Js. Krasnow et al., VASCULAR-PERMEABILITY FACTOR AND VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH-FACTOR IN OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME - A PRELIMINARY-REPORT, Fertility and sterility, 65(3), 1996, pp. 552-555
Objective: To determine whether serum levels of vascular permeability
factor (VPF) are elevated in patients with ovarian hyperstimulation sy
ndrome (OHSS) and to determine if luteinizing granulosa cells may be a
source of VPF. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Univ
ersity IVF and GIFT program. Patients: Eight consecutive IVF and GIFT
patients at high risk for OHSS. Main Outcome Measures: Vascular permea
bility factor concentration in serum and follicular fluid. Results: Se
rum VPF was significantly higher (15.2 +/- 4.0 pM; mean +/- SEM) on da
y +14 in the group who developed severe OHSS compared with those who d
id not. Follicular fluid VPF (171.5 +/- 18.5 pM) was approximately 100
-fold greater than serum (1.7 +/- 1.3 pM) or peritoneal fluid (2.5 +/-
1.3 pM) 36 hours after hCG administration. Conclusion: Vascular perme
ability factor is elevated in patients with severe OHSS and the ovary
may be a source of VPF secretion.