• Applied Microscopy
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.105-116
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• 2003

U. unicinctus 난세포를 인공수정한 결과 수정 시기는 germinal vesicle (2n)기였으며 정자 중앙부에서 돌출한 actomere와 난모세포의 미세융모 끝에서 세포막 융합이 시작되는 것으로 관찰되었다. Germinal vesicle기에 수정이 가능하였으므로 pre-mitotic spindle이 관찰되지 않은 것으로 사료되었다. 수정 후 난모세포는 제1, 2감수분열을 수행하였으며 각각의 감수분열 장치들은 감수분열 말기에 난모세포막과 밀접한 구조를 형성하였고, 이 부위에서 극체가 형성되는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 극체 형성시 난모세포막은 세포분열의 관점에서 형태가 없는 것이 아니라 항-튜블린-FITC에 대한 활성구조를 형성하였으며, 각 감수분열 장치의 한쪽 극 (pole)과 어떤 복합구조를 형성하는 것으로 보인다. 제2극체 형성도 제1극체와 유사한 방법으로 형성되었으나, 제2감수분열 장치는 난모세포막의 접선에 평행하게 생성된 후 세포막을 향해 이동하면서 방추사의 양극성이 회전 (shift-rotation)하였고 접선에 수직으로 정렬하는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 난모세포의 감수분열 장치에서 방추사의 활성은 강하였으나 aster의 활성은 비교적 약한 것으로 보였다. 제2감수분열이 진행되는 동안 난모세포질에 머믈고 있던 정자는 점차 미래의 자성 전핵 형성부인 난모세포막 근접부로 이동하는 것이 관찰되었다. 난모세포막 근접부로 이동하는 동안 정자 aster의 활성은 점차 강해지는 반면 난모세포의 aster에서는 활성이 미약한 것으로 보아서 자웅 전핵융합을 주도하는 것은 정자 유래의 aster인 것으로 사료되었다. 제1난모세포의 감수분열 장치가 활성화되는 시기에 제1극체의 방추사에서도 강한 활성을 관찰할 수 있었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.403-407
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• 2000

징거미새우의 정소는 간췌장의 배면 측상부에서 심장사이에 위치하며, 한 쌍의 소엽으로 이루어져 있고 각 소엽의 선단은 서로 연결되어 있다. 그리고 각 소엽은 수많은 세정관이 결합조직으로 연결되어 있다. 각 세정관은 생식세포와 지주세포가 밀착되어 있는 생식세포대를 제외한 부분은 낮은 입방상피에 의해 내강이 형성되어 있고, 세정관의 제일 바깥은 단층편평상피로 둘러싸여 있다. 세정관 사이에는 결합조직 외에 Leydig cell-like cell도 관찰된다. 단층편평상피세포는 얇은 측면으로 연결되어 있고 종종 이웃한 세포와 포개져 있다. 지주세포는 생식세포에 비해 그 수가 현저히 적고, 대부분 생식세포대의 가장자리에 위치하고 있다. 지주세포의 세포질은 기저판과 접해 있어 기저면과 생식세포 사이는 지주세포의 원형질에 의해 분리되어 있다. 지주세포의 핵은 대부분 각져 있고, 크고 현저한 인이 핵의 중심부에 위치하고 있다. 낮은 입방상피세포는 세정관의 기저판과 접하고 있는 기저면과 일부는 생식세포대와 내강 사이에 위치하고 있다. 입방상피세포의 세포질에서는 횡 방향의 크리스테가 발달된 미토콘드리아, 층상구조의 조면소포체 그리고 Golgi 복합체들이 매우 발달되어 있다. 그리고 조면소포체와 Golgi 복합체의 볼록한 형성면 사이에는 전이소낭이, Golgi 복합체의 성숙면에서는 분비소낭이 관찰되며, 상피세포의 선단에 수많은 홈들이 존재하는 점으로 보아 exocytosis에 의해 내강으로의 물질 분비가 이루어지는 것으로 판단된다.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.26-31
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• 2001

Background : Follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) play key roles during T cell-dependent humoral immune responses by allowing antigen-specific B cells to survive, proliferate, and differentiate within the FDC networks of secondary follicles, i.e., germinal centers (GC). Methods: A novel monoclonal antibody, 3C8, was generated by immunizing with an FDC line HK, in order to understand the molecular signals involved in the FDC-B cell interactions in the microenvironment of the GC. Results: The 3C8 antibody did not bind to mononuclear cells, including T cells, B cells, and monocytes. Murine L929 and human skin fibroblasts exhibited no or little reactivity to 3C8. However, 3C8 specifically recognized HK cells by flowcytometry. Furthermore, the antigen recognized by 3C8 was restricted to the GC of the human tonsil. Dendritic networks of the GC were intensely stained by 3C8, but cells outside the GC were not. Conclusion: Our results suggest that the antigen 3C8 may play some unique role on FDCs during the GC reactions.

