• 대한수의학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.157-164
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• 1992

Changes in the both inward current and conductance of membrane by the fertilization were observed using the one microelectrode voltage clamp(or switch clamp) technique. Unfertilized eggs and both 1- and 2-cell stage eggs after fertilization were donated from the superovulated mouse (ICR, more than 6 weeks old) treated with PMSG(pregnant mare serum gonadotropin, Sigma) and HCG(human chorionic gonadotropin, Sigma) and naturally mated ones, respectively in this experiment. Membrane potential was held at -90mV and the voltage step was applied from -80mV to 50mV with interval of 10mV or 20mV for 300ms. since both of amplitudes and time courses in the membrane currents were various according to the states of cells and clamping condition, results were presented by their $averages{\pm}SEM$(standard mean error)and ratios or percentages. Inward currents began to appear in response to the step depolarization from -60mV and reached its maximum at -50mV. However, since the potential was not clamped evenly during the voltage step, current-voltage(I-V) relationship might be positively shifted 10 or 20mV. From the steady-state currents plotted in the I-V curve, outward rectification was markedly observed. Peak inward currents$(i_{in})$ at -50mV were $-0.62{\pm}0.23nA$(n=4),$-0.52{\pm}0.25nA$(n=5) and $-0.37{\pm}0.25nA$(n=6), in the 1-cell stage, 2-cell stage fertilized eggs and in the unfertilized eggs, respectively. Pure inward current (difference between steady-state and peak, $i_{in. pure}$) were $-1.01{\pm}0.23nA$, $-0.69{\pm}0.43nA$ and $-0.68{\pm}0.29nA$, respectively in the 1-cell stage fertilized eggs, unfertilized eggs and 2-cell stage fertilized eggs. These results suggested that the outward current in fertilized eggs of 2-cell stage was more increased than those in the unfertilized eggs. Pure inward currents in the all stages of eggs showed a similar fashion in the I-V relationship from -50mV to 50mV and reversal potential at 50mV. Time constant of inactivation$({\tau})$ in the inward current was decreased as the membrane potential was depolarized in the unfertilized and 2-cell stage eggs but in the 1-cell stage eggs t was not likely to be affected significantly. Slope conductances were 14.2nS, 8.9n5 and 7.7nS in the 1-cell, 2-cell stage fertilized eggs and the unfertilized eggs, respectively. Membranes between two cells within a zona pellucida seem to be electrical-connected in the 2-cell stage eggs from the observation made in the analysis for the electronic spread and decay to the current stimuli. Both of inward current and membrane conductance were increased after fertilization in the mouse eggs. Inward current seems to be carried by the same ion or through the same channels up to the 2-cell stage and ion that carried inward current was thought to play important function after fertilization in the mouse eggs.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제17권
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• pp.197-199
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• 2001

Enhancement of antigen-specific IgE is a hallmark of allergic hyperresponsiveness, therefore it is necessary to adopt or develop a highly sensitive and specific assay for determination of allergen-specific IgE levels in vivo. In this presentation, we introduce an ELISA (enzyme linked immunosorbent assay) system developed to measure the levels of chicken egg ovalbumin (OVA)-specific IgE in serum. The ELISA method uses a commercially available purified rat anti-mouse IgE as a capture Ab and biotinylated OVA as a detection reagent. Avidin-peroxidase with its substrate is used for color development resulting in optical density measurement at 405 nm. The ELISA system produces a highly sensitive dose-response relation-ship between optical density levels and the dilution titer of the OVA-IgE standard serum but no cross-reaction with unrelated IgE or IgG. It is believed that the system is an Efficient tool to delineate an adjuvant effect of environmental pollutants on development of asthmatic and atopic responses.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.16.1-16.7
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• 2015

A well-characterized sperm specific protein of the Member of immunoglobulin superfamily, IZUMO1, has crucial role in fertilization by mediating sperm binding to the egg plasma membrane in the mouse. However little is known about IZUMO1 in bovine. Here, we describe the molecular cloning and expression analysis of bovine IZUMO1 (bIZUMO1). RT-PCR and Western blot analysis of the bovine tissues indicated that bIZUMO1 was specifically expressed in the testis and sperm, Furthermore, the result of our biotinylation assay from ejaculated bovine sperm strongly suggest the assumption that bIZUMO1 is localized on the cell surface. These data imply the potential role of bovine IZUMO1 in mammalian fertilization.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2019

