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Oocyte meiotic maturation failure and chromosome abnormality is one of the main causes of infertility, abortion, and diseases. The mono-orientation of sister chromatids during the first meiosis is important for ensuring accurate chromosome segregation in oocytes. MEIKIN is a germ cell-specific protein that can regulate the mono-orientation of sister chromatids and the protection of the centromeric cohesin complex during meiosis I. Here we found that MEIKIN is a maternal protein that was highly expressed in mouse oocytes before the metaphase I (MI) stage, but became degraded by the MII stage and dramatically reduced after fertilization. Strikingly, MEIKIN underwent phosphorylation modification after germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD), indicating its possible function in subsequent cellular event regulation. We further showed that MEIKIN phosphorylation was mediated by PLK1 at its carboxyl terminal region and its C-terminus was its key functional domain. To clarify the biological significance of meikin degradation during later stages of oocyte maturation, exogenous expression of MEIKIN was employed, which showed that suppression of MEIKIN degradation resulted in chromosome misalignment, cyclin B1 and Securin degradation failure, and MI arrest through a spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC)-independent mechanism. Exogenous expression of MEIKIN also inhibited metaphase II (MII) exit and early embryo development. These results indicate that proper MEIKIN expression level and its C-terminal phosphorylation by PLK1 are critical for regulating the metaphase-anaphase transition in meiotic oocyte. The findings of this study are important for understanding the regulation of chromosome segregation and the prevention meiotic abnormality.
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BACKGROUND: Dual-person inspection in IVF laboratories cannot fully avoid mix-ups or embryo transfer errors, and data transcription or entry is time-consuming and redundant, often leading to delays in completing medical records. METHODS: This study introduced a workflow-based RFID tag witnessing and real-time information entry platform for addressing these challenges. To assess its potential in reducing mix-ups, we conducted a simulation experiment in semen preparation to analyze its error correction rate. Additionally, we evaluated its impact on work efficiency, specifically in operation and data entry. Furthermore, we compared the cycle costs between paper labels and RFID tags. Finally, we retrospectively analyzed clinical outcomes of 20,424 oocyte retrieval cycles and 15,785 frozen embryo transfer cycles, which were divided into paper label and RFID tag groups. RESULTS: The study revealed that comparing to paper labels, RFID tag witnessing corrected 100% of tag errors, didn't affect gamete/embryo operations, and notably shorten the time of entering data, but the cycle cost of RFID tags was significantly higher. However, no significant differences were observed in fertilization, embryo quality, blastocyst rates, clinical pregnancy, and live birth rates between two groups. CONCLUSIONS: RFID tag witnessing doesn't negatively impact gamete/embryo operation, embryo quality and pregnancy outcomes, but it potentially reduces the risk of mix-ups or errors. Despite highly increased cost, integrating RFID tag witnessing with real-time information entry can remarkably decrease the data entry time, substantially improving the work efficiency. This workflow-based management platform also enhances operational safety, ensures medical informational integrity, and boosts embryologist's confidence.
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Transferência Embrionária , Fertilização in vitro , Dispositivo de Identificação por Radiofrequência , Fluxo de Trabalho , Humanos , Feminino , Fertilização in vitro/métodos , Gravidez , Estudos Retrospectivos , Transferência Embrionária/métodos , Dispositivo de Identificação por Radiofrequência/métodos , Laboratórios , Adulto , Masculino , Taxa de Gravidez , Resultado da GravidezRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary embolisms (PEs) exhibit clinical features similar to those of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), including electrocardiographic abnormalities and elevated troponin levels, which frequently lead to misdiagnoses in emergency situations. CASE PRESENTATION: Here, we report a case of PE coinciding with chronic coronary syndrome in which the patient's condition was obscured by symptoms mimicking ACS. A 68-year-old female with syncope presented to the hospital. Upon admission, she was found to have elevated troponin levels and an electrocardiogram showing ST-segment changes across multiple leads, which initially led to a diagnosis of ACS. Emergency coronary arteriography revealed occlusion of the posterior branches of the left ventricle of the right coronary artery, but based on the complexity of the intervention, the occlusion was considered chronic rather than acute. On the 3rd day after admission, the patient experienced recurrent chest tightness and shortness of breath, which was confirmed as acute PE by emergency computed tomography pulmonary angiography. Following standardized anticoagulation treatment, the patient improved and was subsequently discharged. CONCLUSIONS: This case report highlights the importance of recognizing the nonspecific features of PE. Clinicians should be vigilant when identifying other clinical features that are difficult to explain accompanying the expected disease, and it is necessary to carefully identify the causes to prevent missed diagnoses or misdiagnoses.
