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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2023)

Published: November 30, 2023

Pages: 39-50

Research Article

Mitofusin 1 as Marker of Oocyte Maturation in Relevance to ICSI Outcome in Infertile Females.

Rana R. Khalil 1 Mufeda A. Jwad Hayder A. L. Mossa
1High Institute of Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Al Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq.
History
  • Received: October 7, 2023
  • Accepted: October 30, 2023
  • Available Online: November 8, 2023
DOI

https://doi.org/10.28969/IJEIR.v13.i2.r4.23

Abstract

Pro-fusion proteins as mitofusins-1 are required for controlling mitochondrial shape which determined by a dynamic balance between organelle fusion and fission and also supports oocyte development. When compare with somatic cell, mitochondria of oocyte are tiny and circular in presence. The aim is to study the mitofusin-1 in the follicular fluid as a marker for evaluating of oocyte maturation in women undergoing ICSI cycles. Fifty infertile females were included in cross-section study was undergoing ICSI procedure with age 20 to 42 years. After retrieval of oocyte and the number of oocytes was recorded by embryologist and follicular fluid Samples were used for the measurement of Mitofusin 1. Mitofusin 1 levels by ELISA kit (Mybiosource /USA).The results showed considerable higher mitofusin-1levels in patients with good oocytes quality (3.71 ± 1.35 vs. 2.45 ± 1.12 & p=0.001). There were much positive correlations between follicular fluids mitofusin-1 with both total oocytes count (r= 0.374 & p= 0.007) and MII oocytes (r=0.383 & p=0.006); and there was no much correlation between mitofusin-1 levels with MI oocyte (r= - 0.100 & p= 0.490), germinal vesical oocyte (r=0.103 & p= 0.475) and fertilization rate (r= 0.054 & p= 0.711). High follicular fluid levels of Mitofusin 1 may positively impact oocyte development and pregnancy rate.

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