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SynthesisFrontiers in endocrinology2025

Extracellular vesicles in reproductive biology and disorders: a comprehensive review.

Jinguang Wang, Dan Wang, Yuemin Zhang, Pingping Sun, Lankai Yi, Ailing Han, Wenjie Zhao, Yuhua Zhang, Huagang Ma

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
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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

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Innate Immunity and Microbial Recognition in Reproduction: From Barrier Defense to Maternal-Fetal Tolerance.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  19. Extracellular vesicles: key mediators inFrontiers in veterinary science · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Jinguang WangReproductive Medicine Center of Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Dan WangReproductive Medicine Center of Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Yuemin ZhangReproductive Medicine Center of Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Pingping SunReproductive Medicine Center of Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Lankai YiDepartment of Hand, Foot, and Orthopedics Surgery, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Ailing HanReproductive Medicine Center of Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Wenjie ZhaoReproductive Medicine Center of Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Yuhua ZhangReproductive Medicine Center of Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Huagang MaReproductive Medicine Center of Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) facilitate intercellular communication and the conveyance of bioactive substances, including proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. They play a significant role in various reproductive biological processes, including gametogenesis, fertilization, early embryo development, and implantation. Dysfunctional EV activity is associated with various reproductive diseases, such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, male infertility, and recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). This review systematically examines and categorizes current knowledge on EV functions in reproductive biology and disorders, and their potential as diagnostic and therapeutic tools. A systematic literature search from 2000 to 2024 identified studies showing EVs' influence on gamete maturation, fertilization, embryonic development, and implantation. They also play a role in reproductive disorders by affecting insulin resistance, androgen production, inflammation, angiogenesis, sperm quality, and maternal-fetal immune tolerance. The review concludes that EVs are integral to reproductive health, with further research needed to understand their mechanisms and clinical potential.

Indexed as

Extracellular VesiclesReproductionAnimalsFemaleHumansMalePolycystic Ovary SyndromePregnancyembryo implantationembryosextracellular vesiclesfertilityoocytereproductive disorderssperm

Identifiers

PMID40535345
PMCPMC12173914

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