• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.269-274
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Taxol pre-treatment to in vitro matured bovine oocytes, and sucrose and trehalose added to vitrification solution on spindle morphology and embryonic development following cryopreservation. Bovine oocytes were collected from ovaries and matured in tissue culture medium 199 (TCM 199) supplemented with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS), 0.05ng/ml epidermal growth factor, 0.01 IU/ml luteinizing hormone and $1{\mu}g/ml$ estradiol for 22h in $39^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$, TCM 199-HEPES containing 20% FBS was used as basic medium (BM) to prepare vitrification solution. Oocytes were pre-treated with $1\;{\mu}M$ Taxol in maturation medium for 15 min prior to vitrification. Oocytes were exposed to 1.6 M ethylene glycol (EG) and 1.3M dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) in BM and then were exposed to 3.2 M EG, 2.6 M DMSO and 0.5 M sucrose in BM or 3.2 M EG, 2.6 M DMSO and 0.5 M trehalose in BM. Oocytes with cumulus cells and oocytes without cumulus cells were considered as control 1 and control 2, respectively and held in TCM 199-HEPES at $39^{\circ}C$. Oocytes were frozen using modified solid surface vitrification and were stored in cryotubes in liquid nitrogen for more than 1 week. Frozen oocytes were thawed in TCM 199-HEPES containing 0.5 M, 0.25 M and 0.1 M sucrose in BM for 2 min, respectively or 0.5 M, 0.25 M and 0.1 M trehalose in BM for 2 min, respectively. Immunoflurorescence staining of oocytes was performed to assess spindle morphology and chromosome configuration of oocytes. The rates of cleavage and blastocyst were examined following in vitro fertilization. Normal spindle morphology rate of oocytes pre-treated with Taxol prior to vitrification was not higher than that of other vitrified groups. Taxol pre-treatment did not increase cleavage and blastocyst formation rates, although control groups showed significantly higher rates (p<0.05). Percentages of normal spindle and embryonic development were not significantly different among vitrified groups regardless of type of sugar. In conclusion, Taxol pre-treatment of oocytes before cryopreservation did not reduce the damage induced by vitrification and subsequently did not improve embryonic development following vitrification. Trehalose may be used as an alternative non-permeating cryoprotectant in vitrification solution.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.77-83
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• 2011

One-step dilution and direct transfer would be a practical technique for the field application of frozen embryo. This study was to examine whether Jeju Black Cattle (JBC, Korean Cattle) can be successfully cloned from vitrified and one-tep diluted somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) blastocyst after direct transfer. For vitrification, JBC-SCNT blastocysts were serially exposed in glycerol (G) and ethylene glycol (EG) mixtures [10%, (v/v) G for 5 min., 10% G plus 20% EG (v/v) for 5 min., and 25% G plus 25% EG (v/v) for 30 sec.] which is diluted in 10% FBS added D-PBS. And then SCNT blastocysts were loaded in 0.25 ml mini straw, placed in cold nitrogen vapor for 3 min. and then plunged into $LN_2$. One-step dilution in straw was done in $25^{\circ}C$ water for 1 min, by placing vertically in the state of plugged-end up and down for 0.5 min, respectively. When in vitro developmental capacity of vitrified SCNT blastocyst was examined at 48 h after one-step dilution, hatched rate (56.4%) was slightly lower than that of control group (62.5%). In field trial, when the vitrified-thawed SCNT blastocysts were transferred into uterus of synchronized 5 recipients, a cloned female JBC was delivered by natural birth on day 299 and healthy at present. In addition, when the short tandem repeat marker analysis of the cloned JBC was evaluated, microsatellite loci of 11 numbers was perfectly matched genotype with donor cell (BK94-14). This study suggested that our developed vitrification and one-step dilution technique can be applied effectively on field trial for cloned animal production, which is even no longer in existence.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.23-28
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• 2003

