• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.100-107
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• 2013

This study examined the effect of fermented ginseng (FG) on memory impairment and ${\beta}$-amyloid ($A{\beta}$) reduction in models of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in vitro and in vivo. FG extract was prepared by steaming and fermenting ginseng. In vitro assessment measured soluble $A{\beta}42$ levels in HeLa cells, which stably express the Swedish mutant form of amyloid precursor protein. After 8 h incubation with the FG extract, the level of soluble $A{\beta}42$ was reduced. For behavioral assessments, the passive avoidance test was used for the scopolamine-injected ICR mouse model, and the Morris water maze was used for a transgenic (TG) mouse model, which exhibits impaired memory function and increased $A{\beta}42$ level in the brain. FG extract was treated for 2 wk or 4 mo on ICR and TG mice, respectively. FG extract treatment resulted in a significant recovery of memory function in both animal models. Brain soluble $A{\beta}42$ levels measured from the cerebral cortex of TG mice were significantly reduced by the FG extract treatment. These findings suggest that FG extract can protect the brain from increased levels of $A{\beta}42$ protein, which results in enhanced behavioral memory function, thus, suggesting that FG extract may be an effective preventive or treatment for AD.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제23권4권
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• pp.458-460
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• 2006

체중 3.8 kg의 2년령 암컷인 잡종견이 10일전부터의 구토 및 식욕저하를 주증상으로 내원하였다. 이 개는 2개월 전에 자동차 사고에 의한 골반골절로 진단되었으나, 골절은 정복되지 아니 하였다. 2개월 후에 간헐성의 구토 및 식욕부진으로 고통을 받았다 Barium조영 방사선 검사에서, 장폐색으로 진단되었다. 외과수술을 통하여 골절 부위에서 장의 교액 및 유착에 의한 폐색이 확인되었다. 수술후 18개월이 경과된 시점에서 확인한 결과, 전신적인 신체상태가 양호하였다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.247-251
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• 2010

This study compared the instrument performance and tissue healing of a steel scalpel with a $CO_2$ laser in an animal urinary bladder surgery model. Landrace and Yorkshire mixed breed pigs were used. Two symmetrical incisions were made in urinary bladder of each pig. One incision was made on the left side of ventral aspect on urinary bladder using a steel scalpel, while the other incision was performed on the right side using a $CO_2$ laser with an 8W output power. Each instrument was evaluated clinically for speed, ease of incision, and extent of bleeding. At 7 and 21 days after initial wounding, each wound was taken for histological observations. The scalpel was an easier instrument to use in the confines of the urinary bladder tissue, compared with the laser. However, there was no significant difference between the two groups. The amount of bleeding was less in the laser group but the time of the incisions was shorter with the scalpel. Scalpel incisions showed complete restoration of the epithelium and muscularis. On the other hand, the laser incisions showed incomplete restoration of the epithelium and muscularis. However, most of wound healing in the laser incisions was accomplished according to the time lapse. Although the scalpel produced less damage to the urinary bladder tissue and was easier to handle than the $CO_2$ laser, it did not provide hemostasis that was helpful for use on highly vascular tissue. The $CO_2$ laser provided good hemostasis, but delayed wound healing. In conclusion, the $CO_2$ laser provided better hemostasis and better surgical field than the scalpel. The $CO_2$ laser was used effectively in urinary bladder incision.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권9호
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• pp.1227-1231
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• 2002

A powerful tool for chicken transgenesis could be established by employing a germline chimera production through primordial germ cell transplantation. This study was conducted to examine whether foreign gene-transfected gonadal primordial germ cells (gPGCs) have a migration activity into the gonad after transfer to recipient embryos. In Experiment 1, gPGCs of Korean Ogol Chicken were retrieved from 5.5-day-old embryos and subsequently transferred to the dorsal aorta of 2.5-day-old White Leghorn embryos after being labeled with PKH26 fluorescent dye. To confirm migration activity after transplantation, recipient embryos were sacrificed and examined on 3 days after transfer. Sex determination was concomitantly undertaken to examine whether sex of recipient embryos could affect the migration activity of gPGCs. All of embryonic gonads examined showed positive signals with PKH26 fluorescence and W-chromosome specific band by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was detected in male embryos when gPGCs with ZW chromosome were transferred to recipient embryos. In Experiment 2, retrieved gPGCs were transfected with LacZ gene-containing cytomegalovirus promoter ($pCMV{\beta}$) by electroporation and subsequently transferred to recipient embryos. LacZ gene expression was identified in the gonads of 6 or 10-day-old recipient embryos and hatched-chicks. A total of 20 embryos and 12 hatched-chicks were examined and 11 of them (10 embryos and one hatched chicken; 11/32=34.4%) expressed $\beta$-galactosidase, a marker substance of LacZ gene. The results of this study demonstrated that foreign gene-transfected gPGCs can migrate and settle down into the gonad after being transferred into the blood vessel of the recipient embryos. This established technique will contribute to developing a peer biotechnology for transgenic chicken.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.551-558
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• 2017

