• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.113-120
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• 2022

Sperm cryopreservation is a fundamental process for the long-term conservation of livestock genetic resources. Yet, the packaging method has been shown, among other factors, to affect the frozen-thawed (FT) sperm quality. This study aimed to develop a new mini-straw for sperm cryopreservation. In addition, the kinematic patterns, viability, acrosome integrity, and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) of boar spermatozoa frozen in the developed 0.25 mL straw, 0.25 mL (minitube, Germany), or 0.5 mL (IMV technologies, France) straws were assessed. Post-thaw kinematic parameters were not different (experiment 1: total motility (33.89%, 32.42%), progressive motility (19.13%, 19.09%), curvilinear velocity (42.32, 42.86), and average path velocity (33.40, 33.62) for minitube and the developed straws, respectively. Further, the viability (38.56%, 34.03%), acrosome integrity (53.38%, 48.88%), MMP (42.32%, 36.71%) of spermatozoa frozen using both straw were not differ statistically (p > 0.05). In experiment two, the quality parameters for semen frozen in the developed straw were compared with the 0.5 mL IMV straw. The total motility (41.26%, 39.1%), progressive motility (24.62%, 23.25%), curvilinear velocity (46.44, 48.25), and average path velocity (37.98, 39.12), respectively, for IMV and the developed straw, did not differ statistically. Additionally, there was no significant difference in the viability (39.60%, 33.17%), acrosome integrity (46.23%, 43.23%), and MMP (39.66, 32.51) for IMV and the developed straw, respectively. These results validate the safety and efficiency of the developed straw and highlight its great potential for clinical application. Moreover, both 0.25 mL and 0.5 mL straws fit the present protocol for cryopreservation of boar spermatozoa.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 1992

생식소동결로 누에 유전자원을 장기보존하기 위하여 생식소의 생식방법, 최적 동결속도 및 동해방지제, 동결매액의 과냉거점과 빙점, 생식소 동결시기 등, 생식소의 동결보존에 필요한 기초자료를 검토하여 다음의 결과를 얻었다. 1. 생식소 피다식 누에의 마취에 적합한 방법은 에칠에텔, 냉수침지, 저온접촉, 탄산가스 접촉 중 냉수에 10분간 침지처리하는 것이었다. 2. 누에난소를 동결함에 있어 그리세롤과 DMSO는 우수한 동결방지 효과를 보였으나 솔비톨은 부적합하였다. 3. 9-15%의 그리세롤을 첨가한 동결매액의 과냉거점과 빙점을 조사하여 잠열발생량을 2.0-4.5$^{\circ}C$로 억제할 수 있는 동결속도를 확인하였다. 4. 5령보다 4령누에에 난소를 이식하는 것이 난소생존 및 완성난형성 면에서 1.3-1.4배 유리하였다. 5. 동결난소를 이식받은 암나방을 수나방과 교미시켜 수정란을 얻었으며, 유전형질검정으로 이 수정난에서 발생한 차세대 누에가 동결난소에서 유래한 것임을 확인하였다. 6. 4령 또는 5령기에 동겨정소를 이식한 수나방과 교미한 정상 암나방 중 수정난을 산란한 것은 없었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권9호
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• pp.1247-1255
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• 2016

Heparin binding proteins (HBPs) are produced by accessory glands. These are secreted into the seminal fluid, bind to the spermatozoa at the time of ejaculation, favour capacitation, acrosome reaction, and alter the immune system response toward the sperm. The present study was conducted with an objective to assess the effect of purified seminal plasma-HBPs (SP-HBPs) on cross bred cattle bull sperm attributes during two phases of cryopreservation: Pre freezing and freezing-thawing. SP-HBPs were purified from pooled seminal plasma by heparin affinity chromatography. Three doses of SP-HBPs i.e. 10, 20, $40{\mu}g/mLs$ semen were standardized to find out the optimum dose and $20{\mu}g/mLs$ was found to be an optimum dose. Semen as such and treated with SP-HBPs was diluted with sodium citrate-egg yolk diluter and cryopreserved as per the standard protocol. Sperm parameters i.e. motility, viability, Hypo-osmotic swelling test (HOST), acrosome damage, in vitro capacitation and lipid peroxidation were evaluated in SP-HBP treated and untreated (control) semen at both phases of cryopreservation. A considerable variation in percent sperm motility, viability, membrane integrity (HOST), acrosome damage, acrosome reaction and lipid peroxidation was observed at both phases among the bulls irrespective of the treatment. Incubation of neat semen with $20{\mu}g/mL$ SP-HBP before processing for cryopreservation enhanced the average motility, viability, membrane integrity by 7.2%, 1.5%, 7.9%, and 5.6%, 6.6%, 7.4% in pre-frozen and frozen-thawed semen in comparison to control. There was also an average increase of 4.1%/3.9% in in vitro capacitation and acrosome reaction in SP-HBPs-treated frozen-thawed semen as compared to control. However, binding of SP-HBPs to the sperm declined acrosome damage and lipid peroxidation by 1.3%/4.1% and 22.1/$32.7{\mu}M$/$10^9$ spermatozoa in SP-HBP treated pre-frozen/frozen-thawed semen as compared to control, respectively. Significant (p<0.05) effects were observed only in motility, HOST and in vitro acrosome reaction. It can be concluded that treatment of neat semen with SP-HBPs before cryopreservation minimized the cryoinjury by decreasing the generation of reactive oxygen species.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.129-134
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• 1998