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Síndrome Coronariana Aguda , Anticoagulantes , Angiografia por Tomografia Computadorizada , Eletrocardiografia , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Embolia Pulmonar , Humanos , Embolia Pulmonar/diagnóstico , Embolia Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagem , Feminino , Idoso , Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/diagnóstico , Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/complicações , Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/diagnóstico por imagem , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Anticoagulantes/uso terapêutico , Angiografia Coronária , Doença Crônica , Resultado do Tratamento , Erros de Diagnóstico , Biomarcadores/sangueRESUMO
Most cases of acquired aplastic anemia (AA) arise from autoimmune destruction of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-haploidentical nonmyeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) plus post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PTCy) is increasingly applied to salvage AA using bone marrow as graft and anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) in conditioning. Herein, we characterize a cohort of twelve AA patients clinically and molecularly, six who possessed other immunological disorders (including two also carrying germline SAMD9L mutations). Each patient with SAMD9L mutation also carried an AA-related rare BCORL1 variant or CTLA4 p.T17A GG genotype, respectively, and both presented short telomere lengths. Six of the ten patients analyzed harbored AA-risky HLA polymorphisms. All patients recovered upon non-HSCT (n = 4) or HSCT (n = 8) treatments. Six of the eight HSCT-treated patients were subjected to a modified PTCy-based regimen involving freshly prepared peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) as graft and exclusion of ATG. All patients were engrafted between post-transplantation days +13 and +18 and quickly reverted to normal life, displaying a sustained complete hematologic response and an absence of graft-versus-host disease. These outcomes indicate most AA cases, including of the SAMD9L-inherited subtype, are immune-mediated and the modified PTCy-based regimen we present is efficient and safe for salvage.
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Anemia Aplástica , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Humanos , Criança , Soro Antilinfocitário/uso terapêutico , Anemia Aplástica/genética , Anemia Aplástica/terapia , Condicionamento Pré-Transplante , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/etiologia , Ciclofosfamida/uso terapêutico , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/efeitos adversos , Antígenos HLA , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
Ca2+ participates in many important cellular processes, but the underlying mechanisms are still poorly understood, especially during oocyte maturation. First, we confirmed that calcium in the culture medium was essential for oocyte maturation. Next, various inhibitors of Ca2+ channels were applied to investigate their roles in mitochondrial Ca2+ changes and oocyte maturation. Our results showed that Trmp7, Orai, T-type Ca2+ channels and Na+ /Ca2+ exchanger complex (NCLX) were important for oocyte maturation. Trmp7 inhibition delayed germinal vesicle breakdown. Orai and NCLX inhibition significantly weakened the distribution of mitochondrial Ca2+ around the nucleus compared to the Ctrl group. Interestingly, even T-type Ca2+ channels-specific inhibitor Mibefradil blocked germinal vesicle breakdown; mitochondrial Ca2+ surrounding the nucleus still was maintained at a high level without spindle formation. Two calcium transporter inhibitors, Thapsigargin and Ruthenium Red, which have been confirmed to inhibit oocyte activation, did not significantly affect oocyte maturation. Increasing the knowledge of calcium transport may provide a basis to build on for improving oocyte in vitro maturation in human assisted reproduction clinics.
