1.STUDIES ON THE CLONAL GROWTH AND PASSAGE OF HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS
Tao LI ; Qingyun MAI ; Canquan ZHOU ; Guanglun ZHUANG ;
Acta Anatomica Sinica 2002;0(06):-
Objective Try to determine the relationship between blastocyst quality,the clonal growth of inner cell mass(ICM)and the establishment of human embryonic cell line. Methods Coculture D 3 discarded embryos with mouse embryonic fibroblast cells(MEFs).Then remove trophoectoderm by immunosurgery after getting different quality blastocysts.Culture ICM and passage these cells on MEFs. Results Human embryonic stem cells derived from good quality blastocysts could be passaged further than that from poor quality blastocysts,and ICMs growing fast could be passaged more quickly and efficiently.Conclusion The establishment of human embryonic stem cells is closely related with blastocyst quality and the original growth of ICM.
2.Relation between Dosage of GnRH-a and Serum LH Levels and Comparison of Clinical Outcomes among Different GnRH-a Long Protocols
Yingyi LUO ; Mingfen DENG ; Xiaokun HU ; Yubin LI ; Kejun HUNAG ; Qingyun MAI
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2017;38(2):278-284
[Objective]To observe the dynamic changes of serum LH levels in different GnRH-along protocols ,and investigate the relationship between GnRH-adosage and LH levels ,and compare the clinical outcomes among different GnRH-a long protocols.[Methods]In this retrospective study,1.0 mg,0.8 mg,0.375 mg long-acting and 0.1 mg/d,0.05 mg/d short-acting GnRH-a long protocols were included from January to June in 2015 at the Reproductive Medicine Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University. Serum LH levels were evaluated from a total of 250 women at the four time points,on the day before gonadotropin stimulation(Gn0),the fourth day of Gn stimulation(Gn4),the seventh day of Gn stimulation(Gn7),and the HCG administration day(HCG day),then the relationship between serum LH levels and the dosage of GnRH-a were analyzed. The number of oocytes retrieved,fertilization rate,good quality embryos rate,blastocyst transferred rate,the number of transferred embryos,implantation rate and clinical pregnancy rate were also compared.[Results]Among the long-acting groups,LH levels in 0.375 mg group were higher than those in 1.0 mg and 0.8 mg groups at the four time points(P<0.05). Total Gn dose,duration of Gnstimualtion and HMG dosage of 1.0 mg protocol and 0.8 mg protocol were significantly higher than those of 0.375 mg group(P < 0.05). In addition,the implantation rate showed an increasing tendency when the level of LH increases(P>0.05). In short-acting groups,the LH levels in 0.05 mg/d protocol were significantly lower than those in the 0.1 mg/d group at Gn0,Gn7 and HCG day(P<0.05). Total Gn dose,du?ration of Gn stimulation and HMG dosage did not show significant difference between 0.05mg and 0.1mg group. What′s more,the im?plantation rate in 0.1 mg/d group was higher than in 0.05 mg/d group(P>0.05).[Conclusion]Among the long-acting groups,the smaller amount of GnRH-a was administrated ,the higher LH levels during ovarian stimulation and implantation rate the patients ob?tained. As to the short-acting groups,the LH level and implantation rate in 0.1 mg/d group is higher than those in 0.05 mg/d group.
3.Knowledge-embedded spatio-temporal analysis for euploidy embryos identification in couples with chromosomal rearrangements
Fangying CHEN ; Xiang XIE ; Du CAI ; Pengxiang YAN ; Chenhui DING ; Yangxing WEN ; Yanwen XU ; Feng GAO ; Canquan ZHOU ; Guanbin LI ; Qingyun MAI
Chinese Medical Journal 2024;137(6):694-703
Background::The goal of the assisted reproductive treatment is to transfer one euploid blastocyst and to help infertile women giving birth one healthy neonate. Some algorithms have been used to assess the ploidy status of embryos derived from couples with normal chromosome, who subjected to preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) treatment. However, it is currently unknown whether artificial intelligence model can be used to assess the euploidy status of blastocyst derived from populations with chromosomal rearrangement.Methods::From February 2020 to May 2021, we collected the whole raw time-lapse videos at multiple focal planes from in vitro cultured embryos, the clinical information of couples, and the comprehensive chromosome screening results of those blastocysts that had received PGT treatment. Initially, we developed a novel deep learning model called the Attentive Multi-Focus Selection Network (AMSNet) to analyze time-lapse videos in real time and predict blastocyst formation. Building upon AMSNet, we integrated additional clinically predictive variables and created a second deep learning model, the Attentive Multi-Focus Video and Clinical Information Fusion Network (AMCFNet), to assess the euploidy status of embryos. The efficacy of the AMCFNet was further tested in embryos with parental chromosomal rearrangements. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was used to evaluate the superiority of the model. Results::A total of 4112 embryos with complete time-lapse videos were enrolled for the blastocyst formation prediction task, and 1422 qualified blastocysts received PGT-A ( n = 589) or PGT for chromosomal structural rearrangement (PGT-SR, n = 833) were enrolled for the euploidy assessment task in this study. The AMSNet model using seven focal raw time-lapse videos has the best real-time accuracy. The real-time accuracy for AMSNet to predict blastocyst formation reached above 70% on the day 2 of embryo culture, and then increased to 80% on the day 4 of embryo culture. Combing with 4 clinical features of couples, the AUC of AMCFNet with 7 focal points increased to 0.729 in blastocysts derived from couples with chromosomal rearrangement. Conclusion::Integrating seven focal raw time-lapse images of embryos and parental clinical information, AMCFNet model have the capability of assessing euploidy status in blastocysts derived from couples with chromosomal rearrangement.