Xiaoyu Wei, Zhonghao Zhang, Yayun Gu, Rong Zhang, Jie Huang, Feng Li, Yuanlin He, Shuai Lu, Yifei Wu, Wentao Zeng, Xiaorui Liu, Chenzi Liu, Jinyi Liu, Lin Ao, Fuquan Shi, Qing Chen, Yuan Lin, Jiangbo Du, Guangfu Jin, Yankai Xia, Hongxia Ma, Yuxin Zheng, Ran Huo, Jia Cao, Hongbing Shen, Zhibin Hu
Exposure to PM2.5 , a harmful type of air pollution, has been associated with compromised male reproductive health; however, it remains unclear whether such exposure can elicit transgenerational effects on male fertility. Here, we aim to examine the effect of paternal exposure to real-world PM2.5 on the reproductive health of male offspring. We have observed that paternal exposure to real-world PM2.5 can lead to transgenerational primary hypogonadism in a sex-selective manner, and we have also confirmed this phenotype by using an external model...
April 23, 2024: Cell Discovery