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Exposure to lipid-rich follicular fluid is associated with endoplasmic reticulum stress and impaired oocyte maturation in cumulus-oocyte complexes

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dc.contributor.authorYang, X.
dc.contributor.authorWu, L.
dc.contributor.authorChura, L.
dc.contributor.authorLiang, X.
dc.contributor.authorLane, M.
dc.contributor.authorNorman, R.
dc.contributor.authorRobker, R.
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstract<h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether the high lipid content of human follicular fluid influences oocyte maturation.<h4>Design</h4>Mouse oocytes as substitutes for human oocytes were exposed to follicular fluids of differing lipid content with outcome monitoring.<h4>Setting</h4>Private infertility clinic and university laboratory.<h4>Patient(s)</h4>Seventy-four women seeking assisted reproduction, and gonadotropin-stimulated mice.<h4>Intervention(s)</h4>Assay of follicular fluids for triglyceride and free fatty acids, and stimulation of mouse cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) to maturity in vitro in the presence of lipid-rich or lipid-poor follicular fluid.<h4>Main outcome measure(s)</h4>Oocyte lipid content, expression of endoplasmic reticulum stress marker genes, and oocyte maturation assessed in mouse COCs exposed to lipid-rich follicular fluid were compared with complexes exposed to lipid-poor follicular fluid and complexes matured in vivo.<h4>Result(s)</h4>Follicular fluids were obtained from women of known body mass index undergoing oocyte aspiration at a private infertility clinic, and the follicular fluids were assayed for triglyceride and free fatty acids; those with the highest and lowest levels of these lipids were selected. The mouse COCs exposed to lipid-rich follicular fluid during their maturation had increased oocyte lipid content, induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress markers, and impaired oocyte nuclear maturation.<h4>Conclusion(s)</h4>Increased body mass index is associated with elevated triglycerides and free fatty acids in ovarian follicular fluid. Maturation within this lipid-rich environment is detrimental to oocytes.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityXing Yang, Linda L. Wu, Lindsay R. Chura, Xiaoyan Liang, Michelle Lane, Robert J. Norman, and Rebecca L. Robker
dc.identifier.citationFertility and Sterility, 2012; 97(6):1438-1443
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.02.034
dc.identifier.issn0015-0282
dc.identifier.issn1556-5653
dc.identifier.orcidNorman, R. [0000-0002-3118-3896]
dc.identifier.orcidRobker, R. [0000-0002-1538-4604]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/76469
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Science Inc
dc.rights©2012 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.02.034
dc.subjectATF4
dc.subjectATF6
dc.subjectendoplasmic reticulum stress
dc.subjectfree fatty acids
dc.subjectGRP78
dc.subjectlipotoxicity
dc.subjectobesity
dc.subjecttriglyceride
dc.titleExposure to lipid-rich follicular fluid is associated with endoplasmic reticulum stress and impaired oocyte maturation in cumulus-oocyte complexes
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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