[HTML][HTML] Obesity, male infertility, and the sperm epigenome

JR Craig, TG Jenkins, DT Carrell, JM Hotaling - Fertility and sterility, 2017 - Elsevier
Obesity is a growing epidemic and a common problem among reproductive-age men that
can both cause and exacerbate male-factor infertility by means of endocrine abnormalities …

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 …

Paternal obesity negatively affects male fertility and assisted reproduction outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JM Campbell, M Lane, JA Owens, HW Bakos - Reproductive biomedicine …, 2015 - Elsevier
This systematic review investigated the effect of paternal obesity on reproductive potential.
Databases searched were Pubmed, Ovid, Web of Science, Scopus, Cinahl and Embase …

Obesity-related DNA methylation at imprinted genes in human sperm: results from the TIEGER study

A Soubry, L Guo, Z Huang, C Hoyo, S Romanus… - Clinical …, 2016 - Springer
Background Epigenetic reprogramming in mammalian gametes resets methylation marks
that regulate monoallelic expression of imprinted genes. In males, this involves erasure of …

Preconception diet or exercise intervention in obese fathers normalizes sperm microRNA profile and metabolic syndrome in female offspring

NO McPherson, JA Owens… - American Journal of …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Obesity and type 2 diabetes are increasingly prevalent across all demographics. Paternal
obesity in humans and rodents can program obesity and impair insulin sensitivity in female …

Early programming of reproductive health and fertility: novel neuroendocrine mechanisms and implications in reproductive medicine

MA Sánchez-Garrido, D García-Galiano… - Human …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND According to the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)
hypothesis, environmental changes taking place during early maturational periods may alter …

Peri-conception parental obesity, reproductive health, and transgenerational impacts

M Lane, DL Zander-Fox, RL Robker… - Trends in Endocrinology …, 2015 - cell.com
Maternal over-nutrition during pregnancy is a risk factor for pregnancy complications and is
increasingly associated with adverse childhood outcomes such as increased propensity for …

Paternal obesity, interventions, and mechanistic pathways to impaired health in offspring

NO McPherson, T Fullston, RJ Aitken… - Annals of Nutrition and …, 2014 - karger.com
Background: The global rates of male overweight/obesity are rising, approaching 70% of the
total adult population in Western nations. Overweight/obesity increases the risk of chronic …

Oxidative stress in mouse sperm impairs embryo development, fetal growth and alters adiposity and glucose regulation in female offspring

M Lane, NO McPherson, T Fullston, M Spillane… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Paternal health cues are able to program the health of the next generation however the
mechanism for this transmission is unknown. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are increased …

High‐fat diets reduce male reproductive success in animal models: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

AJ Crean, AM Senior - Obesity Reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Sperm counts have shown a progressive decline across the world since the mid‐1900s.
Global rates of obesity have been climbing at a similarly alarming rate, suggesting that these …