• 대한수의학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.275-286
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• 1994

Plasma protein which has been known as one of nonspecific immunostimulators was added to feedstuff to examine its effect on the enhancement of cellular immune response in porcine immune system. A total of 40 piglets, 20 male and 20 female each, were fed for 30 days with or without plasma protein. The peripheral blood were collected and analyzed for the investigation of leukocyte subpopulations and their activities by using a panel of monoclonal antibodies specific to porcine leukocyte differentiation antigens and flow cytometry. The results obtained as follows. 1. Total weight gain, daily feed intake and feed conversion rate for 10 days were significantly improved to 56%, 20% and 22% in the piglets fed plasma protein, respectively. 2. A significant increase in N (null or non T/non B) cells was also noticed. Leukocyte proportion from piglets fed plasma protein was 20.2-24.7%, otherwise that from piglets fed without plasma protein was 12.3-13.4%, respectively. 3. A significant increase in the proportion of B cells and cells expressing poCD1 was not found in piglets fed plasma protein. 4. Reaction with monoclonal antibodies specific to adhesion molecules, poCD11a, poCD11b, poCD44 and poCD45A and poCD45B, has shown that leukocyte subpopulation from piglets fed plasma protein did not significantly higher than that from piglets fed without plasma protein. 5. Total proportion of granulocytes and monocytes was about 50% in both group and the proportion after treated with Hypaque/Ficoll was 2.7% and 5.8% in each group, respectively.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.59-65
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• 1983

To investigate the effects of placental serum to in vitro culture of the normal human lymphocytes the peripheral blood lymphocytes were isolated by ficoll-hypaque separation method in 20 healthy human adults. The blast transformation respone of lymphocytes to mitogens were observed by stimulation with PHA($25{\mu}g/ml$) and Con A($25{\mu}g/ml$) using RPMI 1640 media containing 20% placental serum(PS), tetal calf serum(FCS), or humans AB serum(AB). And one-way mixed lymphocyte culture test was performed between these unrelated person compounded into stimulators and responders to investigate the effect of placental serum. The following results were obtained. 1. In 20 experimental cases, these were no significant diffenence between FCS, AB, and PS in untreated control cultures. 2. In PHA-treated cultures, whereas the blast transformation rate of the FCS groups and AB groups were $40.8{\pm}4.3%$ and $44.6{\pm}4.3%$ respectively, that of PS groups were $21.7{\pm}3.4%$, Similar results were obtained in Con A-meated cultures. Therefore, placental serum inhibited the mitogenic response of lymphocytes significantly. 3. In MLC tests, stimulation index of the FCS groups and AB groups were $18.5{\pm}3.5$ and $20.1{\pm}3.3$ respectively. But placental serum inhibited MLC response of lymphocytes significantly($7.4{\pm}1.9$).

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 1998

In order to improve the cryopreservation by vitrification or slow freezing of nuclear transplant rabbit embryos, the effects of factors affecting embryo cryopreservation such as cryoprotectants, equilibration, cooling rate and post-thaw dilution on post-thaw survial and development were determined using intact embryos of morular stage. And the post-thaw development of nuclear transplanted embryos cryopreserved under the optimal conditions examined was compared between vitrification and slow freezing. The cryoprotectant solution used was ethyleneglycol-ficoll-sucrose (EFS) or ethyleneglycol-poly-vinylpyrrolidone-galactose- I (EPG- I ) for vitrification, and EPG- II for slow freezing. To examine the viability of frozen-thawed embryos, the nuclear transplanted embryos were co-cultured in TCM-199 plus 10% FBS with bovine oviduct epithelial cells(BOEC) for 24 hrs and the intact morulae were co-cultured with BOEC for 5 days and 3 days to hatching blastocyst stage in 39 ˚C 5% $CO_2$ incubator. The results obtained were as follows: Following vitrification with EFS, the post-thaw development of rabbit morulae to hatching blastocyst was significantly(P<0.05) higher in compacted stage(82.4%) than in early morular stage(60.0%). The post-thaw development of compacted morulae to hatching blastocyst was similarly high in vitrification with EFS(82.4%), EPG- I (85.0%) and in slow freezing with EPG- II (83.3%). Following vitrification with EPG- I, the post-thaw development of intact rabbit morulae to hatching blastocyst was similar as 78.0% and 85.0% in 1-step and 2-step post-thaw dilution, respectively. The post-thaw development of nuclear transplanted rabbit embryos of compacted morulae stage to hatching blastocyst was similarly 43.6% and 40.0% in vitrification with EPG- Iand slow freezing with EPG- II, respectively. These results indicated that the rabbit nuclear transplant and intact embryos of morulae stage could be well cryopreserved with either vitrification or slow freezing procedure.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.145-153
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• 1999

