84 results about "Sperm cell" patented technology

The invention relates to the technical field of biomedical detection, and discloses a non-invasive sperm cell death and viability detection method, which utilizes a bright field image and a fluorescence image to train a fluorescence-assisted bright field attention network, introduces a fluorescence attention guidance module to provide guidance for training of a Transformer encoder, and realizes non-invasive sperm cell death and viability detection through priori knowledge of the fluorescence image. By means of the method, the model can be quickly focused on key features displayed in the fluorescent highlight area, the situation that training resources are consumed on a large amount of irrelevant information is avoided, convergence is accelerated, the model training time is shortened, meanwhile, the detection precision is improved, and then a more accurate and efficient sperm cell death and activity detection model is obtained. And during actual detection, the sperm cell death and viability detection can be realized only by collecting a microscopic image, pre-processing the microscopic image and inputting the preprocessed microscopic image into the model without dyeing a sperm sample, so that the damage of a traditional detection method to sperms is avoided, the non-invasive detection of the sperm cell death and viability is realized, and the method is more suitable for clinical detection.

The invention relates to a sperm cell analysis and diagnosis system based on a multi-modal large language model, which comprises a multi-modal data co-processing unit, a cross-modal semantic alignment module, a dynamic diagnosis decision engine and a self-adaptive evolution system, the four-dimensional data processing module is used for synchronously processing microscopic images, motion trail videos, biochemical detection data and four-dimensional input data of medical record texts and comprises a feature selector based on a gating attention mechanism. According to the sperm cell analysis and diagnosis system based on the multi-modal large language model, quantitative analysis of sperm movement chaos features is realized for the first time, a nonlinear dynamic evaluation standard is established, a cross-modal knowledge distillation and meta-learning migration framework is developed, a data annotation dependence bottleneck is broken through, and an interpretable clinical decision support system is constructed; dynamic updating and probabilistic suggestion of diagnosis rules are achieved, semantic analysis of single-cell multi-omics data is achieved, and molecular mechanism research results are converted into clinically available knowledge.

The present invention provides a method for accurately measuring live sperm morphology, including the following steps: S11. acquiring an image including a plurality of sperm cells; S12. detecting the sperm cells in the image, and segmenting a head, a midpiece, and a tail of each detected sperm cell; and S13. calculating morphological parameters of each sperm cell based on a segmentation result. For the method for accurately measuring live sperm morphology of the present invention, an image of sperm cells is acquired, a head, a midpiece, and a tail of each sperm cell are segmented through image processing, and morphological parameters of each sperm cell are calculated based on a segmentation result. Morphological parameters of live sperm cells can be comprehensively and accurately obtained for analysis or selection.

Means for rigorous quantitative assessment of sperm motility are presented, based on a number of movement and morphology parameters measured using various image processing methods. The quantitative assessment thereby achieved is objective and multidimensional, allowing for detailed and repeatable assessment of samples. Deep learning methods are also disclosed for detection and classification of sperm cells (or other types of cells or particles) using neural networks, adapted to work both in good and in poor imaging condition, such as low magnification and resolution. Specific methods for both supervised and unsupervised deep learning approaches are delineated. In a non-limiting disclosure, the methods are particularly adapted to deal with cases of azoospermia, where there is a very low number of sperm cells (most of which do not swim) and a lot of debris in the imaged field of view.

The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicine compound oral preparation for treating male oligoasthenospermia, and belongs to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine preparations. The rhizoma polygonati processed with wine, the prepared rehmannia root and the like are used for nourishing the liver and kidney to consolidate congenital, the codonopsis pilosula, the astragalus membranaceus and the like are used for invigorating spleen and replenishing qi to complement postnatal, the fried cowherb seed is used for activating blood circulation, and the salted semen plantaginis is used for promoting diuresis, so that the problems of insufficient spermatogenesis and low vitality caused by deficiency of the spleen and the kidney are fundamentally solved. Experiments and clinical researches show that the preparation can significantly improve the sperm quantity, activity and activity rate of oligoasthenospermia model mice and patients, the clinical total effective rate reaches 90%, the pregnancy rate reaches 53.3%, and the curative effect is superior to that of Wuzi Yanzong pills in a control group. The action mechanism covers regulation of blood lipid metabolism, improvement of hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis functions, repair of testicular seminiferous tubule structural damage and reduction of lipid deposition, and meanwhile, oxidative stress and inflammatory injury are relieved and spermatogenic cell functions are protected by regulating and controlling a PPAR signal channel and inhibiting molecular pathways such as Cga / Sting mediated cell apoptosis.

