• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 1994

To verify in vivo viability of IVF-derived bovine embryos, morula and blastocysts that developed from in vitro matured and fertilized ova were transferred to the uteri of recipient cows and normal calves were produced. To produce IVF-derived bovine morula or blastocysts, ova matured and fertilized in vitro were cultured in culture medium for 7~8 days at 39$^{\circ}C$ under the humicified atmosphere of 5% CO2. Two different culture systems, a co-culture system with TCM-199 and bovine epithelial cells (BOEC) and CR1aa without somatic cell support, were compared. Cleavage rates to 2~8 cell stage and developmental rates of IVF-derived bovine embryos to blastocyst stage were not different between co-culture system (51.3 and 14.0%) and CR1aa medium (60.4 and 22.1%), respectively. Embryos were classified into three grades by embryo quality and then one or two embryos in higher quality(A and B grades) were transferred to the uterus of recipients. In this study Korean Native calf was first born after transfer of IVF-derived embryos. Total four live calves were normally developed to term from IVF-derived bovine blastocysts and one female fetus was still-born approximatedly 8 months of gestation, but there was no pregnancy after transfer of morula. Therefore, normal calves could be produced after transfer of IVF-derived bovine embryos cultured in CR1aa medium without somatic cell support. In addition, our results suggest that in transfer of IVF-derived bovine embryos blastocyst stage is better than morula.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.243-248
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• 1993

Bovine embryos at 2-to 8-cell produced by in vitro matured/in vitro fertilized(IVM/IVF) were cultured in TCM 199 or Synthetic oviduct fluid(SOF) with 10% fetal bovine serum(FBS) or cocultured with cumulus or bovine oviduct epithelial cell(BOEC) in TCM-199 or SOF medium. In experiment 1, the proportions of embryos developed to morula and blastocysts stages in TCM 199 medium were higher when they were co-cultured with cumulus cell(29%) or BOEC(33%) than that of TCM 199 with 10% FBS(12%, P<0.01). In experiment 2, embryos deived from IVM/IVF were cultured in SOF with 10% FBS or cocultured with cumulus cell or BOEC in same medium. The higher development rates of IVM/IVF embryos developed beyond morula stages were obtained in cumulus cell co-culture group(39%) than those of BOEC group(26%) and SOF with 10% FBS group(17%, P<0.01). The present results indicated that the early development of IVM/IVF embryos can be maintained efficienty in SOF with cumulus cell co-culture.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2005

Objective: Evaluation of embryos using early cleavage to 2-cell stage has been proposed, but a critical time-point for selecting embryos is unclear. The aim of the present study is to provide a guideline including critical time-point in the selection of early cleaving embryo for the reduction of multiple pregnancies as well as the increase of pregnancy rate in human IVF. Methods: This prospective study was performed in 116 cycles from 85 patients who underwent conventional IVF or ICSI at the infertility clinic of Good Moonhwa Hospital from January 2002 to December 2003. Early cleavage (EC) of embryos to 2-cell stage was assessed at 25 h and 27 h postinsemination/microinjection. Embryos that had early cleaved at each time point were designated as EC-1 and EC-2, respectively, while others were designated as non-early cleavage (NEC). Results: At least one early cleavage embryo was observed in 54 (46.6%) for the EC-1 and 84 (72.4%) for the EC-2 of the 116 cycles assessed. Clinical pregnancy rates (PR) were significantly higher in the EC-1 group (66.7%) compared to the EC-2 group (53.6%) or the NEC group (31.2%) (p<0.05). Significant improvement of the pregnancy rate was found when at least two or more embryos were early cleaved at 25 h postinsemination or when the proportion of early cleavage embryo at 25 h postinsemination was higher than 20% (p<0.05). Conclusion: The critical time-point for the selection of early cleavage embryos with high implantation potential is more effective in 25 h postinsemination/microinjection compared to 27 h. The proportion as well as number of early cleavage embryos is also an important factor for the prediction of pregnancy outcome and the chance of multiple pregnancies. These results demonstrated that the evaluation of early cleavage embryos to 2-cell stage is an easy, simple, and objective method for the selection of good quality embryos suitable for embryo transfer.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.49-53
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• 2012

