• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.317-324
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• 2004

The present study was conducted to investigate the involvement of nitric oxide (NO) in cumulus expansion, oocyte mortality and meiotic maturation of porcine cumulus enclosed oocytes (CEOs) cultured in two different models when gonadotropins, including follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) were presented or not. And the interaction between NO and $\beta$-mercaptoethanol ($\beta$-ME), a free radical scavenger was also investigated. Two models refer to spontaneous maturation model and hypoxanthine (HX) medium model. All the 3,433 eligible CEOs were incubated at $39^{\circ}C$ and the cumulus expansion, oocyte morphology and nuclear phase were evaluated 44 h after incubation. (1) In spontaneous maturation model, NO stimulates the cumulus expansion and $\beta$-ME delayed it. NO doesn't affect the oocyte meiotic resumption but inhibits the oocytes to develop to metaphase II. (2) In HX medium model, NO or $\beta$-ME doesn't affect the expansion in the absence of gonadotropins, but in the presence of gonadotropins, NO or $\beta$-ME inhibits the expansion. In the presence of gonadotropins, NO inhibits the oocyte meiotic resumption and it especially inhibits the oocyte to develop to metaphase II, and $\beta$-ME reverses such inhibitory effects. The cooperation of gonadotropins and $\beta$-ME stimulates the meiotic resumption and especially, promotes the CEOs to develop to metaphase II in both models. Moreover, HX might contribute to the fragility of oocyte zona pellucida and gonadotropins, nitric oxide and $\beta$-ME could alleviate it separately, and cooperatively. It is concluded that NO exerts different functions in two models and $\beta$-ME affected the functions of NO in different models.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.187-194
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• 1998

본 연구는 돼지 수정란의 동결에 있어서 내동제의 종류, sucrose 농도, 평형시간 및 융해온도가 생존율에 미치는 영향과 미성숙 난자의 체외배양과 동결융해 후 생존율과 체외수정율을 조사하고저 수행하였다. 1. 수정란의 급속동결에 있어서 1.5 M glycerol, 2.0 M DMSO, 2.5 M ethyleneglycol 및 2.0 M propanediol 농도에서 생존율이 유의하게 높았으며, 내동제에 첨가된 sucrose농도는 0.25 M 첨가가 다른 농도에 비해 생존율이 높게 나타났다. 동결수정란은 3$0^{\circ}C$에서 융해시 생존율은 33.3~40.6%로서 $25^{\circ}C$ 및 37$^{\circ}C$의 융해온도에 비해 높게 나타났으며, 동결시 1.5 M 및 2.0 M glycerol＋0.25 M sucrose가 첨가된 내동액으로 짧은 평형시간(2.0~5.0분)이 긴 평형시간 (10~15분)보다 높은 생존율을 나타냈다. 2. 미성숙란을 1~8시간 체외배양시킨 다음 동결융해 후 체외수정시켰을 때 수정율은 6.7~26.7%로서 단시간의 체외성숙 배양이 높게 나타났으며, 또한 체외배양시 생존율은 10.0~30.0%를 나타냈다.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2002

체외수정의 성공률에 있어서 배란되기 직전의 충분히 성숙된 난자를 채취하는 것이 중요하며, 최근에는 질 벽을 통하여 초음파를 이용하는 방법을 많이 사용하고 있다. 난자 채취 시술 시 정맥 마취제를 투여하는데 최근에는 수술회복이 빠르고 오심이나 구토 등의 부작용이 적은 Propofol(2,6-disoprooylphenol)과 Thiopental sodium을 사용한다. 이들 마취제가 마취 투여 시간과 양에 따라 난자의 성숙률과 수정률, 발생률에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 조사하고자 하였다. 돼지에서 추출한 성숙 전 단계의 난자를 마취제인 Propofo1 및 Thiopental sodium의 다양한 농도와 시간에 노출시킨 후 난자 성숙를을 조사하였으며 돼지 정자와 체외수정시킨 후 수정률과 발생률을 관찰하였다. 또한, 수정 단계 없이 단독 발생하는 처녀생식에 대한 영향도 조사하였다. Propofol에 단시간 노출된 난자는 대조군과 큰 차이가 없었으나 고농도에서 장시간 노출 시 성숙률이 현저히 높게 나타났다. 그러나 수정률은 높은 농도에 장시간 노출할 경우 대조군보다 낮아졌는데, 이와 같은 일시적인 난자 성숙은 Propofol이 처녀생식 유발물질이기 때문으로 보여진다. Thiopental sodium은 저농도 단시간 처리 시 난자의 성숙률과 수정률을 모두 감소시켰다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때, 각 마취제의 최적농도와 투여시간을 결정하여 이러한 영향을 최소화시키는 것이 체외수정의 성공률과 밀접한 관계가 있는 것으로 생각된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.266-277
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• 2014

Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has generally demonstrated that a differentiated cell can convert into a undifferentiated or pluripotent state. In the SCNT experiment, nuclear reprogramming is induced by exposure of introduced donor nuclei to the recipient cytoplasm of matured oocytes. However, because the efficiency of SCNT still remains low, a combination of SCNT technique with the ex-ovo method may improve the normal development of SCNT embryos. Here we hypothesized that treatment of somatic cells with extracts prepared from the germinal vesicle (GV) stage Siberian sturgeon oocytes prior to their use as nuclear donor for SCNT would improve in vitro development. A reversible permeability protocol with $4{\mu}g/mL$ of digitonin for 2 min at $4^{\circ}C$ in order to deliver Siberian sturgeon oocyte extract (SOE) to porcine fetal fibroblasts (PFFs) was carried out. As results, the intensity of H3K9ac staining in PFFs following treatment of SOE for 7 h at $18^{\circ}C$ was significantly increased but the intensity of H3K9me3 staining in PFFs was significantly decreased as compared with the control (p<0.05). Additionally, the level of histone acetylation in SCNT embryos at the zygote stage was significantly increased when reconstructed using SOE-treated cells (p<0.05), similar to that of IVF embryos at the zygote stage. The number of apoptotic cells was significantly decreased and pluripotency markers (Nanog, Oct4 and Sox2) were highly expressed in the blastocyst stage of SCNT embryos reconstructed using SOE-treated cells as nuclear donor (p<0.05). And there was observed a better development to the blastocyst stage in the SOE-treated group (p<0.05). Our results suggested that pre-treatment of cells with SOE could improve epigenetic reprogramming and the quality of porcine SCNT embryos.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.289-299
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• 1993

돼지 난포내의 각 구성분들에 대해 10% SDS-PAGE와 IEF를 이용한 이차원 전기영동을 실시하여 세포 및 난포액 구성분의 구조단백질상을 분석하였다. 난자-난구세포 복합체를 호르몬과 15%의 FCS가 포함된 M16 배양액으로 39$^{\circ}C$, 5% CO2 상태에서 35시간 동안 체외배양하였다. 배양 전후의 난자, 투명대 및 난구세포와 난포 크기별로 회수된 난포액들을 각각 분리 회수하여 구조단백질상을 분석하였으며, Silver 염색과 CBB 염색으로 분석이 가능한 각 구성분의 적정 시료량을 조사하였다. 한편 난포 구성분들에 있어서 난자는 분자량이 25와 114kd, 난구세포는 20, 33, 58, 78 및 112kd, 투명대는 65kd, 그리고 난포액은 18, 76, 92, 152 및 187kd 단백질을 세포특이단백질로 가지고 있음이 확인되었다. 특히 난자의 경우 성숙에 따라 구조단백질상의 변화가 확인된 반면, 난구세포에서는 차이가 없었다. 또한 난포액은 난포의 크기에 따라서는 단백질상의 차이가 없었으나 호르몬 처리 여부에 따라서는 이차원 전기영동상에서 몇가지 단백질에서 차이가 확인되었고, 난포세포들도 폐쇄 여부에 따라 단백질 조성에 차이를 보였다. 따라서 본 실험에서는 전기영동에 필요한 시료의 양과 준비 방법을 확립하여 각 난포 구성분들의 단백질상 분석에 대한 기초자료를 확립하였으며, 이상의 결과는 앞으로 진행될 단백질의 생합성 분석이나 면역화학학적 분석에 유용하게 이용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국수정란이식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수정란이식학회 2002년도 국제심포지엄
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• pp.80-80
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• 2002

