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ArticleJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2012

LH receptor gene expression in cumulus cells in women entering an ART program.

Myrto Papamentzelopoulou, Despina Mavrogianni, George A Partsinevelos, Spyros Marinopoulos, Vasiliki Dinopoulou, Charalampos Theofanakis, Elli Anagnostou, Dimitris Loutradis

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Article in Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Myrto PapamentzelopoulouDivision of Human Reproduction, IVF Unit, 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alexandra Hospital, Athens University Medical School, 80 Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, 11528, Athens, Greece.
Despina Mavrogianni
George A Partsinevelos
Spyros Marinopoulos
Vasiliki Dinopoulou
Charalampos Theofanakis
Elli Anagnostou
Dimitris Loutradis
Alexandra Hospital · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeLuteinizing hormone (LH) exerts its actions through its receptor (LHR), which is mainly expressed in theca cells and to a lesser extent in oocytes, granulosa and cumulus cells. The aim of the present study was the investigation of a possible correlation between LHR gene and LHR splice variants expression in cumulus cells and ovarian response as well as ART outcome.

methodsForty patients undergoing ICSI treatment for male factor infertility underwent a long luteal GnRH-agonist downregulation protocol with a fixed 5-day rLH pre-treatment prior to rFSH stimulation and samples of cumulus cells were collected on the day of egg collection. RNA extraction and cDNA preparation was followed by LHR gene expression investigation through real-time PCR. Furthermore, cumulus cells were investigated for the detection of LHR splice variants using reverse transcription PCR.

resultsConcerning LHR expression in cumulus cells, a statistically significant negative association was observed with the duration of ovarian stimulation (odds ratio = 0.23, p = 0.012). Interestingly, 6 over 7 women who fell pregnant expressed at least two specific types of LHR splice variants (735 bp, 621 bp), while only 1 out of 19 women that did not express any splice variant achieved a pregnancy.

conclusionsConsequently, the present study provide a step towards a new role of LHR gene expression profiling as a biomarker in the prediction of ovarian response at least in terms of duration of stimulation and also a tentative role of LHR splice variants expression in the prediction of pregnancy success.

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Reproductive Techniques, AssistedAdultChorionic GonadotropinCumulus CellsDown-RegulationFemaleFollicle Stimulating HormoneGene ExpressionGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneHumansInfertilityLuteinizing HormoneMaleOvaryOvulation InductionPregnancyChorionic GonadotropinFollicle Stimulating HormoneGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneLuteinizing HormoneProtein IsoformsReceptors, LH

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PMID22382642
PMCPMC3348285
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