• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.191-198
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• 2001

Objective : This study was conducted to examine the effect of vitrification on the survival and in vitro development of mice 1-cell zygotes. Method: Effects of exposure to vitrification solution and vitrification, with different concentrations of the cryoprotectant solution, were examined. The 1-cell zygotes were also subjected to a slow freezing-thawing method to compare with vitrification method. Solution composed of ethylene glycol (6.0 M, 5.0 M, 4.0 M) and sucrose (1.0 M) were used as cryopropectant. The experiments employed the method loading the embryos on electron microscope grids. Results: I. The effects of exposure in vitrification solution. 1-cell zygotes were non-toxic at all concentrations of the vitrification solution showing the survival rate between 88.1% and 97.5%. Development into 2-cell was more successful in the higher concentrations of the vitrification solution. Therefore, higher concentrations of the vitirification solution do not seem to cause any problems in vitrification procedure. II. The effects of vitrification method. 1-cell zygotes showed the survival rate between 78.8% and 92.4%. The lowest and the highest survival rate was observed in the 6.0 M and 4.0 M vitrification solution, respectively. 2-cell development rates varied from 77.6% to 91.3%. Blastocyst development rate was shown highest in 5.0 M and the lowest in 4.0 M solution. Therefore, the highest 2-cell and blastocyst development rate was observed in 5.0 M solution. III. Comparison of vitrification and slow freezing-thawing method on 1-cell zygotes. This experiment showed that 1-cell zygotes had the highest survival and development rates in 5.0 M vitrification solution. Vitrified group of 1-cell zygotes, in the 5.0 M vitrification solution, were compared with the group processed in slow freezing-thawing method. The development rate into 2-cell and blastocyst as well as the survival rate were higher in the vitrified group than in the slowly freezed group. Conclusion: 1. The results demonstrate that the best cryoprotectant is a 5.0 M vitrification solution for 1-cell zygotes. 2. Vitrification method significantly increases the survival rate of the 1-cell zygote and its development into 2-cell and blastocyst. Equilibration and exposure time during the vitrification was remarkerbly short in this experiment. Total time, from the exposure to vitirification solution to storage in the liquid nitrogen, was taken only 90 seconds. In contrast, the slow freezing-thawing method have taken more than four hours. Taken together, we presume that the overall time used for the procedure contributes to the results as an important parameter. 3. The loading of 1-cell zygotes on the EM grid is technically more simple and takes less time than the straw or cryo vial method.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.205-214
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• 2002

현재까지 외래 유전자를 도입하여 형질전환 동물을 생산하는 방법이 다방면으로 연구되어 왔다. 그 중에서 본 연구에서는 정자를 EGFP 유전자와 공배양한 후 이를 난모 세포내에 미세 주입한 다음, 수정란의 발달과 ECFP 유전자의 발현을 조사하였다. 즉, 동결후 융해나 Triton X-100 처리 등으로 세포막을 파괴하여, 이들 정자를 EGFP 유전자와 다분간 공배양함으로써 정자와 EGFP 유전자와의 결합을 유도하였다. 정자나 정자두부의 미세주입에 의해 수정된 난자는 0.3%의 BSA가 첨가된 CR1aa 배양액에서 배양하였으며, EGFP 유전자의 발현은 형광현미경 하에서 관찰하였다. 통결 후 융해로 처리된 정자와 Triton X-100 처리 한 정자를 미세주입한 결과 난할율은 85.7과 80.1%였고, 배반포 발생율은 32.4 과 35.0%로서 유의차가 없었다. 동결 후 융해와 Triton X-100 으로 처리된 정자를 각각 미세주입한 수정란의 EGFP 유전자 발현율은 각각 19.1과 13.9%로서 전자가 유의하게 높았다. 또 정자 배양액에 첨가된 EGFP유전자의 농도가 54 ng/${\mu}\ell$일 때 EGFP 발현율은 15.4% 로서, 27 ng/${\mu}\ell$일 때의 9.0%와 63.5 ng/${\mu}\ell$일 때의 5.1% 보다 유의하게 높았다. 발현율을 높히기 위한 방법중 하나로써 electric shock의 방법을 이용해 보았으나 기존의 공배양 방법으로 얻은 최고 발현율인 19.1%에 못 미치는 2%를 보였다. EGFP 유전자가 발현된 수정란의 배반포 발생율은 0%로서 비발현 수정란의 29.5%보다 유의하게 낮았으며, EGFP 유전자의 발현은 mosaicism 형태를 보였다. 본 연구에서는 비록 낮은 외래 유전자 도입율을 보이기는 하나 (19.0%), 정자를 매개로 한 형질전환 동물의 생산은 그 방법이 간단하고 비용이 적게 든다는 장점이 있다. 기존 보고들의 효율성을 재고하여 볼 때, 난자내 정자 직접 주입술에 의한 형질전환 동물 생산의 연구는 향후 밝은 전망을 시사하고 있다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.9-18
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• 2010

