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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Effects of light exposure during IVF: transcriptomic analysis of murine embryos and embryo-derived EVs.

Bence Nagy, Zoltán Bognár, Timea Judit Csabai, Nóra Fekete, Edit Irén Buzás, Árpád Ferenc Kovács, Júlia Szekeres-Barthó, Éva Pállinger

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Visible light, oxidative stress, and reproduction: The protective role of melatonin.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026
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  6. Extracellular vesicles: key mediators inFrontiers in veterinary science · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Bence NagyInstitute of Genetics, Cell- and Immunobiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Zoltán BognárDepartment of Medical Biology and Central Electron Microscopic Laboratory, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
Timea Judit CsabaiDepartment of Medical Biology and Central Electron Microscopic Laboratory, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
Nóra FeketeInstitute of Genetics, Cell- and Immunobiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Edit Irén BuzásInstitute of Genetics, Cell- and Immunobiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Árpád Ferenc KovácsTűzoltó Utcai Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Júlia Szekeres-Barthó *Department of Medical Biology and Central Electron Microscopic Laboratory, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
Éva Pállinger *Institute of Genetics, Cell- and Immunobiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Light exposure of embryos during assisted reproduction affects embryo quality and implantation capacity in a wavelength dependent manner. We investigated the molecular mechanism of these light-induced changes through the comparative analysis of gene expression and regulatory miRNA profile of murine embryos cultured in dark environment and those exposed to white- or red filtered light. miRNA sequencing was used to assess the role of embryo-derived extracellular vesicles in the endometrium-embryo dialogue. Methods: Results: Light exposure caused transcriptomic changes in the embryos. White light upregulated apoptotic pathways, while red filtered light gave rise to the activation of regeneration pathways, including DNA repair mechanisms. Embryo-derived extracellular vesicles enclosed wavelength dependently unique miRNA cargos the target genes of which play a role in embryo implantation. Discussion: White light upregulates apoptotic pathways, at both the transcriptome and regulatory miRNAs levels. Red filtration partially counterbalances these negative effects by shifting the cellular processes towards regeneration, including DNA repair mechanisms. Extracellular vesicles of light exposed embryos play a role in blastocyst-decidua communication through the horizontal transfer of regulatory miRNAs. Our data prove that light exposure during

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Embryo, MammalianExtracellular VesiclesFertilization in VitroLightTranscriptomeAnimalsApoptosisEmbryo ImplantationFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMiceMicroRNAsMicroRNAsembryoextracellular vesicleimplantationlight exposureRNA-seq

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PMID40051636
PMCPMC11882875

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