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Current Organisations
University of Coimbra , University of Aveiro , Center for Neurociences and Cell Biology , Universidade de Aveiro , Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar , University of Beira Interior & University of Coimbra

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Publications

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Emerging Role for Mammalian Target of Rapamycin in Male Fertility

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 03-2017

DOI: 10.1016/J.TEM.2016.12.004

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Relevance of Leukocytospermia and Semen Culture and Its True Place in Diagnosing and Treating Male Infertility

Publisher: Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology

Date: 2021

DOI: 10.5534/WJMH.210063

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Mammalian target of rapamycin controls glucose consumption and redox balance in human Sertoli cells

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 03-2016

DOI: 10.1016/J.FERTNSTERT.2015.11.032

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Impact of Environmental and Lifestyle Use of Chromium on Male Fertility: Focus on Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress

Publisher: MDPI AG

Date: 27-08-2021

DOI: 10.3390/ANTIOX10091365

Abstract: Male reproductive tissues are strongly susceptible to several environmental and lifestyle stressors. In general, male reproductive health is highly sensitive to oxidative stress, which results in reversible and/or irreversible changes in testosterone-producing cells, spermatogenesis, and sperm quality. Chromium compounds are widely used in the +3 and +6 valence states, as food supplements, and in the industrial field, respectively. Chromium (III) compounds, i.e., Cr(III)-tris-picolinate, [Cr(pic)3], known as chromium picolinate, are used as nutritional supplements for the control of diabetes, body weight, and muscular growth. However, previous studies showed that animal models exposed to chromium picolinate experienced degenerative changes in spermatogenesis. Contradictory results are documented in the literature and deserve discussion. Furthermore, the long-term effects of chromium picolinate on the antioxidant system of treated subjects have not been properly studied. Comprehensive studies on the role of this compound will help to establish the safe and useful use of chromium supplementation. On the other hand, chromium (VI) compounds are widely used in several industries, despite being well-known environmental pollutants (i.e., welding fumes). Chromium (VI) is known for its deleterious effects on male reproductive health as toxic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic. Previous studies have demonstrated severe lesions to mouse spermatogenesis after exposure to chromium (VI). However, workers worldwide are still exposed to hexavalent chromium, particularly in electronics and military industries. Data from the literature pinpoints mechanisms of oxidative stress induced by chromium compounds in somatic and germ cells that lead to apoptosis, thus underlining the impairment of fertility potential. In this review, we analyze the benefits and risks of chromium compounds on male fertility, as well as the mechanisms underlying (in)fertility outcomes. Although supplements with antioxidant properties may maximize male fertility, adverse effects need to be investigated and discussed.

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