• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.265-274
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• 2009

Objective: MicroRNAs (miR) are known to repress target genes at post-transcriptional level and play important roles in development and maturation of cell. However, the expression profiles of miR during ovarian follicle maturation have not been fully elucidated. Here, we designed this study to investigate the expression profiles of miR in oocytes and granulose cells (G-cells) after in vitro culture according to gonadotropins and adding hCG. Methods: Ovaries from 12-day-old mice (C57BL6) were removed and preantral follicles were isolated and cultured in $20\;{\mu}L$-drop of culture media with supplementation of either rFSH, rLH, or rFSH+rLH. After their full maturation, follicles were incubated with rhCG and rEGF. RNA was isolated from oocytes and G-cells, and real-time PCR were performed with primers of miR known to be expressed in the mouse ovary (mmu-miR-16, -miR-27a, -miR-126, -miR-721). Results: FSH+LH group showed the highest ovulation and MII rates among gonadotropin groups. The profiles of miRs in oocytes and G-cells differed according to gonadotropin groups and adding hCG. The profiles of miRs showed divergent changes between oocytes and G-cells. Conclusion: miR expression profiles are altered by gonadotropins and supplementation of hCG during in vitro maturation of murine follicles. Target gene study must be necessary to validate these findings.

• Proceedings of the KSAR Conference
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• 2001.03a
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• pp.85-85
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• 2001

본 연구는 돼지 난자의 체외 수정시 sucrose 첨가가 돼지 난자의 다정자 침입율에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 실시하였다. 돼지 난포란은 0.1% PVA, 3.05 mM D-glucose, 0.91 mM sodium pyruvate, 0.57 mM cysteine, 0.5 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$ FSH, 0.5 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$ LH, 및 10 ng/$m\ell$ EGF가 첨가된 TCM199 배양액에서 42-44 시간 동안 배양하여 체외 성숙을 유도하였으며, 2 mM caffeine과 0.1% BSA가 첨가된 체외수정용 mTBM 배양액에 3% sucorse를 첨가하여 6시간동안 수정을 유도하였다. 수정된 난자의 다정자 침입율을 조사하기 위해 체외수정 후 12, 13 및 14 시간대에 각각 1% orcein으로 염색하여 전핵 형성율을 조사하였다. 돼지 난자의 체외수정시 3% sucorse를 첨가하였을 때, 전핵 형성율을 조사한 결과 대조구에서 미수정, 1, 2, 및 3 PN 이상의 전핵 형성율은 각각 57.6 7.6, 9.7, 및 25%로, 처리구 74.2, 7.6, 13.6, 및 4.5% 에 비교하여 다정자 침입율이 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 그리고 3% sucorse를 첨가한 체외수정용 배양액에서 수정을 유도한 후 12, 13, 및 14 시간대별로 나누어 전핵 형성율을 조사한 결과, 수정 후 시간이 경과되면서 다정자 침입율이 증가되는 것을 볼 수 있었다 그러나 대조구 60.7%에 비해서는 각각 32.5, 36.0, 및 33.3%로 현저히 낮은 것을 볼 수 있었다.(Table Omitted). 또한, 3% sucorse가 첨가된 배양액에서 수정된 수정란의 발달율을 조사한 결과, 배반포 생산율은 처리구 21.8%로 대조구 6.9%에 비해 유의하게 높은 것을 확인 하였다. 따라서, 돼지 난자의 체외수정시 3% sucorse첨가는 체외수정란 생산에서 문제가 되고 있는 다정자 침입율을 저하시키고 배발달율을 향상시킴으로서 수정란의 체외 대량생산 효율성은 물론 수정란 이식시 수태율을 증가시킬 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Proceedings of the KSAR Conference
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.65-65
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• 2003

