Assessment of tubal fimbria patency by combination of transvaginal four-dimensional hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography with uterine tubal liquid poking / 中华超声影像学杂志

Objective To investigate the clinical value of combination of transvaginal fourdimensional hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography(TVS 4D-HyCoSy) with uterine tubal liquid poking in assessment tubal fimbria patency.Methods Sixty-two female infertile patients with obstruction at tubal fimbria,or partial obstruction with pelvic adhesion were included.All of them were underwent 4D-HyCoSy as well as uterine tubal liquid poking,and were followed with laparoscopic chromopertubation (LPC) using Methylene blue in three months.Results Comparing with laparoscopy,the total coincidence rate of 4D-HyCoSy to assess the tubal fimbria patency was 94.3％,with the sensitivity of 90.1％ and specificity of 94.1 ％.Imaging results showed that the obstruction at tubal fimbria,uncircle-like wrapping contrast medium can be seen around ovary accounted for 80％.The patent fallopian tube fimbria,circle-like wrapping of contrast medium can be observed around ovary accounted for 85.5 ％.Conclusions The combination of TVS 4D-HyCoSy with uterine tubal liquid poking is highly in accordance with LPC by providing real-time dynamic visualization on overflowing of contrast medium from tubal fimbria,as well as the pelvic adhesion surrounding ovaries.The 4D-HyCoSy can be the preferred method for assessment of tubal fimbria patency and pelvic adhesion surrounding ovaries with its advantages of accuracy,non invasion and a good safety profile.

Establishment of induced pluripotent stem cell lines from human amniotic fluid cells with 1q21.1 microdeletion / 中华医学遗传学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To reprogram the 1q21.1 microdeletion pluripotent stem cells in order to establish an ideal model for further studying its pathogenesis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Human amniotic fluid-derived cells induced pluripotent stem cells (hAF-iPSCs) were induced from amniotic fluid cells harboring the 1q21.1 microdeletion by retroviral vectors encoding Oct4, Sox2, c-Myc and Klf4. Characteristics of the 1q21.1 microdeletion hAF-iPSCs were determined, which included in vitro pluripotency, karyotype, microarray analysis, the capacity of differentiation in vivo and in vitro, etc.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>hAF-iPSCs derived from amniotic fluid cells harboring the 1q21.1 microdeletion have maintained self renewal, with expression of pluripotency marker genes detectable at mRNA level. Stem cell surface antigens were tested by immunocytochemistry. The 1q21.1 microdeletion hAF-iPSCs showed a normal karyotype after long-term culturing in vitro, and harbored the same microdeletion as confirmed by microarray analysis. The cells have maintained their differentiation capacity both in vivo and in vitro.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The hAF-iPSCs harboring the 1q21.1 microdeletion have all the characteristics of normal pluripotent stem cells, and can be used for directed differentiation into specific cells, which may provide an ideal model for studying the pathogenesis of 1q21.1 microdeletion in vitro.</p>

Detection for chromosomal aberrations in 43 fetuses with spontaneous abortion and stillbirth by array-based comparative genomic hybridization / 中华医学遗传学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the value of array-based comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH) for analyzing tissues derived from spontaneous abortion and stillbirth.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Agilent Human Genome CGH Microarray 4×44 K chip and Affymetrix Cytoscan 750 K Array were utilized to detect genome-wide copy number variations (CNV) in 43 fetuses with spontaneous abortion and stillbirth. All identified CNV were analyzed with references from Database of Genomic variants (DGV), database of DECIPHER, ISCA and OMIM, as well as comprehensive literature review to determine whether the identified CNVs were pathogenic. Parental DNA of two cases was also analyzed with the same arrays for pathogenic or unknown significant CNVs.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All of the 43 specimens were successfully analyzed. Clinically significant chromosomal aberrations were identified in 32 (74.4%) of the samples, which included 26 aneuploidies and 10 pathogenic CNV.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Array-CGH is a fast and effective method for analyzing tissues derived from spontaneous abortions and stillbirths which may be difficult to culture for karyotype analysis.</p>

Biological properties of C57BL/6 mouse embryonic fibroblasts and preparation of feeder layers / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND:Kunming mouse embryonic fibroblasts are the most common feeder layers at present, and there are rare reports addressing C57BL/6 mouse embryonic fibroblasts as feeder layers. OBJECTIVE:To separate and culture C57BL/6 mouse embryonic fibroblasts in vitro, and produce feeder layers to enlarge the resources of mouse embryonic fibroblasts. METHODS:C57BL/6 mouse embryonic fibroblasts were isolated and cultured by trypsin digestion method in vitro. The biological characteristics and growth rule of the fibroblasts were investigated, then the feeder layers for the cel culture were produced. The growth of cel colonies on the prepared feeder layer was tested. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:C57BL/6 mouse embryonic fibroblasts grew wel with a large amount, by trypsin digestion method at different concentrations. There was no significance in the survival rate after cryopreservation for 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months. The cel s were proliferative from the second to fifth passage and declined sharply after the sixth passage. The planted mouse embryonic fibroblasts feeder layers had a high activity within 3 days, but got a sharp decline after 4 days. So it is best to use C57BL/6 mouse embryonic fibroblast feeder layers within 3 days after they’re inactivated. C57BL/6 mouse embryonic fibroblast feeder layer can support embryonic stem cel s and induce pluripotent stem cel s to grow as Kunming mouse embryonic fibroblasts.