Individual-oocyte transcriptomic analysis shows that genotoxic chemotherapy depletes human primordial follicle reserve in vivo by triggering proapoptotic pathways without growth activation
Titus S, Szymanska K, Musul B, Turan V, Taylan E, Garcia- Milian R, Mehta S, Oktay K. Individual-oocyte transcriptomic analysis shows that genotoxic chemotherapy depletes human primordial follicle reserve in vivo by triggering proapoptotic pathways without growth activation. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 407. PMID: 33431979, PMCID: PMC7801500, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79643-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsApoptosisCyclophosphamideDNA DamageFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHeterograftsHumansMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDOocytesOogenesisOvarian FollicleOvarian ReserveOvarySignal TransductionSingle-Cell AnalysisTranscriptomeYoung AdultConceptsPrimordial follicle oocytesFollicle lossGrowth activationHuman ovarian xenograft modelPI3K/PTEN/AktFollicle oocytesDNA damagePI3K/PTEN/Akt pathwayOvarian reserve depletionPrimordial follicle reservePTEN/AKT pathwayIngenuity Pathway AnalysisOvarian xenograft modelPTEN/AKTSevere DNA damageExpression of AktGonadotoxic chemotherapyAnti-apoptotic Bcl2Early menopauseFollicle reserveTranscriptomic analysisCyclophosphamide injectionHuman ovaryPhosphorylation statusRNA sequencing