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Ha A, Wallace B, Miles C, Raup V, Punjani N, Badalato G, Alukal J. Exploring the Use of Exchange Transfusion in the Surgical Management of Priapism in Sickle Cell Disease: A Population-Based Analysis. J Sex Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.01.229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Chu K, Punjani N, Nassau D, Kashanian J, Ramasamy R. P–067 Utility of evaluating semen samples from adolescents with Klinefelter Syndrome for cryopreservation: A multi-institution evaluation. Hum Reprod 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deab130.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Study question
Should physicians continue to evaluate semen analysis from adolescents with Klinefelter Syndrome for fertility preservation?
Summary answer
In the largest multi-institutional retrospective database to-date for this patient population, no sperm was found in ejaculate for cryopreservation amongst adolescent males with Klinefelter Syndrome.
What is known already
Klinefelter Syndrome is the most common genetic condition leading to male infertility and non-obstructive azoospermia. The condition causes decreased testicular growth, leading to lower production of testosterone and resulting deficiencies in secondary sexual characteristics. While testosterone therapy may be required for hypogonadism, there may be impact on future fertility potential. Current practice is to have KS adolescent patients provide semen analyses to identify potential sperm for cryopreservation. While the incidence is low, current epidemiological studies have been with limited sample size.
Study design, size, duration
This was a retrospective study of all adolescent Klinefelter Syndrome patients seen at the male infertility clinics of two large academic institutions between the years of 2015 to 2020. Adolescence was defined as the ages of 10 – 19 years old, as per the World Health Organization.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
A total of 116 patients were identified for the retrospective study database. Demographic information including weight, height, comorbidities, concurrent medications were collected. Hormone levels such as FSH, LH, testosterone, and estrogen were included for 77 patients. Additionally, semen analyses were available for 49 patients. Main results and the role of chance: Of the 49 patients with semen analyses, only 3 patients had rare sperm in ejaculate not sufficient for cryopreservation while the remaining had azoospermia. The average ejaculate volume of the provided semen samples was 0.9 cc. The average serum total testosterone level of adolescent Klinefelter Syndrome patients was 236 ng/dL. As expected, gonadotropin levels were found to be elevated (mean: 18.47 IU/L for FSH and 9.12 IU/L for LH).
Limitations, reasons for caution
The main limitation for this study was the sample size.
Wider implications of the findings: The findings from the largest retrospective study of this patient population imply a need to revisit counseling regarding the need for semen analyses in adolescent Klinefelter Syndrome patients.
Trial registration number
Not applicable
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Affiliation(s)
- K Chu
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Urology, Miami- FL, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Urology, New York- NY, USA
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- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Urology, Miami- FL, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Urology, New York- NY, USA
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- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Urology, Miami- FL, USA
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Nang Q, Basourakos S, Punjani N, Al Hussein O, Barone M, Goldstein M, Li P, Lee R. Listening to the parents as key to early infant male circumcision efforts in fight against HIV: Perspectives of a contemporary cohort of legal adult representatives of infants enrolled in the ShangRing vs. mogen clamp trial. Eur Urol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(21)01455-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Al Hussein Alawamlh O, Punjani N, Barone M, Awori Q, Goldstein M, Li P, Lee R. Acceptability of no-flip ShangRing male circumcision in a WHO mandated population for HIV prevention. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)33470-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Al Hussein Alawamlh O, Punjani N, Chen H, Barone M, Awori Q, Goldstein M, Lee R, Li P. Feasibility of no-flip ShangRing male circumcision in adolescent boys with phimosis. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)33999-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Punjani N, Chan G, Chan E, Abed H, Campbell J, Brock G. 250 Single Perineal Incision for Artificial Urinary Sphincter: An Analysis of Technique, Outcomes, and Experience. J Sex Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.01.256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Punjani N, Campbell J, De Young L, Henriquez K, Radomski S, Alzubaidi R, Gros R, Brock G. 032 An evolving hypothesis on the mechanism and efficacy of intracavernosal injection of botulinum toxin to improve erectile function: an animal study in aging rats. J Sex Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Punjani N, Stern N, Brock G. 031 Atypical Peyronies – A Common Clinical Population That Remains Unrecognized. J Sex Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.11.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Bigder M, Ahmadi N, Dadgostar A, Punjani N, Kavanagh A. D.E.P.R.E.S.S. Study: Depression Effects on Placement, Recovery and Endpoint of Surgical Stay. Eur J Public Health 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx187.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- M Bigder
- TH Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Boston, United States
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- TH Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Boston, United States
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- TH Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Boston, United States
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- TH Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Boston, United States
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- TH Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Boston, United States
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Bigder M, Courtis S, Generous N, Johns P, Marsh L, Punjani N. The association of paternal involvement and childhood bullying behavior. Eur J Public Health 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx189.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- M Bigder
- Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, United States
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- Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, United States
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- Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, United States
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- Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, United States
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- Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, United States
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von Roretz C, Lian XJ, Macri AM, Punjani N, Clair E, Drouin O, Dormoy-Raclet V, Ma JF, Gallouzi IE. Apoptotic-induced cleavage shifts HuR from being a promoter of survival to an activator of caspase-mediated apoptosis. Cell Death Differ 2012; 20:154-68. [PMID: 22955946 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2012.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Little is known about the cellular mechanisms modulating the shift in balance from a state of survival to cell death by caspase-mediated apoptosis in response to a lethal stress. Here we show that the RNA-binding protein HuR has an important function in mediating this switch. During caspase-mediated apoptosis, HuR is cleaved to generate two cleavage products (CPs). Our data demonstrate that the cleavage of HuR switches its function from being a prosurvival factor under normal conditions to becoming a promoter of apoptosis in response to a lethal stress. In the absence of an apoptotic stimuli, HuR associates with and promotes the expression of caspase-9 and prothymosin α (ProT) mRNAs, and pro- and antiapoptotic factors, respectively, both of which have been characterized as important players in determining cell fate. During the early steps of caspase-mediated apoptosis, however, the level of caspase-9 protein increases, while ProT remains unchanged. Under these conditions, the two HuR-CPs selectively bind to and stabilize caspase-9 mRNA, but do not bind to ProT. Hence, taken together, our data show that by maintaining a threshold of expression of proapoptotic factors such as caspase-9 in response to a lethal stress, the HuR-CPs help a cell to switch from resisting death to undergoing apoptosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- C von Roretz
- Department of Biochemistry, Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Center, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Doonan R, Hitschfeld E, Dawson A, Punjani N, Genest M, Chatur S, Romeo P, Giaid A, Daskalopoulou S. 488 Ultrasonographic features of plaque texture are associated with histological features of Carotid plaque instability. Can J Cardiol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2011.07.409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022] Open
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