Female reproductive life span is extended by targeted removal of fibrotic collagen from the mouse ovary

T Umehara, YE Winstanley, E Andreas, A Morimoto… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The female ovary contains a finite number of oocytes, and their release at ovulation
becomes sporadic and disordered with aging and with obesity, leading to loss of fertility …

Metformin prevents age-associated ovarian fibrosis by modulating the immune landscape in female mice

DA Landry, E Yakubovich, DP Cook, S Fasih… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Ovarian fibrosis is a pathological condition associated with aging and is responsible for a
variety of ovarian dysfunctions. Given the known contributions of tissue fibrosis to …

[HTML][HTML] Reproductive age-associated fibrosis in the stroma of the mammalian ovary

SM Briley, S Jasti, JM McCracken… - Reproduction …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Under normal physiological conditions, tissue remodeling in response to injury leads to
tissue regeneration without permanent damage. However, if homeostasis between synthesis …

[HTML][HTML] Ovulation and ovarian wound healing are impaired with advanced reproductive age

JN Mara, LT Zhou, M Larmore, B Johnson… - Aging (Albany …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aging is associated with reduced tissue remodeling efficiency and increased fibrosis,
characterized by excess collagen accumulation and altered matrix degradation. Ovulation …

Cellular hallmarks of aging emerge in the ovary prior to primordial follicle depletion

VA Ansere, S Ali-Mondal, R Sathiaseelan… - Mechanisms of ageing …, 2021 - Elsevier
Decline in ovarian reserve with advancing age is associated with reduced fertility and the
emergence of metabolic disturbances, osteoporosis, and neurodegeneration. Recent …

Age‐associated dysregulation of protein metabolism in the mammalian oocyte

FE Duncan, S Jasti, A Paulson, JM Kelsh, B Fegley… - Aging cell, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Reproductive aging is characterized by a marked decline in oocyte quality that contributes to
infertility, miscarriages, and birth defects. This decline is multifactorial, and the underlying …

Macrophage‐derived extracellular vesicles regulate follicular activation and improve ovarian function in old mice by modulating local environment

Y Xiao, X Peng, Y Peng, C Zhang, W Liu… - Clinical and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In mammals, ovarian function is dependent on the primordial follicle pool and the rate of
primordial follicle activation determines a female's reproductive lifespan. Ovarian ageing is …

Inflammaging is associated with shifted macrophage ontogeny and polarization in the aging mouse ovary

Z Zhang, F Schlamp, L Huang, H Clark… - …, 2020 - rep.bioscientifica.com
The fertility of women declines sharply after age 35 and is essentially lost upon menopause
at age 51. The ovary plays an important part in aging-associated changes in women's …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of ovarian aging

SU Park, L Walsh, KM Berkowitz - Reproduction, 2021 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Ovarian aging in women correlates with the progressive loss of both the number and quality
of oocytes. When these processes occur early or are accelerated, their clinical correlates are …

Unraveling female reproductive senescence to enhance healthy longevity

L Dong, DBL Teh, BK Kennedy, Z Huang - Cell Research, 2023 - nature.com
In a society where women often want successful careers and equal opportunities to men, the
early nature of ovarian aging often forces women to make difficult life choices between …