• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.299-306
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• 2006

본 연구는 수정란이식의 현장 적용 측면을 중심으로, 한우 체외 수정란의 발생 단계, 일자 및 등급이 젖소 대리모에 이식 후 임신과 유산, 분만과 관련된 임신기간, 생시체중, 난산 및 쌍자율을 조사하였다. 또한 단자 및 쌍자 분만에 따른 임신기간, 생시체중, 성비 및 폐사율을 분석하였다. 발생 단계에 따른 임신율은 배반포 단계(64.4%), 유산율은 부화 배반포(HB) 단계(21.4%)가 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 발생 일령에 따른 임신율은 7일령 배가 49.0%로서 8일 및 9일령의 36.4 및 15.4%보다 유의하게 높았으나(p<0.05), 유산율은 0$\sim$10.7%로 비슷한 경향이었다. 등급에 따른 임신율은 41.4$\sim$42.5%, 유산율은 9.3$\sim$16.5%로서 차이가 없었다. 발생 단계에 따른 임신기간, 송아지의 체중 및 난산율은 비슷한 경향이었으나, 쌍자율은 HB 단계가 44%로서 배반포 단계의 15.8%보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 발생 일령에 따른 임신 기간, 난산율 및 쌍자율은 차이가 없었으나, 송아지의 체중은 9일령의 것이 평균 35.5 kg으로서 7일령 및 8일령의 평균 25.2 및 26.2kg보다 유의하게 무거웠다(p<0.05). 등급에 따른 임신 기간은 1등 및 2등급이 평균 278.5 및 276.1일로서 3등급의 평균 273.7일에 비하여 유의하게 길었으나(p<0.05), 체중, 난산율 및 쌍자율은 차이가 없었다. 분만한 송아지의 개체 수에 따른 임신기간은 단자가 평균 278.5일로서 쌍자의 평균 272.5일보다 유의하게 길었다(p<0.05). 생시 체중도 단자가 평균 29.6 kg으로서 쌍자의 평균 22.3kg에 비하여 유의하게 무거웠으나(p<0.05), 성비와 폐사율은 유사한 경향이었다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.43-49
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• 2008

본 연구는 한우 체외 수정란의 성 감별과 신선란, 동결란 및 성 감별 수정란을 이식한 후 수태율, 분만율과 유산율, 생시 체중, 임신 기간을 조사하기 위하여 수행하였다 Aspiration과 punching법으로 biopsied한 수정을 24시간 배양 후 생존율은 각각 80.0%와 90.0%로 유의적인(p>0.05) 차이는 없었다. 수정란을 성 감별한 결과, 웅성 수정란과 자성 수정란의 비율은 각각 42.1%와 52.6%였으며, 5.3%는 수정란의 성을 판정하지 못하였다. hCG를 처리한 수란우의 수태율은 46.4%로서 무처리구(38.5%)에 비하여 높은 경향이었으나, 처리구간의 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 신선란과 동결란을 수정란 이식 후 수태율은 각각 41.3와 35.0%로서 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 성 감별된 수정란과 성 감별하지 않은 체외 수정란 이식 후 수태율은 각각 27.5와 42.1%로 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 성 감별 된 수정란과 성 감별하지 않은 체외 수정란 유래 송아지의 분만율은 각각 85.0와 87.0%이었으며, 유산율은 각각 15.2와 13.3%로서 분만율과 유산율은 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 성 감별된 수정란과 성 감별하지 않은 체외 수정란 유래 송아지의 임신 기간은 각각 281.3일(female), 283.0일(male)과 288.2일(female), 282.3일(male)이었으며, 생시 체중은 각각 23.6(female), 24.6(남)과 25.0(female), 23.8 kg(male)로 유의적인 차이는 없었다. hCG 처리한 수란우는 한우 수정란 이식 후 수태율 개선 효과는 있는 것으로 판단된다. 성 감별 수정란 이식에 의해 송아지는 생산되었으나, 수정란의 biopsy 방법, 수정란 이식 후 수태율 개선과 같은 송아지 생산 효율을 개선해야 할 것으로 사료된다. 수정란 이식의 산업화가 정착하기 위해서는 동결란과 신선란 이식 후 수태율의 개선에 대한 노력이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.53-62
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• 2004

