• 한국동물번식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물번식학회 2001년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.73-73
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• 2001

This study was to examine whether the vitrified, one-step diluted and direct transferred Hanwoo IVM/IVF/IVC blastocysts can be successfully survived in vivo and they were succeeded into the live birth. For vitrification, blastocysts were serially exposed in glycerol (G) or/and ethylene glycol (EG) mixtures [10% (v/v) G for 5 min, 10% G plus 20% EG (v/v) for 5 min, and 25% G plus 25% EG (v/v) for 30 sect] which is diluted in 10% FBS added D-PBS. Thawing of straw was carried out in air for 10 sec and then in water bath of $25^{\circ}C$ for 20 sec. One-step dilution within the straw was done in water bath of $25^{\circ}C$ for 1 min. Vitrified and one-step diluted embryos were directly transferred into 36 (natural or hormone induced synchronized) recipient cows in 6 areas of Kyungsang Buk-Do. Pregnancies were confirmed at first when recipient cows did not return to the subsequent estrus cycle, and later by manual palpation per rectum on day 45, 90 and then living calves were derived into parturition. Overall pregnancy was 33.3%(12/36), However, higher pregnancy was obtained when the recipients exhibited estrus one day earlier than the age of transferred embryos (53.3 vs 25.0-27.3%), irrespective of synchronization methods. Also, parous recipients became pregnant higher than nulliparous heifers, And, there were not different in pregnancy rates by the aspect of corpus luteum (CL) quality of recipients (good, 29.4; fair, 37.5; poor, 33.3%). One hundred eight of frozen-thawed Hanwoo blastocysts were directly transferred into 36 recipient cows. In 12 of pregnant cows, 3 cows were aborted and 9 cows were calved [single, 66.7% (6/9): twin, 33.3% (3/9)]. Total embryo implantation rate was 11.1% (12/108). However, 9 Hanwoo calves were lived. Therefore, these results demonstrate that direct transfer technique of vitrified and one-step diluted bovine blastocysts can be applied easily and effectively with the higher pregnancy rate on field trial without the equipment and embryological skills.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.111-117
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• 1996

본 연구는 혈청첨가 또는 무첨가에 따른 소 난포란의 체외성숙에 있어서 참가된 TGF-$\beta$1과 IGF-I이 그후의 수정 및 발생에 미치는 영향과, 이들 growth factor의 농도에 따른 8세포기 소 체외수정란의 발달에 미치는 영향을 조사하고자 실시하였다. 도축장에서 얻어진 난소로부터 채취된 난포란을 20% FBS가 첨가 또는 첨가되지 않은 TCM-199에 TGF-$\beta$1, IGF-I 또는 TGF-$\beta$1＋IGF-I을 각각 10ng/ml 첨가하여 38.5$^{\circ}C$에서 24시간 배양하여 체외성숙을 유기하였다. 성숙된 난자를 1$\times$106/ml 정자농도로 수정후 24시간에 glucoserk 첨가되지 않은 CZB 배양액으로 옮겨 48시간 배양한 다음, TCM-199＋20%FBS에서 96시간 추가배양하였다. 본 연구에서 혈청이 첨가된 난포란의 체외성숙배양액에 첨가된 growth factor들은 수정후의 배분할 및 배발생에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 혈청이 첨가되지 않은 경우에서는 TGF-$\beta$1의 첨가는 배분할 및 배발생율을 향상시켰다(P<0.05). 한편 TCM-199＋20%FBS에 5, 10ng/ml의 TGF-$\beta$1 및 5, 10, 50, 100ng/ml의 IGF-I을 각각 첨가후 8세포기 체외수정란을 배양한 결과, 10ng/ml TGF-$\beta$1의 첨가는 배반포기로의 발생율을 향상시켰다(P<0.05). 결론적으로, 혈청이 포함되지 않은 소 난포란의 체외성숙 배양액, 또는 수정란의 체외배양액에 10ng/ml TGF-1의 첨가는 배반포기로의 발생율을 향상시킨다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.757-762
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• 1993

