• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2004

5% $CO^2와 5% O^2$ 농도 조건 하에서 NCSU23 배양액에 aesculetin을 0, 1, 5 및 10 $\mug/ml$를 첨가한 구에서 상실배기 이상 발육된 체외배양 성적은 10 $\mu$ g 첨가구(35.7%)가 여타구(0 $\mu$g, 30.2% ; 1$\mu$g, 29.5% ; 5$\mu$g, 29.2%)보다 통계적으로 유의하게 높은 성적을 얻었다(P<0.05). NCSU 23 배양액에 taurine을 0, 2.5 및 5.0 mM을 첨가, 체외배양을 실시한 결과 배반포기 이상 발육된 체외발육 성적은 각각 2.8%, 2.2% 및 7.0%였으며, 상실배이상의 체외 발육성적은 26.1%, 26.9% 및 31.7%로서 taurine 5.0 mM 첨가가 체외수정란의 체외발육 성적이 유의적으로 높은 것으로 나타났다(P<0.05). NCSU 23 배앙액에 melatonin을 0, 1, 5 및 10nM을 첨가하여 체외배양을 실시한 결과, 배반포기까지 발육된 체외 발육성적은 17.8%, 26.1%, 20.0% 및 16.3%로서 melatonin 1nM 첨가구가 여타구에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 높은 성적을 나타냈으며(P<0.05), 상실배기 이상 발육된 체외발육 성적에서는 melatonin 1nM 첨가구가 39.1%로서 대조구 33.3%, 5 nM 첨가구의 33.3% 및 10 nM 첨가구의 27.9%보다 높은 발육율을 나타냈다(P<0.05). 한편 배반포기 수정란의 세포수 조사에서는 melatonin 10 mM 첨가구가 유의하게 낮은 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.215-221
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• 2002

본 연구는 일정량의 항산화제(NAC, ebselen 및 GSH)와 성장인자(EGF, PDGF)의 혼합첨가가 돼지 체외수정란의 체외배양에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 1. NCSU 23 배양액에 NAC 1nm과 NAC에 EGF 100ng/$m\ell$비 및 PDGF 5ng/$m\ell$를 각각 혼합 첨가하여 체외배양을 실시한 결과, 상실배기 이상 발육된 체외발육율은 각각 28.1%, 32.3% 및 35.3%로서 NAC와 PDGF 혼합처리구가 대조 구보다 다소 높은 체외발육율을 나타냈으나 통계적 유의성은 없었다(P>0.05). 2. NCSU 23 배양액에 ebselen 10$\mu\textrm{m}$과 ebselen에 EGF 100ng/$m\ell$ 및 PDGF 5ng/$m\ell$를 각각 혼합첨가하여 체외발육율을 조사한 결과, 상실 배기 이상 발육된 수정란의 체외발육율은 각각 17.8%, 36.9% 및 40.3%로 ebselen과 성장인자의 혼합처리구가 대조구보다 통계적 유의하게 높은 체외발육율을 나타냈다(P<0.05). 3. NCSU 23 배양액에 GSH 100$\mu\textrm{m}$과 GSH에 EGF 100ng/$m\ell$ 및 PDGF 5ng/$m\ell$를 각각 혼합 첨가배양하여 상실배기 이상 발육된 수정란의 체외발육율은 각각 24.4%, 30.5% 및 27.7%로 GSH과 EGF 혼합처리구가 여타구보다 다소 높은 체외발육율을 나타냈지만 통계적 유의성은 없었다(P>0.05). 4. 모든 처리구에서 배반포기 수정란의 세포수는 커다란 차이가 인정되지 않았으나(P>0.05), 체외배양액에 ebselen과 성장인자를 혼합첨가하여 체외배양한 처리구에서는 대조구에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 높은 세포수를 나타냈다.(P<0.05).

