EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON THE LEVELS OF ANTIOXIDANT BETA-CAROTENE, ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL AND RETINOL IN HUMAN OVARIAN FOLLICULAR-FLUID

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作者
PALAN, PR
COHEN, BL
BARAD, DH
ROMNEY, SL
机构
[1] Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
关键词
SMOKING; SUPEROVULATION; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA-CAROTENE; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; RETINOL; OVARIAN FOLLICULAR FLUID; PLASMA;
D O I
10.1159/000292374
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
The concentrations of beta-carotene, retinol and alpha-tocopherol were measured by high-pressure liquid chromatography in ovarian follicular fluid and plasma samples collected at the time of oocyte recovery from patients enrolled in our in vitro fertilization program. The mean beta-carotene levels in follicular fluid [0.182 +/- (SEM) 0.04 nmol/ml] and plasma (0.37 +/- 0.34 mmol/ml) of smokers (n = 5) were significantly (p < 0.025 and p < 0.001, respectively) lower compared with the mean levels in follicular fluid (0.58 +/- 0.10 nmol/ml) and plasma (1.11 +/- 0.09 mmol/ml) in nonsmokers (n = 11). The follicular fluid and plasma retinol and alpha-tocopherol levels were comparable among the nonsmokers and smokers. These findings direct attention to a possible role of the antioxidant beta-carotene, per se, as a biological marker in ovarian oocyte follicular maturation and function.
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