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of vitrification solution and developmental stage on the survival rate of vitrified-thawed human blastocyst embryos. Human blastocyst embryos were cryopreserved by vitrification using EFS and GE solution, and their survival rates were examined after thawing and further culture. EFS solution was consisted of 40% ethylene glycol, 18% Ficoll 70 and 0.3M sucrose. GE solution was consisted of 25% glycerol and 25% ethylene glycol. Embryos were exposed to EFS and GE solution by 2 steps and 3 steps, respectively, and plunged into liquid nitrogen after loading into 0.25ml plastic straws. Blastocysts were classified into 4 groups in accordance with their developmental stage: into 1) EEB, 2) MEB and 3) EdB, of blastocysts developed on day 5, and 4) 6d-Bla(the blastocysts which formed on day 6). The blastocysts at each stage were vitrified by GE solution and cryopreserved in LN2. After thawing them, we examined their survival rates, respectively. The resulted of this study were as follows: 1. The survival rate of blastocysts vitrified by GE solution was 64.4%, significantly higher than that (5.7%) vitrified by EFS solution (P<0.001). 2. When the blastocysts were vitrified by GE solution according to each developmental stage, the survival rates of EEB, MEB, EdB and 6d-Bla were 65.9%, 65.9%, 73.2% and 58.1%, respectively. In conclusion, the cryopreservation of human blastocysts by vitrification is likely to have a marked advantage in terms of cost, work and time as compared to the conventional slow freezing in IVF-ET programs.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.91-99
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• 2005

Objective: To define an appropriate vitrification condition of preantral follicle that yields high survival and to evaluate growth and ovulation rate of mouse follicles during in vitro culture after vitrification. Methods: Preantral follicles were isolated mechanically from mouse ovaries that were surgically recovered from mice aged 14 days. Retrieved preantral follicles were placed in EG (Ethylene Glycol) for 2, 5, 10 minutes and transferred to EFS-40 (40% EG, 18% Ficoll-70, 0.5 M sucrose) for 0.5, 1, 2 minutes. And then, preantral follicles were placed onto an EM grid and submerged immediately in liquid nitrogen. Thawing was carried out at room temperature. After defining the most appropriate vitrification condition that yields high survival, in vitro growth and ovulation rate of follicles were evaluated. Results: Appropriate vitrification condition that yield high survival rate ($83.2{\pm}2.1%$) of preantral follicle was EG for 5 minutes and EFS-40 for 0.5 minutes. In vitro survival rate of the vitrified preantral follicles were $85.5{\pm}0.5%$, $67.9{\pm}0.8%$ and $40.2{\pm}0.5%$ on day 2, 6 and 10. And in vitro growth of the vitrified preantral follicles were $107.1{\pm}16.1{\mu}m$, $117.1{\pm}18.4{\mu}m$, $178.4{\pm}45.6{\mu}m$ and $325.4{\pm}54.4{\mu}m$ on day 0, 2, 6 and 10. Although in vitro survival rate and growth of vitrified preantral follicles were lower than that of non-vitrified preantral follicles, the patterns of survival and growth were similar in vitrified and non-vitrified preantral follicles. The ovulation rate of antral follicles that was grown from vitrified preantral follicles was $32.6{\pm}1.2%$. Conclusion: Vitrified preantral follicles could be grown to antral sizes, and mature oocytes that can be used for IVF-ET programs were produced successfully. These data suggest that cryopreservation of preantral follicle by vitrification can be used for the preservation of the fertility.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.177-185
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• 2005