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2003

Background: The megakaryopoiesis and platelet production is regulated by several hematopoietc factors such as thrombopoietin (TPO), interleukin-11 (IL-11) and interleukin- 3 (IL-3). IL-11 is a potent stimulator of megakaryopoiesis in vivo, and acts primarily as a megakaryocyte maturation factor in vitro and it can act synergistically with IL-3 and TPO. We performed this study to investigate the effects of recombinant human IL-11 (rhIL-11) with other hematopoietic factors on megakaryocyte colony formation in vitro. Methods: CD34+ cells were separated from umbilical cord blood and megakaryocyte colonies using MegaCult Assay Kit were cultured with rhIL-11, recombinant human IL-3 (rhIL-3), and recombinant human TPO (rhTPO) for 7 and 14 days. The number and percentage of CD34+ and CD41a+ cells were determined by flowcytometry. Results: The number of CD41a+ cells were $0.54{\pm}0.05{\times}10^4$ (rhIL-11 100 ng/ml), $5.32{\pm}0.23{\times}10^4$ (rhIL-3 100 ng/ml), and $8.76{\pm}0.15{\times}10^4$ (rhTPO 50 ng/ml) of total expanded cells during the culture of the purified CD34+ cells in liquid phase for 7 days. The number of CD41a+ cells were increased to $7.47{\pm}0.69{\times}10^4$ (rhIL-3+ rhIL-11), $11.92{\pm}0.19{\times}10^4$ (rhTPO+rhIL-11) of total expanded cells, respectively, during the culture of the purified CD34+ cells in liquid phase for 7 days in the presence of rhIL-11 (100 ng/ml). When the purified CD34+ cells were cultured in semisolid mediaincluding various concentration of rhIL-11, the megakaryocyte colonies were not formed. When the purified CD34+ cells were cultured with rhIL-11 and rhTPO or with rhIL-11 and rhIL-3, the number of megakaryocyte colonies were increased compared with rhTPO or rhIL-3 alone. Conclusion: These results indicate that IL-11 exerts a potent proliferative activity to colony forming unit-megakaryocyte from human umbilical cord blood, and it acts with other hematopoietic factors synergistically.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.155-163
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• 2004

본 연구는 도축돈의 난소로부터 난자를 채취하여 체외배양시킨 후 세포 안정제와 원심분리 그리고 OPS를 이용한 유리화동결 하였다. 동결 융해한 수정란을 경산돈에 외과적 또는 비외과적으로 이식하여 자돈을 생산하는 것을 목적으로 수행하였다. ${\cdot}$ 도축돈 난소로부터 채란되어진 돼지 미성숙난은 Funahashi 등(1994) 방법에 따라 체외 성숙-수정-배양하였다. 체외배양액은 glucose-free NCSU 23을 이용하였으며, 5일째에 10% Fatal bovine serum (FBS)을 첨가 배반포로 발달을 유도하였다. ${\cdot}$ 체외배양된 수정란은 7.5${\mu}$g.mL cytochalasin B에 30분 처리 후 13,000 rpm에 13분간 원심 분리하였고, ethylene glycol(EG) 동결액으로 처리한 뒤 OPS를 이용하여 동결${\cdot}$융해하였다. ${\cdot}$ 동결수정란과 비동결수정란을 plastic straw에 loading 한 후 3두에는 경산돈에 외과적 방법으로 각각 100개, 100개의 동결수정란과 대조군으로 34개의 비동결수정란을 이식하였고 다른 3두에는 비외과적 방법으로 각각 150개, 150개의 동결수정란과 대조군으로 100개의 비동결수정란을 각각 이식하였다. 외과적이식돈의 대조군에 사용한 신선수정란은 비경산돈 3두에서 채란하였다. ${\cdot}$이식 결과 6두 모두 지연성 발정을 보였으며 이중 동결수정란 이식돈은 임상적으로 정상이였으나 비동결수정란은 이식한 경우는 자궁내막염과 복강탈장이 관찰되었다. 주요 원인은 시술시 기술의 미숙과 야외수술에 의한 감염, 난자의 이동과 수송에 의한 영향 그리고 주입 미숙 등이 주요 원인인 것으로 생각되며 융해 후 생존효율이 높은 수정란의 준비, 이식 기술의 개선과 자궁상태가 청결한 비경산돈의 이식으로 임신율을 높일 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.407-417
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• 1999

