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ArticleJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2017

Proteomic profile of maternal-aged blastocoel fluid suggests a novel role for ubiquitin system in blastocyst quality.

Gabriella Tedeschi, Elena Albani, Elena Monica Borroni, Valentina Parini, Anna Maria Brucculeri, Elisa Maffioli, Armando Negri, Simona Nonnis, Mauro Maccarrone, Paolo Emanuele Levi-Setti

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Article in Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Gabriella TedeschiDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Elena AlbaniHumanitas Fertility Center, Department of Gynecology, Division of Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089, Milan, Italy.
Elena Monica BorroniDipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche e Medicina Traslazionale, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy. elena.borroni@humanitasresearch.it.
Valentina PariniHumanitas Fertility Center, Department of Gynecology, Division of Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089, Milan, Italy.
Anna Maria BrucculeriHumanitas Fertility Center, Department of Gynecology, Division of Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089, Milan, Italy.
Elisa MaffioliFondazione Filarete, 20139, Milan, Italy.
Armando NegriDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Simona NonnisDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Mauro MaccarroneDepartment of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128, Rome, Italy.
Paolo Emanuele Levi-SettiHumanitas Fertility Center, Department of Gynecology, Division of Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, 20089, Milan, Italy.
IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital · ITUniversity of Milan · ITFondazione Filarete · ITUniversità Campus Bio-Medico · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe etiology of maternal aging, a common cause of female factor infertility and a rate-limiting step in vitro fertilization (IVF) success, remains still unclear. Proteomic changes responsible for the impaired successful pregnancy outcome after IVF with aged blastocysts have not been yet evaluated. The objective of this prospective study was to employ proteomic techniques and bioinformatic tools to enlight differences at the protein level in blastocoel fluid of aged and younger woman.

methodsProtein composition of human blastocoel fluid isolated by micromanipulation from 46 blastocysts of women aged <37 years (group A) and 29 of women aged ≥37 years (group B) have been identified by a shotgun proteomic approach based on high-resolution nano-liquid chromatography electrospray-ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (nLC-ESI-MS/MS) using label free for the relative quantification of their expression levels.

resultsThe proteomic analysis leads to the identification and quantification of 148 proteins; 132 and 116 proteins were identified in groups A and B, respectively. Interestingly, the identified proteins are mainly involved in processes aimed at fine tuning embryo implantation and development. Among the 100 proteins commonly expressed in both groups, 17 proteins are upregulated and 44 downregulated in group B compared to group A. Overall, the analysis identified 33 proteins, which were increased or present only in B while 76 were decreased in B or present only in A.

conclusionsData revealed that maternal aging mainly affects blastocyst survival and implantation through unbalancing the equilibrium of the ubiquitin system known to play a crucial role in fine-tuning several aspects required to ensure successful pregnancy outcome.

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Embryo TransferFertilization in VitroProteomicsAdultAge FactorsBlastocystCell SurvivalEmbryo ImplantationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansMaternal AgePregnancyPregnancy OutcomeProtein BiosynthesisTandem Mass SpectrometryAgingBlastocoel fluidEmbryo implantationProteomicsShotgun

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