ReviewReproduction (Cambridge, England)2020
The ovarian stroma as a new frontier.
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146 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 250 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison of the quality of ovarian tissue cryopreservation by conventional slow cryopreservation and vitrification-a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of ovarian research · 2025Pooled it
- High-fat diet-negative impact on female fertility: from mechanisms to protective actions of antioxidant matrices.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Beyond apoptosis: evidence of other regulated cell death pathways in the ovary throughout development and life.Human reproduction update · 2023Pooled it
- Age-associated changes in cumulus cells and follicular fluid: the local oocyte microenvironment as a determinant of gamete quality.Biology of reproduction · 2022Pooled it
- Characterization of Ovarian Cell Types and Molecular Signatures in Mauremys reevesii Using Single-Cell Sequencing.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026Article
- Ovarian Extracellular Matrix Mechanics Regulate Oocyte-Follicle Interactions During Female Reproductive Aging.Aging cell · 2026Article
- Perifollicular stromal cells sustain folliculogenesis via MDK-NCL signaling in mice and humans.Cell discovery · 2026Article
- Feed restriction affects follicular development by regulating cell cycle progression in porcine mural granulosa cells.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Making themselves scarce: immune cells in the ovary.Journal of ovarian research · 2026Article
- Spatial transcriptomics in the human adult ovary: insights into key signalling pathways during follicular atresia.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- HucMSC-mediated stromal metabolic reprogramming in reactivating aged ovaries: a single-cell transcriptomic perspective.Cellular & molecular biology letters · 2026Article
- Single-nucleus profiling reveals age-associated remodeling opposed by parity in the postmenopausal human ovary.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Decreased expression of ribonucleotide reductase M2 accelerates ovarian aging by suppressing cell proliferation and inducing DNA damage in mouse theca-interstitial cells.Journal of ovarian research · 2026Article
- Morphological evidence of telocytes in DHEA-induced polycystic ovary syndrome model.Histology and histopathology · 2026Article
- Therapeutic Effects of Stromal Stem Cells Derived from Ovarian Tissue in a Cyclophosphamide-Induced Rat Model of Ovarian Failure.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026Article
- Specification of the interstitial cell lineage in the fetal mouse ovary requires balanced Notch signaling.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Cross-species single-cell transcriptomic analyses reveal evolutionary conservation and diversification of ovarian tissues.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Multicellular origins of murine ovarian inflammaging.Communications biology · 2026Article
- Identification of cryosensitive niches and a targetable FOS/AP‑1 program in the human ovarian cortex by single‑cell and spatial transcriptomics.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Sleep deprivation impairs follicular development attributable to granulosa cell pyroptosis mediated by S100A8/A9-driven macrophage M1 polarization.Science advances · 2026Article
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Abstract
Historically, research in ovarian biology has focused on folliculogenesis, but recently the ovarian stroma has become an exciting new frontier for research, holding critical keys to understanding complex ovarian dynamics. Ovarian follicles, which are the functional units of the ovary, comprise the ovarian parenchyma, while the ovarian stroma thus refers to the inverse or the components of the ovary that are not ovarian follicles. The ovarian stroma includes more general components such as immune cells, blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic vessels, as well as ovary-specific components including ovarian surface epithelium, tunica albuginea, intraovarian rete ovarii, hilar cells, stem cells, and a majority of incompletely characterized stromal cells including the fibroblast-like, spindle-shaped, and interstitial cells. The stroma also includes ovarian extracellular matrix components. This review combines foundational and emerging scholarship regarding the structures and roles of the different components of the ovarian stroma in normal physiology. This is followed by a discussion of key areas for further research regarding the ovarian stroma, including elucidating theca cell origins, understanding stromal cell hormone production and responsiveness, investigating pathological conditions such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), developing artificial ovary technology, and using technological advances to further delineate the multiple stromal cell types.
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