The ovaries of Korean Native cows or heifers were obtained from an abattoir and kept on 20 to $25^{\circ}C$ and transported to laboratory within 2 hrs. The follicular oocystes were collected from 2~6mm follicles in diameter and classified into 3 grades by the morphology of cumulus cells attached. The oocytes were matured in vitro(IVM) for 24 hrs. in TCM-199 supplemented with $23{\mu}g/ml$ FSH, $10{\mu}g/ml$ LH, $1{\mu}g/ml$ estradio-17 ${\beta}$ and granulosa cells at $39^{\circ}C$ under 5% $CO_2$ in air. They were fertilized in vitro(IVF) by incubation for 12 hrs. of epididymal spermatozoa pretreated with heparin, and then the zygotes were co-cultured in vitro(IVC) with oviductal epithelial cells for 7 to 9 days. Assessment of maturation revealed that 93.0%(147/158) of grade I oocytes had expanded of cumulus cells, which was higher(p<0.05) than the 79.4%(85/107) of grade II oocytes. Compared to epididymal sperm(32.9%), the insemination with frozen and thawed sperm resulted in slightly lower(20.5%), but not significant, development to morulae and blastocysts from grade I oocytes. Co-culture of bovine IVF embryos with oviductal epithelial cells improved the development to transferable embryos significantly(38.1%), compared to co-culture with granulosa cells(20.0%). When VF bovine embryos were vitrified at blastocyst, the post-thaw survival rate was obtained higher resulf for 1 min. equilibration time(82.6%) or 2 min.(73.9%) than 3 min.(18.2%) in EFS solution.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.980-987
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• 2008

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of cell status of BOEC on development of bovine IVM/IVF embryos and gene expression in BOEC before or after culturing of embryos. The developmental rates beyond morula stage in the BOEC co-culture group was significantly higher than in the control group (p<0.05). In particular, blastocyst production in the BOEC co-culture group (28.3%) was dramatically increased compared with the control group (7.2%). In the in vitro development of bovine IVM/IVF embryos according to cell status, the developmental rates beyond morula stage in the primary culture cell (PCC) co-culture group were the highest of all experimental groups. Expression of genes related to growth (TGF-${\beta}$ EGF and IGFBP), apoptosis (Bax, Caspase-3 and p53) and antioxidation (CuZnSOD, MnSOD, Catalase and GPx) in different status cells of BOEC for embryo culture was detected by RT-PCR. While EGF gene was detected in isolated fresh cells (IFC) and PCC, TGF-${\beta}$ and IGFBP were found in IFC or PCC after use in the embryo culture, respectively. Caspase-3 and Bax genes were detected in all experimental groups regardless of whether the BOEC was used or not used in the embryo culture. However, p53 gene was found in IFC of both conditions for embryo culture and in frozen/thawed culture cells (FPCC) after use in the embryo culture. Although antioxidant genes examined were detected in all experimental groups before using for the embryo culture, these genes were not detected after use. This study indicated that the BOEC co-culture system used for in vitro culture of bovine IVF embryos can increase the developmental rates, and cell generations and status of BOEC might affect the in vitro development of bovine embryos. The BOEC monolayer used in the embryo culture did not express the growth factors (TGF-${\beta}$ and EGF) and enzymatic antioxidant genes, thereby improving embryo development in vitro.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.287-294
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• 2007

성판별을 위한 biopsy 후 수정란의 발달율 및 동결－융해 후의 생존율 조사는 다음과 같다. 한우 체내 및 체외 수정란의 성판별을 위해서 영양막 세포의 일부를 채취하기 위해서 수정란을 biopsy 하였다. biopsy된 수정란의 생존율 조사의 결과는 체내 수정란이 100% 그리고 체외수정란이 90.0%의 결과를 나타내어 체내 수정란이 체외 수정란 보다 biopsy 후의 생존율이 높게 나타났음을 알 수 있었다. 수정란의 성판별 비율은 체내 수정란에서는 암컷과 수컷의 비율이 46.3%와 53.7%로 각각 나타나 수컷의 비율이 암컷 보다 다소 높은 경향을 보였으며, 체외 수정란에 있어서는 암컷과 수컷의 비율은 40.0% 와 60.0%로 수컷의 비율이 높게 나타났으나 유의적인 차이는 보이지 않았다. 성판별된 수정란의 동결－융해 후 생존성은 완만동결 방법에 의한 수정란의 생존율은 체내 수정란에서 58.8 %, 체외 수정란에서는 41.7% 그리고 초자화동결 방법에서는 체내 수정란의 생존율이 77.8%, 체외 수정란은 57.1%로의 결과를 보여 체내 수정란을 이용한 초자화동결 방법에서 상대적으로 더 높은 생존율을 보였다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.647-659
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• 1997