The present invention relates to a method for analysing DNA fragmentation in a sperm cell by approximating the output of a pre-selected chemical assay of sperm DNA fragmentation. According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for analysing DNA fragmentation in a sperm cell by approximating the output of a pre-selected chemical assay of sperm DNA fragmentation, the method comprising:providing an image of the sperm cell, under brightfield and / or phase contrast with a total magnification of 400× to 1000×;evaluating the image of the sperm cell to identify and / or measure a pre-selected biomarker; andapproximating the output of the pre-selected chemical assay of sperm DNA fragmentation of the sperm cell by subjecting the identified and / or measured biomarker to a first machine learning analysis.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising an elderberry extract as an effective component for preventing, treating, or alleviating andropause syndrome, wherein the elderberry extract of the present invention increases testosterone secretion in sperm cells and andropause syndrome animal models, and thus can be usefully employed as a pharmaceutical or food composition for preventing, treating or alleviating andropause syndrome.

A discrimination system with optics that collect output electromagnetic radiation from sperm cells within a measurement region, a split detector that generates an electrical signal responsive to the intensity of the collected electromagnetic radiation and which detects the position of sperm cells in the measurement region, and an analyzer for discriminating between X-chromosome bearing sperm and Y-chromosome bearing sperm in the measurement region.

The invention discloses a micro-fluidic chip for exploring in-vitro XY type sperm fertilization preference, and relates to the technical field of biomedical engineering.According to the technical scheme, the micro-fluidic chip is characterized by comprising a chip body, the chip body is provided with a central sample carrying hole, the central sample carrying hole is used for containing an oocyte, and the central sample carrying hole is communicated with the central sample carrying hole; the chip body is provided with four peripheral sample carrying holes, the four peripheral sample carrying holes are used for placing fluorescently-labeled sperm cells subjected to sexual control sorting, and communicated micro-channels are arranged between the central sample carrying hole and the four peripheral sample carrying holes. Observation is facilitated by improving the volume of a liquid carrying hole and optimizing the transparency of a material, meanwhile, by adjusting the diameter of a channel and the number of repeated units, the thickness of the micro-fluidic chip is reduced, micro-channel blockage is avoided, the number of cells in loaded liquid is guaranteed, and the detection accuracy of the micro-fluidic chip is improved. The preference of successful fertilization of X and Y type sperms under different conditions is observed in vitro through micro-fluidic, and a new thought is provided for a method for controlling the gender of a fetus.

The present invention provides a cryoprotective additive for human sperm and a preparation method thereof. The method is to add an mTORC1 activator and a Caspase-9 inhibitor to a commercially available sperm cryoprotectant. Compared with the pure commercially available protectant, the cryoprotective additive of the present invention has an increased number of forward-moving sperm after thawing and recovery; there are more forward-moving sperm after recovery, with better forward motility and better forward motility endurance. At the same time, the mitochondrial structure and function of the sperm cells after recovery are less damaged, the mitochondrial function recovers quickly, less mitochondrial ROS is produced, apoptosis is reduced, the ability to protect the function of sperm cells is better, and it is more conducive to the long-term cryopreservation of sperm-like cells.

Provided herein are methods, reagents, and kits for the isolation of sperm cells from other cell types and the purification of sperm-associated DNA from a complex sample. In particular, methods, reagents, and kits are provided for the separation of intact sperm cells from epithelial cells via binding of sperm cells to a cellulose material, and the extraction of sperm-associated DNA therefrom.

The present disclosure relates to methods of identifying, differentiating between and / or sorting sperm cells, or more particularly, X-chromosome bearing sperm (X-CBS) and Y-chromosome bearing sperm (Y-CBS) cells, in a sperm sample, the methods comprising determining a level of a Reactive Oxidant Species and / or a Cellular Change mediated thereby (ROSCC) in each of a plurality of sperm cells in the sperm sample; and based on the determined ROSCC levels, identifying, differentiating between and / or sorting X-CBS and Y-CBS cells in at least a portion of the plurality of sperm cells. Also described are enriched or purified X-CBS and Y-CBS cells, and uses thereof.

