• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.117-126
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• 2023

Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment option for obesity, but its effects on reproductive hormones are not well understood. This study aimed to investigate the impact of bariatric surgery on estrogen and progesterone levels in women with obesity. This was a prospective study that included 87 women with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery and 87 control women with obesity who did not. Blood samples were collected at baseline and at 3-month and 6-month follow-up periods to measure reproductive hormones and Adiponectin as well as medical history and physical examination for endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The study found that sleeve gastrectomy significantly increased follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels in the bariatric surgery group compared to the control group at 3 and 6-month follow-up. There was no significant difference in the mean levels of estrogen and progesterone between the two groups at the 3-month follow-up period. Bariatric surgery leads to significant weight loss in women with obesity, but it does not seem to have a significant impact on estrogen and progesterone levels in the short-term. Future studies with longer follow-up periods are needed to investigate the long-term effects of bariatric surgery on reproductive hormones.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권7호
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• pp.922-928
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• 2001

There exists considerable evidence that steroid hormones are involved in the regulation of ovulation rate and oviductal development in poultry. However, the effect of steroid hormones on egg productivity of Korean Native Ogol Chicken (KNOC) has yet to be studied. Therefore, this study was performed to relate the expression of steroid hormones, especially progesterone ($P_4$) and estradiol ($E_2$), with egg productivity during the laying period. Egg production and egg weight of 70 KNOC were recorded from 20 to 60wk. Blood was taken every 10 wk and serum $P_4$ and $E_2$ were measured by radioimmunoassay. Based on egg productivity and steroid hormones levels up to 60 wk, chickens were divided into two groups, high and low. Compared to the low egg production group, a significantly higher expression of $P_4$ at 30 wk was detected in the high group. Moreover, egg production in the high $P_4$ group significantly differed from that in the low group at 30 wk. On the other hand, a Significant difference (p<0.05) in $E_2$ expression was found between high and low egg weight groups at 30 wk. Although a significant difference in egg weight between two groups by $E_2$ was not detected, the high $E_2$ group showed a higher level of egg weight than the low $E_2$ group except for 25 wk. In the comparison of ovary weight and small yellow follicle number, the group with high egg productivity and steroid concentration showed greater levels than the low group. Taken together, the results indicate that $P_4$ is related to egg productivity whereas expression of $E_2$ is associated with egg weight in KNOC.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.279-289
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• 1993

자연광 및 여러 파장의 광선과 NAA, GA$_3$, BA 등의 식물호르몬을 옥수수 유식물에 처리하여 엽록소-단백질 복합체 형성에 미치는 효과를 조사하였다. 자연광하에서 3 종류의 호르몬 처리는 전체적으로 엽록소-단백질 복합체, 특히 LHCP-1과 LHCP-3의 형성을 촉진하였으나, 2 종류의 호르몬 조합은 엽록소-단백질 형성에 효과적이지 못하였다. LHCP-1, CPA 및 LHCP-3 등의 광계 II 관련 엽록소 형성에 있어서 백색광은 자연광에 비하여 효과가 적었으나 적색광은 효과적이었다. 적색광하에서 식물호르몬의 단독처리는 엽록체 발달 초기에 광계 II의 엽록소-단백질의 양적 증가를 유도하였다. 한편, 적색광하에서 2 종류의 호르몬 조합 처리도 자연광하에서의 처리와는 대조적으로 광계 II의 엽록소-단백질 형성에 매우 효과적이었다. 이와 같은 결과는 광선처리의 효과가 호르몬처리 효과보다 엽록소-단백질 복합체 형성에 중요한 인자로 작용한다는 것을 시사해 준다.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.221-229
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• 2000

유선에서 젖의 생산은 뇌하수체 호르몬인 성장 호르몬과 프롤락틴을 포함한 여러 가지 호르몬의 조절을 받는다. 최근의 연구에 따르면 이 호르몬들 중에서 성장호르몬과 프롤락틴은 유선에서도 그 유전자 전사체가 발견된다 본 연구에서는 유선에서 발현되는 성장호르몬이 유선 특이 발현 유전자의 발현에 미치는 영향을 조사하고자 유선 특이 발현 유전자인 베타-락토글로불린($\beta$-lactoglobulin :BLG)의 프로모터를 모델 시스템으로 하여 소와 사람의 성장 호르몬이 유선의 유전자 발현에 끼치는 영향을 조사하였다. 성장 호르몬은 단독으로 처리하였을 패 베타-락토글로불린 유전자 프로모터 활성을 억제하였다. 그러나 젖 분비 호르몬들인 인슐린, 프롤락틴, 글루코코르티코이드와 함께 처리하였을 때는 농도 의존적으로 BLG 프로모터 활성을 상승시키는 효과를 보였다. 성장 호르몬을 유선 세포내에서 발현시켰을때는 적정농도에서 세포 증식과 유선 프로모터 활성을 크게 증진시켰다. 반면 소의 성장 호르몬 유전자 프로모터는 유선 세포에서 뚜렷한 활성을 나타내지 않았다. 이상의 결과는 유선에서 발현되는 뇌하수체 호르몬들은 조절 누수에 의한 유전자 발현이 아니라 생리적 기능을 가지고 있음을 의미한다. 또 인위적으로 성장호르몬의 발현을 조절하여 적정한 양이 발현되도록 하면 젖의 생산을 증진시킬 수 있다는 가능성도 암시한다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.113-119
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• 1999

