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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

SDF-1 Attenuates Oocyte Quality Decline During Reproductive Aging Through Autophagy-Enhanced Stress Granule Scavenging.

Rui Long, Meng Wang, Ruolin Mao, Hong Chen, Juepu Zhou, Xiangfei Wang, Zheng Yuan, Ri-Cheng Chian, Nan Xiao, Qingsong Xi and 3 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Rui LongReproductive Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5047-2589
Meng WangReproductive Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-8999
Ruolin MaoReproductive Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Hong ChenReproductive Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3164-0179
Juepu ZhouReproductive Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Xiangfei WangReproductive Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Zheng YuanInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7589-6727
Ri-Cheng ChianCenter For Reproductive Medicine, Heilongjiang Province Hospital, Harbin, China.
Nan XiaoDepartment of Center for Reproductive Medicine, Tianjin Central Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Nankai University Affiliated Maternity Hospital/Tianjin Key Laboratory of Human Development and Reproductive Regulation, Tianjin, China.
Qingsong XiCenter of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5892-823X
Yimin ShuAdvanced Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Lei JinReproductive Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5550-3105
Lixia ZhuReproductive Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1300-6543

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2024YFC2706700National Key Research and Development Program of China 2025YFC3508002National Natural Science Foundation of China 82401948Tianjin Health Research Project TJWJ2023MS028
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The age-related decline in oocyte quality constitutes a major cause of reduced female fertility. In this study, we investigated the potential of stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) to counteract oocyte deterioration during reproductive aging. We observed a significant negative correlation between SDF-1 levels and aging in both human follicular fluid/oocytes and murine ovarian tissues. Utilizing aged mouse models, we found that SDF-1 supplementation, both in vitro and in vivo, was associated with the amelioration of multiple aging-associated oocyte defects, including restored meiotic spindle morphology, improved chromosomal alignment, normalized distribution of cortical granules and mitochondria, enhanced mitochondrial membrane potential, and reduced oxidative stress. Consequently, SDF-1 treatment improved fertilization competence, embryonic developmental potential, and fertility restoration in aged female mice. Mechanistically, transcriptomic and functional analyses suggested that SDF-1 ameliorates oocyte aging primarily by enhancing autophagic activity, which was associated with clearance of accumulated stress granules and mitigation of oxidative damage. Pharmacological inhibition of autophagy attenuated the beneficial effects of SDF-1. In conclusion, our findings point to a previously underexplored role for SDF-1 in alleviating age-related oocyte decline, potentially through autophagy-enhanced stress granule scavenging, positioning SDF-1 as a promising candidate for therapeutic intervention in reproductive aging, although further investigations are warranted in the future.

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agingautophagyoocyte qualitySDF‐1stress granule

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PMID42544868
PMCPMC13430927

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