• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.371-379
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• 2001

본 연구는 체외에서 생산된 소 수정란의 동결을 위한 최적치 조건을 규명할 목적으로 실시하였다. 동결을 위하여 체외에서 생산된 8 세포기, 상실배기 및 비반포기 단계의 수정란을 공시하여 EC 5.5 동결온액에 20초 동안 노출시키고, 각 용기에 장착한 후, 즉시 -196$^{\circ}C$ 액체질소에 침지하는 유리화동결법을 채택하였다. 그 후 0.5 M, 0.25 M 및 0.121 M sucrose 용액에서 각 1분간씩, 연속으로 응해 한 다음, 10 % FBS가 첨가된 CR Iaa 배양액으로 옮겨 배양하였다. 그 결과 수정란의 재팽창률과 완전부화율은 EM grid, OPS 및 Cryo-loop 등과 같은 동결용기에 의해 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 또 Hoechst 염색에 의해 조사한 동결융해 후 체외에서 발달된 완전팽창 배반포의 총세포수에 있어서도, 대조군 (180.0 $\pm$ 5.4)과 동결군 (178.0 $\pm$ 7.5) 사이에 차이가 없었고, 동결융해 후 세포의 손상을 이중염색법으로 조사한 생존세포와 사멸세포의 비율도 대조군 (176 : 4)과 동결군 (172 : 6) 사이에 유의차가 인정되지 않았다. 이러한 결과로 보아 소 수정란은 EG 5.5 동결용액과 EM grid, OPS 또는 Cryo-loop과 같은 동결용기에 의해 성공적으로 동결보존할 수 있는 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.115-119
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• 2009

In the present study, effects of concentration of cryoprotectant solutions on the nuclear maturation of vitrifiedthawed porcine oocytes were examined. Oocytes were cultured in TCM-199 medium supplemented with 5% FBS at $38^{\circ}$C in 5% $C0_2$ and air. The percentage of monospermy in the toxicity group and vitrification group (22.0 ${\pm}$ 3.0% and 31.5 ${\pm}$ 3.5%) was decreased compared with that of the control group (44.0 ${\pm}$ 4.0%). The percentage of in vitro development to blastocyst in the toxicity group and vitrification group (12.0 ${\pm}$ 2.5% and 14.8 ${\pm}$ 2.8%) was decreased compared with that of the control group (28.0 ${\pm}$ 3.0%, p<0.05). The survival and in vitro developmental rate of oocytes vitrification-thawed with EDS and EDT + TCM-199 medium supplemented with 0.1% PVA were 46.3 ${\pm}$ 3.0%, 54.5 ${\pm}$ 3.8% and 14.8 ${\pm}$ 2.5%, 16.4 ${\pm}$ 2.7%, respectively. This results were lower than the control group (28.0 ${\pm}$ 3.5%). The in vitro developmental rate of embryos vitrified with EDS and EDT supplemented PVA did not have a significant difference. The survival and in vitro developmental rate of vitrified-thawed morula and blastocyst embryos were 44.2 ${\pm}$ 3.5%, 17.3 ${\pm}$ 3.0% and 48.1 ${\pm}$ 4.2%, 18.5 ${\pm}$ 3.5%, respectively. Vitrified morulae and blastcyst embryos had a lower survival and developmental rates than their control counterparts.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.325-333
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• 1997

The use of hormonal stimulation in human in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) leads to increased production of embryos for ET. So to avoid high pregnancies and to allow conception in future, unstimulated cycles, cryopreservation of spare embryos is desirable. One of the improvement of cryopreservation methods is vitrification. We cryopreserved mouse day 3 embryos by vitrification using the three different vitrification solution (EFS40, VS11 and VS3a). EFS40 solution is consisted of 40% (v/v) ethylene glycol, Ficol170 30% (w/v) and 0.5M sucrose and VS11 is 6.0M ethylene glycol and 1.8M glycerol. And VS3a is 6.5M glycerol and 6% (w/v) BSA (bovine serum albumin). First we tested the toxicity of three vitrification solution by exposure to these solution during 3 min. After washing by thawing solution, the survival rates of each groups are 95.5%, 90.9% and 84.4% (EFS40, VS11 and VS3a). High percentages of them developed to expanded blastocyst and hatching embryos in culture 48hrs 94.2%, 97.7%, 100% and 97.4% (no treatment group, EFS40, VS11 and VS3a). So there is no significant differences among the each group. Second, after thawing of vitirfied embryos, the survival rates of each groups are 96.8% (slow freeze), 94.1% (EFS40), 85.5% (VS11) and 80.0% (VS3a, P vs. no freeze or EFS40 is 0.01). Vitrified embryos exhibited a high rate of development in vitro after 48hrs culture. The percentages of each group to blastocyst and hatching embryos are 88.7% (no freeze), 91.8% (slow freeze), 93.4% (EFS40), 87.7% (VS11) and 73.0% (VS3a, P vs. other group is 0.01). The results suggest that there is no significant differences in exposure of various vitrification solution and day 3 mouse embryos can be vitrified in solution EFS40 and VS11 by simple procedure.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제58권3호
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• pp.13.1-13.7
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• 2016

