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  • Title: Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-A and its receptor-1 in a luteal endometrium in patients with repeated in vitro fertilization failure.
    Author: Jee BC, Suh CS, Kim KC, Lee WD, Kim H, Kim SH, Seoul National University College of Medicine Assisted Reproductive Technology (SMART) Study Group.
    Journal: Fertil Steril; 2009 Feb; 91(2):528-34. PubMed ID: 18295763.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To investigate temporal and spatial relationships of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A and its receptor (VEGFR-1) expression in a luteal endometrium obtained from patients with repeated IVF failure. DESIGN: Immunohistochemical study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Thirty-three regular-cycling infertile women (mean age, 34.4 years) who experienced three or more failed IVF cycles (range, 3-14 cycles). INTERVENTION(S): Endometrial samplings by silastic suction curette in the luteal phase of a spontaneous unmedicated cycle. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Immunohistochemical intensity scoring after staining by monoclonal anti-VEGF-A and polyclonal anti-VEGFR-1. Microvascular density determined after staining by monoclonal anti-CD31 antibody. The data were compared in three phases; early (cycle day [CD]16-19) (n = 12), mid- (CD20-24) (n = 13), and late luteal phase (CD25-27) (n = 8). RESULT(S): Expression of VEGF-A tended to be lower in midluteal endometrium at epithelial, stromal, and endothelial cells. Expression of VEGFR-1 at epithelial cells was highest in midluteal endometrium, but VEGFR-1 at stroma and endothelium and microvascular density continuously decreased throughout luteal-phase endometrium. CONCLUSION(S): In contrast to previous reports, VEGF-A expression was not highest in the midluteal phase in repeated IVF failure patients who had no apparent endometrial pathology. Further research is needed to determine whether different VEGF-A expression patterns in the luteal phase contribute to repeated IVF failure.
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