ReviewHeliyon2024
Energy metabolism and spermatogenesis.
Review in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.
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23 citing papers in PubMed.
- Methoxyacetic acid exposure in rats induces N-butyrylglycinuria consistent with beta-oxidation impairment.Archives of toxicology · 2026Article
- Metabolic Syndrome and Male Infertility: The Role of Obesity and Chronic Inflammation.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- These Boots Are Made for Walking: Sex-Specific Physiological and Metabolomic Strategies Reflect Male-Skewed Vulnerability to Ocean Warming in a Keystone Amphipod.Global change biology · 2026Article
- Glycogen and lactate metabolism in mouse fetal Sertoli cells sustain the germ line.Cell reports · 2026Article
- Lactate inhibits glucose-induced zigzag motility and enhances linear motility in bull spermatozoa by suppressing glycolysis.Andrology · 2026Article
- Meta-GWAS of Pig Semen Quality Traits Reveals Conserved Genes Regulating Mammalian Fertility.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- A Multi-omics Atlas of Gonadal Sex Differences and Characterization of the dmrt1 Gene in Gymnocypris Eckloni Herzenstein.Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
- Metabolomics and Lipidomics in the Study of Reproductive Performance in Livestock.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Direct targeting of GLUT1 in cancer: A decade of inhibitor discovery and medicinal chemistry insights.Medicinal chemistry research : an international journal for rapid communications on design and mechanisms of action of biologically active agents · 2026Review
- N-salicyloyl tryptamine derivative ameliorates spermatogenic dysfunction in obese mice by attenuating insulin resistance, enhancing Sertoli cell glycolysis, and inhibiting apoptosis: anFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Article
- Metagenomics and metabolomics analyses of the mechanism of non-expression of natural mating behavior in captive male Malayan pangolins (Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Age-Associated Alterations in Sperm Quality and DNA Integrity in Cryopreserved Bali Bulls (Veterinary medicine international · 2026Article
- High-altitude hypoxia and male reproductive dysfunction: testicular oxygen homeostasis, microenvironmental injury and spermatogonial niche vulnerability.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Sulfated Polysaccharides From Gracilaria gracilis (Red Seaweed) Restores Testicular Glucose Metabolism by Improving FSH and Insulin Signaling in Rats With Type 2 Diabetes.Molecular nutrition & food research · 2025Article
- Sperm Cell Membranes of Bulls and Bucks Associated with Sperm Fertility and Freezability.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
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- Role of 17β-estradiol injection on growth, physiology, and reproductive performance in male goldfish (Carassius auratus) with or without female interaction.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Sericin Enhances Cryopreserved Sperm Quality in Chengde Hornless Black Goats by Increasing Glutamine Metabolism.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Silymarin as a promising antioxidant for sperm cryopreservation: a narrative review.Translational andrology and urology · 2025Review
- Spatiotemporal dynamics of spermatogenesis: insights from high-resolution spatial transcriptomics and pseudotime trajectories in mouse testes.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Infertility has become a significant health burden around the globe as it is believed that 15 % of married couples struggle with infertility, with half of the problem accrued to the male. The issue of male infertility could be traced to insufficient or absence of spermatozoa. Glucose metabolism is essential for continued spermatogenesis and for the reproductive potential of sperm cells. Appropriate nutrition is critical in maintaining reproductive function as caloric restriction along with weight reduction, excessive food consumption and obesity are harmful to reproductive function. The link between metabolism and reproduction is tied to metabolic hormones like insulin, leptin and thyroid, extracellular environment, mitochondria function, nutrient substrate, availability, and environmental stressors. Although matured spermatozoa utilize glucose directly, it is not the preferred energy substrate for germ cells as they rely on Sertoli cells to supply lactate. The reproductive potential of sperm cells depends on certain modifications like hyperactivated motility, which is mainly dependent on glucose metabolism. Without other energy sources, spermatozoa utilize their internal lipid stores. The uptake and metabolism of glucose by sperm are essential endpoints for determining the potential fertility of male individuals. The biological energy in sperm cells fuels all the physiological processes they engage in, from their deposition in the female reproductive tract to the point where they fertilize an egg. This article thus reviews facts pertinent to the energy metabolism of male germ cells and Sertoli cells.
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