• 대한생식의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한불임학회 1999년도 제38차 추계 학술대회
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• pp.115-115
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• 1999

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.185-190
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• 2016

During the ovary preservation in low temperature, the cumulus oocyte complexes(COCs) lose their developmental competences after in vitro fertilization. We used phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) as a basic solutions of at various temperatures (25, 15 or $5^{\circ}C$) and supplemented them with 1mM glucose and 0.5mM glutamine as a source of carbohydrate metabolites. After recovery of COCs and in vitro fertilization, a significantly higher number of oocytes developed into blastocysts. The developmental competence of embryos that were originated from ovaries preserved at $15^{\circ}C$ was increased compared to those of 25 or $5^{\circ}C$. The maturation rate of oocytes was not differed between 24 and 36 h at $15^{\circ}C$ but showed lower than control group (71% versus 78%). In vitro-fertilized oocytes from ovaries stored at $25^{\circ}C$ for 24 h or at $5^{\circ}C$ for 24 h had a significantly decreased developmental potentials, but at $15^{\circ}C$ did not (27% versus 29% of blastocysts to develop into day 8). With these results, bovine ovaries can be preserved at $15^{\circ}C$ for 36 h without decreasing developmental capacity of in vitro-fertilized oocyte at least to the blastocyst stage. This information provides valuable information of preserving ovaries for embryo transfer or in vitro embryo production.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.123-128
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• 2011

In vitro maturation and activation of oocytes are primary steps towards biotechnological manipulation in embryology. The objectives of the present study were to determine the oocyte recovery rate per ovary, in vitro maturation rates of oocytes and rates of parthenogenetically activation of matured oocytes in Black Bengal goats. All visible follicles were aspirated to recover follicular fluid from individual ovaries (number of ovaries = 456). The immature cumulus oocyte complexes (COCs; n = 1289) were cultured in tissue culture medium (TCM)-199 supplemented with 10% (v/v) fetal bovine serum (FBS) for 27 hours at $39^{\circ}C$ with 5% $CO_2$ in humidified air. The matured oocytes (n = 248) were activated with 5 ${\mu}M$ ionomycin for 5 minutes followed by treatment with 2 mM 6-dimethylaminopurine (6-DMAP) for 4 hours. After activation, oocytes were cultured for another 14 hours in TCM-199 supplemented with bovine serum albumin (BSA) at $39^{\circ}C$ with 5% $CO_2$ in humidified air. The pronucleus formation in activated oocytes was determined by staining with 1% orcein (whole mount technique). Matured oocytes (n = 176) without activation stimuli were used as control. The mean number of oocytes recovered per ovary was $3.5{\pm}0.5$. The proportion of oocytes matured in vitro, confirmed by the presence of first polar body, was $42.1{\pm}4.7%$. Parthenogenetic activation, evidenced by formation of pronucleus, occurred in $37.2{\pm}15.8%$ of matured oocytes. No pronucleus formation was observed in control oocytes. In conclusion, a combination of ionomycin and 6-DMAP induces activation in one third of Black Bengal goats' oocytes.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2009

In this study, bovine Dnmt1 cDNA was sequenced and detected Dnmt1 mRNA level in bovine tissues by northern blot, methylation pattern of genome by southern blot, specific localization of Dnmt1 in mouse and bovine preimplantation embryos by immunocytostaining and Dnmt1 protein level in ovary and testis by western blot. Bovine Dnmt1 cDNA sequence showed more homology with that of human than mouse and rat. The RNA level of Dnmt1 was 10 times higher expression in placenta than other tissues. This indicates that placenta was hypermethylated compared to others organs. The genomic DNA could not be cut by a specific restriction enzyme (HpaII) in placenta, lung and liver of bovine. It suggests that Dnmt1 in some somatic cells was already methylated. Dnmt1, which has the antibody epitope 1316~1616, was distributed in nucleus and cytoplasm including the stage of pronuclear stage and maturation of oocyte and gradually weaken to blastocyst stage compare to negative. In addition, Dnmt1 was strongly expressed in tetraploid embryo and cloned 8-cell than IVF 8-cell. An aberrant pattern of DNA methylation in cloned embryo may be abnormal development of fetus, embryonic lethality and placenta dysfunction. The somatic specific band (190kDa) was appeared in ovary and testis, but oocyte specific band (175kDa) was not. Further investigations are necessary to understand the complex links between the methyltransferases and the transcriptional activity of genes in the cloned bovine tissues.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.195-200
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• 2002

