Quantitative Differences in TGF-β Family Members Measured in Small Antral Follicle Fluids From Women With or Without PCO
Quantitative Differences in TGF-β Family Members Measured in Small Antral Follicle Fluids From Women With or Without PCO
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DOI:
10.1210/jc.2019-01094
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发表时间:
2019-12-01
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Andersen, Claus Yding
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作者:
Kristensen, Stine Gry;Kumar, Ajay;Andersen, Claus Yding
Context: Members of the TGF-beta family have been implicated in aberrant follicle development in women with polycystic ovaries (PCO).Objective: Are there quantitative differences in the concentrations of TGF-beta family members in fluid from human small antral follicles (hSAFs) in women with or without PCO?Design and Setting: Follicle fluids (FFs) were collected from 4- to 11-mm hSAFs obtained from women undergoing ovarian tissue cryopreservation for fertility preservation.Patients: FFs from 16 women with PCO (FF = 93) and 33 women without PCO (FF = 92).Main Outcome Measures: Intrafollicular concentrations of growth differentiation factor-9 (GDF9); anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH); inhibin-A and inhibin-B; total inhibin; activin-A, activin-B, and activin-AB; follistatin; follistatin-like-3; estradiol; and testosterone.Results: Activin-B concentrations were reported in hSAFs, and concentrations were 10 times higher than activin-A and activin-AB concentrations. Activin-B showed significant associations with other growth factors. Concentrations of inhibin-A and inhibin-B were significantly lower in FFs from women with PCO, especially in hSAFs 6 mm.Conclusions: Altered concentrations of TGF-beta family members in hSAFs from women with PCO highlight altered growth factor signaling as a potential mechanism for follicle growth arrest.