This study was performed to improve the development of the in vitro fertilized bovine embryos by the condition of in vitro maturation. COCs were matured in TCM 199 supplemented with 0.1% PVA, 10ng/ml EGF, Hormones (5$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml FSH, 10 IU hCG, 1 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml estradiol 17-$\beta$) or granulsa cell+Hormones atmosphere 39$^{\circ}C$, 5% CO2, 95% air for 24hrs. Matured oocytes were fertilized with frozen-thawed semen capacitated with 5mM caffein in BO medium for 20 hrs. IVF embryos were cultured in TCM 199 containing with hormones(same as matured medium), 10% FBS and co-culture with bovine oviduct epitherial cells. Maturation rates of COCs were showed 73.8%, 78.5%, 83.2% and 87.6% respectively, and were significant differences between PVA, EGF, and Hormones, GC+Hormones(p<0.05). The cleavage rates of IVF embryos were revealed 72.5%, 78.4%, 82.3% and 84.2% and showed same tendency as maturation rates(p<0.05). The blastocysts matured by above maturation condition and cultured for 7~10 days after fertilization had 34.4, 43.6, 52.3 and 59.3 cells had no differences among the treatments. These results suggest that high molecules as a substitutes of serum and growth factor may induce nuclear resumption of COCs but we need more study to produce transferable IVF blastocysts by use of that agents.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.426-432
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• 1995

유선 조직에서 베타-락토글로불린 유전자의 발현은 프롤락틴, 글루코코르티코이드 및 인슐린등의 유촉진 호르몬들에 의해서 강력하게 유도된다. 이와 같은 호르몬 유도의 조절 기작을 규명하기 위하여, 배양 유선 세포인 HC11 세포에서 염소 베타-락토글로불린 유전자 프로모터의 유촉진 호르몬에 대한 반응을 분석하였다. 베타-락토글로불린 프로모터의 5'- 조절 부위를 연쇄적으로 제거한 발현 실험에서 호르몬 유도를 크게 변화 시키는 두 지역이 관찰되었다. 조절 부위의 -1692의 상류지역은 하류 프로모터를 강력하게 활성화 시키는 부위로, 주로 글루코코르티코이드 유도체인 덱사메타손의 작용을 매개하였다. 그러나 두번째 지역의 유도 작용은 인슐린 처리를 병행하지 않을 경우 상류 조절부위에 의해 억제되었다. 이러한 결과는, 유선세포에서 유촉진 호르몬들에 의한 베타-락토글로불린 프로모터 활성 유도가 인슐린에 의한 탈 억제화와 글루코코르티코이드 및 프롤락틴에 의한 활성화의 복합 조절에 의해서 이루어질 것이라는 점을 시사한다. 두번째 지역에 의한 덱사메타손 유도는 -700 부근의 글루코코르티코이드 수용체 결합 부위에 의해서 매개되는 것으로 추정된다.

• 한방비만학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.111-118
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• 2017

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of Pueraria lobata (PL) extract on obesity related hormones in rats with estrogen deficiency. Methods: The experiments were performed with the use of ovariectomized rats as estrogen-deficient obesity rat model. They were grouped Normal (sham operation group), Control (ovariectomy group), 50 mg/kg PL (ovariectomy group＋50 mg/kg of PL), 100 mg/kg PL (ovariectomy group＋100 mg/kg of PL), 200 mg/kg PL (ovariectomy group＋200 mg/kg of PL). PL extract was orally administered for 8 weeks once a day. Body weights and serum levels of hormones, such as leptin, estradiol, cholecystokinin (CCK), ghrelin, and adiponectin were estimated by ELISA. Results: PL extract significantly decreased body weight, the serum levels of leptin in estrogen-deficient obesity rats. PL extract significantly increased the serum levels of estradiol and CCK. However, PL extract did not directly effect on the levels of ghrelin and adiponectin in estrogen-deficient obesity rats. Conclusions: It is concluded that PL extract reduced body weight, and regulate the hormones related to energy metabolism. PL extract decreased the serum levels of leptin. PL extract increased the serum levels of estradiol and CCK. These results indicate that PL might have potentials for treatment of obesity and complications during the menopause caused by estrogen-deficiency.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.154-162
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• 2018

