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Lu H, Ma L, Zhang Y, Feng Y, Zhang J, Wang S. Current Animal Model Systems for Ovarian Aging Research. Aging Dis 2022; 13:1183-1195. [PMID: 35855343 PMCID: PMC9286907 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2021.1209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Ovarian aging leads to menopause, loss of fertility and other disorders in multiple organs, which brings great distress to women. For ethical reasons, it is impossible to use humans as direct study subjects for aging research. Therefore, biomedical researchers have employed different non-human organisms to study ovarian aging, including worms, fruit flies, fishes, amphibians, birds, mice, rats, cavies, rabbits, pigs, sheep, cows, horses, monkeys, and apes. Because each of these model organisms has its own features, multiple factors, such as size, anatomical structure, cost, ease of operation, fertility, generation time, lifespan, and gene heredity, should be carefully considered when selecting a model system to study ovarian aging. An appropriate model organism would help researchers explore the risk factors and elucidate molecular mechanisms underlying declined ovarian functions, which might be conducive to preventing or delaying the ovarian aging process. This article will offer an overview on several currently available and commonly used model organisms for ovarian aging research by comparing their pros and cons. In doing so, we hope to provide useful information for ovarian aging researchers.
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- Huan Lu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
- Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
- Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
- Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
- Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
- Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
- Correspondence should be addressed to: Dr. Shixuan Wang () and Dr. Jinjin Zhang (), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
- Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
- Correspondence should be addressed to: Dr. Shixuan Wang () and Dr. Jinjin Zhang (), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Man GCW, Zhang T, Chen X, Wang J, Wu F, Liu Y, Wang CC, Cheong Y, Li TC. The regulations and role of circadian clock and melatonin in uterine receptivity and pregnancy-An immunological perspective. Am J Reprod Immunol 2017; 78. [DOI: 10.1111/aji.12715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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- Gene Chi Wai Man
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology; Faculty of Medicine; The Prince of Wales Hospital; The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Shatin Hong Kong SAR
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Faculty of Medicine; The Prince of Wales Hospital; The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Shatin Hong Kong SAR
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Reproductive Immunology for Peri-Implantation; Fertility Center; Shenzhen Zhongshan Urology Hospital; Shenzhen China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Faculty of Medicine; The Prince of Wales Hospital; The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Shatin Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Faculty of Medicine; The Prince of Wales Hospital; The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Shatin Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Faculty of Medicine; The Prince of Wales Hospital; The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Shatin Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Faculty of Medicine; The Prince of Wales Hospital; The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Shatin Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Faculty of Medicine; The Prince of Wales Hospital; The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Shatin Hong Kong SAR
- Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences; Faculty of Medicine; The Prince of Wales Hospital; The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Shatin Hong Kong SAR
- School of Biomedical Sciences; Faculty of Medicine; The Prince of Wales Hospital; The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Shatin Hong Kong SAR
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- Human Development and Health; Princess Anne Hospital; University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine; Southampton UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Faculty of Medicine; The Prince of Wales Hospital; The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Shatin Hong Kong SAR
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Plante DT, Goldstein MR. Medroxyprogesterone acetate is associated with increased sleep spindles during non-rapid eye movement sleep in women referred for polysomnography. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2013; 38:3160-6. [PMID: 24054762 PMCID: PMC3844048 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2013] [Revised: 08/21/2013] [Accepted: 08/27/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Sleep spindles are characteristic electroencephalographic waveforms that may play functionally significant roles in sleep-dependent memory consolidation, cortical development, and neuropsychiatric disorders. Circumstantial evidence has connected endogenous progesterone and its metabolites to the production of sleep spindles; however, the effects of exogenous progestins on sleep spindles have not been described in women. We examined differences in sleep spindle frequency and morphology in a clinical sample of women (n=21) referred for polysomnography taking depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), relative to a matched comparison group. Consistent with our hypotheses, women taking MPA demonstrated significantly higher sleep spindle density and maximal amplitude relative to comparison patients. Our results suggest that progestins potentiate the generation of sleep spindles, which may have significant implications for research that examines the role of these waveforms in learning, development, and mental illness.
