Study Question: Does the number of biopsied trophectoderm cells sampled for preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disease (PGT-M) affect subsequent clinical outcomes for those selected embryos?
Summary Answer: The number of biopsied cells does not affect the pregnancy outcome of preimplantation genetically tested embryos.
What Is Known Already: The successful execution of PGT relies on the availability of a certain number of high-quality biopsied cells. Evidence in the literature has reported that blastocyst biopsies may have a negative impact on clinical outcomes.
Chronic migraine (CM) is a disabling neurological disease. Astragaloside IV (AS-IV), a natural product derived from Astragalus membranaceus , shows great potential in treating chronic pain by relieving inflammation and oxidative stress. This study aimed to investigate the effects and mechanisms of action of AS-IV on CM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCSF1R-related disorder, a catastrophic neurodegenerative disease, arises from genetic mutations in the colony-stimulating CSF1R. Initial misdiagnosis is common, as demonstrated by this case involving a 52-year-old female who presented with symptoms of limb numbness and weakness. Differential diagnosis first indicated Parkinsonism, lacunar infarction, and cervical spondylosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Question: Does ovarian stimulation and the ovarian response affect embryo euploidy?
Summary Answer: Ovarian stimulation and the ovarian response in women undergoing preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders (PGT-M) cycles did not affect the rates of blastocyst euploidy.
What Is Known Already: Whether or not ovarian stimulation in IVF-embryo transfer has potential effects on embryo euploidy is controversial among studies for several reasons: (i) heterogeneity of the study populations, (ii) biopsies being performed at different stages of embryo development and (iii) evolution of the platforms utilized for ploidy assessment. Patients who undergo PGT-M cycles typically have no additional risks of aneuploidy, providing an ideal study population for exploring this issue.
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a brain tumor characterized by its aggressive and invasive properties. It is found that STAT3 is abnormally activated in GBM, and inhibiting STAT3 signaling can effectively suppress tumor progression. In this study, novel pyrimidine compounds, BY4003 and BY4008, were synthesized to target the JAK3/STAT3 signaling pathway, and their therapeutic efficacy and mechanisms of action were evaluated and compared with Tofacitinib in U251, A172, LN428 and patient-derived glioblastoma cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This meta-analysis aimed to ascertain whether small molecule drugs increase the risk of infection or malignancy in adult IBD patients.
Methods: A comprehensive search of eight databases was conducted from their inception to November 2023. The risk of infections or malignancies in adult IBD patients treated with JAK inhibitors and S1P receptor modulators was compared.
Background: The utilization of a double trigger, involving the co-administration of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) for final oocyte maturation, is emerging as a novel approach in gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist (GnRH-ant) protocols during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH). This protocol involves administering GnRH-a and hCG 40 and 34 h prior to ovum pick-up (OPU), respectively. This treatment modality has been implemented in patients with low/poor oocytes yield.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose Of Review: Chronic migraine is a disabling progressive disorder without effective management approaches. Animal models have been developed and used in chronic migraine research. However, there are several problems with existing models.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic migraine is a disabling disorder without effective therapeutic medicine. AMPA receptors have been proven to be essential to pathological pain and headaches, but the related regulatory mechanisms in chronic migraine have not yet been explored. In this study, we found that the level of surface GluA2 was reduced in chronic migraine rats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Central sensitization is one of the pivotal pathological mechanisms in chronic migraine (CM). Silent information regulator 1 (SIRT1) was shown to be involved in CM, but its specific mechanism is unclear. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are increasingly regarded as important signaling molecules in several models of pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Endocrinol (Lausanne)
May 2024
Objective: To determine whether the late-follicular-phase progesterone to retrieved oocytes (P/O) ratio during fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) impacts pregnancy outcomes.
Design: 12,874 cycles were retrospectively categorized into four groups according to the P/O ratio percentile, with divisions at the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles.
Results: The clinical pregnancy and live birth rates of fresh cycle embryos in Group D were significantly lower than those in the other three groups (45.