The present study was conducted to examine the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during micromanipulation procedures in bovine somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) embryos. Bovine enucleated oocytes were electrofused with donor cells, activated by a combination of Ca-ionophore and 6-dimethylaminopurine culture. Oocytes and embryos were stained in dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate or 3'-(p-hydroxyphenyl) fluorescein dye and the $H_2O_2$ or $^.OH$ radical levels were measured. $In$ $vitro$ fertilization (IVF) was performed for controls. The samples were examined with a fluorescent microscope, and fluorescence intensity was analyzed in each oocyte and embryo. The $H_2O_2$ and $^.OH$ radical levels of reconstituted oocytes were increased during manipulation (37.2~49.7 and 51.0~55.2 pixels, respectively) as compared to those of mature oocytes ($p$<0.05). During early $In$ $vitro$ culture, the ROS levels of SCNT embryos were significantly higher than those of IVF embryos ($p$<0.05). These results suggest that the cellular stress during micromanipulation procedures can generate the ROS in bovine SCNT embryos.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.9-14
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• 1995

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of energy source on development of in vitro development of in vitro matured and fertilized porcine 2-cell embryos. The relative preferences of glucose, lactate and pyruvate for in vitro development of porcine 2-cell embryos were determined. The results obtained are as follows. 1. 33.3, 20.8 and 29.2% of porcine embryos reached morula stage in addition to lactate, glucose, and both glucose and lactate in the culture medium as energy source, respectively. 2. 38.5, 15.4 and 26.9% of porcine embryos reached morula stage in addition to pyruvate, glucose, and both glucose and pyruvate in culture medium as energy source, respectively. 3. 42.9, 21.4 and 28.6% of porcine embryos reached morula stage in addition to pyruvate and lactate, glucse alone, and glucose, lactate and pyruvate in culture medium as energy source, respectively.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.13-22
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• 1986

특정 계통의 생쥐 초기 배아의 체외 배양때에 나타나는 "In Vitro 2-Cell Block" 현상을 규명할 것을 목적으로 하고 본 실험이 행해졌다. 먼저 이 현상이 발생하는 ICR 계통의 생쥐의 수정란 또는 2세포기의 배아를 일정시간 대 (배란을 유도하기 위한 hCG주사시간을 기준)를 두고 수란관으로부터 회수한 뒤 이를 3-4일간 배양하면서 배낭으로까지의 발생능력을 알아보았다. 그 결과 hCG주사 후 약 30시간이 지난 뒤 수란관에서 회수한 수정란이나 2세포기의 배아의 일부가 배낭으로까지 발생하였으며 만일 48시간이 지나면 수란관 내에서 회수된 배아는 대부분이 2세포기 배아이며 이것들은 거의 배낭으로 발생하였다. HCG 주사 후 27시간이 지난 수란관으로부터 회수한 수정란을 2시간에서 24시간을 배양한 뒤 이들을 다시 수란관에 이식하여 기관배양법에 의해 72시간 배양하고 다시 수란관 밖에서 배아를 24시간 배양해 본 결과, 배아들이 수란관 밖의 환경에서 배양된 시간이 길수록 이것들을 다시 수란관내에 되돌려 준다 하더라도 배낭으로까지 발생할 능력을 크게 상실하였다. 이같은 실험 결과로 보아 생쥐의 수정란이 "2-Cell Block" 현상을 극복하기 위해서는 수정후 일정시간 이상을 수란관이라는 환경내에 머물러 있어야 한다는 것을 알게 되었다. 즉, 배아는 수란관에 오래 머물러 있을수록, 그리고 수란관으로부터 축출되더라도 다시 수란관으로 돌려보내질 때까지 밖에 머물러 있는 시간이 짧을수록, 수정란 혹은 2세포기 배아의 배낭으로의 발생능력은 정상에 가깝게 유지되는 것이다. "2-Cell Block"에 걸려있는 2세포기의 배아는 배양 후 24시간까지에는 광학현미경적인 관찰 결과 정상적인 형태를 보여주고 있었으나 48시간이 되면 핵의 이상응축이 나타나며 72시간이 경과하면 세포질 내에 비정상적인 공포들이 나타나고 있었다.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.175-183
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• 2011

