第二极体排出时间早晚与胚胎发育潜能相关性的研究

目的探讨第二极体排出时间早晚与胚胎质量及发育潜能之间的关系。方法以本生殖医学中心2009年6月-8月IVF—ET周期患者受精卵子为研究对象,共计1170枚卵子。以受精5h为时间界限将受精胚胎分为第二极体正常排出组（正常组）和延迟排出组（延迟组）。分别观察两组卵子正常／异常受精率（2PN率,1PN和3PN率）和优质胚胎率;同时统计阳性妊娠结局所移植胚胎中,正常组和延迟组的胚胎比例各占多少。采用卡方检验对数据进行统计学处理。结果①两组正常受精卵数目之间以及异常受精卵数目之间均有显著性差异（P〈0．05）;两组总受精卵数目之间有非常显著差异（P〈0．001）。②两组的优质胚胎率之间显著性差异（P〈0．05）。③统计阳性妊娠结局所移植的97个胚胎中,来自于正常组的胚胎有92个（94．9％）,仅5个是来自于延迟组（5．1％）。结论受精5h内排出第二极体的卵子其总受精率、正常受精率以及所发育的胚胎质量均显著高于第二极体出现晚的卵子,而且有着较高的胚胎植入率。对受精5h的卵子进行第二极体观察有助于早期预测患者本次IVF-ET周期胚胎的发育潜能以及妊娠结局;还可以作为决定是否行早补救ICSI的判定指标之一。     

小麦与珍珠栗远缘杂交的受精作用和胚胎发育

对波斯小麦、“中国春”小麦与珍珠栗远缘杂交的受精作用和胚胎发育进行了研究。珍珠栗花粉管能在小麦柱头上萌发,并且有多个花粉管进入花柱及胚囊。波斯小麦已授粉的２０７个子房中,１１．１１％既形成胚又形成胚乳,７．２５％中形成胚,而１．９３％只形成胚乳,在这个杂交中受精率和成胚率分别为２０．２９％和１８．３６％。“中国春”小麦已授粉的１６７个子房中,相应数字是２．９９％、５．９９％、０、８．９８％和８．９     

被子植物的离体受精与早期胚胎发生

就近年来有关被子植物的离体受精、合子的离体发育以及受精与早期胚胎发育过程中的基因表达的研究情况作了介绍。     

被子植物离体受精与合子培养研究进展

被子植物离体受精与合子培养研究进展杨弘远周嫦（武汉大学生命科学学院武汉４３００７２）关键词被子植物,离体受精,合子培养,发育生物学ＲＥＣＥＮＴＡＤＶＡＮＣＥＳＩＮＩＮＶＩＴＲＯＦＥＲＴＩＬＩＺＡＴＩＯＮＡＮＤＺＹＧＯＴＥＣＵＬＴＵＲＥＯＦＡＮＧＩＯ...     

四倍体大燕麦与六倍体裸燕麦的受精作用和胚胎发育

用石蜡切片法,对四倍体大燕麦（Avena magna L.）和六倍体裸燕麦（Avena nuda L.）杂交的受精作用和胚胎发育进行了观察。结果表明,六倍体裸燕麦花偻在四倍体大燕麦柱头上萌发良好,花粉管可顺利长入花柱和胚囊,观察的168个四倍体大燕麦子房中,2.38%发生了双受精,产生了胚和胚乳;1.79%发生了单卵受精,只产生胚乳而无胚;总受精率为5.36%;成胚率为4.17%。由于胚乳的缺管或发育异常及败育,最终难以获得有生活力的种子,为四倍体大燕麦和六倍体裸燕麦杂交提供了细胞胚胎学证据。     

银杏雌配子体的发育和受精作用的研究现状

银杏的生殖过程,自发现银杏的游动精子以来,已有大量报道。但由于银杏雌配子体发育周期长（4月-9月）,受精过程又非常短暂,有关雌配子体发育及受精过程的研究报道较少。本文参考已有文献资料,并结合自己的研究,对银杏大孢子发生、雌配子体形成、颈卵器发育及受精作用的研究现状进行了综述,对尚存在的问题特别是精细胞中液泡状结构的特点及细胞核中DNA的存在状况、受精时精子如何进入雌配子体的颈卵器与卵核结合等进行了初步探讨,以期为今后此方面的研究提供参考。     

