The association between the number of oocytes retrieved and cumulative live birth rate in different female age strata.

To evaluate the association between the number of oocytes retrieved and cumulative live birth rate (CLBR) in different female age strata. 17,931 women undergoing their first IVF/ICSI-ET cycle in the Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University were grouped by age (A: ≤ 35 years; B: ≥ 36 years) as well as the number of oocytes retrieved (a: ≤ 5; b:6-9; c:10-14; d: ≥ 15). Multivariate regression analysis was performed to assess the OR of CLBR for the variable 'age' and 'number of oocytes retrieved'.

Dysregulation of Histone Deacetylases Inhibits Trophoblast Growth during Early Placental Development Partially through TFEB-Dependent Autophagy-Lysosomal Pathway.

Dysregulated biological behaviors of trophoblast cells can result in recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA)-whose underlying etiology still remains insufficient. Autophagy, a conserved intracellular physiological process, is precisely monitored throughout whole pregnancy. Although the exact mechanism or role remains elusive, epigenetic modification has emerged as an important process.

Regulators involved in trophoblast syncytialization in the placenta of intrauterine growth restriction.

Placental dysfunction refers to the insufficiency of placental perfusion and chronic hypoxia during early pregnancy, which impairs placental function and causes inadequate supply of oxygen and nutrients to the fetus, affecting fetal development and health. Fetal intrauterine growth restriction, one of the most common outcomes of pregnancy-induced hypertensions, can be caused by placental dysfunction, resulting from deficient trophoblast syncytialization, inadequate trophoblast invasion and impaired vascular remodeling. During placental development, cytotrophoblasts fuse to form a multinucleated syncytia barrier, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to meet the metabolic demands for fetal growth.

S100P promotes trophoblast syncytialization during early placenta development by regulating YAP1.

Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is a severe complication of pregnancy that is caused by genetic abnormalities, immune dysfunction, aberrant cell biology, and tissue structure destruction. Among which, placental dysfunction is crucial in the pathogenetic progression of RPL. Although some regulatory factors associated with RPL have been reported, the placental changes correlated with RPL still need to be elucidated.

Toxicity from a single injection of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells into rat ovaries.

Intraovarian injection of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) has been applied and with promising therapeutic effects, but its toxicity and safety remain uncertain. This study evaluated the toxic effects and the affected target organs after a single injection of hUC-MSCs into bilateral rat ovaries. Sixty Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups and intraovarian injected with three different doses of hUC-MSC suspension.

Dual Trigger for Final Follicular Maturation Improves Cumulative Live-Birth Rate in Ovarian Stimulation for Freeze-All Fertilization/Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Cycles.

Study Question: Does dual trigger in freeze-all fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles improve the cumulative live-birth outcome compared with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) trigger?

Summary Answer: Dual trigger for final follicular maturation improves the cumulative pregnancy and live-birth rates compared with hCG trigger in freeze-all IVF/ICSI cycles.

What Is Known Already: Dual trigger could increase the numbers of oocytes and mature oocytes and improve pregnancy rates.

Study Design Size Duration: This retrospective cohort analysis included data from 4438 freeze-all IVF/ICSI cycles between January 2012 and December 2017.

Predicting the Likelihood of Live Birth in Assisted Reproductive Technology According to the Number of Oocytes Retrieved and Female Age Using a Generalized Additive Model: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis of 17,948 Cycles.

Capsule: We designed a predictive reference model to evaluate how many stimulation cycles are needed for a patient to achieve an ideal live birth rate using assisted reproductive technology.

Objective: To develop a counseling tool for women who wish to undergo assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment to predict the likelihood of live birth based on age and number of oocytes retrieved.

Methods: This was a 6-year population-based retrospective cohort analysis using individual patient ART data.

The biological characteristics of sheep umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells.

Although mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are now regarded as a promising cell resource for tissue repair and regeneration, the optimal source of MSCs has not yet been determined. The objective of this study was to provide a theoretical basis for the clinical application of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UCMSCs) in the future. Umbilical cord is an easily obtainable tissue resource, which is one reason that it has become a candidate resource for mesenchymal stem cells.

Characteristics and multi‑lineage differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells derived from the Tibetan mastiff.

Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM‑MSCs) are pluripotent stem cells that are regarded as ideal resources for the reconstruction of tissues and organs. The Tibetan mastiff is a breed of domesticated Chinese native dog that is well‑adjusted to the high‑altitude environments of Tibet. To the best of our knowledge, the biological characterization and multi‑lineage differentiation of Tibetan mastiff BM‑MSCs have not been reported previously.

Therapeutic potential of Bama miniature pig adipose stem cells induced hepatocytes in a mouse model with acute liver failure.

The role of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in cellular therapy is well recognized in this work. MSCs have advantages of high proliferation, clone formation, multi-lineage differentiation and immunosuppression. Furthermore, adipose-resident MSCs (ADSCs) are extensively employed due to its advantages of abundant source, low cost and simple operation.

Establishment and biological characterization of a dermal mesenchymal stem cells line from bovine.

The DMSCs (dermal mesenchymal stem cells) are multipotent stem cells, which can differentiate in vitro into many cell types. Much work has been done on DMSCs from humans, mice, rabbits and other mammals, but the related literature has not been published about these cells in cattle. In this study, we isolated and established the DMSC lines from cattle, thereby initiating further research on these cells, such as growth kinetics, detection of special surface antigen and RT-PCR (reverse transcription-PCR) assays to identify the biological characterization of the cell line.