• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.225-230
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• 2000

본 연구는 소 수정란의 동결에 있어서 완만 및 급속동결과 vitrification동결 후의 생존성을 비교하고 이울러, 내동제의 종류 및 배 발달단계가 vitrification동결 보존 후의 발생율을 조사하고자 수행 하였다. 1. 소 수정란의 vitrification 동결보존 후의 발생율과 부화율은 67.5%와 27.5%로서 급속동결 및 완만동결 운해 후의 발생율과 부화율 42.5% 와 20.0% 및 52.5%와 25.0%에 비해 높게 나타났으나 대조군(82.5%, 37.5%)에 비해서 낮게 나타났다. 2. EFS와 EDS내동제의 처리에 따른 소 수정란의 vitrification 동결보존 후의 발생율과 부화율은 47.5%와 22.5% 및 52.5%와 27.5%로서 대조군의 82.5%와 37.5%에 비해 낮게 나타났다. 3. 소 수정란의 2 cell, 8 cell, morulae, blastocyst stage별 vitrification 동결보존 후의 발생율과 부화율은 25.0%와 15.0%, 32.5%와 20.0%, 37.5%와 20.0%, 52.5%와 27.5% 및 47.5%와 25.0%로서 대조군(82.5%와 37.5%)에 비해 낮게 나타났다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.237-243
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• 2012

This research was investigated the relationship between the number of the transferable embryos and estrus expression rate, BCS (Body Condition Score), which affect the nutritional state of the cow, in Holstein donor cows. CIDRs were inserted into the vaginas of twenty two head of Holstein cows, regardless of estrous cycle. Superovulation was induced using folliclar stimulating hormone (FSH). For artificial insemination, donor cows were injected with $PGF_{2{\alpha}}$ and estrus was checked about 48 hours after the injection. Then they were treated with 4 straws of semen 3 times, with 12-hour intervals. Embryos were collected by a non-surgical method 7 days after the first artificial insemination. When BCS was $$\leq_-$$2.5, the total number of collected ova was 7.3 + 1.9, which is significantly lower (p<0.05) than the numbers 15.4 + 2.8 and 15.4 + 2.1 that were obtained when BCSs were 2.75 and $$\geq_-$$3.0, respectively. Whereas the numbers of transferable embryos were 5.2 + 1.4 when BCS was $$\leq_-$$2.5, which was smaller than the numbers 6.0 + 2.1 and 8.5 + 1.8 that were obtained when BCSs were 2.75 and $$\geq_-$$3.0, respectively; however, the differences were not significant. As for estrus induction rate, the cow groups whose BCSs were 2.75 and $$\geq_-$$3.0 showed 100.0% and 95.0%, respectively. Whereas the cow group whose BCS was $$\leq_-$$2.5 showed 57.1%, and the differences were significant (p< 0.05). As for estrous expression rate, the cow groups whose BCSs were $$\leq_-$$2.5, 2.75 and $$\geq_-$$3.0 showed 100.0%, 100.0% and 85.7%, respectively; however, the differences were not significant. According to the result of this research, it is considered that the total number of collected ova and the number of transferable embryos will be affected by the nutritional state before and after in vivo embryo production and superovulation treatment, and that although the mechanism is not clear, poor stockbreeding management and nutritional level would cause the decrease of ovum recovery rate and the number of transferable embryos in high-producing cows. On the other hand, diverse researches on the superovulation treatment method that is suitable for high-producing Holstein donor cows would contribute to preventing ovarian cyclicity disorder, as well as to the early multiplication of cows with superior genes by increasing the utilization value of donor cows.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.280-285
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• 2004