The invention discloses an efficient extraction method of blue fox sperm DNA, and belongs to the technical field of molecular biology. Aiming at the structural characteristics that chromatin of the blue fox sperms is highly condensed, histone is replaced by protamine, and a stable nucleoprotein complex is formed through an intermolecular disulfide bond, the invention provides an efficient DNA extraction method suitable for the blue fox sperms. According to the method, based on the synergistic effect of three chemical reagents, namely SDS, PK and DTT, full lysis of the sperm cells of the blue foxes is achieved, and then efficient enrichment of sperm DNA of the blue foxes can be achieved by combining a conventional DNA extraction method. According to the efficient extraction method of the blue fox sperm DNA provided by the invention, the yield and integrity of the blue fox sperm DNA are remarkably improved, and the limitation that sperm chromatin is difficult to effectively lyse by a conventional method is overcome; the method provides reliable technical support for research on genetic diversity evaluation, population management, molecular breeding and the like of the blue foxes, and has the potential of popularization and application in other high-condensation sperm species.

The invention discloses vitality detection equipment for frozen and unfrozen boar semen, and relates to the technical field of biological fluid detection, the vitality detection equipment comprises a main cavity and a driven interference assembly, the driven interference assembly is arranged on the inner wall of the main cavity, and the driven interference assembly comprises a telescopic rod, an electromagnetic support and a set of boosting blades; a metal tank is arranged above the electromagnetic support, the outer wall of the electromagnetic support is coated with a copper arc sleeve, and the copper arc sleeve is made of a non-magnetic material, so that the direction of a magnetic field generated after the electromagnetic support is electrified is vertically upward, and an external force adsorption effect directly acts on the metal tank; according to the method, high-speed impact force generated by water source circulation is used as running power of a mechanical part, and the semen and the solution are mixed through centrifugal force generated by rotation, so that the mechanical part is prevented from being in direct contact and stirring with the semen, and on the premise of accelerating the mixing rate, generation of shearing force can be inhibited, the integrity of sperm cells is guaranteed, and the sperm quality is improved. And the accuracy of subsequent detection results is improved.

The application discloses a high-precision sperm morphology screening system and a screening method, and relates to the technical field of sperm cell recognition. Raw semen is obtained and filtered to obtain initial semen; the initial semen is spread into a preset single-layer sperm liquid strip to obtain initial single-layer motile sperm; a first magnification operation is performed on the initial single-layer motile sperm to obtain a first initial single-layer motile sperm image; a second magnification operation is performed on the first initial single-layer motile sperm image to obtain a second initial single-layer motile sperm image; and the second initial single-layer motile sperm image is substituted into a high-precision sperm morphology selection model to obtain target high-quality sperm. Through the preliminary filtration of the raw semen and the secondary screening of the preset single-layer sperm strip spreading method, and by adopting the progressive magnification strategy of the first magnification operation and the second magnification operation, the high-precision sperm morphology screening can be performed when high-quality sperm is selected by using the existing IMSI technology, and the screening efficiency of the high-precision sperm is improved.

The utility model discloses an efficient separator for human seminal spot mixed spots, which relates to the technical field of separators and comprises a centrifugal tube and a detachable sleeve matched with the centrifugal tube, the caliber of the detachable sleeve is consistent with that of the centrifugal tube, and a sleeve cavity for containing biological material evidences is arranged in the detachable sleeve. A plastic filter plate is arranged in the middle of the sleeve cavity, a filter membrane filter layer is arranged at the bottom of the sleeve cavity, and a bottom drainage hole is formed in the bottom of the detachable sleeve. According to the utility model, a two-stage filtering mode of carrier removal filtering and sperm enrichment filtering is constructed in one sleeve, so that a biological material evidence carrier can be efficiently removed, water-soluble substances of human epithelial cells can be quickly filtered, sperm cells can be efficiently separated from related biological material evidences only by using a small amount of biological material evidences, and the operation is simple and convenient. The test speed and efficiency are greatly improved, difficult biological material evidence treatment is simplified, the experiment repeatability is good, the applicability is high, biological material evidence samples are saved, and the cost of related experiments is reduced.

