Identification of Mirnas and the Target Genes Related to Male Infertility and Smoking Using Bioinformatics Approaches

Identification of Mirnas and the Target Genes Related to Male Infertility and Smoking Using Bioinformatics Approaches Publisher Pubmed

Padidar K^{1, 2} ; Vahidi E^{1, 2} ; Sabbaghian M³ ; Behmanesh A⁵ ; Shams R^{4, 6}

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1. Department of molecular genetics, Faculty of basic sciences and advanced technologies in biology, University of science and culture, Tehran, Iran
2. Department of genetics, reproductive biomedicine research center, Royan institute for reproductive biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
3. Department of Andrology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
4. Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5. Student Research Committee, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6. Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Centre, Shafa Orthopaedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Human Fertility Published:2022

Abstract

The impact of smoking on male fertility has been extensively acknowledged. Many studies have shown that smoking reduces sperm production, motility and fertilizing capacity by increasing seminal oxidative stress and DNA damage. In this study, expression profiles of miRNAs and their predicted target genes, showing dysregulation in smokers and associated with male infertility, were obtained, using Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets. Differentially expressed miRNAs, related to male infertility in sperm samples of smoking and non-smoking men, were picked out using the GEO2R online tool. Then, the target genes of each selected miRNA were predicted by using MiR-DIP. The target genes lists were compared to differentially expressed genes from the smoking and infertile men datasets. Common genes were chosen for further enrichment analysis such as GO, KEGG and PPI network analysis via STRING and MCODE. Then, four miRNAs (miR-26a, miR-32, miR-188-3p and miR-512-3p) which had shown differential expression in male infertility in other studies, and also had differential expression in smoking men compared to non-smokers, were screened out. Moreover, a module consisting of eight genes was identified as hub genes, including APC, NIPBL, ARID4B, TNRC6A, GIGYF2, ELAVL1, RHOF and SRSF1. These were highly correlated with male infertility and impairment of spermatogenesis. This study provides a comprehensive bioinformatics analysis of miRNAs and their target genes affecting male infertility in smokers. The results showed a collection of the most relevant genes and effective molecular pathways, which may serve as potential markers for the early detection of spermatogenesis disorders leading to infertility in smokers, after experimental validation. © 2020 The British Fertility Society.

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MLA	Padidar K, et al.. "Identification of Mirnas and the Target Genes Related to Male Infertility and Smoking Using Bioinformatics Approaches." Human Fertility, vol. 25, no. 2, 2022, pp. 291-300.
APA	Padidar K, Vahidi E, Sabbaghian M, Behmanesh A, Shams R (2022). Identification of Mirnas and the Target Genes Related to Male Infertility and Smoking Using Bioinformatics Approaches. Human Fertility, 25(2), 291-300.
Chicago	Padidar K, Vahidi E, Sabbaghian M, Behmanesh A, Shams R. "Identification of Mirnas and the Target Genes Related to Male Infertility and Smoking Using Bioinformatics Approaches." Human Fertility 25, no. 2 (2022): 291-300.
Harvard	Padidar K et al. (2022) 'Identification of Mirnas and the Target Genes Related to Male Infertility and Smoking Using Bioinformatics Approaches', Human Fertility, 25(2), pp. 291-300.
Vancouver	Padidar K, Vahidi E, Sabbaghian M, Behmanesh A, Shams R. Identification of Mirnas and the Target Genes Related to Male Infertility and Smoking Using Bioinformatics Approaches. Human Fertility. 2022;25(2):291-300.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Padidar K and Vahidi E and Sabbaghian M and Behmanesh A and Shams R}, title = {Identification of Mirnas and the Target Genes Related to Male Infertility and Smoking Using Bioinformatics Approaches}, journal = {Human Fertility}, volume = {25}, number = {2}, pages = {291-300}, year = {2022} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Padidar K AU - Vahidi E AU - Sabbaghian M AU - Behmanesh A AU - Shams R TI - Identification of Mirnas and the Target Genes Related to Male Infertility and Smoking Using Bioinformatics Approaches JO - Human Fertility VL - 25 IS - 2 SP - 291 EP - 300 PY - 2022 ER -

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