• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.45-57
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• 2006

Objective : This study was undertaker to determine if Juglandis Semen herbal acupuncture (JSA) exerts protective effect against alterations in membrane transport function in rabbits with mercury-induced acute renal failure. Methods : Nephrotoxicity was induced by subcutaneous administration of Hg(a single dose of 10mg/kg) and JSA was performed at both sides of Shenshu($(BL_{23})$, Sinsu) for 7 days. Results: The administration of Hg at a subcutaneous single dose of 10 mg/kg caused a reduction in GFR to 12% of the basal value and an increase in fractional $Na^+$ excretion to 8.9-fold, indicating generation of acute renal failure. When JSA were given for 7 days prior to Hg administration, such changes were significantly attenuated. The fractional excretion of glucose and phosphate was increased to approximately 102- and 35-fold, respectively, in rabbits treated with Hg alone. The increase in rabbits treated with Hg following ISA are significantly lower than that in animals treated with Hg alone. Uptakes of glucose and phosphate in purified isolated brush-border membrane and $Na^+-K^+-ATPase$ activity in microsomal fraction were inhibited in rabbits treated with Hg alone, suggesting that impairment in proximal reabsorption of glucose and phosphate is resulted from a direct damage of membrane transport carriers and disruption of the normal $Na^+$ gradient. Such changes were prevented by JSA. Conclusion These results indicate that the administration of Hg causes impairment in reabsorption of solutes in the proximal tubule via the generation of reactive oxygen species. JSA provides the protection against the Hg-induced impairment in proximal reabsorption, and its effect may be resulted from its antioxidant action.

• 한국동물번식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물번식학회 2003년도 학술발표대회 발표논문초록집
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• pp.63-63
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• 2003

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of liquid boar sperm stored at 4$^{\circ}C$ on sperm motility, normal acrosome, and in-vitro fertilization and culture of pig oocytes matured in-vitro. The sperm-rich fraction (30~60 ml) of ejaculate was collected into an insulated vacuum bottle. Semen was slowly cooled to room temperature (20~23$^{\circ}C$) by 2 h after collection. Semen was transferred into 15 ml tubes, centrifuged at room temperature for 10 min at 800$\times$g, and the supernatant solution was poured off. The concentrated sperm was resuspended with 5 ml of lactose, egg yolk and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (LEN) diluent to provide 1.0$\times$10$^{9}$ sperm/ml at room temperature. The resuspended semen was cooled in a refrigerator to 4$^{\circ}C$ and preserved for 5 days to examine sperm motility and normal acrosome. The medium used for oocyte maturation was modified tissue culture medium (TCM) 199. After about 22 h of culture, oocytes were cultured without cysteamine and hormones for 22 h at 38.5$^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$ in air. Oocytes were inseminated with liquid boar sperm stored at 4$^{\circ}C$ for 2 days after collection. Oocytes were coincubated for 6 h in 500 ${mu}ell$ mTBM fertilization media with 0.2, 1, 5 and 10$\times$10$^{6}$ /ml sperm concentration, respectively. At 6 h after IVF, oocytes were transferred into 500 ${mu}ell$ Hepes-buffered NCSU-23 culture medium for further culture of 6, 48 and 144 h. There were significant differences in sperm motility and normal acrosome among preservation days and incubation times, respectively. The rates of sperm penetration and polyspermy were higher in 5 and 10$\times$10$^{6}$ sperm/ml than in 0.2 and 1$\times$10$^{6}$ sperm/ml. Male pronuclear formation was lower in 0.2$\times$10$^{6}$ sperm/ml than in 1, 5 and 10$\times$10$^{6}$ sperm/ml. Mean numbers of sperm in penetrated oocyte were highest in 10$\times$10$^{6}$ sperm/ml compared with other sperm concentrations. The rate of blastocysts from the cleaved oocytes (2~4 cell stage) was highest in 1$\times$10$^{6}$ sperm/ml compared with other sperm concentrations. In conclusion, we found out that liquid boar sperm stored at 4$^{\circ}C$ could be used for in-vitro fertilization of pig oocytes matured in-vitro. Also, we recommend 1$\times$10$^{6}$ ml sperm concentration for in-vitro fertilization of pig oocytes.