To overcome the difficulties of collecting and culture of primary cell from genital tract on embryonic development, the present study was carried out to investigate the critical effect of cell lines, such as BRL and Vero cell and its conditioned medium on the development of early Korean native cattle embryos in vitro. Oocytes collected from slaughterhouse ovaries were matured in TCM199 containing FSH, estradiol-$17{\beta}$ and FBS with granulosa cell monolayer for 24 hours and then fertilized in vitro using frozen-thawed, heparin-treated spermatozoa in TALP for 30 hours. And then early embryos (1-2cell) were cultured in TCM199 containing 10% FBS with BOEC, Granulosa, BRL, Vera cell monolayers and conditioned medium for 2~3 days. Development to morulae and blastocysts were recorded, also examined the number of blastomeres presented a valuable parameter for the evaluation of embryonic development. The early cleavage rates of in vitro fertilized embryos co-cultured, there was no differences between primary cell and cell lines(p<0.05). The rate of development to the later stage, coculture of BRL cell was significantly higher than that of the primary cell(p<0.05). The rates of development to morula and blastocyst were significantly higher in vero cell than BRL, Granulosa, Oviduct epithelial cell conditioned medium. In the result of effect of serum on development of early bovine embryos, the use of media containing serum were significantly higher than the use of not containing one on development of early and later stage of embryos. The result of number of blastomeres in blastocysts, there is no differences between primary cell and cell lines. The blastocysts from coculture were higher than from conditioned medium in blastomere cells. In summary, these experments have proved that the culture system in TCM199 with BRL, Vero cell monolayers is effective on in vitro development of early bovine embryos, In addition, it is effective to development of bovine embryos that containing serum in conditioned medium, or in co-culture rather than in conditioned medium alone. The use of cell lines opponent to primary cells is effective in bovine embryo culture.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.919-927
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• 1996

In the last few years, methods for in vitro culture of early embryo stages from oocytes matured and fertilized in vitro using suitable cell culture systems have been established. But the factors affecting pregnancy rates following transfer of bovine embryos produced in vitro were not evaluated enough. So this study was performed to investigate the effects of quality and stage of embryos, parity and Corpus Luteum quality of recipients on pregnancy rates following non-surgical transfer of bovine embryos produced in vitro. Oocytes aspirated from small antral follicles of ovaries obtained at a local slaughter house were matured, fertilized with frozen-thawed semen and co-cultured for 6-7 days by utilizing co-culture system with bovine oviduct epithelial cell in vitro. After co-culture, embryos were transfered to recipients on day 7 (estrus=day 0). Recipients were monitored by ultrasonic scanning method or observation for estrus and rectal palpation after 50 days from transfer. The results of this study are follows. 1. Of the 70 recipients, 70%(49 of 70) had not showed estrus sign between day 0 and day 50, but 22.9%(16 of 70) was diagnosed not pregnant. Therefore the overall pregnancy rate of this study was 47.1%(33 of 70). 2. The pregnancy rate of recipients transfered with excellent(66.7%) and good(54.5%) embryos were higher than that of recipients transfered with fair embryos(15.8%) (p<0.05). 3. The pregnancy rate of recipients transfered with morula, compacted morula, blastocyst and expanded blastocysts were 46.2, 55.0, 62.5 and 50.0%, respectively. 4. The pregnancy rates of recipients transfered to heifer and cow were 54.5 and 55.2%, respectively. 5. The pregnancy rates of recipients with CL score I, II(66.7, 63.6%) were higher than those of recipients with CL score III (10%), (p<0.05). Success of transfer of embryos produced in vitro depends on many variables. The important factors identified in this study were the quality of embryos and the CL score of recipient animals after non-surgical transfer of embryos matured, fertilized and cultured in vitro.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.75-84
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• 1999

