• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.722-731
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• 2020

Objective: Two experiments were conducted using 28 healthy multiparous sows to evaluate the oxidative stress status and reproductive performance of sows during gestation and lactation under different thermal environments. Methods: Fourteen multiparous sows were used in Exp. 1 under a high thermal environment, and the other 14 multiparous sows were used in Exp. 2 under a moderate thermal environment. In both experiments, reproductive performances of sows were recorded. Plasma samples were collected on d 35, 60, 90, and 109 of gestation, and d 1 and 18 of lactation for malondialdehyde, protein carbonyls, 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine, immunoglobulin g (IgG), and IgM analysis. Results: For sows in Exp. 1, plasma malondialdehyde concentration on d 109 of gestation tended to be greater (p<0.05) than it on d 18 of lactation. Plasma concentration of protein carbonyl on d 109 of gestation was the greatest (p<0.05) compared with all the other days. Plasma concentrations of 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine on d 109 of gestation was greater (p<0.05) than d 18 of lactation in Exp. 1. For sows in Exp. 2, there was no difference of malondialdehyde and protein carbonyl concentration during gestation and lactation. In both Exp. 1 and 2, litter size and litter weight were found to be negatively correlated with oxidative stress indicators. Conclusion: Sows under a high thermal environment had increased oxidative stress during late gestation indicating that increased oxidative damage to lipid, protein, and DNA could be one of the contributing factors for reduced reproductive performance of sows in this environment. This study indicates the importance of providing a moderate thermal environment to gestating and lactating sows to minimize the increase of oxidative stress during late gestation which can impair reproductive outcomes.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.191-198
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• 2010

자궁근종은 환자마다 다양한 조성, 크기, 위치, 개수를 가지는 양성 종양으로 여러 가지 방법으로 생식력에 영향을 준다. 자궁근종이 생식률에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구는 많이 시행되어 왔지만 여전히 명확한 결론을 내리기는 어렵다. 자궁근종의 위치와 크기는 향후 임신에 영향을 미치는 가장 중요한 인자이다. 장막하근종은 임신에 거의 영향을 주지 않으나 자궁내강의 모양을 변형시키는 점막하근종과 근층내근종은 임신율을 감소시키며 자연 유산율을 증가시킨다. 그러므로 보조생식술을 시행하기 전에는 먼저 제거하는 치료가 충분히 상의되어야 한다. 자궁내강을 변형시키지 않은 근층내근종이 있는 환자도 임신율의 저하를 보였지만, 확실한 연구가 없기 때문에 결론을 내리기가 쉽지 않다. 근층내근종의 치료로 근종절제술이 생식력을 향상시킨다는 증거는 아직 불충분하므로 환자의 상태와 의사의 경험에 따라 치료 방법을 결정하여야 한다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.97-102
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• 1988

The effect of supplementary feeding on postpartum ovarian activity, reproductive performance and plasma progesterone concentrations in Cheju native cows was studies. The group with adequate nutrition had greater mean body weight than did the underfed group before and after calving. First ovulation occurred 19.5 days and first oestrus at 37.8 days postpartum in the standard group, however, there was delay in first ovulation and oestrus in the restricted group (73.4 days and 111.8 days). Progesterone concentraitons of full fed animals gradually increased from 6 weeks(0.5ng/ml) to 12 weeks(3.3ng/ml) after calving. However, progesterone concentrations of underfed animals had a slight increase in 10 weeks after dalving(0.80ng/ml).

