Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Science, Kermanshah, Iran.
Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Reprod Sci. 2024 Apr;31(4):1028-1033. doi: 10.1007/s43032-023-01381-y. Epub 2023 Nov 14.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and mRNAs can serve as indicators of the chromosomal state of an embryo, with different profiles observed in euploid and aneuploid blastocysts. Examining the levels of miRNAs associated with aneuploidy and euploidy, as well as mRNAs related to implantation, can aid in predicting blastocyst chromosomal normality and improving assisted reproductive technology (ART) outcomes. This study analyzed chromosomal abnormality of 25 blastocysts using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and also the expression of genes ERBB4, SELL, ITGB3, and ITGAV, as well as miRNAs, miR-339, miR-27b, miR-661, miR-30c, miR-191, miR-345, miR-142, miR-141, miR-20a, and miR-372. We found that 17 out of 25 embryos were aneuploid. Moreover, results revealed lower expression levels of miR-30c and miR-372 in aneuploid embryos compared to euploid ones, while ITGAV and ITGB3 showed significantly higher expression in aneuploid embryos. These findings suggest that miR-372, miR-30c, ITGAV, and ITGB3 expression in trophectoderm cells can serve as biomarkers for assessing embryo health.
微小 RNA(miRNAs)和信使 RNA(mRNAs)可以作为胚胎染色体状态的指标,在整倍体和非整倍体囊胚中观察到不同的谱。检查与非整倍体和整倍体相关的 miRNAs 以及与着床相关的 mRNAs 的水平,可以帮助预测囊胚染色体的正常性,并改善辅助生殖技术(ART)的结果。本研究使用荧光原位杂交(FISH)分析了 25 个囊胚的染色体异常情况,还分析了 ERBB4、SELL、ITGB3 和 ITGAV 基因以及 miRNAs(miR-339、miR-27b、miR-661、miR-30c、miR-191、miR-345、miR-142、miR-141、miR-20a 和 miR-372)的表达。我们发现 25 个胚胎中有 17 个是非整倍体。此外,结果显示非整倍体胚胎中 miR-30c 和 miR-372 的表达水平低于整倍体胚胎,而 ITGAV 和 ITGB3 在非整倍体胚胎中的表达水平显著升高。这些发现表明,滋养外胚层细胞中 miR-372、miR-30c、ITGAV 和 ITGB3 的表达可以作为评估胚胎健康的生物标志物。