This study was carried out that to investigate the effects of amino acids supplemented with culture medium on development of porcine embryos cultured in vitro. Cumulus oocyte complexes (COCs) were cultured in the maturation medium containing hormones (0.5$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$ LH, 0.5$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$ FSH and 1$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$ estradiol-17${\beta}$) for 20-22 h at 39$^{\circ}C$ in an atmosphere of 5% CO$_2$in air. Subsequently, COCs were cultured in hormone-free maturation medium for 20-22 h. After maturation for 40-44h, oocytes were removed cumulus cells by pipetting and cultured with epididymal sperm for 5 h in the mTBM. Embryos obtained were divided in 4 groups (1) cultured in NCSU 23 containing 0.4% BSA to blastocyst stage(Control), (2) essential amino acids (EA), (3) non-essential amino acids (NA), (4) mixture of essential and non essential amino acid (EA+NA). All treated groups(2-4) were used a glucose free NCSU 23 medium supplemented with pyruvate (0.33 mM), lactate (4.5 mM) to morula stage. From morula to blastocyst stage embryos of all treated groups were cultured in NCSU 23 containing 0.4% BSA. The rates of cleaved oocytes at 48 h after IVF were from 82% to 88% in the groups of control, EA, NA and EA+NA, respectively. The in vitro developmental rates into blastocysts in the groups of EA and EA+NA were significantly (P<0.05) higher than those of group of control (35.1, 35.4 vs. 19.4%, respectively), however, no significant (P<0.05) between control and NA. In conclusion, supplemented with essential amino acid or mixture of essential and non essential amino acid in the culture medium at morula stage increased the rate of development to blastocyst on in vitro produced porcine embryos.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2016

This study is performed to evaluate the effect of insulin in the porcine parthenogenetic embryo development. In porcine embryo culture, insulin is helpful factor in the process of embryo development. To identify this, insulin is used in pig embryos development. Therefore, this study was performed to investigate the effect of insulin on early embryonic development in pigs. For that, insulin positive or negative (0, 10 ug/mL) was supplemented in the porcine IVM media and then compared two groups divided by the cytoplasm of the black groups and white ring groups based on the distribution of lipid material of the cell cytoplasm in microscope. In maturation rates of porcine oocytes, significant higher black group rates were shown in the insulin positive groups compared with other groups ($56.0{\pm}2.1$ vs $46.2{\pm}0.3$). In the embryo culture, black groups were showed the significant higher cleavage rates ($82.1{\pm}0.8$, $78.3{\pm}0.1$ vs $63.2{\pm}0.3$, $63.4{\pm}0.0$), and blastocyst formation rates ($15.5{\pm}3.6$, $16.6{\pm}0.4$ vs $11.7{\pm}1.3$, $7.4{\pm}0.2$) regardless of whether the addition of insulin. Also, black groups were showed higher cell number of blastocyst ($33.2{\pm}2.5$, $35.5{\pm}2.6$ vs $31.2{\pm}2.1$, $31.3{\pm}2.2$). In conclusion, supplement of insulin producing black group in vitro maturation, it was effective in vitro maturation and embryonic development of pig embryos.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.237-243
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• 2008

