A Taugourdeau1, V Desquiret-Dumas1,2, J F Hamel3,4, S Chupin2, L Boucret5, V Ferré-L'Hotellier5, P E Bouet6, P Descamps6, V Procaccio1,2, P Reynier1,2, P May-Panloup7,8. 1. MITOLAB, Institut MITOVASC, CNRS 6015, INSERM U1083, Université d'Angers, 49933, Angers, France. 2. Département de Biochimie et Génétique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, 49933, Angers, France. 3. SFR ICAT, Université Angers, 49933, Angers, France. 4. DRCI, Cellule Data Management, CHU Angers, 49933, Angers, France. 5. Laboratoire de Biologie de la Reproduction, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, 49933, Angers cedex 9, France. 6. Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, 49933, Angers, France. 7. MITOLAB, Institut MITOVASC, CNRS 6015, INSERM U1083, Université d'Angers, 49933, Angers, France. pamaypanloup@chu-angers.fr. 8. Laboratoire de Biologie de la Reproduction, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, 49933, Angers cedex 9, France. pamaypanloup@chu-angers.fr.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The quantification of mtDNA in cumulus granulosa cells (CGCs) surrounding an oocyte has been positively linked with morphological embryonic quality. In the present study, we evaluated the link between the amount of mtDNA in CGCs surrounding an oocyte and the chances for the corresponding embryo of implanting and leading to an ongoing pregnancy. METHODS: This is an observational study, performed on 84 oocyte-cumulus-complexes (OCCs) having led to the replacement of an embryo in the maternal uterus, retrieved from 71 patients undergoing IVF with intracytoplasmic sperm. The OCCs were classified in two groups, one including 26 OCCs having led to an implanted embryo and the other including 58 OCCs having led to a non-implanted embryo. The average mtDNA content of CGCs was assessed by using a quantitative real-time PCR technique. RESULTS: Significantly higher mtDNA copy numbers in CGCs were associated with implanted embryos than with non-implanted embryos (mean 215 [sd 375] and 59 [sd 72], respectively; p < 104). Multivariate analysis, taking into account the women's age, the embryo quality, and the AMH level, suggests an independent relationship between the mtDNA content of CGCs and the potential of embryo implantation. CONCLUSION: During in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures, the probability of the implantation of the embryo appears to be closely correlated to the mtDNA copy numbers in the CGCs. Our results highlight the interest of mtDNA quantification in GCGs as a biomarker of the potential of embryo implantation.
PURPOSE: The quantification of mtDNA in cumulus granulosa cells (CGCs) surrounding an oocyte has been positively linked with morphological embryonic quality. In the present study, we evaluated the link between the amount of mtDNA in CGCs surrounding an oocyte and the chances for the corresponding embryo of implanting and leading to an ongoing pregnancy. METHODS: This is an observational study, performed on 84 oocyte-cumulus-complexes (OCCs) having led to the replacement of an embryo in the maternal uterus, retrieved from 71 patients undergoing IVF with intracytoplasmic sperm. The OCCs were classified in two groups, one including 26 OCCs having led to an implanted embryo and the other including 58 OCCs having led to a non-implanted embryo. The average mtDNA content of CGCs was assessed by using a quantitative real-time PCR technique. RESULTS: Significantly higher mtDNA copy numbers in CGCs were associated with implanted embryos than with non-implanted embryos (mean 215 [sd 375] and 59 [sd 72], respectively; p < 104). Multivariate analysis, taking into account the women's age, the embryo quality, and the AMH level, suggests an independent relationship between the mtDNA content of CGCs and the potential of embryo implantation. CONCLUSION: During in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures, the probability of the implantation of the embryo appears to be closely correlated to the mtDNA copy numbers in the CGCs. Our results highlight the interest of mtDNA quantification in GCGs as a biomarker of the potential of embryo implantation.
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Cumulus cells; Embryo implantation; Granulosa cells; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial DNA
Authors: Osamu Ishihara; G David Adamson; Silke Dyer; Jacques de Mouzon; Karl G Nygren; Elizabeth A Sullivan; Fernando Zegers-Hochschild; Ragaa Mansour Journal: Fertil Steril Date: 2014-12-13 Impact factor: 7.329