Numerical simulation and control of self- propelled swimming of two- and three-dimensional biomimetic fish school in a viscous flow are investigated. With a parallel computational fluid dynamics package for the two- a...Numerical simulation and control of self- propelled swimming of two- and three-dimensional biomimetic fish school in a viscous flow are investigated. With a parallel computational fluid dynamics package for the two- and three-dimensional moving boundary problem, which combines the adaptive multi-grid finite volume method and the methods of immersed boundary and volume of fluid, it is found that due to the interactions of vortices in the wakes, without proper control, a fish school swim with a given flap- ping rule can not keep the fixed shape of a queue. In order to understand the secret of fish swimming, a new feedback con- trol strategy of fish motion is proposed for the first time, i,e., the locomotion speed is adjusted by the flapping frequency of the caudal, and the direction of swimming is controlled by the swinging of the head of a fish. Results show that with this feedback control strategy, a fish school can keep the good order of a queue in cruising, turning or swimming around circles. This new control strategy, which separates the speed control and direction control, is important in the construction of biomimetic robot fish, with which it greatly simplifies the control devices of a biomimetic robot fish.展开更多
This study was designed to determine the effect of different sperm preparation treatments on yak sperm quality and in vitro embryo development.Frozen-thawed semen samples were treated using swim-up or percoll gradient...This study was designed to determine the effect of different sperm preparation treatments on yak sperm quality and in vitro embryo development.Frozen-thawed semen samples were treated using swim-up or percoll gradient centrifugation methods.Sperm concentration,progressive motility,recovery of motile sperm,membrane integrity,acrosome and chromatin integrity were scored and compared in recovered samples and controls.In addition,the effects of two sperm separation treatments on embryos capable of cleavage and in vitro development to the blastocyst stage were evaluated.Swim-up separated sperm showed a higher motility,while the concentration of spermatozoa recovered and percent recovery of motile sperm were higher with percoll gradient centrifugation separation.According to the optical and electron microscopies,swim-up produced higher percentage of sperm with intact plasma membrane and acrosome than percoll gradient centrifugation separation.However,there was no difference in the percentage of sperm with intact chromatin between two treatment groups.Cell numbers in the blastocysts of two groups were not different.The blastocyst rate was similar in both groups,whereas cleavage rate was higher when swim-up was used.展开更多
目的评估密度梯度离心联合上游法改善精子DNA碎片(sperm DNA fragmentation)的效率及其对体外受精-胚胎移植(IVF-ET)妊娠结局的影响。方法收集120份处理前后的精液,用精子染色质扩散法检测精子DNA碎片,评估其对100个新鲜移植患者妊娠结...目的评估密度梯度离心联合上游法改善精子DNA碎片(sperm DNA fragmentation)的效率及其对体外受精-胚胎移植(IVF-ET)妊娠结局的影响。方法收集120份处理前后的精液,用精子染色质扩散法检测精子DNA碎片,评估其对100个新鲜移植患者妊娠结局的影响。结果优选后,男性不育组精子DNA碎片率(SDFI)由22.75(14.44,30.25)降至11.5(5.60,22.79),对照组则由20.86(15.00,26.81)降至7.5(3.63,15.44);妊娠组精子DNA碎片明显低于非妊娠组,ROC曲线下面积是0.667;高水平组(DFI≥20%)的妊娠率和出生率低于低水平组(DFI<20%),差异有统计学意义。结论密度梯度离心联合上游法可减少精子DNA碎片;优选后DNA碎片对IVF-ET妊娠结局具有预测价值,一旦超过阈值,虽可正常受精,但妊娠率和出生率下降。展开更多
Aim: To evaluate the comparative effectiveness of real-time sperm separation technique (Wang's tube method) andother two conventional methods in isolating high-quality sperm preparation, and to compare the spouse ...Aim: To evaluate the comparative effectiveness of real-time sperm separation technique (Wang's tube method) andother two conventional methods in isolating high-quality sperm preparation, and to compare the spouse pregnancy ratein intrauterine insemination (IUI) with sperm preparations isolated by these methods. Methods: The effectivenessof the real-time sperm separation technique, the conventional swim-up and the Percoll discontinuous density gradientmethods in isolating sperm preparations from 60 infertile patients (20 with apparently normal semen and 40, abnormalsemen contaminated with microorganisms and other impurities) was evaluated and compared. The microorganisms to beremoved included bacteria, vires, Chlamydia trachomaticum, Ureaplsama urealyticum, etc. The spouse pregnancyrates in IUI with sperm preparations isolated by these three techniques from 80 oligoasthenoteratospermic patients werealso compared. Results: The quality (including the percentages of normal form, normal-chromatin and motilesperm, and the grade of motility) of sperm obtained by the real-time sperm separation technique was much higher ( P< 0.01) as compared with those by the other two methods. The Wang's tube method was also more effective in remov-ing microorganisms and other impurities. The method provided a higher IUI pregnancy rate than the other two spermseparation techniques ( P < 0.05). Conclusion: The real-time sperm separation technique is the most effectivemethod so far available in isolating high-quality sperm samples to be used in assisted reproduction.展开更多