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Cálcio/metabolismo , Técnicas de Maturação in Vitro de Oócitos , Proteínas de Membrana Transportadoras/metabolismo , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Oócitos/citologia , Oócitos/metabolismo , Animais , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Sobrevivência Celular , Citoplasma/metabolismo , Feminino , Camundongos Endogâmicos ICRRESUMO
Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP), the main cause of humoral hypercalcemia in malignancies, promotes cell proliferation and delays terminal cell maturation during embryonic development. Our previous study reported that PTHrP plays important roles in blastocyst formation, pluripotency gene expression, and histone acetylation during mouse preimplantation embryonic development. In this study, we further investigated the mechanism of preimplantation embryonic development regulated by PTHrP. Our results showed that Pthrp depletion decreased both the developmental rate of embryos at the cleavage stage and the cell number of morula-stage embryos. Pthrp-depleted embryos had significantly decreased levels of cyclin D1, phospho (p)-AKT (Thr308) and E2F1. However, Pthrp depletion did not cause significant changes in CDK4, ß-catenin or RUNX2 expression. In addition, our results indicated that Pthrp depletion promoted HDAC4 translocation from the cytoplasm to the nucleus in cleavage-stage embryos by stimulating the activity of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), which resulted in dephosphorylation of HDAC4. Taken together, these results suggest that PTHrP regulates cleavage division progression and blastocyst formation through the AKT/cyclin D1 pathway and that PTHrP modulates histone acetylation patterns through nuclear translocation of HDAC4 via PP2A-dependent HDAC4 dephosphorylation during preimplantation embryonic development in mice.
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Blastocisto/metabolismo , Ciclina D1/metabolismo , Histona Desacetilases/metabolismo , Histonas/metabolismo , Proteína Relacionada ao Hormônio Paratireóideo/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/metabolismo , Acetilação , Transporte Ativo do Núcleo Celular , Animais , Fator de Transcrição E2F1/genética , Fator de Transcrição E2F1/metabolismo , Desenvolvimento Embrionário , Regulação da Expressão Gênica no Desenvolvimento , Histona Desacetilases/genética , Camundongos , Proteína Relacionada ao Hormônio Paratireóideo/genética , Fosforilação , Proteína Fosfatase 2/metabolismo , Transdução de SinaisRESUMO
In vitro culture of follicles is a promising technology to generate large quantities of mature oocytes and it could offer a novel option of assisted reproductive technologies. Here we described a 2-dimensional follicular serum-free culture system with 3-dimensional effect that can make secondary follicles develop into antral follicles (78.52%), generating developmentally mature oocytes in vitro (66.45%). The oocytes in this serum-free system completed the first meiosis; spindle assembly and chromosome congression in most oocytes matured from follicular culture were normal. However, these oocytes showed significantly lower activation and embryonic development rates, and their ability to produce Ca2+ oscillations was also lower in response to parthenogenetic activation, after which a 2-cell embryonic developmental block occurred. Oocytes matured from follicular culture displayed increased abnormal mitochondrial distribution and increased reactive oxygen species levels when compared to in vivo matured oocytes. These data are important for understanding the reasons for reduced developmental potential of oocytes matured from follicular culture, and for further improving the cultivation system.
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Técnicas de Maturação in Vitro de Oócitos/métodos , Oócitos , Folículo Ovariano , Animais , Núcleo Celular , Citoplasma , Feminino , Camundongos , Oócitos/fisiologiaRESUMO
Precise regulation of chromosome segregation during oocyte meiosis is of vital importance to mammalian reproduction. Anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) is reported to play an important role in metaphase-to-anaphase transition. Here we report that cell division cycle 23 (Cdc23, also known as APC8) plays a critical role in regulating the oocyte chromosome separation. Cdc23 localized on the meiotic spindle, and microinjection of Cdc23 siRNA caused decreased ratios of metaphase-to-anaphase transition. Loss of Cdc23 resulted in abnormal spindles, misaligned chromosomes, errors of homologous chromosome segregation, and production of aneuploid oocytes. Further study showed that inactivation of spindle assembly checkpoint and degradation of Cyclin B1 and securin were disturbed after Cdc23 knockdown. Furthermore, we found that inhibiting spindle assembly checkpoint protein Msp1 partly rescued the decreased polar body extrusion and reduced the accumulation of securin in Cdc23 knockdown oocytes. Taken together, our data demonstrate that Cdc23 is required for the chromosome segregation through regulating the spindle assembly checkpoint activity, and cyclin B1 and securin degradation in meiotic mouse oocytes.
