精液参数和人类精子微RNA资料的年龄相关变化
Joana Santiago1, Joana V Silva1, Manuel A S Santos1,2
1Department of Medical Sciences, Institute of Biomedicine (iBiMED), University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
Biomedicines
|November 25, 2023
概括
先进的父亲年龄 (APA) 可能会通过改变精子微RNA配置文件影响生育能力,即使传统的精液参数保持正常. 这表明microRNAs在老年男性的生殖结果中起着关键作用.
科学领域:
- 生殖生物学 生殖生物学
- 遗传学 遗传学 是一个
- 衰老研究研究 衰老研究
背景情况:
- 延迟育儿是一个日益增长的趋势,增加了晚年父亲年龄 (APA) 的发生率.
- APA (男性>40岁) 与受损生育能力和不良生殖结果有关.
- 精子微RNA越来越多地被认为是它们在受精和胚胎发育中的作用.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究男性年龄对精液参数的影响.
- 分析与父亲年龄相关的精子微RNA概况.
- 确定潜在的分子机制,将APA与降低生育能力联系起来.
主要方法:
- 对333名葡萄牙男性 (2018-2022) 的射精进行分析,以寻找传统的精液参数.
- 在四个年龄组 (≤30,31-35,36-40,>40岁) 的16名诺莫动物精子男性中进行精子微RNA表达概况分析.
- 使用miRDB,TargetScan和DAVID工具对微RNA目标基因和途径进行生物信息分析.
主要成果:
- 男人的年龄和传统的精液参数之间没有显著的相关性,除了随着年龄的增长,射精量下降.
- 在各个年龄组中确定了15种差异表达的微RNA (DEM).
- 丰富分析显示,老年男性的DEM参与胚胎发育,形态发生和雄性腺发育,其目标与衰老途径 (衰老,自,胰岛素,mTOR) 有关.
结论:
- 传统的精液参数可能不完全反映男性衰老对生育能力的影响.
- 与晚年父亲年龄相关的精子微RNA概况的变化可能是减少生殖成功的基础.
- 精子微RNA代表了与年龄相关的生育能力下降的潜在生物标志物和治疗点.
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