Transcriptomic integrity of human oocytes used in ARTs: technical and intrinsic factor effects

B Ducreux, C Patrat, J Trasler… - Human Reproduction …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Millions of children have been born throughout the world thanks to ARTs, the
harmlessness of which has not yet been fully demonstrated. For years, efforts to evaluate the …

Oocyte quality following in vitro follicle development

J Xu, MB Zelinski - Biology of reproduction, 2022 - academic.oup.com
In vitro follicle development (IVFD) is an adequate model to obtain basic knowledge of
folliculogenesis and provides a tool for ovarian toxicity screening. IVFD yielding competent …

Comprehensive atlas of mitochondrial distribution and dynamics during oocyte maturation in mouse models

X Hao, J Zhao, KA Rodriguez-Wallberg - Biomarker Research, 2024 - Springer
Background Oocytes, the largest cells in mammals, harbor numerous mitochondria within
their cytoplasm. These highly dynamic organelles are crucial for providing energy resources …

High-quality single-cell transcriptomics from ovarian histological sections during folliculogenesis

H Ikeda, S Miyao, S Nagaoka… - Life science …, 2023 - life-science-alliance.org
High-quality, straightforward single-cell RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) with spatial resolution
remains challenging. Here, we developed DRaqL (direct RNA recovery and quenching for …

MitoQ protects ovarian organoids against oxidative stress during oogenesis and folliculogenesis in vitro

J Wang, H Du, L Ma, M Feng, L Li, X Zhao… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ovarian organoids, based on mouse female germline stem cells (FGSCs), have great value
in basic research and are a vast prospect in pre-clinical drug screening due to their …

Ceria Nanoparticle Systems Alleviate Degenerative Changes in Mouse Postovulatory Aging Oocytes by Reducing Oxidative Stress and Improving Mitochondrial …

D Zhang, L Ji, Y Yang, J Weng, Y Ma, L Liu, W Ma - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Postovulatory aging oocytes usually feature diminished potential for fertilization and poor
embryonic development due to enhanced oxidative damage to the subcellular organelles …

From in vivo to in vitro: exploring the key molecular and cellular aspects of human female gametogenesis

SA Coxir, GMJ Costa, CF Santos, RLLS Alvarenga… - Human Cell, 2023 - Springer
Human oogenesis is a highly complex and not yet fully understood process due to ethical
and technological barriers that limit studies in the field. In this context, replicating female …

Pronuclear transfer rescues poor embryo development of in vitro-grown secondary mouse follicles

A Christodoulaki, H He, M Zhou… - Human …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Is pronuclear transfer (PNT) capable of restoring embryo developmental
arrest caused by cytoplasmic inferiority of in vitro-grown (IVG) mouse oocytes? SUMMARY …

Prospects for fertility preservation: the ovarian organ function reconstruction techniques for oogenesis, growth and maturation in vitro

B Hu, R Wang, D Wu, R Long, J Ruan, L **… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Today, fertility preservation is receiving more attention than ever. Cryopreservation, which
preserves ovarian tissue to preserve fertility in young women and reduce the risk of infertility …

Regulation of oocyte mRNA metabolism: a key determinant of oocyte developmental competence

AF Ermisch, JR Wood - Molecular Mechanisms Determining Mammalian …, 2024 - Springer
The regulation of mRNA transcription and translation is uncoupled during oogenesis. The
reason for this uncoupling is two-fold. Chromatin is only accessible to the transcriptional …