• 한국임상수의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국임상수의학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.124-124
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• 2006

• 대한생식의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한불임학회 2002년도 제42차 춘계학술대회
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• pp.11-17
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• 2002

Animal clones derived from somatic cells have been successfully produced in a variety of mammalian species such as sheep, cattle, mice, goats, pigs, cat and rabbits. However, there are still many unsolved problems in the present cloning technology. Somatic cell nuclear transfer has shown several developmental aberrancies including high rate of abortion in early gestation and increased perinatal death. These developmental failures of cloned embryos may arise from abnormal reprogramming of donor genome and/or incomplete cloning procedure. We have found that overall genomic methylation status of cloned bovine embryos is quite different from that of normal embryos in various genomic regions, suggesting that the developmental failures of cloned embryos may be due to incomplete reprogramming of donor genomic DNA. Many of the advances in understanding the molecular events for reprogramming of donor genome will more clarify the developmental defects of cloned embryos.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.129-137
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• 2003

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is characterized by reproductive failures in sows and respiratory problems in piglets. The nucleocapsid(N) protein, encoded by the open reading frame 7 (ORF7) gene, is known to be the most abundant and antigenic protein in PRRS virus. Therefore, it was suggested that the N protein could be a suitable candidate for the detection of PRRS virus-specific antibodies and diagnosis of PRRS. In the present study, the ORF7 gene encoding the N protein was cloned and expressed as a fusion protein with the glutathione S-transferase (GST) in Escherichia coli. The resulting GST-N recombinant protein was used as an antigen for an indirect sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (i-ELISA). Expressed GST-N recombinant protein was migrated at 41 kDa and reacted with ORF7-specific monoclonal antibody by Western blotting. In order to increase the specificity of the ELISA for the detection of PRRS virus-specific antibodes, an i-ELISA was developed using an anti-GST antibody as a capture antibody. The sensitivity and specificity of developed i-ELISA were 92% and 96%, respectively. Based on these results, it was suggested that the i-ELISA is a simple and rapid test for screening a large number of swine sera for the anti-PRRS virus antibodies.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.365-368
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• 1992

1988년부터 1990년 6월까지 전국의 양돈장에서 수집된 돼지 유사산 태아 74복에서 바이러스성 원인체 분리 및 혈청학적 진단을 수행하였던 바 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 공시한 74복의 유사산 태아중 44복의 태아 흉강액에서 면역 globulin이 검출되어 전염성 질병감염에 의한 유사산으로 추정되었다. 이중 37%가 바이러스성 유사산으로 나타났으며 유사산의 원인체별 분포를 살펴보면 돼지 파보바이러스가 21%로 가장 높았으며, 뇌심근염 바이러스가 11%, 일본뇌염 바이러스가 9% 등의 순으로 나타났다. 한편 돼지 콜레라바이러스 및 오제스키병 바이러스에 의한 유사산이 각각 1건씩 검출되었으며 동일 유사산 태아에서 2가지 병원체가 중복감염된 예도 관찰되었다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.217-223
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• 2006

전국 65개 시군에 소재하는 착유우 20두 이상 규모의 760개 목장에서 85,983두를 대상으로 초음파 번식 검진 및 치료를 실시하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 번식 검진우 85,983두 중 난소 질병이 40,399(47.0 %)로 가장 많았으며 자궁 질병 11,912두(13.9%), 임신 및 임신기 사고가 26,587두(30.9%), 난소나 자궁의 유착이 172두(0.2%), 프리마틴 8두(0.01%)그리고 분만 후 50일 이내로서 정상적인 발정 주기와 같은 기타가 6,905두(8.3%)로 나타났다. 번식 검진우에서 번식 장애에 대해 치료를 실시하였던 소는 30,241두로 이중 둔성 발정 또는 발정 발견의 잘못 14,909(49.3%), 난포낭종 3,750(12.4 %), 황체낭종 907두 (3.0%), 난소 기능부전 665두 (2.2%) 및 난소의 과립막 세포종 3두(0.01%)로 난소 질병이 20,234두로 66.9%를 차지 했고 나머지는 자궁 질병과 기타 질병이었는데 자궁 질병 중에서는 자궁 내막염이 6,986두(23.1%)로 가장 많았다. 정기적인 번식 검진 효과를 번식 지표로서 확인해 보았던 바 평균 분만 간격은 번식 검진 이전에는 475일이었으나 번식 검진 이후에도 381일로 단축되었고, 공태기는 186일에서 98일로 단축, 분만 후 첫 수정까지의 평균 일수는 106일에서 66일로 단축, 분만 후 60일 이내에 발정을 보여 주었던 소의 비율은 32%에서 90%로 증가, 첫 수정시 수태율은 42%에서 64%로 증가, 수태당 수정 회수는 2.6회에서 1.8회로 단축되었다. 따라서 정기적인 검진은 조기 임신 진단, 번식장애의 정확한 진단 및 적절한 치료로서 번식 효율을 증가시켜 농가의 생산성을 향상시켰다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2002

Objective : To report the prevalence of lupus anticoagulants and anticardiolipin antibodies in patients with recurrent spontaneous abortion and infertility. Material and Method: Lupus anticoagulants and anticardiolipin antibodies were analyzed by Diluted Russell's Viper Venom Test (DRVVT) and solid phase enzyme immunoassay, respectively. Results : In 200 patients with infertility, there were 6 cases (3%) with positive lupus anticoagulants or anticardiolipin antibodies. Of these, 3 patients (1.5%) showed positive lupus anticoagulants and anticardiolipin antibodies, respectively. In 120 patients with recurrent spontaneous abortion, there were 13 cases (10.8%) of positive lupus anticoagulants or anticardiolipin antibodies. Of these, one patient (1%) showed lupus anticoagulants and 12 patients (10%) showed anticardiolipin antibodies. But in two groups, there was no cases with positive lupus anticoagulants and anticardiolipin antibodies. Conclusion: Lupus anticoagulants and anticardiolipin antibodies are definite cause of recurrent spontaneous abortion. There has been a speculation that they might be associated with infertility and repeated IVF failures. But it was found that the role of lupus anticoagulants and anticardiolipin antibodies in these cases are not clear.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.349-359
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• 1994

