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Mechanisms of Cadmium-Induced Testicular Injury: A Risk to Male Fertility.
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- Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analysis Reveals That Polystyrene Microplastics Exacerbate Cadmium-Induced Liver Damage in Mice Associated with AMPK-FOXO-Mediated Energy Metabolism Dysregulation.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Metals/Metalloids Profile in Seminal Plasma/Serum of Patients with Asthenozoospermia/Oligozoospermia: Correlation with Semen Quality.Biological trace element research · 2026Article
- Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Male Reproductive Health: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Consequences.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Comprehensive sub-chronic toxicological profiling of illegal artisanal small-scale mining-polluted river bodies in four regions of Ghana.Toxicology reports · 2026Article
- Sertoli Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Orchestrate Cadmium-Induced Testicular Inflammation and Fibrosis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Overview of Ferroptosis in Cadmium Toxicity.Biological trace element research · 2026Review
- Impact of Cadmium Toxicity on Testicular Function: Risk of Male Infertility.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- A mechanistic study on the repair of cadmium-induced male infertility using Yishen Tongluo formula based on network toxicology and experimental validation.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Cadmium-Induced Mitochondrial and MAMs Dysregulation in Rat Testis: The Protective Role of D-Aspartate.Environmental toxicology · 2026Article
- Environmental determinants of male infertility: emerging threats and technological interventions.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Protective Effect of Lycium Barbarum Polysaccharides and Sodium Selenite on Cadmium Chloride-Induced Testicular Toxicity in Rats.Biological trace element research · 2025Article
- The protective effect of baicalin against cyclophosphamide-induced testicular damage in rats.Open veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Investigation into Bioactive Selenium Species and the Mechanism of Action Behind Selenium-Enriched Rapeseed Flowering Stalks Alleviating Cadmium-Induced Toxicity in Mouse Sertoli Cells.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Complicity of DAAM1, PTMA, RSPH6A, and Steroidogenic Genes in the Fertility of Male Rats Exposed to Cadmium During Gestation and Lactation: Attenuation by PREOG.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2025Article
- Unveiling the nexus between environmental exposures and testicular damages: revelations from autophagy and oxidative stress imbalance.Cell death discovery · 2025Review
- Cadmium-induced disruption of exosomal secretion and cellular pathways in leydig cells.Journal of molecular histology · 2025Article
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- Mechanisms of Heavy Metal Cadmium (Cd)-Induced Malignancy.Biological trace element research · 2025Review
- The Role of Steroidogenic Expression, Apoptotic, and Inflammatory Mediators in Polyphenol-Rich Extract ofVeterinary medicine international · 2025Article
- Cadmium and glyphosate jointly compromise sperm function, fertilization, and early development inFrontiers in toxicology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Cadmium is a heavy toxic metal with unknown biological functions in the human body. Over time, cadmium accretion in the different visceral organs (liver, lungs, kidney, and testis) is said to impair the function of these organs, which is associated with a relatively long biological half-life and a very low rate of excretion. Recently studies have revealed that the testes are highly sensitive to cadmium. In this review, we discussed the adverse effect of cadmium on the development and biological functions of the testis. The Sertoli cells (SCs), seminiferous tubules, and Blood Testis Barrier are severely structurally damaged by cadmium, which results in sperm loss. The development and function of Leydig cells are hindered by cadmium, which also induces Leydig cell tumors. The testis's vascular system is severely disturbed by cadmium. Cadmium also perturbs the function of somatic cells and germ cells through epigenetic regulation, giving rise to infertile or sub-fertile males. In addition, we also summarized the other findings related to cadmium-induced oxidative toxicity, apoptotic toxicity, and autophagic toxicity, along with their possible mechanisms in the testicular tissue of different animal species. Consequently, cadmium represents a high-risk factor for male fertility.
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