돼지 핵이식란의 발달은 다른 종의 것과 비교하여 효율이 낮다. 그 이유 중 하나가 난자활성화율이 낮기 때문이다. 따라서, 본 실험은 돼지 난자의 인위적 활성화처리에 따른 단위발생율을 조사함으로써, 이후 핵이식란 생산의 효율을 높이고자 수행되었다. 돼지 난포란을 10% pFF, 0.1mg/ml cysteine, 10IU/ml PMSG, 10IU/ml hCG, 10ng/ml EGF가 첨가된 TCM-199배양액에서 22시간 동안 배양한 후, 성선자극 호르몬이 배제된 배양액에서 추가로 22시간 동안 배양하여 성숙을 유도하였다. 체외성숙이 야기된 난자는 난구세포를 제거한 후 제2극체가 보이는 난자만을 선별하였다. 선별된 난자는 1)아무것도 처리하지 않은 대조군과 2)전기자극(2.0㎸/cm, 30$\mu\textrm{s}$), 2)7% ethanol에서 5분 배양 3)5$\mu$M ionomycin에서 4분 배양의 groups들로 나누어 활성화 처리 후 5분 동안 TCM-199에서 세정하고 다시 4시간 동안 6-DMAP에서 배양한 후 12시간에 난자를 염색하여 핵상을 분석하였고, 나머지는 4mg/ml BSA가 첨가된 NCSU-23에서 39$^{\circ}C$, 5%$CO_2$ 배양기에서 각각 6~7일 동안 배양을 실시하였다.

• Journal of Embryo Transfer
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.165-172
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• 2004

This study was carried out to examine the effects of maturation media on in vitro maturation (IVM) of porcine immature oocytes, and on subsequent in vitro fertilization (IVF) and development (IVD). Cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) were collected from antral follicles of porcine ovaries collected from abattoir, and were matured in vitro in modified NCSU-37 (mNCSU-37), modified NCSU-23 (mNCSU-23), or TCM-199 supplemented with 10% porcine follicular fluid (pFF). Oocytes matured in vitro, were fertilized in vitro in modified Tris-buffered medium(mTBM) with the final motile sperm concentration of 1${\times}$105 sperm/mL, and subsequently putative embryos were developed in vitro in NCSU-23. The results are as follows. 1. In the result of IVM, the rate of germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) and of nuclear maturation were not significantly different among the media, though numeric value of them were slightly lower in TCM-199 than in mNCSU-37 or in mNCSU-23. 2. In the result of IVF, though the rate of sperm penetration was not significantly different among the maturation media, the percentage of oocytes with male pronucleus (MPN) of ones matured in mNCSU-37 (88.0%) was significantly higher than in TCM-199 (71.1%) (p<0.05). 3. In the result of IVD, the percentage of cleaved oocytes of ones matured in mNCSU-37 (52.3%) or in mNCSU-23 (53.7%) was significantly higher than in TCM-199 (43.1%) (p<0.05), but the rate of blastocysts at day 6 was not significantly different among the maturation media, though putative embryos from oocytes matured in mNCSU-37 or in mNCSU-23 were developed more than in TCM-199. These results suggested that mNCSU-37 or mNCSU-23 was more appropriate than TCM-199 as IVM medium for porcine immature oocytes.

• Journal of Embryo Transfer
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.155-160
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• 2007

During in vitro culture of mammalian oocytes and embryos, the cells are exposed to the risks that cause cell injury or death. Numerous studies have been reported that the cell injury may be induced by the action of free radicals generated by auto-oxidation. This study was undertaken to investigate the optimal culture condition system for in vitro culture of porcine embryos. We first evaluated the effect of culture media on the porcine embryo development. NCSU-23 and PZM-5, culture medium tested, were failed to produce significant difference on the rate of blastocyst formation. In NCSU-23, the developmental rate was slightly higher than that in PZM-5. During in vitro maturation (IVM), fertilizaton (IVF), and culture (IVC) under 5 or 20% oxygen ($O_2$), the rates of cleavage and development were insignificantly different from each other under our culture condition (20% $O_2$, in NCSU-23), the mean cell number per blastocyst was $40{\pm}10$. These results showed that medium and $O_2$ concentration had no significant effect on the development of porcine embryos.