본 연구는 인간 전핵기 수정란의 동결시 election microscope grid론 사용하는 초급속 동결방법이 유용하는지 여부를 조사하고자 실시하였다. 본 실험에서는 인간 IVF 시술시 생성되는 다-전핵기 (>2PN) 수정란을 정상 2PN 수정란 대신 사용하였으며, 또한 이들은 3PN과 $\geq4PN$ 수정란으로 나누어 전핵의 수에 따른 냉해와 융해 후 체외 배발달율을 조사하였다. 동해제는 30% ethylene glycol, 18% ficoll, 0.5 M sucrose와 10% FBS 등이 D-PBS에 첨가되어 제작된 EFS30을 사용하였다. 본 연구에서 얻어진 결과는 다음과 같다. 초급속동결-융해 후, 인간 다-전핵기 수정란의 생존율은 85.5%였다. 대조군과 동결군의 난할율을 진핵의 수에 따가 니누어 비교하였을 때, 각 군간에는 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았다 (3PN; 81.3%와 85.4%, $\geq4PN$; 90.0%와 95.7%). 또한, 융해 후 체외발달율을 조사하였던바, $\geq4PN$수정란에서는 동결군 (4.5%)의 체외발달이 대조군 (44.4%)보다 유의하게 낮게 나타났던 반면, 3PN 수정란에서는 동결군 (22.0%)의 결과가 대조군 (38.5%)에 비해 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았다. (p<0.05). 따라서 인간 다-전핵기 수정란은 EM grid와 EFS30 동결액을 이용한 초급속 동결로 배발달을 유도할 수 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.24-30
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• 2011

Objective: The objectives of this study were to analyze efficacy of immature and mature mouse oocytes after vitrification and warming by applying various combinations of cryoprotectants (CPAs) and/or super-rapid cooling using slush nitrogen ($SN_2$). Methods: Four-week old ICR female mice were superovulated for GV- and MII-stage oocytes. Experimental groups were divided into two groups. Ethylene glycol (EG) only group: pre-equilibrated with 1.5 M EG for 2.5 minutes and then equilibrated with 5.5 M EG and 1.0 M sucrose for 20 seconds. EG+dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) group: pre-equilibrated with 1.3 M EG+1.1 M DMSO for 2.5 minutes and equilibrated with 2.7 M EG+2.1 M DMSO+0.5 M sucrose for 20 seconds. The oocytes were loaded onto grids and plunged into $SN_2$or liquid nitrogen ($LN_2$). Stored oocytes were warmed by a five-step method, and then their survival, maturation, cleavage, and developmental rates were observed. Results: The EG only and EG+DMSO groups showed no significant difference in survival of immature oocytes vitrified after warming. However, maturation and cleavage rates after conventional insemination were greater in the EG only group than in the EG+DMSO group. In mature oocytes, survival, cleavage, and blastocyst formation rates after warming showed no significant difference when EG only or EG+DMSO was applied. Furthermore, cleavage and blastocyst formation rates of MII oocytes vitrified using $SN_2$ were increased in both the EG only and EG+DMSO groups. Conclusion: A combination of CPAs in oocyte cryopreservation could be formulated according to the oocyte stage. In addition, $SN_2$ may improve the efficiency of vitrification by reducing cryoinjury.