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Clément A, Clément P, Viot G, Menezo YJR. The importance of preconception Hcy testing: identification of a folate trap syndrome in a woman attending an assisted reproduction program. J Assist Reprod Genet 2023; 40:2879-2883. [PMID: 37819550 PMCID: PMC10656398 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-023-02964-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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Methylation is a ubiquitous and permanent key biochemical process playing a major role in gametogenesis and embryogenesis in relation to epigenetics and imprinting. Methylation relies on a unique cofactor S-Adenosyl Methionine: SAM. Release of the methyl group onto target molecules is followed by liberation of S-Adenosyl Homocysteine (SAH), and then homocysteine (Hcy), both potent inhibitors of the methylation process. Defective recycling of homocysteine, leading to Hyperhomocysteinemia, is mainly due to reduced activity of MTHFR (Methylene TetraHydroFolate Reductase). However, we described here, in a woman attending an ART program, a rather rare syndrome: The Folate trap syndrome. Due to vitamin B12 deficiency (malabsorption), Hcy cannot be recycled to methionine by the methionine synthase. Transmethylation activity is weak and leads to Hhcy (Hyperhomocysteinhemia). Her Hhcy, over 16µM, was resistant to 5MTHF (5 Methyltetrahydrofolate) associated with a support of the one carbon cycle, a classical efficient treatment for elevated homocysteine. Treatment with Methylcobalamine (associated with adenosyl Cobalamine) allowed a Hcy drop down to 10 µM. Knowing the pleiotropic negative impact of Hcy on gametes, embryos and pregnancy in general, we strongly recommend a Hcy dosage in both members of couples seeking treatment for pregnancy.
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- Arthur Clément
- Laboratoire Clement, Genetics and IVF, 17 Avenue d'Eylau, 75016, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Clement, Genetics and IVF, 17 Avenue d'Eylau, 75016, Paris, France
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- Cabinet Médical de génétique Clinique, 74 Avenue Paul Doumer, 75116, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Clement, Genetics and IVF, 17 Avenue d'Eylau, 75016, Paris, France.
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Lin B, Geng Z, Chen Y, Zeng W, Li B, Zhang Y, Liu P. A fully integrated nucleic acid analysis system for multiplex detection of genetic polymorphisms related to folic acid metabolism. LAB ON A CHIP 2023; 23:1794-1803. [PMID: 36806417 DOI: 10.1039/d2lc01169g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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A sufficient intake of folic acid is essential during pregnancy, but several genetic polymorphisms reduce its absorption, threaten the lives of pregnant women and cause congenital disabilities in newborns. Traditional laboratory detection of genetic variants related to folic acid metabolism is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Microfluidics-based molecular diagnosis integrates sample pre-processing and nucleic acid amplification on-chip to achieve rapid, sensitive, high-throughput, and automated detection. Here, we developed a fully integrated microfluidic system for the detection of genetic polymorphisms related to folic acid metabolism in a "sample in-answer out" style. The system consists of nucleic acid extraction and amplification modules. During nucleic acid extraction, blood cells are lysed, and DNA is captured and eluted through a silica-gel membrane. After that, multiple gene loci are detected using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and the color of the reaction chamber indicates whether genetic mutations are present. The experimental results demonstrate that the system can accurately detect gene polymorphisms associated with folic acid metabolism in blood samples with high sensitivity and no cross-contamination between chambers. The blood samples of five patients were tested for mutant alleles on this system, and the test results were consistent with qPCR and DNA sequencing observations. The operation is fully automated, and the detection is completed in approximately 70 minutes. The proposed system has great potential in prenatal diagnosis and other types of nucleic acid detection.