• Journal of Embryo Transfer
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.275-282
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• 2004

This study was carried out to examine the effects of development media and those change on in vitro development (IVD) of porcine oocytes matured and fertilized in vitro. Putative embryos, which were matured in vitro in modified NCSU-23 (mNCSU-23) supplemented with 10％ porcine follicular fluid (pFF) and were fertilized in mTBM, were developed in vitro as the experimental scheme. The results are as follows. When porcine putative embryos were cultured in vitro in NCSU-23 or CZB/Pig-MEM, the percentage of oocytes cleaved was not different between two systems, but the percentage of blastocysts in NCSU-23 was significantly higher than in CZB/Pig-MEM (P<0.05). And when porcine putative embryos were cultured in vitro in NCSU-23 during 7 days with or without changing media at day 5, which was supplement with or without 10％ fetal bovine serum(FBS), the percentage of oocytes cleaved, blastocysts at day 6, and the cell number of ICM, TE and total of blastocysts at day 7 were not different among three treatments. As a result of this study, it is supposed that NCSU-23 be more favorable, to develop porcine embryos derived from IVM/IVF, than CZB/Pig-MEM, but that demonstration on the effects of changing medium with fresh one stand in need of the more experiments.

• Proceedings of the KSAR Conference
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• 2002.06a
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• pp.46-46
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• 2002

본 연구는 돼지의 미성숙 난포란을 체외에서 성숙, 수정시킨 후, 생산된 체외수정란을 NCSU 23 체외배양액에 항산화제 (NAC, ebselen 및 glutathione) 와 glutathione 합성억제제인 BSO의 첨가가 돼지 체외 수정란의 체외 발육에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. Glutathione 합성 억제제인 BSO가 돼지 수정란의 체외 발육에 미치는 영향을 검토한 결과, 0, 1.0 및 5.0mM의 BSO 을 첨가하여 상실배기 이상 발육된 체외 발육 성적은 각각 35.9, 15.7 및 8.4%로서 BSO 첨가구가 대조구에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 낮은 체외배율성적을 나타냈으며 (P＜0.05), NAC 1.0mM, ebselen 10μM 및 glutathione 100μM 과 BSO 1.0 mM 을 각각 첨가하여 체외 배양을 실시한 경우, 상실배 이상 발육된 체외 발육율은 40.5, 44.2, 36.0 및 10.9%로서 항산화제 첨가구가 BSO 첨가구보다 통계적으로 유의하게 높은 체외 발육 성적을 나타냈다 (P＜0.05). 모든 처리구에서 체외 수정 후 생산된 배반포기 수정란의 세포수에는 차이가 인정되지 않았다. (중략)

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.175-186
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• 2009

Objective: We examined the effect of different culture media on oocyte maturation. Methods: Four groups of media, (1) 0.3% BSA mBASAL-XI-HTF, (2) 0.3% BSA mBASAL-XI-HTF with FSH, (3) 10% FBS mBASAL-XI-HTF and (4) 10% FBS mBASAL-XI-HTF with FSH were prepared. Mouse cumulus enclosed oocytes (CEOs) were incubated in each group of medium. Hypoxanthine (Hx) was mixed to each group of medium in increasing concentrations of 1 mM, 2 mM and 4 mM. CEOs were incubated and assessed for GVBD and MII development at 3, 6, 18 hours. Results: CEOs maturation to GVBD was seen in all four groups during 3 hours of culture, however MII stage of oocytes was seen after 6 hours. Complete arrest of GV stage in 4 mM Hx media without FSH and partial arrest in 2 mM Hx media without FSH were seen during 18 hours of culture but development was not suppressed in 1 mM Hx media without FSH. More prominent GVBD suppression was noted at early 3, 6 hours culture in 1 mM, 2 mM Hx media with FSH compared to media without FSH. But the suppression was recovered at 18 hours. This result suggests that low concentrated Hx and FSH supplemented media can suppress CEOs maturation during early culture period but recovery is resumed or even stimulated at late period. 1 mM, 2 mM Hx 10% FBS medium with FSH had significantly higher rates of MII development (71.7%, 66.7%) at 18 hours compared to other media. Conclusion: Our results show that low concentrated Hx and FSH supplemented 10% FBS media may stimulate MII development after an initial inhibitory effect.