Background: In the present study, various freezing containers were tested for mouse embryos of respective developmental stages; embryos were vitrified and then their survival rate and developmental rate were monitored. Mouse two cell, 8 cell, and blastula stage embryos underwent vitrification freezing-thawing and then their recovery rate, survival rate, development rate, and hatching rate were investigated. Methods: EM-grid, OPS, and cryo-loop were utilized for vitrification freezing-thawing of mouse embryos. Results: It was found that recovery rate and survival rate were higher in the group of cryo-loop compared to those of EM-grid (p < 0.05). Embryonic development rate, two cell embryos to blastocyst, as well as hatching rate were higher in the control group compared to the EM-grid group and OPS group (p < 0.05), yet no difference was noted between the control group and cryo-loop group. Development rate and hatching rate of eight cell morulae and blastocysts were all lower in the treatment groups than the control group whilst hatching rate of blastocysts was higher in the control group compared to the groups of EM-grid and OPS (p < 0.05); although the cryo-loop group was shown to be slightly higher than other groups, it was not statistically significant. Conclusions: In the study, we investigate effects of freezing containers on vitrified embryos of respective developmental stages; it was demonstrated that higher developmental rate was shown in more progressed (or developed) embryos with more blastomeres. There was however, no difference in embryonic development rate was shown amongst containers. Taken together, further additional studies are warranted with regards to 1) manipulation techniques of embryos for various vitrification freezing containers and 2) preventive measures against contamination via liquid nitrogen.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.201-207
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• 2011

The present study was performed to investigate the survival and subsequent embryonic developmental rate of immature and mature oocytes after vitrification and pronuclear stage embryos after slow-freezing and vitrification. We have also tried to examine the dependency of concentrations (7.5, 15%) and exposure time (5, 10, 20 min) of ED cryoprotectant on developmental rate of pronuclear stage embryos. The developmental rates of 2-ce1l and blastocyst embryos at mature oocytes were significantly (p<0.05) higher than immature oocytes. After slow freezing, vitrification and thawing of pronuclear stage embryo, the survival and developmental rates of blastocysts and hatched blastocysts were significantly (p<0.05) higher after vitrification than after slow-freezing. On contrary, the developmental rates of 2-cell embryos were significantly (p<0.05) higher after slow freezing than after vitrification. The cryopreservation methods of pronuclear stage embryos vitrified by exposed to 7.5% ED solution for 5 minutes was significantly (p<0.05) higher than other experimental group. The results of our study suggest 1hat the developmental rates of mature oocytes have been more successful than immature oocytes during vitrification. Vitrification was more efficient than slow freezing in case of pronuclear stage embryos. The effective cryopreservation method of pronuclear stage embryos was vitrified by exposed to 7.5% ED solution for 5 minutes.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.129-135
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• 2005

본 연구는 돼지 수정란의 동결에 있어서 vitrification 동결 융해 후 내동제의 종류완 농도, PVP 및 sucrse와 trehalose의 첨가가 생존율에 미치는 영향을 조사하고자 수행하였다. 1 Vitrification동결에 이용된 각 발생단계의 체외수정란은 1,063개 중 2세포기는 245$(23.0\%)$개, 배반포는 $256(24.1\%)$, 초기 배반포는 $234 (22.0\%)$, 확장 배반포는 221개 $(20.8\%)$, hatching 배반포는 107개 $(10.1\%)$이었다. 상실배, 초기 배반포 및 확장배반포를 EDS와 ETS로 희석 후 vitrification동결 융해했을 때 생존율은 각각 $69.1\%,\;70.3\%,\;69.8\%$ 및 $62.5\%,\;61.7\%,\;63.6\%$로서 EDS군에서 확장 배반포군에서 가장 높은 생존율을 나타냈다. 2. 각 발생단계의 수정란을 vitrification동결 융해했을 때 생존율은 초기 배반포는 $61.1\%$, 확장 배 반포는 $27.8\%$, hatching 배 반포는 $16.7\%$로서 대조군의 $92.3\%,\;71.2\%,\;55.8\%$에 비해 낮았지만 높은 생존율을 나타냈다. 3. 수정란을 EDS와 EDT내동제에 $10\%$ 및 $20\%$ PVP 액을 첨가하석 희석 후 vitrification 동결 융해했을 때 정상적 발생을 나타내는 수정란은 $74.3\%,\;77.5\%$ 및 $79.4\%$ 및 $71.1\%$였다. 동결 융해한 수정란을 $24\~48$시간 배양했을 때 $37.1\%,\;40.0\%$ 및 $35.3\%,\;31.6\%$로서 생존율이 현저하게 감소하였다. 수정란에 EDS와 EDT와 $10\%$ 및 $20\%$의 PVP를 첨가한 내동제를 이용하여 동결 응해했을 때 PVP농도간의 생존율은 유의한 차이가 없었다. 4. 각 발생단계의 수정란을 EDS 내동제로 vitrification 동결 융해 후 배양했을 때 발생율은 상실배는 $58.2\%,\;36.4\%,\;14.5\%$였고, 초기 배반포는 $62.5\%,\;45.8\%,\;20.8\%$였고, 확장 배반포는 $74.1\%,\;61.1\%,\;29.6\%$였고, hatching 배반포는 $60.0\%,\;40.0\%,\;14.0\%$였다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.153-160
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• 2012

