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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2022

Recurrent Implantation Failure May Be Identified by a Combination of Diagnostic Biomarkers: An Analysis of Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte Subsets.

Jun-Ying Cai, Yuan-Yuan Tang, Xi-He Deng, Yan-Juan Li, Gui Liang, Ya-Qing Meng, Hong Zhou

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jun-Ying CaiDepartment of Reproductive Center, Maternal and Child Health Hospital and Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Yuan-Yuan TangDepartment of Reproductive Center, Maternal and Child Health Hospital and Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Xi-He DengDepartment of Reproductive Center, Maternal and Child Health Hospital and Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Yan-Juan LiDepartment of Reproductive Center, Maternal and Child Health Hospital and Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Gui LiangDepartment of Reproductive Center, Maternal and Child Health Hospital and Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Ya-Qing MengDepartment of Reproductive Center, Maternal and Child Health Hospital and Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Hong ZhouDepartment of Reproductive Center, Maternal and Child Health Hospital and Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Recurrent implantation failure (RIF) is a challenge during assisted reproductive technology (ART). In the present study, potential diagnostic biomarkers for the immune status of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in patients with RIF were analyzed, with the aim of identifying novel biomarkers that may predict RIF. Methods: A total of 41 participants, including 21 women with RIF and 20 fertile controls, were included in the present study. Functional analysis was performed and the cytokine status of natural killer (NK), T, CD8+ T, T helper (Th), and γδ T cells which are lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood was measured using flow cytometry. Binary logistic regression analysis adjusted for T follicular helper 1 (Tfh1), Tfh2, Tfh17, and early NK cells was performed to determine the relationship between the peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets and RIF. Potential diagnostic biomarkers were assessed by logistic regression analysis and receiver operating characteristic curves. Results: There were significantly more Tfh1, Tfh17, and NK cells in the RIF group compared with the control group (all Conclusion: T, Tregs, Tfh1, Tfh2, Tfh17, NK cells, and early inhibitory NK cells may play important regulatory roles in embryo implantation. The combination of 3 molecular markers (Treg, Tfh17, and early inhibitory NK cells) could provide a high diagnostic value for women with RIF, thus providing novel potential biomarkers for RIF in ART. The present findings could provide a reference either for the clinical treatment of patients with RIF or for future large, well-designed studies.

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Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryBiomarkersFemaleFlow CytometryHumansLymphocyte CountBiomarkersdiagnostic biomarkerflow cytometrynatural killer cellsperipheral blood lymphocyte subsetsrecurrent implantation failureT cells

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PMID35937843
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