• Korean Journal of Animal Reproduction
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.111-116
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• 1997

We determined the effects of follicular fluid fractions in the maturation medium on bovine oocyte maturation, fertilization and subsequent development, as well as on number of cells in blastocysts following culture. Follicular fluid and oocytes from bovine follicles less than 5 mm in diameter were collected from the ovaries of slaughtered cows. Follicular fluid was separated into different molecular weight fractions by untrafiltration through a membrane using a centrifuge at 500$\times$g, for 2h. For the maturation medium, follicular fluid fractions (30%, v/v), whole fluid (30%) or PVP(3mg/ml) were added to TCM 199(0.1$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml estradiol-17$\beta$, 100IU hCG). After maturation for 24h, oocytes were fertilized in vitro with bull frozen-thawed spermatozoa and cultured on a monolayer of granulosa cells for 9 days after fertilization. There were no differences in maturation rates or fertilization rates among any maturation conditions. The rates of development to >2-cell stage of the oocytes were significantly decreased when fraction of follicular fluid below 10,000 MW were added into maturation medium, compared with control and fraction above 10,000 MW(26.0% vs 40.8% to 64.0%, respectveily. p<0.01). Likewise, the rates of development to blastocysts of fertilized oocytes were significantly decreased in maturation medium containing fraction of follicular fluid (<10,000 MW). The average cell number of blastocysts derived from oocytes that matured in the fraction(>10,000 MW) of follicular fluid was 154.7$\pm$13.7. These embryos contained more cells than those matured in whole follicular fluid, or the fraction(<10, 000 MW) of follicular fluid or control(107.0$\pm$8.4, 91.8$\pm$11.8 and 95.8$\pm$6.2, respectively). In conclusion, we found that fractions of follicular fluid contained factors stimulating or inhibiting oocyte cytoplasmic matruation. These suggest that a factor(s) inducing cytoplasmic maturation of oocytes may exist in >10,000 MW fraction of follicular fluid.

• Journal of Embryo Transfer
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.11-18
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• 2004

The aim of this study was to evaluate the improvement of testicular sperm motility following different culture conditions such as human follicular fluid (hFF) and temperature. Testicular tissues obtained from azoospermia (n=21) were minced into small pieces by blade and recovered sperm suspension were cultured in Ham's F10 with or without 40% hFF at different temperatures (Group I: 37$^{\circ}C$/with hFF, Group II: 32$^{\circ}C$/withGroup III: 37$^{\circ}C$/without, Group IV:32$^{\circ}C$ /without The motility and viability of sperm were monitored during culture for 48 hours. Initial motility of testicular sperm was 10.9$\pm$1.9%. After 24 hours culture, sperm motility was 23.5$\pm$2.1% (Group I), 8.1$\pm$1.1% (Group II), 10.4$\pm$ 1.4% (Group III) and 4.0$\pm$0.8% (Group IV), respectively. After 48 hours, the motility had been changed as 32$\pm$2.3% (Group I), 14.3$\pm$1.7% (Group II), 5.3 $\pm$1.4% (Group III) and 4.3$\pm$0.9% (Group IV). In hFF group (I and II), sperm motility of group I cultured at 37$^{\circ}C$ was higher than those of group II at 32$^{\circ}C$. But, sperm viability of group I cultured at 37$^{\circ}C$ was lower than those of group II at 32$^{\circ}C$ (54.4$\pm$4.1% vs. 59.4$\pm$3.7%) after cultured for 48 hours. We acquired the best motility of testicular sperm when performed in vitro culture for 48 hours in hFF supplemented medium at 37$^{\circ}C$. Increase of sperm motility by in vitro culture could be useful tool fur human TESE-ICSI program.