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Subunidade Apc8 do Ciclossomo-Complexo Promotor de Anáfase/metabolismo , Segregação de Cromossomos , Meiose , Oócitos/fisiologia , Fuso Acromático/fisiologia , Animais , Subunidade Apc8 do Ciclossomo-Complexo Promotor de Anáfase/genética , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular , Feminino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos ICR , Oócitos/citologiaRESUMO
Oocyte activation deficiency leads to female infertility. [Ca2+ ]i oscillations are required for mitochondrial energy supplement transition from the resting to the excited state, but the underlying mechanisms are still very little known. Three mitochondrial Ca2+ channels, Mitochondria Calcium Uniporter (MCU), Na+ /Ca2+ Exchanger (NCLX) and Voltage-dependent Ca2+ Channel (VDAC), were deactivated by inhibitors RU360, CGP37157 and Erastin, respectively. Both Erastin and CGP37157 inhibited mitochondrial activity significantly while attenuating [Ca2+ ]i and [Ca2+ ]m oscillations, which caused developmental block of pronuclear formation. Thus, NCLX and VDAC are two mitochondria-associated Ca2+ transporter proteins regulating oocyte activation, which may be used as potential targets to treat female infertility. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY: NCLX and VDAC are two mitochondria-associated Ca2+ transporter proteins regulating oocyte activation.
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Canais de Cálcio/metabolismo , Cálcio/metabolismo , Oócitos/metabolismo , Animais , Canais de Cálcio/química , Feminino , Potencial da Membrana Mitocondrial/efeitos dos fármacos , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos ICR , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Oócitos/citologia , Oócitos/efeitos dos fármacos , Compostos de Rutênio/farmacologia , Rutênio Vermelho/farmacologia , Trocador de Sódio e Cálcio/antagonistas & inibidores , Trocador de Sódio e Cálcio/metabolismo , Tiazepinas/farmacologia , Canais de Ânion Dependentes de Voltagem/antagonistas & inibidores , Canais de Ânion Dependentes de Voltagem/metabolismoRESUMO
In vitro maturation of oocytes is a promising assisted reproductive technology (ART) for infertility treatment, although it is still not a routine technique for human ART due to reduced embryonic development. The aim of the present study was to clarify the possible reasons for reduced capacity of in vitro matured oocytes. Our results showed that the oocytes matured in vitro displayed increased abnormal mitochondrial distribution, reduced mitochondrial membrane potential, and increased reactive oxygen species levels when compared to in vivo matured oocytes. These results were not different in oocytes matured in vitro with or without cumulus cells. Notably, in vitro matured oocytes displayed increased mitochondrial DNA numbers probably due to functional compensation. In vitro matured oocytes showed significantly lower activation and embryonic development rates, and their ability to produce Ca2+ oscillations was much lower in response to parthenogenetic activation, especially in oocytes matured in vitro without cumulus cells with nearly half of them failing to produce calcium waves upon strontium chloride stimulation. These data are important for understanding the reasons for reduced developmental potential of in vitro matured oocytes and the importance of cumulus cells for oocyte quality.
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DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Técnicas de Maturação in Vitro de Oócitos/métodos , Mitocôndrias/genética , Oócitos/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Animais , Células do Cúmulo/metabolismo , Desenvolvimento Embrionário/genética , Feminino , Humanos , Camundongos , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Recuperação de Oócitos/métodos , Oócitos/metabolismo , Gravidez , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Técnicas de Reprodução AssistidaRESUMO
Oocyte meiotic maturation failure and unfaithful chromosome segregation are major causes for female infertility. Here, we showed that CENP-W, a relatively novel member of the kinetochore protein family, was expressed in mouse oocytes from the germinal vesicle (GV) to metaphase II (MII) stages. Confocal microscopy revealed that CENP-W was localized in the germinal vesicle in the GV stage, and then became concentrated on kinetochores during oocyte maturation. Knockdown of CENP-W by specific siRNA injection in vitro caused kinetochore-microtubule detachment, resulting in severely defective spindles and misaligned chromosomes, leading to metaphase I arrest and failure of first polar body (PB1) extrusion. Correspondingly, spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) activation was observed in CENP-W knockdown oocytes even after 10h of culture. Our results suggest that CENP-W acts as a kinetochore protein, which takes part in kinetochore-microtubule attachment, thus mediating the progression of oocyte meiotic maturation.
