Evaluation of the potential of miR-21 as a diagnostic marker for oocyte maturity and embryo quality in women undergoing ICSI

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 1440
• Main Authors: Jenabi, Maryam, Khodarahmi, Parvin, Tafvizi, Farzaneh, Bostanabad, Saeed Zaker
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 25.01.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/136; 631/208; 631/80; Embryos; Female; Females; Follicular fluid; Follicular Fluid - metabolism; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Infertility; Infertility, Female - diagnosis; Infertility, Female - genetics; Infertility, Female - therapy; Male; Maturation; Maturity; MicroRNAs - genetics; MicroRNAs - metabolism; miRNA; multidisciplinary; Oocytes; Oocytes - metabolism; Reproductive system; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Semen - metabolism; Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic

MicroRNAs are small molecules that play a crucial role in regulating a woman's reproductive system. The present study evaluates the expression of miR-21 in the serum, follicular fluid (FF), and cumulus cells (CCs) and their association with oocyte maturity and embryo quality in women undergoing...