Project description:Objective: The etiology of PCOS is mostly unknown. Existing data support both genetic and environmental factors in its pathogenesis. Design: Prospective case - control study. Setting: University Hospital. Patients: 25 patients undergoing IVF-ICSI treatment. Intervention: Genome-wide oligonucleotide microarray technology was used to study differential gene-expression patterns of cultured human cumulus cells from IVF patients divided into 4 groups according to disease state (PCOS vs. Control) and BMI (Obese vs. Lean). Results: Two differential PCOS gene expression profiles were established: Lean-Type was formed by comparing PCOS lean (PL) vs. non-PCOS lean (NL) individuals; Obese-Type was formed by comparing PCOS obese (PO) vs. non-PCOS (NO) obese patients. Conclusions: Different molecular pathways are associated with PCOS in Lean and Obese individuals, as demonstrated by gene expression profiling of cumulus cells. Our findings provide insights into the molecular pathogenesis of PCOS. We used microarrays to study the gene expression of human cultured cumulus cells. We compared the genes expression of lean PCOS, Obese PCOS, lean controls and obese controls. Different molecular pathways are associated with PCOS in Lean and Obese patients. Experiment Overall Design: Cumulus cells obtained from woman undergoing IVF/ICSI. Following oocyte retrieval, cumulus cells were stripped from the oocyte, in preparation for the ICSI process, with a micropipette. After 48h in culture the cumulus cells were collected for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. We compered the expression profile of 4 groups - lean PCOS, obese PCOS, lean controls and obese controls.
Project description:Objective: The etiology of PCOS is mostly unknown. Existing data support both genetic and environmental factors in its pathogenesis. Design: Prospective case - control study. Setting: University Hospital. Patients: 25 patients undergoing IVF-ICSI treatment. Intervention: Genome-wide oligonucleotide microarray technology was used to study differential gene-expression patterns of cultured human cumulus cells from IVF patients divided into 4 groups according to disease state (PCOS vs. Control) and BMI (Obese vs. Lean). Results: Two differential PCOS gene expression profiles were established: Lean-Type was formed by comparing PCOS lean (PL) vs. non-PCOS lean (NL) individuals; Obese-Type was formed by comparing PCOS obese (PO) vs. non-PCOS (NO) obese patients. Conclusions: Different molecular pathways are associated with PCOS in Lean and Obese individuals, as demonstrated by gene expression profiling of cumulus cells. Our findings provide insights into the molecular pathogenesis of PCOS. We used microarrays to study the gene expression of human cultured cumulus cells. We compared the genes expression of lean PCOS, Obese PCOS, lean controls and obese controls. Different molecular pathways are associated with PCOS in Lean and Obese patients. Keywords: disease state analysis
Project description:To identify the altered miRNA expression profiles of PCOS patients, the differentially expressed miRNAs were identified from cumulus cells of PCOS patients by comparing to that of normal women. Case-control study that involved 18 women with PCOS and 18 women without PCOS (control). The miRNA expression profiles of cumulus cells were identified by miRNA array.
Project description:Our study is the first one to determine genome-wide lncRNAs expression patterns in cumulus cells of PCOS patients by microarray. The results displayed that clusters of lncRNAs (n=623) were aberrantly expressed in PCOS patients compared with non-PCOS patients. Many differentially expressed lncRNAs were transcribed from regions on chromosome 2 and classified into enhancer-like lncRNA subgroup. XLOC_011402 (PWRN2) was found for the first time that it was not only expressed in testis but also in cumulus cells. All the results revealed that lncRNAs differentially expressed in cumulus cells may exert a partial or key role in hormone abnormalities of PCOS patients and maybe impact on oocyte development. Taken together, this study may provide potential targets for further treatment of PCOS and novel insights into oocyte development.
Project description:To identify the altered miRNA expression profiles of PCOS patients, the differentially expressed miRNAs were identified from cumulus cells of PCOS patients by comparing to that of normal women.
Project description:To reveal microRNAs expression differences in cumulus cells between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and non-PCOS women. miRNAs expression profile of the cumulus cell samples with PCOS and non-PCOS were determined by Affymetrix miRNA 2.0.
Project description:To reveal mRNAs expression differences in cumulus cells between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and non-PCOS women. mRNAs expression profile of the cumulus cell samples with PCOS and non-PCOS were determined by Illumina Novaseq 6000.
Project description:To reveal microRNAs expression differences in cumulus cells between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and non-PCOS women. miRNAs expression profile of the cumulus cell samples with PCOS and non-PCOS were determined by Affymetrix miRNA 2.0. Six pooled RNAs from CC samples (three PCOS and three non-PCOS pooled RNAs) were separately analyzed on 6 GeneChip miRNA 2.0 Array (miRBase V15)
Project description:We aimed to elucidate the molecular features and identify causative factors for PCOS through an integrated, transcriptomic analysis of oocytes and cumulus granulosa cells (GCs) from the same patients with PCOS
Project description:Purpose polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine and metabolic disorder in women of childbearing age. It is characterized by follicular dysplasia and hyperandrogenemia. Insulin resistance plays an important role in the development of PCOS.However, the mechanism of regulation and interaction between insulin resistance and follicle development remains unclear.The aim of this study was to identify differential genes associated with follicle development in cumulus granulosa cells in PCOS patients with insulin resistance compared with controls. Methods In this study, RNA-seq, bioinformatics analysis and reverse transcription qPCR (RT-qPCR) were used to analyze the gene expression in cumulus granulosa cells.A total of seven cDNA libraries were constructed from three PCOS samples and four control samples.3 μg of RNA was used as starting material for each sample.Ribosomal RNA was removed using the Epicentre rigo-zero ™ Gold Kit (Epicentre, Illumina, Madison, WI, USA). Results Compared with the control group, there were 2233 DEGs in the PCOS group, including 1158 up-regulated genes and 1075 down-regulated genes. Some different expression patterns were observed in the two groups.The next series of experiments verified the effect of some genes on oocyte development. Conclusion Our study showed that the differential expression of transcriptome in cumulus granulosa cells could affect the growth, development and maturation of oocytes.Meanwhile, the results of RT-PCR and Elisa showed that the expression of renin angiotensin system was changed in PCOS patients with insulin resistance, and these changes could affect oocyte maturation and excretion through cumulus granulosa cells.
