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Abnormal expression of galectin-1, -3 leading to unexplained infertility by decreasing endometrial receptivity: a
Liyuan Dong1, Qingbing Bai2, Wenshuang Song3
1Department of Reproductive Medicine, Xingtai People's Hospital Xingtai 054000, Hebei, China.
Objective:
To explore the relationship between galectin-1, -3 and unexplained infertility and the effect on endometrial receptivity.
Methods:
The clinical data of 100 female patients at childbearing age coming to Xingtai People's Hospital from February 2019 to February 2021 were collected retrospectively. Based on normal pregnancy or not, 50 infertility patients were placed into an infertility group, and 50 patients with normal pregnancy history were placed into a normal group. The mRNA and protein levels of galectin-1, -3, endometrial wave-like activity, endometrial thickness, uterine artery pulsatility index (PI), resistance index (RI), end diastolic velocity (EDV) and peak systolic velocity (PSV) ratio (S/D = PSV/EDV) were compared between the two groups of patients.
Results:
The mRNA and protein levels of galectin-1, -3 in the infertile group were lower than those in the normal group (P<0.05). In addition, the endometrial wave-like activity in the infertile group was more than that in the normal group (P<0.05). The endometrial thickness was less, while PI, RI and S/D were higher in the infertile group than those in the normal group (P<0.05).
Conclusion:
The low mRNA and protein expressions of galectin-1, -3 in unexplained infertility can affect endometrial receptivity, which may be closely related to unexplained infertility.
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