노화과정에 산소라디칼이 관여할 가능성을 난소를 절제한 횐 쥐를 동물모델로 하여 알아보았다. 난소를 절제한 쥐와 난소를 절제하지 않은 정상 쥐에서의 생리활성 및 항산화 효과를 알아보기 위하여 CS를 사용하였다. 난소를 절제한 횐 쥐에 각각 CS를 각 100 mg/kg과 200 mg/kg을 투여하고, 이것과 비교하기 위해 난소를 절제한 대조군과 난소를 절제하지 않은 정상군으로 하여 항산화 효과에 관한 실험방법으로 진행하였다. 노화 유도된 쥐의 각 조직에서 지질 과산화가 증가되었고 유리기 반응이 더 심하게 일어난 간 조직에서 노화 진행이 그만큼 촉진되었음을 알 수 있었다. 산소라디칼 반응이 항진된 원인을 규명코자 간 조직에서 항산화 효소의 활성을 조사한 결과, SOD와 GSH의 활성이 감소되었으며, 노화나 지질과산화가 심하게 진행되었던 간 조직에서 이들 항산화 효소의 활성감소가 심한 경향을 나타내었다. AST의 활성은 OVX 군이 Sham 군에 비해 2.1배 높게 나타났으며, ALT 활성은 크게 변화하지 않았다. 과산화지질한량은 OVX 군이 Sham 군에 비해 1.4배 높게 나타났으며, CS를 투여한 군에서는 31%-38%의 저해율을 보였다. 항산화 효소들은 Sham 군에 비해 OVX 군에서 낮게 나타났으며, 물질 투여 군에서는 정도의 차이는 있지만 대체로 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이러한 결과에서 보듯이, 난소절제로 생성된 유리기는 물질 투여로 인한 항산화 효소의 증가를 가져오고 이는 결국 유리기로 손상된 막의 지질과산화 정도를 완화시켜 세포를 보호하는 효과를 가져왔다고 할 수 있다. 따라서 CS는 여러 가지 측면에서 난소절제로 인해 유도된 지질과산화 및 활성산소에 의한 공격으로부터 세포를 보호하고 회복시켜주는 효과가 있다고 사료되어진다.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.179-186
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• 2003

본 연구는 2002년 2월부터 2003년 1월까지 군산 내항과 충청남도의 서천군 장항읍과 전라북도의 군산시를 연계한 금강하구둑 유역에서 채집된 웅어 , Coilia nasus를 대상으로 산란기를 추정하기 위해 생식소중량지수(GSI), 생식소 발달단계에 따른 생식주기를 조직학적 관찰에 의해 조사하였다. 웅어는 자웅이체이고 난소는 한 쌍의 낭상구조를 하고 있으며 수많은 난소소엽으로 구성되어 있다. 그리고 정소는 한 쌍의 엽상 구조를 하고 있으며 수많은 정소소엽으로 이루어져 있고 후부의 저정낭에 연결되어 있다. 암ㆍ수의 생식소중량지수(GSI)의 월별 변화는 4월에 GSI값이 증가되기 시작하여 난소와 정소가 성숙되고 고수온-장일장이 되는 하계의 6월에 최대에 이른다. 생식주기는 암컷의 경우, 초기성장기(2~3월), 후기성장기(3~4월), 성숙기(5~6월), 완숙 및 산란기(6~7월),회복 및 휴지기(7~l월)의 연속적인 5단계로 구분되었고, 수컷의 경우는 성장기(2~4월), 성숙기(5~7월), 완숙및 방정기(6~7월),회복 및 휴지기(7~l월)의 연속적인 4단계로 구분할 수 있었다. 산란기 난경 빈도분포에 의하면, 웅어는 연중 한번의 산란기를 가지며 한 개체가 최소한 2~3회를 산란하는 다회산란종으로 추정되었다.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.179-187
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• 1997

범가자미 수컷과 넙치 암컷 교잡종의 초기발생, 성장 그리고 성현상이 조사되었다. 범가자미와 넙치의 교잡종은 국명으로 범넙치, 영명으로 mottled flounder로 명명하였다. 범넙치의 수정율, 부화율, 초기 성장률은 각각 56.9-72.3%, 86.7-92.5%, 그리고 89.1-96.0% 범위였다. 성장은 부화후 50일에 전장 2.1$\pm0.2cm$,체중$0.10\pm0.02g$ 이었고, 부화 후 240일에 전장22.9$\pm2.1cm$ 체중 179.0$\pm38.5g$ 이었다. 범넙치의 눈이 몸의 왼쪽에 위치하는 형 77.7%와 오른쪽에 위치하는 형 22.3%로 흔재하고 있었다. 부화후 80일에 생식소는 강(cavity)을 형성하는 난소형과 강을 갖지 않는 정소형으로 분화되었고, 이들의 출현 비율은 1 : 1 이었다(P>0.05). 범넙치의 생식소는 대부분 생식세포를 갖지 않는 불임상태였다. 생식소내에 난모세포를 갖는 개체는 조사 개체중 3.6%였다. 성전환 유도를 위하여 부화후 40일부터 100일까지 60일간 $17\alpha-methyltestosterone(MT)$과$estradiol-17\beta$$(E_{2})$을 0.5 mg/kg fish 농도로 경구투여 하였다. MT 처리구는 정소형이 81.9% 유도되었고, $E_{2}$ 처리구는 난소형이 87.7% 유도되었다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.161-170
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• 1998

