Male infertility

A Agarwal, S Baskaran, N Parekh, CL Cho, R Henkel… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
It is estimated that infertility affects 8–12% of couples globally, with a male factor being a
primary or contributing cause in approximately 50% of couples. Causes of male subfertility …

Semen proteomics and male infertility

M Jodar, A Soler-Ventura, R Oliva… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Semen is a complex body fluid containing an admixture of spermatozoa suspended in
secretions from the testes and epididymis which are mixed at the time of ejaculation with …

The exosome: a review of current therapeutic roles and capabilities in human reproduction

M Dimik, P Abeysinghe, J Logan, M Mitchell - Drug Delivery and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Exosomes are nano-vesicles (30–150 nm) which may be useful as therapeutic
delivery vehicles and as diagnostic biomarkers. Exosomes are produced naturally within the …

Role of oxidative stress in varicocele

K Wang, Y Gao, C Wang, M Liang, Y Liao… - Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
According to the official statistics of the World Health Organization, at least 48 million
couples and 186 million people suffer from infertility. Varicocele has been recognized as the …

[HTML][HTML] From pathophysiology to practice: addressing oxidative stress and sperm DNA fragmentation in Varicocele-affected subfertile men

FT Lira, LR Campos, M Roque, SC Esteves - International braz j urol, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
Varicocele can reduce male fertility potential through various oxidative stress mechanisms.
Excessive production of reactive oxygen species may overwhelm the sperm's defenses …

Proteomics and metabolomics—Current and future perspectives in clinical andrology

MK Panner Selvam, R Finelli, A Agarwal… - Andrologia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Proteomics and metabolomics are emerging as promising tools to investigate the molecular
mechanisms associated with male infertility. Proteins and metabolites play a pivotal role in …

Proteomic analyses of human sperm cells: understanding the role of proteins and molecular pathways affecting male reproductive health

A Agarwal, MK Panner Selvam, S Baskaran - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Human sperm proteomics research has gained increasing attention lately, which provides
complete information about the functional state of the spermatozoa. Changes in the sperm …

The PSMA8 subunit of the spermatoproteasome is essential for proper meiotic exit and mouse fertility

L Gómez-H, N Felipe-Medina, YB Condezo… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The ubiquitin proteasome system regulates meiotic recombination in yeast through its
association with the synaptonemal complex, a 'zipper'-like structure that holds homologous …

Proteomic signatures of infertile men with clinical varicocele and their validation studies reveal mitochondrial dysfunction leading to infertility

A Agarwal, R Sharma, L Samanta… - Asian journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
To study the major differences in the distribution of spermatozoa proteins in infertile men
with varicocele by comparative proteomics and validation of their level of expression. The …

Post-Translational Modifications in sperm Proteome: The Chemistry of Proteome diversifications in the Pathophysiology of male factor infertility

L Samanta, N Swain, A Ayaz, V Venugopal… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The spermatozoa undergo a series of changes in the epididymis to mature after
their release from the testis and subsequently in the female reproductive tract after …