Objective: The fallopian tubes play a critical role in the early events of fertilization. The rapid innate immune defense is an important part of the fallopian tubes. Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3), as a part of the innate immune system, plays an important role in detecting viral infections. In this basic and experimental study, the effect of sex hormones on the function of TLR3 in the OE-E6/E7 cell line was investigated. Methods: The functionality of TLR3 in this cell line was evaluated by cytokine measurements (interleukin [IL]-6 and IL-1b) and the effects of sex hormones on TLR3 were tested by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. Additionally, TLR3 small interfering RNA (siRNA) and a TLR3 function-blocking antibody were used to confirm our findings. Results: The production of IL-6 significantly increased in the presence of polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly(I:C)) as the TLR3 ligand. Using a TLR3-siRNA-ransfected OE-E6/E7 cell line and function-blocking antibody confirmed that cytokine production was due to TLR3. In addition, 17-${\beta}$ estradiol and progesterone suppressed the production of IL-6 in the presence and absence of poly(I:C). Conclusion: These results imply that sex hormones exerted a suppressive effect on the function of TLR3 in the fallopian tube cell line when different concentrations of sex hormones were present. The current results also suggest that estrogen receptor beta and nuclear progesterone receptor B are likely to mediate the hormonal regulation of TLR3, as these two receptors are the main estrogen and progesterone receptors in OEE6/E7 cell line.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.1184-1194
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• 2022

Objective: High concentrate diets are widely used to satisfy high-yielding dairy cows; however, long-term feeding of high concentrate diets can cause subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA). The endocrine disturbance is one of the important reasons for metabolic disorders caused by SARA. However, there is no current report about thyroid hormones involved in liver metabolic disorders induced by a high concentrate diet. Methods: In this study, 12 mid-lactating dairy cows were randomly assigned to HC (high concentrate) group (60% concentrate of dry matter, n = 6) and LC (low concentrate) group (40% concentrate of dry matter, n = 6). All cows were slaughtered on the 21st day, and the samples of blood and liver were collected to analyze the blood biochemistry, histological changes, thyroid hormones, and the expression of genes and proteins. Results: Compared with LC group, HC group showed decreased serum triglyceride, free fatty acid, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, increased hepatic glycogen, and glucose. For glucose metabolism, the gene and protein expression of glucose-6-phosphatase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1 in the liver were significantly up-regulated in HC group. For lipid metabolism, the expression of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1, long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 1, and fatty acid synthase in the liver was decreased in HC group, whereas carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1α and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor α were increased. Serum triiodothyronine, thyroxin, free triiodothyronine (FT3), and hepatic FT3 increased in HC group, accompanied by increased expression of thyroid hormone receptor (THR) in the liver. Conclusion: Taken together, thyroid hormones may increase hepatic gluconeogenesis, β-oxidation and reduce fatty acid synthesis through the THR pathway to participate in the metabolic disorders caused by a high concentrate diet.

• 분석과학
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.519-528
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 뇨시료를 고체상 추출법으로 추출한 후 HPLC/DAD/ESI-MS(high-performance liquid chromatograph/diode array detector/electro-spray ionitation mass spectrometry)를 사용하여 분석하였다. 7종의 thyroid hormones의 HPLC 분리조건은 Hypersil ODS(octadecylsilica) 컬럼(4.6mm I.D., 100 mm length, particle size $5{\mu}m$)을 사용하고 ammonium formate buffer와 acetonitrile을 이동상으로 하여 기울기 용리한 결과 완전 분리가 가능하였으며, UV spectra 및 질량스펙트럼을 확인할 수 있었다. 고체상 추출법에 의한 전처리 최적 조건을 조사한 결과 시료를 pH 3으로 한 후 C18 고체상을 사용하여 4 mL의 methanol/ammonium hydroxide(9:1) 혼합용액으로 용리할 경우 회수율이 89.0-113.1%로 나타났다. HPLC/DAD를 이용하여 10-1000 ng/mL범위에서 검량선을 작성한 결과 $r^2$값은 0.992-0.998 으로 나타났으며 검출한계는 2-4 ng/mL(3.8-13.0 pmol/mL)로 계산되었다.