太白红杉雌配子体的形成、受精、胚胎发育及其系统学意义

太白红杉(Iarix chinensis Beissn)雌球花于7月中下旬开始分化,9月上旬至9月中旬形成大孢子母细咆,10月中旬,大孢子母细胞进入休眠期。翌年4月底至5月初解除休眠,大孢子母细胞进行减数分裂,于5月10日左右形成直列四分体,随后珠孔端的3个大孢子退化,合点端的1个大孢子进一步发育,成熟卵细胞于7月初受精;花粉管将内含物释放入卵细胞后在尾部形成浓密物质沉淀;受精后,合子被染色较深的新细胞质所包围,并发现存在多精入卵的现象。合子经过两次连续有丝分裂,产生4个游离核后伴随新细胞质一起移至合点端,接着同时进行一次有丝分裂产生8个核,并分成上下两层后形成细胞壁,但上层细胞顶部不形成细胞壁。原胚发育属于松型。在幼胚阶段,我们发现部分胚珠发育异常,其雌配子体有的变为半透明状,有的则干瘪萎缩。太白红杉具简单多胚和莲座胚。9月中旬,成熟胚形成,成熟胚具5～6枚子叶。太白红杉从雌球花花芽分化到胚胎成熟历时14个月。     

四倍体大燕麦与六倍体裸燕麦的受精作用和胚胎发育

用石蜡切片法,对四倍体大燕麦(Avena magna L.)和六倍体裸燕麦(Avena nuda L.)杂交的受精作用和胚胎发育进行了观察。结果表明,六倍体裸燕麦花粉在四倍体大燕麦柱头上萌发良好,花粉管可顺利长入花柱和胚囊。观察的168个四倍体大燕麦子房中,238%发生了双受精,产生了胚和胚乳;179%发生了单卵受精,只产生胚乳而无胚;总受精率为536%;成胚率为417%。由于胚乳的缺乏或发育异常及败育,最终难以获得有生活力的种子。为四倍体大燕麦和六倍体裸燕麦杂交提供了细胞胚胎学证据。     

中华水韭雌配子体及胚胎发育的初步研究

中华水韭（Isoetes sinensis Palmer）属水韭科（Isoetaceae）草本拟蕨类,是长江中下游特有的古老物种,对环境污染敏感,为国家一级重点保护的极度濒危的野生植物。本研究通过人工培养,按不同发育阶段,用常规石蜡切片法连续观察了雌配子体及胚胎发育的全过程。结果显示：大孢子培养15～20 d萌发,雌配子体为球状、属壁内发育型,每个雌配子体着生8～20个颈卵器。成熟的颈卵器发育有多种可能,但只有颈沟细胞和腹沟细胞都退化,卵才有受精的机会。合子首先进行横向分裂,培养约50 d发育成数十个细胞的球形胚胎,约80 d雌配子体的细胞萎缩,第一叶及其叶舌、第一根结构更明显,出现第二叶。文中还初步探讨了中华水韭濒危的生殖生物学机制。     

The Relationship between Cell Number,Division Behavior and Developmental Potential of Cleavage Stage Human Embryos: A Time-Lapse Study

Day 3 cleavage embryo transfer is routine in many assisted reproductive technology centers today. Embryos are usually selected according to cell number, cell symmetry and fragmentation for transfer. Many studies have showed the relationship between cell number and embryo developmental potential. However, there is limited understanding of embryo division behavior and their association with embryo cell number and developmental potential. A retrospective and observational study was conducted to investigate how different division behaviors affect cell number and developmental potential of day 3 embryos by time-lapse imaging. Based on cell number at day 3, the embryos (from 104 IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment cycles, n = 799) were classified as follows: less than 5 cells (< 5C; n = 111); 5–6 cells (5–6C; n = 97); 7–8 cells (7–8C; n = 442), 9–10 cells (9–10C; n = 107) and more than 10 cells (>10C; n = 42). Division behavior, morphokinetic parameters and blastocyst formation rate were analyzed in 5 groups of day 3 embryos with different cell numbers. In <5C and 5–6C embryos, fragmentation (FR; 62.2% and 30.9%, respectively) was the main cause for low cell number. The majority of 7–8C embryos exhibited obvious normal behaviors (NB; 85.7%) during development. However, the incidence of DC in 9–10C and >10C embryos increased compared to 7–8C embryos (45.8%, 33.3% vs. 11.1%, respectively). In ≥5C embryos, FR and DC significantly reduced developmental potential, whereas <5C embryos showed little potential irrespective of division behaviors. In NB embryos, the blastocyst formation rate increased with cell number from 7.4% (<5C) to 89.3% (>10C). In NB embryos, the cell cycle elongation or shortening was the main cause for abnormally low or high cell number, respectively. After excluding embryos with abnormal division behaviors, the developmental potential, implantation rate and live birth rate of day 3 embryos increased with cell number.     

