Molecular characterization of exosomes and their microRNA cargo in human follicular fluid: Bioinformatic analysis reveals that exosomal microRNAs control pathways involved in follicular maturation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1751-1761.e1

  Santonocito, Manuela ^a   Vento, Marilena ^b   Guglielmino, Maria Rosa ^a   Battaglia, Rosalia ^a   Wahlgren, Jessica ^c   Ragusa, Marco ^a   Barbagallo, Davide ^a   Borzì, Placido ^b   Rizzari, Simona ^b   Maugeri, Marco ^a   Scollo, Paolo ^b   Tatone, Carla ^d   Valadi, Hadi ^c   Purrello, Michele ^a   Di Pietro, Cinzia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b CANNIZZARO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exosomes; Follicular fluid; Intrafollicle molecular communication; MicroRNA profile

Indexed keywords

CD63 ANTIGEN; CD81 ANTIGEN; CELL SURFACE MARKER; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 100; MICRORNA 125B; MICRORNA 132; MICRORNA 134; MICRORNA 193B; MICRORNA 203; MICRORNA 212; MICRORNA 214; MICRORNA 29A; MICRORNA 323 3P; MICRORNA 337 5P; MICRORNA 365; MICRORNA 370; MICRORNA 410; MICRORNA 449A; MICRORNA 489; MICRORNA 493; MICRORNA 503; MICRORNA 508 3P; MICRORNA 542 5P; MICRORNA 654 3P; MICRORNA 99A; MOLECULAR MARKER; RIBOSOME RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CD63 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CD81 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS CELL; EXOSOME; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE ONTOLOGY; GENETIC REGULATION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; BIOLOGY; BLOOD; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; UPREGULATION;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD63; ANTIGENS, CD81; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; EXOSOMES; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GENE ONTOLOGY; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84921991439     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.08.005     Document Type: Article

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