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- David T. Plante
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA,Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Paaby P, Nielsen A, Møller-Petersen J, Raffn K. Cyclical changes in endogenous overnight creatinine clearance during the third trimester of pregnancy. ACTA MEDICA SCANDINAVICA 2009; 223:459-68. [PMID: 3376774 DOI: 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1988.tb15898.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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To investigate the pattern of change in endogenous overnight creatinine clearance during the third trimester, 12 healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancies were examined three times a week. Urine was collected overnight from 22.00 to 08.00 hours and analysed for creatinine. Serum was sampled in the morning and analysed for creatinine, beta 2-microglobulin, progesterone and estradiol. The general trend of creatinine clearance was parabolic with a declining level during the last month before term. A sinusoid pattern with minimum values around the time when the women would have had menstruation had they not become pregnant was superimposed on the parabolic trend. A mathematical model (parabolas overlaid with a cosine curve) was constructed and fitted to the data. The cyclical pattern was significant. Serum creatinine showed a pattern with increasing values during the last 4-6 weeks before term and cyclical changes which were also significant. In the individual case the monthly and preterm clearance decrement sometimes was over 50%. Monthly and preterm decreases in creatinine clearance may be quite normal and serial measurements of creatinine clearance are therefore necessary to determine if declining values indicate pathological falls in the glomerular filtration rate.
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- P Paaby
- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark
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Maayan R, Strous RD, Abou-Kaoud M, Weizman A. The effect of 17β estradiol withdrawal on the level of brain and peripheral neurosteroids in ovarectomized rats. Neurosci Lett 2005; 384:156-61. [PMID: 15927368 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.04.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2005] [Revised: 04/14/2005] [Accepted: 04/22/2005] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), pregnenolone (P) and their sulfate derivatives are neuroactive neurosteroids synthesized endogenously in the brain and in steroidogenic organs and influence or are influenced by a variety of physiological processes. Since parturition is followed by a rapid drop in estrogen levels in serum and brain it may be hypothesized that the drastic drop in the brain exposure to estrogens may cause a disturbance in the neurosteroid-to-neurosteroid-sulfate equilibrium with clinical relevance. In order to develop a rat animal model for human postpartum rapid estrogen decline conditions, the present study investigated effects of sudden withdrawal of hyperphysiological estrogens levels on levels of DHEA, DHEAS, P and PS in peripheral blood and brain tissue as well as cortical sulfatase activity. Twenty-four 3-month-old female rats were ovarectomized followed by either no estrogen, high levels of estrogen alone, or followed by sudden withdrawal after high-administered estrogen levels. Results indicated elevated brain cortical DHEA-S and reduced cortical sulfatase in ovarectomized rats following sudden estrogen withdrawal. No significant alterations in DHEA, P or PS were noted. Study observations suggest the marked influence estrogen withdrawal states may have on cortical DHEA-S levels in particular, the precise mechanism of which remains unknown but which may be related to the paralleled decrease in sulfatase activity. This DHEA-S increase may lead to attenuated GABAergic tone and may be relevant to post-natal behavioral disturbances (e.g. depression, anxiety).
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- Rachel Maayan
- Laboratory of Biological Psychiatry, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva 49100, Israel.
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Alexander GM, Altemus M, Peterson BS, Wexler BE. Replication of a premenstrual decrease in right-ear advantage on language-related dichotic listening tests of cerebral laterality. Neuropsychologia 2002; 40:1293-9. [PMID: 11931932 DOI: 10.1016/s0028-3932(01)00220-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Five fused dichotic word tasks measured perceptual asymmetry in 30 women at 4 weekly intervals. The five tasks varied according to whether the stimuli presented were word-word pairs or nonsense word-pairs, or whether they consisted of neutral words paired with positive emotion-evoking words (e.g. hug-tug), neutral words paired with negative emotion-evoking words (e.g. till-kill), or neutral words paired with neutral words (e.g. bean-dean). Overall right-ear advantage (REA) decreased in the premenstrual week relative to the postmenstrual week, replicating previous results using identical measures. In addition, REA scores were similar at menstrual, postmenstrual and midcycle weeks. Additional data from 12 men suggests sex differences in task performance were small or non-existent. In both women and men, there were no effects of repeated testing on REA, but emotional proclivity indices, defined as the tendency to recall words of positive or negative affective tone, increased across the four test sessions. As found previously, there was a trend for women to hear fewer positive words during the premenstrual week. These data are consistent with other research suggesting that a progesterone-mediated decrease in functional asymmetry occurs in the luteal phase. Future research manipulating task demands (e.g. memory load) or the affective valence of the stimuli may be useful in understanding the observed changes in hemispheric advantage.
