• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2014

Humulus japonicus is an ornamental plant in the Cannabaceae family. Although the mode of action of Humulus japonicus is not fully understood, a strong relationship was observed between anti-inflammatory and anticancer in some types of cells. Recent studies also have shown that Humulus japonicus possesses anti-inflammatory activities and may significantly improve antioxidant potential in Raw 264.7 macrophage cells. Thus, the aim of this study was evaluated the effect of Humulus japonicus extract on sperm motility and subsequent preimplantation developmental competence of the bovine embryos. After in vitro maturation, the oocytes with sperms were exposed in in vitro fertilization (IVF) medium supplemented with Humulus japonicus extract (0.01, 0.05, $0.1{\mu}g/mL$, respectively) for 1 day. In our results, exposure of IVF medium to Humulus japonicus extract did not affect sperm motility and percentage of penetrated oocytes but ROS intensity was significantly decreased by $0.01{\mu}g/mL$ compared with other groups (p< 0.05). Moreover, treatment with $0.01{\mu}g/mL$ of Humulus japonicus extract was higher the frequency of blastocyst formation than the any other groups (p<0.05). Otherwise, treatment with $0.01{\mu}g/mL$ of Humulus japonicus extract not increased the total cell number but reduced apoptotic-positive nuclei number. In conclusion, our results indicate that supplementation of Humulus japonicus extract in IVF medium may have important implications for improving early embryonic development in bovine embryos.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2015

The increasing uses of zinc oxide nanoparticles (nZnO) in industrial and personal care products raise possible danger of using nZnO in human. To determine whether ZnO induces size-dependent anomalies during embryonic organogenesis, mouse embryos on embryonic day 8.5 were cultured for 2 days under 50, 100, and $150{\mu}g$ of nZnO (< 100 nm) or micro-sized ZnO (mZnO; $80{\pm}25{\mu}m$), after which the morphological changes, cumulative quantity of Zn particles, and expressions of antioxidant and apoptotic genes were investigated. Although embryos exposed to $50{\mu}g$ of ZnO exhibited no defects on organogenesis, embryos exposed to over $100{\mu}g$ of ZnO showed increasing anomalies. Embryos treated with $150{\mu}g$ of nZnO revealed significant changes in Zn absorption level and morphological parameters including yolk sac diameter, head length, flexion, hindbrain, forebrain, branchial bars, maxillary process, mandibular process, forelimb, and total score compared to the same dose of mZnO-treated embryos. Furthermore, CuZn-superoxide dismutase, cytoplasmic glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and phospholipid hydroperoxidase GPx mRNA levels were significantly decreased, but caspase-3 mRNA level was greatly increased in nZnO-treated embryos as compared to normal control embryos. These findings indicate that nZnO has severer teratogenic effects than mZnO in developing embryos.

• Mycobiology
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.297-311
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• 2017

Saprolegniasis is one of the most devastating oomycete diseases in freshwater fish which is caused by species in the genus Saprolegnia including Saprolegnia parasitica. In this study, we isolated the strain of S. parasitica from diseased rainbow trout in Korea. Morphological and molecular based identification confirmed that isolated oomycete belongs to the member of S. parasitica, supported by its typical features including cotton-like mycelium, zoospores and phylogenetic analysis with internal transcribed spacer region. Pathogenicity of isolated S. parasitica was developed in embryo, juvenile, and adult zebrafish as a disease model. Host-pathogen interaction in adult zebrafish was investigated at transcriptional level. Upon infection with S. parasitica, pathogen/antigen recognition and signaling (TLR2, TLR4b, TLR5b, NOD1, and major histocompatibility complex class I), pro/anti-inflammatory cytokines (interleukin $[IL]-1{\beta}$, tumor necrosis factor ${\alpha}$, IL-6, IL-8, interferon ${\gamma}$, IL-12, and IL-10), matrix metalloproteinase (MMP9 and MMP13), cell surface molecules ($CD8^+$ and $CD4^+$) and antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase) related genes were differentially modulated at 3- and 12-hr post infection. As an anti-Saprolegnia agent, plant based lawsone was applied to investigate on the susceptibility of S. parasitica showing the minimum inhibitory concentration and percentage inhibition of radial growth as $200{\mu}g/mL$ and 31.8%, respectively. Moreover, natural lawsone changed the membrane permeability of S. parasitica mycelium and caused irreversible damage and disintegration to the cellular membranes of S. parasitica. Transcriptional responses of the genes of S. parasitica mycelium exposed to lawsone were altered, indicating that lawsone could be a potential anti-S. parasitica agent for controlling S. parasitica infection.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.215-221
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• 2002

본 연구는 일정량의 항산화제(NAC, ebselen 및 GSH)와 성장인자(EGF, PDGF)의 혼합첨가가 돼지 체외수정란의 체외배양에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 1. NCSU 23 배양액에 NAC 1nm과 NAC에 EGF 100ng/$m\ell$비 및 PDGF 5ng/$m\ell$를 각각 혼합 첨가하여 체외배양을 실시한 결과, 상실배기 이상 발육된 체외발육율은 각각 28.1%, 32.3% 및 35.3%로서 NAC와 PDGF 혼합처리구가 대조 구보다 다소 높은 체외발육율을 나타냈으나 통계적 유의성은 없었다(P>0.05). 2. NCSU 23 배양액에 ebselen 10$\mu\textrm{m}$과 ebselen에 EGF 100ng/$m\ell$ 및 PDGF 5ng/$m\ell$를 각각 혼합첨가하여 체외발육율을 조사한 결과, 상실 배기 이상 발육된 수정란의 체외발육율은 각각 17.8%, 36.9% 및 40.3%로 ebselen과 성장인자의 혼합처리구가 대조구보다 통계적 유의하게 높은 체외발육율을 나타냈다(P<0.05). 3. NCSU 23 배양액에 GSH 100$\mu\textrm{m}$과 GSH에 EGF 100ng/$m\ell$ 및 PDGF 5ng/$m\ell$를 각각 혼합 첨가배양하여 상실배기 이상 발육된 수정란의 체외발육율은 각각 24.4%, 30.5% 및 27.7%로 GSH과 EGF 혼합처리구가 여타구보다 다소 높은 체외발육율을 나타냈지만 통계적 유의성은 없었다(P>0.05). 4. 모든 처리구에서 배반포기 수정란의 세포수는 커다란 차이가 인정되지 않았으나(P>0.05), 체외배양액에 ebselen과 성장인자를 혼합첨가하여 체외배양한 처리구에서는 대조구에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 높은 세포수를 나타냈다.(P<0.05).