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- W4311404269 abstract "Abstract BACKGROUND Rising maternal ages and age-related fertility decline are a global challenge for modern reproductive medicine. Clinicians and researchers pay specific attention to ovarian ageing and hormonal insufficiency in this regard. However, uterine ageing is often left out of the picture, with the majority of reproductive clinicians being close to unanimous on the absence of age-related functional decline in the uterine tissues. Therefore, most existing techniques to treat an age-related decline in implantation rates are based primarily on hormonal supplementation and oocyte donation. Solving the issue of uterine ageing might lead to an adjustment to these methods. OBJECTIVE AND RATIONALE A focus on uterine ageing and the possibility of slowing it emerged with the development of the information theory of ageing, which identifies genomic instability and erosion of the epigenetic landscape as important drivers of age-related decline in the functionality of most cells and tissues. Age-related smoothing of this landscape and a decline in tissue function can be assessed by measuring the ticking of epigenetic clocks. Within this review, we explore whether the uterus experiences age-related alterations using this elegant approach. We analyse existing data on epigenetic clocks in the endometrium, highlight approaches to improve the accuracy of the clocks in this cycling tissue, speculate on the endometrial pathologies whose progression might be predicted by the altered speed of epigenetic clocks and discuss the possibilities of slowing down the ticking of these clocks. SEARCH METHODS Data for this review were identified by searches of Medline, PubMed and Google Scholar. References from relevant articles using the search terms ‘ageing’, ‘maternal age’, ‘female reproduction’, ‘uterus’, ‘endometrium’, ‘implantation’, ‘decidualization’, ‘epigenetic clock’, ‘biological age’, ‘DNA methylation’, ‘fertility’ and ‘infertility’ were selected. A total of 95 articles published in English between 1985 and 2022 were included, six of which describe the use of the epigenetic clock to evaluate uterine/endometrium ageing. OUTCOMES Application of the Horvath and DNAm PhenoAge epigenetic clocks demonstrated a poor correlation with chronological age in the endometrium. Several approaches were suggested to enhance the predictive power of epigenetic clocks for the endometrium. The first was to increase the number of samples in the training dataset, as for the Zang clock, or to use more sophisticated clock-building algorithms, as for the AltumAge clock. The second method is to adjust the clocks according to the dynamic nature of the endometrium. Using either approach revealed a strong correlation with chronological age in the endometrium, providing solid evidence for age-related functional decline in this tissue. Furthermore, age acceleration/deceleration, as estimated by epigenetic clocks, might be a promising tool to predict or to gain insights into the origin of various endometrial pathologies, including recurrent implantation failure, cancer and endometriosis. Finally, there are several strategies to slow down or even reverse epigenetic clocks that might be applied to reduce the risk of age-related uterine impairments. WIDER IMPLICATIONS The uterine factor should be considered, along with ovarian issues, to correct for the decline in female fertility with age. Epigenetic clocks can be tested to gain a deeper understanding of various endometrial disorders." @default.
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- W4311404269 date "2022-12-14" @default.
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- W4311404269 title "Epigenetic clocks provide clues to the mystery of uterine ageing" @default.
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