Abstract
This experiment was carried out to determine the optimum freezing and thawing rates of the hamster embryos. The female hamsters were induced to superovulate by intraperitoneal injections of 30 i.u. PMSG and mated with males of the same strain of 4 days the PMSG injection. They were killed and embryos were flushed from the oviduct and uterine horn on 3 days after mating. Embryos were flushed with a modified Dulbecco's phosphate-buffered saline and equilibrated with 1.5 M-dimethylsulphoxide by a 3-step procedure. The freezing rates of the samples were $1^{\circ}C/min$ from room temperature to $-6^{\circ}C$ and the samples were seeded at $-6^{\circ}C$. After being held for 3 min at the seeding temperature, the rates were $0.3^{\circ}C/min$ from $-6^{\circ}C$ to $-35^{\circ}C$. From $-35^{\circ}C$ to $-70^{\circ}C$, the rates were divided into $0.1^{\circ}C/min$, $1^{\circ}C/min$ and $10^{\circ}C/min$, respectively. At $-70^{\circ}C$ the samples were plunged directly into liquid nitrogen. The samples were thawed at $4^{\circ}C/min$ and $12^{\circ}C/min$ from $-196^{\circ}C$ to $37^{\circ}C$, and for 2 min in $37^{\circ}C$ water bath, respectively. The average numbers of ovulation points and embryos recovered were 35.1 and 27.0 appearing 77.0% recovery rates. Eight cell embryos in the embryos recovered were 24.8. The survival rates of embryos according to the freezing rates were 55.5~67.7% at $0.1^{\circ}C/min$, 58.8~64.9% at $1^{\circ}C/min$ and 40.5~44.7% at $10^{\circ}C/min$, respectively. The survival rates at $10^{\circ}C/min$ were significantly low. The survival rates of embryos according to the thawing rates were 53.5% at $4^{\circ}C/min$, 53.7% at $12^{\circ}C/min$ and 59.1% in $37^{\circ}C$ water bath. The survival rates, in $37^{\circ}C$ water bath were slightly higher, but we did not find any differences among them. In conclusion, the best freezing rates of hamster embryos were $1^{\circ}C/min$ from the room temperature to $-6^{\circ}C/min$, $0.3^{\circ}C/min$ from $-6^{\circ}C/min$ to $-35^{\circ}C$ and $-0.1^{\circ}C/min$ or $1^{\circ}C/min$ from $-35^{\circ}C$ to $-70^{\circ}C$. The hamster embryos thawed for 2 min in $37^{\circ}C$ water bath showed the best survival rates.
본(本) 실험(實驗)은 hamster 수정란(受精卵)의 동결보존시(凍結保存時) 가장 적합(適合)한 동결(凍結)및 융해온도(融解溫度)를 구명(究明)하기 위(爲)하여 실시(實施)하였다. 수정란(受精卵)은 hamster 두당(頭當) 30 IU의 PMSG를 복탈내(腹脫內)에 투여(投與)하고 4일후(日後)에 교미(交尾)를 시켰으며 교미(交尾) 3일후(日後)에 도살(屠殺)하여 자궁(子宮)과 난관(卵管)을 관류(灌流)하여 회수(回收)하였다. 회수(回收)된 수정란(受精卵)의 동결(凍結)에 사용(使用)한 보존액(保存液)은 Dulbecco's phosphate buffered saline(PBS)이었으며, 동해방지제(凍害防止劑)로는 Dimetyl sulfoxide (DMSO)로서 3단계(段階)로 최종농도(最終濃度)가 1.5M이 되게 하였다. 수정란(受精卵)의 동결방법(凍結方法)은 실온(室溫)에서 $-6^{\circ}C$까지 $1^{\circ}C/min$의 속도(速度)로 하강(下降)시켜 수직(水植)하고 3 분간(分間) 방치(放置)시킨 다음 $0.30^{\circ}C/min$ 속도(速度)로 $-35^{\circ}C$까지 냉각(冷却)시켰으며, 다음에 $-70^{\circ}C$까지는 $0.1^{\circ}C/min$, $1^{\circ}C/min$ 및 $10^{\circ}C/min$의 3 처리(處理)로 냉각(冷却)시킨후 $-196^{\circ}C$의 액체질소(液體窒素)에 보존(保存)하였다. 융해(融解)는 $4^{\circ}C/min$과 $12^{\circ}C/min$의 속도(速度)로 $37^{\circ}C$ 까지 가온(加溫)하는 방법(方法)과 $37^{\circ}C$의 water bath에서 2 분간(分間) 침지(沈漬)시키는 방법(方法)을 이용(利用)하였다. 평균배란점(平均排卵點)은 35.1개(個)인데 대하여 회수(回收)된 수정란(受精卵)은 27.0개(個)로서 회수율(回收率) 77.0% 였으며, 수정란(受精卵)중에서 8세포기(細胞期) 배(胚) 24.8개(個)로서 그 비율(比率)은 70.6%였다. 수정란(受精卵)의 동결속도(凍結速度)에 따른 생존율(生存率)은 $0.1^{\circ}C/min$으로 동결(凍結)했을 때 55.5~67.7%, $1^{\circ}C/min$에서는 58.8~64.9%, $10^{\circ}C/min$에서는 40.5~44.7%였는데 $10^{\circ}C/min$의 속도(速度)로 동결(凍結)한 것이 유의(有意)하게 나쁜 성적(成績)이었다. 융해방법(融解方法)에 따른 수정란(受精卵)의 평균생존율(平均生存率)은 $4^{\circ}C/min$에서 53.5%, $12^{\circ}C/min$에서 53.7%, $37^{\circ}C$ water bath 융해(融解)에서 59.1%를 나타내어 water bath 융해(融解)가 가장 좋은 성적(成績)이었으나 큰 차이(差異)는 인정(認定)되지 않았다. 본(本) 실험(實驗)의 결과(結果)를 종합(綜合)해 볼 때 hamster 난자(卵子)의 동결(凍結)에는 실온(室溫)에서 $-6^{\circ}C$까지는 $1^{\circ}C/min$, $-35^{\circ}C$까지 $0.3^{\circ}C/min$, $-70^{\circ}C$까지 $0.1^{\circ}C/min$ 또는 $1^{\circ}C/min$의 동결속도(凍結速度)를 유지(維持)하고, $37^{\circ}C$의 water bath에서 2 분간(分間) 침관(沈漬)하여 융해(融解)하는 것이 가장 높은 생존율(生存率)을 얻었다.