The ability of oocytes to undergo normal fertilization and embryo development is acquired during oocyte maturation which is transition from the germinal vesicle stage (GV), germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) to metaphase of meiosis II (MII). Part of this process includes redistribution of inositol 1, 4, 5-triphosphate receptor (IP3R), a predominant $Ca^{2+}$ channel on the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Type 1 IP3R (IP3R1) is expressed in mouse oocytes dominantly. At GV stage, IP3R1 are arranged as a network throughout the cytoplasm with minute accumulation around the nucleus. At MII stage, IP3R1 diffuses to the entire cytoplasm in a more reticular manner, and obvious clusters of IP3R1 are observed at the cortex of the egg. This structural reorganization provides acquisition of $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ oscillatory activity during fertilization. In this review, general properties of IP3R1 in somatic cells and mammalian oocyte are introduced.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.68-74
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• 1970

안전방안에서 여포난자가 성숙한다는 것이 몇가지 동물을 이용한 실험에서 밝혀진 바가 있었거니와 여포 난자가 異種의 안전방내에서도 성숙이 가능한 가를 보기 위하여 본 실험을 행하였다. 토끼의 경우 자체의 안전방내에 이식한 여포난자가 다른 동물 즉 흰쥐나 흰생쥐의 안전방에 이식하였을 때보다 낮은 성숙률을 보여 주고 있을 뿐, 흰쥐, 흰생쥐들은 각각 상호간의 안전방에 이식하였을때 同種의 다른 개체의 안정방에서 얻은 결과보다 훨씬 좋은 성숙률을 나타내고 있다. 특히 흰쥐의 여포난자는 숫컷 흰쥐의 안전방에서 24시간 사이에 76%가 제 1및 제 2차 분렬의 증기에 있으며 같은 종류의 수컷 생쥐의 안전방에서 55%가 성숙한 것 보다 훨씬 높은 율을 보여주고 있는 것이다. 안전방의 전방수가 함유단백질의 양이거나 삼투압에 있어서 일반체액이거나 표준배양액의 것들과는 크게 다르며 세포나 조직의 배양액으로는 그다지 적당한 것으로 보이지 않으나 여포난자의 활성획득에는 큰 영향이 없다할 것이다. 특히 異種간의 이식실험에서 얻은 결과가 자체거나 同種간의 이식실험과 거의 같거나 오히려 더 나은 성과를 보여주고 있는데, 는 그 이유에 대해 더 밝혀야 할 문제로 본다. 단지 난자는 성숙분렬을 위한 활성을 갖는데 난자자체의 구성성분 즉 난황물질의 양에 크게 좌우되는 것같으며 또한 난자가 배양될 안전방의 환경요인이 성숙률을 결정하는 데 큰 영향을 주는 것으로 보인다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2006

본 연구는 H. pylori를 산란계에 면역화하여 얻은 항-H. pylori 난황항체 분말의 H. pylori에 대한 억제효과를 알아보기 위하여 실시하였다. 마우스의 종에 따라서 H. pylori에 대한 감수성의 차이가 있다고 보고된 바 있다(25). Richard 등의 연구결과에 의하면 C57BL/6 mice는 H. pylori에 대하여 약 70%의 감수성을 가진 것으로 보고하였다(26). 이번 실험에서는 7주째의 urease test 결과 항-H. pylori 난황항체 분말을 급이한 군에서 33%의 낮은 양성율을 보였고, 흡광도 측정결과도 유의적으로 감소하였다. 조직학적 검사에서 접종대조군의 위조직은 염증성 세포의 집적 등 특이적인 염증성 변화를 동반하였지만, 항-H. pylori 난황항체 분말을 급이한 군에서는 특이적 변화를 관찰할 수 없었다. H. pylori의 제균효과를 확인하는 방법중 하나인 ureA 유전자 확인결과, 항-H. pylori 난황항체 분말을 급이한 군에서는 3주째보다 7주째 많이 감소하였다. 항-H. pylori 난황항체 분말의 급이시기는 감염전이나 감염후에 큰 차이를 보이지 않았으며, 급이수준은 5%보다는 10% 첨가수준이 약간 높게 나타났다. 이 연구결과로 동물시험에서 항-H. pylori 난황항체 분말이 H. pylori 억제 효과가 있음이 확인되었다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.377-383
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• 1997