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare vitrification optimization of mouse embryos using electron microscopy (EM) grid, cryotop, and thin plastic strip (TPS) containers by evaluating developmental competence and apoptosis rates. Methods: Mouse embryos were obtained from superovulated mice. Mouse cleavage-stage, expanded, hatching-stage, and hatched-stage embryos were cryopreserved in EM grid, cryotop, and TPS containers by vitrification in 15% ethylene glycol, 15% dimethylsulfoxide, 10 ${\mu}g/mL$ Ficoll, and 0.65 M sucrose, and 20% serum substitute supplement (SSS) with basal medium, respectively. For the three groups in which the embryos were thawed in the EM grid, cryotop, and TPS containers, the thawing solution consisted of 0.25 M sucrose, 0.125 M sucrose, and 20% SSS with basal medium, respectively. Rates of survival, re-expansion, reaching the hatched stage, and apoptosis after thawing were compared among the three groups. Results: Developmental competence after thawing of vitrified expanded and hatching-stage blastocysts using cryotop and TPS methods were significantly higher than survival using the EM grid (p<0.05). Also, apoptosis positive nuclei rates after thawing of vitrified expanded blastocysts using cryotop and TPS were significantly lower than when using the EM grid (p<0.05). Conclusion: The TPS vitrification method has the advantages of achieving a high developmental ability and effective preservation.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 1999

The objective of this study was to optimize the selection of sperm sources, optimal culture systems and vitrification method depends on sperm sources. The oocytes were inseminated with either KPN 105, 114, 191, SNU 101, 102, 103 or epididymis and then embryos inseminated were cultured in oviductal cell co-culture or HECM-6 as defined me dium. The blastocysts produced were pooled according to sperm sources as KPN, SNU or epididymis and then vitrified by OPP vitrification method. The results obtained were as follows: 1. The cleavage(86.2 or 84.7%) and development rates to blastocyst (30.6 or 32.0%) were not significantly different between oviductal cell co-culture or HECM-6 culture systems(P<0.05). 2. To determine the optimal sperm sources for using IVF in this system, cleavage rates in KPN 191 and SNU 101 (74.2, 55.8%) were significantly lower rather than those in KPN 105, 114, SNU 102, 103 or epididymis (86.7, 85.1, 89.8, 85.5 or 81.2%), but development rates to blastocyst in KPN 114, SNU 103 or epididymis sperm (30.0, 33.0 or 28.6%) were significantly higher rater than those in KPN 105, 191, SNU 101, 102(21.4, 15.4, 14.9 or 25.4%), respectively (P<0.05). 3. The blastocysts produced were pooled according to sperm sources as KPN, SNU or epididymis and then vitrified by OPP vitrification method. The survival rates were not significantly different among sperm sources (89.6%: 43/48 ; 90.1%: 46/51 ; 83.3% : 20/24). These results obtained indicate that the defined medium, HECM-6, could be use to produce of IVP bovine embryos. Since the frozen semen must be required to maintain of unvariation data in IVP embryo production system, KPN 114 and SNU 103 produced in our laboratory were useful for this purpose. The blastocysts produced by different sperm sources as KPN, SNU or epididymis were vitrified by OPP vitrification method and survived very high rates. The OPP vitrification method could be susceptibility to use of IVP bovine blastocyst embryos.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.231-238
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• 1999

