Treatment of human oocytes with extracellular vesicles from follicular fluid during rescue in vitro maturation enhances maturation rates and modulates oocyte proteome and ultrastructure
Sofia Makieva, Mara D. Saenz-de-Juano, C. Almiñana, Stefan Bauersachs, Sandra Milena Bernal-Ulloa, Min Xie, Ana Velasco Gil, Natalia Cervantes, Maike Sachs, Susanne Ernestine Ulbrich, Brigitte Leeners
This study shows that adding extracellular vesicles from follicular fluid to in vitro maturation culture improves oocyte maturation rates and alters proteome and ultrastructure.
Human Reproduction Open · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology