Effect of Huaji Jianpi Decoction on the semen quality of high-fat diet-induced obese mice.

Background: At present, the incidence of obesity is increasing. Several studies have shown that obesity can reduce male fertility by affecting spermatogenesis and semen quality. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has fewer side effects and stable efficacy in the treatment of related diseases.

Prenatal exposure to air pollution and neurodevelopmental delay in children: A birth cohort study in Foshan, China.

Background: Prenatal exposure to air pollution may have adverse effects on neurodevelopment in children, but epidemiological evidence remains inconclusive.

Objective: To investigate the associations between prenatal air pollution exposure and neurodevelopmental delay.

Methods: We conducted a birth cohort study based on pregnancy and birth registry in Foshan, China.

Preliminary investigation of the effects of an FCF inhibitor interference with Septin in the early stage embryos in mice.

The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of for chlorfenuron (FCF) interference with the septin protein on early stage embryos in mice. The 1‑cell embryos were collected and divided into an FCF interference group and a control group. The FCF interference group was cultured in FCF media and the control group was cultured in dimethyl sulphoxide media at 37˚C with 5% CO2 until the desired phase was achieved.

[Effects of obesity on global genome DNA methylation and gene imprinting in mouse spermatozoa].

Objective: To investigate the influence of high fat diet-induced obesity (HFDIO) on the differentially methylated region (DMR) of the imprinted gene and global genome methylation of sperm DNA.

Methods: We performed bisulfite sequencing on the DMR of the imprinted gene and global genome methylation of sperm DNA in the mouse model of HFDIO.

Results: No statistically significant differences were found between the HFDIO model and normal control mice in MEG3-IG (93.