It has been reported that intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) may be the preferred fertilization method for women with thyroid autoimmunity (TAI) seeking assisted reproduction. We compared the reproductive outcomes of women with TAI who were treated with ICSI compared with fertilization (IVF). In this retrospective cohort study, we included women with infertility who were referred to the Reproductive Centre of Peking University Third Hospital for their first IVF/ICSI and embryo transfer (ET) treatment cycle from January 2019 to February 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Gynaecol Obstet
September 2024
Objective: The study aims to elucidate the impacts of different types of male chromosomal polymorphisms (MCPs) on various outcomes of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 1442 couples with normal karyotypes, 1442 couples with MCPs, 42 couples with male chromosomal rearrangements (MCRs), and 42 couples with MCRs combined with MCPs who underwent IVF/ICSI treatment at Peking University Third Hospital from 2015 to 2021. The semen quality, embryological outcomes, and clinical outcomes of different groups stratified by karyotypes were compared.
Background: Diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) is one of the obstacles affecting the reproductive outcomes of patients receiving assisted reproductive therapy. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether dual trigger, including gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), can improve pregnancy outcomes in patients with DOR undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles using mild stimulation protocols.
Methods: A total of 734 patients with DOR were included in this retrospective study.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
April 2024
Background: Cumulative live birth rate (CLBR) is considered as the most important endpoint for assessing the probability of having a baby in a complete in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) treatment cycle. Many previous studies have focused on the association between thyroid autoimmunity (TAI) and live birth rate after first embryo transfer cycle, however, evidence on whether the presence of TAI affects the CLBR is lacking. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of TAI on the CLBR in a complete IVF/ICSI cycle.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: High body mass index (BMI) results in decreased fecundity, and women with high BMI have reduced rates of clinical pregnancy and live birth in in vitro fertilization/intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI). Meanwhile, ovarian responses show great heterogeneity in patients with a high BMI. This study aimed to analyze the effects of a high BMI on IVF/ICSI outcomes in the Chinese female with normal ovarian response.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDrug-resistant bacterial infection of cutaneous wounds causes great harm to the human body. These infections are characterized by a microenvironment with recalcitrant bacterial infections, persistent oxidative stress, imbalance of immune regulation, and suboptimal angiogenesis. Treatment strategies available to date are incapable of handling the healing dynamics of infected wounds.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) plays a crucial role in regulating tumor progression. However, the mechanisms governing its phosphorylation and biological functions remain incompletely understood. Here, we present compelling evidence indicating that knockdown of SIRT7 inhibits Smurf1-induced ubiquitination of STAT1, consequently impeding the proteasome pathway degradation of STAT1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Natural cycle- in vitro fertilization (NC-IVF) is particularly recommended for women with decreased ovarian reserve (DOR) or poor response to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. In these cases, it can be challenging to determine the optimal timing for a trigger, and follicles of varying sizes are typically obtained. The influence of follicular size on IVF outcomes in women with DOR remains uncertain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Maternal hypothyroidism before and during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes; many studies have evidenced that controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) triggers a significant increase in the levels of TSH; however, no large-scale prospective studies have evaluated the impact of TSH levels after COH on assisted reproductive technology outcomes. The aim of this prospective study was to investigate whether fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) outcomes are affected by TSH levels after COH in women with fresh embryo transfer (ET).
Methods: A total of 664 patients who underwent IVF/ICSI treatment and received fresh ET at the Peking University Third Hospital were included in this study.
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
September 2023
Introduction: Overweight and obese are important factors leading to the occurrence of long-term complications in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). There has been controversy over whether dissatisfaction with pregnancy outcomes in PCOS patients is influenced by chronic inflammatory status or obesity. This retrospective study analyzed the levels of inflammatory factors in PCOS patients with different body mass index (BMI) groups and effective predictors of fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) pregnancy outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFragmentation mechanisms of some prazoles and their related substances were newly investigated in this paper via positive mode ESI-TOF HRMS and HRMS. Some novel fragmentation rules or ions were found or detected in the research. The pyridine and the benzoimidazole ring remained in most cases during the ionization, and heterolytic fragmentations often occurred near the -S(O)CH- linker to give the [1,3]-H migration ion or [1,7]-H migration ion rearranging across the benzoimdazole ring.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex reproductive endocrine and metabolic disease affecting women of reproductive age. The low-grade chronic inflammation in PCOS is considered to be associated with obesity and dyslipidemia. We aim to investigate the potential mediating role of white blood cell (WBC) count, a representative inflammatory marker, in the effect of adiposity and lipid metabolism indicators on IVF/ICSI outcomes in PCOS women.
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