Objective: Mammalian follicle cells are the most important somatic cells which help oocytes grow, mature and ovulate and thus are believed to provide oocytes with various functional and structural components. In the present study we have examined whether cumulus or granulosa cells might playa role in establishing the plasma membrane structure of mouse oocytes during meiotic maturation. Design: In particular the differential resistances of mouse oocytes against chymotrypsin treatment were examined following culture with or without cumulus or granulosa cells, or in these cell-conditioned media. Results: When mouse denuded oocytes, freed from their surrounding cumulus cells, were cultured in vitro for $17{\sim}18hr$ and then treated with 1% chymotrypsin, half of the oocytes underwent degeneration within 37.5 min ($t_{50}=37.5{\pm}7.5min$) after the treatment. In contrast cumulus-enclosed oocytes showed $t_{50}=207.0$. Similarly, when oocytes were co-cultured with cumulus cells which were not associated with the oocytes but present in the same medium, the $t_{50}$ of co-cultured oocytes was $177.5{\pm}13.1min$. Furthermore, when oocytes were cultured in the cumulus cell-conditioned medium, $t_{50}$ of these oocytes was $190.0{\pm}10.8min$ whereas $t_{50}$ of the oocytes cultured in M16 alone was $25.5{\pm}2.9min$. Granulosa cell-conditioned medium also increased the resistance of oocytes against chymotrypsin treatment such that $t_{50}$ of oocytes cultured in granulosa cell-conditioned medium was $152.5{\pm}19.0min$ while that of oocytes cultured in M16 alone was $70.0{\pm}8.2min$. To see what molecular components of follicle cell-conditioned medium are involved in the above effects, the granulosa cell-conditioned medium was separated into two fractions by using Microcon-10 membrane filter having a 10 kDa cut-off range. When denuded oocytes were cultured in medium containing the retentate, $t_{50}$ of the oocytes was $70.0{\pm}10.5min$. In contrast, $t_{50}$ of the denuded oocytes cultured in medium containing the filtrate was $142.0{\pm}26.5min$. $T_{50}$ of denuded oocytes cultured in medium containing both retentate and filtrate was $188.0{\pm}13.6min$. However, $t_{50}$ of denuded oocytes cultured in M16 alone was $70.0{\pm}11.0min$ and that of oocytes cultured in whole granulosa cell-conditioned medium was $156.0{\pm}27.9min$. When surface membrane proteins of oocytes were electrophoretically analyzed, no difference was found between the protein profiles of oocytes cultured in M16 alone and of those cultured in the filtrate. Conclusions: Based upon these results, it is concluded that mouse follicle cells secrete a factor(s) which enhance the resistance of mouse oocytes against a proteolytic enzyme treatment. The factor appears to be a small molecules having a molecular weight less than 10 kDa.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.287-294
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• 2011

