The efficacy of melatonin administration on oocyte quality

References

• de Mouzoni J , Lancaster P , Nygren KG , Sullivan E , Zegers-Hochschild F , Mansour R , Ishihara O , et al.; International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technology (ICMART). World collaborative report on assisted reproductive technology 2002. Hum Reprod 2009;1:1–11.
   Google Scholar
• Margalioth EJ , Ben-Chetrit A , Gal M , Eldar-Geva T . Investigation and treatment of repeated implantation failure following IVF–ET. Hum Reprod 2006;21:3036–3043.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Urman B , Yakin K , Balaban B . Recurrent implantation failure in assisted reproduction: how to counsel and manage. B. Treatment options that have not been proven to benefit the couple. Reprod Biomed Online 2005;11:382–391.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Crha I , Hrubá D , Ventruba P , Fiala J , Totusek J , Visnová H . Ascorbic acid and infertility treatment. Cent Eur J Public Health 2003;11:63–67.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Hourvitz A , Machtinger R , Maman E , Baum M , Dor J , Levron J . Assisted reproduction in women over 40 years of age: how old is too old? Reprod Biomed Online 2009;19:599–603.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sugino N . Reactive oxygen species in ovarian physiology. Reprod Med Biol 2005;4:31–44.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Sugino N . Roles of reactive oxygen species in the corpus luteum. Anim Sci J 2007;77:556–565.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Paszkowski T , Traub AI , Robinson SY , McMaster D . Selenium dependent glutathione peroxidase activity in human follicular fluid. Clin Chim Acta 1995;236:173–180.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yang HW , Hwang KJ , Kwon HC , Kim HS , Choi KW , Oh KS . Detection of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and apoptosis in human fragmented embryos. Hum Reprod 1998;13:998–1002.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Paszkowski T , Clarke RN . Antioxidative capacity of preimplantation embryo culture medium declines following the incubation of poor quality embryos. Hum Reprod 1996;11:2493–2495.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Li J , Foote RH , Simkin M . Development of rabbit zygotes cultured in protein-free medium with catalase, taurine, or superoxide dismutase. Biol Reprod 1993;49:33–37.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Manda K , Ueno M , Anzai K . AFMK, a melatonin metabolite, attenuates X-ray-induced oxidative damage to DNA, proteins and lipids in mice. J Pineal Res 2007;42:386–393.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tan DX , Chen LD , Poeggeler B , Manchester LC , Reiter RJ . Melatonin; a potent, endogenous hydroxyl radical scavenger. Endocr J 1993;1:57–60.
   Google Scholar
• Tan DX , Manchester LC , Terron MP , Flores LJ , Reiter RJ . One molecule, many derivatives: a never-ending interaction of melatonin with reactive oxygen and nitrogen species? J Pineal Res 2007;42:28–42.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zavodnik IB , Domanski AV , Lapshina EA , Bryszewska M , Reiter RJ . Melatonin directly scavenges free radicals generated in red blood cells and a cell-free system: chemiluminescence measurements and theoretical calculations. Life Sci 2006;79:391–400.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tomás-Zapico C , Coto-Montes A . A proposed mechanism to explain the stimulatory effect of melatonin on antioxidative enzymes. J Pineal Res 2005;39:99–104.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Veeck LL . An atlas of human gametes and conceptuses. London: Parthenon Publishing; 1998. p. 48.
   Google Scholar
• Segev Y , Carp H , Auslender R , Dirnfeld M . Is there a place for adjuvant therapy in IVF? Obstet Gynecol Surv 2010;65:260–272.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rizzo P , Raffone E , Benedetto V . Effect of the treatment with myo-inositol plus folic acid plus melatonin in comparison with a treatment with myo-inositol plus folic acid on oocyte quality and pregnancy outcome in IVF cycles. A prospective, clinical trial. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2010;14:555–561.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tamura H , Takasaki A , Miwa I , Taniguchi K , Maekawa R , Asada H . Oxidative stress impairs oocyte quality and melatonin protects oocytes from free radical damage and improves fertilization rate. J Pineal Res 2008;44:280–287.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar