[HTML][HTML] Melatonin improves age-induced fertility decline and attenuates ovarian mitochondrial oxidative stress in mice

C Song, W Peng, S Yin, J Zhao, B Fu, J Zhang, T Mao… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Increasing evidence shows that melatonin protected against age-related mitochondrial
oxidative damage. However, the protective effects of melatonin against ovarian aging has …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin attenuates postovulatory oocyte dysfunction by regulating SIRT1 expression

Q Yang, S Dai, X Luo, J Zhu, F Li, J Liu, G Yao… - …, 2018 - rep.bioscientifica.com
The quality of postovulatory metaphase II oocytes undergoes a time-dependent deterioration
as a result of the aging process. Melatonin is considered to be an anti-aging agent …

Melatonin regulates the activities of ovary and delays the fertility decline in female animals via MT1/AMPK pathway

L Zhang, Z Zhang, J Wang, D Lv, T Zhu… - Journal of pineal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Female fertility irreversibly declines with aging, and this is primarily associated with the
decreased quality and quantity of oocytes. To evaluate whether a long‐term of melatonin …

Long‐term melatonin treatment delays ovarian aging

H Tamura, M Kawamoto, S Sato… - Journal of Pineal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Ovarian aging is characterized by gradual declines in oocyte quantity and quality. Melatonin
is considered an anti‐aging agent due to its cytoprotective actions as an antioxidant. This …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin inhibits oxidative stress and apoptosis in cryopreserved ovarian tissues via Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway

TC Sun, XC Liu, SH Yang, LL Song, SJ Zhou… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In the field of assisted reproductive technology, female fertility preservation, particularly
ovarian tissue cryopreservation in adolescent cancer patients, has attracted much attention …

[HTML][HTML] Aging-Related Ovarian Failure and Infertility: Melatonin to the Rescue

RJ Reiter, R Sharma, A Romero, W Manucha, DX Tan… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aging has a major detrimental effect on the optimal function of the ovary with changes in this
organ preceding the age-related deterioration in other tissues, with the middle-aged …

[HTML][HTML] Decrease in ovarian reserve through the inhibition of SIRT1-mediated oxidative phosphorylation

L Guo, X Liu, H Chen, W Wang, C Gu, B Li - Aging (Albany NY), 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: To establish an oxidative stress-induced model of premature ovarian insufficiency
(POI) and to explore the effect of SIRT1 and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation on the …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin improves the quality of maternally aged oocytes by maintaining intercellular communication and antioxidant metabolite supply

H Zhang, C Li, D Wen, R Li, S Lu, R Xu, Y Tang, Y Sun… - Redox Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
In mammalian ovaries, oocytes are physically coupled to somatic granulosa cells, and this
coupling is crucial for the growth and development of competent oocytes as it mediates the …

Melatonin maintains mitochondrial membrane potential and decreases excessive intracellular Ca2+ levels in immature human oocytes

YJ Liu, D Ji, ZB Liu, TJ Wang, FF Xie, ZG Zhang… - Life sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Aims Previous reports have demonstrated that melatonin exists in multiple extrapineal sites,
and higher amounts of melatonin are present in human follicular fluid than in serum, which …

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
Loss of follicles together with decreased oocyte quality and quantity contribute to age-
associated ovarian senescence and infertility. Although underlying mechanisms for ovarian …