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 …

Biomaterials for Testicular Bioengineering: How far have we come and where do we have to go?

BO Horvath-Pereira, GHDR Almeida… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Traditional therapeutic interventions aim to restore male fertile potential or preserve sperm
viability in severe cases, such as semen cryopreservation, testicular tissue, germ cell …

Composition and mechanism of three-dimensional hydrogel system in regulating stem cell fate

J Ma, C Huang - Tissue Engineering Part B: Reviews, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Three-dimensional (3D) hydrogel systems integrating different types of stem cells and
scaffolding biomaterials have an important application in tissue engineering. The biomimetic …

Advanced bioengineering of male germ stem cells to preserve fertility

H Eyni, S Ghorbani, H Nazari… - Journal of Tissue …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In modern life, several factors such as genetics, exposure to toxins, and aging have resulted
in significant levels of male infertility, estimated to be approximately 18% worldwide. In …

Hydrogel encapsulation facilitates a low-concentration cryoprotectant for cryopreservation of mouse testicular tissue

J Tan, S Jia, Q Xu, C Lin, Y Cao, J Shen, S Han… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cryopreserved testicular tissue offers a promising method to restore fertility in male infertility
patients. Current protocols rely on high concentrations of penetrating cryoprotectants …

Controlled hydrogel-based encapsulation of macrophages determines cell survival and functionality upon cryopreservation

NAO Silva, S Denis, J Vergnaud, H Hillaireau - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of novel cell-based therapies has increased the necessity to improve the
long-term storage of cells. The current method of cryopreservation is far from optimal …

Evaluation of co-cultured spermatogonial stem cells encapsulated in alginate hydrogel with Sertoli cells and their transplantation into azoospermic mice

M Veisi, K Mansouri, V Assadollahi, C Jalili, A Pirnia… - Zygote, 2022 - cambridge.org
An in vitro spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) culture can serve as an effective technique to
study spermatogenesis and treatment for male infertility. In this research, we compared the …

The role of promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger (PLZF) and glial-derived neurotrophic factor family receptor alpha 1 (GFRα1) in the Cryopreservation of Spermatogonia …

AA Shamhari, NES Jefferi, Z Abd Hamid… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The cryopreservation of spermatogonia stem cells (SSCs) has been widely used as an
alternative treatment for infertility. However, cryopreservation itself induces cryoinjury due to …

Maintenance and modulation of stem cells stemness based on biomaterial designing via chemical and physical signals

C Zhao, K Lin, X Wang - Applied Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Pluripotent stem cells have the ability of self-renewal and pluripotency, which makes them
promising for application in cell therapy, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine …

[HTML][HTML] Testicular tissue cryopreservation is the preferred method to preserve spermatogonial stem cells prior to transplantation

J Onofre, P Kadam, Y Baert, E Goossens - Reproductive BioMedicine …, 2020 - Elsevier
Research question Which cryopreservation method better protects reproductive potential:
the cryopreservation of a testicular cell suspension (TCS) or the cryopreservation of …