2 상 유동 압력강하에 대한 모델은 균질유동모델과 분리유동모델 두 가지가 있다. 많은 선행 연구자들은 마이크로채널에서의 2 상 유동 압력강하에 대한 상관식을 제시하였고, 대부분은 분리유동모델에 해당하는 Lockhart- $Martinelli^{(27)}$의 수정된 상관식에 기초하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 사각 마이크로채널에서의 압력강하에 대한 연구를 위해서 액상의 물과 기상의 질소를 사용하여 사각 마이크로채널에서의 실험을 수행하였다. 2 상 마찰 압력강하는 2 상 유동양식에 큰 연관성을 가지고 있는 결과를 확인할 수 있었다. 6 가지의 2 상 점성 모델을 포함한 균질유동 모델 ($Owen^{(21)}$'s, $MacAdams^{(22)}$'s, Cicchitti et ${al.}^{(23)}$'s, ${al.,}^{(24)}$ Beattie and ${Whalley,}^{(25)}$ Lin et ${al.}^{(26)}$)과 6 가지의 분리유동 모델 (Lockhart and $Martinelli,^{(27)}$ ${Chisholm,}^{(31)}$ Zhang et ${al.,}^{(15)}$ Lee and ${Lee,}^{(5)}$ Moriyama and ${Inue,}^{(4)}$ Qu and $Mudawar^{(8)}$)에 대한 평가를 실험결과와 비교를 통해 수행하였다. 가장 우수한 2 상 점성 모델은 Beattie and Whalley 의 모델이었고, 가장 우수한 분리유동 모델은 Qu and Mudawar 의 상관식이였다. 균질유동모델과 분리유동모델 모두에 대해서 2 상 유동양식에 종속성을 나타내었다. 그러므로, 본 연구에서는 2 상 유동 양식에 기초한 새로운 상관식을 균질유동모델과 분리유동모델에 대해 각각을 제시하였다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.133-139
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• 1991

This stduy was carried out in order to investigate the effects of concentration and equilibration time of cryoprotective agents on survival rate of slow and ultrarapidly frozen in vitro fertilized bovine embryos. In vitro fertilized bovine embryos, following dehydration by cryoprotective agents and sucrose, were slowly freezed(from 2$0^{\circ}C$ to -7$^{\circ}C$/-1$^{\circ}C$/min., from -7$^{\circ}C$ -35$^{\circ}C$/-0.2$^{\circ}C$/min. from -35$^{\circ}C$ to -38$^{\circ}C$/-0.3$^{\circ}C$/min.) by cell freezer and directly plunged into liquid nitrogen and thawed in 38$^{\circ}C$ water. Survival rate was defined by development rate to the morula and blastocyst stage after in vitro cultured and FDA test. The results are summarized as follows : 1. The survival rates of in vitro fertilized bovine embryos after slow frozen-thawing in the freezing medium of 0.25M sucrose added 2.5M glycerol, 3.0M DMSO, 2.0M propanediol and 2.5M glycerol＋2.0M propanediol were 84.3%, 85.9%, 77.8%, 74.3%, respectively. 2. The survival rates of in vitro fertilized bovine embryos after slow frozen-thawing in the freezing of 0.50M sucrose added 2.5M glycerol, 3.0M DMSO, 2.0M propanediol and 2.5M glycerol＋2.0M propanediol were 83.8%, 85.1%, 71.4%, 74.6%, respectively. 3. The survival rates of in vitro fertilized bovine embryos after ultrarapid frozen-thawing in the freezing of 0.25M sucrose added 2.5M glycerol, 3.0M DMSO, 2.0M propanediol and 2.5M glycerol＋3.0M propanediol were 69.3%, 70.8%, 63.2%, 67.1%, respectively. 4. The survival rates of in vitro fertilized bovine embryos after ultrarapid frozen-thawing in the freezing of 0.25M sucrose added 2.5M glycerol, 3.0M DMSO, 2.0M propanediol and 2.5M glycerol＋2.0M propanediol were 69.4%, 70.1%, 62.3%, 63.5%, respectively. 5. The survival rates of in vitro fertilized bovine embryos after slow and ultrarapid fromthawing in the freezing medium of sucrose added cryoprotective agents were not significant difference between 5min. and 10min. of equilibration time.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.141-147
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• 1991

