Oocyte activation deficiency: a role for an oocyte contribution?

M Yeste, C Jones, SN Amdani, S Patel… - Human reproduction …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Infertility affects between 10 and 16% of couples worldwide. Twenty to 30%
of cases of infertility are due to a male factor, 20–35% to a female factor, and 25–40% are …

Total fertilization failure after ICSI: insights into pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management through artificial oocyte activation

G Campos, R Sciorio, SC Esteves - Human reproduction update, 2023 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Total fertilization failure (TFF) is the failure of all metaphase II oocytes to
fertilize in ART cycles. The phenomenon represents a known cause of infertility, affecting 1 …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin improves age-induced fertility decline and attenuates ovarian mitochondrial oxidative stress in mice

C Song, W Peng, S Yin, J Zhao, B Fu, J Zhang, T Mao… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Increasing evidence shows that melatonin protected against age-related mitochondrial
oxidative damage. However, the protective effects of melatonin against ovarian aging has …

PLCζ is the physiological trigger of the Ca2+ oscillations that induce embryogenesis in mammals but conception can occur in its absence

A Hachem, J Godwin, M Ruas, HC Lee… - …, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
Activation of the egg by the sperm is the first, vital stage of embryogenesis. The sperm
protein PLCζ has been proposed as the physiological agent that triggers the Ca2+ …

Oocyte activation deficiency and assisted oocyte activation: mechanisms, obstacles and prospects for clinical application

J Kashir, D Ganesh, C Jones… - Human reproduction …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Oocyte activation deficiency (OAD) is attributed to the majority of cases
underlying failure of ICSI cycles, the standard treatment for male factor infertility. Oocyte …

Novel phospholipase C zeta 1 mutations associated with fertilization failures after ICSI

M Torra-Massana, D Cornet-Bartolomé… - Human …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract STUDY QUESTION Are phospholipase C zeta 1 (PLCZ1) mutations associated with
fertilization failure (FF) after ICSI? SUMMARY ANSWER New mutations in the PLCZ1 …

[HTML][HTML] Sperm-oocyte interplay: an overview of spermatozoon's role in oocyte activation and current perspectives in diagnosis and fertility treatment

MI Zafar, S Lu, H Li - Cell & bioscience, 2021 - Springer
The fertilizing spermatozoon is a highly specialized cell that selects from millions along the
female tract until the oocyte. The paternal components influence the oocyte activation during …

[HTML][HTML] Assisted oocyte activation significantly increases fertilization and pregnancy outcome in patients with low and total failed fertilization after intracytoplasmic …

D Bonte, M Ferrer-Buitrago, L Dhaenens, M Popovic… - Fertility and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the extent to which assisted oocyte activation (AOA) improves
clinical outcomes in patients diagnosed with oocyte activation deficiencies (OADs). Design …

[HTML][HTML] Assisted oocyte activation with calcium ionophore improves pregnancy outcomes and offspring safety in infertile patients: a systematic review and meta …

Y Shan, H Zhao, D Zhao, J Wang, Y Cui… - Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of calcium ionophore during assisted
oocyte activation (AOA). This meta-analysis contained randomized controlled trials and …

[HTML][HTML] Calcium ionophore (A23187) rescues the activation of unfertilized oocytes after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and chromosome analysis of blastocyst after …

Z Xu, G Yao, W Niu, H Fan, X Ma, S Shi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Calcium is a crucial factor in regulating the biological behavior of cells. The imbalance of
calcium homeostasis in cytoplasm will cause abnormal behavior of cells and the occurrence …