Autophagy is a process of intracellular bulk protein degradation, in which the accumulated proteins and cytoplasmic organelles are degraded. It plays important roles in cellular homeostasis, apoptosis, and development, but its role during early embryo development remains contentious. Therefore, in the present study, we investigated the effects of 3-methyladenine (3-MA) on early embryonic development in pigs, we also investigated several indicators of developmental potential, including mitochondrial distribution, genes expressions (autophagy-, apoptosis- related genes), apoptosis and ER-stress, which are affected by 3-MA. After in vitro maturation and fertilization, presumptive pig embryos were cultured in PZM-3 medium supplemented with 3-MA for 2 days at $39^{\circ}C$ 5% $CO_2$ in air. Developmental competence to the blastocyst stage in the presence of 3-MA was gradually decreased according to increasing concentration. Thus, all further experiments were performed using 2 mM 3-MA. Blastocysts that developed in the 3-MA treated group decreased LC3-II intensity and expressions of autophagy related genes than those of the untreated control, resulting in down-regulates the autophagy. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) showed that the number of containing fragmented DNA at the blastocyst stage increased in the 3-MA treated group compared with control ($6.0{\pm}1.0$ vs $3.3{\pm}0.6$, p<0.05). Also, the expression of the pro-apoptotic gene Bax increased in 3-MA treated group, whereas expression of the anti-apoptotic gene Bcl-XL decreased. Mito Tracker Green FM staining showed that blastocysts derived from the 3-MA treated group had lower mitochondrial integrity than that of the untreated control, resulting in decrease the embryonic qualities of preimplantation porcine blastocysts. Then, the expression of the spliced form of pXBP-1 product (pXBP-1s) increased in 3-MA treated group, resulting increase of ER-stress. Taken together, these results indicate that inhibition of autophagy by 3-MA is closely associated with apoptosis and ER-stress during preimplantation periods of porcine embryos.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.223-231
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• 2001

The success of nuclear transplantation with mammalian oocytes depends critically on the potential of oocytes activation, which mainly caused to prevent the re-accumulation of maturation promoting factor (MPF). This study was conducted to compare the effect of combined treatment of lonomycin with a Hl-histone kinase inhibitor (dimethylaminopurine, DMAP) or cdc2 kinase inhibitor (sodium pyrophosphate, SPP) on activation of bovine oocytes. In vitro matured bovine oocytes with the first polar body (PB) and dense cytoplasm were assigned to 3 experimental groups. For activation treatment, oocytcs were exposed to 5 $\mu$M lonomycin for 5 min (Group 1), and followed by 1.9 mM dimethylaminopurine (DMAP) for 3 h (Group 2) or followed by 2 mM sodium pyrophosphate (SPP) for 3 h (Group 3). The activation effects in the three treatments and the control group (untreated) were judged by the extrusion of the second PB and formation of a pronucleus (PN). Differences among groups were analysed using one-way ANOVA after arc-sine transformation of proportional data. All three treatments led to high activation rates (90% to 95%), with significant difference from the control. However, the extrusion of the second PB and the rate of PN formation differed remarkably among treatments. In Group I and 3, about 95% of the oocytes had extruded the second polar body, but one PN had formed in a higher proportion of oocytes in Group 3 than in Group 1 (90% vs. 5%). In experiment 2, the rates of cleavage and development into blastocysts in Group 1 were significantly lower than those of Group 2 and 3 (8.7% and 0% vs. 50.5% and 11.6%, and 44.6% and 7.2%, respectively, P<0.05). In experiment 3, ~80% of parthenotes in Group 1 were developed with haploid chromosomal sets. However, when ionomycin was followed immediately by DMAP (Group 2). only 20% of parthenotes were haploid. In Group 3, combined treatment with ionomycin and SPP, the appearance of abnormal chromosomal tracts was significantly (P〈0.05) reduced and the proportion of haploid parthenotes was increased to 85% (17/20) than in Group 2. These results demonstrate that SPP acted as a cdc2 kinase inhibitor and formed the haploidy in oocyte activation. Thus, the present study suggests that cdc2 kinase inhibitor, such as sodium pyrophosphate, may have an effective role in oocyte activation for the production of cloned embryos/animals by nuclear transplantation.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.228-233
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• 2011

