The implications of exosomes in pregnancy: emerging as new diagnostic markers and therapeutics targets

M Ghafourian, R Mahdavi, Z Akbari Jonoush… - Cell Communication and …, 2022 - Springer
Extracellular vehicles (EVs) are a heterogeneous group of cell and membranous particles
originating from different cell compartments. EVs participate in many essential physiological …

The role of miRNAs in male human reproduction: A systematic review

A Salas‐Huetos, ER James, KI Aston, DT Carrell… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background The presence of miRNAs in human reproductive tissue is intriguing and
suggests the possibility that these important regulatory molecules play a role in reproductive …

Exosomal microRNAs in seminal plasma are markers of the origin of azoospermia and can predict the presence of sperm in testicular tissue

M Barceló, A Mata, L Bassas, S Larriba - Human Reproduction, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract STUDY QUESTION Are exosomal microRNAs (miRNAs) in seminal plasma (SP)
useful as markers of the origin of azoospermia and the presence of sperm in the testis …

Systems biology approaches to investigating the roles of extracellular vesicles in human diseases

A Gézsi, Á Kovács, T Visnovitz, EI Buzás - Experimental & molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-enclosed structures secreted by cells. In the past
decade, EVs have attracted substantial attention as carriers of complex intercellular …

Using miRNAs as diagnostic biomarkers for male infertility: Opportunities and challenges

A Vashisht, GK Gahlay - Molecular Human Reproduction, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The non-coding genome has been extensively studied for its role in human development
and diseases. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs, which can regulate the …

Human sperm RNA in male infertility

R Cannarella, A Crafa, R Curto, LM Mongioì… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
The function and value of specific sperm RNAs in apparently idiopathic male infertility are
currently poorly understood. Whether differences exist in the sperm RNA profile between …

Microfluidics facilitating the use of small extracellular vesicles in innovative approaches to male infertility

DM Goss, SA Vasilescu, G Sacks, DK Gardner… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Sperm are transcriptionally and translationally quiescent and, therefore, rely on the seminal
plasma microenvironment for function, survival and fertilization of the oocyte in the oviduct …

A panel of extracellular vesicle long noncoding RNAs in seminal plasma for predicting testicular spermatozoa in nonobstructive azoospermia patients

Y Xie, J Yao, X Zhang, J Chen, Y Gao… - Human …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Whether the testis-specific extracellular vesicle (EV) long noncoding
RNAs (lncRNAs) in seminal plasma could be utilized to predict the presence of testicular …

MicroRNAs in spermatogenesis dysfunction and male infertility: clinical phenotypes, mechanisms and potential diagnostic biomarkers

Z Shi, M Yu, T Guo, Y Sui, Z Tian, X Ni… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Infertility affects approximately 10–15% of couples worldwide who are attempting to
conceive, with male infertility accounting for 50% of infertility cases. Male infertility is related …

Altered non‐coding RNA profiles of seminal plasma extracellular vesicles of men with poor semen quality undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment

OA Oluwayiose, E Houle, BW Whitcomb, A Suvorov… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Currently, the precise mechanisms that underline male infertility are still
unclear. Accumulating data implicate non‐coding RNA cargo of seminal plasma …