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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2024

The Roles of GDF-9, BMP-15, BMP-4 and EMMPRIN in Folliculogenesis and In Vitro Fertilization.

Serafeim Fountas, Efthymia Petinaki, Stamatis Bolaris, Magdalini Kargakou, Stefanos Dafopoulos, Athanasios Zikopoulos, Efthalia Moustakli, Sotirios Sotiriou, Konstantinos Dafopoulos

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Serafeim FountasFertility and Sterility Unit, Elena Venizelou General-Maternity District Hospital, 11521 Athens, Greece.
Efthymia PetinakiDepartment of Microbiology, University Hospital of Larissa, 41110 Larissa, Greece.
Stamatis BolarisFertility and Sterility Unit, Elena Venizelou General-Maternity District Hospital, 11521 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2523-3276
Magdalini KargakouFertility and Sterility Unit, Elena Venizelou General-Maternity District Hospital, 11521 Athens, Greece.
Stefanos DafopoulosDepartment of Health Sciences, European University Cyprus, 2404 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Athanasios ZikopoulosRoyal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Rd, Exeter EX 25 DW, UK.
Efthalia MoustakliLaboratory of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Sotirios SotiriouDepartment of Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 41110 Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9466-6086
Konstantinos DafopoulosART Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 41110 Larissa, Greece.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF-9) contributes to early ovarian development and oocyte survival. Higher concentrations of GDF-9 in follicular fluid (FF) are associated with oocyte nuclear maturation and optimal embryo development. In in vitro fertilization (IVF), GDF-9 affects the ability of the oocyte to fertilize and subsequent embryonic development. Bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP-15) is involved in the regulation of ovarian function and affects oocyte development. During IVF, BMP-15 contributes to the formation of competent blastocysts. BMP-15 may play a role in embryo implantation by affecting endometrial receptivity. Bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP-4) is involved in the regulation of follicle growth and development and affects granulosa cell (GC) differentiation. In relation to IVF, BMP-4 is important for embryonic development, influences cell fate and differentiation, and plays a role in facilitating embryo-endometrial interactions during the implantation process. Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN) is associated with ovulation and follicle rupture, promotes the release of mature eggs, and affects the modification of the extracellular matrix of the follicular environment. In IVF, EMMPRIN is involved in embryo implantation by modulating the adhesive properties of endometrial cells and promotes trophoblastic invasion, which is essential for pregnancy to occur. The purpose of the current article is to review the studies and recent findings of GDF-9, BMP-15, BMP-4 and EMMPRIN as fundamental factors in normal follicular development and in vitro fertilization.

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BMP-15BMP-4EMMPRINfolliculogenesisGDF-9in vitro fertilizationnormal follicular development

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PMID38999341
PMCPMC11242125

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