Protein expression patterns of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) were examined in mouse reproductive organs during estrous cycle. Estrous cycle was classified into diestrus, proestrus, estrus or metestus and MMP expression was analyzed by zymography using gelatin as a substrate. Uterine fluid (UF) obtained both at diestrus and proestrus exhibited 4 major MMPs including 106kDa, 64kDa, 62kDa and 59kDa gelatinases. However, in UF at estrus, the gelatinolytic activity of 64kDa MMP disappeared and that of 106kDa and 62kDa MMPs dramatically decreased. At metestrus, 64kDa MMP activity reappeared and 106kDa and 62kDa MMP exhibited increased activities such that the band intensity of 106kDa was comparable to that in UF at diestrus. Gelatinolytic activity of 59kDa MMP was not changed throughout the cycle. Both ovarian and oviductal tissue homogenate revealed 4 MMPs which corresponded to the 4 MMPs of UF. However, unlike UF MMPs, gelatinolytic activity of these MMPs did not show distinct changes throughout the cycle. Either an inhibitor of MMP, 1,10-phenanthroline, or a metal chelator, EDTA, abolished the appearance of the above MMP activities in gelatinated gel whereas a serine proteinase inhibitor, phcnylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, failed to inhibit the appearance of MMP activities, proving that gelatinolytic activity of the above reproductive tissues were due to the enzymatic activity of MMP. When gclatinolytic activity of mouse serum was examined, it revealed 5 MMPs (131kDa, 106kDa, 89kDa, 64kDa and 62kDa bands) and one gelatinase (84kDa) band. From these results, it is concluded that the protein expression of MMPs of mouse reproductive organs, particularly uterus, is temporally regulated during estrous cycle and uterine 106kDa, 64kDa and 62kDa MMPs are suggested to play an important role in cyclic tissue remodeling of mouse uterus.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.82-89
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• 2016

Objective: The long interspersed elements (LINE-1, L1s) are a group of genetic elements found in large numbers in the human genome that can translate into phenotype by controlling genes. Growing evidence supports the role of epigenetic in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the DNA methylation levels in LINE-1 in a tissue-specific manner using cumulus cells from patients with PCOS compared with normal controls. Methods: The study included 19 patients with PCOS and 22 control patients who were undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. After oocyte retrieval, cumulus cells were extracted. LINE-1 DNA methylation levels were analysed by bisulfite treatment, polymerase chain reaction, and restriction enzyme digestion. The Connection Up- and Down-Regulation Expression Analysis of Microarrays software package was used to compare the gene regulatory functions of intragenic LINE-1. Results: The results showed higher LINE-1 DNA methylation levels in the cumulus cells of mature oocytes in PCOS patients, 79.14 (${\pm}2.66$) vs. 75.40 (${\pm}4.92$); p=0.004, but no difference in the methylation of cumulus cells in immature oocytes between PCOS and control patients, 70.33 (${\pm}4.79$) vs. 67.79 (${\pm}5.17$); p=0.155. However, LINE-1 DNA methylation levels were found to be higher in the cumulus cells of mature oocytes than in those of immature oocytes in both PCOS and control patients. Conclusion: These findings suggest that the epigenetic modification of LINE-1 DNA may play a role in regulating multiple gene expression that affects the pathophysiology and development of mature oocytes in PCOS.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.126-132
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• 2016

