• Journal of Embryo Transfer
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.189-194
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• 1997

The ovaries of Korean native cows or heifers were obtained from a slaughter house and kept on 28~3O˚C and transported to laboratory within 2 hrs. The follicular oocytes were collected follicles. The oocytes were matured in vitro for 24 hrs. In TCM-199 supplemented with 35 $\pi$g /ml FSH, 10 $\pi$g /ml LH, 1 $\pi$g /ml estradiol-17 and granulosa cells at 39˚C under 5% $CO_2$ in air. The caudal epididymis of Korean native bulls were obtained from a slaughter house and transported to laboratory within 30 minutes. Swim-up of collected spermatozoa and freezing sperm was layered under 2ml fertilization B. 0. medium in two tissue culture tubes and held at a 45˚C angle for 0~2 hrs. They wrer fertilized in vitro by freezing sperm treated with heparin for 24 hrs, and then the zygotes were co-cultured in vitro with bovine oviductal epithelial cells for 7 to 9 days. The follicular oocytes recovered were classified into 41.7% as grade I, 51.5% as grade II and 6.8% as graed III. The number of oocytes recovered per ovary was averaged 8.3 and they were classifed into 2.3 as grade I, 2.5 as grade II and 2.3 as grade III. The cleavage rate of matured oocytes was significantly(P

• Proceedings of the KSAR Conference
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• 2001.03a
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• pp.62-62
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• 2001

Recently, production of transgenic animal by nuclear transfer has been known as a useful method. The production of cloned offspring derived from nuclear transfer depends upon a variety of factors such as species, donor cells type and cell cycle, and source of recipient ova. Therefore, we attempted a different transgenic methods using follicular granulosa cells (GCs). In general, ovulated GCs undergoes lutenization and transformation in vitro which might defective effects on developmental potential. In order to avoid the GCs transformation in vitro culture system, we introduced a direct injection of retrovirus into the follicles and then collected them mechanically from ovaries of 6-8 week-old ICR mice. Retrovirus vector constructed with pLN $\beta$ EGFP was injected into the follicles. The follicles are cultured in $\alpha$ -MEM supplemented with human FSH, LH and ITS in Costar Transwell dish for 4 days. Survival rate of virus injected follicles was 52.1% (12/23) and expression rate of EGPP gene was 33.3% (4/12). In this study, we found GCs performed transgenesis in our culture system. In addition, the GCs in follicle may be developed in vivo like environment rather than in vitro environment. Thus, the use of GCs as donor cells may be useful in the nuclear transfer for cloning of genetic modification. Therefore, these results suggest that follicular GCs can be transfected by viral vector during folliculogenesis in vitro.

• 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.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.176-181
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• 2012

Objective: In 2009 anti-M$\ddot{u}$llerian hormone (AMH) assay was approved for clinical use in Korea. This study was performed to determine the reference values of AMH for predicting ovarian response to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) using the clinical assay data. Methods: One hundred sixty-two women who underwent COH cycles were included in this study. We collected data on age, basal AMH and FSH levels, total dose of gonadotropins, stimulation duration, and numbers of oocytes retrieved and fertilized. Blood samples were obtained on cycle day 3 before gonadotropin administration started. Serum AMH levels were measured at a centralized clinical laboratory center. The correlation between the AMH level and COH outcomes and cut-off values for poor and high response after COH was analyzed. Results: Concentration of AMH was significantly correlated with the number of oocytes retrieved (OPU; r=0.700, p<0.001). The mean${\pm}$SE serum AMH levels for poor ($OPU{\leq}3$), normal ($4{\leq}OPU{\leq}19$), and high ($OPU{\geq}20$) response were $0.94{\pm}0.15$ ng/mL, $2.79{\pm}0.21$ ng/mL, and $6.94{\pm}0.90$ ng/mL, respectively. The cut-off level, sensitivity and specificity for poor and high response were 1.08 ng/mL, 85.8%, and 78.6%; and 3.57 ng/mL, 94.4%, and 83.3%, respectively. Conclusion: Our data present clinical reference values of the serum AMH level for ovarian response in Korean women. The serum AMH level could be a clinically useful predictor of ovarian response to COH.