• 대한암한의학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.95-103
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• 2006

Objective: Gami-Samhwang-San, a herbal prescription for obesity treatment, is composed of seven crude herbs such as Ephedrae Herba, Scutellariae Radix, Acori Gramineri Rhizoma, Polygalae Radix, Typhae Pollen, Armeniacae Semen, Nelumbo Folium. This study was aimed to evaluate marker substances in n-butanol fraction (SH-21-B) from Gami-Samhwang-San by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). And we predicted inhibition activity of major compounds of Gami-Samhwang-San using Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships (QSAR) Methods: The separation was performed on a YMC J,sphere-H80 CI8(250${\times}$4.6 mm I.D) column by gradient elution with $H_3PO_4$ buffers in acetonitrile as the moblie phase at a flow-rate of 1.0ml/min. Results: HPLC was employed to determine the quantities and the qualities of several marker substances such as ephedrine, pseudoephedirne, baicalin, ${\beta}-asarone$, tenuifoliside, naringenin, amygdalin and hyperoside in the SH-21-B. Conclusion: We suggest this results could be a useful evidence for quality control of SH-21-B.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.255-261
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• 2005

Gami-Samhwang-San, a herbal prescription for obesity treatment, is composed of seven crude herbs such as Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, Ephedrae Herba, Scutellariae Radix, Acori Gramineri Rhizoma, Polygalae Radix, Typhae Pollen, Armeniacae Semen, Menthae Herba. In this study, marker substances in n-butanol fraction (SH-21-B) from Gami-Samhwang-San were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and acute toxicity of standardized SH-21-B was evaluated by good laboratory practices (GLP) guideline of Korea Food and Drug Administration. Therefore we confirmed that there were baicalin of 15.92%, amygdalin of 6.57% and ephedrine of 2.49% in SH-21-B. SH-21-B was administered in rats at dose of 0 mg/kg, 2,000 mg/kg, and 5,000mg/kg. Clinical signs of both sexes of rats were observed daily for 14 days after single oral administration. Two female rats one administered at 2,000 mg/kg and the other administered at 5,000 mg/kg, died, but no dead animal was observed among male rats. Therefore $LD_{50}$ in the female rat is observed to be 8,710 mg/kg, and MLD (Minimun Lethal Dose) of the male rat is observed to be more than 5,000 mg/kg.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.282-288
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 항염증 및 항산화 활성을 갖는 유용한 물질 을 검색하기 위해 40여 가지 생약재를 에탄올 추출하여 H HAase 억제 및 라디칼 소거 활성을 측정하였다 .. HAase 억제 활성을 측정한 결과, I mg/mL의 농도에서 황기, 두충, 오미 자, 황금, 오가피, 목과, 목단피, 산사가 50% 이상의 저해활 성을 나타내었고, 이들에 대하여 n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl a acetate, water로 순차적으로 용매분획하여 활성을 측정한 결 과, 모든 시료의 ethyl acetate와 water 분획에서 높은 활성을 보였다 항산화 활성은 DPPH 라디칼에 대한 전자공여능과 F Fenton 반응에 의해 발생한 hydroxyl radical에 대한 소거능으 로 평가하였다 .. DPPH 라디칼에 대한 전자공여능은 복분자, 목단피, 백작약, 차전자, 마가목 에탄올 추출물이 I mg{mL 놓도에서 90% 이상으로 대조군으로 이용한 BHA와 Q - -tocopherol과 유사한 활성을 나타내었다 .. 2-deoxyribose 산화 법에 따른 hydroxyl 라디칼 소거활성에서 대부분의 에탄올 추출물 시료에서 모두 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 활성올 갖는 시료에 대하여 지질과산화 억제 활성을 측정한 결과 linoleic a acid와 phosphatidylcholine liposome 기질 모두에 대하여 오미 자 추출물은 가장 높은 억제 활성을 나타내었다.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2001

X, Y정자를 분리하여(sexing techlology)필요한 성을 조절한 배아의 연구가 아직 실용화되지 않고 있다 본 연구는 이에 대한 기초연구로서 돼지의 X 정자와 Y정자를 분리하기 위하여 불연속 percoll농도구배를 제조한 후 상층에 정액을 분주하여 120${\times}$g에서 20분간 원심분리 하였다. 분리된 각 층의 정자를 회수(7${\times}$10$^6$ sperms/ml)하여 genomic DNA를 추출한후, PCR 방법을 이용하여 Y 염색체의 성 결정 유전자(TDF)인 SRY(sex determining region of Y chromosome) 유무를 판단하였다. TCM-199배양액에 성숙시킨 난자와 분리하지 않은 정자를 대조군으로, 분리한 X 정자를 실험군으로 인공수정을 한 후 돼지 체외 수정란을 획득하였다. 체외 생산된 2세포기의 배아의 SRY 유전자를 PCR증폭하여 성 판별에 사용하였다. 불연속 percoll 원심분리 후 정자의 생존율은 95%층에서 94.4% ${\pm}$ 5.1% (P < 0.01)로써 가장 높았다. 체외수정한 결과 분리하지 않은 대조군(47.1%)보다 자성정자가 많다고 판단되는 실험군에서 수정율이 높았다(80%).불연속 percoll 원심분리 후 SRY유전자의 PCR을 실시한 결과 30%, 50%, 65%농도에서 80%, 95% 농도보다 Y 염색체 특이적인 밴드가 많이 증폭되는 것을 확인하여 상층에 Y 염색체를 가지는 웅성 정자가 많이 있으며 하층에 X 염색체를 가치는 자성정자가 많이 있는것으로 확인하였다. 또한 95% 농도 층의 정자를 인공수정한 초기배아의 자성은 66.7%로서 대조군 33.3%보다 높았다. 따라서 불연속 percoll 원심분리 후 80%, 95%층에서 X 정자가 많이 회수되고, 활동성이 증가하는 것뿐만 아니라 정자의 질도 개선할 수 있다는 사실을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.215-223
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• 2003

본 연구는 체외성숙된 돼지난포란을 액상정액으로 수정시 수정시간과 배양배지가 난포란의 발달에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 실시하였다. 정자농후정액 (30∼60 ml)을 채취하여 실온에서 2시간 정도 서서히 냉각시킨 후, 정액을 15 ml 튜브에 담아 800${\times}$g로 10분간 원심분리하였다. 상층액은 버리고 하부의 정자는 5 ml LEN 희석액으로 1${\times}$$10^{9}$ 전자/ml가 되도록 재희석하였다. 희석된 정액은 4$^{\circ}C$ 냉장고에 보존하였다. 미성숙 난모세포의 성숙에 사용된 배지는 26.19 mM sodium bicarbonate, 0.9 mM sodium pyruvate, 10 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml insulin, 2 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml vitamin B$_{12}$ , 25 mM HEPES, 10 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml bovine apotransferrin, 150 $\mu$M cysteamine, 10 IU/ml PMSG, 10 IU/ml PMSG, 10 IU/ml EGF, 0.4% BSA, 75 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml sodium penicillin G, 50 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml streptomycin sulfate그리고 10% pFF를 첨가한 TCM-199 배지였다. 22시간 성숙 배양한 후 난모세포는 cysteamine과 hormone들을 배제한 후 38.5$^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$ incubator에서 22시간 더 성숙시켰다. 성숙된 난모세포는 채취 후 2일간 4$^{\circ}C$에 보존된 액상정액으로 수정되었다. 난모세포는 500 $\mu$l mTBM 수정 배지에서 1${\times}$$10^{6}$ 정자/ml의 농도로 1, 3, 6 그리고 9시간 동안 수정시켰다. 그 후 난모세포는 500 $\mu$l NCSU-23, Hopes buffered NCSU-23, PZM-3 그리고 PZM-4 배양배지에 옮겨서 6, 48 그리고 144시간을 더 배양하였다. 정자침투율, 웅성전핵형성율 그리고 난모세포의 난할율은 6 및 9시간 수정시간에서 1 및 3시간 수정시간 보다 높았다. 6시간 수정시 배반포형성율 (33.6%)은 1, 3 그리고 9시간 수정시 배반포형성율 (11.4, 23.0 그리고 29.6%) 보다 높았다. 배반포의 평균세포수는 6, 9, 3 그리고 1시간 수정시 각각 32.9, 27.6, 26.3 그리고 24.4개 였다. 분할된 난모세포의 배반포형성율 그리고 배반포의 평균세포수는 NCSU-23, PZM-3 그리고 PZM-4 배양배지보다 HEPES buffered NCSU-23 배양배지가 우수하였다. 결론적으로 4$^{\circ}C$ 보존 돼지액상정액은 체외성숙된 돼지 난모세포의 체외수정에 사용될 수 있음이 입증되었다. 또한 체외성숙된 돼지 난모세포는 500 $\mu$l mTBM 수정배지에서 1${\times}$$10^{6}$ 정자/ml로 6시간 공배양시키는 것이 바람직하며, HEPES buffered NCSU-23 배양배지에서 배양하는 것이 좋다는 결과를 얻었다.