{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Xu Z"],"funding":["Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China","Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation"],"pagination":["8390"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11897182"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["15(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Vaginal atrophy is a prevalent symptom in menopausal women, affecting over 50% of older women and patients with loss of ovarian function. The role of factors other than estrogen, such as the vaginal microbiota (VM), in the development of vaginal atrophy has not been fully explored. Therefore, we selected 8-week-old C57 mice with bilateral ovariectomy for experimentation. After four weeks of treatment, we observed that the vaginal epithelium of ovariectomized mice showed signs of atrophy. There were also significant differences in the structure and metabolites of VM. Vaginal transplantation of microbiota from ovary-intact mice significantly alleviated the vaginal atrophy of ovariectomized mice and altered the structure and metabolism of VM. These findings indicate that ovarian activity sign"],"journal":["Scientific reports"],"pubmed_title":["Vaginal microbiota transplantation alleviates vaginal atrophy in ovariectomized mice."],"pmcid":["PMC11897182"],"funding_grant_id":["81100412","2008085MH283"],"pubmed_authors":["Zou J","Lu Y","Zou Q","Wang W","Zhu Q","Xu Z","Wang L"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Vaginal microbiota transplantation alleviates vaginal atrophy in ovariectomized mice.","description":"Vaginal atrophy is a prevalent symptom in menopausal women, affecting over 50% of older women and patients with loss of ovarian function. The role of factors other than estrogen, such as the vaginal microbiota (VM), in the development of vaginal atrophy has not been fully explored. Therefore, we selected 8-week-old C57 mice with bilateral ovariectomy for experimentation. After four weeks of treatment, we observed that the vaginal epithelium of ovariectomized mice showed signs of atrophy. There were also significant differences in the structure and metabolites of VM. Vaginal transplantation of microbiota from ovary-intact mice significantly alleviated the vaginal atrophy of ovariectomized mice and altered the structure and metabolism of VM. These findings indicate that ovarian activity sign","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Mar","modification":"2025-04-04T09:07:23.691Z","creation":"2025-04-04T09:07:23.691Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11897182","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40069259"],"doi":["10.1038/s41598-025-92881-1"]}}