본 연구는 체외생산된 소 배반포기배를 발달 단계 및 배양일에 따라 구별하여 초자화 동결 및 융해하였을 때, 그 발달능을 유지하는지 확인하고자 실시하였다. 체외수정 후 8일간 배양된 배반포기 배는 20% ethylene glycol에 3분 동안 평형시키고, EFS40 (40% ethylene glycol, 18% ficoll, 0.3M sucrose 그리고 10% FBS가 함유된 mDPBS) 동결액에 30초 동안 노출한 후, 액체질소에 침지하여 초자화 동결되었다. 체외 생존 여부는 응해 24시간 및 48시간에 재팽창 및 탈출 또는 완전탈출로써 평가하였다. 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1) 체외수정 후 8일간 배 양하였을 때, 난할된 배의 배반포기 배로의 발달율은 41.0%였다 (초기 ; 7.6%, 팽창; 22.9%, 탈출; 4.6%, 완전탈출; 5.9%). 2) 배반포기배를 동결액에 노출 또는 초자화 동결하였을 때, 초자화 동결된 배반포기배의 재팽창율 (73.3%)은 대조군 및 동결액에 노출된 경우 (100, 97.0%)보다 낮았다 (p<0.05). 그러나 융해 48시간 후 탈출 또는 완전탈출 배반포기배 형성율은 초자화 동결된 경우 (66.7, 46.7%)와 노출된 경우 (66.7, 39.4%)는 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았으나, 대조군(100, 100%)과는 차이를 보였다 (p<0.01). 그러나, 완전탈출까지 발달한 배반포기배의 총 세포수를 조사하였을 때, 각 처리군간의 유의한 차이는 없었다. 3) 배반포기배의 발달 단계에 따른 체외 생존율을 비교하였을 때, 재팽창율은 실험군간에 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다 $(64.5{\sim}75.6%)$. 그러나 융해 48시간 후, 탈출 또는 완전탈출로써 평가된 초기 배반포기배의 발달율 (25.8, 9.7%)은 팽창 (69.7, 39.4%)및 탈출 배반포기배 (53.3, 43.3%)의 발달율보다 낮게 나타났다 (p<0.05). 4) 또한, 배양 7, 8 그리고 9일의 팽창 배반포기배를 초자화 동결하였을 때, 8일 및 9일간 배양된 배반포기배의 재팽창율은 7일간 배양된 경우보다 낮게 나타났다 (7일; 93.9%, 8일; 75.8%, 9일; 87.5%) (p<0.05). 그러나 완전탈출 배반포기배로의 발달율에서는 처리군간에 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다 (7일; 36.4%, 8일; 36.4%, 9일; 31.3%). 이러한 결과는 EFS40을 이용한 2단계 초자화 동결 방법이 체외생산 된 팽창 및 탈출 배반포기배의 동결에 유용하게 이용될 수 있음을 시사한다.

• 한국동물번식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물번식학회 2001년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.73-73
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• 2001

This study was to examine whether the vitrified, one-step diluted and direct transferred Hanwoo IVM/IVF/IVC blastocysts can be successfully survived in vivo and they were succeeded into the live birth. For vitrification, blastocysts were serially exposed in glycerol (G) or/and ethylene glycol (EG) mixtures [10% (v/v) G for 5 min, 10% G plus 20% EG (v/v) for 5 min, and 25% G plus 25% EG (v/v) for 30 sect] which is diluted in 10% FBS added D-PBS. Thawing of straw was carried out in air for 10 sec and then in water bath of $25^{\circ}C$ for 20 sec. One-step dilution within the straw was done in water bath of $25^{\circ}C$ for 1 min. Vitrified and one-step diluted embryos were directly transferred into 36 (natural or hormone induced synchronized) recipient cows in 6 areas of Kyungsang Buk-Do. Pregnancies were confirmed at first when recipient cows did not return to the subsequent estrus cycle, and later by manual palpation per rectum on day 45, 90 and then living calves were derived into parturition. Overall pregnancy was 33.3%(12/36), However, higher pregnancy was obtained when the recipients exhibited estrus one day earlier than the age of transferred embryos (53.3 vs 25.0-27.3%), irrespective of synchronization methods. Also, parous recipients became pregnant higher than nulliparous heifers, And, there were not different in pregnancy rates by the aspect of corpus luteum (CL) quality of recipients (good, 29.4; fair, 37.5; poor, 33.3%). One hundred eight of frozen-thawed Hanwoo blastocysts were directly transferred into 36 recipient cows. In 12 of pregnant cows, 3 cows were aborted and 9 cows were calved [single, 66.7% (6/9): twin, 33.3% (3/9)]. Total embryo implantation rate was 11.1% (12/108). However, 9 Hanwoo calves were lived. Therefore, these results demonstrate that direct transfer technique of vitrified and one-step diluted bovine blastocysts can be applied easily and effectively with the higher pregnancy rate on field trial without the equipment and embryological skills.