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ReviewBiomolecules2025

Protective Role of Physical Activity and Antioxidant Systems During Spermatogenesis.

Cristina Antinozzi, Luigi Di Luigi, Laura Sireno, Daniela Caporossi, Ivan Dimauro, Paolo Sgrò

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Review in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 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

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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

10 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

6 authors.

Cristina AntinozziEndocrinology Unit, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico, 00135 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4296-5081
Luigi Di LuigiEndocrinology Unit, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico, 00135 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2522-126X
Laura SirenoUnit of Biology and Genetics of Movement, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico, Piazza Lauro De Bosis 15, 00135 Rome, Italy.
Daniela CaporossiUnit of Biology and Genetics of Movement, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico, Piazza Lauro De Bosis 15, 00135 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9628-0665
Ivan DimauroUnit of Biology and Genetics of Movement, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico, Piazza Lauro De Bosis 15, 00135 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0577-3144
Paolo SgròEndocrinology Unit, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico, 00135 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4929-2764

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxidative stress is a significant factor that contributes to male infertility and sperm dysfunction. In this condition, an increase in ROS production exceeds the body's antioxidant defenses, resulting in a decline in spermatozoa quality and fertilizing capacity. Furthermore, excessive ROS production has been linked to the promotion of genomic damage, lipid peroxidation, inflammation, altered enzyme activity, and ultimately, irreversible alterations, cell death, and a decline in seminal parameters associated with male infertility. It is established that physical activity (PA), acting on inflammatory parameters and improving antioxidant defense, can alleviate the negative effects caused by free radicals, offering numerous health benefits and positively influencing sperm quality. The objective of this review is to highlight the mechanisms of ROS production, the physiological and pathophysiological roles of ROS in relation to the male reproductive system, and recent knowledge on the impact of some protocols of PA on these systems and the molecular mechanisms involved.

Indexed as

AntioxidantsExerciseSpermatogenesisAnimalsHumansInfertility, MaleMaleOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesSpermatozoaAntioxidantsReactive Oxygen Specieslifestyleoxidative stressphysical activityspermatogenesissportsteroidogenesis

Identifiers

PMID40305156
PMCPMC12024800

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