A wide variety of techniques for the preparation of sperm are currently available, of which the most commonly employed are densitygradient centrifugation (DGC) and swim-up (SUP). To date, these methods appear to b...A wide variety of techniques for the preparation of sperm are currently available, of which the most commonly employed are densitygradient centrifugation (DGC) and swim-up (SUP). To date, these methods appear to be effective in selecting functional sperm for assisted reproduction techniques (ART), but they may have negative effects on sperm DNA. In this study, the ability of these semen processing techniques to eliminate spermatozoa containing single- and double-strand DNA damage was assessed by the two-tailed comet assay and the sperm chromatin dispersion test in 157 semen samples from patients seeking assisted reproduction treatment. Our results indicated that SUP and DGC are equally efficient in eliminating spermatozoa containing double-strand DNA damage and sperm with highly damaged (degraded) DNA, as characterized by the presence of both single- and double-strand DNA breaks. However, DGC is more efficient than SUP in selecting spermatozoa that are free from single-strand DNA damage. Future studies should characterise the importance of the various types of DNA damage and examine the sperm processing protocols used in each laboratory to determine their ability to eliminate DNA damage and hence, prevent the potential transmission of genetic mutations via ART.展开更多
目的:运用荧光原位杂交(fluorescent in situ hybridization,FISH)技术检测精子改良上游过程中,不同上游时间对含X/Y精子的分离作用,探讨较长上游时间跨度(0~150分钟)对上游后XY精子比例的影响。方法:分析从志愿者取得的正...目的:运用荧光原位杂交(fluorescent in situ hybridization,FISH)技术检测精子改良上游过程中,不同上游时间对含X/Y精子的分离作用,探讨较长上游时间跨度(0~150分钟)对上游后XY精子比例的影响。方法:分析从志愿者取得的正常精液标本10份,每份均进行精子不同时间分批改良上游、固定和荧光原位杂交分析,计数分析X精子占XY精子总数的比例。结果:杂交区域内精子总杂交率为98.33%。未上游时X精子比例为平均为50.03%。通过SPSS方差分析:分时间段检测的X精子占XY精子总数的比例与未上游时差异无显著性(P〉0.05),不同组间差异无显著性(P均〉0.05)。结论:改良上游法对XY精子的分离没有显著效果,没有直接证据表明人工授精和体外受精.胚胎移植过程中精子的上游处理会影响到出生婴儿的性别比例。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(10172095 and 10672183)
文摘Numerical simulation and control of self- propelled swimming of two- and three-dimensional biomimetic fish school in a viscous flow are investigated. With a parallel computational fluid dynamics package for the two- and three-dimensional moving boundary problem, which combines the adaptive multi-grid finite volume method and the methods of immersed boundary and volume of fluid, it is found that due to the interactions of vortices in the wakes, without proper control, a fish school swim with a given flap- ping rule can not keep the fixed shape of a queue. In order to understand the secret of fish swimming, a new feedback con- trol strategy of fish motion is proposed for the first time, i,e., the locomotion speed is adjusted by the flapping frequency of the caudal, and the direction of swimming is controlled by the swinging of the head of a fish. Results show that with this feedback control strategy, a fish school can keep the good order of a queue in cruising, turning or swimming around circles. This new control strategy, which separates the speed control and direction control, is important in the construction of biomimetic robot fish, with which it greatly simplifies the control devices of a biomimetic robot fish.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30871903)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Gansu Universities,China(2011)
文摘This study was designed to determine the effect of different sperm preparation treatments on yak sperm quality and in vitro embryo development.Frozen-thawed semen samples were treated using swim-up or percoll gradient centrifugation methods.Sperm concentration,progressive motility,recovery of motile sperm,membrane integrity,acrosome and chromatin integrity were scored and compared in recovered samples and controls.In addition,the effects of two sperm separation treatments on embryos capable of cleavage and in vitro development to the blastocyst stage were evaluated.Swim-up separated sperm showed a higher motility,while the concentration of spermatozoa recovered and percent recovery of motile sperm were higher with percoll gradient centrifugation separation.According to the optical and electron microscopies,swim-up produced higher percentage of sperm with intact plasma membrane and acrosome than percoll gradient centrifugation separation.However,there was no difference in the percentage of sperm with intact chromatin between two treatment groups.Cell numbers in the blastocysts of two groups were not different.The blastocyst rate was similar in both groups,whereas cleavage rate was higher when swim-up was used.
