Mitochondria-targeted therapeutics, MitoQ and BGP-15, reverse aging-associated meiotic spindle defects in mouse and human oocytes

U Al-Zubaidi, D Adhikari, O Cinar, QH Zhang… - Human …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
… Mitochondrial dysfunction that causes a decrease in ATP and/or an increase in ROS is …
of MitoQ and BGP-15 in our oxidative stress model, in-vitro matured MII oocytes from young …

Melatonin protects against Mdivi-1-induced abnormal spindle assembly and mitochondrial superoxide production during porcine oocyte maturation

SG Yang, SY Joe, JW Bae, GD Heo, HJ Park… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
… -1 promotes the deficiency of spindle assembly by disturbing … suppresses oxidative
stress and restores abnormal spindlespindle assembly dynamics, and mitochondria-derived

The role of mitochondria in oocyte maturation

A Kirillova, JEJ Smitz, GT Sukhikh, I Mazunin - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
… microtubules are assembled from the opposite spindle poles … most likely is not severely
impaired due to in vitro conditions. … Oxidative stress can severely harm the oocyte’s function by …

[HTML][HTML] Mitoguardin-1 and-2 promote maturation and the developmental potential of mouse oocytes by maintaining mitochondrial dynamics and functions

XM Liu, YP Zhang, SY Ji, BT Li, X Tian, D Li, C Tong… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… In addition, strong oxidative stress, such as that caused by H 2 O 2 , … spindle formation,
particularly during the MII stage of oocytes, by reducing the amount of mitochondria-derived ATP […

Mitochondrial morphology, distribution and activity during oocyte development

D Bahety, E Böke, A Rodríguez-Nuevo - … in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2024 - cell.com
… , did not impair oocyte growth but blocked meiotic maturation of … oxidative stress during
oocyte and embryo in vitro culture. … around the MI spindle, which is observed in mouse oocytes. …

The role of mitochondrial dynamics in oocyte and early embryo development

RM Yildirim, E Seli - Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
… As such, mitochondria derived from the oocyte serve as a … in mouse oocytes, the outcomes
showed significant spindle … safeguard mitochondria from oxidative damage and enhance their …

Oxidative damage in naturally aged mouse oocytes is exacerbated by dysregulation of proteasomal activity

BP Mihalas, EG Bromfield, JM Sutherland… - Journal of Biological …, 2018 - ASBMB
… of oxidative stress–induced aneuploidy following in vitro oocyte maturation, but was ineffective
for naturally aged oocytes. … Oxidative stress impairs oocyte quality and melatonin protects …

Increasing ovarian NAD+ levels improve mitochondrial functions and reverse ovarian aging

Q Yang, L Cong, Y Wang, X Luo, H Li, H Wang… - Free Radical Biology …, 2020 - Elsevier
… mtDNA mutations [17]; impaired mitochondria function could, in … spindle assembly is closely
related to oxidative stress in … the three pathways (Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP), Adenosine …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidants retard the ageing of mouse oocytes

Y Xian, L Liang, S Qi, Y Xie… - Molecular …, 2018 - newslettern.spandidos-publications …
… , chromosomes and spindles in mice. C57BL/6 female … past 10 years, and infertility currently
affects ~15% of females of … that oxidative stress serves an important role in oocyte ageing, …

Loss of TIGAR induces oxidative stress and meiotic defects in oocytes from obese mice

H Wang, Q Cheng, X Li, F Hu, L Han, H Zhang… - Molecular & Cellular …, 2018 - ASBMB
… has been reported to impair oocyte quality in mice, however, the … spindle disorganization
and chromosome misalignment … To collect ovulated MII oocytes, mice received an injection of 5 …