The objective of this study was to examine the effect of caffeine and sodium bicarbonate in a fertilization medium on the fertilizability of boar spermatozoa that were frozen in straws. Boar spermatozoa were extended with Beltsville F5 extender and frozen in 0.25-ml straws. In vitro matured porcine oocytes were fertilized in vitro (IVF) with frozen-thawed boar spermatozoa for 6h in a modified tris-buffered medium (mTBM) or in its modified medium by substituting the tris with 25mM sodium bicarbonate (modified bicarbonate-buffered medium; mBBM). Some of inseminated oocytes were fixed and stained for examination of sperm penetration. IVF embryos were cultured in a North Carolina State University-23 medium for embryo development. The percentage of live sperm was $47{\pm}4%$ and morphological abnormality of acrosome was found in $14{\pm}3%$ of spermatozoa. Optimal sperm concentration for IVF was $0.75{\sim}1.0{\times}1.0{\times}10^6$ sperms/ml when mTBM containing 5mM caffeine was used as the fertilization medium. Sperm penetration was significantly (p<0.05) stimulated by increasing caffeine concentration in the IVF medium. In addition, mBBM significantly (p<0.05) increased sperm penetration (92%) compared to mTBM (65%). More (p<0.05) blastocysts (22% vs. 32%) developed from the oocytes that were fertilized in mBBM containing 1mM caffeine than from those fertilized in mTBM with 5mM caffeine. Our results indicate that boar spermatozoa can be frozen successfully in straws with holding their normal fertilizability and that caffeine and sodium bicarbonate stimulates sperm penetration in vitro.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2000

수정에 의한 배 발생은 정자가 난자 내로 침입하여 정자와 난자의 반수체 핵질이 융합되고 이어 유사분열로 이어지는 과정에서 시작된다. 하지만 수정 및 초기 배 발생 동안 자웅 핵질과 난 세포질 구성 요소 상호간의 작용기전에 관해서는 명확히 알려져 있지 않은 부분이 많다. 수정보조기법인 세포질 내 정자 직접 주입법의 개발은 남성불임치료에 혁신적인 기술로 자리잡고 있을 뿐만 아니라 포유동물의 수정과정을 이해하는데 많은 도움을 주고 있다. 핵치환에 의한 복제동물 생산기법도 분화된 핵이 난 세포질 내에서 재 분화 (reprogramming)하여 발생하는 유일한 과정으로 세포질 구성요소들의 상호작용과 발생 조절 기능을 이해하는데 도움을 준다. 최근 몇 년간 돼지 난자 세포질에 정자 및 원형정자 직접주입, 세포질 이식, 세포질 융합 및 핵치환 한 후 난자의 발생과정을 간접 면역형광 분석법과 주사 전자현미경으로 조사하였다. 이러한 연구를 통해 체외수정, 세포질 이식 및 정자직접 주입법 등과 같은 임상치료기술 과 핵치환에 의한 복제동물생산 기법의 개선에 필요한 기초자료를 얻을 수 있었고, 포유동물 난자의 후생적 발생과정 (epigenesis)에 관해 공부할 수 있었다.

• 한국동물번식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물번식학회 2001년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.42-42
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• 2001

The objective of this study was to assess the development of porcine follicular oocytes fertilized by ICSI. Cumulus-oocyte-complexes (COCs) were collected by aspiration from follicles of 2-7 mm in diameter from a local slaughterhouse ovaries. Oocytes matured for 40-44 h were centrifuged at 12,000g for 6 min and then injected with sperm prepared by swim-up procedure in the presence or absence of 5 mM dithiothreitol (DTT). Injected oocytes were cultured in NCSU 23 medium during 6 to 8 days. IVF controls were compared to those of resulting embryos. The results obtained were as. follow: 1, The rates of cleavage and development rates into blastocyst by ICSI were not significantly (P<0.05) different between with (53.0% and 19.7%) or without (48.3% and 23.8%) centrifugation, respectively. 2. The cleavage and developmental rates to blastocyst after ICSI with or without 5mM DTT treated-sperm were not significantly (P<0.05) different (60.4% vs 16.4% and 48.5% vs 22.2%, respectively). 3. The cleavage and the developmental rates to blastocyst were not significantly (P<0.05) different between the zygotes obtained by IVF (51.8% vs. 22.4%) and ICSI (51.4% vs. 21.6%). 4. The number of blastomere in blastocyst stages after IVF or ICSI was not significantly different (46.7 $\pm$2.9 and 41.9$\pm$4.6).