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Perspectives of Nanoparticles in Male Infertility: Evidence for Induced Abnormalities in Sperm Production

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  • Mehwish Iftikhar

    (Department of Zoology, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan)

  • Aasma Noureen

    (Department of Biology, Virtual University of Pakistan, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Uzair

    (School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China)

  • Farhat Jabeen

    (Department of Zoology, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan)

  • Mohamed Abdel Daim

    (Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
    Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt)

  • Tiziana Cappello

    (Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy)

Abstract

Advancement in the field of nanotechnology has prompted the need to elucidate the deleterious effects of nanoparticles (NPs) on reproductive health. Many studies have reported on the health safety issues related to NPs by investigating their exposure routes, deposition and toxic effects on different primary and secondary organs but few studies have focused on NPs’ deposition in reproductive organs. Noteworthy, even fewer studies have dealt with the toxic effects of NPs on reproductive indices and sperm parameters (such as sperm number, motility and morphology) by evaluating, for instance, the histopathology of seminiferous tubules and testosterone levels. To date, the research suggests that NPs can easily cross the blood testes barrier and, after accumulation in the testis, induce adverse effects on spermatogenesis. This review aims to summarize the available literature on the risks induced by NPs on the male reproductive system.

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  • Mehwish Iftikhar & Aasma Noureen & Muhammad Uzair & Farhat Jabeen & Mohamed Abdel Daim & Tiziana Cappello, 2021. "Perspectives of Nanoparticles in Male Infertility: Evidence for Induced Abnormalities in Sperm Production," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-19, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:4:p:1758-:d:497755
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    1. Ryszard Maciejewski & Elżbieta Radzikowska-Büchner & Wojciech Flieger & Kinga Kulczycka & Jacek Baj & Alicja Forma & Jolanta Flieger, 2022. "An Overview of Essential Microelements and Common Metallic Nanoparticles and Their Effects on Male Fertility," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-36, September.
    2. Aasma Noureen & Giuseppe De Marco & Nagina Rehman & Farhat Jabeen & Tiziana Cappello, 2022. "Ameliorative Hematological and Histomorphological Effects of Dietary Trigonella foenum-graecum Seeds in Common Carp ( Cyprinus carpio ) Exposed to Copper Oxide Nanoparticles," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(20), pages 1-18, October.

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