• 한국발생생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국발생생물학회 1998년도 제4차 학술발표대회 및 정기총회
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• pp.43-44
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• 1998

Effect of somatic cell coculture on hatching of mouse blastocyst was examined. Mid-blastocysts were cocultured with granulosa cell primary culture or Sertoli cell line ($TM_{4}$) derived from mouse testis for 48 hr. Blastocysts cultured in medium (10% FBS) started to hatch more faster than cocultured embryos during 12 hr of coculture. After then blastocysts cocultured with somatic cell hatched faster than control. Degeneration of embryos was also greately reduced by coculture. This result suggested the potentiation of hatching as well as embryonic viability by coculture with somatic cell and Sertoli cell line can be used for embryo coculture.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.223-227
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• 2008

The cryopreservation of Hanwoo embryos has become an integral part of assisted reproduction in animal. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of The objectives of this study were: (1) to evaluate the influence of bovine embryo developmental stage on in vitro embryo development after freezing, (2) to study the efficiency compared with conventional freezed embryos at different embryo source. For conventional slow-freezing, day 7 or 8 expanded blastocysts were collected. The standard freezing medium was 1.8 M ethylene glycol (EG). Embryos were equilibrated in 1.8 Methylene glycol(EG) with 0.1 M sucrose in Dulbecco's phosphate-buffered saline (D-PBS) supplemented with 0.5% bovine serum albumin. Embryos were then loaded individually into 0.25 ml-straw and placed directly into cooling chamber of programmable freezer precooled to $-7^{\circ}C$, after 2 min, the straw was seeded, maintained at $-7^{\circ}C$ for 8 min, and then cooled to $-35^{\circ}C$ at $0.3^{\circ}C$/min, plunged and stored in liquid nitrogen for at least 3 days. For thawing, the straw containing embryos were warmed in air for 10 see and exposed to $37^{\circ}C$ water for 20 sec. Straws were then removed from $37^{\circ}C$ water. Rates of blastocyst survive and hatched were evaluated at 12 to 48h post-warming. The re-expansion and hatched rates of morula embryos were significantly lower than those obtained for blastocysts and expansion blastocysts (31.6%, 10.5% vs, 68.9%, 22.2% vs, 73.7%, 53.6%, respectively). No differences in re-expansion rates were found between in vivo and in vitro blastocysts. whereas hatched rates was significantly higher (51.2%) in vivo compared with in vitro embryos (18.6%). in conclusion, demonstrate that conventional freezing can be used successfully in cryopreservation of in vitro and in vivo bovine embryos, and that it might be considered for use in commercial programs and embryo preservation.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.177-186
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• 1998

While tubal pregnancy is frequently observed in human, it has been reported to rarely occur in other mammals. To investigate the reason of the absence of tubal pregnancy in other mammals, the ability of bovine tubal(oviductal) fluid to su, pp.rt the outgrowth of mouse embryos waw examined by using an in vitro model system wherein the trophoblast cells of hatched mouse blastocysts attach to and outgrow on tissue culture plates coated with FBS. When mouse blastocysts grwon in vitro from 2-cell embryos were cultrued in the dishes coated with FBS, human follicular fluid(hFF) and bovine follicular fluid(bFF), respectively, underwent outgrowth by spreading onto the plastic dishes during 48 hr. In contrast, none of the embryos cultured in the dishes coated with BSA or bovine obiductal fluid(bOF) did outgrow but remained as late blastocysts. Since addition of bOF at 5mg/ml or higher conc. to the culture medium resulted in degeneration of all embryos during 48 hr culture, 10mM conc. of glutathione(GSH) was added to the bOF-containing medium to circumvent the toxicity of bOF. In addition, bOF was heated $65^{\circ}C$ for 30 min(hbOF) to get rid of its precipitating properties and then added to the culture medium. When blastocysts were cultured in the presence of both hbOF and GSH 45.4% of embryos attached to the culture dishes. However, none of these embryos underwent outgrowth. Fially embryos were cultured in the presence of both hbOF and GSH but in the dishes coated with FBS. When they were examined after 48 hr, all of the blastocysts exhibited well-developed outgrwoth. Based upon these results, it is concluded that bovine oviductal fluid is capable of su, pp.rting the attchment of mouse blastocysts onto the culture plaste whereas it cannot promote the outgrwoth of mouse blastocysts in vitro, probably due to the lack of outgrwoth factor.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.307-310
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• 1998

