Title |
Altered microRNAs expression profiling in cumulus cells from patients with polycystic ovary syndrome
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Published in |
Journal of Translational Medicine, July 2015
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DOI | 10.1186/s12967-015-0605-y |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Suying Liu, Xuan Zhang, Changgen Shi, Jimin Lin, Guowu Chen, Bin Wu, Ligang Wu, Huijuan Shi, Yao Yuan, Weijin Zhou, Zhaogui Sun, Xi Dong, Jian Wang |
Abstract |
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age, and oocyte developmental competence is altered in patients with PCOS. In recent years microRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as important regulators of gene expression, the aim of the study was to study miRNAs expression patterns of cumulus cells from PCOS patients. The study included 20 patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI): 10 diagnosed with PCOS and 10 matching controls. We used deep sequencing technology to identify the miRNAs differentially expressed in the cumulus cells of PCOS. There were 17 differentially expressed miRNAs in PCOS cumulus cells, including 10 miRNAs increase and 7 miRNAs decrease. These miRNAs were predicted to target a large set of genes with different functions, including Wnt- and MAPK- signaling pathways, oocyte meiosis, progesterone-mediated oocyte maturation and cell cycle. Unsupervised hierarchical clustering analysis demonstrated that there was a specific miRNAs expression pattern in PCOS cumulus cells. We found that the miRNAs expression profile was different in cumulus cells isolated from PCOS patients compared with control. This study provided new evidence for understanding the pathogenesis of PCOS. |
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