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Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volume 36 Number 4 2024

RD23213Recent advances in reproductive research in Australia and New Zealand: highlights from the Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Biology, 2022

Ella S. Green 0000-0002-3009-3442, Hon Y. Chan, Emily Frost 0000-0001-8696-2136, Meaghan Griffiths, Jennifer Hutchison, Jacinta H. Martin, Bettina P. Mihalas, Trent Newman and Jessica E. M. Dunleavy 0000-0003-2009-0165

Logo of the Society for Reproductive Biology.

Each year the Society for Reproductive Biology meets to showcase the latest advances in reproductive research in Australia and New Zealand. The 2022 meeting featured research across a diverse range of themes relevant to human health and fertility, exotic species conservation, and agricultural breeding practices. Here, we highlight the key advances presented across the main themes of the meeting. Image by Society for Reproductive Biology.

RD23117The semen microbiome of miniature pony stallions

C. Giselle Cooke 0000-0002-7534-8533, Zamira Gibb 0000-0002-4864-8880, Christopher G. Grupen 0000-0001-8352-0404, Kathrin Schemann 0000-0002-1743-2833, Nandan Deshpande and Joanna E. Harnett 0000-0001-9904-2144

Diagram summarising how the equine semen microbiome of miniature pony stallions was characterised.

To date, a detailed description of the microbiota that inhabit the semen of fertile stallions has not been reported. This study examined the composition of the semen microbiome of four fertile miniature pony stallions. By profiling the semen microbiota of these ponies, we aimed to provide data that can inform future studies exploring the relationship between stallion fertility and the reproductive microbiome. The image was created with Biorender.com

RD23136Lycopene inhibits apoptosis of mouse spermatocytes in varicocele via miR-23a/b-induced downregulation of PROK2

Hongqiang Wang, Baojuan Zhu, Tao Jing, Lei Yu, Kaishu Zhang, Yujie Liu and Hanshu Wang 0000-0002-9996-5114

Graphs depicting results of flow cytometry to evaluate GC-2 cell apoptosis.

Hypoxia is one of the most important factors to contribute to varicocele-associated impaired testicular function. Lycopene is a pharmacologically active carotenoid, which is the major bioactive constituent in many fruits and vegetables. Lycopene could attenuate hypoxia-induced spermatocyte injury through the miR-23a/b–PROK2 pathway. Lycopene might be an effective treatment for varicocele to improve testicular impairment. Image by Hongqiang Wang.

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