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Monkeypox and Male Fertility: Is There Any Looming Danger?
(2022)
Abstract:
The current emergence of monkeypox virus infection, mainly reported from previously non-endemic regions, raised concerns about its transmission and possible implication on general health and wellbeing. The concern ...
Re: The Impact of COVID-19 Vaccine on Sperm Quality
(2022)
Experts summary:
Owing to concerns about the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on male fertility and the potential analogous effects of the coronavirus vaccine, Barda and colleagues ...
Strategies for malaria vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic in African countries
(2022)
Abstract:
Since October 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine for children in areas of moderate to high transmission of Plasmodium falciparum in Africa. The ...
Semen and viruses: significance during the transmission of infections
(2022)
Introduction:
Viral infections may trigger significant public health problems, and semen can be considered a vital transmission route with potential evolutionary advantages. Xie et al. recently published a meta-analysis ...
Revisiting Regulated Cell Death Responses in Viral Infections
(2022)
Abstract:
The fate of a viral infection in the host begins with various types of cellular responses, such as abortive, productive, latent, and destructive infections. Apoptosis, necroptosis, and pyroptosis are the three ...
Omics and Male Infertility: Highlighting the Application of Transcriptomic Data
(2022)
Abstract:
Male infertility is a multifaceted disorder affecting approximately 50% of male partners in infertile couples. Over the years, male infertility has been diagnosed mainly through semen analysis, hormone evaluations, ...
Using publicly available transcriptomic data to identify mechanistic and diagnostic biomarkers in azoospermia and overall male infertility
(2022)
Abstract
Azoospermia, which is the absence of spermatozoa in an ejaculate occurring due to defects in sperm production, or the obstruction of the reproductive tract, afects about 1% of all men and is prevalent in up to ...
Bcl10 Regulates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Pro-Fibrotic Signaling in Bronchial Fibroblasts from Severe Asthma Patients
(2022)
Abstract:
Subepithelial fibrosis is a characteristic hallmark of airway remodeling in asthma. Current asthma medications have limited efficacy in treating fibrosis, particularly in patients with severe asthma, necessitating ...
Elevated ASCL1 activity creates de novo regulatory elements associated with neuronal diferentiation
(2022)
Background:
The pro-neural transcription factor ASCL1 is a master regulator of neurogenesis and a key factor necessary for the reprogramming of permissive cell types to neurons. Endogenously, ASCL1 expression is often ...