Patients undergoing human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) superovulation were reviewed retrospectively to determine whether fecundity was greater for intrauterine insemination (IUI) than timed intercourse. Forty patients with unexplained infertility, American Fertility Society I or II endometriosis, luteal phase defect and/or cervical factor were treated with hMG alone or hMG plus IUI. Twenty-eight underwent 52 cycles of hMG/IUI, and 19 underwent 31 cycles of hMG. The probability of pregnancy after four cycles was significantly better in the hMG/IUI group (.90) than the hMG group (.37, P = .049). There was a 54.5% multiple pregnancy rate, and one patient was admitted to the hospital for hyperstimulation. When traditional therapy fails, hMG/IUI significantly increases the pregnancy rates as compared to hMG with timed intercourse in a "good prognosis" group of patients. 相似文献
Objective: To determine whether anionic ligands for the macrophage scavenger receptor inhibit the fertilization of mouse oocytes by mouse spermatozoa.
Design: In vitro study of sperm binding and two-cell embryo formation in the presence of scavenger receptor ligands. Sperm-oocyte interaction may be mediated by sulfated sugars. In this study, we tested other nonsulfated anionic ligands for the scavenger receptor for their ability to affect fertilization. The only common feature of these ligands is their anionic nature.
Setting: Oocytes and sperm from mice were used.
Main Outcome Measure(s): Binding of sperm to oocytes and subsequent formation of two cell embryos were determined.
Result(s): Fucoidin, polyinosinic acid, oxidized low-density lipoprotein, acetyl low-density lipoprotein, and malondialdehyde-modified LDL inhibited the binding and fertilization of mouse sperm to mouse oocytes. Addition of fresh sperm to oocytes previously treated with sperm in the presence of these agents restored the binding and fertilization.
Conclusion(s): These results show that charge-based interactions analogous to the interactions of the scavenger receptor with its ligands may play an important role in mammalian fertilization. 相似文献
Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a mutagen and hepatocarcinogen in rats and humans, is
a contaminant of the human food supply, particularly in parts of Africa and
Asia. AFB1-induced changes in gene expression may play a part in the
development of the toxic, immunosuppressive and carcinogenic properties of
this fungal metabolite. An understanding of the-role of AFB1 in modulating
gene regulation should provide insight regarding mechanisms of AFB1-induced
carcinogenesis. We used three PCR- based subtractive techniques to identify
AFB1-responsive genes in cultured primary rat hepatocyte RNA: differential
display PCR (DD-PCR), representational difference analysis (RDA) and
suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH). Each of the three techniques
identified AFB1- responsive genes, although no individual cDNA was isolated
by more than one technique. Nine cDNAs isolated using DD-PCR, RDA or SSH
were found to represent eight genes that are differentially expressed as a
result of AFB1 exposure. Genes whose mRNA levels were increased in cultured
primary rat hepatocytes after AFB1 treatment were corticosteroid binding
globulin (CBG), cytochrome P450 4F1 (CYP4F1), alpha-2 microglobulin,
C4b-binding protein (C4BP), serum amyloid A-2 and glutathione S-transferase
Yb2 (GST). Transferrin and a small CYP3A-like cDNA had reduced mRNA levels
after AFB1 exposure. Full-length CYP3A mRNA levels were increased. When
liver RNA from AFB1-treated male F344 rats was evaluated for transferrin,
CBG, GST, CYP3A and CYP4F1 expression, a decrease in transferrin mRNA and
an increase in CBG, GST, CYP3A and CYP4F1 mRNA levels was also seen.
Analysis of the potential function of these genes in maintaining cellular
homeostasis suggests that their differential expression could contribute to
the toxicity associated with AFB1 exposure.
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CONTEXT: Pregnancy complications affect many women. It is likely that some complications can be avoided through routine primary and prenatal care of reasonable quality. PURPOSE: The authors examined access to health care during pregnancy for mothers insured by Medicaid. The access indicator is potentially avoidable maternity complications (PAMCs). Potentially avoidable maternity complications are often preventable through routine prenatal care, such as infection screening and treatment. The authors examined the risks of potentially avoidable maternity complications among rural and urban hospital deliveries for groups of mothers defined by race or ethnicity. METHODS: Data are from the year 2000 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS). The stratified sample represents all discharges from 20.5% of community hospitals in the United States. The Nationwide Inpatient Sample identifies hospital locations, but not patients' areas of residence. Analyses, which accounted for the sample design, included calculation of potentially avoidable maternity complication rates by race or ethnicity, chi2, t tests, and multivariate logistic regression. FINDINGS: Within groups defined by race or ethnicity, unadjusted rates for potentially avoidable maternity complications did not differ significantly by hospital location. Holding other factors constant, potentially avoidable maternity complications were less common in rural hospitals than in urban hospitals (odds ratio, 0.78; CI, 0.62 to 0.99). In rural hospitals, African Americans had notably higher risk for potentially avoidable maternity complications than did non-Hispanic whites (odds ratio, 1.72; CI, 1.26 to 2.36). In urban hospitals, risk of potentially avoidable maternity complications was not significantly higher for African Americans. Hispanics and Asians had notably lower risks of potentially avoidable maternity complications in urban hospitals than did non-Hispanic whites. CONCLUSIONS: Providers and policymakers should work to reduce the risks of potentially avoidable maternity complications for African American women in rural areas who are insured by Medicaid. 相似文献