For sperm cryopreservation,the conventional method,which requires glycerol,has been used for a long time.In addition,the permeable cryoprotectant-free vitrification method has been continuously studied.Although the di...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82001634);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2019M661521).
In the 1960s,sperm cryopreservation was developed as a method to preserve fertility.Currently,techniques for the cryopreservation of human spermatozoa have been widely used in assisted reproduction.However,although sp...
supported by the Russian Science Foundation(grant No.21-16-00124,https://rscf.ru/en/project/21-16-00124/).
Improving gastrointestinal flora with probiotics is a promising method of treating and preventing many diseases.However,in food industry,introduction of probiotics is limited by the shelf life of products,as well as b...
National Science and Technology Major Project on Important Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control(2018ZX10734404);National Science and Technology Infrastructure of China(National Pathogen Resource Center‐NPRC‐32);National Science and Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program of China(2021FY100904);National Nature Science Foundation of China(82161148010‐4,52076140).
Long-term and stable preservation of bacteriophages is of crucial importance.Although many efforts have been made in the past decades to explore the influence of external factors on bacteriophage preservation,there is...
This work was partially supported by grants from the US National Science Foundation(CBET-1831019 to XH and DGE-1840340 that is a GRFP fellowship to SS);National Institutes of Health(NIH R01EB023632 to XH).
Human induced pluripotent stem cells(hiPSCs)possess tremendous potential for tissue regeneration and banking hiPSCs by cryopreservation for their ready availability is crucial to their widespread use.However,contempor...
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Direct Grant for their partial support for this research(grant No.4054351).
Cryopreservation impairs sperm quality and functions,including motility and DNA integrity.Antioxidant additives in sperm freezing media have previously brought improvements in postthawed sperm quality.Green tea extrac...
This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31472054);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFC1000600).
Slow freezing is the most commonly used technique for the cryopreservation of spermatozoa in clinical practice.However,it has been shown to have a negative impact on sperm function and structure.Vitrification as a suc...
the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21621004,21961132005,21908160 and 21422605);the Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology(QNLM2016ORP0407);the Tianjin Natural Science Foundation(18JCYBJC29500);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2019M651041)。
Cryoprotectants play a key role in cell cryopreservation because they can reduce cryoinjuries to cells associated with ice formation.To meet the clinical requirements of cryopreserved cells,cryoprotectants should be b...
Supported by Henan Provincial Key Project(154200510025,182102210354,182102310665,18ZP05001)
Trehalose is a non-reducing disaccharide composed of glucose molecules connected byα-glycosidic bond.This soluble substance plays an important role of protecting green algae and other lower plants from stress.It can ...
Bifidobacterium crudilactis FR62/b/3 belongs to a new population of bifidobacteria isolated from raw milk and raw milk cheese. The objective of this work was to study the large scale culture of the strain and its stab...