The present invention discloses a method for detecting highly active sperm without chemical staining, comprising: collecting digital images of healthy sperm without chemical staining by using a sperm activity sorting and observation device based on microfluidics; performing non-linear intelligent color transfer processing on the collected digital images by using a complex deep neural network color transfer model; performing binary processing on the R and B channels of the stained images to respectively determine the head positions and tail positions of each sperm, jointly determining the positions of the corresponding complete sperm by the two and intercepting them; inputting the sperm images into a sperm discrimination convolutional neural network based on deep learning to discriminate whether they are complete and healthy. The present invention realizes chemical-staining-free imaging of sperm cells during the sorting process of the sperm activity sorting and observation device based on microfluidics, enabling cells to achieve the same observation and detection effects as those after staining without chemical staining, and improving the efficiency of sperm observation and detection.

A device for sperm cell selection has a support plate comprising an inlet to receive a sample of sperm cells, an outlet to collect at least some of the sperm cells comprised in the sample, and a microfluidic system therebetween. The microfluidic system comprises a basin receiving a medium and having inlet and outlet zones. The inlet and outlet provide a hydrostatic pressure difference between the zones when medium is added to the basin via the outlet, to provoke a stream of the medium from the outlet zone towards the inlet zone to initiate sperm cell migration from the inlet zone towards the outlet zone. The basin has a zone of reduced width between the zones, to form a rheotaxis zone. The sample of sperm cells undergoes a selection by passing through the rheotaxis zone during migration for collecting quality sperm cells from the outlet zone at the outlet.

This invention discloses a method, system, device, medium, and application for constructing a diagnostic model for male infertility, belonging to the fields of male infertility diagnosis, drug screening, and assisted reproductive technology. In this invention, by simultaneously and quantitatively analyzing the pH value, mitochondrial G-quadruplex structure level, and β-galactosidase activity within a single sperm cell, and integrating routine clinical sperm testing parameters and age, a high-precision diagnostic model for male infertility and a drug screening system are established, providing a reference for assisted reproduction to meet practical needs.

The present disclosure relates to methods and kits for treatment of biological samples comprising non-sperm cells and sperm cells. The present disclosure relates more particularly to methods and kits for treatment of forensic samples comprising non-sperm cells and sperm cells.

The invention relates to a protective liquid formula for improving the survival rate of frozen and thawed sperms of pigs. The protective liquid formula comprises the following components in percentage by mass: 14% of sodium hexadecylsulfonate, 7% of coconut oil monoethanolamide and 79% of distilled water. The preparation method comprises the following steps: 1) weighing 14g of sodium hexadecylsulfonate and 7g of coconut oil monoethanolamide, and dissolving in 79g of distilled water; and 2) uniformly stirring the solution obtained in the step 1) at 60 DEG C until the sodium hexadecyl sulfonate and the coconut oil monoethanolamide are completely dissolved in the distilled water. The protection liquid has the advantages that the protection liquid protects porcine sperm cells, provides a suitable living environment for porcine sperms, improves the oxidative stress resistance and the preservation effect of the porcine sperms, ensures the survival rate of the porcine sperms, and further improves the breeding rate and the breeding benefits of sows; the survival rate, the sperm motility and the acrosome integrity rate of the frozen and thawed sperms of the pigs are obviously improved; the feed additive is simple in proportioning, high in reliability, low in economic cost, high in biological value and convenient to popularize and apply in production, and yolk with extremely high preparation requirements is not used.

The invention consists of methods and compositions for detecting the presence or absence of a DNA aberration by analyzing fluorescence emission characteristics in sperm cells or sperm nuclei, which generally consists of entraining sperm cells or sperm nuclei stained with a DNA selective dye in sheath fluid; exposing the entrained sperm cells or sperm nuclei to electromagnetic radiation; determining a forward fluorescence characteristic and a side fluorescence characteristic of individual events associated with the exposed sperm cells or sperm nuclei; and gating the individual events based on the forward fluorescence characteristic and the side fluorescence characteristic with a criterion.

