2024
Mitochondria as determinants of reproductive senescence and competence: implications for diagnosis of embryo competence in assisted reproduction
Yildirim R, Seli E. Mitochondria as determinants of reproductive senescence and competence: implications for diagnosis of embryo competence in assisted reproduction. Human Reproduction 2024, 39: 2160-2170. PMID: 39066612, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deae171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple quality control mechanismsMitochondrial unfolded protein responseMitochondrial DNA copy numberUnfolded protein responseQuality control mechanismsDNA copy numberMitochondrial networkRegulate calcium signalingMitochondrial dynamicsReproductive successMitochondrial quantityProtein responseDinucleotide contentModulate apoptosisOxidative phosphorylationCellular pathwaysCopy numberMitochondrial dysfunctionMitochondriaCalcium signalingEmbryo competenceMembrane potentialAssisted reproductionDiagnostic targetsReproductive senescence
2020
Mitochondrial DNA content is not predictive of reproductive competence in euploid blastocysts
Scott RT, Sun L, Zhan Y, Marin D, Tao X, Seli E. Mitochondrial DNA content is not predictive of reproductive competence in euploid blastocysts. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2020, 41: 183-190. PMID: 32600944, DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelative mtDNA copy numberSingle embryo transferMitochondrial DNA copy numberMtDNA copy numberEmbryo transferSuccessful single embryo transferDNA copy numberRelative mtDNA levelsHuman blastocystsReal-time polymerase chain reactionQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionReproductive competenceIVF outcomesMaternal ageOngoing implantationPolymerase chain reactionEuploid blastocystsMitochondrial DNA contentReproductive outcomesSame patientClinical decisionTrophectoderm biopsySame cohortAmount of mtDNACopy numberSperm Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Is Not a Predictor of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Cycle Outcomes
Tiegs AW, Tao X, Landis J, Zhan Y, Franasiak JM, Seli E, Wells D, Fragouli E, Scott RT. Sperm Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Is Not a Predictor of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Cycle Outcomes. Reproductive Sciences 2020, 27: 1350-1356. PMID: 31994001, DOI: 10.1007/s43032-020-00163-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSperm mitochondrial DNA copy numberLive birth rateQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionMitochondrial DNA copy numberICSI cyclesBirth rateIntracytoplasmic sperm injection cycle outcomesBlastocyst developmentDay-3 embryo biopsyMtDNA-CNDNA copy numberBlastocyst euploidy ratesMixed-effects logistic regressionReal-time polymerase chain reactionSperm samplesEffects logistic regressionBlastocyst euploidyCohort studyPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesInfertility centerCycle outcomeEuploidy rateMaternal ageInfertile population