The present studies were undertaken to evaluate the effects of a low concentration of dimethyl-sulfoxide (DMSO) on in vitro maturation and development of bovine oocytes fertilized in vitro. Significantly more oocytes reached the metaphase stage of the second meiotic division in TCM-199 supplemented with $50{\mu}M$ DMSO than in the control medium (p < 0.05), and the highest rates of development up to the blastocyst stage were obtained when $50{\mu}M$ DMSO was added to the maturation and culture media (p < 0.05). The avarage of cell numbers of the blastocysts, expanded and hatched blastocysts cultured with $50{\mu}M$ DMSO were 81.7, 125.7 and 129.9 cells, respectively. The proportion of blastocysts with normal chromosome numbers was 90.5%. These results suggest that the addition of $50{\mu}M$ DMSO is beneficial for the maturation of bovine oocytes and production of the blastocysts with high quality.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.271-278
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• 1994

The aim of this study was to compare the two culture systems 1) co-culture with cumulus cells and 2) chemically defined medium supplemented with amino acids (CR1aa) and fetal calf serum (FCS) of in vitro produced bovine embryos from follicular oocytes in vitro. Bovine follicular oocytes were collected from ovaries of slaughtered cows and matured in TCM199 supplemented with 10% FCS and hormones (1$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml FSH-P and 1$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml oestradiol-17$\beta$)24 hours at 39$^{\circ}C$ under 5% CO2 in air. The capacitation of spermatozoa from ejaculated or frozen bull semen was induced by centrifugation through Percoll density gradient (45%, 90%). Then capacitated spermatozoa (1$\times$106/ml) were inseminated into 50${mu}ell$ droplet containing matured follicular oocytes and incubated for 40~42 hours. Cleaved embryos of 2~4cell stage were transferred to the co-culture with cumulus cells and/or CR1aa medium supplemented with FCS. In semen source, the developmental rates to the blastocyst and the hatched blastocyst stages were higher in ejaculated semen(27.6% and 14.9%) than those of frozen-thawed semen(18.3% and 11.8%), respectively. In two culture systems, the proportions of embryonic development upto the blastocysts and the hatched blastocysts were higher of CR1aa medium (22.1% and 12.1%) than those of cumulus cell co-culture (16.8% and 5.1%), respectively. The number of cells in exapnded blastocysts was slightly higher in cumulus cells co-culture (122.6$\pm$8.5) than that in CR1aa medium (117.9$\pm$5.9). The present results indicated that the early development of in vitro produced bovine embryos can be maintained efficiently in CR1aa medium as well as in co-culture with cumulus cells.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.349-357
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• 1998

본 실험은 체외 생산된 한우 배반포기배의 생존능이 초자화동결 융해 후에도 유지될 수 있는지를 조사하고자 실시하였다. 한우 배반포기배는 2 단계로 초자화동결되었는데, EG20에 3분간 평형 그리고 EFS40에 노출한 후 L$N_2$에 초자화되기까지 30~45 초간 처리하였다. 체외에서의 생존능은 융해 후 24시간째의 re-expanded 와 48시간째의 hatched 발달율로 조사하였다. 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 12번의 반복실험으로부터 체외 수정 후 체외 배양 7일째에 52.5% 의 배반포기배가 생산되었다. 배의 생존에 동결액이 미치는 영향을 조사하였던 바, 대조군 (100.0, 87.0%) 과 비교하였을 때 동결액 노출군 (100.0, 73.8%) 에서 유의한 독성은 확인되지 않았다. 그러나, 배반포기배가 초자화동결되었을 때, 높은 생존능(86.2, 55.4%) 은 확인되었지만 그 결과는 노출군과 대조군에 비교하여 볼 때 유의하게 낮은 것이었다.(p＜0.05). 배 발달단계와 배양날짜가 초자화동결된 난자의 생존에 미치는 영향을 조사하였던 바, 배양날짜와 상관없이 빠르게 발달한 난자군에서 유의하게 높은 생존능이 있음을 알 수 있었다 (p＜ 0.05). 또한, 같은 발달단계라 하더라도, 배양 7일째 배의 (re-expanded: 75.0~87.5%, hatched: 21.4~66.7%) 생존능이 배양 8일째 배의 (re-expanded: 58.6~78.3%, hatched: 10.3~52.2%) 생존능보다 높다는 것을 확인하였다. 따라서, 이러한 결과에서 볼 때 체외에서 생산된 한우 배반포기배는 EFS40 동결액을 사용하는 간편 2 단계 초자화방법으로 성공적으로 동결되어질 수 있으며 특히 배양 7일과 8일째의 expanded 배반포기배와 early hatching 배반포기배에서 더욱 효과적으로 사용될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.67-74
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• 1997