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- Gerianne M Alexander
- Yale University Child Study Center, 230 South Frontage Road, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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Alexander GM, Peterson BS. Sex steroids and human behavior: implications for developmental psychopathology. CNS Spectr 2001; 6:75-88. [PMID: 17008833 DOI: 10.1017/s1092852900022896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In a variety of mammalian species, prenatal androgens organize brain structures and functions that are later activated by steroid hormones in postnatal life. In humans, studies of individuals with typical and atypical development suggest that sex differences in reproductive and nonreproductive behavior derive in part from similar prenatal and postnatal steroid effects on brain development. This paper provides a summary of research investigating hormonal influences on human behavior and describes how sex differences in the prevalences and natural histories of developmental psychopathologies may be consistent with these steroid effects. An association between patterns of sexual differentiation and specific forms of psychopathology suggests novel avenues for assessing the effects of sex steroids on brain structure and function, which may in turn improve our understanding of typical and atypical development in women and men.
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- G M Alexander
- Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Drudy L, Harrison R, Verso J, Cottell E, Kondaveeti U, Barry-Kinsella C, Gordon A. Does patient semen quality alter during an in vitro fertilization (IVF) program in a manner that is clinically significant when specific counseling is in operation? J Assist Reprod Genet 1994; 11:185-8. [PMID: 7711380 DOI: 10.1007/bf02211806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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PURPOSE It has been shown that the stress of infertility may impair semen quality. Whether counseling can attenuate this affect is unproven. This study examines, in an IVF program setting, where specific counseling is in operation, whether semen collected on the day of oocyte recovery is significantly different from that obtained during the prior clinical suitability assessment of the couple. RESULTS In the 125 consecutive couples examined, there were no significant overall differences in semen volume or sperm density. There was a significant increase in sperm motility on the day of oocyte retrieval (P < 0.001). Twenty-three patients (18.4%) showed an increase in quality, and 21 (16.8%) a decrease, on the day of oocyte recovery. The environment of production appeared to exert no influence. Fertilization failure occurred in seven couples, three (14%) of whom presented for the first time with decreased semen parameters on the day of IVF. This compares with 1 of 23 (4%) fertilization failure in those whose parameters increased. CONCLUSION The semen quality of the vast majority of the patients studied in this highly counseled program does not appear to be significantly affected by the superstress of participation in the day of oocyte recovery.
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- L Drudy
- RCSI Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Preti G, Cutler WB, Garcia CR, Huggins GR, Lawley HJ. Human axillary secretions influence women's menstrual cycles: the role of donor extract of females. Horm Behav 1986; 20:474-82. [PMID: 3793028 DOI: 10.1016/0018-506x(86)90009-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Menstrual synchrony in human females has previously been demonstrated among women attending a predominantly female university as well as among women attending coeducational universities. In each of these studies, women who spent the most time together were most likely to show the menstrual synchrony. In this experiment, the possibility that substances in axillary secretions might mediate this effect was tested using a prospective, double-blind research design and a combined axillary extract from a group of female donors. Female subjects who reported themselves to have normal (29.5 +/- 3 day) cycles were exposed to the axillary extracts or blank/ethanol for 10 to 13 weeks. Recipients of the axillary extracts showed a significant reduction in "days' difference in menses onset" relative to the donor cycle, no change was evident for recipients of blank/ethanol. These results demonstrate that constituents from the axillary region of donor females can shift the time of menstrual onset of another group to conform with the donors' cycle and that this effect can occur even in the absence of social contact.
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