• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.956-965
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• 2019

Objective: The main goal of this study was to provide a morphological indicator that could be used to select high-quality oocytes of appropriate meiotic and developmental capabilities in pig. The higher quality of immature oocytes, the higher success rates of in vitro maturation (IVM) and in vitro fertilization (IVF). Thus, prior to the IVM culture, it is important to characterize oocytes morphologically and biochemically in order to assess their quality. Two of the largest indicators of oocyte quality are the presence of cumulus cells and status of chromatin. To investigate the effects of porcine oocyte chromatin configurations on the developmental capacity of blastocysts, we assessed oocyte chromatin status according to follicle size and measured the developmental potency of blastocysts. Methods: To sort by follicle size, we divided the oocytes into three groups (less than 1 mm, 1 to 3 mm, and more than 3 mm in diameter). To assess chromatin configuration, the oocytes were assessed for their stages (surrounded nucleolus [SN] germinal vesicle [GV], non-surrounded nucleolus [NSN] GV, GV breakdown, metaphase I [MI], pro-metaphase II [proMII], and metaphase II [MII]) at different maturation times (22, 44, and 66 h). To assess the development rate, oocytes of each follicle size were subjected to parthenogenetic activation for further development. Finally, GV oocytes were grouped by their chromatin configuration (SN, SN/NSN, and NSN) and their global transcriptional levels were measured. Results: SN GV oocytes were more suitable for IVF than NSN GV oocytes. Moreover, oocytes collected from the larger follicles had a greater distribution of SN GV oocytes and a higher developmental capacity during IVM, reaching MII more quickly and developing more often to blastocysts. Conclusion: Porcine oocytes with high-level meiotic and developmental capacity were identified by analyzing the relationship between follicle size and chromatin configuration. The porcine oocytes from large follicles had a significantly higher SN status in which the transcription level was low and could be better in the degree of meiotic progression and developmental capacity.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.208-212
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• 2012

쥐의 난포를 대상으로 한 연구는 대부분 임상에서 암 치료에 사용되는 선량보다 높은 선량이 사용되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 암 치료에 사용되는 단일조사 방사선 선량이 쥐의 난포 퇴축에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 본 연구에는 4 주령의 흰쥐(Sprague-Dawley계통)를 실험 동물로 사용하였다. 방사선을 조사하지 않은 대조군, 2 cGy 조사군, 2 Gy 조사군으로 나누어 방사선을 4 Gy $min^{-1}$ 선량으로 조사하였다. 이때 사용된 방사선속은 6 MV-X선(Mevatron 67, Siemens, Germany)을 사용하였으며, 조사 면적은 $30{\times}30cm$, SSD (source-surface-distance)는 100 cm 거리에서 배측 방향으로 난소를 향해 단일 전신조사하였다. 2 cGy군과 2 Gy군은 조사 24 시간 후에 경추 탈구사시킨 후 개복하고, 생리적 식염수 내에서 난소를 적출하였다. 방사선에 의한 난포의 형태학적인 변화와 난포의 발육단계 정도를 파악하기 위해 H & E 염색을 실시하였다. 난포의 폐쇄가 진행되면서 나타나는 난포 과립세포의 세포고사 정도를 면역조직화학적으로 관찰하기 위해 절편화된 DNA를 염색할 수 있는 TUNEL 염색을 실시하였다. SPSSWIN(ver.19.0)프로그램을 이용하여, 전체난포에 대한 폐쇄된 난포의 비율과 난포의 각 발육단계에서 전체난포 중 폐쇄가 일어나지 않은 정상난포의 비율을 구하여 평균${\pm}$표준편차로 나타내었으며, 비모수검정의 Mann Whitney 테스트를 이용하여 비교하였다. 전체난포에 대한 퇴축난포의 비율이 2 Gy군은 대조군(p=0.011)과 2 cGy군(p=0.025) 보다 통계학적으로 유의하게 높았다. 난포동형성전 난포에서는 2 Gy군이 대조군 보다 유의하게 낮은 정상난포의 비율을 보였다(64.0 vs. 87.7, p=0.027). 난포동 난포에서는 2 cGy군이 대조군과(53.4 vs. 39.8, p=0.020) 2 Gy군(vs. 33.9, p=0.053) 보다 정상난포의 비율이 유의하게 증가하였고, 2 Gy군이 대조군 보다 낮은 정상난포 비율(33.9 vs. 39.8, p=0.522)을 보였다. 임상에서 암 치료에 사용되는 2 Gy의 단일조사 방사선 선량은 쥐의 난포 퇴축에 유의한 영향을 미쳤다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.290-303
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• 2006

