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We investigated the effects of maternal SD during mid-gestation (gestational day 8 to delivery) and late gestation (gestational day 15 to delivery) on reproductive development in a 8-week-old male offspring of C57BL\/6J mice. We analyzed the underlying oxidative stress mechanisms implicated in these effects. SD was induced for 16 h per day using the modified multiple platform method. Sperm parameters of the offspring (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 8 per group) were analyzed, including serum reproductive hormones (testosterone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone), testicular oxidative stress markers (superoxide dismutase and malondialdehyde), and key proteins in the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase\/protein kinase B\/mammalian target of the rapamycin (PI3K\/Akt\/mTOR) signaling pathway. Among the offspring, the mid-gestation SD (MSD) group showed significantly lower sperm count, sperm motility, and follicle-stimulating hormone concentrations than the respective control groups (all\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.05). The late-gestation SD (LSD) group showed lower luteinizing hormone concentrations than the control group (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.05). Testosterone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone concentrations were lower in the MSD group than those in the LSD group (all\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.05). Superoxide dismutase activity was lower in the MSD group than that in the control group (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.05). No significant changes were observed in PI3K\/Akt\/mTOR pathway protein expression. In conclusion, maternal SD, particularly from mid-gestation to delivery, impairs spermatogenesis in postpubertal male offspring, which may be mediated through sex hormone dysregulation and testicular oxidative stress.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4103\/aja202581","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,20]],"date-time":"2026-01-20T14:00:12Z","timestamp":1768917612000},"page":"409-415","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Gestational sleep deprivation-induced changes in serum hormone concentrations and testicular oxidative stress affect spermatogenesis in postpubertal male offspring of mice"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"28","author":[{"given":"Xin-Yang","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, 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