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 …

How does chemotherapy treatment damage the prepubertal testis?

CM Allen, F Lopes, RT Mitchell, N Spears - Reproduction, 2018 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Chemotherapy treatment is a mainstay of anticancer regimens, significantly contributing to
the recent increase in childhood cancer survival rates. Conventional cancer therapy targets …

Comparative gonadotoxicity of the chemotherapy drugs cisplatin and carboplatin on prepubertal mouse gonads

CM Allen, F Lopes, RT Mitchell… - Molecular Human …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The treatment of childhood cancer with chemotherapy drugs can result in infertility in
adulthood. Newer generations of drugs are developed to replace parent drugs, with the …

Optimization of decellularized human placental macroporous scaffolds for spermatogonial stem cells homing

F Asgari, HR Asgari, M Najafi, BS Eftekhari… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
Decellularized scaffolds have been found to be excellent platforms for tissue engineering
applications. The attempts are still being made to optimize a decellularization protocol with …

[HTML][HTML] Chemotherapy induced damage to spermatogonial stem cells in prepubertal mouse in vitro impairs long-term spermatogenesis

F Lopes, P Tholeti, SK Adiga, RA Anderson… - Toxicology Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy can affect testis development of young boys with cancer, reducing the
chances of fatherhood in adulthood. Studies using experimental models are needed to …

Differentiation of neonate mouse spermatogonial stem cells on three-dimensional agar/polyvinyl alcohol nanofiber scaffold

M Ziloochi Kashani, Z Bagher, HR Asgari… - Systems Biology in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Electrospun nanofiber matrices sufficiently mimic the structural morphology of natural
extracellular matrix. In this study, we aimed to examine the effects of agar/polyvinyl alcohol …

In vitro effects of melatonin on colonization of neonate mouse spermatogonial stem cells

S Navid, T Rastegar, M Baazm, R Alizadeh… - Systems Biology in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
We have recently reported that antioxidant supplements enhance the efficacy of
cryopreserved spermatogonial stem cells. Melatonin is considered a free radical scavenger …

Anticancer properties of green‐synthesised zinc oxide nanoparticles using Hyssopus officinalis extract on prostate carcinoma cells and its effects on testicular …

G Rahimi Kalateh Shah Mohammad, E Karimi… - Andrologia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The unclear bio‐safety issue and potential risk of nanoparticles (NPs) on various organelles
can be considered as a major challenge. In the present study, we have assessed the green …

Three-dimensional decellularized amnion membrane scaffold as a novel tool for cancer research; cell behavior, drug resistance and cancer stem cell content

M Ganjibakhsh, F Mehraein, M Koruji… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Cancer is the second leading cause of human death. Therefore,
comprehensive research and the appropriate tools are needed in this field. Animal models …

Elimination of mouse tumor cells from neonate spermatogonial cells utilizing cisplatin-entrapped folic acid-conjugated poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles in …

R Shabani, M Ashjari, K Ashtari, F Izadyar… - International journal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background Some male survivors of childhood cancer are suffering from azoospermia. In
addition, spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) are necessary for the improvement of …