PMID- 33397418 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211014 LR - 20240330 IS - 1477-7827 (Electronic) IS - 1477-7827 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 1 DP - 2021 Jan 4 TI - Caloric restriction in female reproduction: is it beneficial or detrimental? PG - 1 LID - 10.1186/s12958-020-00681-1 [doi] LID - 1 AB - Caloric restriction (CR), an energy-restricted intervention with undernutrition instead of malnutrition, is widely known to prolong lifespan and protect against the age-related deteriorations. Recently it is found that CR significantly affects female reproduction via hypothalamic (corticotropin releasing hormone, neuropeptide Y, agouti-related peptide) and peripheral (leptin, ghrelin, insulin, insulin-like growth factor) mediators, which can regulate the energy homeostasis. Although CR reduces the fertility in female mammals, it exerts positive effects like preserving reproductive capacity. In this review, we aim to discuss the comprehensive effects of CR on the central hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis and peripheral ovary and uterus. In addition, we emphasize the influence of CR during pregnancy and highlight the relationship between CR and reproductive-associated diseases. Fully understanding and analyzing the effects of CR on the female reproduction could provide better strategies for the management and prevention of female reproductive dysfunctions. FAU - Sun, Jiayi AU - Sun J AD - Department of Physiology, Basic Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People's Republic of China. AD - Department of Clinical medicine, School of Queen Mary, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. FAU - Shen, Xin AU - Shen X AD - Department of Physiology, Basic Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People's Republic of China. FAU - Liu, Hui AU - Liu H AD - Department of Physiology, Basic Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People's Republic of China. FAU - Lu, Siying AU - Lu S AD - Department of Physiology, Basic Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People's Republic of China. FAU - Peng, Jing AU - Peng J AD - Department of Gynecology, Nanchang HongDu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 264 MinDe Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People's Republic of China. 879332555@qq.com. FAU - Kuang, Haibin AU - Kuang H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4711-5449 AD - Department of Physiology, Basic Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People's Republic of China. kuanghaibin@ncu.edu.cn. AD - Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology and Pathology, Medical Experimental Teaching Center of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. kuanghaibin@ncu.edu.cn. LA - eng GR - 32060203, 81860283/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20210104 PL - England TA - Reprod Biol Endocrinol JT - Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E JID - 101153627 RN - 0 (Ghrelin) RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Leptin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Caloric Restriction MH - Female MH - Ghrelin/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Hypothalamus/*physiology MH - Insulin/metabolism MH - Leptin/metabolism MH - Ovary/*physiology MH - Pituitary Gland/*physiology MH - Reproduction/*physiology MH - Uterus/*physiology PMC - PMC7780671 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Caloric restriction OT - Energy OT - Female OT - Reproduction OT - Undernutrition COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2021/01/06 06:00 MHDA- 2021/10/15 06:00 PMCR- 2021/01/04 CRDT- 2021/01/05 05:40 PHST- 2020/09/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/12/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/01/05 05:40 [entrez] PHST- 2021/01/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/10/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12958-020-00681-1 [pii] AID - 681 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12958-020-00681-1 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2021 Jan 4;19(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s12958-020-00681-1.