Research progress on mechanism of follicle injury after frozen ovarian tissue transplantation and protective strategies

The iatrogenic ovarian dysfunction caused by cancer treatment have been increasing, along with the age at onset of malignant tumors getting younger, the survival of cancer patients being longer, as well as the delayed childbearing age for females; therefore it becomes a major clinical challenge to preserve the fertility of these patients. Ovarian tissue cryopreservation is the only solution for female cancer patients in prepubertal ages and those who cannot delay gonadotoxic therapy. However, the successful rate of cryopreservation and transplantation of ovarian tissue is still low at present due to the risk of ischemia and hypoxia of grafted tissues. Abnormal activation of primordial follicle and ischemia-reperfusion injury after blood supply recovery also cause massive loss of follicles in grafted ovarian tissues. It has been tried in various studies to reduce the damage of follicles during freezing and transplantation by adding certain drugs, and extend the duration of endocrine and reproductive function in patients with ovarian transplantation. For example, melatonin, N-acetylcysteine, erythropoietin or other antioxidants are used to reduce oxidative stress; mesenchymal stem cells derived from different tissues, basic fibroblast growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor, angiopoietin 2 and gonadotropin are used to promote revascularization; anti-Müllerian hormone and rapamycin are used to reduce abnormal activation of primordial follicles. This article reviews the research progress on the main mechanisms of follicle loss after ovarian tissue transplantation, including hypoxia, ischemia-reperfusion injury and associated cell death, and abnormal activation of follicles; and explores the methods of reducing graft follicle loss to provide reference for improving the efficiency of ovarian tissue cryopreservation and transplantation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences - (2024) vom: 01. Apr., Seite 1-11

Sprache:

Englisch

Weiterer Titel:

移植冷冻卵巢组织卵泡损伤机制及保护策略

Beteiligte Personen:

Ying, Hanqi [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Libing [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Songying [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cryopreservation
Follicle activation
Follicle injury
Journal Article
Ovarian tissue
Review
Transplantation

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Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.3724/zdxbyxb-2023-0566

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370515471