This stduy was carried out in order to investigate the effects of cryoprotective concentration and equilibration time on survival rate of ultrarapidly frozen in vitro fertilized bovine embryos. In vitro fertilized bovine embryos, following dehydration by cryoprotective agents and sucorese were directly plunged into liquid nitrogen and thawed in 38$^{\circ}C$ water. Survival rate was defined by development rate to the morula and blaqstocyst stage after in vitro culture of by FDA test. The results are summarized as follows : 1. The survival rates of in vitro fertilized bovine embryos after ultrarapid frozen-thawing in the freezing medium of 0.25M sucroese added 2.0M, 2.5M, 3.0M, 3.5M, 4.0M glycerol were 75.0%, 72.0%, 67.6%, 44.8% and 18.3% respectively. 2. The survival rates of in vitro fertilized bovine embryos after ultrarapid frozen-thawing in the freezing medium of 0.25M sucrose added 2.0M, 2.5M, 3.0M, 3.5M, 4.0M DMSO were 64.0%, 66.7%, 70.8%, 52.7% and 18.6, respectively. 3. The survival rates of in vitro fertilized bovine embryos after ultrarapid frozen-thawing in the freezing medium of 0.25M sucrose added 2.0M, 2.5M, 3.0M, 3.5M, 4.0M propanediol were 68.4%, 64.9%, 63.2%, 62.2% and 34.7%, respectively. 4. The survival rates of in vitro fertilized bovine embryos after ultrarapid frozen-thawing in the freezing medium of 2.50M glycerol added 0.1M, 0.25M, 0.5M, 0.75M, sucrose were 60.5%, 72.2%, 70.1% and 54.9%, respectively. The survival rate of in vitro fertilized embryos after ultrarapid frozen-thawing in the freezing medium of 2.5M glycerol added 0.25M sucrose were higher than concentration of 0.10M, 0.50M and 0.75M sucrose. 5. The equilibration time on the survival rate of in vitro fertilized bovine embryos was attained after short period of time(2.5~5min.) in the freezing medium added 0.25M sucrose and 3.0M DMSO higher than long period time(1~20min.).

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.131-137
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• 1997

