Epigenetic alterations in sperm associated with male infertility.

Abstract:

:The most common form of male infertility is a low sperm count, known as oligozoospermia. Studies suggest that oligozoospermia is associated with epigenetic alterations. Epigenetic alterations in sperm, which may arise due to the exposure of gametes to environmental factors or those that pre-exist in the sperm of infertile individuals, may contribute to the increased incidence of normally rare imprinting disorders in babies conceived after assisted reproductive technology using the sperm of infertile men. Genomic imprinting is an important developmental process whereby the allelic activity of certain genes is regulated by DNA methylation established during gametogenesis. The aberrant expression of several imprinted genes has been linked to various diseases, malignant tumors, lifestyle and mental disorders in humans. Understanding how infertility and environmental factors such as reproductive toxicants, certain foods, and drug exposures during gametogenesis contribute to the origins of these disorders via defects in sperm is of paramount importance. In this review, we discuss the association of epigenetic alterations with abnormal spermatogenesis and the evidence that epigenetic processes, including those required for genomic imprinting, may be sensitive to environmental exposures during gametogenesis, fertilization and early embryonic development. In addition, we review imprinting diseases and their relationships with environmental factors. While the plasticity of epigenetic marks may make these more susceptible to modification by the environment, this also suggests that aberrant epigenetic marks may be reversible. A greater understanding of this process and the function of epidrugs may lead to the development of new treatment methods for many adult diseases in the future.

journal_name

Congenit Anom (Kyoto)

journal_title

Congenital anomalies

authors

Kitamura A,Miyauchi N,Hamada H,Hiura H,Chiba H,Okae H,Sato A,John RM,Arima T

doi

10.1111/cga.12113

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-08-01 00:00:00

pages

133-44

issue

3

eissn

0914-3505

issn

1741-4520

journal_volume

55

pub_type

杂志文章,评审
  • Congenital eye anomalies: More mosaic than thought?

    abstract::The eye is a sensory organ that primarily captures light and provides the sense of sight, as well as delivering non-visual light information involving biological rhythms and neurophysiological activities to the brain. Since the early 1990s, rapid advances in molecular biology have enabled the identification of develop...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1111/cga.12304

    authors: Ohuchi H,Sato K,Habuta M,Fujita H,Bando T

    更新日期:2019-05-01 00:00:00

  • Molecular mechanisms underlying the models of neurodevelopmental disorders in maternal immune activation relevant to the placenta.

    abstract::The rapid rise in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other psychiatric disorders displaying similar traits has increased the need to elucidate their molecular mechanisms. Epidemiological studies have shown that maternal infection during mid-pregnancy is associated with increased risk of neurodevelop...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1111/cga.12323

    authors: Tsukada T,Shimada H,Sakata-Haga H,Iizuka H,Hatta T

    更新日期:2019-05-01 00:00:00

  • Prenatal findings of omphalocele-exstrophy of the bladder-imperforate anus-spinal defects (OEIS) complex.

    abstract::Omphalocele-exstrophy of the bladder (cloaca)-imperforate anus-spinal defects (OEIS) complex describes a rare grouping of more commonly occurring component malformations. We report two cases of OEIS complex diagnosed prenatally by ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In both cases, OEIS complex was suspect...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2011.00342.x

    authors: Goto S,Suzumori N,Obayashi S,Mizutani E,Hayashi Y,Sugiura-Ogasawara M

    更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00

  • Folic acid in the prevention of neural tube defects: awareness among laywomen and healthcare providers in Japan.

    abstract::It is known that neural tube defects are folic acid preventable congenital anomalies. We investigated to what extent this information was disseminated among laywomen and healthcare providers. Questionnaire studies were conducted twice, in 2002 and 2007, for four groups of laywomen and seven groups of healthcare provid...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2009.00232.x

    authors: Kondo A,Yamamoto S,Inoue H,Watanabe J,Tada K,Yoshimoto N

    更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00

  • Alteration in anxiety-related behaviors and reduction of serotonergic neurons in raphe nuclei in adult rats prenatally exposed to ethanol.

    abstract::It is known that the developing serotonergic system is one of the targets of ethanol teratogenicity. Because serotonin has multiple functions in both mature and immature brains, disturbance of the serotonergic system by ethanol exposure in utero can be cause of a wide range of psychiatric problems in adulthood. In the...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2010.00269.x

    authors: Ohta K,Sakata-Haga H,Fukui Y

    更新日期:2010-06-01 00:00:00

  • Discrepancies in cytogenetic results between amniocytes and postnatally obtained blood: trisomy 9 mosaicism.

