2024
Mitochondria as therapeutic targets in assisted reproduction
Yildirim R, Seli E. Mitochondria as therapeutic targets in assisted reproduction. Human Reproduction 2024, 39: 2147-2159. PMID: 39066614, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deae170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitochondrial replacement therapyClinical trialsAssisted reproductionImprove oocyte qualityTherapeutic targetAssisted reproductive outcomesImprove assisted reproductive outcomesMitochondrial quality control mechanismsDevelopmental competenceOocyte qualityReplacement therapyProgrammed cell deathQuality control mechanismsPharmacological agentsTargeting mitochondrial functionCalcium homeostasisReproductive outcomesInhibitor rapamycinMammalian targetMaternal spindle transferAntioxidant coenzyme Q10Mitochondrial populationEmbryo developmentCoenzyme Q10Cell death
2022
Follicular activation in women previously diagnosed with poor ovarian response: a randomized, controlled trial
Díaz-García C, Herraiz S, Pamplona L, Subirá J, Soriano MJ, Simon C, Seli E, Pellicer A. Follicular activation in women previously diagnosed with poor ovarian response: a randomized, controlled trial. Fertility And Sterility 2022, 117: 747-755. PMID: 35367015, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.12.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor ovarian responseAntral follicle countOvarian reserve markersLive birth rateOvarian fragmentationFollicular activationFollicle countOvarian responseReserve markersHormone levelsPregnancy rateReproductive outcomesEmbryo transferTotal antral follicle countMII oocytesSerum antimüllerian hormoneAntimüllerian hormone levelsBirth rateMetaphase II oocytesEmbryology (ESHRE) criteriaHippo pathway inhibitionAntimüllerian hormoneSecondary outcomesFertilization cyclesIVF outcomes
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 number
2008
Noninvasive metabolomic profiling of embryo culture media using proton nuclear magnetic resonance correlates with reproductive potential of embryos in women undergoing in vitro fertilization
Seli E, Botros L, Sakkas D, Burns DH. Noninvasive metabolomic profiling of embryo culture media using proton nuclear magnetic resonance correlates with reproductive potential of embryos in women undergoing in vitro fertilization. Fertility And Sterility 2008, 90: 2183-2189. PMID: 18842260, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkersCulture MediaEmbryo Culture TechniquesEmbryo ImplantationEmbryo TransferEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleFertilization in VitroHumansLive BirthMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMetabolomicsPredictive Value of TestsPregnancyPregnancy RateProtonsRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityTreatment OutcomeConceptsEmbryo culture mediumNoninvasive metabolomic profilingMetabolomic profilesMetabolomic profilingReproductive technology programViability indexNuclear magnetic resonance metabolomic profilingRetrospective studyART treatmentMAIN OUTCOMEReproductive outcomesCulture mediumDay 3NMR metabolomic profilesGlutamate concentrationMultivariate analysisPregnancy
2005
The significance of sperm nuclear DNA strand breaks on reproductive outcome
Spano M, Seli E, Bizzaro D, Manicardi GC, Sakkas D. The significance of sperm nuclear DNA strand breaks on reproductive outcome. Current Opinion In Obstetrics & Gynecology 2005, 17: 255-260. PMID: 15870559, DOI: 10.1097/01.gco.0000169102.77504.66.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear DNA strand breaksDNA strand breaksStrand breaksDNA abnormalitiesPaternal genomeChromatin structureNuclear DNASperm nuclear DNASperm nucleiSperm chromatin structureNuclear abnormalitiesReproductive parametersBlastocyst developmentSpermatozoaBody of evidenceNuclear anomaliesGenomeDNA anomaliesBreaksDNAReproductionSpermatogenesisAssisted reproduction technologyFertilizationReproductive outcomesSpermatozoal nuclear determinants of reproductive outcome: implications for ART
Seli E, Sakkas D. Spermatozoal nuclear determinants of reproductive outcome: implications for ART. Human Reproduction Update 2005, 11: 337-349. PMID: 15863434, DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmi011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPaternal genomeEpigenetic regulationChromosome contentDNA strand breaksNuclear determinantsStrand breaksGenomeImportant functionsNuclear factorRecent findingsSpecific mechanismsReproductive outcomesExact mechanismNumerical abnormalitiesAssisted reproduction technology (ART) outcomesTreatment addressesReproductionMale factor infertilityY chromosome microdeletionsMale fertility potentialRegulationOocytesMechanismChromosome microdeletionsFactor infertility