• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2006

제주 연안에 서식하는 용치놀래기, 어렝놀래기, 황놀래기, 놀래기를 대상으로 체장에 따른 성 분포와 생식소의 성 특성을 조직학적으로 탐색하여 성 전환 양상을 조사 비교하였다. 용치놀래기, 어렝놀래가, 황놀래기, 놀래기는 자성선숙형 자웅동체어로 조직학적 관찰 결과 정소조직(정자형성부위)이 퇴화기 난소의 전역에 출현하는 혼재형 2에 속하는 어종이었다. 용치놀래기, 황놀래기 그리고 놀래기는 1차 수컷과 2차 수컷이 존재하는 복웅성 어류이고, 조사된 어렝놀래기는 암컷이 수컷으로 성 전환된 2차 수컷만이 출현하는 단웅성 어류로 사료된다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.129-131
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• 2019

A 15-year-old intact Yorkshire terrier was presented with anorexia, lethargy, and a pale mucous membrane. A physical examination one year ago revealed right testis mass and subcutaneous petechia. Blood work revealed severe thrombocytopenia and mild anemia, and no abnormalities were found in serum chemistry or ultrasonography. The preoperative serum estrogen concentration was moderately elevated. The enlarged testis was surgically removed. A well-encapsulated mass composed of polyhedral or round with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm containing fine granular or vacuolation were found in a histological examination of the removed tissue. The nuclei of tumor cells were round, and mitotic figures were low but neoplastic cells showed a mild invasive tendency to adjacent tissues with contained neoplastic cell emboli in one lymphatic lumen. A diagnosis of a malignant Leydig cell tumor was made. The patient recovered from surgery uneventfully, but his condition worsened despite repeated transfusions and supportive therapy, and he was euthanized according to the owner's decision. Leydig cell tumor should be included in estrogen toxicity associated with testicular mass.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.563-574
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• 1986

한국산 맛조개류 중 가장 다산되며, 식용되고 있는 맛조개와 붉은맛을 대상으로 생식세포형성과정, 난경조성변화, 생식년주기, 군성숙도등을 조사하였다. 1. 맛조개와 붉은맛은 자웅이체로서 난생이다. 생식소는 내장낭에서부터 족부의 근육결체섬유층 사이에 수지상 소낭 및 소엽으로 구성 분포하고 있다. 2. 분열증식중인 난원세포는 $10{mu}m$내외의 크기로 핵과 단일인이 뚜렷하고, 초기의 난모세포는 난병을 형성하여 생식상피위에 부착한 채 직접 영양을 흡수하는 한편 부분화간충직과 호산성과립세포들이 성장에 관여하고 있다. 성숙난모세포는 내강내에 유리되며 나오며 완숙난의 크기는 맛조개는 $80{\sim}85{\mu}m$정도이고 붉은맛은 $80{\sim}90{\mu}m$이다. 3. 정소소엽 상피위에는 정원세포, 정모세포, 정세포 및 변태한 정자 순으로 내강을 향하여 층상배열을 하며 성숙발달해 간다. 4. 방난, 방정을 마친 생식소는 퇴화되면서 조직이 완전 해체되어 휴지기상태를 거치고 이듬해 새로 분화된 조직이 재배치 되면서 새로운 성장을 하게된다. 5. 생식소의 발달단계는 분열증식기, 성장기, 성숙기, 방출기, 퇴화 및 휴지기등의 연속적인 연주기로 구분할 수 있었다. 6. 맛조개의 산란기는 다대포산이나 군산산 공히 환경수온이 $20^{\circ}C$ 이상으로 상승하는 6월부터 시작하여 $25^{\circ}C$ 이하인 7월까지 산란이 지속되는데 이들의 주산란기는 다대포산은 6월이고, 군산산은 7월이다. 그리고 붉은맛의 산란기는 $5{\sim}6$월이며 주산란기는 6월이다. 7. 맛조개의 경우, 다대포산이나 군산산맛조개의 군성숙도가 $50\%$를 넘는 개체는 암수 공히 각장이 $5.1{\sim}6.0cm$인 개체들이었으며, 암수 전개체가 방난, 방정하여 재생산에 $100\%$ 참여하는 개체의 크기는 각장이 $7.1{\sim}8.0cm$이상인 개체들이었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.125-134
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• 1980