Objective : To investigate the expression of apoptosis related proteins and apoptotic cells on the human ovarian follicles. Materials and Methods: Thirty five Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded human ovarian tissue blocks were selected from the surgical pathology files of the department of pathology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, for the period from 1996 to 1998. All specimen were from premenopausal women aged from $32{\sim}45$. Ovarian tissues were collected from the patients performing hysterectomy for benign uterine diseases. Immunohistochemical staining was performed for the detection of DNA fragmented cell, Bcl-2, Bax, Fas and Fas-ligand. Results: Bcl-2 and bax were not expressed on the surrounding cells and oocyte of the primary, primordial and preantral follicles. Fas and Fas-ligand (Fas-L) were not expressed on the surrounding cells on the primordial and primary follicles. But expressed on the surrounding granulosa cells and oocyte in the primordial and primary follicles. In the healthy follicles, Bcl-2 was expressed on the granulosa cells, however, Bax was not expressed. DNA fragmented cells were expressed on the inner granulosa cell layer of atretic follicles. Conclusion: Fas, Fas-ligand, and Bax may be responsible for the follicular atresia and Bcl-2 may be involved in the follicular survival in the human ovary.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.252-257
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• 2017

잉어목 모래무지아과에 속하는 한국 고유종 돌마자 Microphysogobio yaluensis 난소 내 생식세포들의 형태학적 특징을 연구하기 광학현미경을 이용하여 조사하였다. 난자형성과정 (oogenesis)은 크게 염색인기 (chromatin-nucleolus stage), 주변인기(peri-nucleolus stage), 난황형성기(vitellogenesis)의 난황포 및 난황구기와 성숙(mature stage)의 단계로 구분되었다. 염색인기에는 배포가 크게 형성되며 실모양의 염색질이 산재되어 있다. 주변인기에는 핵 내에 산성의 인들이 핵막인근에 분포하고 있었으며, 난막(egg envelope)이 형성되기 시작하였다. 이후 난황형성기의 난황포 단계에서는 세포질의 대부분이 텅빈 공포모양의 난황포로 구성되며, 발생이 진행되면서 난황구 단계에서는 난황포 사이에 eosin에 염색되는 난황과립으로 대체되었다. 성숙단계에 도달한 난세포에는 많은 난황구들이 하나의 커다란 난황괴(yolk mass)를 형성하고 있었다. 이 시기의 난세포의 난막은 세포질과 여포세포층 사이에 얇게 형성되었다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.299-307
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• 2003

Objectives: The present study was conducted to evaluate the mobile transposon-like element, clone MTi7 (MTi7) expression in the mouse ovary and to determine its role(s) in the mouse oocytes by RNA interference (RNAi). Methods: MTi7 mRNA expression was localized by in situ hybridization in day5 and adult ovaries. Double stranded RNA (dsRNA) was prepared for c-mos, a gene with known function as control, and the MTi7. Each dsRNA was microinjected into the germinal vesicle (GV) stage oocytes then oocyte maturation and intracellular changes were evaluated. Results: In situ hybridization analysis revealed that MTi7 mRNA localized to the oocyte cytoplasm from primordial to preovulatory follicles. After dsRNA injection, we found 43-54% GV arrest of microinjected GV oocytes with 68%-90% decrease in targeted c-mos or MTi7 mRNA. Conclusions: This is the first report of the oocyte-specific expression of the MTi7 mRNA. From results of RNAi for MTi7, we concluded that the MTi7 is involved in the germinal vesicle breakdown in GV oocytes, and MTi7 may be implicated with c-mos for its function. We report here that RNAi provides an outstanding approach to study the function of a gene with unknown functions.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.85-90
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• 2003

본 연구는 개 난소의 수송온도가 난자의 생존률에 미치는 영향과 체외성숙 배양시 성숙률에 미치는 영향에 대하여 검토하였다. 1. 개 난소를 4$^{\circ}C$와 38$^{\circ}C$에 저장 후 5시간 내로 연구실로 운반한 난소에서 채취한 난자를 체외배양 하여 생존율을 조사한 결과 체외배양 24시간째 13.2%(15/114), 77.8%(105/135)의 생존율을 보였으며, 48시간째는 0% (0/129), 72.9% (129/177) 의 생존율을 나타내어 38$^{\circ}C$에 수송한 난소에서 채취한 난자가 4$^{\circ}C$에 수송한 난소에서 채취한 난자보다 유의적으로 높은 생존율을 보였다. 2. 체외성숙 배양 24, 48, 96 시간 체외배양하여 핵 성숙율을 확인한 결과 MI∼MII까지의 성숙율이 8.3% (6/72), 8.9% (9/101), 9.5% (8/84)로 체외배양 시간을 96시간까지 연장하여도 성숙률이 증가하지 않았다.

• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.96-105
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• 2022

The ovary undergoes substantial physiological changes along with estrus phase to mediate negative/positive feedback to the upstream reproductive tissues and to play a role in producing a fertilizable oocyte in the developing follicles. However, the disorder of estrus cycle in female can lead to diseases, such as cystic ovary which is directly associated with decline of overall reproductive performance. In gene expression studies of ovaries, quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay has been widely applied. During this assay, although normalization of target genes against reference genes (RGs) has been indispensably conducted, the expression of RGs is also variable in each experimental condition which can result in false conclusion. Because the understanding for stable RG in porcine ovaries was still limited, we attempted to assess the stability of RGs from the pool of ten commonly used RGs (18S, B2M, PPIA, RPL4, SDHA, ACTB, GAPDH, HPRT1, YWHAZ, and TBP) in the porcine ovaries under different estrus phase (follicular and luteal phase) and cystic condition, using stable RG-finding programs (geNorm, Normfinder, and BestKeeper). The significant (p < 0.01) differences in Ct values of RGs in the porcine ovaries under different conditions were identified. In assessing the stability of RGs, three programs comprehensively agreed that TBP and YWHAZ were suitable RGs to study porcine ovaries under different conditions but ACTB and GAPDH were inappropriate RGs in this experimental condition. We hope that these results contribute to plan the experiment design in the field of reproductive physiology in pigs as reference data.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.529-546
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• 1998

부화직후 1.9 mm였던 자어는 부화후 47일경 19 mm전후로 성장하며 초기성장기 자어류들의 전장과 체중과의 관계는 $BW=4.45{\times}10^{-6}TL^{3.4718}$, r=0.9820이었다. 해상가두리의 사육개체는 최대어 전장 28.4 cm까지 성장한 개체를 사용하였고 이들 개체의 전장과 체중과의 관계는 $BW=2.36{\times}10^{-2}TL^{2.9180}$, r=0.9971이었다. 미분화된 참돔의 생식소부위는 생식소와 지방체로 구성되어 있으며 분화가 진행되어 생식소가 비후됨에 따라 지방체는 점점 수축되어 갔다. 부화후 6개월의 미분화기까지 발달한 생식소부위는 생식소와 곤봉상의 지방체로 구성되었다. 이들 생식소는 미세한 반투명산으로 생식원세포를 구별할 수 없는 미발달생태를 유지하고 있다. 부화후 7개월부터 생식소 상피조직의 발달로 생식상피를 식별할 수 있었고, 부화후 8개월 생식소는 난원세포의 발달로 성분화가 시작되었다. 이후 9개월 생식소 내강상피 전체에 초기 난모세포들이 발달하고 이들 난모세포들의 증가로 생식소내강은 난소강을 이룬다. 부화후 13개월 난모세포는 생식소전체를 채우게 되고 곧 난모세포들의 세포질 붕괴가 시작된다. 15개월부터는 난소강을 중심으로 새로운 초기 난모세포들이 발달하여 난소조직으로 된다. 그리고 공포상조식은 정원세포들이 분열.증식하여 정소조직을 이루게 된다. 이후 이들은 생식소자웅동체기를 지나 암.수로 성이 결정된다. 따라서 참돔은 유시자웅동체 juvenile hermaphrodite 이고 미분화자웅이제 경골어류 undifferentiated gonochoristic teleost이었다. 생식소 자웅분화상은 미분화기, 유사난원세포기, 유사난소기, 난소발달기, 정소형자웅동체기, 난소형자웅동체기 및 정소발달기로 구분되었다. 미분화기 생식소는 부화후부터 13개월, 전장 18cm까지 지속되었으며, 유사난원세포기는 부화후 7~13개월, 전장 11~18cm까지 지속되었다. 유사난소기는 부화 10~14개월, 전장 14~26cm까지이며, 난소발달기는 부화후 14개월, 전장 20cm부터 시작되었다. 부화후 20개월에는 전 조사개체의 44%가 난소였다. 난소형자웅동체기는 부화후 15개월, 전장 19~20cm부터 출현하며, 부화후 20개월, 전장 28~29cm에서는 관찰되지 않았다. 정소형자웅동체는 부화후 15개월, 전장 21~22cm에서 첫 출현한 후 20개월까지 지속되었다. 정소발달기는 부화후 15개월, 전장 21~22cm에서 첫 출현한 후 20개월의 39%, 전장 28~29cm의 33%를 차지하였다. 50%이상의 성분화발현은 부화후 11개월, 전장 16cm부터였다. 성결정은 암컷이 부화후 14개월, 전장은 20mc, 수컷이 부화후 15개월, 전장 20cm에 시작되었다. 50%이상의 성결정은 부화후 17개월, 전장 23cm에 일어났다