Effect of a Combination of Myo-Inositol, Alpha-Lipoic Acid, and Folic Acid on Oocyte Morphology and Embryo Morphokinetics in non-PCOS Overweight/Obese Patients Undergoing IVF: A Pilot, Prospective, Randomized Study

Canosa, Stefano; Paschero, Carlotta; Carosso, Andrea; Leoncini, S.; Mercaldo, Noemi; Gennarelli, Gianluca; Benedetto, Chiara; Revelli, Alberto

doi:10.3390/jcm9092949

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“…Inositols are effective and universal fertility-improving compounds that can be used for the treatment of obese patients without PCOS [ 157 ], lean PCOS patients without IR [ 158 ] and obese PCOS patients [ 159 ]; however, other research suggests that the inositol effect is IR-dependent [ 160 ].…”

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Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Chronic Inflammation in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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Nikiforov

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Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine–metabolic disorder affecting a vast population worldwide; it is linked with anovulation, mitochondrial dysfunctions and hormonal disbalance. Mutations in mtDNA have been identified in PCOS patients and likely play an important role in PCOS aetiology and pathogenesis; however, their causative role in PCOS development requires further investigation. As a low-grade chronic inflammation disease, PCOS patients have permanently elevated levels of inflammatory markers (TNF-α, CRP, IL-6, IL-8, IL-18). In this review, we summarise recent data regarding the role of mtDNA mutations and mitochondrial malfunctions in PCOS pathogenesis. Furthermore, we discuss recent papers dedicated to the identification of novel biomarkers for early PCOS diagnosis. Finally, traditional and new mitochondria-targeted treatments are discussed. This review intends to emphasise the key role of oxidative stress and chronic inflammation in PCOS pathogenesis; however, the exact molecular mechanism is mostly unknown and requires further investigation.

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Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Chronic Inflammation in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Dabravolski

Nikiforov

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“…ALA is a well-established treatment for neuropathic symptoms and dysfunctions in distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSP) and type 2 diabetes [33,34].…”

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Evaluation of Dissolution Profiles of a Newly Developed Solid Oral Immediate-Release Formula Containing Alpha-Lipoic Acid

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Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA, thioctic acid), a naturally-occurring essential dithiol compound, has become a common ingredient in many pharmaceutical and food supplement products (FSP), used in oxidative stress-dependent pathologies; oral bioavailability of ALA is limited by pharmacokinetic particularities that reduce its therapeutic efficacy-reduced solubility, lack of gastric stability and hepatic degradation, doubled by formulation hinders. The objectives were to develop a solid oral 600 mg ALA FSP to obtain an optimal pharmaceutical profile compared to a reference listed drug (RLD) with a similarity factor f2 50. A comparative dissolution study was performed; an HPLC method was used for ALA quantification. After planning combinatory simulations (formulation stage), two prototype formulas (#1 and #2) were manufactured and further optimized by adjusting ALA physical characteristics and the excipients quantities (#3 and #4) in order to achieve the Quality Target Product Profile. A misshapen of ALA’s in vitro release was observed for #3 Formula (f2 = 31.6); the optimal profile was obtained for Formula #4 (f2 = 58.5). A simple quantitative formula is not enough to assure good ALA bioavailability; the formulation needs multiple compounding modulations under physicochemical compatibility algorithms, with multiple dissolution profiles testing back-ups. It is essential to ensure a formulation with an in vitro dissolution comparable with the RLD, allowing the compound to reach its target level to assure the optimum claimed antioxidant activity of ALA at the cellular level, even for food supplement formulations.

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“…Alpha-lipoic acid exhibits immunomodulatory and antioxidant activity, which improves embryo implantation and stimulates the production of local mediators that facilitate implantation. For instance, a study by Canosa et al [5] showed that the intake of inositol, alpha-lipoic and folic acids had a beneficial effect on the molecular organization of zona pellucida during follicle maturation, which is physiologically rearranged during oocyte maturation [4].…”

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Evaluation of the effectiveness of a proposed approach to treat infertility against the background of uterine leiomyoma, which includes treatment with a releasing hormone agonist, hysteroresectoscopy or conservative myomectomy, and pre-pregnancy treatment

Khmil

Drozdovska

2021

Biomed. and Biosoc. Anthrop.

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There is much discussion about the effect of uterine leiomyomas on the outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies (ART). This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of in vitro fertilization following the use of a therapy scheme we propose to treat infertility with the background of uterine leiomyoma. The therapy scheme includes the use of a releasing hormone agonist, hysteroresectoscopy or conservative myomectomy and pre-pregnancy pre-treatment. The clinical study involved 175 women of reproductive age who had been diagnosed with uterine leiomyoma, and were divided into the groups as follows. The treatment group A included 137 women with uterine leiomyoma, and was further divided into subgroups. Subgroup A1 included 55 women with uterine leiomyoma after conservative myomectomy who underwent the proposed treatment scheme (TS); A2 included 45 women with uterine leiomyoma after hysteroresectoscopy who underwent the TS; A3 included 37 women with uterine leiomyoma who underwent the TS but not the surgical removal of uterine leiomyoma. Control group B included 38 women with uterine leiomyoma after conservative myomectomy. All patients with intramural and submucosal myoma nodules underwent a hormonal preparatory treatment with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist (Diphereline 3.75 mg intramuscularly once every 28 days for 3 months) prior to the myomectomy. After the surgery, patients were prescribed a combination therapy with a vitamin complex FT 500 plus, vitamin D3 and Pelvidol for three months before and during controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) protocol up to the follicle puncture. We determined that the incidence of pregnancy was the lowest (37.8 %) in women with infertility against the background of uterine leiomyoma, who surgically treated for the myomas, but underwent pre-pregnancy pre-treatment. The frequency of pregnancy did not differ between the A1 and A2 treatment groups, and was on average 7.0 % higher than in the control group, and 11.0 % higher than in the A3 group. The relative incidence of clinical pregnancies was the highest in A1 (45.5 %) and A2 (44.4 %) treatment groups. The frequency of live births in the A1 group was significantly higher than in A3 group (by 14.0 %), while the relative number of term live births in the A1 group exceeded that of A3 group by 26.0 %. Thus, both proposed therapy schemes to treat infertility against the background of uterine leiomyoma, which include the use of a releasing hormone agonist, either a conservative myomectomy or hysteroresectoscopy and pre-pregnancy pre-treatment in addition to the ART protocol with a multi-vitamin complex with inositol, vitamin D3, alpha-lipoic acid and magnesium, had the equivalent effects on the incidence of clinical pregnancy, however the frequency of live births was highest after conservative myomectomy (84.0 %).

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Effect of a Combination of Myo-Inositol, Alpha-Lipoic Acid, and Folic Acid on Oocyte Morphology and Embryo Morphokinetics in non-PCOS Overweight/Obese Patients Undergoing IVF: A Pilot, Prospective, Randomized Study

Cited by 9 publications

References 65 publications

Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Chronic Inflammation in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Chronic Inflammation in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Evaluation of Dissolution Profiles of a Newly Developed Solid Oral Immediate-Release Formula Containing Alpha-Lipoic Acid

Evaluation of the effectiveness of a proposed approach to treat infertility against the background of uterine leiomyoma, which includes treatment with a releasing hormone agonist, hysteroresectoscopy or conservative myomectomy, and pre-pregnancy treatment

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