ArticleStem cell research & therapy2017
The effects of melatonin on colonization of neonate spermatogonial mouse stem cells in a three-dimensional soft agar culture system.
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- Protective effects of melatonin against physical injuries to testicular tissue: A systematic review and meta-analysis of animal models.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Pooled it
- A Comparative Analysis of Culture Systems with Human Amniotic Mesenchymal Stem Cells.Journal of reproduction & infertility · 2025Article
- MT1/cAMP/PKA Pathway in Melatonin-Regulated Sperm Capacitation.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2025Article
- PTN from Leydig cells activates SDC2 and modulates human spermatogonial stem cell proliferation and survival via GFRA1.Biological research · 2024Article
- The effect of epididymosomes on the development of frozen-thawed mouse spermatogonial stem cells after culture in a decellularized testicular scaffold and transplantation into azoospermic mice.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2024Article
- The effect of biological mechanisms of melatonin on the proliferation of spermatogonial stem cells: a systematic review.Anatomy & cell biology · 2024Review
- The Effect of Chitosan/Alginate/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites on Proliferation of Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cells.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2023Article
- Assessment of developmental rate of mouse embryos yielded from in vitro fertilization of the oocyte with treatment of melatonin and vitamin C simultaneously.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- The Role of Promyelocytic Leukemia Zinc Finger (PLZF) and Glial-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Family Receptor Alpha 1 (GFRα1) in the Cryopreservation of Spermatogonia Stem Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Application of Nanoparticles and Melatonin for Cryopreservation of Gametes and Embryos.Current issues in molecular biology · 2022Review
- Melatonin in cryopreservation media improves transplantation efficiency of frozen-thawed spermatogonial stem cells into testes of azoospermic mice.Stem cell research & therapy · 2022Article
- Astaxanthin Relieves Busulfan-Induced Oxidative Apoptosis in Cultured Human Spermatogonial Stem Cells by Activating the Nrf-2/HO-1 pathway.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2022Article
- MicroRNA-30a-5p promotes differentiation in neonatal mouse spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs).Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2021Article
- Effect of a Freezing Medium Containing Melatonin on Markers of Pre-meiotic and Post-meiotic Spermatogonial Stem Cells (SSCs) After Transplantation in an Azoospermia Mouse Model Due to Testicular Torsion.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2021Article
- The air-liquid interface culture of the mechanically isolated seminiferous tubules embedded in agarose or alginate improves in vitro spermatogenesis at the expense of attenuating their integrity.In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Animal · 2020Article
- Determination of the Excitatory Effects of MicroRNA-30 in the Self-Renewal and Differentiation Process of Neonatal Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cells.Galen medical journal · 2020Article
- Melatonin Protects Goat Spermatogonial Stem Cells against Oxidative Damage during Cryopreservation by Improving Antioxidant Capacity and Inhibiting Mitochondrial Apoptosis Pathway.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2020Article
- Organ culture of seminiferous tubules using a modified soft agar culture system.Stem cell research & therapy · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundMelatonin is a pleiotropic hormone with powerful antioxidant activity both in vivo and in vitro. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of melatonin on the proliferation efficiency of neonatal mouse spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) using a three-dimensional soft agar culture system (SACS) which has the capacity to induce development of SSCs similar to in vivo conditions.
methodsSSCs were isolated from testes of neonate mice and their purities were assessed by flow cytometry using PLZF antibody. Isolated testicular cells were cultured in the upper layer of the SACS in αMEM medium in the absence or presence of melatonin extract for 4 weeks.
resultsThe identity of colonies was confirmed by alkaline phosphatase staining and immunocytochemistry using PLZF and α6 integrin antibodies. The number and diameter of colonies of SSCs in the upper layer were evaluated at days 14 and 28 of culture. The number and diameter of colonies of SSCs were significantly higher in the melatonin group compared with the control group. The levels of expression of ID-4 and Plzf, unlike c-kit, were significantly higher in the melatonin group than in the control group.
conclusionsResults of the present study show that supplementation of the culture medium (SACS) with 100 μM melatonin significantly decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the treated group compared with the control group, and increased SSC proliferation.
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