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ArticleAdvances in experimental medicine and biology2022

Sperm Redox System Equilibrium: Implications for Fertilization and Male Fertility.

Lauren E Hamilton, Richard Oko, Antonio Miranda-Vizuete, Peter Sutovsky

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Article in Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2022. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Proteostasis as a Sentry for Sperm Quality and Male Fertility.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Lauren E HamiltonDivision of Animal Sciences, and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
Richard OkoDepartment of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Antonio Miranda-VizueteInstituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
Peter SutovskyDivision of Animal Sciences, and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA. sutovskyp@missouri.edu.
Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío · ESQueen's University · CAUniversity of Missouri · USUniversity of Missouri Health System · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Structural and regulatory requirements of mammalian spermatozoa in both development and function make them extremely unique cells. Looking at the complexity of spermatozoon structure and its requirements for both motility and quick breakdown within the post-fertilization environment, as well as its functional needs as an extremely streamlined cell with high energy requirements, demonstrate the high importance of oxidative-reductive processes. The oxidative state of the testis and epididymis during sperm development and maturation highly influences sperm structure, with a high dependence on disulfide bond formation, facilitated by thiol mediated processes. However, once functionally active, sperm transition to a new high-risk functional paradigm requiring low levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) while also being highly susceptible to oxidative damage due to the high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids within the lipid bilayer of the plasmalemma and the lack of cytosolic antioxidant defenses. This chapter highlights how glutathione and thioredoxin systems mediate the oxidative environment of the male reproductive tract and facilitate the successful development, maturation and function of mammalian spermatozoa.

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SpermatozoaSperm MaturationAnimalsFertilityFertilizationMaleMammalsOxidation-ReductionGlutathione peroxidaseGlutathione transferaseOxidative regulationROSSpermatozoaSperm maturationTestis thioredoxin system

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PMID35641877
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