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Oxidative Stress and the NLRP3 Inflammasome: Focus on Female Fertility and Reproductive Health.

Efthalia Moustakli, Sofoklis Stavros, Periklis Katopodis, Charikleia Skentou, Anastasios Potiris, Periklis Panagopoulos, Ekaterini Domali, Ioannis Arkoulis, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Eleftheria Sarafi and 3 more

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Review in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Mechanism and Intervention of the NPY1R/CREB Signaling Axis in Regulating Inflammatory Response in Aged Ovarian Granulosa Cells and Ovarian Senescence.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  9. Relationship between different modes of death and premature ovarian insufficiency: a literature review.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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  15. Molecular mechanisms of ovarian fibrosis.Molecular human reproduction · 2026
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  18. Inflammatory and Redox Mediators in Rat and Human Ovulation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Efthalia MoustakliLaboratory of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0009-0005-3333-2620
Sofoklis StavrosThird Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University General Hospital "ATTIKON", Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.
Periklis KatopodisLaboratory of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8892-2768
Charikleia SkentouDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School of Ioannina, University General Hospital, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Anastasios PotirisThird Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University General Hospital "ATTIKON", Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-7716-1521
Periklis PanagopoulosThird Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University General Hospital "ATTIKON", Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.
Ekaterini DomaliFirst Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandra Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8899-3040
Ioannis ArkoulisThird Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University General Hospital "ATTIKON", Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.
Theodoros KarampitsakosThird Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University General Hospital "ATTIKON", Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4829-9190
Eleftheria SarafiDepartment of Biological Applications & Technology, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Theologos M MichaelidisDepartment of Biological Applications & Technology, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4241-8953
Athanasios ZachariouDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5287-4450
Athanasios ZikopoulosThird Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University General Hospital "ATTIKON", Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0009-0002-9553-6803

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic inflammation is increasingly recognized as a critical factor in female reproductive health; influencing natural conception and the outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization (IVF). An essential component of innate immunity, the NLR family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is one of the major mediators of inflammatory responses, and its activation is closely linked to oxidative stress. This interaction contributes to a decline in oocyte quality, reduced fertilization potential, and impaired embryo development. In the ovarian milieu, oxidative stress and NLRP3 inflammasome activation interact intricately, and their combined effects on oocyte competence and reproductive outcomes are significant. The aims of this review are to examine these molecular mechanisms and to explore therapeutic strategies targeting oxidative stress and NLRP3 inflammasome activity, with the goal of enhancing female fertility and improving clinical outcomes in reproductive health.

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FertilityInflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinOxidative StressReproductive HealthAnimalsFemaleHumansInflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Proteincytokine signalingfertilization potentialinflammation pathwaysmitochondria dysfunctionovarian agingredox balance

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PMCPMC11720220

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