AIR-2: An Aurora/Ipl1-related Protein Kinase Associated with Chromosomes and Midbody Microtubules Is Required for Polar Body Extrusion and Cytokinesis in Caenorhabditis elegans Embryos

An emerging family of kinases related to the Drosophila Aurora and budding yeast Ipl1 proteins has been implicated in chromosome segregation and mitotic spindle formation in a number of organisms. Unlike other Aurora/Ipl1-related kinases, the Caenorhabditis elegans orthologue, AIR-2, is associated with meiotic and mitotic chromosomes. AIR-2 is initially localized to the chromosomes of the most mature prophase I–arrested oocyte residing next to the spermatheca. This localization is dependent on the presence of sperm in the spermatheca. After fertilization, AIR-2 remains associated with chromosomes during each meiotic division. However, during both meiotic anaphases, AIR-2 is present between the separating chromosomes. AIR-2 also remains associated with both extruded polar bodies. In the embryo, AIR-2 is found on metaphase chromosomes, moves to midbody microtubules at anaphase, and then persists at the cytokinesis remnant. Disruption of AIR-2 expression by RNA- mediated interference produces entire broods of one-cell embryos that have executed multiple cell cycles in the complete absence of cytokinesis. The embryos accumulate large amounts of DNA and microtubule asters. Polar bodies are not extruded, but remain in the embryo where they continue to replicate. The cytokinesis defect appears to be late in the cell cycle because transient cleavage furrows initiate at the proper location, but regress before the division is complete. Additionally, staining with a marker of midbody microtubules revealed that at least some of the components of the midbody are not well localized in the absence of AIR-2 activity. Our results suggest that during each meiotic and mitotic division, AIR-2 may coordinate the congression of metaphase chromosomes with the subsequent events of polar body extrusion and cytokinesis.     

锡林郭勒草原布氏田鼠体重和体长关系的研究

1991～ 1998年对内蒙古阿巴嘎旗那仁宝力格苏木布氏田鼠 (Microtusbrandti)体长、体重和胴体重资料进行了调查和分析 ,得到如下结论 :田鼠体长、体重、胴体重的均值在低密度回升期均逐年增高 ;雌性越冬鼠的胴体重均值低于雄性越冬鼠且有显著性差异 (P <0 0 5 ) ;秋季雄鼠与雌鼠的 3项指标的均值无显著差异(P >0 10 ) ,体长、体重和胴体重间相关极显著 (P =0 0 0 0 1)。分别给出了体重与体长 :胴体重与体长的模型W =aLb,其中W为体重或胴体重 ,L为体长 ;胴体重与体重的关系适合于模型NW =W / (a bW ) ,其中NW为胴体重 ,W为体重。     

The Relationship between Body Weight and Health Care among German Women

Objective: To investigate the relationship between body weight and the use of health care services among women from southern Germany. Research Methods and Procedures: Data were drawn from the 1994 to 1995 Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease Augsburg survey, covering a population‐representative sample of women 25 to 74 years old (n = 2301). Logistic regression models were used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) for the use of medical services by women with overweight (BMI 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m²) or obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²) in comparison with normal‐weight women (BMI < 25.0 kg/m²). Results: In multivariable analysis, obese women 50 to 74 years old were more likely than normal‐weight women to delay cancer screening procedures, such as manual breast examination and Papanicolaou smear (OR 0.52, 95% confidence interval 0.37 to 0.74) in the previous 12 months. However, the relationship between obesity and cancer screening was not found to be significant in 25‐ to 49‐year‐old women (OR 0.92, 95% confidence interval 0.62 to 1.36). Neither in the 25‐ to 49‐year‐old age group nor in the 50‐ to 74‐year‐old age group were independent relationships between higher body weight and total physician visits, hospitalizations, or medication use observed. Discussion: Obese women tended to use medical services with greater frequency due to obesity‐related diseases. However, postmenopausal women with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m² were more likely to delay routine cancer screening, putting them at a greater risk for death from breast, cervical, and endometrial cancer. Thus, obese postmenopausal women should be targeted for increased screening.     