The present study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of Neospora caninum infection in Korean indigenous cattle and calves of abnormal deliveries and focus on correlation between malformation and N caninum infection. To determine the prevalence of antibodies to N caninum, sera of 473 Korean indigenous cattle from slaughter house were tested for N caninum antibodies using indirect fluorescence assay. Of the 473 cattle sera, 9.5% (45/473) showed positive against N caninum. Regional seropositive rates of the samples were 16.7% (5/85), 11.0% (11/100), 8.8% (21/240) and 5.9% (5/85) at Kyonggi, Gyeongbuk, Daegu and Kyongnam province, respectively. In female, seropositive rates were 17.5% (25/143) and 6.1% (20/330) in male. During the period from march 2000 to August 2001, 55 abnormal deliveries of Korean indigenous cattle including abortion, stillbirth and congenital malformation were examined by histopathological, immunohistochemical and serological methods for evidence of N caninum infection. Of the 55 abnormal deliveries, only 5 calves showed positive reaction against N caninum in serological test. In microscopical observation, gliosis and nonsuppurative myositis were observed. However, Neospora-like organisms were not detected by either periodic acid-schiff (PAS) reaction or immunohistochemical technique. Taken together all these data, this study indicate that N caninum infection was widespread in breeding farms of Korean native cattle, but correlation between malformation and N caninum infection was not recognized.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.71-78
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• 1993

Since the successful advent of IVF-ET, reproductive surgeons have been forced to compare pregnancy outcomes of surgical procedures for tubal infertility with those of IVF-ET. The current study was designed in an effort to determine the usefulness of pre-operative infertility work-up, especially diagnostic laparoscopy, in predicting the pregnancy rate and in assessing the reversal feasibility. 109 patients who underwent a microsurgical tubal reversal were reviewed. The patients were followed over one year. The total intrauterine pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, and ectopic pregnancy rates were 66.4%, 3.7%, and 7.3%, respectively. The result showed that the use of loupe might increase the chance of the ectopic pregnancy. I found that the final tubal length, especially the longest tubal length, the site of reanastomosis, and the methods of sterilization affected the pregnancy rates. A 85% intrauterine pregnancy rate was achieved in the patients with good preoperative assessments(Group II-1). There was only 10% incidence of intrauterine pregnancy in the patients with bad assessments(Group II-2). It is concluded that the pre-operative infertility work-up, especially diagnostic laparoscopy, is a good diagnostic tool in assessing the reversal feasibility.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.31-41
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• 1999

To evaluate the effectiveness of intrauterine insemination (IUI) in the treatment of infertility, timed-intercourse and intrauterine insemination by husband in stimulated cycles with clomiphene citrate and gonadotropins were compared in a total of 105 cycles. Patients received 100mg of clomiphene citrate daily for 5 days starting on day 3 of the menstrual cycle followed by hMG or FSH. Doses of exogenous gonadotropins were adjusted by the follicular development and concentrations of serum estradiol $(E_2)$. More than 3 follicles reaching >16 mm were present in the ovary, 5,000 IU of hCG was administered intramusculary. Patients received a maximum of three intercourse or IUI cycles for the treatment. Severe male (<$10{\times}10^6$ motile sperm) or age factor (>39 y) patients were excluded in this study. Pregnancy was classified as clinical if a gestational sac or fetal cardiac activity was seen on ultrasound. The overall clinical pregnancy rates were 17.1% per cycle (18/105) and 21.2% per patient (18/85). The pregnancy rates (per cycle) were 17.5% (11/63) in intercourse and 16.7% (7/42) in IUI groups, respectively. IUI had no significant improvement in pregnancy rate compared with timed-intercourse. The multiple pregnancy rates were 11.1% (1 twin and 1 triplet). No patient developed ovarian hyperstimulation. Abortion rate was 28.6% (2/7) in IUI group only. The delivery and ongoing pregnancy rates were 15.2% per cycle (16/105) and 18.8% per patient (16/85). There were no differences in age, duration of infertility, follicle size and level of estradiol $(E_2)$ on the day of hCG injection in pregnant and non-pregnant groups. However, total doses of gonadotropins were higher in pregnant group than in non-pregnant group (p<0.01). Pregnancy rate was not affected by ovulatory status at the time of insemination. These results indicate that well timed-intercourse in stimulated cycles is as effective as IUI for infertile couples.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2022

