New horizons for in vitro spermatogenesis? An update on novel three-dimensional culture systems as tools for meiotic and post-meiotic differentiation of testicular …

JB Stukenborg, S Schlatt, M Simoni… - Molecular human …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Culture and differentiation of male germ cells has been performed for various purposes in
the past. To date, none of the studies aimed at in vitro spermatogenesis has resulted in a …

Application of three-dimensional culture systems to study mammalian spermatogenesis, with an emphasis on the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)

M Huleihel, S Nourashrafeddin… - Asian journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
In vitro culture of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) has generally been performed using two-
dimensional (2D) culture systems; however, such cultures have not led to the development …

Differentiation of murine male germ cells to spermatozoa in a soft agar culture system

MA Elhija, E Lunenfeld, S Schlatt… - Asian journal of …, 2011 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Establishment of an in vitro system that allows the development of testicular germ cells to
sperm will be valuable for studies of spermatogenesis and future treatments for male …

Coculture of spermatogonia with somatic cells in a novel three‐dimensional soft‐agar‐culture‐system

JB Stukenborg, J Wistuba, CM Luetjens… - Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Isolation and culture of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) has become an approach to study
the milieu and the factors controlling their expansion and differentiation. Traditional …

In vitro spermatogenesis in artificial testis: current knowledge and clinical implications for male infertility

Z Bashiri, M Gholipourmalekabadi, F Khadivi… - Cell and Tissue …, 2023 - Springer
Men's reproductive health exclusively depends on the appropriate maturation of certain
germ cells known as sperm. Certain illnesses, such as Klinefelter syndrome, cryptorchidism …

The Sertoli cell as the orchestra conductor of spermatogenesis: spermatogenic cells dance to the tune of testosterone

F Dimitriadis, C Tsiampali, N Chaliasos, P Tsounapi… - Hormones, 2015 - Springer
Spermatogenesis is contingent upon hormones and growth factors acting through endocrine
and paracrine pathways either in vivo or in vitro. Sertoli cells (SCs) furnish essential factors …

In vitro murine spermatogenesis in an organ culture system

A Gohbara, K Katagiri, T Sato, Y Kubota… - Biology of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Achieving mammalian spermatogenesis in vitro has a long history of research but remains
elusive. The organ culture method has advantages over the cell culture method, because …

Genetic and epigenetic risks of intracytoplasmic sperm injection method

I Georgiou, M Syrrou, N Pardalidis… - Asian journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Pregnancies achieved by assisted reproduction technologies, particularly by
intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) procedures, are susceptible to genetic risks inherent …

Hanging drop cultures of human testis and testis cancer samples: a model used to investigate activin treatment effects in a preserved niche

A Jørgensen, J Young, JE Nielsen, UN Joensen… - British journal of …, 2014 - nature.com
Background: Testicular germ cell tumours of young adults, seminoma or non-seminomas,
are preceded by a pre-invasive precursor, carcinoma in situ (CIS), understood to arise …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro differentiation of germ cells from nonobstructive azoospermic patients using three-dimensional culture in a collagen gel matrix

JH Lee, MC Gye, KW Choi, JY Hong, YB Lee… - Fertility and sterility, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of the three-dimensional culture of spermatogenic
cells in a collagen gel matrix from nonobstructive azoospermic patients and examine the …