Follicle-stimulating hormone signaling in Sertoli cells: a licence to the early stages of spermatogenesis

JM Wang, ZF Li, WX Yang, FQ Tan - Reproductive Biology and …, 2022 - Springer
Follicle-stimulating hormone signaling is essential for the initiation and early stages of
spermatogenesis. Follicle-stimulating hormone receptor is exclusively expressed in Sertoli …

Pesticides and male fertility: A dangerous crosstalk

S Moreira, SC Pereira, V Seco-Rovira, PF Oliveira… - Metabolites, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, an increasing incidence of male infertility has been reported.
Interestingly, and considering that pesticides have been used for a long time, the high …

Sperm selection strategies and their impact on assisted reproductive technology outcomes

S Pinto, DF Carrageta, MG Alves, A Rocha… - Andrologia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The application of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) has revolutionised the
treatment of human infertility, giving hope to the patients previously considered incapable of …

Diet during early life defines testicular lipid content and sperm quality in adulthood

L Crisóstomo, RA Videira, I Jarak… - American Journal …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Childhood obesity is a serious concern associated with ill health later in life. Emerging data
suggest that obesity has long-term adverse effects upon male sexual and reproductive …

[HTML][HTML] Aquaporins and (in) fertility: More than just water transport

JC Ribeiro, MG Alves, M Yeste, YS Cho… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of channel proteins that facilitate the transport of water and
small solutes across biological membranes. They are widely distributed throughout the …

A Metabolomic Analysis to Assess the Responses of the Male Gonads of Mytilus galloprovincialis after Heavy Metal Exposure

G Lettieri, C Marinaro, C Brogna, L Montano… - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, metabolomics has become a valuable new resource in environmental
monitoring programs based on the use of bio-indicators such as Mytilus galloprovincialis …

Aquaporins in sepsis-an update

K Rump, M Adamzik - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Aquaporins (AQPs), a family of membrane proteins that facilitate the transport of water and
small solutes, have garnered increasing attention for their role in sepsis, not only in fluid …

Aquaporins and male (in) fertility: Expression and role throughout the male reproductive tract

DF Carrageta, RL Bernardino, G Soveral… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of transmembrane channel proteins responsible for the
transport of water and small uncharged molecules. Thirteen distinct isoforms of AQPs have …

Male Sex Hormones, Metabolic Syndrome, and Aquaporins: A Triad of Players in Male (in) Fertility

DC Nunes, JC Ribeiro, MG Alves, PF Oliveira… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Infertility is becoming a chronic and emerging problem in the world. There is a resistant
stigma that this health condition is mostly due to the female, although the literature supports …

Estrogen modulates glycerol permeability in sertoli cells through downregulation of aquaporin-9

RL Bernardino, DF Carrageta, AM Silva, G Calamita… - Cells, 2018 - mdpi.com
High 17β-Estradiol (E2) levels are known to cause alterations of spermatogenesis and
environments throughout the male reproductive tract. Sertoli cells (SCs) ensure an adequate …