• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2004

본 연구는 1997년 IMF 이후 급격히 감소된 한우의 두수를 증가시키고, 최근 젖소 송아지 가격이 현저히 낮게 형성되고 있어 양축가의 사기가 떨어지고 있는데 가임 젖소 암소에 한우 수정란을 이식시켜 한우 송아지를 생산케 함으로서 농가 소득을 증대시키고 실시하였다. 1. 체외수정 후 6, 7, 8 및 9일째의 수정란을 이식하여 59.4%, 68.2%, 66.0% 및 100%의 수태율을 나타냈으며, 상실배기(20.0%) 수정란이 배반포기(61.1%∼69.5%) 수정란보다 낮은 수태율을 나타내었다. 2. 수란우의 영양상태는 과비가 되지 않고 약간 야윈 듯한 체형을 선발하는 것이 좋은 것으로 나타났다. 3. 황체가 형성된 자궁각에 수정란을 이식한 결과 수태율이 70.1%로서 황체가 형성된 반대편 자궁각에 이식한 수태율 62.5%보다 높은 성적을 나타냈다. 4. 수란우에 수정란을 이식하기 전 hCG 1500 IU 와 GnRH 5 $m\ell$ 투여한 결과 69.9%를 나타내어 무처리구 63.0%보다 다소 높은 성적을 나타내었다. 5. 수란우와 공란우의 발정이 일치할 경우(0일) 이식 후 수태율이 72.6%로서 여타구보다 높은 성적을 나타내었다. 6. 수란우 산차에 따른 수정란 이식 후 수태율은 미경산우가 59.1%로서 경산우 70.6%보다 낮게 나타났다. 7. 수정란 상태에 따른 이식 후 신선란 및 동결란 수태율은 각각 70.6%와 36.4%를 나타내어 신선란이 높은 수태율을 나타내었다. 본 연구의 결과를 요약하면 체외 수정란은 체외배양 7일에 생산된 배반포 및 확장배반포기 수정란을 공란우와 수란우의 발정을 정확히 동기화 시키고, 수란우의 황체가 뚜렷하게 형성된 경산우를 이용하며, 이식 전 수란우에 Hormone을 처리하는 것이 수태율을 향상시키는 것으로 나타났다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.52-57
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• 2012

Objective: During IVF, non-transferred embryos are usually selected for cryopreservation on the basis of morphological criteria. This investigation evaluated an application for array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) in assessment of surplus embryos prior to cryopreservation. Methods: First-time IVF patients undergoing elective single embryo transfer and having at least one extra non-transferred embryo suitable for cryopreservation were offered enrollment in the study. Patients were randomized into two groups: Patients in group A (n=55) had embryos assessed first by morphology and then by aCGH, performed on cells obtained from trophectoderm biopsy on post-fertilization d5. Only euploid embryos were designated for cryopreservation. Patients in group B (n=48) had embryos assessed by morphology alone, with only good morphology embryos considered suitable for cryopreservation. Results: Among biopsied embryos in group A (n=425), euploidy was confirmed in 226 (53.1%). After fresh single embryo transfer, 64 (28.3%) surplus euploid embryos were cryopreserved for 51 patients (92.7%). In group B, 389 good morphology blastocysts were identified and a single top quality blastocyst was selected for fresh transfer. All group B patients (48/48) had at least one blastocyst remaining for cryopreservation. A total of 157 (40.4%) blastocysts were frozen in this group, a significantly larger proportion than was cryopreserved in group A (p=0.017, by chi-squared analysis). Conclusion: While aCGH and subsequent frozen embryo transfer are currently used to screen embryos, this is the first investigation to quantify the impact of aCGH specifically on embryo cryopreservation. Incorporation of aCGH screening significantly reduced the total number of cryopreserved blastocysts compared to when suitability for freezing was determined by morphology only. IVF patients should be counseled that the benefits of aCGH screening will likely come at the cost of sharply limiting the number of surplus embryos available for cryopreservation.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.37-46
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• 1991