This study was carried out to increase the viability of bovine frozen4hawed in vitro produced (IVP) embryos and pregnancy rate by direct transfer method. Cumulus-oocyte complexes were aspirated from excised Hanwoo ovaries and matured in TGM 199 for 20~22 hours at 38.5$^{\circ}C$ in 2% $CO_2$ in air. Matured oocytes were fertilized with capacitated sperm for 6 hours and then co-cultured with cumulus cells for 9 days. 63% of the oocytes cultured was deaved and 29% out of them developed into blastocysts. Good or excellent grade of blastocysts on D 7 or 8 were frozen with 1.8M ethylene glycol as a cryoprotectant for direct transfer. Frozen embryos were thawed at 2$0^{\circ}C$ water for 10 sec following 4~5 second in air. For the survival assay of frozen4hawed lVP blastocysts, they were cultured in TCM 199 supplemented with 100$\mu$M $\beta$-mercaptoethanol and 20% FCS for 72 hours. The percentage of embryos developed to re-expanded or hatched after 72 hours culture was 95. 5 and 77.3%, respectively. When frozen-thawed Ivp embryos were transferred to 43 synchronized recipients by direct transfer method, eighteen recipients (41.8%) was pregnant. The highest pregnant was in naturafly synchronized recipients (71.4%), but induced estrus by using PRID(29.2%) and PGF$_2$$\alpha$(20.0%) was showed lower pregnancy rate. The pregnancy rate was higher in day 7 blastocysts(56.0%) than day 8 blastocysts(22.2%). (Key words: in vitro produced, blastocyst, frozen-thawed, direct transfer)

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.281-291
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• 1999

본 실험은 체외 생산된 한우 배반포기배에 적합한 동결 / 융해 방법을 찾고자 실시하였다. 체외배양 7일째에 생산된 배반포기배는 동해제 EFS40(40% ethylene glycol, 18% ficoll, 0.3 M sucrose 그리고 10% FBS가 첨가된 m-DPBS)과 embryo container인 EM grid (V-G) 또는 straw(V-S)를 이용해서 초자화 동결하였다. 동결과 융해는 두 방법 모두 2 단계로 실시하였으며, 처리시간은 V-G 방법이 2 분과 3분, V-S 방법이 3.5분과 10분 각각 소요되었다. 체외 생존능 평가는 융해 후 24시간째의 재팽창율과 48 시간째의 부화율로 조사하였다. 본 실험에서 얻어진 결과는 다음과 같다. 팽창 배반포기배를 이용하여 동결액 노출과 동결과정의 냉해가 배의 생존에 미치는 영향을 조사하였던 바, 융해 후 24시간째, 동결액 노출군 (100.0%)의 결과는 대조군 (100.0%)과 차이가 없었으며, 두 동결군 (V-G: 87.8%, V-S: 77.8%)의 생존율과 비교해 볼 때 유의하게 높았다 (P＜0.00l). 그러나, 융해 후 48시간째 각 처리군의 부화율을 조사하였던 바, V-G 군 (67.8%)은 V-S 군 (53.3%)보다 유의하게 높게 나타났으며 (P＜0.05), 동결액 노출군 (73.3%)과도 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 또한, 배발달단계 (초기, 팽창, 부화초기 배반포)와 동결에 사용된 embryo container(EM grid, straw)가 체외 생존율에 미치는 영향을 동시에 비교하였던 바, embryo container 에 상관없이 빠르게 발달된 배반포기배가 느리게 발달하는 난자군보다 유의하게 높은 생존율을 나타내었다 (초기 : 57.1, 24.4%; 팽창 : 84.7, 60.6%; 부화초기 : 91.7, 80.0%)(P＜0.001). 특히, 팽창 배반포기배와 부화초기 배반포기배에서, 융해 후 48시간째, V-G군(67.8, 95.0%)의 부화율이 V-S군(53.0, 65.0%)보다 유의하게 높게 나타나 동결시 EM grid 의 유용성을 확인할 수 있었다 (P＜0.05, P＜0.001). 따라서, 한우 배반포기배는 EM grid를 사용하는 초자화 동결방법으로 간편하면서도 효율적이고 성공적으로 동결보존 할 수 있다는 것을 알았다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.171-176
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• 1998

