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. 2019 Nov 19;37(1):21–32. doi: 10.1007/s10815-019-01616-5

Table 2.

Overview of studies on the differentially expressed genes of endometrium under ovarian stimulation

Study Comparator Type of GnRH-a/ant Sample size Type of array Fold change Gene ontology (GO) Differentially expressed genes (DEGs)
Stimulation protocol KEGG pathways
Mirkin et al. (2004) LH+8 VS hCG+9 Leuprolide acetate 15 Affymetrix HG-U95Av2 ≥ 1.2

Up: agonist—5 antagonist—6

Down: agonist—1 antagonist—6

GnRH agonist VS GnRH antagonist Ganirelix or Cetrorelix Up: 13 Down: 0
Simon et al. (2005) LH+2/+7 VS hCG+2/+7 Buserelin 12 Affymetrix HG-U133A ≥ 2 No relevant alteration was Observed.
GnRH agonist VS GnRH antagonist Ganirelix
Horcajads et al. (2005) LH+2/LH+7 VS hCG+7 Leuprolide acetate 24

Affymetrix

HG-U133A

≥ 3

Up: 281

Down: 277

GnRH agonist
Macklon et al. (2008) 5 days after ovulation VS 5 days after ovum pick up Ganirelix 8

Affymetrix

HGU133plus2

≥ 1.5 Cell adhesion, T-cell receptor signaling, regulation of signal transduction, cell growth, proliferation, and programmed cell death

Up: 142

Down: 98

GnRH antagonist
Horcajads et al. (2008) LH+1/+3/+5/+7/+9 VS hCG+1/+3/+5/+7/+9 Leuprolide acetate 49

Affymetrix

HGU133A

Biological processes including cell proliferation, angiogenesis, cellular physiological process, cell death, and apoptosis were listed.

Up: 203

Down :97(2-day delay of genomic profile in COH)

GnRH agonist
Liu et al. (2008)

LH+7 VS hCG+7

Moderate responders VS High responders

Buserelin

(nasal spray)

13

Affymetrix

HG-U133A

≥ 2 enzyme, signal transducer, ion-binding protein, transporter, receptor, transcription factor, cell adhesion molecule, regulatory protein Moderate responders: Up: 5 Down: 2
GnRH agonist Wnt-signaling pathway, MAPK signaling pathway, nicotinamide metabolism High responders: Up: 244 Down: 159
Haouzi et al. (2009) LH+2/LH+7 VS hCG+2/hCG+7 Not mention 84

Affymetrix

HGU133plus2

> 2 cell division cycle (CDC) members, cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK), and members of the E2F family of transcription factors

Up: 777

Down: 221

Not mention TGFβ signaling pathway, the complement and coagulation cascades and leukocyte transendothelial migration
Haouzi et al. (2009) LH+2/LH+7 VS hCG+2/hCG+5 Not mention 84

Affymetrix

HGU133plus2

> 2 Chemokines in inflammatory processes, growth factors related to endometrium GnRH agonist: Up: 731 Down: 451
GnRH agonist VS GnRH antagonist G1/S checkpoint regulation GnRH antagonist: Up: 634 Down: 210
Senapati et al. (2018) LH+12 VS hCG+13 Leuprolide acetate 23 Affymetrix Human Gene 2.0 ST array+ Infinium DNA methylation 450 K BeadChip

> 1.5

> 2

FC > 2: 165 DEGs, FC > 1.5: 641 DEGs

3322 genes with differential methylation, HPSE2, SERPINA5, MMP2, and MMP26 were similar to our common DEGs.

GnRH antagonist (7) and GnRH agonist (4) Type of GnRH-anta not mention

Gene enrichment in endometrial remodeling

Proteolytic pathway involved in extracellular matrix degradation