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ArticleCommunications biology2026

Multicellular origins of murine ovarian inflammaging.

Anna Galligos, Joseph M Varberg, Wei-Ting Yueh, Aubrey Converse, Seth Malloy, Fatimah Aljubran, Francesca E Duncan, Jennifer L Gerton

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Article in Communications biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Anna Galligos *Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Joseph M Varberg *Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5235-5896
Wei-Ting YuehStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Aubrey ConverseNorthwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4203-1687
Seth MalloyStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Fatimah AljubranStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Francesca E DuncanNorthwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3756-9394
Jennifer L GertonStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA. jeg@stowers.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0743-3637

Funding

Stowers Institute for Medical Research (SIMR) NAU.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) F31HD116553-01U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) R01HD105752-01
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Abstract

Age-dependent reproductive decline has become a significant global health concern as the average maternal age at first birth increases. Fertility loss associated with reproductive aging is driven in part by alterations to ovarian composition and function, dysregulation of folliculogenesis, and increased inflammatory signaling. Our understanding of the molecular changes underlying ovarian aging has been expanded by single-cell and spatial transcriptomic studies, which identified infiltration of immune cells as a feature of ovarian aging. However, the function of these age-associated immune cells and their potential contributions to the inflammaging phenotype remain unclear. In this study, we integrate single-cell and spatial transcriptomics to define changes in the composition and intercellular signaling in the aging mouse ovary. We identify specific macrophage and T cell subpopulations that increase with age and are key sources of pro-inflammatory signaling in old ovaries. Further, we predict bidirectional signaling between these pro-inflammatory cells and granulosa cell populations that may impair follicular growth and development while promoting immune cell recruitment. These findings provide insights into the mechanisms that drive ovarian inflammaging.

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AgingInflammationOvaryAnimalsFemaleGranulosa CellsMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSignal TransductionSpatial TranscriptomicsT-LymphocytesTranscriptome

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PMID41826404
PMCPMC13128880

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