ReviewCells2021
The Role of Stem Cells and Their Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Restoring Female and Male Fertility.
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14 citing papers in PubMed.
- Nanotechnology in reproductive medicine: from gamete engineering to precision therapeutics.RSC advances · 2026Review
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- Exosomes in oncofertility: emerging roles in chemotherapy-induced reproductive damage and fertility preservation.Reproduction & fertility · 2026Review
- Effect of Adding Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Derived Secretome on Sperm Quality Improvement by Swim-Up Method.Obstetrics and gynecology international · 2026Article
- Transcriptomic Analysis Identifies Oxidative Stress-Related Hub Genes and Key Pathways in Sperm Maturation.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Extracellular Vesicles Present in Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cell Conditioned Media Restore Spermatogenesis in Azoospermic Mice.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2025Article
- Effect of estradiol on in vitro maturation of immature oocytes in cyclophosphamide-induced premature ovarian failure in NMRI mice: An experimental study.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2025Article
- Embryotrophic effect of exogenous protein contained adipose-derived stem cell extracellular vesicles.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2024Article
- Secretome of human amniotic membrane stem cells promote recovery and testicular functions through modulatingInternational journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2024Article
- Application of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Female Infertility Treatment: Protocols and Preliminary Results.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Meta-analysis highlight the therapeutic potential of stem cells for premature ovarian failure.Regenerative therapy · 2024Review
- The Therapeutic Potential of Human Umbilical Cord Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Premature Ovarian Failure.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2023Review
- Engineered Extracellular Vesicles in Arthritic Diseases: Therapeutic Applications & Challenges.Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnologyReview
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Abstract
Infertility is a globally recognized issue caused by different reproductive disorders. To date, various therapeutic approaches to restore fertility have been attempted including etiology-specific medication, hormonal therapies, surgical excisions, and assisted reproductive technologies. Although these approaches produce results, however, fertility restoration is not achieved in all cases. Advances in using stem cell (SC) therapy hold a great promise for treating infertile patients due to their abilities to self-renew, differentiate, and produce different paracrine factors to regenerate the damaged or injured cells and replenish the affected germ cells. Furthermore, SCs secrete extracellular vesicles (EVs) containing biologically active molecules including nucleic acids, lipids, and proteins. EVs are involved in various physiological and pathological processes and show promising non-cellular therapeutic uses to combat infertility. Several studies have indicated that SCs and/or their derived EVs transplantation plays a crucial role in the regeneration of different segments of the reproductive system, oocyte production, and initiation of sperm production. However, available evidence triggers the need to testify the efficacy of SC transplantation or EVs injection in resolving the infertility issues of the human population. In this review, we highlight the recent literature covering the issues of infertility in females and males, with a special focus on the possible treatments by stem cells or their derived EVs.
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