• BMB Reports
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• 제51권8호
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• pp.371-372
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• 2018

Cardiovascular disease such as atherosclerosis is caused by imbalanced lipid metabolism and represents a leading cause of death worldwide. Epidemiological studies show that patients with systemic autoimmune diseases exhibit a higher incidence of atherosclerosis. Conversely, hyperlipidemia has been known to accelerate the incidence of autoimmune diseases in humans and in animal models. However, there is a considerable gap in our understanding of how atherosclerosis impacts the development of the autoimmunity in humans, and vice versa. The atherosclerosis-related autoimmune diseases include psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and diabetes mellitus. By using animal models of atherosclerosis and SLE, we have recently demonstrated that hyperlipidemia significantly accelerates the development of autoantibodies, by inducing autoimmune follicular helper T ($T_{FH}$) cells. Mechanistic studies have identified that hyperlipidemia induces IL-27 production in a TLR4-dependent manner, likely via downregulating LXR expression in dendritic cells. In this case, mice lacking IL-27 do not develop enhanced antibody responses. Thus it is noted that these findings propose a mechanistic insight responsible for the tight association between cardiovascular diseases and SLE in humans.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.199-204
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• 2013

Syntenin is an adaptor molecule containing 2 PDZ domains which mediate molecular interactions with diverse integral or cytoplasmic proteins. Most of the results on the biological function of syntenin were obtained from studies with malignant cells, necessitating exploration into the role of syntenin in normal cells. To understand its role in normal cells, we investigated expression and function of syntenin in human lymphoid tissue and cells in situ and in vitro. Syntenin expression was denser in the germinal center than in the extrafollicular area. Inside the germinal center, syntenin expression was obvious in follicular dendritic cells (FDCs). Flow cytometric analysis with isolated cells confirmed a weak expression of syntenin in T and B cells and a strong expression in FDCs. In FDC-like cells, HK cells, most syntenin proteins were found in the cytoplasm compared to weak expression in the nucleus. To study the function of syntenin in FDC, we examined its role in the focal adhesion of HK cells by depleting syntenin by siRNA technology. Knockdown of syntenin markedly impaired focal adhesion kinase phosphorylation in HK cells. These results suggest that syntenin may play an important role in normal physiology as well as in cancer pathology.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.117-122
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• 1997

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the follicular culture from which the oocytes originate on their subsequent in vitro maturation ability. Ovarian follicles were isolated and cultured according to size(1~2mm, 2~6mm and 6~8mm) for 42~44 h. The rates of germinal vesicle breakdown(GVBD) in each groups were 87%(65/75), 82%(80/97) and 89%(47/53), but the oocytes maturation were su, pp.essed at anaphase-I stage. In spite of the adding porcine follicular fluid and/or hormones in maturation medium, maturation ability of oocytes from follicle cultured for 21~22 h were inhibited. When oocytes from follicle cultured for 4 h at various temperature were incubated for 38~40 h, the rates of oocytes maturation from follicle cultured at 2$0^{\circ}C$(51%, 26/51) and 39$^{\circ}C$(54%, 26/48) were significant higher(P<0.05) than group cultured at 4$^{\circ}C$(33%, 19/58). On the other hand, the GVBD were stared 2 h after culture of follicle of oocytes. To summairze, oocytes maturation by follicular culture were inhibited at anaphase-I stage in porcine. When the follicle cultured for 4 h, maturation were completed to metaphase-II stage. However, rates of GVBD in oocytes from follicular culture were higher than oocytes cultured in medium.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.277-284
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• 1993

