Mitochondrial functionality in male fertility: from spermatogenesis to fertilization

YJ Park, MG Pang - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are structurally and functionally distinct organelles that produce adenosine
triphosphate (ATP) through oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), to provide energy to …

[HTML][HTML] Role of follicle-stimulating hormone in spermatogenesis

OO Oduwole, H Peltoketo, IT Huhtaniemi - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Spermatogenesis is a concerted sequence of events during maturation of spermatogonia
into spermatozoa. The process involves differential gene-expression and cell-cell interplay …

[PDF][PDF] Complete meiosis from embryonic stem cell-derived germ cells in vitro

Q Zhou, M Wang, Y Yuan, X Wang, R Fu, H Wan, M Xie… - Cell stem cell, 2016 - cell.com
In vitro generation of functional gametes is a promising approach for treating infertility,
although faithful replication of meiosis has proven to be a substantial obstacle to deriving …

[HTML][HTML] The roles of luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone and testosterone in spermatogenesis and folliculogenesis revisited

OO Oduwole, IT Huhtaniemi, M Misrahi - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Spermatogenesis and folliculogenesis involve cell–cell interactions and gene expression
orchestrated by luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). FSH …

Endocrine control of spermatogenesis: Role of FSH and LH/testosterone

S Ramaswamy, GF Weinbauer - Spermatogenesis, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Evaluation of testicular functions (production of sperm and androgens) is an important
aspect of preclinical safety assessment and testicular toxicity is comparatively far more …

[HTML][HTML] Adult exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) in Wistar rats reduces sperm quality with disruption of the hypothalamic–pituitary–testicular axis

P Wisniewski, RM Romano, MML Kizys, KC Oliveira… - Toxicology, 2015 - Elsevier
Reproductive physiology involves complex biological processes that can be disrupted by
exposure to environmental contaminants. The effects of bisphenol A (BPA) on …

Regulation of the blood-testis barrier

PG Stanton - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2016 - Elsevier
The purpose of this review is to describe the endocrine and local testicular factors that
contribute to the regulation of the blood-testis barrier (BTB), using information gained from in …

Engineered reproductive tissues

ES Gargus, HB Rogers, KE McKinnon… - Nature biomedical …, 2020 - nature.com
Engineered male and female biomimetic reproductive tissues are being developed as
autonomous in vitro units or as integrated multi-organ in vitro systems to support germ cell …

Androgen Actions in the Testis and the Regulation of Spermatogenesis

WH Walker - Molecular Mechanisms in Spermatogenesis, 2021 - Springer
Testosterone is essential for spermatogenesis and male fertility. In this review, topics related
to testosterone control of spermatogenesis are covered including testosterone production …

The role of vitamin D in male fertility: A focus on the testis

C de Angelis, M Galdiero, C Pivonello… - Reviews in Endocrine …, 2017 - Springer
In the last decade, vitamin D has emerged as a pleiotropic molecule with a multitude of
autocrine, paracrine and endocrine functions, mediated by classical genomic as well as non …