Systems biology in reproductive medicine

Female infertility is a multifactorial condition with complex biological and clinical underpinnings. Biologically, female-related infertility may stem from disruptions in the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis, impaired folliculogene…

Endometriosis is a complex condition with a wide range of clinical manifestations, presenting significant challenges, particularly for young women. Its diverse and often perplexing presentations pose difficulties within the medical communit…

For decades, the endometrium was considered to be a sterile environment. However, now this concept is disputed, and there is growing evidence that microbiota composition might affect endometrial receptivity. Routine clinical management of i…

The technique and platform used for preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) have undergone significant changes over time. The contemporary technique utilizes trophectoderm biopsy followed by next-generation sequencing (NGS). …

Endometriosis is a disease defined by the presence of benign lesions of endometrial-like glands and stroma outside the endometrial cavity. Affecting an estimated 11.4% of Australian women, symptoms include chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea …

Endometriosis is a common estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory disease that leads to infertility in women of reproductive age. Perhaps infertility reflects the reduced expression of integrin αvβ3 and HOXA10 in endometriosis. Previous stu…

iTRAQ: isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation; HPRD: Human Protein Reference Database; GO: Gene Ontology; KEGG: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes; EM: Endometriosis; COX-2: cyclooxyenase-2; NF-kB: nuclear factor kappa-B;…

ESCs: endometrial stromal cells; 17β-E2: 17β-Estradiol; EMT: epithelial-mesenchymal transition; CASP3: caspase 3; BCL2: B cell leukemia/lymphoma 2; VEGFA: vascular endothelial growth factor A; lncRNA: long non-coding RNA; GAPDH: glyceraldeh…

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), a class of non-coding RNA, have been shown to be essential in many diseases, such as infertility. Here, we found three candidate lncRNAs, ENST00000414116, ENST00000433673, and ENST00000448179, that are highly…

< 0.01). The duration of the first cell cycle (ECC1) and S2 (the time between t3 and t4) displayed significant distortions compared with embryos in the control group. All other analyzed early morphokinetic parameters (t2, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7…

UNLABELLED: Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and leptin are produced in the granulosa cells of follicles and play an important role in the growth and maturation of follicles. The aim of our study was to moni…

: estradiol; ESHRE: European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology; ERETIC: electronic to access in vivo concentration; FF: follicular fluid; FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone; hCG: human chorionic gonadotropin; HEPES: 2-hydroxyethyl…

Our objective was to assess the role of laparoscopic removal of ovarian endometriomas and ablation of peritoneal endometriosis on the outcome of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) - Embryo Transfer cycles by comparing with the results …

Endometriosis (EM) and uterine leiomyoma (UL) are two most frequent benign tumors of monoclonal origin affecting about 30% of all women in their reproductive age. Modern molecular technologies have made a tremendous impact in understanding …

Dysfunctions and disorders in the ovary lead to a host of diseases including ovarian cancer, ovarian endometriosis, and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Understanding the molecular mechanisms behind ovarian diseases is a great challenge.…

Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological condition that affects 10-32% of women of reproductive age and may lead to infertility. The study of protein profiles in follicular fluid may assist in elucidating possible biomarkers related to this…

The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a major angiogenic factor, is known to play an important role in the development of endometriosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of three VEGF (-460 C/T, +405 G/C, an…

Studies on elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in granulosa cells (GC) and its subsequent effect on fertilization are limited. Oxidative stress (OS) mediated alterations in GC of infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization (…

A number of reports have suggested that the oxidative state of human albumin in serum and in some body fluids is associated with cell damage. However there are no reports on the redox state of human follicular fluid (FF) and its influence o…

A recent survey in the United States identified 287 different chemicals in human cord blood, demonstrating the significant exposure of women and their children to a wide array of environmental toxicants. While reducing contamination and exp…