치아의 맹출은 치아기 (dental organ)와 치조골의 세포와 연관된 매우 복잡한 과정이다. 우선 치아 맹출이 일어나기 전에 파골세포가 치낭으로 집결하게 된다. 이러한 치낭의 역할은 파골세포와 조골세포의 상호작용으로 이루어지는 골개조와 밀접한 관련이 있는데 이는 치아 맹출과 연관된 많은 유전자들이 치낭에서 발현되기 때문이다. RANKL는 TNF ligand family로써 조골세포에 존재하며 파골세포의 형성 및 전구세포로 부터의 활성화를 유도한다. 이러한 RANKL는 OPG에 의해 그 작용이 억제되며 RANKL와 OPG의 상대적인 비율이 파골세포의 형성에 영향을 미친다. 또한 Runx2 유전자의 변이는 조골세포의 분화와 활성 에 차질을 가져오고 결국 RANKL/OPG pathway를 통해 파골세포 형성에 영향을 줄 수 있다. 치아의 발육 및 맹출에 미치는 RANKL및 OPG의 영향을 알아보고 Runx2와의 연관성을 알아보기 위해 in situ hybridization방법으로 태생 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11일된 쥐의 하악 및 제1대구치를 사용하여 실험을 실시한 결과 RANKL, OPG, Runx2의 mRNA가 태생 1일부터 11일까지 치낭 및 치아주위조직에 특성 있게 나타났다. 이중 태생 5일에서 9일 사이에 RANKL 및 Runx2는 치아의 교합면측과 하방 치조골 부위의 발현이 강하게 나타난 반면 OPG는 약한 발현을 보였다. 이는 또한 파골세포의 활성부위를 알아보기 위해 TRAP염색을 실시하여 태생 5일에서 9일 사이에 최대의 활성화를 나타낸 결과와 연관성 있게 나타났다. RANKL, OPG, Runx2의 특성 있는 발현양상들을 종합해 볼 때, 치아 맹출은 치낭, 치아기, 치조골 사이의 상호 작용을 통해 이루어지며, 이는 치낭이 치아 맹출에 있어서 매우 중요하다는 것을 의미한다. 또한, 이러한 유전자들 (RANKL, OPG, Runx2) 이 치아의 맹출에 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한생식의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한불임학회 2003년도 제44차 춘계학술대회
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• pp.65-69
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• 2003

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.139-148
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• 2007

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제23권8호통권195호
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• pp.648-648
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• 1985

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.114-122
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• 1994

Drastic changes were observed in egg chamber during oogenesis of Aedes togoi immediately after blood meal. The egg chamber, in which the oocyte remains at previtellogenic stage before blood meal, shows very little change in size even for 3 days after emergence but increased 25 folds in volume within 60 hours after blood meal, presumably due to rapid yolk formation. Upto 6 hours after blood meal structures considered to be the precursor of the yolk granules were not observed in the space between follicle cells and oocyte. Vitelline bodies, which are similar to dense bodies secreted from follicle cells, appeared in the space at 10 hours after blood meal. Although vitelline bodies were fused to form vitelline layer, these bodies seem to contribute to the formation of yolk granules. Nurse cells are connected to oocytes by cytoplasmic bridge before blood meal, but the cells are absorbed into oocyte at 6 hours after blood meal.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.263-271
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• 1998

Oocyte maturation of the swordtail (Kiphophorus hellerii) was investigated by light and electron microscopy. In the ovary of the swordtail, various staged oocytes were observed, Mature oocytes were located in ovarian cortex, meanwhile immature ones were positioned in ovarian medulla. The oocyte was surrounded by several structures or cells such as chorion, follicle cells, follicular theaca and ovarian epithelium, respectively, from the inside toward outside. Growing and maturing oocytes healed numerous microvilli which interconnected the oocyte and the follicle cells to communicate each other. The mature oocyte had the electron dense chorion which appeared to be ultrastructure of two layers and contained pore canals. Oocyte maturation was characterized by not only the enlarged cell size and well differentiated cell organelles, brit also the increases of fat droplets, pinocytotic vesicles and yolk granules.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.159-162
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• 2006

Trichilemmal carcinoma is a rare malignant neoplasm of the hair follicle from the outer root of the hair follicle sheath. This tumor can be misleading, and a false diagnosis of a squamous cell carcinoma. We report a case of trichilemmal carcinoma with a review of literature. The patient presented with an exophytic well circumscribed nodular mass on the left auricle, which was detected 6 months ago. Histopathologically, the tumor consisted of atypical clear cells which contained abundant glycogen. The tumor cells shows lobular growth pattern with necrosis, foci of trichilemmal keratinization and peripheral pallisading. Total excision and repair with full-thickness skin graft was done with minimal surgical morbidity. The patient has been free of recurrence or metastasis for 8 months.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the breeding efficiency in Thoroughbred mare. A total of 106 mares were investigated for the status of follicle (462 cases), ovulation (179 cases) and pregnancy (346 cases). Of total examination, 46.8% was follicle measure to determine breeding time, and mating rate per cases examined was 39.9%. There was no correlation between reproductive results and size of follicles or endometrial edema or degrees of teasing alone. 143 cases were ovulated among 179 cases which were performed ovulation examination, and ovulation rate and fertilization rate per mating times were 79.9% and 39.0%, respectively. The use of hCG(human chorionic gonadotropin), to facilitate ovulation, presented to increase occurrence of double ovulations and twin fertilizations In conclusion, though more examination to estimate the optimal breeding time and higher mating rate was performed, fertilization rate per mating times was lower and then reproductive efficiency also became decreased. Therefore, it seemed that accurate examination of reproductive tracks, appropriate teasing programme and hCG administration before ovulation were of help to improve ovulation rate and fertilization rate.