Objective: This study was conducted to find an optimal condition for the vitrification of mouse morulae and expanded blastocysts. Materials and Methods: Mouse embryos were obtained at 2-cell stage and cultured to morula and expanded blastocyst stage in Human Tubal Fluid (HTF) medium supplemented with 10% Serum Substitute Supplement (SSS). The vitrification solutions used were EFS30, EFS35 and EFS40 that contains 30%, 35% and 40% ethylene glycol, respectively, with 18% ficoll and 0.5 M sucrose diluted in Dulbecco's phosphate-buffered saline (DPBS) medium supplemented with 10% SSS. The vitrification procedure was performed in EFS solution with three steps, followed by thawing in 6 steps with 0.5 M sucrose, and then survival and hatching-hatched rate per embryos recovered were compared among six groups. Results: After 24 h culture in different vitrification and thawing solution, the survival rate of morula embryos was 94.1%, 85.4% and 59.7% for EFS30, EFS35 and EFS40 group, respectively. Hatching rate of morula embryos after 72 h culture was 30.6%, 25% and 11.3% for EFS30, EFS35 and EFS40 group, respectively. The survival rate of expanded blastocyst embryos after 24 h culture was 90.4%, 98.5% and 100% for EFS30, EFS35 and EFS40 group, respectively. Hatching rate of expanded blastocyst embryos after 48 h culture was 46.2%, 57.6% and 64.3% for EFS30, EFS35 and EFS40 group, respectively. Conclusion: The EFS30 solution was the best for vitrification of mouse morulae. The EFS40 solution was the best for vitrification of mouse expanded blastocysts. The mouse expanded blastocyst was better than mouse morula for vitrification of mouse embryos.

• 한국발생생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국발생생물학회 2003년도 제3회 국제심포지움 및 학술대회
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• pp.113-113
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• 2003

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of vitrification solution(VS) on in vitro developmental competence of immature porcine oocytes. The immature porcine oocytes were exposed to the following vitrification solution, at RT. 1) EFS sol. : 20% ethylene glycol (EG) 3 min, 40% EG + 18%(w/v) Ficoll(MV70, 000) + 0.3 M sucrose 30 sec, 2) GE sol. : 10% glycerol 5 min, 10% G + 20% EG 5 min, 25% G +25% EG 30 sec, 3) EG sol : 1.5M EG 2.5 min, 5.5 M EG + 1.0 M sucrose 30 sec. Oocytes were immediately transferred into 1.0 M, 0.5 M, 0.25 M, 0125 M, 0 M sucrose solution for 2.5 min each at RT. After removal of VS, immature oocytes were matured in vitro and subsequently all oocytes were subjected to IVF followed in vitro culture for 7 days. Maturation rates of oocytes were 38.8%, 44.5%, 22.4% and 57.6%, in EFS, EG, GE and Control, respectively, maturation rates of oocytes in EG and Control was significantly higher than EFS and GE(P<0.01). Fertilization rates of oocytes in Control was significantly higher than other treated groups(P<0.05), but no difference were observed among treated groups. Polyspermic rates were no significant difference among four groups. Cleavage rates of oocytes were 21.9%, 47.1%, 19.0% and 65.9%, in EFS, EG, GE and Control, respectively, cleavage rates of oocytes in EG and Control was significantly higher than EFS and GE(P<0.05), but blastocyst formation rates were no significant difference among four groups. These results suggested that the use of EG solution could be a great challenge for reaching a successful vitrification of immature porcine oocytes.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.5-16
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• 2002

