Resistin and chemerin levels in follicular fluid of infertile women with endometriosis undergoing ICSI

J Obstet Gynaecol. 2021 May 24:1-5. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2021.1904231. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChemerin and resistin are two adipocytokines involved in inflammatory processes that may paly a role in the development of endometriosis. The purpose of the current study was to examine the levels of chemerin and resistin in the follicular fluid (FF) of endometriosis patients and additionally, assess the association of FF chemerin and resistin with the severity of endometriosis and the number of mature oocyte and embryos. A total of 80 reproductive-aged women who underwent intracytoplasmic sperm injection and embryo transfer were evaluated in this study. FF samples were obtained from subjects with (n = 40) and without endometriosis (n = 40). The concentrations of chemerin and resistin were examined using ELISA. The Resistin FF level was significantly (p-value=.03) higher in women with endometriosis than women without endometriosis, while the effect size was medium (d = 0.47). There was no significant difference in Chemerin concentration between the two groups of this study. Results also showed a tendency towards the increase of FF values of resistin and chemerin in endometriosis patients with stage III-IV than stage I-II; however, this difference was not significant. No significant correlations were found between FF levels of resistin and chemerin with the number of mature oocyte and embryos. Thus, elevated FF resistin levels may be associated with endometriosis.IMPACT STATEM...
Source: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Source Type: research