QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS OF ATRESIA DURING MAMMALIAN FOLLICULOGENESIS
Keywords:
ovarian follicles, growth factors, methods of analysis, vacuolesAbstract
During ovarian foliculogenesis, about 99.9% of follicles die by the follicle atresia process. The atresia process can occur via degeneration or apoptosis. This process compromises all the follicle development stages, with antral follicles being those most affected. On the other hand, the preantral follicles are more residents, since their slow metabolic rate, as well as the reduced number and layers of somatic cells, granulosa and/or thecal cells. Although preantral follicles are less affected by the atresia process, when the event occurs, we can classify it in two ways, type I or type II degenerated follicles. In the type I degeneration the oocyte is the most compromised compartment, showing the picnotic nuclei, although its granulosa cells presented well organized and no picnosis. Already in the type II degeneration, the follicles presented shrunken in the oocyte, and swollen, disorganization and no adhered granulosa cells from the basal membrane and oocyte. It is important to highlight that type I degeneration is the most common in primordial and primary follicles, while in secondary follicles present more type II degeneration, which means that the as follicle evolve, type II degeneration is more frequent. Considering all the aspects related here, this literature review will address aspects related to the folliculogenesis and the process of follicle atresia, as well as substances that induce atresia during in vitro and in vivofolliculogenesis and methods and parameters for analyzing atresia in ovarian follicles. This is due to the need to develop more efficient ovarian follicle recovery protocols, which can prevent this great follicular loss and optimizing the possibilities of use of these biological materials in the future.
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