The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of PVP concentration and exposure temperature to vitrification solution on the post-thaw survival, in vitro maturation and development of immature bovine oocytes (germinal vesicle stage). The vitrification solution (VS) consisted of 40% ethylene glycol (EG)+0.5 M sucrose (S)+10% FBS. PVP was added to VS: 0%, 5% or 10%. The cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) were diluted in VS as one step, after 2 min the COCs were loaded in straw and vitrified by direct immersion into liquid nitrogen. For thawing, the straws were plunged into $30^{\circ}C$ water bath for 10s. After thawing, the oocytes were diluted in 0.5 M (in DPBS with 10% FBS) sucrose solution for 5 min. The survival rate (FDA-test and trypan blue) of immature bovine oocytes was measured. The survival rate was higher in 5% PVP (91.5%) than in 0% (64.2%) or in 10% PVP (79.7%). The proportion of metaphase II formation was 69.35% in control (no vitrified COCs), 9.3% in 40% EG+0.5 M S+0% PVP and 21.05% in 40% EG+0.5 M S+5% PVP (p<0.05). The effect of room temperature ($25^{\circ}C$ for 10 min) and cold temperature ($4^{\circ}C$ for 10 min) on COCs were determined in this study. After IVF, the cleavage and blastocysts rate of oocytes exposed to room temperature and cold temperature in VS+5% PVP was significantly different (2 cell: 63.20% vs 37.97%, blastocysts: 18.40% vs 2.53%). The cleavage rates of frozen-thawed oocytes were 20.53% with PVP and 22.13% without PVP (p>0.05). Two out of 151 oocytes (1.32%) developed to blastocyst stage after frozen-thawed with 5% PVP (p>0.05). Development of oocytes after frozen-thawing to the 2 cell were not significantly affected with or without PVP following IVF. However, the vitrification of immature bovine oocytes with PVP maintained the ability to develop to the blastocyst stage after IVM-IVF and IVC, while no blastocysts were obtained from oocytes vitrified without PVP. These results suggested that PVP has a protective role for vitrification of immature bovine oocytes as far as survival is concerned, however, the protection was not sufficient enough to support blastocyst formation.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.207-216
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• 2013

동결 닭 원시생식세포의 생식계열 키메라를 이용한 생체에의 복원을 실용화하기 위해서는, 닭 원시생식세포의 동결보존기술의 향상에 의해 동결 및 융해 후의 많은 생존세포를 확보하는 것과, 생식계열 키메라의 제작효율을 높이는 것이 반드시 필요하다. 닭 원시생식세포는 배양 5.5~6 일령의 닭 원시생식선으로부터 채취하고, MACS 방법에 의해서 순수 닭 원시생식세포를 분리했다. 15% 각각의 EG와 DMSO를 동결보호제로 사용한 처리군이 각 군의 농도에 상관없이 유의적(p<0.05)으로 glycerol 처리군보다 동결 및 융해 후의 세포의 생존율이 높음을 확인하였다. 특히 10% EG + FBS 조합의 처리군에서 상업용 닭(C : $89.4{\pm}0.2%$)과 이사브라운 (A : $87.4{\pm}0.4%$)의 두 품종이 오계(B : $77.6{\pm}1.1%$) 및 화이트레그혼(D : $76.2{\pm}0.9%$의 두 품종보다 동결 및 융해 후의 원시생식세포의 생존율이 유의적(p<0.05)으로 높음을 확인하였다. 이상의 결과들로부터10% EG + FBS와10% DMSO + FBS 조합의 두 처리구 간에 동결 및 융해 후의 세포생존율의 유의적인 차이는 보이지 않았지만, 동결 배지의 농도별 효율이 높음을 확인했다. 또한 네 품종 간의 동결 및 융해 후의 닭 원시생식세포 생존효율의 비교에서는 상업용 닭, 이사브라운, 오계 그리고 화이트레그혼 품종 순으로 생존율이 높음을 확인하였다. 초자화 동결에 있어서 가장 높은 생존율을 보인 10% EG이 10% DMSO와 함께 최적의 동결보호제로서 사용 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.141-148
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• 1999