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- Baobao Lin
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- Sports & Medicine Integration Research Center (SMIRC), Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- Sports & Medicine Integration Research Center (SMIRC), Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Haidian District, Beijing, 100191, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Aghajani R, Tavalaee M, Sadeghi N, Razi M, Gharagozloo P, Arbabian M, Drevet JR, Nasr-Esfahani MH. Paroxetine treatment in an animal model of depression improves sperm quality. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0271217. [PMID: 36480503 PMCID: PMC9731436 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Depression in mammals is known to be associated with poor reproductive capacity. In males, it has been associated with decreased efficiency of spermatogenesis as well as the production of spermatozoa of reduced structural and functional integrity. Although antidepressants are effective in correcting depressive states, there is controversy regarding their effectiveness in restoring male reproductive function. Here, using an animal model of depression induced by a forced swim test, we confirmed that depression is accompanied by impaired male reproductive function. We further show that administration of a conventional antidepressant of the serotonin reuptake inhibitor class (paroxetine) impairs male reproductive performance in terms of sperm production and quality when administered to healthy animals. Intriguingly, when paroxetine is administered to "depressed" animals, it resulted in a complete restoration of the animal's ability to produce sperm that appears to be as capable of meeting the parameters evaluated here as those of control animals. The one-carbon cycle (1CC) is one of the most important metabolic cycles that include the methionine and folate cycles and plays a major role in DNA synthesis, amino acids, and also the production of antioxidants. Our results show that depression affects the main components of this cycle and paroxetine on healthy mice increases homocysteine levels, decreases glycine and vitamin B12, while in depressed mice, it increases folate levels and decreases vitamin B12. Thus, paroxetine exerts negative impacts on male reproductive function when administered to healthy animals and it well correlate with the altered sperm parameters and functions of depressed animals, and its mechanism remains to be explored.
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- Reyhane Aghajani
- ACECR Institute of higher Education (Isfahan branch), Isfahan, Iran
- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran
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- ACECR Institute of higher Education (Isfahan branch), Isfahan, Iran
- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Histology, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran
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- Faculty of Medicine, GReD laboratory, CNRS UMR6293-INSERM U1103-Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- * E-mail: (MHN-E); (JRD)
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- ACECR Institute of higher Education (Isfahan branch), Isfahan, Iran
- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran
- * E-mail: (MHN-E); (JRD)
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Genetic Aspects of Micronutrients Important for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12101623. [PMID: 36295058 PMCID: PMC9604584 DOI: 10.3390/life12101623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are complex diseases whose etiology is associated with genetic and environmental risk factors, among which are diet and gut microbiota. To date, IBD is an incurable disease and the main goal of its treatment is to reduce symptoms, prevent complications, and improve nutritional status and the quality of life. Patients with IBD usually suffer from nutritional deficiency with imbalances of specific micronutrient levels that contribute to the further deterioration of the disease. Therefore, along with medications usually used for IBD treatment, therapeutic strategies also include the supplementation of micronutrients such as vitamin D, folic acid, iron, and zinc. Micronutrient supplementation tailored according to individual needs could help patients to maintain overall health, avoid the triggering of symptoms, and support remission. The identification of individuals’ genotypes associated with the absorption, transport and metabolism of micronutrients can modify future clinical practice in IBD and enable individualized treatment. This review discusses the personalized approach with respect to genetics related to micronutrients commonly used in inflammatory bowel disease treatment.
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Clément P, Alvarez S, Jacquesson-Fournols L, Cornet D, Clément A, Brack M, Lalau-Keraly M, Delafontaine D, Cohen M, Menezo Y. T677T Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Increased Prevalence in a Subgroup of Infertile Patients with Endometriosis. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2022; 31:1501-1506. [PMID: 35788150 PMCID: PMC9618369 DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2022.0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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<b><i>Background:</i></b> Approximately 10% (190 million) of women worldwide are affected by endometriosis, ectopic deposits of endometrial tissue that create a major source of pain that affects lifestyle and reproductive function. The pathogenesis of endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent inflammatory process, influenced/catalyzed by oxidative stress and consequently defective methylation, with biochemical features centered around the folate and one-carbon cycles. We aimed to determine whether a link could be found between the two major methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase single nucleotide polymorphisms (MTHFR SNPs), c.677C>T and c.1298A>C, involved in methylation process/epigenetic marking failures, and endometriosis. <b><i>Material and Methods:</i></b> We studied a population of 158 patients in a group of >1500 referred for treatment of infertility. All the patients had experienced >2 failed assisted reproductive technology cycles and/or >2 miscarriages, a classical cohort for investigation in our group. Patients with endometriosis had at least stage 2+ disease confirmed by laparoscopy. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The prevalence of the homozygous c.677C>T isoform is doubled in the endometriosis group, 21.5% versus 10.2% in the non-endometriosis group (<i>p</i> > 0.01). Symmetrically, the percentage of patients in the endometriosis group with the wild type MTHFR significantly decreased by one-half (8.2%-17.2%) in the non-endometriosis group (<i>p</i> < 0.001). <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Determination of MTHFR c.677C>T should not be overlooked in patients with harmful endometriosis affecting their fertility. As folates metabolism is impaired in these MTHFR SNPs carrier patients, co-treatment with 5-methyl folate may constitute a successful (co)-treatment modality.
