Fertility preservation for prepubertal boys: lessons learned from the past and update on remaining challenges towards clinical translation

C Wyns, M Kanbar, MG Giudice… - Human reproduction …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Childhood cancer incidence and survivorship are both on the rise.
However, many lifesaving treatments threaten the prepubertal testis. Cryopreservation of …

In‐vitro spermatogenesis through testis modelling: Toward the generation of testicular organoids

G Richer, Y Baert, E Goossens - Andrology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background The testicular organoid concept has recently been introduced in tissue
engineering to refer to testicular cell organizations modeling testicular architecture and …

Advances of three-dimensional (3D) culture systems for in vitro spermatogenesis

M Salem, F Khadivi, P Javanbakht… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2023 - Springer
The loss of germ cells and spermatogenic failure in non-obstructive azoospermia are
believed to be the main causes of male infertility. Laboratory studies have used in vitro …

What has single-cell RNA-seq taught us about mammalian spermatogenesis?

S Suzuki, VD Diaz, BP Hermann - Biology of Reproduction, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Mammalian spermatogenesis is a complex developmental program that transforms mitotic
testicular germ cells (spermatogonia) into mature male gametes (sperm) for production of …

In vitro spermatogenesis: A century‐long research journey, still half way around

M Komeya, T Sato, T Ogawa - Reproductive medicine and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Spermatogenesis is one of the most complicated cellular differentiation
processes in a body. Researchers struggled to find and develop a micro‐environmental …

Human in vitro spermatogenesis as a regenerative therapy—where do we stand?

M Robinson, S Sparanese, L Witherspoon… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Spermatogenesis involves precise temporal and spatial gene expression and cell signalling
to reach a coordinated balance between self-renewal and differentiation of spermatogonial …

Stem cells as a resource for treatment of infertility-related diseases

J Wang, C Liu, M Fujino, G Tong… - Current molecular …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Worldwide, infertility affects 8-12% of couples of reproductive age and has become a
common problem. There are many ways to treat infertility, including medication, intrauterine …

Rat in vitro spermatogenesis promoted by chemical supplementations and oxygen-tension control

T Matsumura, T Sato, T Abe, H Sanjo, K Katagiri… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
In vitro spermatogenesis (IVS) using air–liquid interphase organ culture method is possible
with mouse testis tissues. The same method, however, has been hardly applicable to …

Three-dimensional testicular organoids as novel in vitro models of testicular biology and toxicology

S Sakib, A Voigt, T Goldsmith… - Environmental …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Organoids are three dimensional structures consisting of multiple cell types that recapitulate
the cellular architecture and functionality of native organs. Over the last decade, the advent …

Three-dimensional co-culture of human spermatogonial stem cells with Sertoli cells in soft agar culture system supplemented by growth factors and Laminin

A Jabari, MAS Gilani, M Koruji, K Gholami… - Acta …, 2020 - Elsevier
Application of a three-dimensional (3D) culture system for in vitro proliferation and
differentiation of human spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) is a useful tool for the …