조직특이적 프로모터 및 벡터를 연구하고 검증하기 위해서는 조직 및 종의 특이성을 유지하는 세포 시스템을 개발하는 것이 바람직하다. 이러한 시스템은 형질전환동물 모델에 대한 효과적인 대안이다. 우리는 베타 카제인 (CSN2)의 세포 형태와 mRNA 수준에 기초하여 일차 배양으로부터 돼지 유선 상피 세포 주 (PMECs)를 확립하였다. 선택된 PMECs는 cytokeratin 항체에 의해 염색되었으며, 유선 상피 세포에 존재한다고 생각되어지는 유즙 단백질 유전자 (CSN2, 락토페린 및 유청 단백질)를 발현하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 3D 배양에서 PMECs932-7의 acini 구조를 확인하기 위해 살아있는 세포를 핵산에 결합하는 SYTO-13으로 염색하였다. 우리는 마트리겔 (matrigel)에 있는 PMECs의 acini가 말초 세포의 응집에 의해 형성되고 공간의 lumen을 특징으로 한다는 것이 관찰하였다. 우리는 PMECs의 matrigel 사용법과 세포 밀도를 포함한 세포 배양 조건의 영향을 시험함으로서 시스템을 시연했다. 이러한 결과는 PMCEs의 유선 상피 세포는 유전적 또는 구조적 특징을 갖고 있음을 시사하고 있다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.277-286
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• 2001

기존의 미세주입 및 정자 electroporation에 의한 보다 효율적인 유전자 도입방법을 개선하여 간단하고 고효율성의 유전자 변환기술을 위한 유전자 도입장치의 시제품 개발로 다수의 난자를 전기적으로 단순화할 수 있는 상업화의 가능성을 보여주었다. 도입된 유전자는 모든 초기배에서 발현됨을 보여 주었다. 특히 난황내의 합포체세포(syncytium)에서의 transient성의 강한 발현은 전기자극에 의해 많은 수의 난자에 유전자를 도입하고 100% 발현되는 체계를 이용하여 transient 시기에서 인간 유용단백질 생산의 가능성을 타진할 수 있는 결과를 보여 주었다. 어류유전자 발현의 작동되는가를 검색하기 위해 신경세로조직특이 tubulin promoter 를 이용한 결과 gfp의 발현이 뇌주변과 척추를 중심으로 체내 전반의 신경세포내에 발현이 강하게 나타남을 보여 주었다. 한편 reporter 유전자 이외에 간세포로부터 전체 RNA를 분리시켜 vitellogenin의 분해산물인 phosvitin cDNA의 길이와 promoter지역인 1.6 kb에 대한 primer쌍들을 선정한 상태에서 PCR에 의해 각각 cDNA와 gDNA로부터 cloning 중에 있으며 human factor Ⅶ과 epidermal growth factor, vitellogenin의 3종의 target 단백 질유전자를 구축 및 검정 화인 중에 있다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.581-585
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to establish the analgesic effects of electroacupuncture for Korean native goat. Electroacupuncture was applied to the 6 Korean native goats. In 3 of them, rumenotomy was performed, and in the other 3, laparotomy was done. The analgesic induction time was 15 to 30 minutes. The acupoints used were Tian-ping (Celestial Peace, GV-5), Bai-hui (Hundred Meetings, GV-20), left 13th thoracic nerve and left 3rd lumbar nerve. Electroacupuncture was performed in lateral recumbency. Needles were inserted 1-2 cm deep, and connected to the electroacupuncture apparatus. The electrical stimulation condition was 30 Hz and 2-6 volts. Initially, the voltage of analgesia mode was maximized in each channel. And, the output was slowly reduced to the critical point that goats could tolerate without obvious discomfort or pain. Surgical operation was done successfully under electroacupuncture analgesia in 6 Korean native goats. In addition, the changes of temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate were studied during acupuncture analgesia. For 3 months after surgery, no experimental animals showed clinical problem in 6 Korean native goats.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.171-180
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• 2001

