“…The miRNAs-mediated stress responses play important roles in plenty of human diseases, such as infection, cardiovascular disease, and cancer (Leung & Sharp 2010, Mendell & Olson 2012. Previous studies have shown that miR-15a, miR-16, miR-18, miR-192, and miR-320 are involved in hyperthermia or oxidative cellular stresses , Ren et al 2009, Wilmink et al 2010. However, the roles of miRNAs on varicocele-related stress environment remain unclear.…”