• Korean Journal of Animal Reproduction
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.271-278
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• 1994

The aim of this study was to compare the two culture systems 1) co-culture with cumulus cells and 2) chemically defined medium supplemented with amino acids (CR1aa) and fetal calf serum (FCS) of in vitro produced bovine embryos from follicular oocytes in vitro. Bovine follicular oocytes were collected from ovaries of slaughtered cows and matured in TCM199 supplemented with 10% FCS and hormones (1$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml FSH-P and 1$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml oestradiol-17$\beta$)24 hours at 39$^{\circ}C$ under 5% CO2 in air. The capacitation of spermatozoa from ejaculated or frozen bull semen was induced by centrifugation through Percoll density gradient (45%, 90%). Then capacitated spermatozoa (1$\times$106/ml) were inseminated into 50${mu}ell$ droplet containing matured follicular oocytes and incubated for 40~42 hours. Cleaved embryos of 2~4cell stage were transferred to the co-culture with cumulus cells and/or CR1aa medium supplemented with FCS. In semen source, the developmental rates to the blastocyst and the hatched blastocyst stages were higher in ejaculated semen(27.6% and 14.9%) than those of frozen-thawed semen(18.3% and 11.8%), respectively. In two culture systems, the proportions of embryonic development upto the blastocysts and the hatched blastocysts were higher of CR1aa medium (22.1% and 12.1%) than those of cumulus cell co-culture (16.8% and 5.1%), respectively. The number of cells in exapnded blastocysts was slightly higher in cumulus cells co-culture (122.6$\pm$8.5) than that in CR1aa medium (117.9$\pm$5.9). The present results indicated that the early development of in vitro produced bovine embryos can be maintained efficiently in CR1aa medium as well as in co-culture with cumulus cells.

• Korean Journal of Animal Reproduction
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.207-216
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• 1994

본 연구는 돼지 난포란으로부터 생산된 수정란의 체외발달에 미치는 아미노산, 우태아혈청 (FBS)과 Leukemia Inhibitry Factor의 영향을 조사하였다. 돼지난포란은 도살된 돼지의 난소로부터 회수하여 39$^{\circ}C$, 5% CO2 배양조건하에서 1$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml FSH-p, 1$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml Estradiol-17$\beta$와 10%FBS가 첨가된 TCM-199 배양액내에서 42시간동안 성숙시켰다. 사출된 정자의 수정능 획득은 45와 90% Percoll density gradient법을 통한 원심분리에 의해 얻었으며, 이들 수정능획득된 정자를 성숙된 난포란이 함유된 배양액에 3$\times$105/ml의 농도로 주입하여 10$\pm$1시간동안 배양함으로서 체외수정을 유도하였다. 수정된 난포란은 ; 1) 10% FBS가 함유된 TCM-199, DMEM, mKRB 또는 CR1aa 배양액, 2) 아미노산 또는 10% FBS가 첨가된 CR1 배양액, 3) STO 세포 또는 mLIF (1,000 unit/ml) 첨가된 CR1aa(10%FBS) 배양액, 4) mLIF (1,000 unit/ml)를 수정 직후 또는 8-세포기 이후에 첨가된 CR1aa(10%FBS)의 네가지 배양조건에서 각각 분리 배양하였다. 그결과 체외수정란의 배반포까지 발달율은 아미노산과 10%FBS가 포함된 CR1 배양액에서 다른 배양액에서보다 양호하였고, 특히 8-세포기 이후에 mouse LIF를 첨가한 CR1aa(10% FBS) 배양액에서는 다른 배양조건보다 현저히 높은 결과를 보였으며, 부화 배반포까지도 배발달을 유도할 수 있었다. 따라서 돼지수정란의 발달에 있어서 배양액내에 아미노산과 FBS 및 mouse LIF의 첨가는 효과가 있으며, 특히 8-세포기 이후에 있어서 mouse LIF의 첨가는 돼지의 수정란을 배반포 이후의 단계에까지 발달시킬 수 있었다.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.189-194
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• 2009

The objective of this study was to determine effects of different culture media. Preantral follicles were mechanically extracted from bovine ovaries and cultured for 16 days in tissue culture medium (TCM)-199, DMEM or alpha-minimal essential medium ($\alpha$-MEM) + 10% FBS + 0.1 mg/ml sodium pyruvate + 100 mIU/ml FSH. The collected primary follicles from ovary were higher than the primary and secondary follicles. The survival rates of the follicles in TCM-199 were significantly higher (p<0.05) than those in DMEM and $\alpha$-MEM. The diameter of the follicles progressively increased during 12 days of culture. The maximum size ($139.1{\pm}5.4\;{\mu}m$) reached on Day 12 of the in vitro culture and decreased on Day 16. These results suggest that in a culture of bovine preantral follicles, TCM-199 is an optimal medium and a longer-term culture of preantral follicles (>12 days) may be needed to form antra.