There is provided a system and method for detection of sperm using virtual-staining. The method including: receiving an unstained inference image, the inference image including a microscopic image capturing sperm cells; generating a virtual-stained image of sperm from the inference image using a trained generator machine learning model, the generator machine learning model taking the inference image as input, the generator machine learning model trained using a set of training images including microscopic images of sperm cells and a set of ground-truth images showing staining that identifies the sperm cells in the training images, the generator machine learning model trained by propagating determined losses between generated virtual-stained images and corresponding ground-truth images; and outputting the generated virtual-stained image of sperm.

The invention encompasses methods for reducing the proportion of sperm cells with abnormal morphology, and unviable sperm cells, in a sperm cell population using flow-cytometric processing. The methods generally entail staining the sperm cells in the population; irradiating the sperm cells in the population; detecting fluorescence emitted by the sperm cells in the population in response to the step of irradiating; differentiating the sperm cells in the population based on orientation or viability; and then collecting a subpopulation of oriented or viable sperm cells.

The invention relates to the technical field of biological medicines, and discloses an application of a plant extract composition in preparation of a medicine for improving DNA damage of testicular spermatogenic cells, and the plant extract contains a herba epimedii extract and a rhizoma polygonati extract. The invention provides new application of the composition containing the herba epimedii extract and the rhizoma polygonati extract in preparation of the medicine for improving DNA damage of the testicular spermatogenic cells, the composition can remarkably improve the DNA damage of the testicular spermatogenic cells of mice caused by cyclophosphamide, recover the multiplication capacity of the mice, inhibit apoptosis of the mice and relieve spermatogenic function damage caused by cyclophosphamide, and the composition can be used for preparing the medicine for improving the DNA damage of the testicular spermatogenic cells of the mice. And the combined administration shows a synergistic effect instead of a simple additive effect, and the drug effect is obviously superior to that of any one of the epimedium extract and the rhizoma polygonati extract which are independently administered.

The invention provides a product related to non-obstructive azoospermia microscopic sperm extraction, application and a method. The invention discloses application of a reagent for detecting clinical information in preparation of a non-obstructive azoospermia microscopic sperm extraction product. The clinical information comprises age, testis size, testosterone, estradiol E2, androgen T, follicle stimulating hormone FSH, statin B and seminal plasma cell-free DNA motif diversity score. The prediction method comprises the following steps: acquiring clinical information of a to-be-tested object; inputting the clinical information into a prediction model based on machine learning to obtain a probability P of successful microscopic sperm extraction; and according to comparison between the probability P and a reference value, diagnosing or predicting whether the to-be-detected object is suitable for microscopic sperm collection. The prediction method provided by the invention can be used for improving the accuracy of predicting the success rate of microscopic sperm extraction of non-obstructive azoospermia, and has a relatively good clinical application value.

A method for characterizing a mobile particle in a sample includes acquisition of at least one image of the sample during an acquisition period, using an image sensor and formation of a series of images, the series of images comprising at least one image; use of each image of the series of images as input image of a detection convolutional neural network, the detection convolutional neural network being configured to detect the particles and to produce, from each image, an output image on which each detected particle is assigned a distribution of intensity, centered on the particle and extending around the particle; for each detected particle, from each output image, estimation of a position of each detected particle in each image of the series of images; and characterization of each detected particle from the estimation of the position established from each image of the series of images.

The invention relates to a method of enriching a cell population containing intact and damaged cells in a liquid medium, comprising the following steps: a.) providing the liquid medium containing the cell population, b.) sedimenting the cell population out of the liquid medium, c.) separating the liquid medium and the sedimented cell population, d.) resuspending the sedimented cell population in a suspension solution to produce a cell suspension, e.) admixing the cell suspension with a ferromagnetic material that binds specifically to the damaged cells, f.) incubating the cell suspension admixed with the ferromagnetic material, g.) introducing the cell suspension into a magnetic field in order to separate the bound cells and the unbound cells in the cell suspension, and h.) separating a fraction of the cell suspension enriched with unbound intact cells, to the use of intact sperm cells enriched in the method, and to an apparatus for separating cells bound to magnetic particles in a cell suspension.