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. 2024 Sep;31(9):2808-2819.
doi: 10.1007/s43032-024-01566-z. Epub 2024 Apr 30.

Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived Exosomes Improved The Aged Mouse IVM Oocytes Quality

Jiangnan Song  1   2   3 , Xinmeng Guo  4 , Bolun Zhang  3   4 , Qian Zhang  4 , Yibing Han  5 , Dandan Cao  6 , Yuanqing Yao  7   8
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Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived Exosomes Improved The Aged Mouse IVM Oocytes Quality

Jiangnan Song et al. Reprod Sci. 2024 Sep.

Abstract

During assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment, the aged women, especially those over 35 years old, have fewer mature oocytes and poorer quality of the oocytes comparing with the young women. In vitro maturation (IVM) technology facilitates the usage of immature oocytes, which is clinically important for the aged women. However, the maturation rate is low for the oocytes from the aged women. Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells derived exosomes (HUCMSCs-exosomes), as important mediators of intercellular communication, have been widely used to restore ovarian function and improve female fertility. In this study, we isolated HUCMSCs-exosomes and collected the immature germinal vesicle oocytes from the naturally aged mouse model. And we added these HUCMSCs-exosomes to the conventional IVM culture system. The effects of HUCMSCs-exosomes on IVM oocytes were observed and analyzed from multiple aspects including maturation rate, spindle morphology, mitochondria function, and development potential. We found the quality of oocytes was improved by HUCMSCs-exosomes. Based on the results, we propose that HUCMSCs-exosomes may provide a novel and cell free strategy in the improvement of the IVM in elderly infertile women in the future.

Keywords: Aged; Assisted reproductive technology; Exosomes; Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells; In vitro maturation.

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