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ArticleF1000Research2022

Duration of dry and humidified incubation of single-step embryo culture medium and oxygen tension during sham culture do not alter medium composition.

Aswathi Cheredath, Shubhashree Uppangala, Gitanjali Asampille, Vani Lakshmi R, David Joseph, Keyur Raval, Nagana Gowda G A, Guruprasad Kalthur, Satish Kumar Adiga

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Article in F1000Research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07270250 (Impact of Dry vs Humidified Culture Conditions on Blastocyst Development and Aneuploidy), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Impact of Dry vs Humidified Culture Conditions on Blastocyst Development and Aneuploidy: A Time-lapse Sibling Oocyte Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorART Fertility Clinics LLCRan2026 to 2027Enrolled60ConditionsIncubator Stay, Total Blastulation, Blastocyst Quality, Biopsy RateArmsK- system incubator
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9 authors.

Aswathi CheredathDivision of Clinical Embryology, Department of Reproductive Science, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, India.
Shubhashree UppangalaDivision of Reproductive Genetics, Department of Reproductive Science,, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, India.
Gitanjali AsampilleDivision of Clinical Embryology, Department of Reproductive Science, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, India.
Vani Lakshmi RDepartment of Data Science, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, India.
David JosephNMR Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 576104, India.
Keyur RavalDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India.
Nagana Gowda G ANorthwest Metabolomics Research Center, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Guruprasad KalthurDivision of Reproductive Biology, Department of Reproductive Science, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, India.
Satish Kumar AdigaDivision of Clinical Embryology, Department of Reproductive Science, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2897-4697

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe extended embryo culture using single-step medium gained popularity in clinical in vitro fertilisation (IVF). However, there are concerns about the degradation of unstable medium components and their negative effects on the developing embryos. Further, dry-incubation can increase osmolality, which can in-turn enhance the concentration of constituents of the media and their stability. Hence, this study was conducted to understand the immediate changes in the culture media constituents in relation to clinically comparable situations such as single-step extended embryo culture and use of dry and humidified-incubation in two-different gaseous conditions.

methodsCommercially available single-step medium was sham-cultured in droplets under oil in two different conditions viz. dry (37°C; 6%CO 2; 5%O 2) and humidified (37°C; 6% CO 2; atmospheric O 2) for 0h, 72h, and 120h intervals. Droplets were subjected to the sensitivity-enhanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based profiling using 800 MHz NMR equipped with a cryogenically cooled micro-coil (1.7mm) probe. NMR profile of the embryo culture medium between the two groups were comprehensively assessed.

resultsA total of ten amino acids and four energy substrates were identified from the culture medium. The medium constituents identified showed a non-significant increase in the dry-incubation group at 72h and then declined at 120h. Humidified incubation had no effects on the level of the identified medium constituents until 120h. No significant differences in the levels of medium constituents identified were observed between the dry and humidified-groups at various time-points tested.

conclusionsA non-significant variation in the levels of medium constituents observed in the dry-incubation of single-step medium most unlikely to influence a clinical outcome. However, the impact of these subtle changes on the (epi)genetic integrity of the embryos in a clinical set-up to be addressed.

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Embryo Culture TechniquesEmbryo, MammalianCulture MediaFertilization in VitroOxygenCulture MediaOxygenEmbryo metabolomicsMedium stabilitySensitivity enhanced nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopySingle step embryo culture

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