The sirtuin family in health and disease

QJ Wu, TN Zhang, HH Chen, XF Yu, JL Lv… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Sirtuins (SIRTs) are nicotine adenine dinucleotide (+)-dependent histone deacetylases
regulating critical signaling pathways in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, and are involved in …

Diabetes-induced hyperglycemia impairs male reproductive function: a systematic review

CC Maresch, DC Stute, MG Alves… - Human …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Hyperglycemia can result from a loss of pancreatic beta-cells or a decline in
their function leading to decreased insulin secretion or may arise from insulin resistance and …

Sirtuins in gamete biology and reproductive physiology: emerging roles and therapeutic potential in female and male infertility

C Tatone, G Di Emidio, A Barbonetti… - Human …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract BACKGROUND Sirtuins (SIRT1-7) are a family of NAD+-dependent deacetylases
that catalyze post-translational modifications of proteins. Together, they respond to …

Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production alters sperm quality

R Chianese, R Pierantoni - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Besides ATP production, mitochondria are key organelles in several cellular functions, such
as steroid hormone biosynthesis, calcium homoeostasis, intrinsic apoptotic pathway, and the …

POHaD: why we should study future fathers

A Soubry - Environmental epigenetics, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The growing field of 'Developmental Origin of Health and Disease'(DOHaD) generally
reflects environmental influences from mother to child. The importance of maternal lifestyle …

Mitochondria, spermatogenesis, and male infertility–An update

S Vertika, KK Singh, S Rajender - Mitochondrion, 2020 - Elsevier
The incorporation of mitochondria in the eukaryotic cell is one of the most enigmatic events
in the course of evolution. This important organelle was thought to be only the powerhouse …

Small extracellular vesicles from young plasma reverse age-related functional declines by improving mitochondrial energy metabolism

X Chen, Y Luo, Q Zhu, J Zhang, H Huang, Y Kan, D Li… - Nature Aging, 2024 - nature.com
Recent investigations into heterochronic parabiosis have unveiled robust rejuvenating
effects of young blood on aged tissues. However, the specific rejuvenating mechanisms …

Targeting APLN/APJ restores blood-testis barrier and improves spermatogenesis in murine and human diabetic models

K Song, X Yang, G An, X Xia, J Zhao, X Xu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is one of the most prevalent metabolic diseases presenting with
systemic pathologies, including reproductive disorders in male diabetic patients. However …

High‐energy diets: a threat for male fertility?

L Rato, MG Alves, JE Cavaco, PF Oliveira - Obesity Reviews, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Male fertility is declining in developed countries, as well as in developing countries. External
factors linked to lifestyle, such as eating disorders, negatively affect spermatogenesis, both …

[HTML][HTML] Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes-related alterations in brain mitochondria, autophagy and synaptic markers

C Carvalho, MS Santos, CR Oliveira… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2015 - Elsevier
We aimed to investigate mitochondrial function, biogenesis and autophagy in the brain of
type 2 diabetes (T2D) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) mice. Isolated brain mitochondria and …