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Cinetocoros/metabolismo , Meiose , Microtúbulos/metabolismo , Oócitos/citologia , Animais , Feminino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos ICR , Oócitos/metabolismoRESUMO
N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most prevalent and reversible internal modification of mammalian messenger and noncoding RNAs mediated by specific m6A writer, reader, and eraser proteins. As an m6A writer, the methyltransferase-like 3-methyltransferase-like 14 (METTL14)-Wilms tumor 1-associated protein complex dynamically regulates m6A modification and plays important roles in diverse biologic processes. However, our knowledge about the complete functions of this RNA methyltransferase complex, the contributions of each component to the methylation, and their effects on different biologic pathways are still limited. By using both in vivo and in vitro models, we here report that METTL14 is indispensable for postimplantation embryonic development by facilitating the conversion from naive to primed state of the epiblast. Depletion of Mettl14 leads to conspicuous embryonic growth retardation from embryonic d 6.5, mainly as a result of resistance to differentiation, which further leads to embryonic lethality early in gestation. Our data highlight the critical function of METTL14 as an m6A modification regulator in orchestrating early mouse embryogenesis.-Meng, T.-G., Lu, X., Guo, L., Hou, G.-M., Ma, X.-S., Li, Q.-N., Huang, L., Fan, L.-H., Zhao, Z.-H., Ou, X.-H., OuYang, Y.-C., Schatten, H., Li, L., Wang, Z.-B., Sun, Q.-Y. Mettl14 is required for mouse postimplantation development by facilitating epiblast maturation.
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Desenvolvimento Embrionário/genética , Camadas Germinativas/citologia , Metiltransferases/fisiologia , Adenosina/análogos & derivados , Adenosina/genética , Animais , Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , Feminino , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Genes Letais , Metiltransferases/genética , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Células-Tronco Embrionárias Murinas/citologia , RNA Mensageiro/genéticaRESUMO
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is important for oxidative phosphorylation; dysfunctions can play a role in many mitochondrial diseases and can also affect the aging of cells and individuals. DNA methylation is an important epigenetic modification that plays a critical role in regulating gene expression. While recent studies have revealed the existence of mtDNA methylation there are still controversies about mtDNA methylation due to the special structure of mtDNA. Mitochondria and DNA methylation are both essential for regulating oocyte maturation and early embryo development, but whether mtDNA methylation changes during this process is unknown. By employing bisulfite sequencing, we found that in the process of mouse oocyte maturation, postovulatory oocyte aging, and early embryo development, all analyzed mitochondrial genes, including 16S-CpGI, DCR, ND6, 12S, and ATP8, lacked 5'mC. Thus, mtDNA methylation does not occur in the oocyte and early embryo.
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Metilação de DNA , DNA Mitocondrial/metabolismo , Desenvolvimento Embrionário , Oócitos/citologia , Animais , Embrião de Mamíferos , Epigênese Genética , Camundongos , Oócitos/metabolismoRESUMO
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To investigate the interrelationships between workplace violence, thriving at work and turnover intention among Chinese nurses and to explore the action mechanism among these variables. BACKGROUND: Workplace violence is a dangerous occupational hazard globally, and it is pervasive in the health service industry. As a corollary, workplace violence may produce many negative outcomes among nursing staff. Consequently, it hinders nurses' professional performance and reduces nursing quality. DESIGN: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted. METHODS: A total of 1,024 nurses from 26 cities in China were recruited from February-May 2016. An anonymous questionnaire was used in this survey. Participants' completed data were collected using a demographics form and a 26-item questionnaire consisting of scales addressing workplace violence, thriving at work, job satisfaction, subjective well-being and turnover intention. To evaluate multivariate relationships, some multiple linear hierarchical regression analyses were performed. RESULTS: Workplace violence significantly negatively influenced nurses' job satisfaction and thriving at work, and significantly positively influenced nurses' turnover intention. Job satisfaction significantly predicted thriving at work and turnover intention. Job satisfaction not only fully mediated the relationship between workplace violence and thriving at work, but also partially mediated the relationship between workplace violence and turnover intention. Subjective well-being moderated the relationship between workplace violence and job satisfaction and the relationship between workplace violence and nurses' turnover intention. CONCLUSIONS: Adverse effects of workplace violence were demonstrated in this study. Decreases in job satisfaction were a vital mediating factor. The moderating effect of subjective well-being was helpful in reducing the harm of workplace violence to nurses and in decreasing their turnover intention. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Workplace violence and its negative impact on nursing work should not go unnoticed by nursing managers. Nurses' subjective well-being is critical in controlling and mitigating the adverse effects of workplace violence.
