Extracellular vesicle cargo of the male reproductive tract and the paternal preconception environment

The molecular composition of extracellular vesicles (EVs) is emerging as a novel biomarker in many areas of research including reproductive health. EVs transport biological molecules such as RNA and protein to facilitate cell-to-cell communication among cells of the male reproductive tract. Human and animal studies have shown that EVs present in seminal plasma or in the male reproductive tract contain important cargo that are important for successful reproductive outcomes. Small non-coding RNAs (sncRNA) have been at the forefront of this research, and as such, they have the potential to serve as novel biomarkers of male infertility diagnosis and reproductive success. This review provides an overview of EV biosynthesis and examines the molecular payloads of seminal plasma EVs on male infertility and reproductive success as well as future research that is warranted to examine how these molecular payloads may be modified by environmental factors.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:67

Enthalten in:

Systems biology in reproductive medicine - 67(2021), 2 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 103-111

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ayaz, Ahmet [VerfasserIn]
Houle, Emily [VerfasserIn]
Pilsner, J Richard [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
Environment
Exosomes
Extracellular vesicles
Journal Article
Male reproductive health
Preconception
Review
Seminal plasma
Small noncoding RNA
SncRNA

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Date Completed 06.12.2021

Date Revised 14.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/19396368.2020.1867665

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321888774