• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.199-203
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• 2021

A 4-year-old Thoroughbred mare was brought to the Korea Racing Authority Equine Hospital with heightened sensitivity to touch of the hindquarter, reluctance to step forward, frequent urination even during training, clitoral winking, tail swinging, tail lifting, and training difficulties due to being in constant heat. The trainer claimed that she was in heat and exhibited reduced performance. Physical and lameness examinations revealed no abnormality. Rectal palpation and transrectal ultrasonography revealed normal reproductive organs and estrus. As she exhibited typical estrous behavior without any other physical conditions, the mare was considered to express undesirable estrous behavior. An intrauterine glass ball was inserted into the mare on ovulation day. However, the estrous behaviors were reduced unsatisfactorily. Additionally, 1 mL of peanut oil was administered on the 10th day after the intrauterine device insertion. The mare returned to training and expressed no undesirable estrous behavior over 30 days after the peanut oil treatment. However, further follow-ups were not conduct as the mare was retired to a farm after a limb injury occurred during training. This is the first report of undesirable estrous behavior in a Thoroughbred mare under the rules of racing in Korea. It is recommended that equine clinicians in Korea consider peanut oil as a therapeutic agent to control mares' estrous behavior-related problems.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.61-68
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• 2018

The major focus of this study is to analyze the expression of bovine MMPs and to monitor their activity during the estrus cycle and pregnancy. During pregnancy, MMP-2 expression was detectable around 30 days but became insignificant by 60 days, then started to increase again around 90 days and reached the maximum at 250 days. The activity of MMP-2 protein changed in accordance with its expression level. As expected, the level of TIMP-2 exhibited a reverse pattern. About MMP-9, high level expression was observed as early as 30 days and gradually increase until 90 days. Then started to decrease after 250 days. Again, the sites of MMP-9 expression were similar to those of MMP-2. On the other hand, expression of TIMP-3 remained low until 90 days but showed a small and temporal increase around 250 days. In summary, expression of different MMPs were differentially regulated during estrus cycle and pregnancy. While the expression of MMP-2 was high in estrus cycle, MMP-9 slowly takes over with the progression of pregnancy. These results indicated that the luteal tissue perform distinct functions during pregnancy and estrus. Perhaps the activity of MMP-2 is required for the structural remodeling of luteum, resulting the suppression of P4 inflow from blood. On the other hand, steady maintenance of MMP-9 throughout luteal development is important for the activation of cell proliferation, maturation and angiogenesis.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.165-171
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• 1993

Ornithine decarboxylase(ODC)가 polyamine 생합성에 주요 효소로 역할을 하지만 difluoromethylornithine(DFMO)은 polyamine 합성에 억제자로 작용하고 있다. Cycling crossbed gilt들을 무작위로 두 그룹으로 분배하였다(6/group). Indwelling silicone catheter를 모든 동물의 경정맥에 수술을 통해 이식하였다. DFMO는 생리식염수(20mg/ml)에 용해하여 매일 80mg/kg을 i.m.으로 주사하였으며 대조구에게는 같은 양의 생지식염수만을 주사하였다. DFMO는 estrous cycle day 16일부터 21일 혹은 발정때까지 하루 3번(08:00, 16:00, 24:00h) 주사하였다. Day 14일 부터 마지막 DFMO주사 이틀 후까지 하루 한번씩 10ml의 혈액을 채취하였다. Day 16일부터 21일까지 매일 다른 gilt로부터 8시간 동안(08:00∼16:00h) 15분 간격의 주기로 window 혈액을 채취하였다. Serum으로부터 progesteron(P4), Estradiol(E2), LH 및 FSH를 측정하였다. P4와 E2는 DFMO처리에 관계없이 follicular phase동안에 전형적인 profile을 보였다. DFMO처리는 발정직전의 LH농도를 저하시켰지만 (p<0.01), FSH에는 아무런 영향을 미치지 않았다. 결론적으로 gilt에 있어서 DFMO는 LH분비에 억제적인 영향을 미치는 한편, P4, E2 및 FSH에는 별로 영향을 미치지 않음이 나타났다.