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- Patrice Clément
- Laboratoire CLEMENT, Department of Genetics and Assisted Reproduction, Paris, France
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- Cabinet Médical, Gynecologie et Obstetrique, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire CLEMENT, Department of Genetics and Assisted Reproduction, Paris, France
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- Clinique Natecia Lyon, Gynecologie et Obstetrique, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire CLEMENT, Department of Genetics and Assisted Reproduction, Paris, France.,Address correspondence to: Yves Menezo, PhD, Laboratoire CLEMENT, Department of Genetics and Assisted Reproduction, 17 Avenue d'Eylau, Paris 75016, France
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Carboni L. Active Folate Versus Folic Acid: The Role of 5-MTHF (Methylfolate) in Human Health. Integr Med (Encinitas) 2022; 21:36-41. [PMID: 35999905 PMCID: PMC9380836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Yun L, Ge M, Xu R, Zheng F, Zhao X, Li X. C677T Gene Polymorphism of MTHFR Is a Risk Factor for Impaired Renal Function in Pregnant Women With Preeclampsia in the Chinese Han Population. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:902346. [PMID: 35711354 PMCID: PMC9196626 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.902346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Impaired renal function in pregnant women with preeclampsia is particularly common, yet there is no consensus about implementation. This lack of consensus is due in part to uncertainty about risks for disease progression. Limited evidence suggests that C677T gene polymorphism of 5, 10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR C677T) may affect impaired renal function in pregnant women with preeclampsia in Chinese Han population. To investigate the association between MTHFR C677T and impaired renal function in pregnant women with preeclampsia, a total of 327 pregnant women diagnosed with gestational hypertension (GH) or preeclampsia-eclampsia (PE) from January 2016 to December 2021 were selected as the study subjects. The personal information, gestational information, clinical indicators, and the C677T gene polymorphism of MTHFR were tested. Compared with the GH group, the PE renal function impairment group had increased in blood pressure, homocysteine level, liver and kidney function indicators (creatinine, uric acid, urea nitrogen, cystatin C, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, cholyglycine), and blood lipids (total cholesterol, triglycerides and low density lipoprotein) but had reductions in plasma protein (total protein, albumin, globulin, prealbumin), trace elements (calcium and zinc), prothrombin time and fibrinogen. The homocysteine level in the TT genotype was higher than that in the CC and CT genotypes. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that the MTHFR C677T gene polymorphism was associated with PE renal function impairment in the recessive model (OR: 1.620, 95% CI: 1.033-2.541, P < 0.05). These findings show that the C677T gene polymorphism of MTHFR is an independent risk factor for impaired renal function in pregnant Chinese Han women with PE.
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- Lin Yun
- Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Department of Medicine, Jinan Maternity and Child Care Hospital, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Medicine and Health Key Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Medicine and Health Key Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Medicine and Health Key Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Medicine and Health Key Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia, Jinan, China
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Al-janabi AM, Al-Khafaji SM, Faris SA. Association of methyltetrahydrofolate reductase gene mutation, homocysteine level with semen quality of Iraqi infertile males. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL HUMAN GENETICS 2022. [DOI: 10.1186/s43042-022-00278-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Infertility is very common condition and almost 50% of cases are due to male factors. Several genetic and environmental factors are responsible for the poor quality and reduced number of sperms in several cases of infertility. The present study was designed to investigate the association between semen parameters, homocysteine, and the risk of C677T polymorphism of MTHFR gene in infertile males of Iraqi population.