연구배경 : 말초혈액 단핵구와 폐포 대식세포가 림프구에 의하여 활성화된 후 탐식된 세포내 결핵균을 제거하는 최종 효과기로 작용하지만 결핵균은 이러한 세포 내에서조차 살아남아 증식한다. 본 연구에서는 인체 감염의 경우와 유사하도록 낮은 감염률(결핵균:포식세포 1:10)을 이용하여 MAC(Mycobacterium avium)과 Mycobaterium tuberculosis $H_{37}Ra$에 대한 단핵구와 폐포 대식세포의 림프구 의존적 결핵균 살해능의 정도를 측정하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 정상인과 폐결핵 환자의 말초혈액 단핵구를 Ficoll gradient 방법을 이용하여 분리하고, 정상인의 폐포 대식세포를 기판지폐포 세척액에서 분리 하여 96well plate에 $1{\times}10^5$ 씩 분주하고 결핵균주 MAC과 $H_{37}Ra$에 낮은 감염률(결핵균:단핵구 1:10)로 감염시켰다. 일부는 비부착세포(림프구)를 림프구:포식세포 10:1 비율로 첨가하여 $37^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$ 배양기에 배양하였다. 1일, 4일, 및 7일째 각각 수확하여 middlebrook 7H10/OADC agar plate에 접종 후 집락이 형성될 때까지 $37^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$ 배양기에 배양하였다. 결핵균의 수는 lysate의 $m{\ell}$(세포수 $10^6$)당 CFU로 표시하였고, 결핵균의 살해능은 log killing ratio[logKR=$log_{10}$(Final CFU/Initial CFU)]로 표시하였다. 배양 1일째 상층액에서 TNF-${\alpha}$, 배양 4일째 상층액에서 ${\gamma}$-IFN을 Elisa kit를 사용하여 측정하였다. 결 과 : 단핵구의 세포내 결핵균 살해능은 정상대조군에 비하여 결핵환자군에서 ${\Delta}logKR$가 MAC -0.4, $H_{37}Ra$ -0.2 정도로 유의하게 증가되어 있었다(p<0.05). 정상대조군에서 폐포 대식세포의 결핵균 살해능은 단핵구에 비하여 ${\Delta}$logKR가 MAC과 $H_{37}Ra$ 모두 -0.2정도로 증가된 경향을 보였다. 단핵구와 폐포 대식세포내 결핵균 살해능은 림프구 의존적으로 림프구 첨가시의 ${\Delta}logKR$는 MAC -0.4, $H_{37}Ra$ -0.5 정도로 포식세포 단독에 비하여 유의하게 증가되었다 (p<0.05). ${\gamma}$-IFN은 말초 단핵구와 폐포 대식세포 단독배양시 분비량이 경미하였으나 림프구 첨가시에는 유의한 분비의 증가를 보였다. 결 론 : 본 연구는 낮은 결핵균 감염률을 이용한 인체 포식세포의 세포내 결핵균 감염 모델이다. 결핵균 살해능은 림프구 의존적이며, 포식세포의 결핵균 탐식 후 7일까지의 배양에서 결핵환자의 단핵구와 PPD 양성 정상인의 폐포 대식세포에 림프구를 첨가한 경우에만 실질적인 균 증식의 제한을 볼 수 있었다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.281-291
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• 1999

본 실험은 체외 생산된 한우 배반포기배에 적합한 동결 / 융해 방법을 찾고자 실시하였다. 체외배양 7일째에 생산된 배반포기배는 동해제 EFS40(40% ethylene glycol, 18% ficoll, 0.3 M sucrose 그리고 10% FBS가 첨가된 m-DPBS)과 embryo container인 EM grid (V-G) 또는 straw(V-S)를 이용해서 초자화 동결하였다. 동결과 융해는 두 방법 모두 2 단계로 실시하였으며, 처리시간은 V-G 방법이 2 분과 3분, V-S 방법이 3.5분과 10분 각각 소요되었다. 체외 생존능 평가는 융해 후 24시간째의 재팽창율과 48 시간째의 부화율로 조사하였다. 본 실험에서 얻어진 결과는 다음과 같다. 팽창 배반포기배를 이용하여 동결액 노출과 동결과정의 냉해가 배의 생존에 미치는 영향을 조사하였던 바, 융해 후 24시간째, 동결액 노출군 (100.0%)의 결과는 대조군 (100.0%)과 차이가 없었으며, 두 동결군 (V-G: 87.8%, V-S: 77.8%)의 생존율과 비교해 볼 때 유의하게 높았다 (P＜0.00l). 그러나, 융해 후 48시간째 각 처리군의 부화율을 조사하였던 바, V-G 군 (67.8%)은 V-S 군 (53.3%)보다 유의하게 높게 나타났으며 (P＜0.05), 동결액 노출군 (73.3%)과도 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 또한, 배발달단계 (초기, 팽창, 부화초기 배반포)와 동결에 사용된 embryo container(EM grid, straw)가 체외 생존율에 미치는 영향을 동시에 비교하였던 바, embryo container 에 상관없이 빠르게 발달된 배반포기배가 느리게 발달하는 난자군보다 유의하게 높은 생존율을 나타내었다 (초기 : 57.1, 24.4%; 팽창 : 84.7, 60.6%; 부화초기 : 91.7, 80.0%)(P＜0.001). 특히, 팽창 배반포기배와 부화초기 배반포기배에서, 융해 후 48시간째, V-G군(67.8, 95.0%)의 부화율이 V-S군(53.0, 65.0%)보다 유의하게 높게 나타나 동결시 EM grid 의 유용성을 확인할 수 있었다 (P＜0.05, P＜0.001). 따라서, 한우 배반포기배는 EM grid를 사용하는 초자화 동결방법으로 간편하면서도 효율적이고 성공적으로 동결보존 할 수 있다는 것을 알았다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.19-28
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• 2001

