scholarly journals Increase in transforming growth factor beta1 in ovarian follicular fluid following ovarian stimulation and in-vitro fertilization correlates to pregnancy

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 656-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Fried ◽  
H. Wramsby
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Follicular Fluid ◽  
Ovarian Stimulation ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor Beta1 ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Ovarian Follicular Fluid

Ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization alters the intrauterine cytokine, chemokine, and growth factor milieu encountered by the embryo

2010 ◽  
Vol 94 (5) ◽  
pp. 1764-1768 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolien M. Boomsma ◽  
Annemieke Kavelaars ◽  
Marinus J.C. Eijkemans ◽  
Bart C.J.M. Fauser ◽  
Cobi J. Heijnen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Ovarian Stimulation ◽  
Vitro Fertilization

scholarly journals The Role of Interleukin-18 in Serum and Follicular Fluid during In Vitro Fertilization and Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronika Günther ◽  
Ibrahim Alkatout ◽  
Corinna Fuhs ◽  
Ali Salmassi ◽  
Liselotte Mettler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Follicular Fluid ◽  
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection ◽  
Ovarian Stimulation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Interleukin 18 ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Median Level

Cytokines are key modulators of the immune system and play an important role in the ovarian cycle. IL-18 levels in serum and follicular fluid were analyzed in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment. The cohort study group consisted of 90 women, who were undergoing IVF or ICSI. The body mass index (BMI) was determined in all patients; IL-18 levels were measured in follicular fluid and serum. IL-18 levels in serum were significantly higher than those in follicular fluid. The median level in serum was 162.75 (80.21) pg/mL and that in follicular fluid, 138.24 (91.78) pg/mL. Women undergoing IVF treatment had lower IL-18 levels in serum (median, 151.19 (90.73) pg/mL) than those treated with ICSI (median, 163.57 (89.97) pg/mL). The correlation between IL-18 levels in serum and BMI was statistically significant, as well as the correlation between IL-18 levels in follicular fluid and ovarian stimulation response (p=0.003). IL-18 was correlated with the response to ovarian stimulation and was the reason for successful pregnancy after IVF or ICSI treatment. Among other cytokines, IL-18 appears to be a promising prognostic marker of success in reproductive treatment and should be evaluated as such in further prospective studies.

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