본 연구는 초자화 동결된 생쥐 팽창, 탈출, 완전탈출 배반포기배의 체내 발달율을 조사하기 위해 실시하였다. 체외수정하여 얻어진 생쥐 배반포기배는 EFS40(40% ethylene glycol, 30% Ficoll, 0.3M sucrose)으로 초자화 동결하였다. 팽창, 탈출 배반포기배는 20% ethylene glycol에 5분동안 평형시킨 다음, EFS40 용액에 1분간 노출후 액체질소에 침지하여 초자화 동결하였다. 완전탈출 배반포기배는 0.4% BSA가 첨가된 m-CR1 배양액에서 5일동안 배양하여 얻었으며, 10% EG에 5분, EFS40에 30초동안 노출하여 초자화 동결시켰다. 융해후 재팽창이 이루어진 배반포기배는 가임신 3일된 대리모의 한쪽 또는 양쪽 자궁각에(6∼8개/자궁각) 이식하였다. 대리모의 임신율과 착상율은 임신 15일째 외과적 해부로 판정하였다. 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1) 임신율과 정상 산자율은 초자화 동결된 팽창 배반포기배의 경우 77.8과 25.0%이었고, 탈출 배반포기배의 경우는 77.8과 26.4%로서 각각의 대조군에 있어서 66.7과 42.9%, 83.3과 40.4%에 비해 유의차가 없었다. 2) 완전탈출 배반포기배의 체외 발달율은 34.0%였고, 3) 체내 발달율은 33.3%였다. 이러한 결과는 본 실험에 사용된 EFS40 동결액을 이용한 초자화 동결방법이 생쥐 팽창, 탈출 배반포기배의 초자화 동결은 물론, 완전탈출 배반포기의 초자화 동결에도 유용하게 이용될 수 있다는 가능성을 시사하였다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.189-193
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• 2010

We investigated the cleavage rate and blastocyst yield for each culture condition to enhance tolerance of cryo-preservation of bovine IVF embryo with relatively lower cryo-tolerance compared to in vivo embryo. The cleavage rate and blastocysts yield for CR1aa, IVMD, IVD, CR1aa+10% FBS were 73.2, 69.3, 72.8, 68.5% and 44.1, 30.8, 33.3, 48.0%, respectively. The values did not differ among each treatments without serum. For embryo vitrification, In vivo and In vitro blastocysts were exposed to VS1(10% glycerin, 0.1 M glucose, 0.1 M sucrose, PEG 1%) for 5 min, and VS2 (10% glycerin, 10% EG, 0.2 M glucose, 0.2 M sucrose, PEG 2%) for 5 min and then VS3 (10% glycerin, 30% EG, 0.3 M glucose, 0.3 M sucrose, PEG 3%) for 1 min. The exposed embryos were then loaded into the 0.25 ml plastic straws and then plunged into liquid nitrogen. The straws were held for period of 1 to 2 weeks before thawing. In embryo viability, no differences in blastocyst re-expansion rates were found between in vivo and in vitro embryos. whereas expansion-BL rates was significantly higher for in vivo-derived embryos (72.7%) when compared to in vitro-derived embryos (51.4%), respectively (P<0.05). In conclusion, our results indicate that combined use of CRIaa culture medium with vitrification might enhance tolerance of cryopreservation for bovine IVF embryo production.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.9-14
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• 2010

