Objective To compare the pregnancy outcome of blastocyst which were cryopreserved in different carrier:cryotop and cryoLogic vitrification method (CVM) embryo freezing carriers.Methods Data were collected retrospectively from January 2014 to August 2015.All the thawed-frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles were the first one after their fresh embryo transfer.According to the freezing carrier,they were divided into two groups:Cryotop group (n =114) and CVM group (n =232).The pregnancy outcome in FET cycles was compared between two groups.Results The clinical pregnancy rate,implantation rate,and the birth rate were significantly higher in group cryotop.The recovery rate,the rate of multiple births,ectopic pregnancy,miscarriage,premature birth rate,birth weight,and birth defect rate were similar in two groups.Conclusions Compared to CVM frozen carrier,the thawed-frozen embryo cyropreserved in Cryotop has higher clinical pregnancy rate,higher implantation rate,and live birth rate.

Objective To explore the effect of dihydromyricetin (DMY) on the cholesterol efflux in macrophage derived foam cells and analyze the possible mechanisms. Methods RAW 264.7 macrophages were incubated by oxidized low densi?ty lipoprotein (ox-LDL, 50 mg/L) for 48 h to induce foam cells. Subsequently, the foam cells were subdivided into control group (RPMI1640 media) and DMY 1-4 groups (10, 20, 40 and 80μmol/L) and cultured for 24 h. Cholesterol efflux from foam cells was examined by [3H] labed cholesterol. The high performance liquid chromatography assay was used to test the cellular contents of free cholesterol (FC), cholesteryl ester (CE) and total cholesterol (TC). The expression of ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) was measured by Western blot assay. Results Compared with control group, cholesterol efflux was significantly increased, the content of FC, TC CE and CE/TC ratio were significantly decreased and expression of ABCA1 was significantly up-regulated in dose dependent manner in DMY (20, 40 and 80μmol/L) groups (P<0.05). There were no significant differences in cholesterol efflux, the content of FC, TC and CE, and expression of ABCA 1 between control group and DMY (10μmol/L) group of foam cells (P>0.05). Conclusion DMY promotes the cholesterol efflux in the macro?phage derived foam cells, which may be related with the increase of ABCA1 induced by DMY.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) on murine oocyte maturation. METHODS: After injection of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG, 10 U, i.p.) for 48 h, 6-week old female Kunming mice were killed, and the cumulus oocyte complexes (COCs) were collected from ovaries and inoculated in the culture plate by 30-40/hole. The COCs were treated with 4 concentrations of CGRP (0, 10(-10), 10(-9), and 10(-8) mol/L), and the germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) and polar body I (PBI) were examined. Human granulosa cells were also cultured with CGRP (0, 10(-10), 10(-9), 10(-8) mol/L) and levels of intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) were measured. RESULTS: Exogenous CGRP caused a decrease in GVBD and PBI in COCs, and an increase in cAMP levels in human granulosa cells in a concentration-dependent manner. CONCLUSION CGRP can inhibit the oocyte maturation, which may be related to the increased content of cAMP in granulosa cells.
Animals ; Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide ; pharmacology ; Cyclic AMP ; metabolism ; Female ; Granulosa Cells ; cytology ; Humans ; In Vitro Techniques ; Mice ; Oocytes ; cytology ; drug effects