2024
Addition of rapamycin or co-culture with cumulus cells from younger reproductive age women does not improve rescue in vitro oocyte maturation or euploidy rates in older reproductive age women
Esbert M, Tao X, Ballesteros A, Yildirim R, Scott R, Seli E. Addition of rapamycin or co-culture with cumulus cells from younger reproductive age women does not improve rescue in vitro oocyte maturation or euploidy rates in older reproductive age women. Molecular Human Reproduction 2024, 30: gaad048. PMID: 38180884, DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gaad048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReproductive-age womenEuploidy rateCumulus cellsAutologous cumulus cellsAge womenReproductive ageRescue IVMOlder womenYoung donorsYoung reproductive age womenYoung womenOlder reproductive age womenOocyte maturationMetaphase II oocytesGerminal vesicle stage oocytesPolar bodyMaternal ageEuploid oocytesFirst polar bodyAddition of rapamycinHours of cultureII oocytesWomenCytogenetic constitutionRapamycin
2020
Shorter telomere length of white blood cells is associated with higher rates of aneuploidy among infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization
Hanson BM, Tao X, Zhan Y, Kim JG, Klimczak AM, Herlihy NS, Scott RT, Seli E. Shorter telomere length of white blood cells is associated with higher rates of aneuploidy among infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization. Fertility And Sterility 2020, 115: 957-965. PMID: 33272640, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.09.164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite blood cellsPatient ageInfertile womenCumulus cellsBlood cellsEmbryonic aneuploidyPeak estradiol levelsAntimüllerian hormone levelsProspective cohort studyTelomere lengthNumber of oocytesShorter telomere lengthReal-time polymerase chain reactionQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionHigh rateWarrants further investigationTelomere length assessmentSignificant overlap existsCohort studyOocyte retrievalSingle centerEstradiol levelsInfertile populationMaternal agePolymerase chain reactionMitochondrial 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
2019
Mitochondria as a Biomarker for IVF Outcome
Kim J, Seli E. Mitochondria as a Biomarker for IVF Outcome. Reproduction 2019, -1: r235-r242. PMID: 30844752, DOI: 10.1530/rep-18-0580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKey cellular functionsAcid metabolismAmino acid metabolismCellular functionsMitochondrial DNASignal transductionFatty acid metabolismApoptotic regulationIon homeostasisEmbryo developmentMitochondrial contentInfertility treatment outcomesEmbryo metabolismAdvanced maternal ageMitochondriaEssential roleEmbryo viabilityIVF outcomesImplantation failureMaternal ageEuploid blastocystsTreatment outcomesAdditional biomarkersImplantation successMetabolism