title: The effect of the follicular fluid adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate degradation rate on successful fertilization and cleavage of human oocytes.
abstract: Follicular fluid (FF) and oocytes were obtained from 19 women for in vitro fertilization. Ovulation was induced with clomiphene citrate and human menopausal gonadotropin. Thirty-seven FF samples containing mature oocyte-corona-cumulus complexes were used to measure steroids, gonadotropins, and cAMP. The FF specimens were divided into three groups: follicles yielding ova that were fertilized and cleaved (group A), follicles containing fertilized ova without further cleavage (group B), and follicles containing nonfertilized oocytes (group C). The FF levels of progesterone, 17 beta-estradiol, LH/hCG, and FSH did not differ significantly among the groups. Mean FF cAMP concentrations declined from 17.5 +/- 2.5 pmol/mL 15 min after follicle aspiration to 3.6 +/- 0.9 pmol/mL after 3 h. The initial FF cAMP concentration did not differ significantly among three groups. However, the cAMP degradation rate in group A (119 +/- 13 X 10(-4) pmol/min) was significantly greater than that in group B (62 +/- 10 X 10(-4) pmol/min) or group C (75 +/- 8 X 10(-4) pmol/min). In conclusion, an increased intrafollicular cAMP degradation rate was associated with successful fertilization and cleavage of human oocytes in vitro. These data suggest that the degradation rate of FF cAMP may be a marker of optimal follicular development and oocyte maturation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Dental College, Ichikawa General Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takehara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohno
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000378:metabolism; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D004958:Estradiol / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D015571:Follicular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D009865:Oocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D000242:Cyclic AMP