Vitamin D receptor (VDR) is widely expressed not only in tissues responsible for calcium hemostasis, but also in reproductive organs, including the endometrium. The VDR, which is low in the proliferative phase, starts to increase in the early secretory phase and decreases again in the mid-secretory phase. Enzymes responsible for vitamin d (VD) production and metabolism are expressed locally in the endometrium. Binding of active VD to VDR in nuclear or plasma membrane increases receptivity gene expression and immunomodulators by activating genomic and nongenomic pathways. VDR expression defect has been reported in the decidual cells of recurrent miscarriages. There are no studies investigating the endometrial VDR expression pattern in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and its phenotypes. The VDR expression pattern in the endometrium of PCOS patients who underwent invitro fertilization /intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) and total embryo freezing was analyzed at both mRNA and immunohistochemical. The study group consisted of 44 PCOS patients who were referred to IVF/ICSI because they did not respond to first-line treatment with letrozole or clomiphene citrate (CC). Twenty patients who were scheduled for IVF/ICSI due to male factor infertility and who were matched with the study group in terms of age and body mass index (BMI) were included as the control group. Following egg collection, endometrial tissue was collected by pipelle cannula while the patient was under anesthesia. All good quality blastocysts of both groups were vitrified. The mRNA expression of vitamin D receptor transcript 2 (VDR-X2) and vitamin D receptor transcript 4 (VDR-X4) were determined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). The quantitative cycle equation method was used to calculate the differences between VDR-mRNA expressions. Endometrial VDR and progesterone receptor (PR) immunoreactivity were determined by immunohistochemistry.
Age range
26 Years – 32 Years
Sex
FEMALE
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The primary aim of the study was to investigate whether there is a difference in VDR expression in the endometrium of PCOS patients compared to controls by qPCR and immunohistochemical methods
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