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.5-10
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• 2000

The chloroform extract of the seeds of Carica papaya has been screened for the hormonal properties using ovariectomized female rats for estrogenicity, estrogen primed immature rats for progestogenicity and castrated adult male rats for androgenicity. The results revealed that the extract lacks progestogenicity and androgenicity as evident from the failure of the extract treated animals to mimic progestogen and androgen related changes in the target tissues. The increased weight of vagina and uterus, open status of vagina, cornified and epithelial cells in the vaginal smears and hypertrophy in the uterine epithelium, endometrium and stroma with increased glycogen and sialic acid content in the uterus of the chloroform extract treated animals, which are comparable to those of the ovariectomized estrogen treated animals, suggest that the chloroform extract possesses mild estrogenic activity.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.142-149
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• 2021

Objective: Bacteriospermia and urogenital infections are common problems in male infertility. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of bacteriospermia on sperm parameters and clinical outcomes in semen samples infected with two common bacteria (Staphylococcus saprophyticus and Escherichia coli) in northern Iran. Methods: Microbiological tests were performed to isolate and identify organisms from 435 semen samples from infertile couples. Semen samples were assessed according to the World Health Organization criteria. The protamine status, chromatin structure, chromatin condensation, and acrosome reaction of sperm and assisted reproductive outcomes were determined in couples with different male infertility factors. Results: Among the total cases, the two most prevalent pathogens were considered: S. saprophyticus (38.2%) and E. coli (52.9%). In the semen samples infected with E. coli, the spontaneous acrosome reaction and abnormal chromatin condensation were more common (p<0.05). Significant increases in abnormal chromatin condensation and deprotamination were seen in the presence of S. saprophyticus. In washed semen, tight adhesion between the sperm midpiece and S. saprophyticus was observed. There was also a significant decrease in the fertilization rate using semen samples infected with S. saprophyticus and E. coli during in vitro fertilization cycles (p<0.001). In addition, the presence of S. saprophyticus and E. coli in semen samples was associated with a lower likelihood of clinical pregnancy in couples with various factors of male infertility. Conclusion: Poor results of assisted reproductive techniques may be correlated with semen samples infected with two common bacteria in northern Iran.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.291-298
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• 2002

본 연구는 경상북도 영주지역의 한우 사육농가를 대상으로 사육규모와 형태, 사양관리 방법 등 번식우의 사양관리 형태와 번식우의 번식장애 발생률을 조사하였으며, 번식장애우에 대하여 proge-sterone제재인 control internal drug releasing for cattle(CIDR)를 처리하여 치료효과를 구명하기 위하여 수행하였다 번식장애우에 대한 CIDR 처리는 7일간 질내에 삽입하였으며, 제거 하루 전에 PGF$_2$$\alpha$를 투여하여 황체를 퇴행 발정을 유기하고 발정 확인 후 10시간 간격으로 인공수정을 실시 임신의 유무로 치료 판정한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 경북 영주지방의 127호의 한우 사육농가에서 사육하는 총 1,061두의 번식우의 번식상황을 조사한 결과 번식장애우는 209두로서 발생률은 19.7%이었다. 사육규모별 번식장애 발생율은 10두 이하, 10~20두 및 20두 이상 농가에서 각각 37.5, 14.7 및 13.6%로서 사육규모가 커질수록 발생률이 유의적으로(P<0.05) 낮아지는 경 향이 었다. 2. 번식우의 농가 사육형태별 번식장애 발생률은 계류사육이 30.4%로서 군사의 14.7%보다 유의 적으로(P<0.05) 발생률이 높았으며, 군사의 경우 두당 사육면적이 넓을수록 번식장애 발생률이 낮아지는 경향이었다. 3. 번식장애우의 산차별 분포를 보면 미경산우가 50.7%로 가장 많았으며 산차가 증가할수록 번식장애우에서 차지하는 비율이 감소하는 경향이었다. 4. 번식장애우의 요인별 분포는 무발정이 65.1%, 미약발정 29.2%, 난소낭종 4.3% 그리고 기타1.4%의 순으로 많이 분포되었다. 5. 209두의 번식장애우에 CIDR를 처리하고 인공 수정한 결과 157두가 임신되어 75.1%의 치료효과를 얻었다. 번식장애우의 신체충실 지수별 치료효과는 신체충실 지수가 1, 2 및 3인 경우 수태 율이 각각 85.7, 84.9 및 86.8%로서 유의 적으로(P<0.05) 높았으며, 전체적으로 다소 야윈 경우가 과비된 경우에 비하여 치료 효과가 좋았다. 본 연구결과를 종합하면, 한우 사육농가의 번식장애 발생률은 19.7%로서 사육규모가 커서 농가의 관심도가 높을수록 또한 계류보다는 넓은 면적에서 군사하는 경우가 번식장애 발생률이 낮았으며, 요인별로는 발정과 관련된 장애가 많았다. 이러한 번식장애우도 농가에서 손쉽게 이용할 수 있는 progesterone 제재인 CIDR를 처리함으로서 75.1%를 치료할 수 있으며 치료 효과를 높이기 위해서는 신체충실지수를 1, 2 및 3으로 유지하기 위한 적정 사양관리가 필요하다고 사료된다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.2083-2087
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• 2014

