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ReviewReproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)2024

Oxidative Stress-induced Hormonal Disruption in Male Reproduction.

Damilare Emmanuel Rotimi, Marvellous A Acho, Babatunde Michael Falana, Tomilola Debby Olaolu, Ifunaya Mgbojikwe, Oluwafemi Adeleke Ojo, Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemi

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Review in Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Damilare Emmanuel RotimiSDG 03 Group-Good Health & Well-Being, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, 251101, Kwara State, Nigeria. rotimidamilare1@gmail.com.
Marvellous A AchoSDG 03 Group-Good Health & Well-Being, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, 251101, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Babatunde Michael FalanaDepartment of Animal Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University, PMB 1001, Omu-Aran-251101, Nigeria.
Tomilola Debby OlaoluSDG 03 Group-Good Health & Well-Being, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, 251101, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Ifunaya MgbojikweDepartment of Biochemistry, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Oluwafemi Adeleke OjoSDG 03 Group-Good Health & Well-Being, Bowen University, Iwo, 223101, Osun State, Nigeria. oluwafemiadeleke08@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9331-396X
Oluyomi Stephen AdeyemiSDG 03 Group-Good Health & Well-Being, Bowen University, Iwo, 223101, Osun State, Nigeria.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research into the impacts of oxidative stress (OS), and hormonal balance on reproductive potential has increased over the last 40 years possibly due to rising male infertility. Decreased antioxidant levels and increased OS in tissues result from hormonal imbalance, which in turn leads to male infertility. Increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in seminal plasma has been linked to many lifestyle factors such as alcohol and tobacco use, toxicant exposure, obesity, varicocele, stress, and aging. This article provides an overview of the crosslink between OS and gonadal hormone disruption, as well as a potential mode of action in male infertility. Disrupting the equilibrium between ROS generation and the antioxidant defense mechanism in the male reproductive system may affect key hormonal regulators of male reproductive activities. Unchecked ROS production may cause direct injury on reproductive tissues or could disrupt normal regulatory mechanisms of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis and its interaction with other endocrine axes, both of which have negative effects on male reproductive health and can lead to male infertility.

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Infertility, MaleOxidative StressReproductionAnimalsHumansHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemMaleReactive Oxygen SpeciesReactive Oxygen SpeciesGonadal hormonesMale infertilityOxidative stressReproductive dysfunction

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PMID39090335

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