ReviewLasers in medical science2020
Photobiomodulation therapy for male infertility.
Review in Lasers in medical science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- PFAS exposure and reproductive dysfunction: implications for outcomes in assisted reproductive technologies.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
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- The power of 810 nm near-infrared photobiomodulation therapy for human asthenozoospermia.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The Impact of Photobiomodulation Therapy on Enhancing Spermatogenesis and Blood-Testis Barrier Integrity in Adult Male Mice Subjected to Scrotal Hyperthermia.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2024Article
- Applications of laser technology in the manipulation of human spermatozoa.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2023Review
- Machine Learning-Assisted Prediction of the Biological Activity of Aromatase Inhibitors and Data Mining to Explore Similar Compounds.ACS omega · 2022Article
- Strategies and Perspectives for UV Resonance Raman Applicability in Clinical Analyses of Human Sperm RNA.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- Photobiomodulation Therapy Improves Spermatogenesis in Busulfan-Induced Infertile Mouse.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2021Article
- Photo Stimulation of Seminal Doses with Red LED Light from Duroc Boars and Resultant Fertility in Iberian Sows.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Male infertility is a worldwide critical condition that affects about the 7.5% of males in Europe leading to an increment of the couples referring to reproductive medicine units to achieve pregnancy. Moreover, in the recent years, an increased number of patients have required to freeze their gametes in order to preserve their fertility. Photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy is a potential treatment that has been used for different clinical application basically aimed at biostimulating cells and tissues. Here, we report a deep overview of the published studies, focusing on PBM mechanism of action, with the aim of expanding the knowledge in the field of laser light for a rational utilization of irradiation in the clinical practice. In the field of reproductive science, PBM was employed to increment spermatozoa's metabolism, motility, and viability, due to its beneficial action on mitochondria, leading to an activation of the mitochondrial respiratory chain and to the ATP production. This treatment can be particularly useful to avoid the use of chemicals in the spermatozoa culture medium as well as to promote the spermatozoa survival and movement especially after thawing or in largely immotile sperm samples.
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