Impact of maternal age on oocyte and embryo competence

D Cimadomo, G Fabozzi, A Vaiarelli, N Ubaldi… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The overall success of human reproduction, either spontaneously or after IVF, is highly
dependent upon maternal age. The main reasons for age-related infertility include reduced …

The root of reduced fertility in aged women and possible therapentic options: current status and future perspects

J Qiao, ZB Wang, HL Feng, YL Miao, Q Wang… - Molecular aspects of …, 2014 - Elsevier
It is well known that maternal ageing not only causes increased spontaneous abortion and
reduced fertility, but it is also a high genetic disease risk. Although assisted reproductive …

Maternal control of early embryogenesis in mammals

K Zhang, GW Smith - Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
Oocyte quality is a critical factor limiting the efficiency of assisted reproductive technologies
(ART) and pregnancy success in farm animals and humans. ART success is diminished with …

The effects of superovulation and reproductive aging on the epigenome of the oocyte and embryo

KL Marshall, RM Rivera - Molecular reproduction and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A societal preference of delaying maternal age at first childbirth has increased reliance on
assisted reproductive technologies/therapies (ART) to conceive a child. Oocytes that have …

Expression of DNA methyltransferases in adult dorsal root ganglia is cell-type specific and up regulated in a rodent model of neuropathic pain

SL Pollema-Mays, MV Centeno, AV Apkarian… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Neuropathic pain is associated with hyperexcitability and intrinsic firing of dorsal root
ganglia (DRG) neurons. These phenotypical changes can be long lasting, potentially …

[HTML][HTML] Ribosomal DNA methylation in human and mouse oocytes increases with age

R Potabattula, T Trapphoff, M Dittrich, K Fic… - Aging (Albany …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
An age-dependent increase in ribosomal DNA (rDNA) methylation has been observed
across a broad spectrum of somatic tissues and the male mammalian germline. Bisulfite …

Epigenetic changes associated with oocyte aging

XW Liang, JY Ma, H Schatten, QY Sun - Science China Life Sciences, 2012 - Springer
It is well established that the decline in female reproductive outcomes is related to
postovulatory aging of oocytes and advanced maternal age. Poor oocyte quality is …

Effects of methotrexate on the quality of oocyte maturation in vitro

N Tian, J Yu, S Zhang, WY Ma, T Wang… - European Biophysics …, 2018 - Springer
Methotrexate (MTX), an antifolate drug, is widely used for clinical treatment of malignancies
and ectopic pregnancy. Many studies have documented that MTX has strong side-effects on …

Three-dimensional quantitative analysis of chromosomes in the oocytes of aging mice during meiosis I in vitro

N Tian, L Zhang, JH Zheng, DY Lv, Y Li, WY Ma - Theriogenology, 2013 - Elsevier
The mechanism of senescence is very complicated and can involve formation of
chromosome abnormalities and a decline in female fertility. In this study, 3-D visualization of …

Epigenetics of physiological and premature aging

S Ghosh, Z Zhou - Epigenetic gene expression and regulation, 2015 - Elsevier
Premature aging disorders provide the ideal model systems in understanding the process of
physiological aging. A spectrum of intersecting pathways plays crucial roles in the …