水螅异常极性体轴的形成及矫正进程的观察

目的:如何建立和维持体轴是一个基本的发育生物学问题,而淡水水螅是适合进行形态发生和个体发育调控机制研究的重要模式生物。本文观察了大乳头水螅异常极性体轴的形成及矫正进程,初步探讨水螅极性体轴的维持和调控机制。方法:先切取水螅的整个头部,再获得带二根触手的口区组织。通过ABTS细胞化学染色法检测水螅基盘分子标志物过氧化物酶的表达,判别水螅基盘组织(水螅足区的末端)是否形成。结果:从40块口区组织再生得到的水螅个体中有1例极性体轴发育异常的个体,其身体两端均发育成头区,且两端的头区均具有捕食能力。随后水螅其中一端头区的触手逐渐萎缩、退化,最终该端头区转化成具有吸附能力的基盘组织。结论:水螅组织的再生涉及极性体轴的重建,而一些特殊因素可能造成临时性的水螅极性体轴调控紊乱。本研究表明水螅具备自我矫正异常极性体轴的能力。另外,本研究结果显示水螅触手可以萎缩直至退化,该现象涉及的细胞学过程可能是非常复杂的,有可能涉及到触手细胞的凋亡转化过程,也可能是触手的高度分化细胞仍然具备去分化能力、去分化后再转移到身体其他地方,其具体机制值得进一步探究。     

Relationship between dairy cow genetic merit and profit on commercial spring calving dairy farms

Because not all animal factors influencing profitability can be included in total merit breeding indices for profitability, the association between animal total merit index and true profitability, taking cognisance of all factors associated with costs and revenues, is generally not known. One method to estimate such associations is at the herd level, associating herd average genetic merit with herd profitability. The objective of this study was to primarily relate herd average genetic merit for a range of traits, including the Irish total merit index, with indicators of performance, including profitability, using correlation and multiple regression analyses. Physical, genetic and financial performance data from 1131 Irish seasonal calving pasture-based dairy farms were available following edits; data on some herds were available for more than 1 year of the 3-year study period (2007 to 2009). Herd average economic breeding index (EBI) was associated with reduced herd average phenotypic milk yield but with greater milk composition, resulting in higher milk prices. Moderate positive correlations (0.26 to 0.61) existed between genetic merit for an individual trait and average herd performance for that trait (e.g. genetic merit for milk yield and average per cow milk yield). Following adjustment for year, stocking rate, herd size and quantity of purchased feed in the multiple regression analysis, average herd EBI was positively and linearly associated with net margin per cow and per litre as well as gross revenue output per cow and per litre. The change in net margin per cow per unit change in the total merit index was €1.94 (s.e. = 0.42), which was not different from the expectation of €2. This study, based on a large data set of commercial herds with accurate information on profitability and genetic merit, confirms that, after accounting for confounding factors, the change in herd profitability per unit change in herd genetic merit for the total merit index is within expectations.     

Relationship between Number of Eggs,Brood Weight,and Female Body Weight in Crustacea

Relationships between number of eggs (N_g), brood weight (W_g), and body length (L) and weight (W) of females were studied for 16 orders and suborders of Crustacea. The study was based on the authors' observations in the inland waters of the European USSR, in the coastal regions of the fareastern and northern seas and data from V. V. KUZNETSOV (preserved in archives). An extensive literature was also used. The equations describing the relationships (N_g=f(L) and W_g=f(W) are calculated for some species and high taxons. On the average for the superclass (excluding the order Notostraca) the W_g/W ratio appeared to be 0.16. This ratio is markedly different for species of Notostraca. It is supposed that this difference is due to the high metabolic rate of Notostraca.     

Relationship between Body Mass Index and the Use of Healthcare Services in Australia

Objective: To examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the use of medical and preventive health services. Research Methods and Procedures: This study involved secondary analysis of weighted data from the Australian 1995 National Health Survey. The study was a population survey designed to obtain national benchmark information about a range of health‐related issues. Data were available from 17,033 men and 17,174 women, ≥20 years or age. BMI, based on self‐reported weight and height, was analyzed in relation to the use of medical services and preventive health services. Results: A positive relationship was found between BMI and medical service use, such as medication use, visits to hospital accident and emergency departments (for women only); doctor visits, visits to a hospital outpatient clinics; and visits to other health professionals (for women only). A negative relationship was found in women between BMI and preventive health services. Underweight women were found to be significantly less likely to have Papanicolaou smear tests, breast examinations, and mammograms. Discussion: This research shows that people who fall outside the healthy weight range are more likely to use a range of medical services. Given that the BMI of industrialized populations appears to be increasing, this has important ramifications for health service planning and reinforces the need for obesity prevention strategies at a population level.