The effects of embryo number and incubation volume on the development of mouse embryos were evaluated. The growth rate of two-cell mouse embryos to attached blastocyst stage and the growth rate of blastocysts to early somite stage were assessed after culture in different incubation volumes and embryo densities. Embryos were collected from ICR female mice superovulated with pregnant mare serum gonadotropin and human chorionic gonadotropin and mated by ICR males. In experiment 1, groups of one, five, ten, twenty 2-cell embryos were cultured in 10-, 50-, 500-, 1000-${\mu}l$ drops of BWW media under mineral oil at $37^{\circ}C$ in a humidified atmosphere of 5% $CO_{2}$ and 95% air. As the incubation volume decreased, significantly (p<0.05) higher rates of embryos reached morular and blastocyst stage on day 3 and 4 culture, respectively. In experiment 2, groups of one, five, ten, twenty blastocysts were cultured in 1- and 2-ml volumes of CMRL 1066 media under same condition as in experiment 1. However the reverse was the result. Decreasing the number of embryos incubated per volume from 1 to 20 significantly (p<0.05) increased the number of blastocysts reaching the late egg cylinder (LEC) and early somite (ES) stage on day 6 and 8 culture, respectively, regardless of incubation volume. Blastocysts cultured in 2ml had higher (p<0.05) development rates to LEC and ES stage on day 6 and 8 culture, respectively, than embryos cultured in 1ml. Our results suggest that the effects of embryo number and incubation volume on the development of mouse embryos are stage specific and the shifting point was between hatching and EEC stage.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2017

Schistosoma haematobium is a biocarcinogen of human urinary bladder (UB). The present study investigated developing UB cancer mouse model by injecting S. haematobium eggs into the bladder wall and introduction of chemical carcinogens. Histopathological findings showed mild hyperplasia to epithelial vacuolar change, and high grade dysplasia. Squamous metaplasia was observed in the S. haematobium eggs+NDMA group at week 12 but not in other groups. Immunohistochemistry revealed significantly high expression of Ki-67 in urothelial epithelial cells of the S. haematobium eggs+BBN group at week 20. The qRT-PCR showed high expression of p53 gene in S. haematobium eggs group at week 4 and S. haematobium eggs+BBN group at week 20. E-cadherin and vimentin showed contrasting expression in S. haematobium eggs+BBN group. Such inverse expression of E-cadherin and vimentin may indicate epithelial mesenchymal transition in the UB tissue. In conclusion, S. haematobium eggs and nitrosamines may transform UB cells into squamous metaplasia and dysplasia in correlation with increased expression of Ki-67. Marked decrease in E-cadherin and increase in p53 and vimentin expressions may support the transformation. The present study introduces a promising modified animal model for UB cancer study using S. haematobium eggs.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.209-212
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• 1994