    abstract::When amniocentesis reveals a mosaic karyotype and the baby presents with multiple malformations, an analysis of the baby's peripheral blood typically reveals a mosaic karyotype. We present a boy who was prenatally diagnosed by amniocentesis as having trisomy 9 mosaicisim but who had normal G-banding results on postnat...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2006.00111.x

    authors: Kosaki R,Hanai S,Kakishima H,Okada MA,Hayashi S,Ito Y,Takahashi T,Kosaki K,Okuyama T

    更新日期:2006-06-01 00:00:00

  • Novel splice-site mutation in WDR62 revealed by whole-exome sequencing in a Sudanese family with primary microcephaly.

    abstract::The WDR62 gene encodes a scaffold protein of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) pathway. It plays a critical role in laying out various cellular layers in the cerebral cortex during embryogenesis, and hence the dramatic clinical features resulting from WDR62 mutations. These mutations are associated with autosomal rece...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/cga.12144

    authors: Bastaki F,Mohamed M,Nair P,Saif F,Tawfiq N,Aithala G,El-Halik M,Al-Ali M,Hamzeh AR

    更新日期:2016-05-01 00:00:00

  • Magnetic resonance imaging based correlation analysis between calcarine sulcus development and isolated fetal ventriculomegaly.

    abstract::Fetal ventriculomegaly development leads to neurological, motor, and/or cognitive impairment, and is presently diagnosed based on the width of the atrium in the lateral ventricle. But in this study, we have tried to assess the relationship between the development of calcarine sulcus and width of fetal lateral ventricl...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/cga.12197

    authors: Li H,Liang H,Wu H

    更新日期:2017-03-01 00:00:00

  • Population-based case-control teratogenic study of hydroxyprogesterone treatment during pregnancy.

    abstract::Hydroxyprogesterone, a synthetic progestin, was used for the treatment of pregnant women with threatened abortion and preterm delivery. Previous studies showed some association between hydroxyprogesterone use during early pregnancy and some specific congenital abnormalities. The population-based large Hungarian data s...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2006.00128.x

    authors: Dudás I,Gidai J,Czeizel AE

    更新日期:2006-12-01 00:00:00

  • EFNB1 mutation at the ephrin ligand-receptor dimerization interface in a patient with craniofrontonasal syndrome.

    abstract::Craniofrontonasal syndrome (CFNS) is characterized by craniosynostosis, hypertelorism, a broad nasal tip and occasionally cleft lip and palate, and is caused by a mutation in the ephrin-B1 gene (EFNB1). The study of naturally occurring human EFNB1 mutations offers a unique opportunity to better define the critical por...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2006.00140.x

    authors: Torii C,Izumi K,Nakajima H,Takahashi T,Kosaki K

    更新日期:2007-03-01 00:00:00

  • Possible association between different congenital abnormalities and use of different sulfonamides during pregnancy.

    abstract::The objective of the study presented here was to check the debated human teratogenic potential of sulfonamide drugs. Five different sulfonamides such as sulfamethazine, sulfathiourea, sulfamethoxypyridazine, sulfamethoxydiazine and the combination of sulfamethazine-sulfathiourea-sulfamethoxypyridazine were differentia...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2004.00012.x

    authors: Czeizel AE,Puhó E,Sørensen HT,Olsen J

    更新日期:2004-06-01 00:00:00

  • Induction of a thoracolumbar supernumerary rib in rat developmental toxicity studies: A short discussion on the critical window.

    abstract::Thoracolumbar supernumerary ribs (TSRs) are classified as less severe skeletal anomalies in rat developmental toxicity studies, although their incidence is relatively high in rodent studies. To investigate the characteristics of the critical window for chemically-induced TSR, in this study, rats were administered 5-fl...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/cga.12320

    authors: Kuwagata M,Senuma M,Todoroki M,Kumagai F,Kumamoto T,Ogawa T

    更新日期:2019-11-01 00:00:00

  • Bifid choroid plexus: always a normal fetal brain structure variant?

    abstract::Choroid plexus, a fetal organ developing approximately from the sixth week of gestation, plays a fundamental role in developing fetal brain organization. As relatively little is known about the relationship between anomalies of choroid plexuses structure and their role in brain function, we examined cases of bifid cho...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/cga.12006

    authors: Centini G,Imperatore A,Morelli M,Rosignoli L,Passamonti U,Caprioli F,Lituania M

    更新日期:2013-06-01 00:00:00

  • Human diseases caused by germline and somatic abnormalities in microRNA and microRNA-related genes.

