Correlation between an annotation-free embryo scoring system based on deep learning and live birth/neonatal outcomes after single vitrified-warmed blastocyst transfer: a single-centre, large-cohort retrospective study.

PROPOSE: Does an annotation-free embryo scoring system based on deep learning and time-lapse sequence images correlate with live birth (LB) and neonatal outcomes? METHODS: Patients who underwent SVBT cycles (3010 cycles, mean age: 39.3 ± 4.0). Scores were calculated using the iDAScore software module in the Vitrolife Technology Hub (Vitrolife, Gothenburg, Sweden). The correlation between iDAScore, LB rates, and total miscarriage (TM), including 1st- and 2nd-trimester miscarriage, was analysed using a trend test and multivariable logistic regression analysis. Furthermore, the correlation between the iDAScore and neonatal outcomes was analysed. RESULTS: LB rates decreased as iDAScore decreased (P < 0.05), and a similar inverse trend was observed for the TM rates. Additionally, multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that iDAScore significantly correlated with increased LB (adjusted odds ratio: 1.811, 95% CI: 1.666-1.976, P < 0.05) and decreased TM (adjusted odds ratio: 0.799, 95% CI: 0.706-0.905, P < 0.05). There was no significant correlation between iDAScore and neonatal outcomes, including congenital malformations, sex, gestational age, and birth weight. Multivariate logistic regression analysis, which included maternal and paternal age, maternal body mass index, parity, smoking, and presence or absence of caesarean section as confounding factors, revealed no significant difference in any neonatal characteristics. CONCLUSION: Automatic embryo scoring using iDAScore correlates with decreased miscarriage and increased LB and has no correlation with neonatal outcomes.

Green Fluorescent Protein-Based Glucose Indicators Report Glucose Dynamics in Living Cells.

Glucose is the most important energy source for living animals. Here, we developed a series of single fluorescent protein (FP)-based glucose indicators, named as "Green Glifons", to understand the hierarchal and mutual relationships between molecules involved in energy metabolism. Three indicators showed a different EC50 for glucose (50, 600, and 4000 µM), producing a ∼7-fold change in fluorescence intensity in response to glucose. The indicators could visualize glucose dynamics in the cytoplasm, plasma membrane, nucleus and mitochondria of living HeLa cells and in vivo, in the pharyngeal muscle of C. elegans and could measure murine blood glucose levels. Finally, the indicators were applicable to dual-color imaging, revealing the dynamic interplay between glucose and Ca2+ in mouse pancreatic MIN6 m9 ß cells. We propose that these indicators will facilitate and contribute to in vivo and multicolor imaging of energy metabolism.

Red fluorescent protein-based cAMP indicator applicable to optogenetics and in vivo imaging.

cAMP is a common second messenger that is involved in various physiological processes. To expand the colour palette of available cAMP indicators, we developed a red cAMP indicator named "Pink Flamindo" (Pink Fluorescent cAMP indicator). The fluorescence intensity of Pink Flamindo increases 4.2-fold in the presence of a saturating dose of cAMP, with excitation and emission peaks at 567 nm and 590 nm, respectively. Live-cell imaging revealed that Pink Flamindo is effective for monitoring the spatio-temporal dynamics of intracellular cAMP generated by photoactivated adenylyl cyclase in response to blue light, and in dual-colour imaging studies using a green Ca2+ indicator (G-GECO). Furthermore, we successfully monitored the elevation of cAMP levels in vivo in cerebral cortical astrocytes by two-photon imaging. We propose that Pink Flamindo will facilitate future in vivo, optogenetic studies of cell signalling and cAMP dynamics.

Metal-free C-H cross-coupling toward oxygenated naphthalene-benzene linked biaryls.

The intermolecular C-H cross-coupling between aromatic ethers has been achieved for the first time using perfluorinated hypervalent iodine(III) compounds as extreme single-electron-transfer (SET) oxidants. The demonstrations of this specific coupling could provide a direct route to valuable oxygenated mixed naphthalene-benzene biaryls 3 only, without formation of other biaryl-derived byproducts.

Effects of intravenous fentanyl administration on end-tidal sevoflurane concentrations in thoroughbred racehorses undergoing orthopedic surgery.

To evaluate the effects of IV fentanyl administration on the end-tidal sevoflurane concentration (ET(SEVO)) in thoroughbred racehorses, the ET(SEVO) required for internal fixation of longitudinal fractures was compared between horses anesthetized with sevoflurane-fentanyl (Group SF; n=9) and those anesthetized with sevoflurane alone (Group S; n=9). The loading dose of fentanyl (5.0 µg/kg) was administered over 15 min followed by a maintenance dose of fentanyl (0.1 µg/kg/min) throughout the operation in Group SF. The mean ET(SEVO) during the operation in Group SF (2.6 ± 0.2%) was significantly lower than in Group S (3.0 ± 0.3%). The plasma fentanyl concentrations (6.12 ± 0.88 to 7.78 ± 1.12 ng/ml) in 7 out of 9 horses in Group SF were stable and did not change significantly throughout the operation. The mean dobutamine infusion rate required for maintaining a mean arterial blood pressure between 60 and 80 mmHg during the operation in Group SF (0.56 ± 0.30 µg/kg/min) was significantly lower than in Group S (0.90 ± 0.16 µg/kg/min). The qualities of the recoveries were clinically acceptable, and serious complications were not observed in either group. In conclusion, continuous IV fentanyl administration reduced the sevoflurane requirement by 13% in thoroughbred racehorses undergoing orthopedic surgery; however, fentanyl was considered to be less effective in horses compared with other species.

Enhanced reactivity of [hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]benzene in fluoroalcohol media. Efficient direct synthesis of thienyl(aryl)iodonium salts.

In this manuscript, we report clear evidence for the generation of aromatic cation radicals produced by using [hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]benzene (HTIB) in fluoroalcohol solvents such as 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (TFE) and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP). The single-electron-transfer (SET) oxidation ability of HTIB to give cation radicals was first established by ESR and UV measurements. The reaction was broadly applied to various thiophenes, and unique thienyliodonium salts were directly synthesized by this method in excellent yields without the production of any harmful byproducts.