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JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS
Volume 24, Issue 10, Pages 463-466Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-007-9155-4
Keywords
connexin 43; gap junction; cumulus cells; IVF; embryo development
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to predict developmental competence of human oocytes during ICSI via analysis of connexin 43 (Cx43) in cumulus cells surrounding mature oocytes. Materials and methods Human cumulus cells were manually separated from the oocyte-cumulus complex under a microscope. Cx43 mRNA was expressed by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) measurement in cumulus cells. Results There was no significant relationship between expression of Cx43 and fertilisation or cleavage rate. However, Cx43 expression was lower in the good morphology group (blastomeres > 7 cells with fragmentation < 10% on day 3) when compared to the other groups (p=0.035). Conclusions These results suggest that full reduction of Cx43 expression on cumulus cells at the time of oocyte collection during ICSI is essential for developmental competence of human oocytes.
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