This study was conducted to find out the effects of artificial shrinkage (AS) on post-thaw development of bovine embryos. The blastocoelic cavity of blastocyst was punctured to remove its fluid contents and then incubated in the holding medium (HM) for 10 min. The punctured and non-punctured (control) blastocysts were equilibrated in vitrification solution 1 (VS1; TCM-199+20% FBS+10% EG) for 5 min and vitrification solution 2 (VS2; TCM199+20% FBS+35% EG+5% PVP+0.5 M Sucrose) for 1 min and vitrified by direct dropping into the liquid nitrogen. Vitrified blastocysts (punctured and control) were thawed and cultured in vitro (12 hr) for studying survival and hatching rates. The levels of shrinkage were measured by the volume of the blastocyst during equilibration in VS1 (at 1, 3 and 5 min of equilibration) and VS2 (at 30 and 60 sec of equilibration) that was considering the volume of non-punctured blastocyst in HM as 100%. The levels of shrinkage were higher in punctured group (62.4, 64.6, 64.3% at 1, 3 and 5 min in VS1; 50.6 and 52.7% at 30 and 60 sec in VS2) than control group (84.8, 86.6, 86.4% at 1, 3 and 5 min in VS1; 72.1 and 68.8% at 30 and 60 sec in VS2), but within each group the levels of shrinkage were similar. The survival (90.9%) and hatching (50.0%) rates of vitrified blastocysts at 12 hr post-thaw were higher in punctured group than that in control group (76.9% and 0.0% respectively). We confirmed that vitrification solutions (VS1 and VS2) have no toxic effect on the survival of blastocysts because the survival rates of blastocysts exposed to VS1 and VS2 for 24 hr were similar between punctured and control groups (94.3 vs. 96.0%; p>0.05). In conclusion, the preliminary data show that AS of blastocyst may improve survival and hatching rate after thawing.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.269-274
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Taxol pre-treatment to in vitro matured bovine oocytes, and sucrose and trehalose added to vitrification solution on spindle morphology and embryonic development following cryopreservation. Bovine oocytes were collected from ovaries and matured in tissue culture medium 199 (TCM 199) supplemented with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS), 0.05ng/ml epidermal growth factor, 0.01 IU/ml luteinizing hormone and $1{\mu}g/ml$ estradiol for 22h in $39^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$, TCM 199-HEPES containing 20% FBS was used as basic medium (BM) to prepare vitrification solution. Oocytes were pre-treated with $1\;{\mu}M$ Taxol in maturation medium for 15 min prior to vitrification. Oocytes were exposed to 1.6 M ethylene glycol (EG) and 1.3M dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) in BM and then were exposed to 3.2 M EG, 2.6 M DMSO and 0.5 M sucrose in BM or 3.2 M EG, 2.6 M DMSO and 0.5 M trehalose in BM. Oocytes with cumulus cells and oocytes without cumulus cells were considered as control 1 and control 2, respectively and held in TCM 199-HEPES at $39^{\circ}C$. Oocytes were frozen using modified solid surface vitrification and were stored in cryotubes in liquid nitrogen for more than 1 week. Frozen oocytes were thawed in TCM 199-HEPES containing 0.5 M, 0.25 M and 0.1 M sucrose in BM for 2 min, respectively or 0.5 M, 0.25 M and 0.1 M trehalose in BM for 2 min, respectively. Immunoflurorescence staining of oocytes was performed to assess spindle morphology and chromosome configuration of oocytes. The rates of cleavage and blastocyst were examined following in vitro fertilization. Normal spindle morphology rate of oocytes pre-treated with Taxol prior to vitrification was not higher than that of other vitrified groups. Taxol pre-treatment did not increase cleavage and blastocyst formation rates, although control groups showed significantly higher rates (p<0.05). Percentages of normal spindle and embryonic development were not significantly different among vitrified groups regardless of type of sugar. In conclusion, Taxol pre-treatment of oocytes before cryopreservation did not reduce the damage induced by vitrification and subsequently did not improve embryonic development following vitrification. Trehalose may be used as an alternative non-permeating cryoprotectant in vitrification solution.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.185-194
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• 2018

The aim of this study was performed to evaluate the effects of ice-binding protein from the arctic yeast Leucosporidium (LeIBP) supplementation on cryopreservation of boar sperm. The collected semen was diluted ($1.5{\times}10^8/ml$) in lactose egg yolk (LEY) and cooled at $5^{\circ}C$ for 3 h. The cooled semen was then diluted ($1{\times}10^8/ml$) in LeIBP containing LEY with 9% glycerol and maintained at $5^{\circ}C$ for 30 min. The semen was divided into six experimental groups (control, 0.001, 0.005, 0.01, 0.05 and 0.1 mg/ml of LeIBP). The straws were kept on above the liquid nitrogen ($LN_2$) vapors for 20 minutes and then plunged into $LN_2$. After thawing, computer-assisted sperm analysis was used for sperm motility and flow cytometry was performed to assess the viability, acrosome integrity (FITC-PSA/PI), ROS (DCF/PI), lipid peroxidation (BODIPY C11/PI) and apoptosis (Annexin V/PI), respectively. No significant responses were observed for sperm motility. However, sperm viability was significantly increased on 0.05 and 0.1 mg/ml of LeIBP groups compared to control (P < 0.05). In addition, acrosome integrity was significantly increases LeIBP groups (P < 0.05) and both ROS and lipid peroxidation level were lower in all LeIBP groups than those of control (P < 0.05). On the other hand, a significant higher apoptosis rate was observed in 0.05 and 0.1 mg/ml of LeIBP groups compared to control (P < 0.05). It can be assumed that a supplementation of LeIBP in boar sperm freezing extender is an effective method to increase the sperm qualities after cryopreservation.