Between May and September 2014, a total of 226 serotine bats (Eptesicus serotinus) were captured and subsequently released at a site 50 km distant from the site of capture, in order to determine the homing ability of the bats and changes in the homing rate according to the season. The bats were captured from a nursery colony at a bridge in An-dong (Gyeongbuk, Korea), and then released at a similar site in Yeong-Ju (Gyeongbuk, Korea). We found that 115 of the 226 bats released (51%) returned to the capture site. However, there was a difference in the homing ability of the serotine bats depending on the season and reproductive status. We found that the homing rate was the highest in June during late pregnancy and the lowest in August after the lactation period.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.211-215
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• 2008

To gain a better understanding of the methylation imprinting changes associated with heat stress in early development, we used bisulfite sequencing and bisulfite restriction analysis to examine the DNA methylation status of imprinted genes in early embryos (blastocysts). The paternal imprinted genes, H19 and Igf-2r, had lower methylation levels in heat-stressed embryos than in control embryos, whereas the maternal imprinted genes, Peg3 and Peg1, had similar methylation pattern in heat-stressed embryos and in control embryos. Our results indicate that heat stress may induce aberrant methylation imprinting, which results in developmental failure of mouse embryos, and that the effects of heat shock on methylation imprinting may be gene-specific.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.166-180
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• 2012

This review summarizes the epidemiology of cancer of the female reproductive system and associated lifestyle factors. It also assesses the available evidence for occupational factors associated with these cancers. Cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancers are relatively common, and cause significant cancer morbidity and mortality worldwide, whereas vulvar, vaginal, fallopian tube cancers, and choriocarcinomas are very rare. As several lifestyle factors are known to play a major role in the etiology of these cancers, very few published studies have investigated possible relationships with occupational factors. Some occupational exposures have been associated with increased risks of these cancers, but apart from the available evidence on the relationships between asbestos fibers and ovarian cancer, and tetrachloroethylene and cervical cancer, the data is rather scarce. Given the multifactorial nature of cancers of the female reproductive system, it is of the utmost importance to conduct occupational studies that will gather detailed data on potential individual confounding factors, in particular reproductive history and other factors that influence the body's hormonal environment, together with information on socio-economic status and lifestyle factors, including physical activity from multiple sources. Studies on the mechanisms of carcinogenesis in the female reproductive organs are also needed in order to elucidate the possible role of chemical exposures in the development of these cancers.

• 생약학회지
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.89-98
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• 2009

The toxicity of aristolochic acid (ArA) has attracted considerable attention since the case of nephropathy regarding diet pill preparations was reported. The present study was performed to determine the reproductive toxicity of ArA in female SD rats. ArA was administered orally to female rats at 2, 8 or 16 mg/kg b.w./day and the females were mated with untreated males and their reproductive status was determined. ArA is well known as PLA2 inhibitor, toxic effects of such a relationship are not yet clear, and in vivo study on this matter are scarce. For this study, ArA was administered to pregnant rats at 10 or 20 mg/kg b.w./day, because premating treatments were not conducted. Administration of 20 mg/kg b.w./day caused infertility or abortion. In ArA-treated groups, PGF2a productions were inhibited and apoptosis were suppressed. Collectively, this study may help to further define the roles of sPLA2 in reproductive organs and to determine the toxic mechanisms of ArA.