scholarly journals Selection of Functional Human Sperm with Higher DNA Integrity and Fewer Reactive Oxygen Species

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 1671-1679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waseem Asghar ◽  
Vanessa Velasco ◽  
James L. Kingsley ◽  
Muhammad S. Shoukat ◽  
Hadi Shafiee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Human Sperm ◽  
Dna Integrity ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Selection Of

scholarly journals Defining the Mechanisms by Which the Reactive Oxygen Species By-Product, 4-Hydroxynonenal, Affects Human Sperm Cell Function1

2015 ◽  
Vol 92 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Baker ◽  
Anita Weinberg ◽  
Louise Hetherington ◽  
Ana-Izabel Villaverde ◽  
Tony Velkov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Sperm Cell ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Human Sperm ◽  
Oxygen Species

scholarly journals Influence of PM2.5 on spermatogenesis dysfunction via the reactive-oxygen-species-mediated Mitogen-activated-protein-kinase signaling pathway

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 77-79
Author(s):  
Ruangrong Cheepsattayakorn
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Human Sperm ◽  
Mapk Signaling ◽  
Autoimmune Response ◽  
Sperm Chromatin ◽  
Seminiferous Tubules ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein

Approximately 15 % of the world‘s couples confront childless, and about 50 % of them are due to male reproductive disorders. Several previous studies demonstrated that PM2.5 particles has been consistently associated with critical human sperm reduction and impairment of human sperm chromatin and DNA from traffic exhaust pollution. Blood-testis barrier (BTB), a critically physical barrier between the seminiferous tubules and the blood vessels prevents sperm antigens from entering the blood circulation and facilitating and initiating an autoimmune response that contributing to spermatogenesis interference. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved in the redox-sensitive signal transduction factors activation, such as Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK), p 38, extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) that critically influence BTB disruption. After PM2.5 exposure, there are decreased superoxide dismutase (SOD) expression, increased malondialdehyde (MDA) expression, increased nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf-2) expression, increased expression of the four junctional proteins (β-catenin, Cx43, occludin, zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1)), thus improve sperm quality and quantity. PM2.5 particles markedly induce increasing phosphorylation of MAPKs via the ROS-mediated MAPK signaling pathway that causes BTB disruption, but this effect is lesser in the vitamins C and E intervention as well as increasing cleaved caspase-3 expression and the Bcl-2/Bax ratio. In conclusion, combined therapeutic administration of vitamins C and E can maintain the BTB integrity, reduce oxidative stress and cell apoptosis, and prevent toxic effects.

Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)-Responsive Nanoprobe For Bioimaging And Targeted Therapy of Osteoarthritis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chong Shen ◽  
Ming Gao ◽  
Haimin Chen ◽  
Yanting Zhan ◽  
Qiumei Lan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Cartilage Damage ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Disease Classification ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Stimulus Responsive ◽  
Targeting Peptide ◽  
Physiological Markers ◽  
Different Doses ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract Stimulus-responsive therapy that allows precise imaging-guided therapy is limited for osteoarthritis (OA) therapy due to the selection of proper physiological markers as stimulus. Based on that the over-production of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) is one of the leading causes of OA, we selected ROS as markers and designed a cartilage-targeting and ROS-responsive theranostic nanoprobe that is highly specific for effective bioimaging and therapy of OA. This nanoprobe was fabricated by using PEG micelles modified with ROS-sensitive thioketal linkers (TK) and cartilage-targeting peptide, termed TKC, which was then encapsulated with Dexamethasone (DEX) to form TKC@DEX nanoparticles. Results showed that the nanoprobe can smartly “turn on” in response to excessive ROS and “turn off” in the normal joint. By applying different doses of ROS inducer and ROS inhibitor, this nanoprobe can emit ROS-dependent fluorescence according to the degree of OA severity, helpful to precise disease classification in clinic. Specifically targeting cartilage, TKC@DEX could effectively respond to ROS and sustained release DEX to remarkably reduce cartilage damage in the OA joints. This smart, sensitive and endogenously activated ROS-responsive nanoprobe is promising for OA theranostics.

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