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MOLECULAR MEDICINE REPORTS
Volume 6, Issue 3, Pages 535-542Publisher
SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2012.967
Keywords
abnormal semen; microRNA; microarray; differential expression; male infertility
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- Shanghai Committee Medical Science Foundation of China [10411967100]
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microRNAs (miRNAs) play a crucial role in tissue development and the pathology of many diseases, however, the effects and roles of miRNAs in the development of semen abnormalities in infertile males have not yet been investigated. In this study, we analyzed and compared the miRNA expression profiles of abnormal semen from 86 infertile males with normal semen from 86 healthy males using an miRNA microarray. In total, 52 miRNAs were differentially expressed between the abnormal semen of infertile males and the normal semen of healthy males. The differential expression of selected miRNAs was validated by real time qRT-PCR and northern blotting: miR-574-5p, miR-297, miR-122, miR-1275, miR-373, miR-185 and miR-193b were upregulated (fold change >1.5, p<0.001) and miR-100, miR-512-3p, miR-16, miR-19b, miR-23b and miR-26a were downregulated (fold change <0.667, p<0.001) in the semen of infertile males with semen abnormalities. In conclusion, this study provides new insights into specific miRNAs that arc associated with semen abnormalities in infertile males.
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