ReviewOpen access journal of contraception2025
Calcium Channels and Modulators as Potential Therapeutic Targets for Contraceptives and Male Fertility: A Scoping Review.
Review in Open access journal of contraception, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Protein sorting and proteostasis mechanisms in CFTR-related exocrine pancreas dysfunction: A systematic narrative review.Channels (Austin, Tex.) · 2026Pooled it
- Utero-placental calcium and magnesium ion channels: A systematic review of obstetric implications of their alterations.Channels (Austin, Tex.) · 2026Pooled it
- Melatonin as a protector against endocrine disruption across tissues: A systematic review.Physiological reports · 2026Pooled it
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- Integrating Physiology and Multi-Omics Reveals Mechanisms Underlying Sperm Activation and Movement in Mandarin Fish (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Physiology and Multi-Omics Provide Insights into Sperm Activation and Movement in Euryhaline Spotted Seabass (Biomolecules · 2026Article
- The systems that transport ions and their impact on sperm function and male fertility.Function (Oxford, England) · 2026Review
- Adenosine Signaling as a Central Integrative Network in Cellular Stress Responses and a Therapeutically Actionable Target in Human Disease.Biomolecules · 2026Review
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Abstract
Background: Calcium channels are critical regulators of spermatogenesis and sperm functions, orchestrating processes like motility, capacitation, and fertilization. Their dysfunction is linked to male infertility, contributing to approximately 50% of infertility cases globally. This scoping review synthesizes evidence on the role of calcium channels in male fertility, focusing on their physiological mechanisms and implications for reproductive health. Methods: Following the PRISMA-ScR checklist and Arksey and O'Malley's framework, a search of PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science identified 978 records from January 2000 to July 2025. After screening, 142 peer-reviewed studies on mammalian models were included. Data were extracted on channel types, study designs, and outcomes, categorized by the physiological functions of sperm. Results: The review identified five channel-mediated regulators of sperm calcium, including CatSper, voltage-dependent calcium channels (VDCCs), TRP channels, inositol triphosphate (IP Conclusion: Calcium channels are pivotal to male fertility and contraceptives, offering diagnostic and therapeutic potential. Future research should focus on multi-channel interactions, human-based studies, and environmental impacts to enhance fertility treatments and develop non-hormonal contraceptives.
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