2021
Comparison of open and a novel closed vitrification system with slow freezing for human ovarian tissue cryopreservation
Sugishita Y, Taylan E, Kawahara T, Shahmurzada B, Suzuki N, Oktay K. Comparison of open and a novel closed vitrification system with slow freezing for human ovarian tissue cryopreservation. Journal Of Assisted Reproduction And Genetics 2021, 38: 2723-2733. PMID: 34398400, PMCID: PMC8581089, DOI: 10.1007/s10815-021-02297-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicle survivalCortical piecesPrimary folliclesHuman ovarian tissue cryopreservationOvarian tissue cryopreservationCell death pathway activationOvarian cortical piecesPrimordial follicle survivalPrimordial follicle densityHuman ovarian tissueClosed vitrification systemTissue cryopreservationDNA damageOvarian tissueHistological analysisPathway activationApoptosis rateDevice groupSlow freezingIndividual-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
2017
Vitrification versus slow freezing of human ovarian tissue: a comparison of follicle survival and DNA damage
Kawahara T, Sugishita Y, Taylan E, Suzuki N, Moy F, Oktay K. Vitrification versus slow freezing of human ovarian tissue: a comparison of follicle survival and DNA damage. Fertility And Sterility 2017, 108: e56-e57. DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.179.Peer-Reviewed Original Research