A field trial was performed to evaluate the effects of hormone treatment on estrus induction, ovulation, embryo transfer and reproductive performance in post-weaning sows. This trial involved 61 mixed breed sows of varying parity on a commercial pig farm. Sows were allocated to one of five trials: control group involved 25 sows that were treated with a single intramuscular injection of 5 ml physiological saline, 6 sows received 1,500 IU PMSG on the day of weanning and 500 IU HCG at the onset of estrus in trial I, 7 sows received 750 IU PMSG on the day of weanning and 500 IU HCG at the onset of estrus in trial II, 5 sows were treated with the same as trial II on day 28 after weanning in trial III. and 18 sows were treated with 10 mg PGF$_2$$\alpha$ plus 2 mg estradiol benzoate on day 31 after weanning in trial IV. Ovarian responses were checked by laparotomy and ova were recovered by oviducal flushing between 40 and l00hrs after mating. Fertilized ova were transferred into the oviduts of recipient sows synchroni- zed. The results obtained were summarized as follows: 1. Percentages of sows detected in standing estrus following treatment were 86~100% among trial groups. The interval from treatment to standing estrus(6l.7$\pm$0.5lhrs) in lOmg PGF$_2$$\alpha$ and 2mg estradial henzoate treated group was significantly earlier than in other trial groups(P<0.05). 2. Average number of ovulations was 11.5~37.8 among trial groups. The ovulation rate in 1,500 IU PMSG and 500 IU RCG treated group (37.8$\pm$ 19.87) was significantly different from other trial groups(P<0.05). 3. Ova were recovered by oviducal flushing between 40~ l00hrs after mating and recovery rates of ova wore 91.4% between 40~59hrs. 4. Fertilized ova were transferred into the oviducts of 8 recipient sows synchronized with 7 to 17 ova per animal. Three of the recipients were pregnant and delivered 25 piglets. 5. Four of the donor sows in those embryo collection was not successful were pregnant following oviducal flushing and delivered 23 piglets. 6. Recurrence of estrus and farrowing performance of experimental sows were observed following the experiment was no difference among trial groups, respectively.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.179-183
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• 2016

Even though klotho deficiency in mice exhibits multiple aging-like phenotypes, studies using large animal models such as pigs, which have many similarities to humans, have been limited due to the absence of cell lines or animal models. The objective of this study was to generate homozygous klotho knockout porcine cell lines and cloned embryos. A CRISPR sgRNA specific for the klotho gene was designed and sgRNA (targeting exon 3 of klotho) and Cas9 RNPs were transfected into porcine fibroblasts. The transfected fibroblasts were then used for single cell colony formation and 9 single cell-derived colonies were established. In a T7 endonuclease I mutation assay, 5 colonies (#3, #4, #5, #7 and #9) were confirmed as mutated. These 5 colonies were subsequently analyzed by deep sequencing for determination of homozygous mutated colonies and 4 (#3, #4, #5 and #9) from 5 colonies contained homozygous modifications. Somatic cell nuclear transfer was performed to generate homozygous klotho knockout cloned embryos by using one homozygous mutation colony (#9); the cleavage and blastocyst formation rates were 72.0% and 8.3%, respectively. Two cloned embryos derived from a homozygous klotho knockout cell line (#9) were subjected to deep sequencing and they showed the same mutation pattern as the donor cell line. In conclusion, we produced homozygous klotho knockout porcine embryos cloned from genome-edited porcine fibroblasts.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.211-216
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• 1996

A series of experiments were designed to determine the feasibility of single dose of FSH as an effective superovulation method in rabbits. The superovulation treatments examined comparatively were as follows: 1) a single injection of 100 IU PMSG, 2) Multiple injections of 1 IU Super-OV of 2X daily for 3 days, 3) Multiple injections of 6.6 rng Folltropin-V 2X daily for 3 days, 4) Multiple injections of 13.3 rng Folltropn-V l$\times$ daily for 3 days, 5) Single injection of 40 mg Folltropin-V solved in 10% PVP, and 6) Single injection of 40 mg Folltropin-V dissolved in 25% PVP. The results obtained were as follows: The nurnher of ovulation points in the single injection of 40 mg Folltropin-V dissolved in 25% PVP and multiple injections of 6.6 mg Folltropin-V 2X daily for 3 days was averaged 44.6 and 39.2, respectively, which were significantly (P<0.05) more than in a single dose of PMSG or multiple doses of Super-OV. The number of total ova recovered in the single injection of 40 mg Folltropin-V dissolved in 25% PVP and multiple injections of 6.6 mg Folltropin-V 2X daily for 3 days was averaged 30.4 and 25.9, respectively, which were significantly (P<0.05) more than in the single dose of PMSG or multiple doses of Super-OV. A similar result was obtained for the number of fertilized ova recovered from the above six treatments. From the above results it was concluded that a single injection of 40 mg Folltropin-V dissolved in 25% PVP could be an effective and simple method for superovulation in rabbits.