    abstract::The human genome harbors approximately 2000 genes that encode microRNAs (miRNAs), small non-coding RNAs of approximately 20-22 nt that mediate post-transcriptional gene silencing. MiRNAs are generated from long transcripts through stepwise processing by the Drosha/DGCR8, Exportin-5/RanGTP and Dicer/TRBP complexes. Giv...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1111/cga.12043

    authors: Kawahara Y

    更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00

  • Congenital polymicrogyria including the perisylvian region in early childhood.

    abstract::Six pediatric cases including four infants with congenital polymicrogyria including the perisylvian region are presented herein. Their clinical features were analyzed and compared with patients suffering from congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome (CBPS). Two specific abnormalities were diagnosed as accompanying di...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2009.00253.x

    authors: Takano T,Matsuwake K,Yoshioka S,Takeuchi Y

    更新日期:2010-03-01 00:00:00

  • Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita-like syndrome associated with median cleft lip and palates: first prenatally detected case.

    abstract::An early second-trimester prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of an arthrogryposis multiplex congenita-like syndrome associated with median clefts is reported. A molecular biological work-up was performed to search for a potentially overlapping syndrome and dysostosis. Autopsy and postmortem radiogram were performed to conf...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2012.00388.x

    authors: Tonni G,Lituania M

    更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00

  • Structural birth defects associated with omphalocele and gastroschisis, Hawaii, 1986-2001.

    abstract::There is limited information on the specific structural birth defects associated with the abdominal wall defects (AWD) omphalocele and gastroschisis, particularly which defects occur with the AWD at greater than expected rates (rates among all infants and fetuses with birth defects other than the AWD). Using data from...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2008.00184.x

    authors: Forrester MB,Merz RD

    更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00

  • Heart changes in 17-day-old fetuses of diabetic ICR (Institute of Cancer Research) mothers: improvement with maternal immune stimulation.

    abstract::Maternal diabetes mellitus is associated with increased fetal teratogenesis, including cardiovascular defects. Non-specific maternal immune stimulation with Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA) or interferon gamma (IFNgamma) has been associated with protection against birth malformations. Using a diabetic mouse model, lat...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2008.00213.x

    authors: Claudio Gutierrez J,Prater MR,Hrubec TC,Smith BJ,Freeman LE,Holladay SD

    更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00

  • Abnormal expression of tyrosine hydroxylase not accompanied by phosphorylation at serine 40 in cerebellar Purkinje cells of ataxic mutant mice, rolling mouse Nagoya and dilute-lethal.

    abstract::This study examined immunohistochemically the expression of an enzymatically active form of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), phosphorylated TH at Ser40 (phospho-TH), in the cerebellum of ataxic mutant mice, rolling mouse Nagoya (RMN) and dilute-lethal (DL). TH immunostaining appeared in some Purkinje cells in RMN and DL, bu...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2003.00008.x

    authors: Sawada K,Ando M,Sakata-Haga H,Sun XZ,Jeong YG,Hisano S,Takeda N,Fukui Y

    更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00

  • Pseudoaprosencephaly: Aplasia of the Forebrain in a Median Facial Cleft Syndrome with Arhinia and Anophthalmia.

    abstract::Report of a female fetus aborted at the 25th week of gestation, with severe microcephalus, trigonocephaly, median cleft lip and palate, arhinia, and anophthalmia. On opening of the skull the cranial cavity seemed to be occupied only by hindbrain structures. The forebrain, including the tentorium cerebelli and the falx...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/cga.1988.28.3.169

    authors: Schmitt HP,Born IA

    更新日期:1988-09-01 00:00:00

  • Cerebro-fronto-facial syndrome (Dandy-Walker Variant and frontofacial dysmorphisms): report of the first case identified by increased nuchal translucency beyond 13(+6) weeks.

    abstract::A 32-year-old gravida 2, para 1 woman, with a previous uneventful pregnancy, underwent first trimester ultrasound screening for Down syndrome at 13 weeks according to the Fetal Medicine Foundation guidelines (http://www.fetalmedicine.com/pdf/11-14/english/FMF-English.pdf). The ultrasound showed increased nuchal transl...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2007.00146.x

    authors: Tonni G,Azzoni D,Ambrosetti F,de Felice C,Ventura A

    更新日期:2007-06-01 00:00:00

  • The dopaminergic system in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    abstract::Numerous studies have shown the importance of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system in the pathophysiology of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. However, there has been inconsistency in the findings of those studies. Varied and sometimes contradictory interpretation has been made on the basis of similar results...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2003.tb01035.x

    authors: Ohno M

    更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00

  • Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type II without the chromosome 8 deletion that resembled metachondromatosis.

