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BACKGROUND: The GABA-A receptor signaling pathway regulates proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and responses to overt DNA damage during embryonic development. METHODS: To analyze the gene expression after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and in in vivo mouse embryos, the global pattern of gene expression dataset, GSE23009, was obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. Genes with differential expression were identified using the R software package, and RT-qPCR was performed to confirm the microarray results. RESULTS: Mouse blastocysts derived from ICSI fertilization had decreased expression of GABA-A receptor signaling pathway genes. However, the mechanisms underlying these changes were not elucidated. The gene expression of the GABA-A pathway was not significantly different between blastocysts obtained from IVF and in vivo fertilization. However, microinjection after IVF significantly reduced the expression of the GABA-A pathway gene to levels similar to those in the ICSI group. CONCLUSION: Based on our results, decreased gene expression is a result of the microinjection manipulation performed during ICSI.
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Desarrollo Embrionario/genética , Microinyecciones/efectos adversos , Receptores de GABA-A , Transducción de Señal/genética , Inyecciones de Esperma Intracitoplasmáticas/efectos adversos , Animales , Embrión de Mamíferos/química , Embrión de Mamíferos/metabolismo , Regulación del Desarrollo de la Expresión Génica/genética , Ratones , Receptores de GABA-A/análisis , Receptores de GABA-A/genética , Receptores de GABA-A/metabolismo , Transcriptoma/genéticaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Several studies concerning the association between glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) Ile105Val polymorphism and male infertility risk have reported controversial findings. The present study was aimed to explore this association using a meta-analysis. METHODS: The PubMed, EMBASE, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Wanfang databases were searched. Odds ratios (OR s) with 95% confidence intervals (CI s) were calculated to estimate the strength of the association. RESULTS: A total of 3282 cases and 3268 controls in nine case-control studies were included. There was no significant association between GSTP1 Ile105Val polymorphism and male infertility in the overall population, but significant associations were found under the dominant (OR = 1.23, 95% CI = 1.04-1.46, I2 = 32.2%) and heterozygote (OR = 1.29, 95% CI = 1.08-1.53, I2 = 26.8%) models after excluding studies for which the data did not satisfy Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE). Similarly, subgroup analyses revealed no significant association in Asians or Chinese population although a significant association was apparent among Chinese population in studies with HWE under the heterozygote model (OR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.03-1.52, I2 = 44.1%). Significant heterogeneity could be observed in some genetic models, but this heterogeneity was not significant when stratified by HWE. No evidence for publication bias was found. CONCLUSIONS: The GSTP1 Ile105Val polymorphism might not be associated with male infertility risk, and thus additional well-designed studies with larger sample size are warranted.
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Gutatión-S-Transferasa pi/genética , Infertilidad Masculina/genética , Pueblo Asiatico , Estudios de Asociación Genética , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Humanos , Masculino , Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple/genéticaRESUMEN
Pregnancy in Sheehan's syndrome (SS) is extremely rare. We present the first reported case of twin pregnancy with complete hydatiform mole (CHM) and a coexistent fetus (CHCF) in a patient with SS. A 29-year-old Chinese patient with SS became pregnant following one cycle of ovulation induction with human menopausal gonadotropin after secondary infertility. A normal live fetus and a low echogenic mass suspected hydatidiform mole (HM) were detected by ultrasound examinations at gestational week 8. The couple highly desired to continue the pregnancy because it is very hard to get pregnant for the patients with SS. However, the pregnancy was terminated for the size of the HM component increased rapidly at gestational week 15. Histological examinations confirmed CHCF. Genetic studies showed that the CHM genome was derived from paternal diploidy, and the normal fetus was from biparental genomes. Furthermore, a literature review on these topics is included. This case highlighted that even in a patient with SS, twin pregnancy with CHCF can still occur after ovulation induction.
