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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

The Roles of MicroRNAs in Male Infertility.

Madalina Gabriela Barbu, Dana Claudia Thompson, Nicolae Suciu, Silviu Cristian Voinea, Dragos Cretoiu, Dragos Valentin Predescu

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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37citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The Correlation betweenInternational journal of fertility & sterility · 2026
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  4. MicroRNA dysregulation in male infertility: Insights into mechanisms, biomarkers, and therapeutic strategies- review.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2025
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  8. International journal of fertility & sterility · 2025
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  10. Epigenetics of nonobstructive azoospermia.Asian journal of andrology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Madalina Gabriela BarbuFetal Medicine Excellence Research Center, Alessandrescu-Rusescu National Institute for Mother and Child Health, 020395 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-3469-2020
Dana Claudia ThompsonFetal Medicine Excellence Research Center, Alessandrescu-Rusescu National Institute for Mother and Child Health, 020395 Bucharest, Romania.
Nicolae SuciuFetal Medicine Excellence Research Center, Alessandrescu-Rusescu National Institute for Mother and Child Health, 020395 Bucharest, Romania.
Silviu Cristian VoineaDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Institute of Oncology Prof. Dr. Alexandru Trestioreanu, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.
Dragos CretoiuFetal Medicine Excellence Research Center, Alessandrescu-Rusescu National Institute for Mother and Child Health, 020395 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3214-030X
Dragos Valentin PredescuDepartment of General Surgery, Sf. Maria Clinical Hospital, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 011172 Bucharest, Romania.
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROClinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest · RO

Funding

Ministerul Cercetării şi Inovării PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI2017-0820/67/2018Ministerul Cercetării şi Inovării PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017-0833/68/2018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNAs applications were vastly studied throughout the years, spanning from potential cancer biomarkers to targeted therapies for various diseases. Out of these utilizations, this paper focuses on their role in male infertility. Approximately 10-15% of worldwide couples are affected by infertility. Out of these, 50% are due to male determinants. The majority of cases still have an undetermined cause. Previous studies have found that the aberrant expression of microRNAs could be linked to certain reproductive dysfunctions in males. Further on, this study looked into the most recent literature published on this subject in order to assess the connection between the up-/down-regulation of various microRNAs and the roles they play in male infertility. MicroRNAs were found to be abundant and stable in the seminal liquid, which led to a facile identification using regular RNA detection methods. It was observed that the concentration of microRNAs in semen was modified in the case of patients suffering from asthenozoospermia and azoospermia. Moreover, idiopathic male infertility was associated with a single nucleotide polymorphism of the microRNA binding site. Future studies should focus their attention on discovering future treatments against male infertility targeting specific microRNAs and also on developing new and improved contraceptive methods.

Indexed as

AdultArgonaute ProteinsAsthenozoospermiaAzoospermiaBinding SitesGene Expression RegulationHumansInfertility, MaleMaleMicroRNAsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRNA-Induced Silencing ComplexSemenSpermatogenesisAGO2 protein, humanArgonaute ProteinsMicroRNAsRNA-Induced Silencing Complexazoospermiamale infertilitymicroRNAsreproductive dysfunctions

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PMID33805594
PMCPMC7998158
OpenAlexW3136227331

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