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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Construction and Bioengineering of Human Bioprosthetic Ovaries from Cryopreserved Ovarian Tissue.

Mengyang Cao, Plamen Todorov, Gohar Rahimi, Mahmoud Salama, Teresa K Woodruff, Evgenia Isachenko, Christine Skala, Volodimir Isachenko

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Ovarian Matrisome Dynamics and αvβ3-Mediated Regulation in Early Follicular Development.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Mengyang CaoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Cologne University, 50931 Cologne, Germany.ORCID 0009-0002-5660-7074
Plamen TodorovInstitute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-3731-6116
Gohar RahimiAMEDES Facharzt-fZentrum für Kinderwunsch, Pränatale Medizin, Endokrinologie und Osteologie GmbH, 90518 Hamburg, Germany.
Mahmoud SalamaDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0282-8018
Teresa K WoodruffDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1197-3399
Evgenia IsachenkoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Cologne University, 50931 Cologne, Germany.
Christine SkalaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Cologne University, 50931 Cologne, Germany.
Volodimir IsachenkoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Cologne University, 50931 Cologne, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3674-543X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ovarian tissue cryopreservation is increasingly recognized as an effective fertility preservation option for cancer patients undergoing gonadotoxic therapies. After cancer treatment, transplantation of frozen-thawed ovarian tissue can restore both fertility and endocrine function. However, the threat of reintroducing malignant cells limits its application in patients with a high risk of ovarian metastasis. To eliminate potential cancer cells in grafts, a promising strategy involves isolating follicles from cryopreserved ovarian tissue and encapsulating them within biocompatible scaffolds to construct transplantable bioprosthetic ovaries. Here, we review the construction of bioprosthetic ovaries designed to mimic natural ovarian architecture, and further discuss the challenges in bioprosthetic ovary bioengineering along with potential strategies to address these issues.

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BioengineeringBioprosthesisCryopreservationFertility PreservationOvaryTissue EngineeringAnimalsFemaleHumansOvarian FollicleTissue Scaffoldsbioprosthetic ovariesfollicle lossovarian tissue cryopreservationrevascularizationscaffolds

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PMID40565010
PMCPMC12193682

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