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The Expression of miRNAs in Human Ovaries, Oocytes, Extracellular Vesicles, and Early Embryos: A Systematic Review.

Albert Salas-Huetos, Emma R James, Kenneth I Aston, Timothy G Jenkins, Douglas T Carrell, Marc Yeste

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Cells, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
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  3. Role of miRNAs in Bovine Oocyte Maturation and Reproductive Regulation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  9. The possible regulatory role of miR-4463 and its target geneInternational journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2024
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  10. Does the miR-105-1-Kisspeptin Axis Promote Ovarian Cell Functions?Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2024
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  15. Advancing Exposomic Research in Prenatal Respiratory Disease Programming.Immunology and allergy clinics of North America · 2023
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  20. Therapeutic options for premature ovarian insufficiency: an updated review.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Albert Salas-HuetosAndrology and IVF Laboratory, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5914-6862
Emma R JamesAndrology and IVF Laboratory, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.
Kenneth I AstonAndrology and IVF Laboratory, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.
Timothy G JenkinsAndrology and IVF Laboratory, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.
Douglas T CarrellAndrology and IVF Laboratory, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.
Marc YesteBiotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Unit of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona, 17003 Girona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2209-340X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recent discovery of microRNAs (miRNAs) in human reproductive tissues and cells indicates a possible functional role in reproductive function. However, the studies published to date in female reproductive tissues/cells and embryos are inconclusive and sometimes controversial. In order to update the knowledge of this field, the present study aimed to discuss, through a systematic review, the role of miRNAs in female human reproduction and early embryogenesis. We conducted a systematic review of the published literature in MEDLINE and EMBASE databases through June 2018 (plus a complementary search until July 2019), in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. We have included descriptive and observational studies, in which fertile/infertile women were well-defined. The primary outcome was the miRNA expression in ovaries, oocytes, extracellular vesicles, and embryos. We identified 25,204 articles, of which 28 were selected for qualitative analysis: 18 in ovaries and extracellular vesicles, three in oocytes, and seven in embryos. The present systematic review of descriptive and observational studies demonstrates that aberrant miRNA expression in female reproductive tissues/cells and embryos is related with infertility and embryogenesis errors. The expression of specific miRNAs, particularly in extracellular vesicles, may be used in the future as biomarkers of infertility and prognostic tools of embryo development.

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BlastocystExtracellular VesiclesFemaleFertilityHumansMicroRNAsOocytesOvaryMicroRNAsembryoextracellular vesiclesmiRNAsoocyteovary

Identifiers

PMID31817143
PMCPMC6952888

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