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Crosstalk Between Oxidative Stress and Epigenetics: Unveiling New Biomarkers in Human Infertility.

Sulagna Dutta, Pallav Sengupta, Filomena Mottola, Sandipan Das, Arif Hussain, Ahmed Ashour, Lucia Rocco, Kadirvel Govindasamy, Israel Maldonado Rosas, Shubhadeep Roychoudhury

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Review in Cells, 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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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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed.

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  14. Polyherbal Therapeutics Mitigate CClReproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2025
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  18. The Role of miRNA in Endometriosis-Related Infertility-An Update.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Sulagna DuttaBasic Medical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, Ajman University, Ajman 346, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-7893-5282
Pallav SenguptaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman 4184, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-1928-5048
Filomena MottolaDepartment of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81100 Caserta, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9228-9398
Sandipan DasDepartment of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar 788011, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2596-3674
Arif HussainSchool of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Dubai 345050, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-0851-4845
Ahmed AshourDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman 4184, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-8230-2795
Lucia RoccoDepartment of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81100 Caserta, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6250-4798
Kadirvel GovindasamyICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Guwahati 781017, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9783-695X
Israel Maldonado RosasCitmer Reproductive Medicine, Mexico City 11520, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-2765-6176
Shubhadeep RoychoudhuryDepartment of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar 788011, India.ORCID 0000-0003-4174-1852

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The correlation between epigenetic alterations and the pathophysiology of human infertility is progressively being elucidated with the discovery of an increasing number of target genes that exhibit altered expression patterns linked to reproductive abnormalities. Several genes and molecules are emerging as important for the future management of human infertility. In men, microRNAs (miRNAs) like miR-34c, miR-34b, and miR-122 regulate apoptosis, sperm production, and germ cell survival, while other factors, such as miR-449 and sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), influence testicular health, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial function. In women, miR-100-5p, miR-483-5p, and miR-486-5p are linked to ovarian reserve, PCOS, and conditions like endometriosis. Mechanisms such as DNA methylation, histone modification, chromatin restructuring, and the influence of these non-coding RNA (ncRNA) molecules have been identified as potential perturbators of normal spermatogenesis and oogenesis processes. In fact, alteration of these key regulators of epigenetic processes can lead to reproductive disorders such as defective spermatogenesis, failure of oocyte maturation and embryonic development alteration. One of the primary factors contributing to changes in the key epigenetic regulators appear to be oxidative stress, which arises from environmental exposure to toxic substances or unhealthy lifestyle choices. This evidence-based study, retracing the major epigenetic processes, aims to identify and discuss the main epigenetic biomarkers of male and female fertility associated with an oxidative imbalance, providing future perspectives in the diagnosis and management of infertile couples.

Indexed as

BiomarkersEpigenesis, GeneticOxidative StressDNA MethylationFemaleHumansInfertilityMaleMicroRNAsBiomarkersMicroRNAsDNA modificationsepigeneticshuman fertilityreactive oxygen speciesreproductive health

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PMID39594595
PMCPMC11593296

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