Objective To estimate the predictive value of double fluorescence [acridine orange （AO）/propidium iodide （PI）] staining results for fertilization rate and clinical outcomes and analyze the correlation between th...Objective To estimate the predictive value of double fluorescence [acridine orange （AO）/propidium iodide （PI）] staining results for fertilization rate and clinical outcomes and analyze the correlation between the results of AO/P1 staining and sperm apoptosis. Methods A prospective study was carried out, 235 infertile couples remedied using traditional in vitro fertilization （IVF） were included. Semen collected from 235 patients were stained by fluorescence dye, AO and PL at the same time the spermatozoa apoptosis rate was calculated by using flow cytometry to detect the rate of Annexin V＋/ PI- . The result of fluorescence was divided into 3 groups as green （G）, yellow （Y） and red （R） according to the color of fluorescence. The correlation between the percent of the 3 colors and clinical outcomes and spermatozoa apoptosis rate was evaluated. Results Significant negative correlation was observed between the percentage of Y and fertilization rate （r= -0.42, P=0.04）, no significant correlation was observed between the percentage of G, R and fertilization rate. The percentage of G, Y, R was not significantly different between pregnant patients and non-pregnant patients, respectiw,ly, while the percentage of Y was significant different between miscarriage patients and liveborn patients （r=0.6L P=0.01） and no significant difference exist in the percentage of G and R between liveborn patients and miscarriage patients. There was a significant positive correlation between the percentage of Y and the rate of Annexin V＋/ PI （r=0.53, P=0.04）, and no significant correlation was shown between the percentage of G, R and the rate of Annexin V＋/ PI-.Conclusion The percentage of yellow group of double fluorescence （AO/PI） staining will affect the fertilization rate and the miscarriage rate, and this group of spermatozoa may be connected with the spermatozoa apoptosis.展开更多
Oxygen plasma source generated by thermal cathode filament discharge has been used to study the erosion process of polyim- ide （PI） materials in atomic oxygen （AO） environment, and their mass loss, surface morphol...Oxygen plasma source generated by thermal cathode filament discharge has been used to study the erosion process of polyim- ide （PI） materials in atomic oxygen （AO） environment, and their mass loss, surface morphology and surface chemical composi- tions have been examined by scanning electron microscope （SEM） and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） after exposure to incremental AO flux. The data indicate that the physical adsorption of AO at the samples＇ surface results in the increase of oxygen concentration when polyimide is exposed to AO flux. Then selective chemical reactions of groups of polyimide materials with AO yield volatile organic compounds, sample mass loss is on linear increase and carpet-like surface morphology forms. In the initial exposure to AO, the reaction occurs mainly between AO and carbon in specific location of aromatic ring, then the re- action rate of C=O groups gradually increases. After AO exposure, the oxygen concentration increases while nitrogen and carbon concentration decreases. Reaction rate of groups containing nitrogen is slower compared with carbon and oxygen.展开更多
基金supported by a grant from STCSM (Subject No.:074207002)
文摘Objective To estimate the predictive value of double fluorescence [acridine orange （AO）/propidium iodide （PI）] staining results for fertilization rate and clinical outcomes and analyze the correlation between the results of AO/P1 staining and sperm apoptosis. Methods A prospective study was carried out, 235 infertile couples remedied using traditional in vitro fertilization （IVF） were included. Semen collected from 235 patients were stained by fluorescence dye, AO and PL at the same time the spermatozoa apoptosis rate was calculated by using flow cytometry to detect the rate of Annexin V＋/ PI- . The result of fluorescence was divided into 3 groups as green （G）, yellow （Y） and red （R） according to the color of fluorescence. The correlation between the percent of the 3 colors and clinical outcomes and spermatozoa apoptosis rate was evaluated. Results Significant negative correlation was observed between the percentage of Y and fertilization rate （r= -0.42, P=0.04）, no significant correlation was observed between the percentage of G, R and fertilization rate. The percentage of G, Y, R was not significantly different between pregnant patients and non-pregnant patients, respectiw,ly, while the percentage of Y was significant different between miscarriage patients and liveborn patients （r=0.6L P=0.01） and no significant difference exist in the percentage of G and R between liveborn patients and miscarriage patients. There was a significant positive correlation between the percentage of Y and the rate of Annexin V＋/ PI （r=0.53, P=0.04）, and no significant correlation was shown between the percentage of G, R and the rate of Annexin V＋/ PI-.Conclusion The percentage of yellow group of double fluorescence （AO/PI） staining will affect the fertilization rate and the miscarriage rate, and this group of spermatozoa may be connected with the spermatozoa apoptosis.
基金Aerospace Science and Technology Innovation Fund (CASC0505)
文摘Oxygen plasma source generated by thermal cathode filament discharge has been used to study the erosion process of polyim- ide （PI） materials in atomic oxygen （AO） environment, and their mass loss, surface morphology and surface chemical composi- tions have been examined by scanning electron microscope （SEM） and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） after exposure to incremental AO flux. The data indicate that the physical adsorption of AO at the samples＇ surface results in the increase of oxygen concentration when polyimide is exposed to AO flux. Then selective chemical reactions of groups of polyimide materials with AO yield volatile organic compounds, sample mass loss is on linear increase and carpet-like surface morphology forms. In the initial exposure to AO, the reaction occurs mainly between AO and carbon in specific location of aromatic ring, then the re- action rate of C=O groups gradually increases. After AO exposure, the oxygen concentration increases while nitrogen and carbon concentration decreases. Reaction rate of groups containing nitrogen is slower compared with carbon and oxygen.
