ArticleBMC biology2021
An increase of phosphatidylcholines in follicular fluid implies attenuation of embryo quality on day 3 post-fertilization.
Article in BMC biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Metabolic profiling of human follicular fluid to unravel the pathways involved in polycystic ovary syndrome - a systematic review.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Linoleic acid metabolite 13-Hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid as a biphasic ferroptosis modulator in granulosa cells: multi-omics analysis of ovine atretic follicles.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Article
- Lipidomics Reveals Common Mechanisms in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion, and Infertility: A Genetic-Based Analysis.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- Arachidonic acid metabolism in health and disease.MedComm · 2023Review
- Metabolomic analysis of follicular fluid from women with Hashimoto thyroiditis.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Metabonomic analysis of follicular fluid in patients with diminished ovarian reserve.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- First Evidence Indicates the Physiology- and Axial-Myopia-Dependent Profiles of Steroid Hormones in Aqueous Humor.Metabolites · 2022Article
- Publisher Correction to: An increase of phosphatidylcholines in follicular fluid implies attenuation of embryo quality on day 3 post-fertilization.BMC biology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough oocyte quality is the dominant factor determining embryo quality, few studies have been conducted to evaluate embryo quality based on the metabolites related to the oocyte. With quantification of the follicular fluid (FF) metabolites, in assisted reproductive technology (ART), this study sought to evaluate the embryo or oocyte quality through an informative approach.
resultsAn evaluation model consisting of 17 features was generated to distinguish the embryo quality on day 3 post-fertilization, and phosphatidylcholines (PCs) were the key contributors to the evaluation. The model was extended to the patients under different ages and hyperstimulations, and the features were further enriched to facilitate the evaluation of the embryo quality. The metabolites were clustered through pathway analysis, leading to a hypothesis that accumulation of arachidonic acid induced by PCs might weaken embryo quality on day 3 post-fertilization.
conclusionsA discriminating model with metabolic features elicited from follicular fluid was established, which enabled the evaluation of the embryo or oocyte quality even under certain clinical conditions, and the increase of PCs in follicular fluid implies the attenuation of embryo quality on day 3 post-fertilization.
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