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of GnRH antagonist multiple-dose protocol (MDP) with oral contraceptive pill (OCP) pretreatment in poor responders undergoing IVF/ICSI, compared with GnRH antagonist MDP without OCP pretreatment and GnRH agonist low-dose long protocol (LP). Methods: A total of 120 poor responders were randomized into three groups according to controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) options; GnRH antagonist MDP after OCP pretreatment (group 1), GnRH antagonist MDP without OCP pretreatment (group 2) or GnRH agonist luteal low-dose LP without OCP pretreatment (group 3). Patients allocated in group 1 were pretreated with OCP for 21days in the cycle preceding COS, and ovarian stimulation using recombinant human FSH (rhFSH) was started 5 days after discontinuation of OCP. Results: There were no differences in patients' characteristics among three groups. Total dose and days of rhFSH used for COS were significantly higher in group 3 than in group 1 or 2. The numbers of mature oocytes, fertilized oocytes and grade I, II embryos were significantly lower in group 2 than in group 1 or 3. There were no significant differences in the clinical pregnancy rate and implantation rate among three groups. Conclusion: GnRH antagonist MDP with OCP pretreatment is at least as effective as GnRH agonist low-dose LP in poor responders and can benefit the poor responders by reducing the amount and duration of FSH required for follicular maturation.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.769-786
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• 1998

The purpose of the present study is to examine the effect of cell proliferation and alkaline phosphatase activity in osteoblastic cells and to compare the bone healing ability of rat calvarial defects between the control group and the safflower seed extract treated group. Osteoblastic cells were obtained from calvariae of a fetal rat. Cells were cultured containing DMEM and safflower seed extract ($10^{-6}g/ml$, $10^{-3}g/ml$) at $37^{\circ}$ with 5% $CO_2$ in 100% humidity for 3 days. MTT was performed to examine the viability of the cells, and alkaline phosphatase activity was analyzed to examine the mineralization in vitro. Rat calvarial defects($5{\times}5mm$) in 250g Sprague-Dawly were made using round bur. Rats were administrated with safflower seed extract(0.35g/kg/day) for experimental periods. Calvarial defects were studied histopathologically and immunohistochemically at 1,4, and 8 weeks. High concentration group($10^{-3}g/ml$) of safflower seed extract significantly increased in the cell proliferation and alkaline phos phatase synthesis in osteoblastic cells. The infiltration of inflammatory cells and osteoclastic activities were decreased in the safflower seed extract treated group as compared with control group. Bone maturation was accelerated in the safflower seed extract treated group as compared to control group. No difference in osteoinductive process was observed between the control and the safflower seed extract treated group. Immunohistochemical observation revealed that protein expression of TGF-$\beta$and osteonectin during early healing phase in the safflower seed extract treated group was slightly increased as compared to control group. These results indicate that safflower seed extract promotes the healing process in bony defect of rat calvariae, and retains a potential applicability as an adjuvant therapeutic modality for regeneration of periodontal bony defect.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.413-420
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• 2009

본 연구는 성체우의 FS, MS, C-MS를 배양액에 첨가하여 세포증식과 난포의 성장과 배란에 미치는 영향을 관찰하기 위하여 실시하였다. 세포증식은 세포수와 MTT assay을 실시하여 확인하였다. 그 결과 세포증식은 혈청첨가 배양액에 따라 유의적인 차이를 나타내었다. 특히 근육위성세포의 세포증식은 MS를 첨가한 배양액에서 높은 반면 면역세포의 증식은 FBS에서 배양한 세포에 비해 낮은 것을 확인하였다. 또한 난포의 성장 및 배란을 관찰한 결과 난포의 성장에 유의한 차이가 없었으나 군간 차이를 보였으며 배란율과 비례적이었고, 배란율은 FBS와 C-MS가 첨가된 배양액에서 유의적으로 높은 것을 관찰할 수 있었다(P<0.05). FBS군과 C-MS 군 간에는 차이가 없었다. 3T3-L1 세포에서 창상치유는 FS에서 배양한 세포에서 빠른 회복을 나타냈으며, 증식은 MS에서 높게 나타났다(p<0.001). 따라서 본 결과는 세포배양 과정에서 세포에 따른 혈청의 선택은 매우 중요하다는 근거자료를 제시 하였으며, 분리 된 성별 특이 한우 혈청은 FBS의 대체 물질로서 사용이 가능할 것으로 사료된다.