본 연구는 토끼 전핵배의 효율적인 생산을 위한 동결방법과 조건 등을 찾고자 유리화 동결 및 완만동결법으로 동결ㆍ융해 후 체외배양하여 생존율 및 발달률을 조사하였다. 과배란시킨 토끼의 난관으로부터 채란된 전핵배를 동결에 공시하였다. 유리화 동결은 동결보호제로 EFS 와 EPG-I을 완만동결시는 EPG-II를 사용하였다. 동결ㆍ융해 후 5%, 39$^{\circ}C$ $CO_2$incubator 에서 소 난관상피세포와 공배양하였다. 본 실험의 결과는 다음과 같다. 동결보존을 위하여 동결보호제에 적절한 평형시간과 독성 여부를 판단하기 위하여 전핵배를 EFS 용액에 0~5분간 평형시킨 후 부화배반포로의 발달률은 1 분 군에서 72.0%로 동결보호제에 노출시키지 않은 대조구 (84.1%)에 비하여 무해한 결과를 얻었으나, 그 이상에서는 유해한 결과를 보여 주었다. EFS 노출 후 희석제로 sucrose와 D-PBS를, sucrose 사용 없이 D-PBS 만으로 희석하였을 때 유의적인 (P＜0.05) 차이를 보이지 않았다. 동결보호제에 있어서는 독성검사 및 동결ㆍ융해 후 발달률을 보아 EFS, EPG-. EPG-II는 동결보존에 있어서 동결보호제로서의 가능성을 보여주었으며 서로간의 유의적인 (P＜0.05) 차이는 찾아볼 수 없었다. 유리화동결에 의한 전핵배의 부화배반포로 발달률은 6.1%를 나타내었고, 완만동결에 의한 부화배반포 발달률은 11.5%로서 동결방법간에는 유의적인 (P＜0.05) 차이가 없었다. 완만동결시 동결속도가 전핵배의 투명대 파열에 미치는 영향을 규명하기 위하여 동결속도 및 침지온도를 달리하여 조사하였을 때 －35$^{\circ}C$ (25%) 보다는 －85$^{\circ}C$ 0.9%) 에서 액체질소에 침지하였을 때가 투명대 파열률에 있어 유의적인 (P＜0.05) 차이를 보였다. 이상의 결과로부터 전핵배는 현 배양상태에서 유리화동결 및 완만동결에 의하여 동결보존이 가능하다고 사료되나 전핵배의 배반포로의 발달률은 다소 저조하였다. 유리화동결 및 완만동결에 의한 전핵배는 후기 단계의 수정란보다 물리적, 화학적 손상에 더욱 민감하여 생존율 및 발달률에 영향을 미친다고 사료된다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.797-804
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 동결 보호제 EG l에 sucrose 첨가 농도에 따른 생존성의 실험의 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1.5 M EG와 1.8 M EG 만을 이용하여 동결융해 후 생존서의 조사한 결과 71.1%와 70.2%로 각각 나타났다. 총세포수에 있어서도 127±1.3개와 124±1.6개로 생존율과 총세포수에 있어서도 두 그룹간에는 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 1.5 M EG와 1.8 M EG에 0.1 M sucrose를 각각 첨가한 후 동결 보존하여 융해 하였을 때 생존율과 총세포수 조사 결과는 1.5 M EG에 0.1 M sucrose 처리구가 73.6% 그리고 1.8 M EG 에 0.1 M sucrose 첨가군은 76.9%의 결과를 보였으며 총세포수 에 있어서도 118±1.2 와 112±1.2 개의 결과를 보여 생존성과 총세포수에 있어서도 두 처리군 모두 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았으나 1.5 M EG 처리구에서 총세포수는 다소 높은 경향을 보였다. 1.5 M EG 와 1.8 M EG에 0.3 M sucrose를 첨가하여 각각 생존성과 총세포수 조사 결과는 70.8%와 88.7%의 생존율을 나타내어 1.8 M EG 에 0.3 M sucrose 처리구가 유의적으로(P<0.05) 높은 결과를 보였다. 따라서 소 체외수정란을 conventional slow-freezing 방법으로 동결 보존할 경우는 1.8 M EG 동결보호제에 0.3 M sucrose를 병행하여 사용하는 방법이 수정란을 최상의 상태로 유지할 수가 있어 수정란이식에 적용할 경우 효과적일 것으로 사료된다.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.369-375
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• 2011

본 연구는 한우의 체외수정란 생산에서 체외성숙, 체외 배양시 배양액에 항산화제인 ${\alpha}$-Tocopherol의 첨가 농도에 따른 대조구와 처리구 난포란의 발달과 배반포 발생율 및 초자화 동결 후 생존성에 미치는 영향을 구명하고자 실험을 실시하였다. ${\alpha}$-Tocopherol 첨가 농도에 따른 분할율에서는 7~10월까지 비교한 결과, ${\alpha}$-tocopherol 200 ${\mu}M$ 첨가된 처리구가 대조구 및 타 처리구보다 높은 경향을 보였으나, 유의적 차이는 없었다. 배반포 발생율에서는 8~10월에서 ${\alpha}$-tocopherol 200 ${\mu}M$ 첨가된 처리구 $38.60{\pm}7.12%$가 대조구 및 타 처리구들보다 유의적으로 높게 (p<0.05) 나타났다. 초자화 동결 전 후의 총세포수는 ${\alpha}$-tocopherol 200 ${\mu}M$ 처리구에서 $115.80{\pm}6.61$개, $106.33{\pm}3.50$개로서, 다른 대조구 및 타 처리구보다 높은 세포수를 보였다. 월별에 따른 수정란의 배반포 발생율 및 동결 전후의 총세포수에서는 7~8월이 9~10월보다 유의적으로 높게 (p<0.05) 나타났다.