玻璃化法超低温保存怀山药种质的技术研究

目的研究怀山药种质资源的玻璃化超低温保存技术。方法以B号怀山药带芽茎段为材料进行玻璃化超低温保存,并采用培养法检测保存后材料的成活率,从而筛选出最佳的玻璃化超低温保存技术体系。结果B号怀山药带芽茎段玻璃化超低温保存较佳的技术体系是继代生长60d的怀山药无菌苗置4℃冰箱低温锻炼7d;在无菌条件下切取1~1.5cm的带芽茎段,转至含5%蔗糖 3%甘露糖的培养基内,置4℃冰箱预培养2d;用60%的PVS1(22%甘油 13%乙二醇 13%聚乙二醇 10%二甲基亚砜)在0℃处理60min,再用100%的PVS1在0℃条件下处理60min,随即迅速投入液氮;保存24h后,在37℃水浴中快速化冻,用含7%蔗糖的MS培养液洗涤4次,每次停留10min;转至再生培养基(MS KT2mg/L NAA0.02mg/L)再培养,成活率可达75%以上,再生苗与常温苗形态指标差异不大。结论本试验成功地建立了怀山药种质资源玻璃化法超低温保存的技术体系,为怀山药种质资源的长期保存提供了一条有效途径。     

海藻糖在气管低温保存中的保护机制

目的探讨海藻糖在气管低温保存中的保护作用和机制。方法新鲜配制4组保存液，其中：Ⅰ组LPD；Ⅱ组LPD 10％DMSO；Ⅲ组LPD 0．15M海藻糖；Ⅳ组LPD 10％DMSO 0．15M海藻糖。切取SD大鼠气管后立即分别放入含上述4种溶液的冻存管，在程序降温仪降至-80℃后投入液氮中保存。20d后对气管标本进行HE染色和Bcl-2、Pax蛋白检测(免疫组化)，并将其异位移植到Wistar大鼠腹腔，15d后取出移植气管，观察组织学变化。结果4种保存液低温保存气管20d后，Ⅲ组和Ⅳ组气管结构完整，软骨细胞Pax蛋白表达较低，尤其Ⅳ组保存效果最好，同种异体异位移植后生长良好。各组Bcl-2蛋白表达无明显区别。结论在气管低温保存中海藻糖的保护作用主要是通过对软骨细胞的保护实现的，抑制软骨细胞Pax基因的表达是其中的保护机制之一。海藻糖和DMSO合用保护作用更好。     

SPERM CRYOPRESERVATION PRACTICES AMONG ADOLESCENT CANCER PATIENTS AT RISK FOR INFERTILITY

To assess sperm cryopreservation among males newly diagnosed with cancer aged 13 years and older, attending oncologists assigned infertility risk (yes/no) to patients and reported whether their patients engaged in sperm cryopreservation. Only 28.1% of informed at-risk patients banked sperm. Utilization of sperm banking was significantly associated with a diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) malignancy or non-CNS solid tumor diagnosis, higher socioeconomic status, and not being a member of an Evangelical religious group. These results suggest that sperm banking is underutilized among adolescent males newly diagnosed with cancer, and that strategies to increase the engagement in this fertility preservation method are needed.     

A novel approach to infertility treatment of advance-age patient with prominent intramural fibroid

We report for the first time on a case of infertile advance-age patient with large intramural fibroid, who conceived following a course of Ulipristal. The patient underwent two fresh fertility preserving IVF cycles, with cryopreservation of 9?day-3 embryos, followed by a 12?weeks course of Ulipristal (5?mg per day) and a subsequent frozen-thawed embryo transfer with her own previously cryopreserved embryos. We, therefore, believe that Ulipristal is a valuable addition to treatment armamentarium of advance-age infertile patient with prominent intramural fibroid.     

Analysis of the functional integrity of cryopreserved human liver cells including xenografting in immunodeficient mice to address suitability for clinical applications.

BACKGROUND: The availability of well-characterized human liver cell populations that can be frozen and thawed will be critical for cell therapy. We addressed whether human hepatocytes can recover after cryopreservation and engraft in immunodeficient mice. METHODS: We isolated cells from discarded human livers and studied the properties of cryopreserved cells. The viability of thawed cells was established with multiple in vitro assays, including analysis of liver gene expression, ureagenesis, cytochrome P450 activity, and growth factor-induced cell proliferation. The fate of transplanted cells was analysed in immunodeficient NOD-SCID mice. RESULTS: After thawing, the viability of human hepatocytes exceeded 60%. Cells attached to culture dishes, proliferated following growth factor stimulation and exhibited liver-specific functions. After transplantation in NOD-SCID mice, cells engrafted in the peritoneal cavity, a heterologous site, as well as the liver itself, retained hepatic function and proliferated in response to liver injury. Transplanted hepatocytes were integrated in the liver parenchyma. Occasionally, transplanted cells were integrated in bile ducts. CONCLUSIONS: Cryopreserved human liver cell showed the ability to retain functional integrity and to reconstitute both hepatic and biliary lineages in mice. These studies offer suitable paradigms aimed at characterizing liver cells prior to transplantation in people.