소 미성숙 난자 (GV stage)의 동결에 중요한 영향을 미치는 평형시간과 동결속도가 융해후 생존율 및 배발달율에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 미성숙 난자의 동결 융해후 체외성숙, 체외수정 및 배반포 발달 능력을 알아보았다. 본 실험에 사용한 동결액의 조성은 침투성 보호제(Ethylene glycol, EG)와 비 침투성 보호제(Ficoll ; F, polyvinylpyrrolidone; PVP, Sucrose; S, Trehalose ; T)를 혼합하여 네가지 조성의 동결액을 준비하였다. 즉EFT: 10% EG + 5% F + 0.05M T, EFS: 10% EG + 5% F + 0.05M S, EPT: 10% EG + 5% P + 0.05M T, EPS: 10% EG + 5% P + 0.05M S이다. 네가지 동격액 (EFT, EFS, EPT, EPS)을 이용하여 미성숙 소 난자 (GV stage)의 최적 평형 시간을 알아보기 위하여 각각 10, 15, 20분의 평형후 동결 응해하였다(실험 1). EPT액에서 15분의 평형시간이 가장 좋은 생존율을 나타내었다(83.05%). 동결 속도가 생존율에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 각각 17$^{\circ}C$, $0^{\circ}C$ 및 -6$^{\circ}C$로 동결 속도를 달리 설정하여 동결 융해를 실시하였다(실험 2). 융해후 생존율은 대부분 $0^{\circ}C$로 시작하는 동결속도에서 가장 좋은 성적을 나타내었다. 즉 EFT, EPT, EPS에서 각각 78.1, 73.7, 74.7%의 생존율을 나타내었다. 동결융해 하지 않은 신선란과 동결 응해한 미성숙 난자의 핵 성숙율은 각각 87.2%와 62.3%가 metaphase II로 발달하였다. 동결 응해 미성숙 난자의 IVM, IVF후 난분할율은 EFT, EFS, EPT 그리고 EPS에서 각각 32.57, 23.21, 38.39 그리고 21.33%로 EPT에서 가장 높았으나 유의차는 없었다. 배반포 발달율도 각각 2.86, 3.57, 4.46 그리고 0.47%로서 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 동결융해 미성숙 난자의 IVM, IVF후 TCM199와 CR-1aa배양액을 이용하여 소 난관상피세포(BOEC)와 공배양 한 결과 배양액의 종류에 따라 난분할율과 배반포 발달율에서는 차이를 보이지 않았다. 또한 미성숙 소 난자의 동결 융해후 얻은 배반포 수정란을 자연발정 Holstein 수란우에 7일째 비외과적으로 이식하였다. 6두에 9개의 수정란을 이식하여 2두가 임신이 확인되었으나 1두는 45일경 유산되었고, 나머지 1두는 장기재태로 분만을 유도하였으나 사산되었다.