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify useful clinical factors for the identification of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who would benefit from in vitro maturation (IVM) treatment without exhibiting compromised pregnancy outcomes. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed of 186 consecutive patients with PCOS who underwent human chorionic gonadotropin-primed IVM treatment between March 2010 and March 2014. Only the first IVM cycle of each patient was included in this study. A retrospective case-control study was subsequently conducted to compare pregnancy outcomes between IVM and conventional in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles. Results: Through logistic regression analyses, we arrived at the novel finding that serum $anti-M{\ddot{u}}llerian$ hormone (AMH) levels and the number of fertilized oocytes in IVM were independent predictive factors for live birth with unstandardized coefficients of 0.078 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.005-1.164; p=0.037) and 0.113 (95% CI, 1.038-1.208; p=0.003), respectively. Furthermore, these two parameters were able to discriminate patients who experienced live births from non-pregnant IVM patients using cut-off levels of 8.5 ng/mL and five fertilized oocytes, respectively. A subsequent retrospective case-control study of patients with PCOS who had serum AMH levels ${\geq}8.5ng/mL$ showed that IVM had pregnancy outcomes comparable to conventional IVF, and that no cases of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome were observed. Conclusion: Serum AMH levels are a useful factor for predicting pregnancy outcomes in PCOS patients before the beginning of an IVM cycle. IVM may be an alternative to conventional IVF for PCOS patients if the patients are properly selected according to predictive factors such as serum AMH levels.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.131-134
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• 2013

Objective: To evaluate the effect of the addition of estradiol to luteal progesterone supplementation in GnRH antagonist cycles for infertile patients undergoing IVF/ICSI. Methods: One hundred and ten infertile patients, aged 28 to 39 years, were recruited for this prospective randomized study. They were randomly assigned to receive vaginal progesterone gel (Crinone) along with 4 mg estradiol valerate (group 1, n=55) or only Crinone (group 2, n=55) for luteal support. A GnRH antagonist multiple dose protocol using recombinant human FSH was used for controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) in all of the subjects. The COS results and pregnancy outcomes of the two groups were compared. Results: Group 1 and 2 were comparable with respect to the patient characteristics. The COS and IVF results were also comparable between the two groups. There were no differences in the clinical pregnancy rate (PR) and multiple PR between the two groups. However, the embryo implantation rate were significantly higher in group 1 than that in group 2 (22.2% vs. 13.3%, p=0.035). The incidence of luteal vaginal bleeding (LVB) was significantly lower in group 1 (7.4% vs. 27.8%, p=0.010). Conclusion: The addition of estradiol to luteal progesterone supplementation in GnRH antagonist cycles reduces the incidence of LVB and increases the embryo implantation rate in infertile patients undergoing IVF/ICSI.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.43-53
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• 2011

The gametogenic cycle and the spawning season in female and male Cyclina sinensis were investigated by quantitative statistical analysis using an image analyzer system, and the biological minimum size (the size at 50% of sexual maturity) was calculated by combination of quantitative data by size and von Bertalanffy's equation. Compared the gametogenic cycle by quantitative statistical analysis with the previous qualitative results in female and male C. sinensis, monthly changes in female and male gametogenic cycles calculated by quantitative statistical analysis showed similar patterns to the gonadal stages in female and male reproductive cycles by qualitative histological analysis. Comparisons of monthly changes in the portions (%) of each area to eight kinds of areas by quantitative statistical analysis in the gonads in female and male C. sinensis are as follows. Monthly changes in the portions (%) of the ovary areas to total tissue areas in females and also monthly changes in the portions of the testis areas to total tissue areas in males increased in March and reached the maximum in May, and then showed a rapid decrease from June to October. Monthly changes in the portions (%) of oocyte areas to ovarian tissue areas in females and also monthly changes in the portions of the areas of the spermatogenic stages to testis areas in males began to increase in March and reached the maximum in June in females and males, and then rapidly dropped from July to October in females and males when spawnig occurred. From these data, it is apparent that the number of spawning seasons in female and male C. sinensis occurred once per year, from July to October. Monthly changes in the number of the oocytes per mm2 and in the mean diameter of the oocyte in captured image which were calculated for each female slide showed a maximum in May and reached the minimum from December to February. Therefore, C. sinensis in both sexes showed a unimodal gametogenic cycle during the year. The percentage of sexual maturity of female and male clams ranging from 25.1 to 30.0 mm in length was over 50% and 100% for clams over 40.1 mm length. In this study, the biological minimum size (sexually mature shell lengths at 50% of sexual maturity) in females and males were 26.85 and 26.28 mm, respectively.