Mophological normal of unfertilized oocytes, which was collected 12-14 hours after human Chorionic Gonadotropin(jCG) injection, was not influenced by chronically adiministration of cocaine for 2 weeks in mice. Proportion of normal unfertilized oocytes in non-cocaine treated group (control), `0 mg/kg and 20 mg/kg cocaine treated group based on body weight with subcutaneous(s.c.) daily injection of cocaine for 2 weeks were 92.9%, 85.6% and 90.9%, respectively. There is no significant difference between control and cocaine treated groups. Two to 8 cell stage embryos collected 24-48 hours post hCG in control group were 66.7%, whereas, 10 mg/kg and 20 mg/kg groups treated with cocaine was 12.5% and 27.3% respectively. Although control and treated groups are significantly different (p<0.05) the developmental score of 2 to 8 cell stage embryos collected at 24-48 hours post HCG, there is no difference between 10 mg/kg and 20 mg/kg treated with cocaine groups. These results indicated that the normal embryos of the roups of cocaine administration were significantly amested when compared with that of control group. The proportion of 2 to 8 cell stage embryo reaching the blastocyst stage, which were cultured 48-52 hours with 5% $Co_2$ in air at $37^{\circ}C$, were 93.9% in control group and, 70.4% and 71.9% in each 10 mg/kg and to blastocyst in vitro culture was significantly limited embryos obtained from cocanized mice compared with those of control mice. These results suggest that episode of cocaine intoxication can cause impaiment of early embrygenesis in the mouse.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.709-727
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• 2001

세포자기사(programmed cell death)는 배자발생과정에서 중요한 역할을 하는 정상적인 생리적현상으로 알려져왔다. 생쥐 배자에서 세포자기사에 관한 많은 연구가 있었지만 초기 형태발생기동안의 전반적이고 구체적인 세포자기사 양상에 관한 보고는 없었다. 이에 본 연구에서는 발생 4.5일$\sim$11.5일째의 Balb/c생쥐배자에서 생쥐발생초기의 세포자기사가 일어나는 양상을 알아보았다. 세포자기사가 일어나는 양상은 배자 조직절편과 온전한 배자에 in situ terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) 반응을 시켜 알아보았다. 주머니포배시기 (발생 4.5일째)에는 세포자기사 과정에 있는 세포가 극히 드물게 속세포명이에서 관찰되었다. Egg cylinder시기 초기(발생 $5.0\sim5.5$일째)에는 소수의 세포자기사 세포가 배자외배엽과 배자내배엽, 원시양막공간에서 나타났다. Egg cylinder시기 후반부(발생 $5.5\sim6.5$일)에는 세포자기사 세포가 배자외배엽, 배자내배엽, 원시양막공간 뿐만 아니라 바깥배자외배엽과 바깥배자내배엽 에서도 관찰되었다. Streak 시기 (발생 $6.75\sim7.75$일)에는 많은 세포자기사 세포가 ectoplacental cone부위에서 관찰된 반면에, 배자바깥 부위에서는 융모막과 바깥배자내배엽에서 매우 적은 수의 세포자기사 세포가 관찰되었고, 배자부위에서는 소수의 세포자기사 세포가 무작위적으로 배자외배엽과 중배엽, 그리고 배자내배엽 부위에서 관찰되었다. 체절형성기 초기 (발생 $8.0\sim8.5$일)에는 많은 수의 세포자기사 세포가 신경주름(neural fold)의 가장 앞쪽(머리쪽)에 주로 분포하는 것이 관찰되었다. 체절형성기 중기(발생 $9.0\sim9.5$일)에 귀기원판(otic placode)부위에서 처음으로 세포자기사 세포가 관찰되었고, 적은 수의 세포자기사 세포들이 또한 눈기원판(optic placode)과 아가미궁에서도 관찰되기 시작하였다. 발생 $9.5\sim9.75$일째에 크게 세가지 흐름의 세포자기사 세포들이 머리쪽 부위에서 관찰되었다. 발생 10.5일째에는 세포자기사 세포들이 발생중인 눈 부위와 안쪽코돌기와 바깥쪽코돌기 그리고 상악돌기가 만나는 부위, 아가미궁의 가쪽부위, 양쪽 하악돌기가 만나는 중앙부위, 그리고 팔다리싹의 꼭대기외배엽능선에 국한되어 관찰되었다. 발생 11.5일째에는 세포자기사 세포가 발생중인 팔다리부위와 꼬리부위를 제외한 나머지 부위에서는 현저히 감소되어 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 생쥐 발생초기 동안에 나타나는 세포자기사 세포가 발생시기에 따라 어느 부위에 발현되는 가는 알아보았는데, 이러한 연구 결과는 배자의 형태발생을 연구하는데 기초적인 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.