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ReviewJournal of ovarian research2025

The mechanism and protective strategies of follicle injury after ovarian tissue cryopreservation and thawed transplantation: a review.

Yifan Chu, Jialiang Zhang, Luyao Wang, Jiaxin Xie, Jiayun Chen, Xinyao Hu, Juepu Zhou, Ruolin Mao, Miao Yan, Jing Yue

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Review in Journal of ovarian research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Yifan ChuReproductive Medicine and Genetics Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Jialiang ZhangSchool of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Luyao WangReproductive Medicine and Genetics Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Jiaxin XieReproductive Medicine and Genetics Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Jiayun ChenReproductive Medicine and Genetics Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Xinyao HuReproductive Medicine and Genetics Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Juepu ZhouReproductive Medicine and Genetics Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Ruolin MaoReproductive Medicine and Genetics Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Miao YanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Jing YueReproductive Medicine and Genetics Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China. jingyue8@hotmail.com.

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFC2702503Open Project of Hubei Clinical Research Center for Reproductive Medicine 2025RMOF005Peking University Third Hospital Open Subject of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology BYSYSZKF2022008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence of early-onset malignancies in reproductive-aged women is rising, necessitating effective fertility preservation strategies. Ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) remains the sole option for prepubertal girls and patients requiring urgent oncologic treatment. However, post-transplant follicular attrition-driven by ischemia-reperfusion injury, oxidative stress, and aberrant primordial follicle activation-remains a major barrier. This comprehensive review elucidates the multiscale mechanisms of cryopreservation-induced follicular damage and evaluates cutting-edge strategies, including antifreeze protein-engineered cryoprotectants, angiogenesis-modulating scaffolds, and mTOR pathway inhibition. By integrating recent advances in biomaterial science and cryobiology, this study provides actionable insights to enhance OTC clinical efficacy and advance reproductive medicine.

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CryopreservationFertility PreservationOvarian FollicleOvaryAnimalsFemaleHumans

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PMID41035050
PMCPMC12487330

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