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Povo Asiático/psicologia , Povo Asiático/estatística & dados numéricos , Satisfação no Emprego , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem Hospitalar/psicologia , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem Hospitalar/estatística & dados numéricos , Reorganização de Recursos Humanos/estatística & dados numéricos , Violência no Trabalho/psicologia , Adulto , China , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise de Regressão , Estresse Psicológico , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
STUDY QUESTION: There is an unexplored physiological role of N-WASP (neural Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein) in oocyte maturation that prevents completion of second meiosis. SUMMARY ANSWER: In mice, N-WASP deletion did not affect oocyte polarity and asymmetric meiotic division in first meiosis, but did impair midbody formation and second meiosis completion. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: N-WASP regulates actin dynamics and participates in various cell activities through the RHO-GTPase-Arp2/3 (actin-related protein 2/3 complex) pathway, and specifically the Cdc42 (cell division cycle 42)-N-WASP-Arp2/3 pathway. Differences in the functions of Cdc42 have been obtained from in vitro compared to in vivo studies. STUDY DESIGN, SAMPLES/MATERIALS, METHODS: By conditional knockout of N-WASP in mouse oocytes, we analyzed its in vivo functions by employing a variety of different methods including oocyte culture, immunofluorescent staining and live oocyte imaging. Each experiment was repeated at least three times, and data were analyzed by paired-samples t-test. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE: Oocyte-specific deletion of N-WASP did not affect the process of oocyte maturation including spindle formation, spindle migration, polarity establishment and maintenance, and homologous chromosome or sister chromatid segregation, but caused failure of cytokinesis completion during second meiosis (P < 0.001 compared to control). Further analysis showed that a defective midbody may be responsible for the failure of cytokinesis completion. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION: The present study did not include a detailed analysis of the mechanisms underlying the results, which will require more extensive further investigations. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS: N-WASP may play an important role in mediating and co-ordinating the activity of the spindle (midbody) and actin (contractile ring constriction) when cell division occurs. The findings are important for understanding the regulation of oocyte meiosis completion and failures in this process that affect oocyte quality. LARGE SCALE DATA: None. STUDY FUNDING AND COMPETING INTERESTS: This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2012CB944404) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos 30930065, 31371451, 31272260 and 31530049). There are no potential conflicts of interests.
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Polaridade Celular/fisiologia , Meiose/genética , Oócitos/citologia , Oócitos/metabolismo , Proteína Neuronal da Síndrome de Wiskott-Aldrich/deficiência , Proteína Neuronal da Síndrome de Wiskott-Aldrich/genética , Complexo 2-3 de Proteínas Relacionadas à Actina/genética , Complexo 2-3 de Proteínas Relacionadas à Actina/metabolismo , Animais , Polaridade Celular/genética , Citocinese/genética , Citocinese/fisiologia , Feminino , Masculino , Meiose/fisiologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Transgênicos , Microscopia Confocal , Transdução de Sinais/genética , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Proteína cdc42 de Ligação ao GTP/genética , Proteína cdc42 de Ligação ao GTP/metabolismoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: We investigated the feasibility and efficacy of cognitive training for older adults in rural settings and with low education levels, who have mild cognitive impairment (MCI). METHODS: Forty-five older adults (ages >65 years) with MCI were assigned to treatment or control groups, at a 2:1 ratio. Cognitive training occurred in the treatment group for 2 months. The cognitive abilities of the participants were assessed at pre-training, metaphase, and post-training time points, using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA), and Hamilton Depression Scale (HAM-D). RESULTS: Following training, cognitive abilities improved in the treatment group, based on the total scores of all 4 measures, as well as specifically on the MoCA and LOTCA. There were differences in the main effects of group and time point on some subscales, but these differences had little, if any, effect on the overall analyses. CONCLUSION: The present study demonstrated that cognitive training has beneficial effects on attention, language, orientation, visual perception, organization of visual movement, and logical questioning in patients with MCI. Furthermore, the observed effects are long-term changes.