1979년 3월부터 1980년 2월까지 울산 근해에서 채포 수집한 소라, Turbo cornutus를 대상으로 생식세포형성과정 및 생식주기를 조직학적인 방법으로 조사하였다. 1. 소라의 생식소는 패각내 후반부의 표면에 위치하고, 난소와 정소표면은 2층의 피막으로 덮혀 있는데 외층은 단층원주상피세포로 구성되어 있고, 이들 단층원주상피상에는 입방형 혹은 원주형의 점액선세포가 존재한다. 상피세포층의 내층에는 체섬유와 근섬유로 구성된 섬유성피막으로 되어있으며 이 섬유층에서 기원하여 간중장선쪽으로 뻗어나온 소엽상피상에서 시원생식세포들이 형성된다. 2. 난소소엽상피 및 정소소엽상피상에는 eosin에 강하게 염색되는 과립성세포와 미분화간충직들이 영양세포로 관여하고 있으며 이들은 생식소가 발달함에 따라 감소한다. 3. 초기분열증식중인 난원세포는 $10\mu$내외이고 핵은 뚜렷한 인을 가지며 그 크기는 $8\mu$전후이다. 세포질이 점차 충만되면서 그 크기가 $50～60\mu$로 되면 난모세포들은 포도송이 모양으로 난소소엽에 부착한다. 완숙난의 크기는 $180\~210\mu$이며 $10\mu$내외의 gelatin 상피막에 싸여 있다. 4. 방란${\cdot}$방정을 끝낸 생식소는 일부 미방출된 난과 정자의 퇴화흡수가 일어남과 동시에 외측 섬유성 피막으르부터 새로운 소엽상피들이 발달하며 새로운 생식세포를 형성하기 시작한다. 5. 생식조기는 분열증식기, 성畏장기, 성숙기, 방출기 그리고 회복기등의 연속적인 조기로 구분 할 수 있었다. 6. 산란기에는 8월에서 11월까지로 주산란기는 9월부터 10월이었다. 7. 산란기는 지역별 다소 차이 나타내나 거의 수온 $20^{\circ}C$에 전후에 산란성기를 이루고 있어 산란은 수온과 밀접한 관계가 있는 것 같다.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.80.1-80.13
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• 2020

Background: In suckling piglets, transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) causes lethal diarrhea accompanied by high infection and mortality rates, leading to considerable economic losses. This study explored methods of preventing or inhibiting their production. Bovine antimicrobial peptide-13 (APB-13) has antibacterial, antiviral, and immune functions. Objectives: This study analyzed the efficacy of APB-13 against TGEV through in vivo and in vitro experiments. Methods: The effects of APB-13 toxicity and virus inhibition rate on swine testicular (ST) cells were detected using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT). The impact of APB-13 on virus replication was examined through the 50% tissue culture infective dose (TCID₅₀). The mRNA and protein levels were investigated by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot (WB). Tissue sections were used to detect intestinal morphological development. Results: The safe and effective concentration range of APB-13 on ST cells ranged from 0 to 62.5 ㎍/mL, and the highest viral inhibitory rate of APB-13 was 74.1%. The log₁₀TCID₅₀ of 62.5 ㎍/mL APB-13 was 3.63 lower than that of the virus control. The mRNA and protein expression at 62.5 ㎍/mL APB-13 was significantly lower than that of the virus control at 24 hpi. Piglets in the APB-13 group showed significantly lower viral shedding than that in the virus control group, and the pathological tissue sections of the jejunum morphology revealed significant differences between the groups. Conclusions: APB-13 exhibited good antiviral effects on TGEV in vivo and in vitro.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.241-250
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• 1982

자웅동체형 이매패인 새조개, Fulvia mutica,의 자원관리 및 양식을 위한 기초생물학적 연구로서, 1980년 10월부터 1981년 9월까지 월별로 채집한 여수근해산 재료를 대상으로 생식세포형성과정 및 생식월파를 조직학적 방법에 의해 제사하였다. 생식소는 복잡한 관상구조를 가진 않은 난소소낭과 정소소낭들이 서로 혼재된 자웅동체형을 나타내고 있다. 발달초기의 생식소에서 성장중인 생식세포와 함께 호산성 과립세포와 불분화간충조직들이 풍부하게 나타나고 있으며, 생식소 성숙함에 따라 점차 소실되어 간다. 완숙난의 크기는 $56\sim67{\mu}m$으로 젤라틴장의 피막에 둘러싸여 있고, 변태를 마친 완숙정자는 청소소의 내경신앙에 파상의 정자수을 형성한다. 새조채의 생식주기는 분열증식기, 성장기, 성숙기, 방출기, 퇴화기 및 회복기의 연연시인 6단계로 나눌 수 있었으며, 산난기는 수온 $20^{\circ}C$내외의 $5\sim10$월로써, 그 성기는 $6\sim7$과 9월인 것으로 나타났다. 특히, 5월의 조기산난개체들은 생식소를 곧 회복발달시켜 9, 10월 방난군에 다시 참여하는 것으로 추정되었다.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.237-247
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• 2017

Mammalian spermatogenesis occurs in a precise and coordinated manner in the seminiferous tubules. One of the attempts to understand the detailed biological process during mammalian spermatogenesis at the molecular level has been to identify the testis specific genes followed by study of the testicular expression pattern of the genes. From the subtracted cDNA library of rat testis prepared using representational difference analysis (RDA) method, a complimentary DNA clone encoding type III member of a DnaJ family protein, DnaJC18, was cloned (GenBank Accession No. DQ158861). The full-length DnaJC18 cDNA has the longest open reading frame of 357 amino acids. Tissue and developmental Northern blot analysis revealed that the DnaJC18 gene was expressed specifically in testis and began to express from postnatal week 4 testis, respectively. In situ hybridization studies showed that DnaJC18 mRNA was expressed only during the maturation stages of late pachytene, round and elongated spermatids of adult rat testis. Western blot analysis with DnaJC18 antibody revealed that 41.2 kDa DnaJC18 protein was detected only in adult testis. Immunohistochemistry study further confirmed that DnaJC18 protein, was expressed in developing germ cells and the result was in concert with the in situ hybridization result. Confocal microscopy with GFP tagged DnaJC18 protein revealed that it was localized in the cytoplasm of cells. Taken together, these results suggested that testis specific DnaJC18, a member of the type III DnaJ protein family, might play a role during germ cell maturation in adult rat testis.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.1199-1203
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• 2011