Methods
This Case–control study has been conducted from February 2019 to July 2021 at a molecular laboratory in the Anatomy and Histology Department/college of Medicine/University of Kufa/Najaf/Iraq. It was composed of 353 infertile male patients. They were divided into five groups: 90 azoospermic, 84 oligospermia, 64 asthenospermic, 50 oligoasthenospermic, and 65 teratospermic with an age range 20–46 years compared with 100 fertile males as control with age range 21–49 years. In order to detect homocysteine levels, we used Hcy ELISA Kit. C677T mutation of MTHFR gene was employed by PCR–RFLP technique.
Results
Our data revealed three genotypes of MTHFR C677T, 167 (47.3%) subjects had CC genotype, 116 (32.9%) subjects had CT genotype and 70 (21.1%) subjects had TT genotype. Furthermore, T allele was associated with higher risk of infertility in all patients groups for any genetic model. In total infertile subjects (codominant model: CT vs. CC, OR = 2.0, 95% C.I = 1.2–3.3, P = 0.011; TT vs. CC, OR = 4.8, 95% C.I = 3.3–8.2, P = 0.0003; dominant model: CT + TT vs. CC, OR = 2.8, 95% C.I = 1.7–4.5, P = 0.0001). Oligoasthenospermic patients associated with higher risk in CT heterozygous genotype (OR = 2.8, 95% C.I = 1.0–4.9, P = 0.03) and TT homozygous of mutant allele (OR = 6.3, 95% C.I = 1.9–9.2, P = 0.002). Homocystein level was elevated in all infertile groups when compared with control group (P < 0.01), but the elevation was marked in oligoasthenospermia group. As well as, the level of Serum Hcy exhibited the highest value in TT mutant genotype (39.7 µmol/ml) followed by CT genotype (28.5 µmol/ml) while the lowest level of Hcy recorded in CC genotype (14.6 µmol/ml) for oligoasthenospermia group.
Conclusions
By relating the MTHFR C677T gene mutation with a higher homocystein level, the results showed that Iraqi males with this mutation are more likely to suffer from infertility.
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Zeng H, Liu Z, Zhang L, Liu N. MTHFR 677TT is associated with decreased number of embryos and cumulative live birth rate in patients undergoing GnRHa short protocol: a retrospective study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022; 22:170. [PMID: 35232413 PMCID: PMC8887009 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-04506-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Whether MTHFR C677T genotype affects pregnancy outcomes following assisted reproductive technology is conflicting. And the role of MTHFR C677T genotype on cumulative live birth has not been reported. This study aims to investigate the effect of MTHFR C677T genotype on cumulative live birth following in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET). Methods This is a retrospective cohort study that includes 1173 women undergoing their first IVF-ET. We retrospectively compared the reproductive outcomes among the groups stratified by MTHFR C677T genotypes (677CC, 677CT, 677TT). We performed interaction analysis to detect the factor that interacts with the MTHFR C677T genotype. Poisson regression analyses were used to evaluate the associations between MTHFR C677T genotypes with the number of transferable embryos and the number of good-quality embryos. Cox regression analysis was used to evaluate the association between MTHFR C677T genotypes with cumulative live birth. All regression analyses were adjusted with the confounding factors which may independently impact reproductive outcomes. Results There is a significant interactive effect of MTHFR 677TT genotype with GnRHa protocol on reproductive outcomes (P for interaction<0.05). MTHFR 677TT homozygous mutation was found to impact reproductive outcomes under GnRHa short protocol but not GnRHa long protocol. MTHFR 677TT is significantly associated with decreased number of transferable embryos (p-value=0.028), decreased number of good-quality embryos (p-value=0.005), and decreased cumulative live birth rate (p-value=0.024) in patients undergoing GnRHa short protocol. However, the clinical pregnancy rate, miscarriage rate and live birth rate at the first embryo transfer cycle were not significantly different between the groups under both protocols (p-values>0.05). Conclusions MTHFR 677TT genotype is associated with decreased number of transferable embryos, decreased number of good-quality embryos, and decreased cumulative live birth rate in the first complete cycle in patients undergoing GnRHa short protocol. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12884-022-04506-4.