본 연구는 체외에서 배양된 생쥐 완전탈출 배반포기배를 동결보존액 EFS35를 이용하여 초자화 동결하였을 때 체내발달의 적합성 여부를 조사하기 위해 실시하였다. 공시된 완전탈출 배반포기배($\theta$ 130$\mu\textrm{m}$)는 체내에서 생산된 전핵기 수정란을 5일 동안 체외배양하여 얻었으며, 10% ethylene glycol(EG)에 5분 노출한 후 EFS35(35% EG, 18% Ficoll, 0.3 M sucrose)에 30초 동안 노출하거나, 초자화 동결하였다. 융해 후, 재팽창이 이루어진 완전탈출 배반포기배는 가임신 3일된 대리모의 한쪽 또는 양쪽 자궁각(4~6개/자궁각)에 이식하였다. 대리모의 임신율과 착상율은 임신 15일재 외과적 해부로 판정하였다. 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 융해 30분 후, 완전탈출 배반포기배의 체외생존율은 노출군(65.5%)과 동결군(54.5%)간에 유의한 차이는 없었다. 또한, 체내발달율을 조사하였던 바, 착상율에 있어서 동결군(41.0%)과 대조군(58.5%)간에 유의한 차는 없었지만, 정상산자율에서는 동결군(24.0%)의 결과가 대조군(58.3%)보다 유의하게 낮게 나타났다(p<0.05). 이러한 결과는 EFS35를 이용한 완전탈출 배반포기배의 초자화 동결은 정상산자율은 감소하였지만, 완전탈출 배반포기배의 이용 효율성을 넓히는데 이용될 수 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.141-149
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• 1997

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of vitrification and slow freezing methods on the post-thaw developmental rate of rabbit zygotes. After exposing rabbit zygotes in EFS solution for 0.5, 1, 2, 3 and S min at room temperature, they were washed with 0.5 M sucrose solution, D-PBS and TCM-199 and then cultured in TCM-199 plus 10% FBS with bovine oviduct epithelial cells(BOEC) to examine whether the cryoprotectant induced injury during the various exposure periods. The embryo development rates to hatched blastocyst after exposing in EFS solution for 3 and 5 min(40.0 and 16.7%) were significantly lower than in 0.5, 1 and 2 min(63.0, 72.0 and 54.5%), respectively. The post-thaw development rates to hatched blastocyst were significantly(P<0.05) higher in in vivo morula with intact mucin coat(85.2%) and mucin seperated morula(77.8%) than those of in vitro morula(58.5%) and zygote(5.9%), hut no difference was shown between in vitro morulae and mucin separated morula. The cryoprotectant dilution procedures showed no effects on the post-thaw development rates to hatched blastocyst under the present culture conditions. The post-thaw development to hatched blastocyst in the rabbit zygotes was not significantly different between the slow freezing(12.8%) and vitrification(5.9%). These results indicated that the rabbit frozen zygotes could he successfully developed in vitro to hatched blastocysts, though their developmental rate was very low, compared with morula stage embryos, in either vitrification or slow freezing procedure under the present conditions.