Constant light exposure causes oocyte meiotic defects and quality deterioration in mice

H Zhang, K Yan, L Sui, J Nie, K Cui, J Liu, H Zhang… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Artificial light at night (ALAN) exposes us to prolonged illumination, that adversely affects
female reproduction. However, it remains to be clarified how prolonged light exposure …

Light-exposure at night impairs mouse ovary development via cell apoptosis and DNA damage

Y Li, S Cheng, L Li, Y Zhao, W Shen… - Bioscience Reports, 2019 - portlandpress.com
The alternation of light and dark rhythm causes a series of physiological, biochemical and
metabolic changes in animals, which also alters the growth and development of animals …

Toxic effect of light on oocyte and pre-implantation embryo: a systematic review

R Khodavirdilou, M Pournaghi, H Oghbaei… - Archives of …, 2021 - Springer
In the female reproductive tract, oocytes and embryos are in a dark environment, while
during the in vitro fertilization (IVF) they are exposed to various visible and invisible lights …

Continuous artificial light potentially disrupts central and peripheral reproductive clocks leading to altered uterine physiology and reduced pregnancy success in …

M Das, T Minocha, D Kumar, SK Yadav… - Photochemical & …, 2022 - Springer
Aims The mechanism behind clock coordination in female reproductive disorders is poorly
understood despite the known importance of coordinated and synchronized timing of central …

Continuous light exposure influences luteinization and luteal function of ovary in ICR mice

XL Li, HJ Zhu, Q Zhang, YS Li, YC Li… - Journal of Pineal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With the rapid change of people's lifestyle, more childbearing couples live with irregular
schedules (ie, staying up late) and suffer from decreased fertility and abortion, which can be …

Iodoacetic acid disrupts mouse oocyte maturation by inducing oxidative stress and spindle abnormalities

X Jiao, A Gonsioroski, JA Flaws, H Qiao - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Disinfection by-products (DBPs) are compounds produced during the water disinfection
process. Iodoacetic acid (IAA) is one of the unregulated DBPs in drinking water, with potent …

Aluminum exposure impairs oocyte quality via subcellular structure disruption and DNA damage-related apoptosis in mice

H Li, J Liu, W Nong, M Shen, S Dou, S Sun… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aluminum (Al) can lead to an exposure of creature in varieties ways for its universality, and it
could disturb normal physiological metabolism, with the damage to multisystem including …

Maternal circadian disruption before pregnancy impairs the ovarian function of female offspring in mice

Y Guan, M Xu, Z Zhang, C Liu, J Zhou, F Lin… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Circadian disturbance brought on by shift employment, nighttime light pollution, and other
factors is quite prevalent in contemporary culture. However, the effect of maternal circadian …

Light-induced injury in mouse embryos revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing

B Lv, C Liu, Y Chen, L Qi, L Wang, Y Ji, Z Xue - Biological Research, 2019 - Springer
Background Light exposure is a common stress factor in in vitro manipulation of embryos in
the reproductive center. Many studies have shown the deleterious effects of high-intensity …

Red LED Light acts on the mitochondrial Electron chain of mammalian sperm via light-time exposure-dependent mechanisms

O Blanco-Prieto, J Catalán, L Trujillo-Rojas, A Peña… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
This work analyzes the effects of red LED light on mammalian sperm mitochondrial function,
using the pig as an animal model. Liquid-stored pig semen was stimulated with red-light for …