ReviewNature reviews. Urology2023
Human in vitro spermatogenesis as a regenerative therapy - where do we stand?
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25 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Artificial Intelligence-Driven Reproductive Bioengineering: Integrating Fertility Diagnostics, Organ-on-Chip Systems, Cryobiology and Epigenetic Safety for Precision Reproductive Medicine.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Decoding cytarabine-induced damage in the prepubertal testis: A multi-omics atlas of ecosystem and inheritance.iScience · 2026Article
- Induction of male neogametogenesis in a three-dimensional microenvironment supporting successful fertilization and proper embryo development.Molecular human reproduction · 2026Article
- Neddylation is indispensable for early meiotic progression in spermatocytes via destabilizing HORMAD1 by SCF ubiquitin E3 ligase during synapsis.Cell & bioscience · 2026Article
- The formation and function of intercellular bridges in male germlines.Communications biology · 2026Review
- Identifying Mouse Undifferentiated To Differentiated Spermatogonia Stem Cells at the Single-Cell Level Using Machine Learning Approaches.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2026Article
- The road to restore male fertility using in vitro-derived germ cells.Human reproduction update · 2026Review
- Ex Vivo Spatiotemporal Characterization of Spermatogenesis in Mouse Testicular Organoids.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- In vitro models of the male reproductive system: applications for developmental and reproductive toxicology.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2025Review
- Stem cell-derived gametes: what to expect when expecting their clinical introduction.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2025Review
- Artificial Gametogenesis and In Vitro Spermatogenesis: Emerging Strategies for the Treatment of Male Infertility.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- 3D Bioprinted Coaxial Testis Model Using Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells:A Step Toward Bicompartmental Cytoarchitecture and Functionalization.Advanced healthcare materials · 2025Article
- Endocannabinoid system upregulates the enrichment and differentiation of human iPSC- derived spermatogonial stem cells via CB2R agonism.Biological research · 2025Article
- Pluripotency factor Tex10 finetunes Wnt signaling for spermatogenesis and primordial germ cell development.Nature communications · 2025Article
- In Vitro Spermatogenesis on Human Decellularized Testicular Matrix Plates Following Exosome Treatment in a Dynamic Culture System.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2025Article
- Density Gradient-Based Separation of Testicular Cell Types Using a STA-PUT Apparatus.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Testicular immunity.Molecular aspects of medicine · 2024Review
- Human-specific epigenomic states in spermatogenesis.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
Spermatogenesis involves precise temporal and spatial gene expression and cell signalling to reach a coordinated balance between self-renewal and differentiation of spermatogonial stem cells through various germ cell states including mitosis, and meiosis I and II, which result in the generation of haploid cells with a unique genetic identity. Subsequently, these round spermatids undergo a series of morphological changes to shed excess cytoplast, develop a midpiece and tail, and undergo DNA repackaging to eventually form millions of spermatozoa. The goal of recreating this process in vitro has been pursued since the 1920s as a tool to treat male factor infertility in patients with azoospermia. Continued advances in reproductive bioengineering led to successful generation of mature, functional sperm in mice and, in the past 3 years, in humans. Multiple approaches to study human in vitro spermatogenesis have been proposed, but technical and ethical obstacles have limited the ability to complete spermiogenesis, and further work is needed to establish a robust culture system for clinical application.
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