Effects of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy on embryo transfer outcomes in women of advanced reproductive age with no more than three retrieved oocytes.

Objective: To evaluate whether preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) benefits women of advanced reproductive age (≥38 years old) with a diminished ovarian reserve (not more than three retrieved oocytes).

Design: A retrospective analysis comparing two groups: (a) PGT-A group: women who chose PGT-A and subsequent single re-warmed embryo transfers and (b) non-PGT-A group: women who chose not to genetically test their embryos and underwent subsequent fresh or re-warmed embryo transfers of one to two embryos on days 3 or 5.

Subjects: Two hundred thirty patients underwent PGT-A therapy, with 49 of these individuals undergoing more than one PGT-A cycle.

Feasibility of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy on frozen-thawed embryos following conventional IVF insemination.

Objective: Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is commonly employed in preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) to minimize the risk of foreign sperm DNA contamination. Cryopreserved embryos from patients with recurrent miscarriage or repeated implantation failure, who have undergone conventional fertilization (IVF), can be thawed and biopsied for PGT. Therefore, we aimed to assess the accuracy and effectiveness of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) on frozen embryos using conventional IVF (c-IVF) insemination methods.

IGF2BP3 boosts lactate generation to accelerate gastric cancer immune evasion.

The CD8 T cells mediated antitumor immunity plays a critical function on gastric cancer (GC) immunotherapy. However, the mechanism of N-methyladenosine (mA) and lactate in GC immune microenvironment are still unclear. Here, present research investigated the role of Insulin like growth factor II mRNA binding protein 3 (IGF2BP3) in GC and its in-depth mechanisms in the antitumor immunity.

Acute treatment residual depression symptoms and functional impairment among depressive patients of different age groups and education levels in China: A prospective, multicenter, randomized study.

Objective: A prospective, multicenter, randomized study evaluated the efficacy of major depressive disorder (MDD) patients after 2-3 months of acute treatment based on the dual factors of education and age.

Methods: This study classified the included patients into four groups using two classification parameters: age (≤45 years, vs. >45 years) and education years (≤12 vs.

The impact of low oocyte maturity ratio on blastocyst euploidy rate: a matched retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To investigate the association between a low oocyte maturity ratio from in vitro fertilization cycle and blastocyst euploidy.

Methods: A total of 563 preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) cycles (PGT cycles with chromosomal structural rearrangements were excluded) were performed between January 2021 and November 2022 at our center (average oocyte maturity rate: 86.4% ± 14.

Precise hourly personalized embryo transfer significantly improves clinical outcomes in patients with repeated implantation failure.

Purpose: This study investigated whether RNA-Seq-based endometrial receptivity test (rsERT)-which provides precision for the optimal hour of the window of implantation (WOI)-can improve clinical outcomes of frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles in patients with a history of repeated implantation failure (RIF).

Methods: Patients with a history of RIF who received at least one autologous high-quality blastocyst during the subsequent FET cycle were retrospectively enrolled and divided into two groups: rsERT and FET, comprising patients who underwent rsERT-guided pET (n=115) and standard FET without rsERT (n=272), respectively.

Results: In the rsERT group, 39.

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of Bsr-d1 enhances the blast resistance of rice in Northeast China.

The blast resistance allele of OsBsr-d1 does not exist in most japonica rice varieties of Jilin Province in China. The development of Bsr-d1 knockout mutants via CRISPR/Cas9 enhances broad-spectrum resistance to rice blast in Northeast China. Rice blast is a global disease that has a significant negative impact on rice yield and quality.

Prevalence and risk factors of postpartum depressive symptoms at 42 days among 2462 women in China.

Background: Postpartum depression is a common and serious mental health problem that is affecting an increasing percentage of the world's population. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of postpartum depressive symptoms in Beijing, China, during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify several potential risk factors.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study conducted at Peking University First Hospital from 2020 to 2021.

Establishment of linkage phase, using Oxford Nanopore Technologies, for preimplantation genetic testing of Coffin-Lowry syndrome with a mutation.

This study aimed to perform preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) for a female Coffin-Lowry Syndrome (CLS) patient with a mutation (DNM) in RPS6KA3. It was challenging to establish the haplotype in this family because of the lack of information from affected family members. Hence, we explored a new and reliable strategy for the detection of the DNM in PGT, using Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) and the MARSALA platform.

Case report: Preimplantation genetic testing for X-linked alport syndrome caused by variation in the gene.

X-Linked Alport Syndrome (XLAS) is an X-linked, dominant, hereditary nephropathy mainly caused by mutations in the gene, found on chromosome Xq22. In this study, we reported a pedigree with XLAS caused by a mutation. This family gave birth to a boy with XLAS who developed hematuria and proteinuria at the age of 1 year.

Effects of reduced follicle-stimulating hormone dosage before human chorionic gonadotropin trigger on in vitro fertilization outcomes.

Objective: To determine whether a reduced dose of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) before human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) trigger during ovarian stimulation can affect in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes.

Methods: This study included 347 patients with a normal ovarian response who received a reduced dose of FSH before hCG trigger for 2-3 days (Group A) and 671 patients who did not receive a reduced dose (Group B) from a university-affiliated IVF center between January 2021 and December 2022. The primary endpoint was estrogen (E2) and progesterone (P) levels on the day of hCG trigger, fresh embryo transfer cycles, laboratory outcomes, and clinical outcomes between the two groups.

[Effect of community rehabilitation skill on patients with depression].

Objective: To explore the effect of community depression rehabilitation skill on depressive symptoms and social function of patients with different diagnoses.

Methods: A total of 74 patients(20 males, 54 females)with depression in Beijing primary care center were divided into rehabilitation group(49 cases, average 51.80 years) and control group(25 cases, average 54.

