Aging and Rejuvenation
The consequences of reproductive aging are encountered on a daily basis in the infertility clinic. With this in mind, researchers at IVI RMA Global are working to identify the mechanisms responsible for reproductive aging.
These projects include studies on:
- changes in the epigenome associated with aging,
- telomere dynamics in gametes and peripheral blood
- mitochondrial function in preimplantation embryos.
The scientific team is also focused on devising treatment strategies to activate dormant follicles in patients at advanced stages of reproductive aging. These techniques have produced pregnancies in multiple patients with a diagnosis of primary ovarian insufficiency (also termed premature ovarian failure).
Investigators working in this area
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Publications from this area
- Mitochondrial unfolded protein response gene Clpp is required to maintain ovarian follicular reserve during aging, for oocyte competence, and development of pre-implantation embryos.
Wang T Babayev E Jiang Z Li G Zhang M Esencan E Horvath T Seli E.
Aging Cell. 2018 May 30:e12784. doi: 10.1111/acel.12784.
- Fertility rescue and ovarian follicle growth promotion by bone marrow stem cell infusion.
Herraiz S Buigues A Díaz-García C Romeu M Martínez S Gómez-Seguí I Simón C Hsueh AJ Pellicer A
Fertil Steril. 2018 Mar 22. pii: S0015-0282(18)30004-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.01.004. [Epub ahead of print]
- Human Endometrial Reconstitution From Somatic Stem Cells: The Importance of Niche-Like Cells.
Lopez-Perez N Gil-Sanchis C Ferrero H Faus A Diaz A Pellicer A Cervelló I Simón C
Reprod Sci. 2018 Jan 1:1933719118766251. doi: 10.1177/1933719118766251. [Epub ahead of print]
Presentations from this area
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Labarta E Herraiz S De Los Santos MJ Marzal A Jose Escribá M Buigues A Pellicer A Autologous mitochondrial transfer (AugmentSM) as a complementary technique to ICSI to improve oocyte and embryo quality in IVF patients. A Randomized Pilot Study. Presented at the 34rd annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
ESHRE 2018
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Labarta E Herraiz S De Los Santos MJ Marzal A Jose Escribá M Buigues A Pellicer A
Autologous stem cell ovarian transplant to improve ovarian response and reproductive outcomes in poor responder patients
Presented at the 34rd annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
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López-Pérez N Santamaría X Díaz-Gimeno P Sebastian-Leon P Faus A Remohí J Pellicer A Simón C Cervelló I Stem Cell-Secreted Paracrine Factors in Human Endometrial Regeneration Presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation
SRI 2018
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Morin SJ Tao X Bedard J Landis J Zhan Y Scott RT Seli E
Epigenetic Clock Model of Somatic Aging Accurately Predicts Chronologic Age When Applied to White Blood Cells But Not Cumulus Cells in Reproductive Age Women
Presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation
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Tao X Zhan Y Scott K Scott RT Seli E
DNA methylation is associated with ploidy status, delayed blastulation, and patient age in human embryos
Presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation
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Tao X Zhan Y Scott K Scott RT Seli E Assessment of DNA methylation in human embryos Presented at the 73rd annual meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine
ASRM 2017
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Herraiz S Romeu M Martínez S Solves P Gómez I Martínez J Buigues A Galliano D Simón C Díaz-García C Pellicer A Two live birth after Stem cell ovarian auto-transplantation in Poor Responder women Presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
ESHRE 2017
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Santamaría Costa X Cabanillas S Arbona C Cervelló I Raga F Ferro J Palmero J Remohí J Pellicer A Simon C
Stem cell treatment for endometrial pathologies
Presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
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Santamaría X Cervelló I Cabanillas S Arbona C Raga F Ferro J Palmero J Remohí J Pellicer A Simon C
Human Reproduction keynote lecture - Autologous cell therapy with CD133+ bone marrow-derived stem cells for refractory Asherman's syndrome and endometrial atrophy: a pilot cohort study
Presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
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Herraiz S Buigues A Romeu M Díaz-García C Hsueh A Pellicer A Infusion Of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells Improved Ovarian Function In Chemotherapy-Damaged Ovaries In Mice Presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation
SRI 2017
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Herraiz S Romeu M Martínez S Díaz-García C Solves P Gómez I Martínez J Anna Buigues Simón C Galliano D Pellicer A
Two Live Birth After Stem Cell Ovarian Auto-Transplantation In PR Women
Presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation