Table 2.
Partial correlations between KISS1, KISS1R, TAC3, and TACR3 in cumulus and granulosa cells of healthy women and PCOS patients
| Healthy Women | |||
| CCs | TACR3 mRNA | KISS1 mRNA | KISS1R mRNA |
| TAC3 mRNA | r = − 0.080 (p = 0.610) | r = − 0.068 (p = 0.651) | r = 0.058 (p = 0.707) |
| TACR3 mRNA | r = − 0.202 (p = 0.194) | r = 0.347 (p = 0.024) | |
| KISS1 mRNA | r = 0.043 (p = 0.777) | ||
| MGCs | TACR3 mRNA | KISS1 mRNA | KISS1R mRNA |
| TAC3 mRNA | r = − 0.075 (p = 0.741) | r = 0.652 (p = 0.006) | r = − 0.052 (p = 0.818) |
| KISS1 mRNA | r = 0.214 (p = 0.425) | r = − 0.132 (p = 0.528) | |
| KISS1R mRNA | r = 0.385 (p = 0.141) | ||
| PCOS | |||
| CCs | TACR3 mRNA | KISS1 mRNA | KISS1R mRNA |
| TAC3 mRNA | r = 0.296 (p = 0.060) | r = − 0.113 (p = 0.471) | r = 0.146 (p = 0.377) |
| TACR3 mRNA | r = 0.155 (p = 0.333) | r = 0.121 (p = 0.477) | |
| KISS1 mRNA | r = 0.238 (p = 0.144) | ||
| MGCs | TACR3 mRNA | KISS1 mRNA | KISS1R mRNA |
| TAC3 mRNA | r = 0.053 (p = 0.846) | r = 0.580 (p = 0.132) | r = 0.280 (p = 0.207) |
| TACR3 mRNA | r = − 0.411 (p = 0.312) | r = 0.172 (p = 0.400) | |
| KISS1 mRNA | r = 0.216 (p = 0.608) | ||
Significant associations (p < 0.05) are shown in italics. CCs cumulus cells, MGCs mural granulosa cells