형질전환 가금의 생산에 있어서 retrovirus vector를 이용하는 방법은 다양한 종류의 표적세포에 대하여 retrovirus 고유의 감염성에 의한 외래 유전자의 전이가 용이하고, 전이된 유전자가 진정염색질 영역 내로 선택적으로 도입될 수 있으며 유전적으로 안정성을 나타내므로 매우 효과적인 방법이다. 그러나 가금에서는 초기 배발달에 의한 급격한 세포의 수적 증가로 인해 고감염성의 virus의 획득이 요구되므로, 이를 위하여 virus stock의 농축에 있어 보다 안정적이고 pantropic인 vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV G) glycoprotein를 envelope로 가지는 pseudotyped retrovirus vector system을 이용하였으며, marker gene으로 eGFP gene이 발현되는 retrovirus를 생산하였다. 이 virus를 이용하여 여러 가지 표적세포와 primary culture한 CEF세포를 감염시켜 GFP의 발현을 확인하였으며, 농축한 virus stock은 stage X의 계란을 선택하여 windowed egg를 제작한 후 배하층에 주입하였다. 형질전환 닭은 정상 발생한 닭에 비하여 저조한 발생율을 보였으나 PCR을 이용하여 외래 유전자의 도입을 확인한 결과 100%인 것으로 나타났다. 또한 한 개체 내에서 유전자의 도입이 폐, 간, 정소, 소장 등의 여러 장기에서 확인되었다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.486-494
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• 2018

Recently, we have reported that animals with telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) overexpression exhibit reduced social interaction, decreased preference for novel social interaction and poor nest-building behaviors-symptoms that mirror those observed in human autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Overexpression of TERT also alters the excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) ratio in the medial prefrontal cortex. However, the effects of TERT overexpression on hippocampal-dependent learning and synaptic efficacy have not been investigated. In the present study, we employed electrophysiological approaches in combination with behavioral analysis to examine hippocampal function of TERT transgenic (TERT-tg) mice and FVB controls. We found that TERT overexpression results in enhanced hippocampal excitation with no changes in inhibition and significantly impairs long-term synaptic plasticity. Interestingly, the expression levels of phosphorylated CREB and phosphorylated $CaMKII{\alpha}$ were significantly decreased while the expression level of $CaMKII{\alpha}$ was slightly increased in the hippocampus of TERT-overexpressing mice. Our observations highlight the importance of TERT in normal synaptic function and behavior and provide additional information on a novel animal model of ASD associated with TERT overexpression.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.133-137
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• 2009

Pluripotent embryonic stem (ES) cells isolated from inner cell mass (ICM) of blastocyst-stage embryos are capable of differentiating into various cell lineages and demonstrate germ-line transmission in experimentally produced chimeras. These cells have a great potential as tools for transgenic animal production, screening of newly-developed drugs, and cell therapy. Miniature pigs, selectively bred pigs for small size, offer several advantages over large breed pigs in biomedical research including human disease model and xenotransplantation. In the present study, factors affecting primary culture of somatic cell nuclear transfer blastocysts from miniature pigs for isolation of ES cells were investigated. Formation of primary colonies occurred only on STO cells in human ES medium. In contrast, no ICM outgrowth was observed on mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEF) in porcine ES medium. Plating intact blastocysts and isolated ICM resulted in comparable attachment on feeder layer and primary colony formation. After subculture of ES-like colonies, two putative ES cell lines were isolated. Colonies of putative ES cells morphologically resembled murine ES cells. These cells were maintained in culture up to three passages, but lost by spontaneous differentiation. The present study demonstrates factors involved in the early stage of nuclear transfer ES cell isolation in miniature pigs. However, long-term maintenance and characterization of nuclear transfer ES cells in miniature pigs are remained to be done in further studies.