Cancer therapy-induced ovarian failure is a significant public health problem with potentially 1% of population being affected over reproductive life span. Our overall goal is to understand and prevent the damage caused by such treatments. In the previous grant period we made significant discoveries which set the tone for the next grant period. We discovered that gonadotoxic chemotherapeutics result in primordial follicle death primarily by causing double strand (DSB) DNA breaks, and in response to this insult, oocytes mount an ATM- mediated DNA DSB repair response (Aging, 2011). This response may enable some primordial follicles to survive chemotherapy. Furthermore, we found that DNA DSB repair response is critical in the way oocytes mitigate genotoxic insult and aging, and that women who are deficient in DNA DSB repair, specifically BRCA1- mutation carriers, maybe prone to prematurely depleting their ovarian reserve (Science Translational Medicine, 2013). In addition, we showed that S1P, a naturally occurring ceramide death-pathway inhibitor, reduces chemotherapy-induced primordial follicle death in human ovarian xenografts (Human Reproduction 2014). Stemming from these revelations and the DNA DSB repair response being the unifying theme, our specific aims for the renewal application are: 1. To determine if BRCA-mutation carriers are more prone to chemotherapy-induced ovarian follicle loss because of their inherent deficiency of DNA DSB repair; 2. To reveal the mechanisms by which some primordial follicles are able to survive chemotherapy insult; 3. To understand how S1P protects human ovarian primordial follicle pool. To achieve these aims we will utilize clinical studies, single cel real time PCR as well as microarray strategies, in situ hybridization, gene interference, coupled with human ovarian xenografting and laser capture approaches. While the studies are primarily translational and will utilize human material, mouse models will also be used to strengthen the mechanistic work.

Public Health Relevance

Chemotherapy-induced ovarian failure is a major source of health problems. If the mechanisms of chemotherapy-induced oocyte death as well the pathways to repair and prevent such damage are understood, quality of life of cancer survivors can be greatly enhanced.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01HD053112-09
Application #
9204312
Study Section
Integrative and Clinical Endocrinology and Reproduction Study Section (ICER)
Program Officer
Taymans, Susan
Project Start
2006-04-01
Project End
2019-12-31
Budget Start
2017-01-01
Budget End
2017-12-31
Support Year
9
Fiscal Year
2017
Total Cost
$459,694
Indirect Cost
$170,214
Name
New York Medical College
Department
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
041907486
City
Valhalla
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
10595
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Lin, Wayne; Titus, Shiny; Moy, Fred et al. (2017) Ovarian Aging in Women With BRCA Germline Mutations. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 102:3839-3847
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Oktay, Kutluk; Bedoschi, Giuliano; Berkowitz, Karen et al. (2016) Fertility Preservation in Women with Turner Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review and Practical Guidelines. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 29:409-416
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Oktay, Kutluk; Bedoschi, Giuliano; Pacheco, Fernanda et al. (2016) First pregnancies, live birth, and in vitro fertilization outcomes after transplantation of frozen-banked ovarian tissue with a human extracellular matrix scaffold using robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 214:94.e1-9
Oktay, Kutluk; Turan, Volkan (2016) Failure of Ovarian Suppression With Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogs to Preserve Fertility: An Assessment Based on the Quality of Evidence. JAMA Oncol 2:74-5
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Titus, Shiny; Stobezki, Robert; Oktay, Kutluk (2015) Impaired DNA Repair as a Mechanism for Oocyte Aging: Is It Epigenetically Determined? Semin Reprod Med 33:384-8

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