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BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION
卷 106, 期 2, 页码 351-365出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioab241
关键词
telomere; epigenome; mitochondrial DNA; transcriptome; proteome; metabolism; reactive oxygen species; apoptosis; angiogenesis; extracellular matrix
资金
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development [R01 HD093726, R01 HD105752]
Reproductive aging is associated with changes in the local oocyte microenvironment, including genetic, epigenetic, transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic, and redox status changes. These changes contribute to a decline in oocyte quantity and quality, leading to increased risk of infertility, spontaneous abortions, and birth defects.
Aging is associated with genetic, epigenetic, transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic, and redox status changes in the local oocyte microenvironment: cumulus cells and follicular fluid. The ovary is the first organ to age in humans with functional decline evident already in women in their early 30s. Reproductive aging is characterized by a decrease in oocyte quantity and quality, which is associated with an increase in infertility, spontaneous abortions, and birth defects. Reproductive aging also has implications for overall health due to decreased endocrinological output. Understanding the mechanisms underlying reproductive aging has significant societal implications as women globally are delaying childbearing and medical interventions have greatly increased the interval between menopause and total lifespan. Age-related changes inherent to the female gamete are well-characterized and include defects in chromosome and mitochondria structure, function, and regulation. More recently, it has been appreciated that the extra-follicular ovarian environment may have important direct or indirect impacts on the developing gamete, and age-dependent changes include increased fibrosis, inflammation, stiffness, and oxidative damage. The cumulus cells and follicular fluid that directly surround the oocyte during its final growth phase within the antral follicle represent additional critical local microenvironments. Here we systematically review the literature and evaluate the studies that investigated the age-related changes in cumulus cells and follicular fluid. Our findings demonstrate unique genetic, epigenetic, transcriptomic, and proteomic changes with associated metabolomic alterations, redox status imbalance, and increased apoptosis in the local oocyte microenvironment. We propose a model of how these changes interact, which may explain the rapid decline in gamete quality with age. We also review the limitations of published studies and highlight future research frontiers.
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