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Cellular hallmarks of aging emerge in the ovary prior to primordial follicle depletion
Mech Ageing Dev. 2021 Mar;194:111425. doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2020.111425.
Victor A Ansere 1, Samim Ali-Mondal 2, Roshini Sathiaseelan 2, Driele N Garcia 3, José V V Isola 3, Jéssica D Henseb 4, Tatiana D Saccon 4, Sarah R Ocañas 1, Kyla B Tooley 1, Michael B Stout 2, Augusto Schneider 4, Willard M Freeman 5
Abstract:
...Here, we sought to determine if chronological age is linked to changes in ovarian cellular senescence, transcriptomic, and epigenetic mechanisms in a mouse model. Histological assessments and transcriptional analyses revealed the accumulation of lipofuscin aggresomes and senescence-related transcripts (Cdkn1a, Cdkn2a, Pai-1 and Hmgb1) significantly increased with advancing age. Transcriptomic profiling and pathway analyses following RNA sequencing, revealed an upregulation of genes related to pro-inflammatory stress and cell-cycle inhibition, whereas genes involved in cell-cycle progression were downregulated; which could be indicative of senescent cell accumulation. The emergence of these senescence-related markers preceded the dramatic decline in primordial follicle reserve observed. Whole Genome Oxidative Bisulfite Sequencing (WGoxBS) found no genome-wide or genomic context-specific DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation changes with advancing age. These findings suggest that cellular senescence may contribute to ovarian aging, and thus, declines in ovarian follicular reserve. Cell-type-specific analyses across the reproductive lifespan are needed to fully elucidate the mechanisms that promote ovarian insufficiency.
PMID: 33383072
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