The objective of this study was to examine the binding potential of sperm to the epithelium of the sperm storage tubules (SST) in vitro and in vivo to assess the functional maturation of fowl sperm. Sperm from the testis, epididymis, as well as the proximal, middle and distal vas deferens were incubated in vitro with either the uterovaginal junction (UVJ)- or infundibular tissue containing SST at $39^{\circ}C$ for 30 min. Aliquots of sperm were also artificially inseminated into the uteri of hens, and the UVJ and infundibulum were collected 24 h post artificial insemination (AI). After incubation and AI, tissues were washed to remove loosely adhered sperm and subjected to fluorescence staining with 4', 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole, dihydrochloride (DAPI) for counting the number of bound sperm per 0.25 mm2 of surface area. Sperm from the testis, epididymis, and the three segments of the vas deferens exhibited their differential (p<0.05) binding capacity, which increased gradually from the testicular to distal vas deferens sperm under both in vitro and in vivo conditions. Existing similar trend, sperm, regardless of their source had a lesser affinity to bind to the epithelium of the infundibular SST than to the UVJ-SST. These experimental results suggested that fowl sperm may undergo gradual changes in the process of functional maturation, whereby they gain the ability to bind to the epithelium of the SST during their passage through the male reproductive tract (MRT).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.701-705
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• 2007

Seven rc mutant and seven normal male birds (Rhode Island Red suie, RIR) were used in this study to determine the effects of rc mutation on semen characteristics, testosterone profile and spermatogenic tissues. All birds were randomly selected at week 12 of age and housed in individual cages and were fed and watered ad libitum. The birds were exposed to a 14L:10D light cycle during experiment. Semen were collected at weeks 22 to 23 from each bird twice a week and evaluated for semen volume (SV), sperm concentration (SC), total sperm count (TSC), percent of sperm motility (%SM), dead sperm (%DS), and sperm metabolic activity (SMA). To determine the testosterone concentration (TC) in plasma, blood was collected at weeks 12, 16 and 18. Testicular tissue were collected, processed and evaluated for semineferous tubule diameter (STD), round spermatid number (RSN), percent elongated sperm (%ES) and semineferous tubules length (STL). Body weight (BW), comb weight (CW) and testes weight (TW) were weighted at the end of experiment (week 23). The SV, TSC and %SM were significantly higher in normal birds but the %DS was higher in blind birds (p<0.05). The SC did not differ significantly between the two groups but its value was higher in normal birds. The sperm metabolic activity in the first h of collection did not differ significantly between the two groups but after 24 h, the level of SMA in normal group was significantly higher (p<0.05). The level of TC did not differ significantly between the two genotype groups but normal birds had higher TC in all collections except the last one. The STD, RSN, %ES and STL in normal birds were higher when compared to blind birds but the differences were insignificant except for ES percent. The BW, CW and TW between the two groups did not differ significantly but the weights were higher in normal group compared to blind birds. Statistical analysis of semen characteristics, testosterone profile and histological factors were indicated detrimental effects of rc mutation in prepubertal RIR blind male birds due to lack of light.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.108-115
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• 2004

Background: Production of nitric oxide (NO) by inducible NO synthase (iNOS) has been implicated in the pathology of autoimmune disease. It is unknown whether iNOS expression is increased within testes and whether iNOS and NO have essential roles in the pathogenesis of EAO. Methods: EAO was induced in guinea pig testes at 17 days after secondary immunization by administration of crude extract (CE) and purified glycoprotein 1 (GP1) from normal guinea pig testes. iNOS gene expression was assessed by RT-PCR and Northern blot analysis in testes. Localization of iNOS and Mac-1 and the indicator of NO-mediated tissue injury, nitrotyrosine, were detected in the testicular lesion by immunohistochemistry. Results: In control testes, inflammation and iNOS gene expression were not detected, whereas, in CE- and GP1-injected testes, inflammation and marked iNOS gene expression were evident at day 17 after secondary immunization. Immunohistochemistry of Mac-1 showed the colocalization with iNOS protein and nitrotyrosyl proteins in intertubules, suggesting that NO produced by infiltrated macrophages may be involved in inflammatory lesions of intertubules. Intraperitoneal administration of aminoguanidine significantly prevented EAO with reduction of inflammation, iNOS expression and nitrotyrosine formation. Conclusion: These results suggest that NO production by macrophages may be important in the pathogenesis of CE- and GP1-induced EAO. Furthermore, this study demonstrated the therapeutic potential of iNOS inhibitor in the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune mediated-diseases.