    abstract::We describe a 5-year-old girl with features resembling Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome, type I (sparse scalp hair, bushy eyebrows, bulbous nose, long philtrum, cone-shaped epiphyses, clinobrachydactyly, epiphyseal changes in the femoral head and short stature), and appendicular exostoses similar to trichorhinophalangea...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2007.00155.x

    authors: Kikuchi N,Ogino T,Kashiwa H,Muragaki Y

    更新日期:2007-09-01 00:00:00

  • Miller-Dieker Syndrome with unbalanced translocation 45, X, psu dic(17;Y)(p13;p11.32) detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization and G-banding analysis using high resolution banding technique.

    abstract::Lissencephaly is one of the central nervous system anomalies of Miller-Dieker Syndrome (MDS). Fetuses with lissencephaly have an abnormal smooth brain with fewer folds and grooves that will be detected by ultrasounds or fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after 30 weeks of gestation. We report a fetus with lissence...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type:

    doi:10.1111/cga.12193

    authors: Mishima T,Watari M,Iwaki Y,Nagai T,Kawamata-Nakamura M,Kobayashi Y,Fujieda S,Oikawa M,Takahashi N,Keira M,Yoshida H,Tonoki H

    更新日期:2017-03-01 00:00:00

  • Trend of congenital anomalies over 20 years ascertained by population-based monitoring in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

    abstract::Monitoring in Ishikawa Prefecture (mean population; 1,150,000), during the 20-year period from 1981 to 2000, involved monitoring the prevalence of congenital anomalies starting at gestational week 22. The main objectives of the present study were (1) to investigate the trend over the past 20 years in the prevalence of...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2003.tb01015.x

    authors: Seto T,Nakagawa H,Morikawa Y,Nishijo M,Miura K,Kadoshima Y

    更新日期:2003-12-01 00:00:00

  • Significance of sugar chain recognition by galectins and its involvement in disease-associated glycosylation.

    abstract::Galectins are β-galactoside-binding lectins that participate in a wide range of biological processes. Galectins are distributed both inside and outside cells and are believed to have roles in both intra- and extracellular milieus. One of the well-recognized functions of galectins is stabilization of glycoproteins on t...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1111/cga.12055

    authors: Arikawa T,Simamura E,Shimada H,Nakamura T,Hatta T,Shoji H

    更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00

  • Assisted reproductive technologies and birth defects.

    abstract::In vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are effective treatments for infertility and are widely provided at infertility clinics. Although IVF and related ART procedures are generally considered safe, some studies have suggested an excess occurrence of major malformations, low bi...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2005.00061.x

    authors: Shiota K,Yamada S

    更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00

  • Deletion involving the TWIST locus and the HOXA cluster: a contiguous gene syndrome on 7p?

    abstract::Deletion of TWIST on 7p21 leads to Saethre-Chotzen syndrome, whereas deletion of the HOXA cluster on 7p15.2 leads to hand-foot-genital syndrome. We report here a patient with 46,XY,del(7)(p15.2p21) who had craniosynostosis, maxillary hypoplasia, prominent ear crus, rectoperineal fistula, and hypoplastic fifth fingers....

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2005.00059.x

    authors: Kosaki R,Higuchi M,Mitsui N,Matsushima K,Ohashi H,Kosaki K

    更新日期:2005-03-01 00:00:00

  • Historical control data on developmental toxicity studies in rodents.

    abstract::Historical control data on rodent developmental toxicity studies, performed between 1994 and 2010, were obtained from 19 laboratories in Japan, including 10 pharmaceutical and chemical companies and nine contract research organizations. Rats, mice, and hamsters were used for developmental toxicity studies. Data includ...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/cga.12050

    authors: Ema M,Endoh K,Fukushima R,Fujii S,Hara H,Hirata-Koizumi M,Hirose A,Hojo H,Horimoto M,Hoshino N,Hosokawa Y,Imai Y,Inada H,Inawaka K,Itoh K,Katsumata Y,Izumi H,Kato H,Maeda M,Matsumoto K,Matsuo S,Matsuoka T,Mats

    更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00

  • Developmental toxicity of indium: embryotoxicity and teratogenicity in experimental animals.

    abstract::Indium, a precious metal classified in group 13 (IIIB) in the periodic table, has been used increasingly in the semiconductor industry. Because indium is a rare metal, technology for indium recycling from transparent conducting films for liquid crystal displays is desired, and its safety evaluation is becoming increas...

    journal_title:Congenital anomalies

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1111/j.1741-4520.2008.00197.x

    authors: Nakajima M,Usami M,Nakazawa K,Arishima K,Yamamoto M

    更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00