Mitochondrial DNA assessment to determine oocyte and embryo viability

E Fragouli, D Wells - Seminars in reproductive medicine, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
Mitochondria are the key regulators of multiple vital cellular processes, including apoptosis,
calcium homeostasis, and the generation of ATP via the metabolic pathway known as …

Mitochondria and oocyte maturation

J Steffann, C Fallet - … de Gynecologie, Obstetrique et Biologie de la …, 2010 - europepmc.org
Mitochondria play a central role in cellular energy metabolism. Mitochondrial genome
(mtDNA) is specific with a maternal transmission. Defects of mtDNA, both quantitative …

The role of mitochondrial dynamics in oocyte and early embryo development

RM Yildirim, E Seli - Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial dysfunction is widely implicated in various human diseases, through
mechanisms that go beyond mitochondria's well-established role in energy generation …

Role of the mitochondrial genome in assisted reproductive technologies and embryonic stem cell-based therapeutic cloning

CA Brenner, HM Kubisch… - Reproduction, fertility and …, 2005 - CSIRO Publishing
Mitochondria play a pivotal role in cellular metabolism and are important determinants of
embryonic development. Mitochondrial function and biogenesis rely on an intricate …

Mitochondrial DNA in the oocyte and the developing embryo

P May‐Panloup, MF Chretien, Y Malthiery… - Current topics in …, 2007 - Elsevier
Mitochondria play a primary role in cellular energetic metabolism, homeostasis, and death.
They possess their own multicopy genome, which is maternally transmitted. Mitochondria …

[PDF][PDF] Mitochondrial reproductive medicine

DR Thorburn - Mitochondrial Medicine. Informa Healthcare, 2006 - ndl.ethernet.edu.et
Reproduction is an energy-requiring process, not only for the participants but also for their
germ cells. Mitochondrial misbehavior could imperil many facets of the reproductive process …

The role of mitochondria in the establishment of oocyte functional competence

JM Cummins - European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Mitochondria are maternally inherited, semi-autonomous organelles with their own genomes
(mtDNA), largely responsible for the generation of energy in the form of cellular ATP …

Impaired mitochondrial function in the preimplantation embryo perturbs fetal and placental development in the mouse

SL Wakefield, M Lane, M Mitchell - Biology of reproduction, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The preimplantation embryo is sensitive to its environment and, despite having some
plasticity to adapt, environmental perturbations can impair embryo development, metabolic …

The mitochondrion, its genome and their contribution to well-being and disease

JC St. John - MHR: Basic science of reproductive medicine, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Many diseases have their origins at the time of fertilization when the oocyte and sperm unite.
These diseases can arise from the subsequent transmission of genetic and epigenetic …

Easing US restrictions on mitochondrial replacement therapy would protect research interests but grease the slippery slope

DL Keefe - Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 2019 - Springer
Mitochondria are essential organelles found in most eukaryotic cells [1, 2]. They play
important roles not only in the production of cellular energy but also in metabolic [3], immune …