A possible involvement of maturation promoting factor (nfPF) in the two-cell block phenomenon was studied by fusion experiments. Germinal vesicle (GlF) ooeyte was fused with a blastomore from late or blocked 2-cell mouse embryos. and germinal vesicle breakdoum (GVBD) of fused GV oocvtes in the presence of dbcAMP (100$\mu$g/ml) was scored as an index of MPF aniviD. GnD was induced approximately 30% by fusion of a blastomere derived from late 2-cell embryos, but not from blocked 2-cell embryos. The rate of GVBD was changed when GV oocyte was fused with a blastomere from late 2-cell embryos which were treated with u-amanitin, puromvcin or colcemid before and after hsion: Treatment of late 2-cell embryos with puromycin (50 Is/mll but not with u-amanitin (100 Is/ml) clearly inhibited GVBD, indicating that do novo protein synthesis maw be required for the appearance of MPF activity in late 2-cell embryos. Treatment of late 2-cell embryos w기h colcemid (0.1 Is/mll doubled GVBD, presumably due to the maintenance of metaphase or mitotic phase. SDS-PAGE and twoiimensional electrophoresis revealed that there was no difference in protein synthetic pattern in late and blocked 2-cell embryos, but three phosphoproteins with 27, 35 and 46 M)a, presumsblv M-phase components were phosphorylated in late 2-cell embryos but not in blocked 2-cell embryos. It seems then that MPF activity is closely related to phosphorylstion of M-phase components in late 2-cell embryos.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.61-69
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• 1996

Primordial germ cells (PGCs) were manipulated as part of the system to produce transgenic chickens. PGCs were isolated from the germinal crescent of developmental stage 6 to 8 donor emhryos of the Korean Native Ogol Chickens (KNOC). These PGCs were transfected with plasmid DNA containing the lac Z gene by liposome mediated transfection methods. The lac Z gene was transfected and expressed in the PGCs. These transfected PGCs were injected into the germinal crescent of White Leghorn embryos (stage 6 to 8). The injected transfected PGCs migrated via the circulatory system into the future gonad and expression observed in the gonads of 3 day old chick. Of the 47 embryos and 3 day old chickens, one positive PGCs gonad from sacrificed young chickens was detected by appearance of blue cells. Plasmid DNA with the foreign gene was incorporated into the population of germ cells in the gonad. These results demonstrate that PGCs can he transfected and then transferred for colonization into the gonad, and show the potential to ultimately manipulate the genetic material of the chicken gernline.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.144-152
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• 2012

Objective: Concerns are growing about the decrease in male reproductive health. Caffeine is one of the popular nutrients that has been implicated as a risk factor for infertility. In the present study, we examined whether in utero and lactational exposure to caffeine affects the reproductive function of the offspring of rats. Methods: Pregnant rats received caffeine via drinking water during gestation (26 and 45 mg/kg) and lactation (25 and 35 mg/kg). Body and reproductive organ weight, seminiferous tubule diameter, germinal epithelium height, sperm parameters, fertility rate, number of implantations, and testosterone level of the offspring were assessed from birth to adulthood. Results: Significant dose-related decreases were observed in the body and reproductive organ weight, seminiferous tubule diameter, and germinal epithelium height of the offspring. Sperm density had declined significantly in offspring of the low-dose and high-dose groups, by 8.81% and 19.97%, respectively, by postnatal day 150. The number of viable fetuses had decreased significantly in females mated with male offspring of the high-dose group at postnatal days 60, 90, 120, and 150. There were also significant reductions in testosterone levels of high-dose group offspring from birth to postnatal day 150. Conclusion: It is concluded that maternal caffeine consumption impairs gonadal development and has long-term adverse effects on the reproductive efficiency of male offspring rats.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권11호
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• pp.1514-1517
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• 2000

In chicken, exogenous genes introduced into germinal crescent region (GCR) of the early developmental stage, where primordial germ cells (PGCs) were concentrated, were successfully transferred to the gonads via PGCs. The foreign genes were also confirmed to be successfully incorporated into F1 and F2 generations. We tried to incorporate the exogenous genes into PGCs by lipofection, then the DNA mixture was injected into GCR at stage 3-5 or 9-11 of embryonic development (Hamburger and Hamilton, 1951). The manipulated eggs were incubated, and hatched chicks were reared until sexual maturation. F1 generation was obtained from the DNA-treated chicken (DNA-chicken) mated with normal birds. Furthermore, F2 generation was also obtained from the F1 chicken mated with normal birds. The transfer of introduced foreign genes were confirmed by marker gene detection methods and PCR analysis in the hatched chicks, F1 and F2 generations. However, in our experiments, DNA-chickens showed abnormal characteristics such as low egg production rate, abnormal appearance and decreased number of spermatozoa. In the case of F1 chicken, low egg production and the deterioration of sperm capacity for insemination in male chicken were observed.