Environmental oestrogens disrupt testicular descent and damage male reproductive health: Mechanistic insight.
J Cell Mol Med
; 27(15): 2095-2102, 2023 08.
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ABSTRACT
Environmental oestrogens (EEs) as environmental pollutants have been paid much attention due to their impact on congenital malformation of male genitourinary system. Exposure to EEs for prolonged time could hinder testicular descent and cause testicular dysgenesis syndrome. Therefore, it is urgent to understand the mechanisms by which EEs exposure disrupt testicular descent. In this review, we summarize recent advances in our understanding of the process of testicular descent, which is regulated by intricate cellular and molecular networks. Increasing numbers of the components of these networks such as CSL and INSL3 are being identified, highlighting that testicular descent is a highly orchestrated process that is essential to human reproduction and survival. The exposure to EEs would lead to the imbalanced regulation of the networks and cause testicular dysgenesis syndrome such as cryptorchidism, hypospadias, hypogonadism, poor semen quality and testicular cancer. Fortunately, the identification of the components of these networks provides us the opportunity to prevent and treat EEs induced male reproductive dysfunction. The pathways that play an important role in the regulation of testicular descent are promising targets for the treatment of testicular dysgenesis syndrome.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Testiculares
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Disgenesia Gonadal
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Cell Mol Med
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
País de afiliação:
China