[HTML][HTML] Epigenetics of male infertility: the role of DNA methylation

JC Rotondo, C Lanzillotti, C Mazziotta… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, a number of studies focused on the role of epigenetics, including DNA
methylation, in spermatogenesis and male infertility. We aimed to provide an overview of the …

[HTML][HTML] Hallmarks of testicular aging: the challenge of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant therapies using natural and/or pharmacological compounds to improve the …

ME Matzkin, RS Calandra, SP Rossi, A Bartke… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The evolutionary theory of aging supports a trade-off relationship between reproduction and
aging. Aging of the male reproductive system primarily affects the testes, leading to a …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell analysis of human testis aging and correlation with elevated body mass index

X Nie, SK Munyoki, M Sukhwani, N Schmid, A Missel… - Developmental cell, 2022 - cell.com
Aging men display reduced reproductive health; however, testis aging is poorly understood
at the molecular and genomic levels. Here, we utilized single-cell RNA-seq to profile over …

[HTML][HTML] Testicular aging, male fertility and beyond

S Dong, C Chen, J Zhang, Y Gao, X Zeng… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Normal spermatogenesis and sperm function are crucial for male fertility. The effects of
healthy testicular aging and testicular premature aging on spermatogenesis, sperm function …

[HTML][HTML] Gss deficiency causes age-related fertility impairment via ROS-triggered ferroptosis in the testes of mice

H Zhu, Y Cheng, X Wang, X Yang, M Liu, J Liu… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Glutathione synthetase (GSS) catalyzes the final step in the synthesis of glutathione (GSH),
a well-established antioxidant. Research on the specific roles of the Gss gene during …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of DNA methylation of the human mesoderm-specific transcript (MEST) on male infertility

T Amjadian, P Yaghmaei, HR Nasim, K Yari - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Male infertility accounts for nearly 40%–50% of all infertile cases. One of the most prevalent
disorders detected in infertile men is errors in the MEST differentially methylated region …

[HTML][HTML] Fat mass and obesity-associated factor (FTO)-mediated N6-methyladenosine regulates spermatogenesis in an age-dependent manner

Y Wu, J Li, C Li, S Lu, X Wei, Y Li, W Xia, C Qian… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most prevalent reversible RNA modification in the
mammalian transcriptome. It has recently been demonstrated that m6A is crucial for male …

Epidemiology of sperm DNA fragmentation in a retrospective cohort of 1191 men

P Yazdanpanah Ghadikolaei, LR Ghaleno… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The scientific and clinical communities now recognize that sperm DNA integrity
is crucial for successful fertilization, good embryo development, and offspring quality of life …

[HTML][HTML] Sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA®) and flow cytometry-assisted TUNEL assay provide a concordant assessment of sperm DNA fragmentation as a …

P Behdarvandian, A Nasr-Esfahani, M Tavalaee… - Basic and Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Sperm DNA integrity is increasingly seen as a critical characteristic determining
reproductive success, both in natural reproduction and in assisted reproductive technologies …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of sperm chromatin packaging and reproductive biomarker to evaluate the consequence of advanced male age

R Bibi, S Jahan, S Kafeel Qureshi, S Razak… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In this study, the semen parameters, sperm chromatin integrity, antioxidant enzyme levels,
and reproductive hormone levels of subfertile male subjects from Pakistan were assessed in …