文摘目的评估密度梯度离心联合上游法改善精子DNA碎片(sperm DNA fragmentation)的效率及其对体外受精-胚胎移植(IVF-ET)妊娠结局的影响。方法收集120份处理前后的精液,用精子染色质扩散法检测精子DNA碎片,评估其对100个新鲜移植患者妊娠结局的影响。结果优选后,男性不育组精子DNA碎片率(SDFI)由22.75(14.44,30.25)降至11.5(5.60,22.79),对照组则由20.86(15.00,26.81)降至7.5(3.63,15.44);妊娠组精子DNA碎片明显低于非妊娠组,ROC曲线下面积是0.667;高水平组(DFI≥20%)的妊娠率和出生率低于低水平组(DFI<20%),差异有统计学意义。结论密度梯度离心联合上游法可减少精子DNA碎片;优选后DNA碎片对IVF-ET妊娠结局具有预测价值,一旦超过阈值,虽可正常受精,但妊娠率和出生率下降。
基金Project suppocted by the Youth Science Research Foundation of the Department of Public Health,Guangdong Province(No.B199121)
文摘Aim: To evaluate the comparative effectiveness of real-time sperm separation technique (Wang's tube method) andother two conventional methods in isolating high-quality sperm preparation, and to compare the spouse pregnancy ratein intrauterine insemination (IUI) with sperm preparations isolated by these methods. Methods: The effectivenessof the real-time sperm separation technique, the conventional swim-up and the Percoll discontinuous density gradientmethods in isolating sperm preparations from 60 infertile patients (20 with apparently normal semen and 40, abnormalsemen contaminated with microorganisms and other impurities) was evaluated and compared. The microorganisms to beremoved included bacteria, vires, Chlamydia trachomaticum, Ureaplsama urealyticum, etc. The spouse pregnancyrates in IUI with sperm preparations isolated by these three techniques from 80 oligoasthenoteratospermic patients werealso compared. Results: The quality (including the percentages of normal form, normal-chromatin and motilesperm, and the grade of motility) of sperm obtained by the real-time sperm separation technique was much higher ( P< 0.01) as compared with those by the other two methods. The Wang's tube method was also more effective in remov-ing microorganisms and other impurities. The method provided a higher IUI pregnancy rate than the other two spermseparation techniques ( P < 0.05). Conclusion: The real-time sperm separation technique is the most effectivemethod so far available in isolating high-quality sperm samples to be used in assisted reproduction.
文摘A wide variety of techniques for the preparation of sperm are currently available, of which the most commonly employed are densitygradient centrifugation (DGC) and swim-up (SUP). To date, these methods appear to be effective in selecting functional sperm for assisted reproduction techniques (ART), but they may have negative effects on sperm DNA. In this study, the ability of these semen processing techniques to eliminate spermatozoa containing single- and double-strand DNA damage was assessed by the two-tailed comet assay and the sperm chromatin dispersion test in 157 semen samples from patients seeking assisted reproduction treatment. Our results indicated that SUP and DGC are equally efficient in eliminating spermatozoa containing double-strand DNA damage and sperm with highly damaged (degraded) DNA, as characterized by the presence of both single- and double-strand DNA breaks. However, DGC is more efficient than SUP in selecting spermatozoa that are free from single-strand DNA damage. Future studies should characterise the importance of the various types of DNA damage and examine the sperm processing protocols used in each laboratory to determine their ability to eliminate DNA damage and hence, prevent the potential transmission of genetic mutations via ART.
文摘目的:运用荧光原位杂交(fluorescent in situ hybridization,FISH)技术检测精子改良上游过程中,不同上游时间对含X/Y精子的分离作用,探讨较长上游时间跨度(0~150分钟)对上游后XY精子比例的影响。方法:分析从志愿者取得的正常精液标本10份,每份均进行精子不同时间分批改良上游、固定和荧光原位杂交分析,计数分析X精子占XY精子总数的比例。结果:杂交区域内精子总杂交率为98.33%。未上游时X精子比例为平均为50.03%。通过SPSS方差分析:分时间段检测的X精子占XY精子总数的比例与未上游时差异无显著性(P〉0.05),不同组间差异无显著性(P均〉0.05)。结论:改良上游法对XY精子的分离没有显著效果,没有直接证据表明人工授精和体外受精.胚胎移植过程中精子的上游处理会影响到出生婴儿的性别比例。