A disrupted immune system during pregnancy is involved in pregnancy complications, such as spontaneous abortion, preeclampsia, and recurrent pregnancy loss. This study examined the role of toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 and ASC (apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD [c-terminal caspase recruitment domain]) in pregnancy complications using a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced miscarriage mice model. Incidences of miscarriage and embryonic resorption were examined at 9.5 days of pregnancy in wild-type (WT), ASC knockout (KO), and TLR4 KO mice after injecting them with LPS. The fetuses and placenta were obtained after sacrifice at 15.5 days of pregnancy. A significantly lower frequency of fetus absorption was found in TLR4 KO mice, whereas corresponding absorption outcomes were strongly induced in the WT and ASC KO mice upon an LPS injection. As expected, TLR4 KO mice were resistant to LPS-induced abortion. A histological analysis of the miscarried placenta showed increasing levels of the eosin staining of spongiotrophoblast cells without any obvious difference between WT and ASC KO mice. These results suggest that TLR4 KO mice are resistant to LPS, which affects pregnancy persistence, whereas WT and ASC KO mice show high miscarriage rates due to LPS. Moreover, the ASC adaptor is not directly involved in LPS-induced miscarriages, and the NLRP3 inflammasome can be activated by other proteins in the absence of ASC.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.9-13
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• 1975

In oder to investigate the effects of cobalt-60 gamma irradiation on the postnatal body gains and the other influece of the pregnant mice were subjected to single whole-body gamma irradiation externally. The results obtained were as follows: 1. The all mice of 400, 600, and 800 Rads gamma-irradiated groups showed abortion after prenatal gamma irradiation within 4 to 9 days. 2. There were significant differences of the postnatal body gains of mice between the control and treated groups (100 Rads and 200 Rads gamma irradiation). 3. The relation between gamma-irradiated doses and the postnatal growth rates of mice were inversly proportional.

• 한국수정란이식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수정란이식학회 2002년도 국제심포지엄
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• pp.43-55
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• 2002

Cloning by nuclear transfer in mammals using somatic cells has enormous potential applications. However, somatic cloning has been inefficient in all species in which NT is successful. High abortion and fetal death rates have been observed. These developmental defects have been attributed to incomplete nuclear reprogramming by the somatic cloning process. In this review, we will discuss studies conducted in our labs to understand the nuclear reprogramming process.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.75-77
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• 2013

This study was conducted to investigate optimal time of artificial insemination (AI) to Hanwoo female after natural estrus. AI was occurred 12 and 24 hours after natural estrus in both heifer and multiparous recipient then pregnancy and parturition rates were estimated. Results indicated that AI performed at 24 hours after natural estrus showed significant (p<0.05) higher pregnancy rate in both heifer and multiparous recipient groups with significantly (p<0.05) higher abortion rate. However, there are no significant differences of parturition rate, twin birth and sex ratio in both heifer and multiparous recipient groups. Therefore, our results may suggest that performance of AI at 24 hours after natural estrus promise higher pregnancy rate than AI at 12 hours after natural estrus in both heifer and multiparous recipient.

• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.128-135
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• 2017

Objectives: This study is to report the effects of acupuncture, moxibustion and herbal medicine on infertility. Methods: From February 2015 to December 2016, 44 women with infertility were treated with acupuncture, moxibustion and herbal medicine. 6 months later, follow up and analysis were performed. Results: Of the total 44 women, 19 were successful in pregnancy. Of the 30 women who were contacted by follow-up after 6 months, 19 (63.3%) were successful in pregnancy. 6 of the 8 women who had abortion experience and 5 of the 6 women without the symptoms were pregnant. And 2 with dysmenorrhea, women with follicular development failure, hydrosalpinx, ectopic pregnancy, anovulatory infertility patients, polycystic ovary syndrome were all successfully pregnant. Conclusions: This study suggests that acupuncture, moxibustion and herbal medicine are useful and shows possibility to increasing pregnancy rates.