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The Effects of Selenium Supplementation on Clinical Symptoms and Gene Expression Related to Inflammation and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Infertile Women Candidate for In Vitro Fertilization

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This study was performed to determine the effects of selenium supplementation on clinical symptoms and gene expression related to inflammatory markers in infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who were candidate for in vitro fertilization (IVF). Thirty-six women candidate for IVF were recruited in this randomized double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. They (n = 18/group) were randomly assigned into intervention groups to take either 200 μg/day of selenium or placebo for 8 weeks. RT-PCR findings indicated that selenium supplementation downregulated gene expression of interleukin-1 (IL-1) (P < 0.004) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) (P = 0.02) in lymphocytes of patients with PCOS compared with the placebo. In addition, selenium supplementation upregulated gene expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) (P = 0.001) in lymphocytes of patients with PCOS compared with the placebo. Selenium supplementation had no significant effect on clinical symptoms and gene expression of IL-8 (P = 0.10) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) (P = 0.63). Overall, our findings documented that selenium supplementation for 8 weeks to infertile women candidate for IVF improved IL-1, TNF-α, and VEGF gene expression, though selenium had no effect on clinical symptoms and, IL-8 and TGF-β gene expression. Clinical trial registration number: http://www.irct.ir: IRCT20170513033941N23.

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This study was supported by a grant from the Vice-chancellor for Research, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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  1. Infertility and Reproductive Health Research Center, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Zahra Heidar, Negar Hamzepour & Masoomeh Mirzamoradi

  2. Laser Application in Medical Science Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Shahrzad Zadeh Modarres

  3. Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR, Iran

    Esmat Aghadavod, Mohammad Hossein Pourhanifeh & Zatollah Asemi

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ZA helped in conception, design, and statistical analysis of the manuscript. ZH, NH, SZ-M, MM, EA, and M-HP contributed in data collection and manuscript drafting. ZA supervised the study.

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Heidar, Z., Hamzepour, N., Zadeh Modarres, S. et al. The Effects of Selenium Supplementation on Clinical Symptoms and Gene Expression Related to Inflammation and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Infertile Women Candidate for In Vitro Fertilization. Biol Trace Elem Res 193, 319–325 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-019-01715-5

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