Epigenetic variation in neonatal tissues in infants conceived using capacitation-in vitro maturation vs. in vitro fertilization

Copyright © 2023 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..

OBJECTIVE: To investigate alterations of the global DNA methylation profile in placenta, cord blood, and neonatal buccal smears in infants conceived using in vitro maturation (IVM) with a prematuration step (capacitation-IVM [CAPA-IVM]) vs. in vitro fertilization (IVF).

DESIGN: Analysis of data from the offspring of participants in a randomized controlled trial.

SETTING: Private clinic.

PATIENTS: Forty-six women with polycystic ovary syndrome and/or high antral follicle count and their offspring (58 newborns).

INTERVENTION(S): Women with polycystic ovary syndrome and/or a high antral follicle count participating in the clinical trial were randomized to undergo CAPA-IVM or conventional IVF.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): At delivery, biological samples including cord blood, placental tissue, and a neonatal buccal smear were collected. Genome-wide DNA methylation was determined using the Illumina Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip. Variability in methylation was also considered, and mean variances for the two treatment categories were compared.

RESULTS: In neonatal buccal smears, there were no significant differences between the CAPA-IVM and conventional IVF groups on the basis of the CpG probe after linear regression analysis using a significant cut-off of false-discovery rate <0.05 and |Δβ|≥0.05. In cord blood, only one CpG site showed a significant gain of methylation in the CAPA-IVM group. In the placenta, CAPA-IVM was significantly associated with changes in methylation at five CpG sites. Significantly more variable DNA methylation was found in five probes in the placenta, 54 in cord blood, and two in buccal smears after IVM of oocytes. In cord blood samples, 20 CpG sites had more variable methylation in the conventional IVF vs. IVM group. Isolated CpG sites showing differences in methylation in cord blood were not associated with changes in gene expression of the overlapping genes.

CONCLUSION(S): Capacitation-IVM appeared to be associated with only a small amount of epigenetic variation in cord blood, placental tissue, and neonate buccal smears.

CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT03405701 (www.

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Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:121

Enthalten in:

Fertility and sterility - 121(2024), 3 vom: 19. Feb., Seite 506-518

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Saucedo-Cuevas, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Mai P Q [VerfasserIn]
Le, Anh H [VerfasserIn]
Akin, Nazli [VerfasserIn]
Pham, Toan D [VerfasserIn]
Ho, Tuong M [VerfasserIn]
Pita, Guillermo [VerfasserIn]
Gonzalez-Neira, Anna [VerfasserIn]
De Vos, Michel [VerfasserIn]
Smitz, Johan [VerfasserIn]
Anckaert, Ellen [VerfasserIn]
Vuong, Lan N [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Capacitation-in vitro maturation
DNA methylation
Imprinted genes
Journal Article
Neonatal tissues
Oocyte
Randomized Controlled Trial

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 19.02.2024

Date Revised 19.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03405701

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.fertnstert.2023.11.040

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365432989