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Cell-free nucleic acids and melatonin levels in human follicular fluid predict embryo quality in patients undergoing in-vitro fertilization treatment.
Latif Khan, Haroon; Bhatti, Shahzad; Latif Khan, Yousaf; Abbas, Sana; Munir, Zaid; Rahman Khan Sherwani, Ismail Abdur; Suhail, Samina; Hassan, Zahira; Aydin, Hikmet Hakan.
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  • Latif Khan H; Lahore Institute of Fertility and Endocrinology, Hameed Latif Hospital, 14- Abu Bakar Block, New Garden Town, Lahore - 54800, Pakistan.
  • Bhatti S; Lahore Institute of Fertility and Endocrinology, Hameed Latif Hospital, 14- Abu Bakar Block, New Garden Town, Lahore - 54800, Pakistan; Department of Human Genetics and Molecular biology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore - 54600, Pakistan; Department of Medical Education, Rashid Latif Medical C
  • Latif Khan Y; Lahore Institute of Fertility and Endocrinology, Hameed Latif Hospital, 14- Abu Bakar Block, New Garden Town, Lahore - 54800, Pakistan; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hameed Latif Hospital, 14 - Abu Bakar Block, New Garden Town, Lahore - 54800 Pakistan.
  • Abbas S; Lahore Institute of Fertility and Endocrinology, Hameed Latif Hospital, 14- Abu Bakar Block, New Garden Town, Lahore - 54800, Pakistan.
  • Munir Z; Department of Medical Education, Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Rahman Khan Sherwani IA; Department of Medical Education, Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Suhail S; Lahore Institute of Fertility and Endocrinology, Hameed Latif Hospital, 14- Abu Bakar Block, New Garden Town, Lahore - 54800, Pakistan.
  • Hassan Z; Department of Cellular Pathology, Royal Free Hospital, NW3 2QG, London, United Kingdom.
  • Aydin HH; Department of Medical Biochemistry, Ege University School of Medicine, Bornova Izmir, Turkey.
J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod ; 49(1): 101624, 2020 Jan.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31472269
Despite many advances in assisted reproductive technology (ART), the most viable embryo selection remains a challenge for infertility treatment. This study was designed to investigate whether intra-follicular circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragments and Melatonin levels predict embryo quality in patients undergoing IVF treatment. A total of eight hundred and ninety-five follicular fluid (ff) samples were collected from 325 infertile patients undergoing IVF treatment. Patients were enrolled from August 2017 to December 2018 in the infertility center of a tertiary care hospital. A clear non-hematic follicular fluid was aspirated after the removal of eggs from the dominant follicles (>18mm) of each patient. Melatonin and E2 levels in each follicular sample were estimated by immune-chemiluminescence using commercially available kits. ALU-qPCR evaluated cfDNA levels in individual follicular fluid samples. Our study presented a significant and negative relationship between intra-follicular cfDNA and melatonin concentration (-0.541: P<0.001). Each individual follicle contains measurable copy number of cfDNA [mean: 1.85±2.98ng/µl (median; 1.86ng/µl (95% Cl: 0.96-2.87)]. In pregnant women cfDNA copy number was significantly decreased in follicular fluid samples(ff) aspirated from matured oocytes than in immature ones [p<0.01; ß = -0.42±0.49; median; 1.45ng/ml (95% Cl: 0.36-2.97) vs. 3.57ng/µl (95% Cl: 0.37-4.01) respectively. While melatonin concentration in ff samples corresponding to mature oocytes was significantly higher than in ff samples related to immature oocytes (p<0.001). Moreover, in pregnant women cfDNA level was significantly lower in ff samples related to oocytes which produces top-quality embryos versus low quality embryos [p<0.001; ß=1.81±0.91; median; 1.25ng/µl (95% Cl: 0.35-1.97)] vs. [(median; 3.65ng/ml (95% Cl: 1.23-6.36)] respectively. Likewise, in non-pregnant women melatonin levels were significantly decreased in ff samples related to embryos with high fragmentation rate (≥25%) than embryos with low fragmentation rate (<25%; p<0.001). Conclusively, this study indicates that Intra-follicular cfDNA and melatonin concentration possibly a new supplemental tool that supports to establish an advanced non-invasive early prognostic test for the patients undergoing IVF/ICSI procedure.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: ADN / Fertilización In Vitro / Líquido Folicular / Embrión de Mamíferos / Ácidos Nucleicos Libres de Células / Melatonina Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Pregnancy Idioma: En Revista: J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Pakistán Pais de publicación: Francia

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: ADN / Fertilización In Vitro / Líquido Folicular / Embrión de Mamíferos / Ácidos Nucleicos Libres de Células / Melatonina Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Pregnancy Idioma: En Revista: J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Pakistán Pais de publicación: Francia