Ageing of the male germ line
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Several studies have demonstrated a decline in the male reproductive system, sperm quality, and fertility with advancing paternal age, yet many of the biological mechanisms that underlie this process remain poorly understood. It is unclear whether the problem arises from the progenitor spermatogonial stem cells (for example, from an accumulation of DNA damage and mutations), from the somatic niche present in the testis (consisting of Sertoli and peritubular myoid cells), or from a combination of the two. Current data, albeit from a small number of studies, suggest that both factors have a role in age-associated germ cell loss. What is clear, on the other hand, is that mounting evidence links paternal age to chromosomal damage and genetic problems in the children of older fathers. The frequency of de novo mutations increases markedly with age, leading to increased risk of breast cancer, cardiac defects, developmental disorders, behavioural disorders, and neurological disease in the children of older men. The current trend towards fathering children at a later age raises concerns regarding the risk of offspring developing complex multigene diseases.
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There is limited evidence that loss of stem cell function is a major driver of age-related pathology and shortened lifespan.
“However, there is limited evidence that loss of stem cell function is a major driver of age-related pathology and shortened lifespan.355–358”
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Many studies have shown that the number and function of different somatic cell populations declines with age, which diminishes the regenerative potential of tissues and organs.
“Many studies have shown that the number and function of different somatic cell populations declines with age, which diminishes the regenerative potential of tissues and organs.”
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- Authors
- Paul, C., & Robaire, B.
- Affiliations
- McGill University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Robaire, Bernard
- ORCID
- Robaire, Bernard
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Urology
- Published
- 2013-02-26
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 227-234
- ISSN
- 1759-4812 (ISSN-L)
- 1759-4820
- OpenAlex
- W1996219414
- Cited by
- 109
- References
- 120
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 9
- FWCI
- 2.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature Reviews Urology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Sperm and Testicular Function
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Biology and Fertility
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Physiology › Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
- Keywords
- paternal age, spermatogonial stem cells, DNA damage, Sertoli cells, peritubular myoid cells, de novo mutations, chromosomal damage, advanced paternal age, male fertility decline, semen quality
- MeSH terms
- Aging, Animals, Mental Disorders, DNA Damage, Germ Cells, Humans, Infertility, Male, Male, Mutation, Paternal Age, Spermatozoa, Cellular Senescence
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