본 실험은 체외 생산된 소 완전탈출 배반포기배의 생존능이 초자화동결 융해 후에도 유지될 수 있는지를 조사하고자 실시하였다. 완전탈출 배반포기배는 체외 수정 후 체외배양 9일과 10일에 얻었으며, 직경을 기준으로 small(S-HBs: ø$\leq$300 $\mu\textrm{m}$)과 large(L-HBs: ø＞300 $\mu\textrm{m}$)로 구분하였다. 동결액은 35% ethylene glycoJ(EG), 18% ficoll, 0.3 M sucrose와 10% FBS가 첨가된 mDPBS로 만들어진 EFS35를 사용했다. 완전탈출 배반포기배는 2 단계로 초자화동결되었는데, 10% EG에 5분간 평형 그리고 EFS35에 노출한 후 L$N_2$에 초자화되기까지 30~45초간 처리하였다. 체외에서의 생존능은 융해 후 2, 16 시간째의 재 팽창으로 조사하였다. 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1) 체외 수정 후 8 일째에 얻어진 배반포기배 (40.8%) 를 24~48 시간 추가배양했던 바, 체외 수정 후 9일째와 10일째의 완전탈출 배반포기배의 발달율은 20.5%와 6.7%였다. 또한, 완전탈출 배반포기배의 총 세포수를 조사하였던 바, 배양 9일째의 완전탈출 배반포기배의 총세포수 (232.7$\pm$16) 가 배양 10 일째의 완전탈출 배반포기배 057.5$\pm$9.3) 보다 많게 나타났다. 2) 체외수정 후 체외 배양 9일째 생산된 L-HBs 의 생존에 동결액이 미치는 영향을 조사하였던 바, 동결군 (75.5%) 이 대조군 (100%) 과 노출군 (100%) 에 비해 낮은 생존능을 보였다. 3) 완전탈출 배반포기배를 직경 (L-HBs, S-HBs)과 배양일로 구분하여 초자화동결된 난자의 생존에 미치는 영향을 조사하였던 바, 9일에 얻어진 완전탈출 배반포기배 (75.5%, 63.6%)는, 10일에 얻어진 완전탈출 배반포기배 (64.3%, 60.7%)보다 약간 높은 생존능이 있음을 알 수 있었다. 4) 융해 후 체외배조건이 난자의 생존능에 미치는 영향을 조사하였던 바, 동결 융해된 완전탈출 배반포기배의 생존능은 공배양 (43.2%, 41.9%)보다 mCR1aa (10% FBS) 배양액 (79.3%, 62.5%)에서 유의하게 높게 나타나는 것을 확인하였다 (p＜0.05). 따라서, 이러한 결과에서 볼 때 소 완전탈출 배반포기배는 EFS35 동결액을 사용하여 성공적으로 초자화동결 후 보존될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.119-126
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• 1996

본 연구는 30% Ficoll과 0.3M sucrose가 함유된 mDPBS 용액에 40%의 ethylene glycol을 첨가함으로서 제조된 EFS40을 이용하여 1-세포기의 생쥐수정란을 효율적으로 동결할 수 있는 적정 조건을 확립하기 위하여 실시하였다. 체외수정에 의해 생산된 생쥐수정란은 1단계 동결법 혹은 2단계 동결법, 두 가지 동결 방법에 의해 각각 초자화 동결되었으며, 동결 후, 융해된 수정란의 생존율은 2-세포기로 분할율과 배양 5일째 탈출배반포기로의 발달율로 각각 검증하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1단계 동결법에서, 수정란을 직접 초자동결액에 1분 동안 노출시켰을 때, 수정란의 생존율은 85.5%, 발달율은 31.9%였다. 수정란을 먼저 20% ethylene glycol에 1, 3, 5분간 노출시킨 후, 1분동안 EFS40 용액으로 옮겨 동결하는 2단게 동결법에서는 1단게 동결법보다 낮은 생존율을 보였다(65.4, 53.6 및 29.6%). 가장 높은 생존율(95.9%)은 EFS40에서 30초동안 노출이 1단계 동결법에서 얻을 수 있었다. 이 조건하에서 2-세포기로 분할된 수정란의 63.8%가 탈출배반포기로 발달하였다. 또한, Differential labelling 기법을 이용하여 Total과 ICM(inner cell mass)의 세포수를 조사한 결과, 초자 동결 후 발달된 배반포의 Total과 ICM 세포수(63.2$\pm$16.9, 13.5$\pm$4.0)와 대조군 세포수(54.0$\pm$15.2, 12.3$\pm$4.6)간에는 각각 유의차가 인정되지 않았다. 이러한 결과는 동결로 인한 수정란의 발달율은 다소 낮았지만, 동결후 융해된 수정란은 정상적으로 배반포까지 발달함을 보여준다. 이러한 결과로 미루어 보아, 본 실험에 사용된 초자화 동결 방법은 1-세포기 생쥐 수정란을 성공적으로 동결시킬 수 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.217-222
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• 2008