To elucidate pathogenicity to hamster of encephalomyocarditis virus $K_3$ strain that was isolated in Korea from the swine with reproductive failures, adult male syrian hamsters were experimentally infected intraperitoneally with the virus at $10^{7.0}\;TCID_{50}/0.1ml$ and pathological and immunohistochemical studies were performed. The results obtained through the experiment were as follows. 1. Clinical signs such as depression, unkempt hair and bilateral parlysis of hind limbs were observed. 2. At necropsy, mild congestion was observed in the cerebrum, liver, kidney and lung, and atrophy was evident in testis. 3. In microscopic observation, degeneration and necrosis of the nervous cells and perivascular mononuclear cell infiltration were manifested in central nerve system, and various degrees of degeneration and necrosis of parenchymal cells were detected in pancreas, lacrimal gland, liver, kidney and testis. 4. In immunohistochemical observation, strong positive reactions were observed in degenerated parenchymal cell of testis, and weak positive reactions, in hepatocytes.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.1099-1105
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• 1999

Reproductive failures, such as abortions were occured among dogs in a large kennel in Chonnam area April in 1994. After an initial positive result by the 2 mercaptoethal rapid slide agglutination test(2ME-RSAT) to Brucella canis on five sera, additional specimens from all dogs in the population were tested. The blood cultures and 3 following serological tests (2ME-RSAT, TAT, AGID) performed on all samples on the basis of surveys, the following results were obtained. 1. Thirty three of 62 dogs were seropositive. 2. Twenty blood samples from 33 dogs were cultured, all of the isolates were identified as B canis. 3. Although there was not siginificant difference in sex, age and breed of the cause brucellosis dectected, abortions was occured late in gestation stage.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.201-208
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• 2011

Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus (S. zooepidemicus) is a pathogen of a variety of infections in horse. We studied biochemical and molecular characteristics of S. zooepidemicus isolated from the genital tract of Thoroughbred mares in Korea. Seventy-nine isolates were identified as S. zooepidemicus by biochemical and PCR method from 374 horses. The biochemical characteristics of S. zooepidemicus isolates were positive reaction of lactose and sorbitol. However, S. zooepidemicus isoltes were negative reaction of inulin, mannitol, raffinose, trehalose, aesculin hydrolysis, growth in 6.5% NaCl and variable reaction of maltose. Epidemiological investigations of S. zooepidemicus isolates were performed by fragment analysis of SzP (S. zooepidemicus protective protein) gene, CNE (collagen binding protein) gene and ISR (16s rRNA intergenic spacer region) gene using ABI Prism $3,130{\times}1$ Genetic Analyzer System. All isolates were shown single amplification size of 906 bp in CNE gene, but SzP and ISR gene were shown variable patterns of fragment size. The characteristics of S. zooepidemicus investigated in this study will be very useful for the prevention of infection and the studies of epidemiologic characteristics of S. zooepidemicus, causing the severe economic losses due to reproductive failures.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.211-216
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• 1997

본 연구는 Vero cell을 이용한 사람 배아의 공동배양술이 배아의 질을 향상시킬 수 있거나 또는 반복적 착상 실패를 극복하여 임신을 가능케 할 수 있는지 알아 보고자 시행되었다. 1996년 일년 동안, 반복적 착상 실패를 경험한 환자 (group I)와 이전 주기에서 배아의 질이 나빴던 환자 (group II)를 포함한 총 202례를 분석하여 대조군과 공동배양군 간의 배아의 질, 임신률, 임신유지율 및 착상률을 비교하였다. Group I 93례 가운데 34례는 공동배양을, 나머지 59례는 기존의 체외수정을 시행하였다. Group II 109례에서는 공동배양 36례, 기존의 체외수정 73례를 시행하였다. Group I에서 공동배양군의 임신률, 임신유지율 및 착상률은 각각 14/34 (41.2%), 9/34 (26.5%), 16/81 (19.8%)로 대조군 (11/59 (18.6%), 8/59 (13.6%), 12/152 (7.9%))에 비하여 높았으며, 특히 임신률과 착상률은 유의한 차이를 나타내었다(p=0.028, p=0.015). Group II에서는 공동배양군의 임신률과 임신유지율 및 착상률이 각각 8/36 (22.2%), 5/36 (13.9%), 8/87 (9.2%)로 대조군 (5/73 (6.8%), 3/73 (4.1%), 3/158 (1.9%))에 비하여 높았고, group I의 결과에서와 마찬가지로 임신률과 착상률의 유의한 차이를 나타내었다(p=0.028, p=0.022). 이상에서 Vero cell을 이용한 공동배양술은 위의 두가지 주소를 가진 환자군에서 좋은 결과를 나타내었다. 또한 group II에서 3일-공동배양군의 임신률 역시 향상되어 (4/15 (26.7%)), 보조부화술을 겸비한 3일-공동배양이 이전 주기에서 배아의 질이 나빴던 환자군에 적용될 수 있음을 알 수 있었다. 결론적으로 Vero cell을 이용한 공동배양술은 반복적 착상 실패를 경험한 환자나 또는 이전 주기에서 배아의 질이 나빴던 환자에게 적용하여 임신률을 향상시킬 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.