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- Hong Zeng
- Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.,Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Foshan Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, 528000, Guangdong, China.,Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
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Pathak D, Shrivastav D, Verma AK, Alsayegh AA, Yadav P, Khan NH, Al-Harbi AI, Khan MI, Bihade K, Singh DD, Beg MMA. Role of metabolizing MTHFR gene polymorphism (rs1801133) and its mRNA expression among Type 2 Diabetes. J Diabetes Metab Disord 2022; 21:511-516. [PMID: 35673506 PMCID: PMC9167251 DOI: 10.1007/s40200-022-01001-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Objective Type 2 Diabetes is a glucose metabolic disorder occurred by insulin insensitivity in which folate metabolism plays an important role. it is believed that polymorphism of Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T linked with type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, results are conflicted. therefore, in this study we re-examine the relationship between MTHFR C677T in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Methods Present research work included 100 newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) cases and 100 healthy individuals. After the blood sample collection all the biochemical parameters were evaluated among the T2DM cases and healthy individuals. DNA and RNA extraction from whole blood was done to study the MTHFR gene polymorphism by allele specific polymerase chain reaction method and its expression analysis was done by quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction method. Results The significant difference was observed in genotype distribution among case and control group (p=0.0002). Compared with wildtype CC genotype, CT heterozygous (OR=2.95, 95% Cl=1.62-5.38) and TT homozygous (OR=3.20, CI=1.79-5.73) suggest to have effect of MTHFR polymorphism on type 2 mellitus risk. Moreover, relative MTHFR mRNA expression was found for wild type CC genotype 3.02-fold, CT heterozygous genotype 2.57 fold and mutant TT homozygous genotype 0.50-fold which is down regulated (p<0.0001). Conclusion Our results indicates that the polymorphism in MTHFR C677T plays significant role in type II diabetes risk. MTHFR CT heterozygous and mutant TT genotype showed reduced mRNA expression among the T2DM patients. However, large scale case-control studies are needed to strengthen such conclusion in the future.
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- Divya Pathak
- Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, GKV, Haridwar, India
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh India
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- Department of Medical Laboratory, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Health Sciences in Arras, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Accident and Emergency, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Rajasthan Jaipur, India
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- Faculty of Medicine, Alatoo International University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Centre for promotion of Medical Research, Alatoo International University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Folic Acid, Folinic Acid, 5 Methyl TetraHydroFolate Supplementation for Mutations That Affect Epigenesis through the Folate and One-Carbon Cycles. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12020197. [PMID: 35204698 PMCID: PMC8961567 DOI: 10.3390/biom12020197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Methylation is an essential biochemical mechanism that is central to the transmission of life, and crucially responsible for regulating gametogenesis and continued embryo development. The methylation of DNA and histones drives cell division and regulation of gene expression through epigenesis and imprinting. Brain development and its maturation also depend on correct lipid methylation, and continued neuronal function depends on biogenic amines that require methylation for their synthesis. All methylation processes are carried out via a methyltransferase enzyme and its unique co-factor S-adenosylmethionine (SAM); the transfer of a methyl group to a target molecule results in the release of SAH (SA homocysteine), and then homocysteine (Hcy). Both of these molecules are toxic, inhibiting methylation in a variety of ways, and Hcy recycling to methionine is imperative; this is achieved via the one carbon cycle, supported by the folates cycle. Folate deficiency causes hyperhomocysteinaemia, with several associated diseases; during early pregnancy, deficiency interferes with closure of the neural tube at the fourth week of gestation, and nutraceutical supplementation has been routinely prescribed to prevent neural tube defects, mainly involving B vitamins, Zn and folates. The two metabolic pathways are subject to single nucleotide polymorphisms that alter their activity/capacity, often severely, impairing specific physiological functions including fertility, brain and cardiac function. The impact of three types of nutraceutical supplements, folic acid (FA), folinic acid (FLA) and 5 Methyl THF (MTHF), will be discussed here, with their positive effects alongside potentially hazardous secondary effects. The issue surrounding FA and its association with UMFA (unmetabolized folic acid) syndrome is now a matter of concern, as UMFA is currently found in the umbilical cord of the fetus, and even in infants’ blood. We will discuss its putative role in influencing the acquisition of epigenetic marks in the germline, acquired during embryogenesis, as well as the role of FA in the management of cancerous disease.
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Haeri F, Nouri M, Nezamoleslami S, Moradi A, Ghiasvand R. Role of dietary antioxidants and vitamins intake in semen quality parameters: A cross-sectional study. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2022; 48:434-440. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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