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In simple terms, if the differentiation of tissue cells is suppressed, immature cells will persist during adulthood (muscular dystrophy), and if it is accelerated, premature aging will occur (degenerative diseases) [ 9].
In addition, the decidual cells, which are known to exhibit degenerative changes at term [ 44 ] , show marked diminution of cytoplasmic ERβ.
Microglial cells are resident macrophages in the central nervous system, and LHR expression has been described in other types of human resident macrophages (ovary, decidua, endometrium and corpora lutea) [ 22 33 ] . Pathological activation of microglia has been reported in a wide range of conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, cerebral ischemia, prion diseases, multiple sclerosis, AIDS dementia, and other degenerative neurological diseases [ 70 71 ] . Some of these degenerative diseases are associated with advanced age and high levels of circulating LH.
LHR immunoreactivity in porcine fallopian tubes was confined to the epithelium and smooth muscle cells, and in vitro LH treatment caused relaxation of the oviduct [ 35 ] . Also, LHR stimulation plays a role in the induction and maintenance of myometrial quiescence [ 36 37 38 ] . Since smooth muscles belong among important compartments of the pelvic floor, high LH levels after menopause might be involved in the increased incidence of pelvic floor disorders, a common condition in postmenopausal women [ 39 ] . Since the brain was reported to express functional LHR [ 29 30 ] , there is also a possibility that high LH levels in aging individuals may in some way participate in the development and progression of neurodegenerative process of several degenerative neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's disease.
Once AEV is achieved, there will be no going back: rejuvenation research will be intense forever thereafter and will anticipate and remedy the life-threatening degenerative changes appearing at newly achieved ages with ever-increasing efficacy and lead time.
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