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ArticleAmerican journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)2020

Dysregulated cytokine profile associated with biochemical premature ovarian insufficiency.

Peihao Liu, Xiruo Zhang, Jingmei Hu, Linlin Cui, Shidou Zhao, Xue Jiao, Yingying Qin

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Article in American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peihao LiuCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Xiruo ZhangCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Jingmei HuCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Linlin CuiCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Shidou ZhaoCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Xue JiaoCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2936-2166
Yingying QinCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0319-7799
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

problemPremature ovarian insufficiency (POI) imposes great challenge on female reproduction. Whether immune disturbance in ovarian environment was implicated in POI remains unclear. We aimed to characterize the cytokine profile in follicular fluid (FF) and paired serum in patients with biochemical POI (bPOI). METHOD OF STUDY: Multiplex immunoassay containing 45 cytokines was performed for individual FF and paired serum samples from 35 bPOI patients and 37 matched controls. Cytokine profiles were compared between the two groups and cytokines correlated to ovarian reserve, and the rates of day-3 good-quality embryos were further analyzed.

resultsIn FF, significantly elevated level of chemokines MIP-1α (P = .043), CXCL8 (P = .024), IP-10 (P = .041), and eotaxin-1 (P = .015) as well as growth factors VEGF-D (P = .047), BDNF (P = .043), LIF (P = .002), and bFGF (P = .046) was found in bPOI patients compared to controls. Yet RANTES manifested an opposite trend with reduced levels among bPOI patients (P = .006). All these chemokines and growth factors in FF were significantly correlated with ovarian reserve (P < .05). In paired serum, cytokine signature was not likely accordant with that in FF between two groups, except for increased IP-10 (P = .032) in bPOI patients and its significant correlation to FSH and AFC (P < .05). Among all differentially expressed cytokines, RANTES in FF was correlated with the rate of day-3 good-quality embryos (P = .035).

conclusionAltered cytokine profile characterized by increased chemokines and growth factors was associated with early stage of POI, which may fuel the progression of the disease or even play a crucial role in the development of ovarian insufficiency.

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AdultChemokinesCytokinesFemaleFollicular FluidHumansMenopause, PrematureOvaryPregnancyPrimary Ovarian InsufficiencyStem Cell NicheChemokinesCytokineschemokinecytokinegrowth factorpremature ovarian insufficiency

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