The present study compared the developmental potential, telomerase activity and transcript levels of X-linked genes (ANT3, HPRT, MeCP2, RPS4X, XIAP, XIST and ZFX) in the bovine somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) embryos derived from different age and cell cycle of female donor nucleus. In experiment 1, the fusion rate, cleavage rate to 2-cell stage, developmental rate to blastocyst stage, and the mean number of total and ICM cells was slightly increased in embryos cloned with fetal fibroblasts compared to those with adult fibroblasts, but there was no significantly (p<0.05) differences. Telomerase activity was also similar in blastocysts cloned with fetal and adult fibroblasts. Up-regulated RPS4X and down-regulated MeCP2, XIAP, and XIST transcript level were observed in blastocysts cloned with adult fibroblasts, compared to those with fetal fibroblasts. In experiment 2, the fusion rate, cleavage rate to 2-cell stage, developmental rate to blastocyst stage, and the mean number of total and ICM cells was significantly (p<0.05) increased in embryos cloned with fetal fibroblasts at early G1 phase of the cell cycle, compared to those of fetal fibroblasts at late G1 phase. DNMT1 transcript was observed to significantly (p<0.05) increased in the fetal fibroblasts at 3 hrs after trypsin treatment of confluent culture. Further, level of telomerase activity and transcribed X-linked genes was also significantly (p<0.05) higher in the early G1 SCNT blastocysts than those of late G1. The results imply that fetal fibroblasts at early G1 phase induces the enhanced developmental potential and up-regulated telomerase activity and X-linked gene, but aberrant transcript pattern of X-linked genes may be displayed in the SCNT embryos.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.225-230
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• 2000

본 연구는 소 수정란의 동결에 있어서 완만 및 급속동결과 vitrification동결 후의 생존성을 비교하고 이울러, 내동제의 종류 및 배 발달단계가 vitrification동결 보존 후의 발생율을 조사하고자 수행 하였다. 1. 소 수정란의 vitrification 동결보존 후의 발생율과 부화율은 67.5%와 27.5%로서 급속동결 및 완만동결 운해 후의 발생율과 부화율 42.5% 와 20.0% 및 52.5%와 25.0%에 비해 높게 나타났으나 대조군(82.5%, 37.5%)에 비해서 낮게 나타났다. 2. EFS와 EDS내동제의 처리에 따른 소 수정란의 vitrification 동결보존 후의 발생율과 부화율은 47.5%와 22.5% 및 52.5%와 27.5%로서 대조군의 82.5%와 37.5%에 비해 낮게 나타났다. 3. 소 수정란의 2 cell, 8 cell, morulae, blastocyst stage별 vitrification 동결보존 후의 발생율과 부화율은 25.0%와 15.0%, 32.5%와 20.0%, 37.5%와 20.0%, 52.5%와 27.5% 및 47.5%와 25.0%로서 대조군(82.5%와 37.5%)에 비해 낮게 나타났다.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.229-234
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• 2005

Methods for activation of reconstructed oocytes were examined for the production of nuclear transfer (NT) rat embryos using fetal neural stem cells as donor. Neural stem cells were isolated from Day 14.5 rat fetuses, and the oocytes for recipient cytoplasm were recovered from 4-week old Sprague Dawley rats. After enucleation and nuclear injection, the reconstructed oocytes were immediately exposed to activation medium consisting of 10 mM $SrCl_2$ for 4 h (immediate activation after injection; IAI), or cultured in vitro for $2\~3$ h before activation treatment (injection before activation; IBA). Pre-activated oocytes were also used for NT to test reprogramming potential of artificially activated oocytes. The oocytes were grouped as IIA (immediate injection after activation) and ABI (activation $2\~3$ h before injection). Following NT, the oocytes were cultured in vitro. Development of the NT embryos was monitored at 44 and 119 h after activation. The embryos in groups IAI, mA, and IIA were cleaved to the 2-cell stage at the rates of $36.6\%\;(15/41),\;39.5\%\;(17/43)\;and\;46.3\%$ (25/54), respectively. However, in the ABI group, only one embryo ($1.8\%$, 1/55) was cleaved after activation. After in vitro culture, two NT embryos from IAI group had developed to the morula stage $(4.9\%\cdot2/41)$. However, no morula or blastocyst was obtained in the other groups. These results suggest that immediate activation after injection (IAI) method may be used for the production of rat somatic cell NT embryos.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.161-169
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• 1995

To investigate the metabolism of various substrates in preimplantation bovine embryos, uptake of glucose and pyruvate, and lactate production were measured in single IVF-derived bovine embryos by a non-invasive method. When the embryos were incubated for 5 h in culture medium supplemented with 1 mM glucose and 0.4mM pyruvate as substrates at each developmental stage, glucose uptake was increased with more advanced developmental stages while pyruvate uptake was decreased. Total lactate producton of 2-cell embryos was significantly higher than that of blastocysts (p<0.05). Both of glucose uptake and lactate production in normal morulae produced in vitro was significantly high compared to the degenerated embryos(p<0.05). The results obtained in the study suggest that pyruvate as an exogenous substrate may be support in bovine embryos until 8-cell stage, whereas glucose may be effective as an energy source after morula stage. In addition, it was proven thatlactate was not effective as an energy source in preimplantation development of IVF-derived bovine embryos.