of ejaculate levels of
20 toxic and essential metals and sperm quality parameters in 148 adult men. Materials …

This study aimed to investigate the relationships between environmental exposure to
metals/metalloids and semen quality, sperm apoptosis and DNA integrity using the …