• 대한유전성대사질환학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.94-107
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• 2005

Prenatal diagnosis (PND) such as amniocentesis or chorionic villi sampling has been widely used in order to prevent the birth of babies with defects especially in families with single gene disorderor chromosomal abnormalities. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has already become an alternative to traditional PND. Indications for PGD have expanded beyond those practices in PND (chromosomal abnormalities, single gene defects), such as late-onset diseases with genetic predisposition, and HLA typing for stem cell transplantation to affected sibling. After in vitro fertilization, the biopsied blastomere from the embryo is analyzed for single gene defect or chromosomal abnormality. The unaffected embryos are selected for transfer to the uterine cavity. Therefore, PGD has an advantage over PND as it can avoid the risk of pregnancy termination. In this review, PGD will be introduced and application of PGD in inborn error metabolic disorder will be discussed.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.269-274
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• 2003

본 연구는 과배란처리에 의한 수정란이식 시 우수한 수정란을 다량 확보하고 이식 후 수태율 향상을 위하여 수란우에 rbST처리가 수태율 및 progesterone 농도와 황체의 크기에 어떠한 영향을 미치는가를 조사하고자 실시하였다. 공란우는 Folltropin-V와 PGF$_2$$\alpha$를 이용하여 과배란처리를 유도하여 12시간 간격으로 2 straw씩 3회 인공수정을 실시하였다. 공란우와 수란우는 대조구와 rbST 처리구로 구분하였으며, rbST (500 mg)처리는 발정발현 후 미근부에 근육 주사하였다. 과배란처리된 공란우의 수정란채란은 수정 후 7∼8일째에 비외과적인 방법으로 실시하였다. 수정란이식 후 수태율은 rbST 처리구에서 대조구보다 유의적으로 높았다 (64.0 vs. 47.1%; p<0.05). 채취한 혈액의 progesterone 농도 분석과 황체의 단면적를 조사한 결과 progesterone 농도는 대조구와 rbST 처리구에서 6일 동안 차이가 없었지만, 6일 이후부터 차이가 나타났으며 황체크기 역시 rbST 처리구에서 대조구에 비해 높게 나타났다. 본 연구결과에서 rbST처리는 이식 후 수태율의 향상시킬 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2020

Background: This study was conducted to analyze clinical factors that can affect pregnancy rates in normal responders undergoing the freeze-all policy in in vitro fertilization. Methods: We evaluated 153 embryo transfer cycles in 89 infertile women with normal response to controlled ovarian stimulation (COS). After COS, all embryos were cultured to the blastocyst stage, and good quality blastocysts were vitrified for elective frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET). Clinical variables associated with COS and the results of COS and culture, including the number of retrieved oocytes, fertilized oocytes, and frozen blastocysts were compared between the pregnant group and the non-pregnant group. Results: After a single cycle of COS for each patient, 52 patients became pregnant while 37 did not. Significant differences were observed in the number of matured oocytes, fertilized oocytes, frozen blastocysts, and transferred embryos. The number of frozen blastocysts in the pregnant group was almost twice that in the non-pregnant group (5.6±3.1 vs. 2.8±1.9, p<0.001). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for the 4 frozen blastocysts was 0.801 in the pregnant group. Conclusion: In the freeze-all policy, the number of matured oocytes, number of fertilized oocytes, and number of frozen blastocysts might be predictive factors for pregnancy.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.7-14
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• 1996

The object of this study was to evaluate the effect of uterine epithelial cells on development of Korean native cattle(KNC) oocytes fertilized in vitro. Qocytes were collected from ovaries of slaughtered Korean Native Cows and matured in TCM199 with granulosa cells supplemented with 10% FBS, 5$\mu$g/ml FSH, 10 JU/ml hCG, and 1$\mu$g/ml estradiol-17$\beta$ for 24 hrs. For co-culture of in vitro development of fertilized ova, oviductal epithelial cells (l$\times$l0˚cells /ml) obtained from slaughtered cow and uterine epithelial cells(1$\times$10˚cells /ml) flushed from the superovulated holstein on Day 7 were incubated in 39$^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$, 95% air. Frozen-thawed KNC sperm was capacitated with BO(Brackett & Oliphant, 1975) medium supplemented with 10mM, 5mM-caffein. Matured oocytes were inseminated for 20 hrs. And then fertilized oocytes were washed with culture medium and transferred to oviductal epithelial cells for in vitro development and three days later a portion of embryos were transferred to uterine epithelial cells. Stastical methods of developmental rates on KNC-IVF oocytes was ANOVA-test. Developmental rates of KNC-IVF oocytes was significant higher(P<0.01) when co-cul-tured with uterine epithelial cells(25.2%) than oviductal epithelial cells. Blatocyst cul-tured for 7 to 9 days were frozen by automatic freezer with 1.4M glycerol-PBS. Survival rates of blastocyst was 40.0%. Fourteen frozen-thawed blastocysts were transferred to five holstein heifers on day 7 after natural estrus. Three recipients were observed twin and one recipient was single by ultra-sound systems on days 45 after embryo transfer.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.227-233
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• 1989

Single cells obtained from suspension culture of mature embryo-derived callus in wheat(Triticum aestivum L. cv Jang Kwang) were cultured to regenrated into the plantlet. Cell clusters and embryogenic calluses were efficiently developed from when the single cells clutured on the MS medium supplemented with 10${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ 2,4-D. Upon transfer to hormone-free MS medium containing 10 mg/I AgNO3, embryogenic calluses gave rise to shoots, probably through somatic embryogenesis.