Timing and duration of calorie restriction determine its impact on ovarian aging in female mice.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated how the timing and duration of 30% caloric restriction (CR) affect ovarian aging in mice. Mice were assigned to one of four groups: ad libitum (AL) control, long-term CR (3-11 months; CR/CR), early short-term CR (3-7 months; CR/AL), and late short-term CR (7-11 months; AL/CR). Long-term CR reduced body mass, improved insulin sensitivity, preserved the ovarian primordial follicle reserve, and attenuated ovarian macrophage infiltration compared to AL-fed mice. Metabolic benefits from CR were quickly reversed upon returning to AL feeding. Short-term CR, whether initiated early or late, did not preserve the ovarian reserve. Some benefits were observed with an early start CR, including reduced ovarian collagen deposition at 7 months and reduced macrophage infiltration at

SUBMITTER: Prosczek JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12511633 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature