• 대한생식의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한불임학회 2002년도 제43차 추계학술대회
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• pp.93-94
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• 2002

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.237-243
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• 2006

목 적: 동결-융해 배아이식은 보조생식술에서 환자들에게 보다 많은 임신의 기회를 제공해줄 수 있는 방법으로 이용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 예후가 좋지 않은 환자들에서 동결-융해 배아이식의 효용성을 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법: 나이가 많은 고령 환자군 (38~44세)과 신선주기 배아이식에서 임신 실패군을 연구대상으로 하였다. 과배란 유도를 통해 채취한 난자를 일반적인 체외수정 또는 세포질내 정자주입술을 시행하여 수정을 유도하고, 잉여의 전핵 또는 난할 시기의 배아를 완만동결법으로 동결하였다. 동결보관 배아는 급속융해법으로 융해하여 호르몬요법을 시행한 환자의 자궁에 이식하였다. 신선 배아이식과 동결-융해 배아이식 과정에서의 배아 상태, 임신율, 착상률 등을 통계적인 방법으로 분석하였다. 결 과: 나이가 많은 고령군에서 신선 배아이식을 시행한 환자들과 동결-융해 배아이식을 시행한 환자들의 평균 연령은 $40.0{\pm}1.8$세 (n=206)와 $39.9{\pm}1.9$세 (n=69)로 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었으나, 임상적인 임신율과 착상률은 동결-융해 배아이식에서 29.0%와 11.2%로 신선 배아이식의 16.5%와 7.0%에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 높게 나타났다. (p<0.05). 첫 번째 신선 배아이식에서 임신 실패군의 연속되는 신선 배아이식 환자군 ($31.2{\pm}2.3$, n=40)과 동결-융해 배아이식 환자군 ($31.9{\pm}3.1$, n=119)에서의 평균 연령은 차이가 없었으며, 임상적 임신율 (42.5% vs 40.3%)과 착상률 (22.6% vs 18.8%)도 유사하였다. 결 론: 본 연구에서는 동결-융해 배아이식이 고령 환자들에서 효과적으로 임신율과 착상률을 높일 수 있음을 보여주고 있다. 이러한 결과는 과배란 유도에 따른 자궁의 착상 환경 변화가 고령 환자들에서 임신율과 착상률을 저하시키는 것과 관련이 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2015

The objective of this study was to investigate the efficiency of nicotinic acid on sperm cryosurvival and fertilization ability in frozen-thawed boar semen. Boar semen was collected by glove-hand method and was frozen using freezing solution treated to 0, 5, 10 and 20 mM of nicotinic acid. The frozen sperm for sperm characteristic analysis was thawed such as viability, acrosome reaction, and mitochondrial integrity. The frozen-thawed sperm was estimated by SYBR14/PI double staining for viability, FITC-PNA/PI double staining for acrosome reaction and Rhodamine123/PI double staining for mitochondrial integrity using a flow cytometry. The embryo was estimated in vitro development and DCFDA staining for reactive oxygen species assessment. As results, frozen-thawed sperm viability was significantly higher in 5 and 10 mM ($61.1{\pm}1.5%$,$64.7{\pm}2.0%$) of nicotinic acid than other groups (0 mM, $52.1{\pm}2.3%$; 20 mM, $47.8{\pm}5.1%$, P<0.05). The live sperm with acrosome reaction was significantly higher in 5 and 10 mM of nicotinic acid ($26.1{\pm}1.8%$, $24.9{\pm}1.5%$) than other groups (0 mM, $35.3{\pm}0.8%$; 20 mM, $36.5{\pm}1.9%$, P<0.05). The live sperm with mitochondrial integrity was significantly higher in 5 and 10 mM ($84.2{\pm}3.6%$, $88.4{\pm}2.3%$) of nicotinic acid than other groups (0 mM, $77.3{\pm}4.4%$; 20 mM, $73.3{\pm}3.6%$, P<0.05). Blastocyst rate of in vitro development was significantly higher in 10 mM ($17.0{\pm}1.3%$) of nicotinic acid than other groups (0 mM, $9.4{\pm}0.5%$; 5mM, $12.6{\pm}0.8%$; 20 mM, $5.0{\pm}1.0%$, P<0.05). Moreover, total cell number was higher in 5 and 10 mM ($53.6{\pm}2.9%$, $57.9{\pm}2.8%$) of nicotinic acid than other groups (0 mM, $41.0{\pm}1.4%$; 20 mM, $23.2{\pm}2.8%$, P<0.05). Hydrogen peroxide in embryos was lower in 5 mM nicotinic acid ($0.7{\pm}0.1%$) than other groups (0 mM, $1.0{\pm}0.1%$; 10mM, $0.9{\pm}0.0%$; 20 mM, $1.4{\pm}1.0%$, P<0.05). In conclusion, nicotinic acid-treated semen improves cryosurvival and quality of spermatozoa. Also, the fertilized oocytes with nicotinic acid improve quality of embryo and blastocyst formation.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.141-144
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• 2005

This experiment was to investigate whether the mitochondria function assessment can be used for the prediction of sperm fertility through examining the correlation between mitochondria fluoromicroscopic frequency of frozen-thawed eight Hanwoo bull semen using rhodamine123 (R123) and in vitro embryo development following fertilization. Individual sperm were stained in 5 ${\mu}g/mL$ R123-added calcium-free Sp-TALP for 30 min at 0 h, 6 h, 12 h and 24 h after thawing and examined their mid-piece under an epifluorescence microscope using 495 nm excitation filter (x1,000). Three replications were taken, and at least 300 sperm per individual were examined. When semen samples were separated into two groups (good and poor) by sperm motility and fluorescent frequencies at just after thawing, average fluorescent frequencies were remarkably reduced as time going (0 h; $53.29{\~}72.94\%$, 6 h; $21.40{\~}58.90\%$, 12 h; $8.26{\~}25.93\%$, 24 h; $1.00{\~}13.78\%$, irrespective of selected group, and there were no differences at 6 h or 12 h after thawing between selected groups but indicated significant difference at 24 h after thawing (p<0.05). In vitro fertilization rates in good and poor groups ranging $70.8{\~}77.8\%$ and $52.1{\~}84.5\%$, respectively, were not significantly different. However, in vitro development rates of the same groups ranging $25.7{\~}40.0\%$ and $12.9{\~}1.8\%$, respectively, were significant different (p<0.05). These results demonstrate that mitochondria fluoromicroscopic assessment of frozen-thawed bovine sperm may be used as a criterion to select more fertile sperm.

• 한국수정란이식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수정란이식학회 2003년도 제3회 발생공학 국제심포지움 및 학술대회
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• pp.108-108
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• 2003

• 한국수정란이식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수정란이식학회 2006년도 The 6th Intermational Symposium on Developmental Biotechnology
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• pp.124-125
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• 2006

• 한국수정란이식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수정란이식학회 2004년도 제4회 발생공학 국제심포지움 및 학술대회
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• pp.90-90
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• 2004

• 한국수정란이식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수정란이식학회 2004년도 제4회 발생공학 국제심포지움 및 학술대회
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• pp.41-41
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• 2004

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2005

본 실험은 LEY에 다양한 당류를 첨가한 용액으로 동결보존한 돼지정자의 응해후 생존율과 정상 첨체율, 체외성숙한 난자와의 수정능력과 배 발달 능력 및 인공수정을 통한 수태율과 산자수에 미치는 효과를 조사하기 위해 실시하였다. 융해후의 정상 첨체율은 glucose 농도 증가와 함께 증가되었으나, 생존율에 있어서는 효과가 인정되지 않았다. LEY에 fructose를 단독 또는 glucose와 함께 첨가하면 융해후의 생존율이 유의하게 증가되었으며 (p<0.05), 정상 첨체율에 있어서는 LEY 보존액에 fructose와 glucose를 첨가한 구가 $81.4{\pm}2.3\%$로 control의 $41.6{\pm}0.6\%$에 비하여 유의하게 높았다(p<0.001). 체외성숙 난자와의 수정율, 분할율 및 배반포 발생율은 $70.8\~80.7\%$, $44.6\~45.7\%$ 및 $13.6\~16.0\%$로 glycerol과 fructose 농도 및 정자농도 간에 차이가 인정되지 않았다. 1회 발정당 2회의 인공수정을 하였을 때, 수태율은 $83.3{\pm}0.1\%$, 산자수는 $9.4{\pm}1.7\~10.4{\pm}0.7$두로서 SGI사의 동결정액의 $50.0{\pm}0.1\%(p<0.05)$과 $8.0{\pm}1.1$두에 비하여 높았다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.297-302
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• 2013

Cryopreservation of epididymal spermatozoa offers a potential tool for rescuing genetic material from males of genetically elite populations. Castration, catastrophic injury, sudden death or any other event that makes semen collection or mating impossible may prematurely terminate a stallion reproduction. Stallion epididymal spermatozoa vary widely in the loss of progressive motility, acrosomal integrity, and viability during freezing and thawing. The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of (1) freezing package types on cryopreservation efficiency, (2) thawing temperatures (37, 56 or $70^{\circ}C$) on Computer Assisted Sperm Analysis (CASA) parameters and (3) post-thawing incubation time (0, 1, 2 or 4h) on castrated stallion epididymis. Post-thawed sperm motility ranged between 59.69% and 64.28% ($56^{\circ}C$ and $37^{\circ}C$) in various thawing temperatures. When stallion epididymis sperm was frozen, straw was better than freezing tube on VCL (Velocity of Curvilinear Line) and VAP (Velocity of Average Path) parameter. Higher percentage of motility was observed at $37^{\circ}C$ thawing temperature even though no significant difference was observed among various temperatures. The motility, VCL, ALH (Amplitude of Lateral Head displacement), VAP, BCF (Beat-Cross Frequency) and STR (Straightness index) parameter of post-thawed sperm were significantly decreased by increasing the incubation time for all thawing temperatures. The present study showed that type of freezing package (Straw vs. Freezing tube) was not significantly different on cryopreservation efficiency. Furthermore, stallion epididymal spermatozoa frozen-thawed at $37^{\circ}C$ for 1 min resulted the highest proportion of motility and velocity movement. In addition, motility and viability of frozen-thawed stallion epididymal spermatozoa were also decreased by incubation.