title: Rejuvenating effect of pregnancy on the mother.
abstract: Aging is associated with reduced tissue regenerative capacity. In recent years, studies in mice have shown that transfusion of blood from young animals to old ones can reverse some aging effects and increase regenerative potential similar to that seen in young animals. Because pregnancy is a unique biological model of a partially shared blood system, we have speculated that pregnancy would have a rejuvenating effect on the mother. Recent studies support this idea. In this review, we will summarize the current knowledge of the rejuvenating effect of pregnancy on the mother.
authors: Rubin Chair in Medical Science, Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, IMRIC, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors: Tal
authors: T
authors: Falick Michaeli
authors: Rubin Chair in Medical Science, Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, IMRIC, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors: Yehudit
authors: Y
authors: Bergman
authors: Rubin Chair in Medical Science, Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, IMRIC, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. Electronic address: yuvalgiel@gmail.com.
authors: Yuval
authors: Y
authors: Gielchinsky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000502:physiology; D046528:Chimerism; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008115:Liver Regeneration; D008136:Longevity; D008423:Maternal Age; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D011247:Pregnancy; D012038:Regeneration
keywords: Aging; pregnancy; regeneration; rejuvenation