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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation and Male Reproductive Immunity: Elucidating Subtle Modulations and Long-Term Health Implications.

Jiacheng Yin, Yifan Ye, Yuankai Gao, Qing Xu, Muzhe Su, Shengkui Sun, Wenhui Xu, Qian Fu, An Wang, Sumin Hu

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Jiacheng YinSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Yifan YeSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Yuankai GaoSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Qing XuSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Muzhe SuSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Shengkui SunSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Wenhui XuBeijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Qian FuSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
An WangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Sumin HuSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.

Funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China 12105313. 12105313
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low-dose ionizing radiation (LDIR) is a prevalent environmental factor with profound impacts on male reproductive health, particularly on the testicular immune microenvironment. This review examines the multifaceted effects of LDIR, emphasizing its ability to induce genotoxic stress, oxidative damage, and epigenetic modifications in reproductive cells. These alterations compromise DNA repair, disrupt chromatin structure, and induce immune dysregulation. Immune cells such as macrophages, T cells, natural killer cells, and dendritic cells exhibit significant functional changes under LDIR exposure, destabilizing the immune privilege critical for normal spermatogenesis. The long-term health implications of LDIR include impaired sperm quality, reduced fertility, and transgenerational risks through heritable genomic instability. This review underscores the importance of exploring the mechanisms underlying immune dysregulation and developing effective protective strategies. While LDIR's full impact on male reproductive health remains to be elucidated, addressing the gaps in our understanding of immune microenvironmental changes is crucial for mitigating its adverse effects and improving reproductive health outcomes.

Indexed as

Radiation, IonizingReproductionAnimalsDNA DamageDNA RepairEpigenesis, GeneticHumansMaleOxidative StressReproductive HealthSpermatogenesisTestisepigenetic changeslow-dose ionizing radiationmale reproductive healthreproductive immunitytesticular immune microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID40076897
PMCPMC11900348

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