ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2023
Role of sphingolipid metabolites in the homeostasis of steroid hormones and the maintenance of testicular functions.
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- Dysregulation of Sphingolipid Metabolism in Non-Obstructive Azoospermia: Insights from Bioinformatics and a Busulfan-Induced Mouse Model.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026Article
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- Seminal Plasma Metabolomic Profiling Reveals Key Metabolic Signatures Linked to Spermatogenic Potential in Non-Obstructive Azoospermia with Cryptorchidism.Metabolites · 2026Article
- Correlation between ceramide and its metabolites and central precocious puberty: a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Untargeted metabolomics reveals changes in boar sperm and seminal plasma metabolites associated with sexual maturity.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Sphingolipids and Male Reproductive Health: A Narrative Review of Their Roles in Spermatogenesis, Fertility, and Dysfunction.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2025Review
- Impact of Excess Activin A on the Lipids, Metabolites, and Steroids of Adult Mouse Reproductive Organs.Endocrinology · 2025Article
- Male sex accelerates cognitive decline in GBA1 Parkinson's disease.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2025Article
- Gut microbial 'TNFα-sphingolipids-steroid hormones' axis in children with autism spectrum disorder: an insight from meta-omics analysis.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Article
- Protective Role of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate During Radiation-Induced Testicular Injury.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Phospholipid supplementation inhibits male and female odor discrimination in mice.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2024Article
- Male infertility risk and plasma lipidome: a Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Seminal plasma untargeted metabolomic and lipidomic profiling for the identification of a novel panel of biomarkers and therapeutic targets related to male infertility.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Article
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Abstract
With the acceleration of life pace and the increase of work pressure, the problem of male infertility has become a social problem of general concern. Sphingolipids are important regulators of many cellular processes like cell differentiation and apoptosis, which are ubiquitously expressed in all mammalian cells. Various sphingolipid catabolic enzymes can generate multiple sphingolipids like sphingosine-1-phosphate and sphingomyelin. Present studies have already demonstrated the role of steroid hormones in the physiological processes of reproduction and development through hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis, while recent researches also found not only sphingolipids can modulate steroid hormone secretion, but also steroid hormones can control sphingolipid metabolites, indicating the role of sphingolipid metabolites in the homeostasis of steroid hormones. Furthermore, sphingolipid metabolites not only contribute to the regulation of gametogenesis, but also mediate damage-induced germ apoptosis, implying the role of sphingolipid metabolites in the maintenance of testicular functions. Together, sphingolipid metabolites are involved in impaired gonadal function and infertility in males, and further understanding of these bioactive sphingolipids will help us develop new therapeutics for male infertility in the future.
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