• Journal of Embryo Transfer
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.7-14
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• 1996

The object of this study was to evaluate the effect of uterine epithelial cells on development of Korean native cattle(KNC) oocytes fertilized in vitro. Qocytes were collected from ovaries of slaughtered Korean Native Cows and matured in TCM199 with granulosa cells supplemented with 10% FBS, 5$\mu$g/ml FSH, 10 JU/ml hCG, and 1$\mu$g/ml estradiol-17$\beta$ for 24 hrs. For co-culture of in vitro development of fertilized ova, oviductal epithelial cells (l$\times$l0˚cells /ml) obtained from slaughtered cow and uterine epithelial cells(1$\times$10˚cells /ml) flushed from the superovulated holstein on Day 7 were incubated in 39$^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$, 95% air. Frozen-thawed KNC sperm was capacitated with BO(Brackett & Oliphant, 1975) medium supplemented with 10mM, 5mM-caffein. Matured oocytes were inseminated for 20 hrs. And then fertilized oocytes were washed with culture medium and transferred to oviductal epithelial cells for in vitro development and three days later a portion of embryos were transferred to uterine epithelial cells. Stastical methods of developmental rates on KNC-IVF oocytes was ANOVA-test. Developmental rates of KNC-IVF oocytes was significant higher(P<0.01) when co-cul-tured with uterine epithelial cells(25.2%) than oviductal epithelial cells. Blatocyst cul-tured for 7 to 9 days were frozen by automatic freezer with 1.4M glycerol-PBS. Survival rates of blastocyst was 40.0%. Fourteen frozen-thawed blastocysts were transferred to five holstein heifers on day 7 after natural estrus. Three recipients were observed twin and one recipient was single by ultra-sound systems on days 45 after embryo transfer.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.83-89
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• 2013

Objective: To investigate outcomes of stimulated IVF cycles in which GnRH antagonist was omitted on the ovulation triggering day. Methods: A total of 86 women who underwent controlled ovarian hyperstimulation with recombinant FSH and GnRH antagonist flexible multiple-dose protocols were recruited and prospectively randomized into the conventional group (group A) or cessation group (group B). The GnRH antagonist, 0.25 mg/day of cetrorelix, was started when the leading follicle reached 14 mm in diameter and was continuously administered until the hCG triggering day (group A, 43 cycles) or until the day before hCG administration (group B, 43 cycles). The maturity of oocytes, fertilization rate, embryo quality, and implantation and clinical pregnancy rates were evaluated. Results: The duration of ovarian stimulation, total dose of gonadotropins, serum estradiol levels on hCG administration day, and number of oocytes retrieved were not significantly different between the two groups. The total dose of GnRH antagonist was significantly lower in group B than group A ($2.5{\pm}0.9$ vs. $3.2{\pm}0.8$ ampoules, p<0.05). There was no premature luteinization in any of the subjects. The proportion of mature oocytes and fertilization rate were not significantly different in group B than group A (70.7% vs. 66.7%; 71.1% vs. 66.4%, respectively). There were no significant differences in the implantation or clinical pregnancy rates. Conclusion: Our prospective randomized study suggested that cessation of GnRH antagonist on the hCG administration day during a flexible multiple-dose protocol could reduce the total dose of GnRH antagonist without compromising its effects on pregnancy rates.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.36-55
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• 2020

Objectives: The present study is carried out to review the efficacy of Korean, Oriental medicine on premenstrual syndrome. Methods: We searched for 7 internet worldwide databases in order to find the studies with the keywords of 'premenstrual syndrome', 'premenstrual syndrome & Oriental medicine', 'premenstrual syndrome & traditional Chinese medicine' and 'premenstrual syndrome & herbal medicine' from 2009 to 2019. after selecting studies based on own criteria, total 8 studies are finally included. the studies were assessed with the Cochrane risk of bias criteria and reviewed systematically. Results: After intervention, cured patient rate in test groups in all of studies were significantly higher than rate in control group. there were significant decrease in headache, anorexia, dry mouth, breast mass, mastodynia, agitation, irascibility, edema, dizziness, fever, anhedonia, depression, inability to sleep, profuse dreaming with herbal medicinal intervention. 3 of those studies checked hormonal level. Estradiol (E2) and Progesteron (P) changed significantly in 2 of studies. Prolactin (PRL) in 1 study decreased significantly. FSH (Follicle stimulating hormone) and LH (Luteinizing hormone) had no significant decrease in 1 study. Conclusions: This review suggests that herbal medicine on premenstrual syndrome is effective without serious adverse effects. however, since unclear risk of bias, the result of this study should be considered carefully. further clinical trials should be carried out in order to academical clinical progress regarding treatment of premenstrual syndrome.