Effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist/recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone versus gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist/recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone on follicular fluid levels of adhesion molecules during in vitro fertilization

Autor: Felice Fornaro, Nicola Colacurci, Simona Sorrentino, Argyrò Tassou, Daniela Mele, Domenico De Lucia, Barbara Badolati, Luigi Cobellis
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Fertility and sterility. 87(1)
ISSN: 1556-5653
Popis: Objective To compare the effects of GnRH–agonist/recombinant rFSH versus GnRH-antagonist/recombinant FSH stimulation on follicular fluid levels of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule (sICAM)-1 and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1) during in vitro fertilization (IVF). Design Prospective, randomized study. Setting University hospital. Patient(s) Seventy-three women underwent IVF. Intervention(s) GnRH-agonist/rFSH or GnRH-antagonist/rFSH administration and collection of follicular fluid from 3 small (11–14 mm in diameter) and 3 large (18–21 mm in diameter) follicles on the day of oocyte retrieval. Main Outcome Measure(s) Follicular fluid levels of sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 and intrafollicular estradiol and progesterone were also measured. Result(s) Women who underwent GnRH-agonist/rFSH showed higher concentrations of sICAM-1 in both small and large follicles were compared with patients who received GnRH-antagonist/rFSH treatment; follicular fluid levels of sVCAM-1 were similar between the 2 stimulation protocols. Content of sICAM-1 in small and large follicles positively correlated with the number of follicles of ≥15 mm and the number of oocytes that were retrieved in both study groups. Concentrations of follicular fluid sVCAM-1 and progesterone were higher in large than in small follicles and were correlated positively to each other in both follicular classes. Conclusion(s) In IVF, GnRH-agonist/rFSH is associated with higher follicular fluid levels of sICAM-1 compared with GnRH-antagonist/rFSH regimen. Intrafollicular sICAM-1 content may predict ovarian response, and sVCAM-1 appears as an indicator of the degree of follicular luteinization.
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