One-pot synthesis of Ca-based magnetic hydrochar derived from consecutive hydrothermal and pyrolysis processing of bamboo for high-performance scavenging of Pb(Ⅱ) and tetracycline from water.

Ca-based magnetic bamboo-derived hydrochar described as Ca-MBHC was synthesized by one-pot pyrolysis, and was applied to remediation of lead (Pb) and tetracycline (TC) polluted water. Characterizations not only attested the loading of CaCO and Fe onto the hydrochar, but also demonstrated the magnetism of Ca-MBHC. Adsorption kinetic experiments showed that the Ca-MBHC could eliminate Pb(II) and TC during a wide range of pH, and appeared rapid uptake equilibrium within 240 and 60 min for Pb(II) and TC, severally.

Two mutations in TUBB8 cause developmental arrest in human oocytes and early embryos.

Research Question: How can the effect of genetic mutations that may cause primary female infertility be evaluated?

Design: Patients and their family members underwent whole-exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing to detect the infertility-causing gene and inheritance pattern. To study the function of mutant proteins in vitro, vectors containing wild-type or mutant TUBB8 cDNA were constructed for transient expression in HeLa cells, and in-vitro transcribed mRNA were used for microinjection in germinal vesicle-stage mouse oocytes. Immunofluorescence staining was used to observe the microtubule structure in HeLa cells or meiotic spindle in mouse oocytes.

Erratum: miR-424 suppresses proliferation and promotes apoptosis of human ovarian granulosa cells by targeting Apelin and APJ expression.

[This corrects the article on p. 3660 in vol. 12, PMID: 32774725.

Pooled analysis of the oncological outcomes in robotic gastrectomy versus laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer.

Aim: Robotic gastrectomy (RG) is more and more widely used in the treatment of gastric cancer. However, the long-term oncological outcomes of RG have not been well evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term oncological outcomes of RG and laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) in the treatment of gastric cancer.

Microwave-assisted synthesis of β-cyclodextrin functionalized celluloses for enhanced removal of Pb(II) from water: Adsorptive performance and mechanism exploration.

Herein, β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) was efficiently grafted onto rice husk-based celluloses using different cross-linking agents of epichlorohydrin (EPI) and glutaraldehyde (GA). By feat of microwave irradiation, the functionalization procedure was completed in 17 min, and the synthesized RHEPIMWβ-CD and RHGAMWβ-CD exhibited fast adsorption equilibrium for Pb(II) within 20 min, excellent monolayer adsorption capacities of 216.06 and 279.

miR-424 suppresses proliferation and promotes apoptosis of human ovarian granulosa cells by targeting Apelin and APJ expression.

Objective: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with alteration of Apelin signaling in ovarian granulosa cells (GCs). However, the molecular mechanisms regulating Apelin expression remain poorly understood. This study aims to investigate the role of miR-424 in modulating Apelin expression and GC functions.

Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity: Results from a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) are 2 widely used procedures performed in bariatric surgery. However, their long-term weight loss effects have not been well compared.

Objectives: To evaluate the long-term outcome of 2 procedures for treating morbid obesity.

The Role of Stents as Bridge to Surgery for Acute Left-Sided Obstructive Colorectal Cancer: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Background: The role of self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS) as a bridge to surgery for acute left-sided obstructive colorectal cancer has remained controversial.

Objective: To study the efficacy of this approach, we performed a meta-analysis at the gastrointestinal surgery center of Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital (Eastern Hospital).

Methods: Two PubMed and science-direct electronic databases were searched up to December 30, 2017.

Seminal plasma cell-free mitochondrial DNA copy number is associated with human semen quality.

Objective: Previous studies have shown that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number in human sperm is associated with semen quality. This study examines whether there is association between seminal cell-free mtDNA copy number and human semen parameters.

Study Design: Seminal cell-free mtDNA copy number was measured in 205 men.

Impact of multidisciplinary collaborative pharmaceutical care on knowledge, adherence, and efficacy of hormone therapy in climacteric women.

Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of pharmaceutical care on the knowledge, adherence, and efficacy of hormone therapy in climacteric women participated in multidisciplinary collaborative clinic, launched by Peking University First Hospital (Beijing, People's Republic of China) in 2012.

Methods: A total of 296 patients were recruited (intervention group n=150, control group n=146). The patients in the intervention group visited the multidisciplinary collaborative clinic for their initial hormone therapy, receiving individualized pharmaceutical care (PC), whereas the control group visited only the general clinic without PC.

Overexpression of a New Zinc Finger Protein Transcription Factor Improves Cold Tolerance in Rice.

Cold stress is one of the most important abiotic stresses in rice. CH zinc finger proteins play important roles in response to abiotic stresses in plants. In the present study, we isolated and functionally characterized a new CH zinc finger protein transcription factor in rice.

Effects of dehydroepiandrosterone supplementation on mice with diminished ovarian reserve.

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) has been used to improve the pregnancy rate in women with diminished ovarian reserve(DOR) during in vitro fertilization. We aimed to validate the effects of DHEA and identify the possible mechanisms. We constructed a mice model with DOR and analyzed the hormone parameters and follicle counts.

Reduced Klotho expression contributes to poor survival rates in human patients with ovarian cancer, and overexpression of Klotho inhibits the progression of ovarian cancer partly via the inhibition of systemic inflammation in nude mice.

Klotho is a recently discovered anti‑aging gene, which has been reported as a tumor suppressor in numerous human malignancies; however, the role of Klotho in human ovarian cancer remains to be elucidated. The aim of the present study was to detect the expression of Klotho and evaluate its association with the progression of human ovarian cancer. A clinical follow‑up study of 120 patients with ovarian cancer and 78 normal controls was conducted.