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Cognição , Disfunção Cognitiva/prevenção & controle , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , China , Disfunção Cognitiva/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Testes NeuropsicológicosRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the balance function of injured lower limb by dynamic posturography. METHODS: Using the dynamic posturography instrument, the postural evoked responses of sixty-two normal people and two hundred and fifty-eight people with injured lower limb bones and joints were detected. The test was included sensory organization test (SOT) and adaption test (ADT). The results of two groups were compared by t test. RESULTS: Compared with the normal people, the impaired people had significant statistical differences in balance scores of SOT3-SOT6 and proportion score of dynamic proprioception (P < 0.05). There was no obvious decrease in ADT. CONCLUSION: The balance function of injured lower limb significantly decreases.
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Extremidade Inferior/fisiopatologia , Equilíbrio Postural/fisiologia , Postura/fisiologia , Propriocepção/fisiologia , Estudos de Casos e Controles , HumanosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Although several studies have been conducted to investigate the relationship between perceived organizational support (POS) and job performance (JP), it remains unclear whether this relationship is appropriate for faculty members at Chinese universities. The objectives of this study were to (a) examine the correlation between POS andJP; (b) identify the predictors of POS, including demographic and organizational characteristics among faculty members at a Chinese university; (c) investigate the influence of mediating factors between POS and JP; and (d) compare the findings of this study with related studies. METHODS: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was used in this study. The questionnaire was administered to 700 faculty members who were randomly selected from all faculty members at six universities. A total of 581 questionnaires were obtained. A statistical model for JP was developed based on the literature review. RESULTS: The analysis results indicated that the relationship between POS and JP was mediated by job satisfaction (JS), positive affectivity (PA), and affective commitment (AC). In addition, procedural and distributive justice contribute to POS. CONCLUSIONS: The study concludes that the relationship between POS and JP is mediated by JS, PA, and AC and is influenced by POS. These results can provide evidence for university administrators to improve POS and increase the JP of faculty members at universities.
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Docentes/normas , Universidades/organização & administração , Adulto , China , Estudos Transversais , Docentes/organização & administração , Humanos , Satisfação no Emprego , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Cultura Organizacional , Inquéritos e Questionários , Universidades/normasRESUMO
To make a thorough investigation of the common She's nationality wild medicinal plants resources in our country, including the species, the distribution, the folk application and the endemic medicinal plant species, Field surveyed was conducted with 25 She people mainly lived area (county, district or city) throughout the country, the folk prescription and treatment cases provided by She's medical personnel, the drug usage and dosage, the commonly used traditional She's medicine and drug samples were collected. And the distribution, growing environment of these plants were investigated, their characteristics, photographs, GPS data and track were record , and the fresh wax leaf or plants specimens were collected. In total 1 600 varieties of folk medicine of She's nationality, 450 disease names and 1 016 prescriptions were collected. 520 kinds of these medicinal plants were commonly used, growing mainly distributed in the southeastern China, about 200 meters above sea level to 1 500 meters. There are 5 First-Grade State protection wild plants (medicinal), 15 second-Grade State protection wild plants (medicinal), and 11 She characteristic medicinal plants in our study, they belong to 144 families, 312 genera 494 species, 2 subspecies, 17 varieties, 3 forms and 1 cultivated varieties of She's nationality. Folk medicine usage is different from the traditional Chinese medicine and ethnic medicine. This survey finds out the common She's nationality wild medicinal plants resources in China, including the species, the distribution, the folk application and commonly used drugs, and found the rare and endangered medicinal plants and the She's nationality endemic medicinal plants, which provides a basis for further development and use the traditional She's medicine resources.