Making a good egg: human oocyte health, aging, and in vitro development

EE Telfer, J Grosbois, YL Odey… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Mammalian eggs (oocytes) are formed during fetal life and establish associations with
somatic cells to form primordial follicles that create a store of germ cells (the primordial pool) …

Hippo signaling in the ovary: emerging roles in development, fertility, and disease

KL Clark, JW George, E Przygrodzka… - Endocrine …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Emerging studies indicate that the Hippo pathway, a highly conserved pathway that
regulates organ size control, plays an important role in governing ovarian physiology …

In vitro activation early follicles: from the basic science to the clinical perspectives

KCT Vo, K Kawamura - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Development of early follicles, especially the activation of primordial follicles, is strictly
modulated by a network of signaling pathways. Recent advance in ovarian physiology has …

Implications of nonphysiological ovarian primordial follicle activation for fertility preservation

J Grosbois, M Devos, I Demeestere - Endocrine reviews, 2020 - academic.oup.com
In recent years, ovarian tissue cryopreservation has rapidly developed as a successful
method for preserving the fertility of girls and young women with cancer or benign conditions …

The late effects of cancer treatment on female fertility and the current status of fertility preservation—a narrative review

KA Rodriguez-Wallberg, Y Jiang, T Lekberg… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fertility counseling should be offered to all individuals of young reproductive age early in the
patient's trajectory following a cancer diagnosis. Systemic cancer treatment and …

Pathways coordinating oocyte attrition and abundance during mammalian ovarian reserve establishment

KJ Grive - Molecular Reproduction and Development, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The mammalian ovarian reserve is comprised of a finite pool of primordial follicles,
representing the lifetime reproductive capacity of females. In most mammals, the reserve is …

Neurotrophin-4 promotes in vitro development and maturation of human secondary follicles yielding metaphase II oocytes and successful blastocyst formation

Y Guo, L Jia, H Zeng, P Sun, W Su, T Li… - Human …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Does a matrix-free culture system supplemented with neurotrophic
factor 4 (NT4) improve human in vitro follicular development and meiotic maturation …

MALDI mass spectrometry imaging shows a gradual change in the proteome landscape during mouse ovarian folliculogenesis

G Fiorentino, A Smith, G Nicora… - Molecular Human …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Our knowledge regarding the role proteins play in the mutual relationship among oocytes,
surrounding follicle cells, stroma, and the vascular network inside the ovary is still poor and …

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) promotes follicular growth and alters expression of genes that regulate the cell cycle and the Hippo pathway in cultured neonatal …

KL Clark, JS Davis - Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a synthetic chemical resistant to biodegradation and is
environmentally persistent. PFOA is found in many consumer products and is a major source …

The essential role of TAZ in normal tissue homeostasis

MG Jeong, HK Kim, ES Hwang - Archives of Pharmacal Research, 2021 - Springer
Transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif (TAZ) has been extensively characterized
in organ development, tissue regeneration, and tumor progression. In particular, TAZ …