In previous studies, we reported that sow which was transferred OPS-freezing embryos not able to deliver a piglet (Kim et al, 2004). This study was conducted to investigate a possibility of gilt as recipients which produce piglets after transfer of OPS-freezing embryos. All transferred embryos were prepared by in vitro production (IVP) system. In vitro culture (IVC) medium used glucose-free NCSU23 supplemented with 5mM sodium pyruvate, 0.5 mM sodium lactate and 4 mg/ml bovine serum albumin for 2 days at $39^{\circ}C$. From day 3 of IVC, 10% fetal bovine serum albumin was added to the culture medium. In preparing of freezing embryos, embryos were treated with 7.5 $\mu g/ml$ cytochalasin-B for 30 min and centrifuged at $13,000{\times}g$ for 13 min. And then, embryos were exposed sequentially to an ethylene glycol (EG) solution, aspirated into open pulled straw (OPS), and plunged or thawed into the liquid nitrogen. In embryo transfer (ET), we used two kinds of type (surgical method vs. non-surgical method). In surgical method of embryo transfer, $55\sim65$ embryo were transferred in both uterine horn of two recipient gilts by plastic straw. Non-surgical method which is like artificial insemination was performed on three gilts. Each 140 frozen embryos were transferred to two gilts and 40 fresh embryos to one gilt. Pregnancy establishment was shown one recipient at 45 days after ET. However, the one recipient was also aborted at 58 days after ET. These results suggest that gilts can be considered as a candidate of recipients for OPS-freezing embryo transfer.

• 한국발생생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국발생생물학회 2003년도 제3회 국제심포지움 및 학술대회
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• pp.128-128
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• 2003

The aims of this study are 1) to test oocytes and embryos collected from in-vivo and in-vitro to achieving the valuable protocol by culturing, vitrifying and thawing of oocytes/embryos, and 2) to transfer them to recipient, and finally have resulted in pregnancies from recipient females after surgical or nonsurgical transfer. In vitro maturation and fertilization were performed according to the procedures of Funahashi et al. Fertilized oocytes were cultured in glucose-free NCSU 23 supplemented with 5 mM sodium pyruvate, 0.5 mM sodium lactate and 4 mg/ml bovine serum albumin for 2 days at 39$^{\circ}C$, and 10% fetal bovine serum was added to the culture medium thereafter. Embryos were treated with 7.5$\square$g/ml cytochalasin-B for 30 min, centrifuged at 13,000 ${\times}$ g for 13 min and then exposed sequentially to an ethylene glycol (EG) vitrification solution, aspirated into OPSs, and plunged/thawed into/from liquid nitrogen. In vivo embryos were surgically collected from three donors after Al. Forty-six embryos (18, 9 and 19 embryos, respectively) were washed 3 times in mPBS+10%FBS, followed treatments : cultured, centrifuged, vitrified, recovered and transferred to recipients as in vitro prepared embryos. Three recipients received surgically 34(control), 188 and 184 embryos (derived from abattoir), respectively. Another three recipients were received nonsurgically 150, 100 and 150 embryos, respectively. All recipient sows exhibited delayed returns to estrus. To our knowledge, these results suggest that required an improved techniques, more vigorous embryos preparation and cleaner uterous condition(use gilt).

• KSBB Journal
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.241-246
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• 2002

오늘날 섬유 염색공정에서 발생하는 염색폐수로 인해 많은 문제점들을 야기한다. 염색폐수에는 난분해성의 EG, PVA, TPA, 여러 종류의 계면활성제가 포함되어 있어 완전하게 처리하기가 어렵다. 현재 일반적으로 사용하고 있는 물리화학적 처리와 활성오니공정의 처리성을 향상하기 위하여 jet-loop reactor (JLR)와 물리화학적 처리를 결합한 새로운 공정을 개발하였다. JLR의 부피산소전달계수는 air-lift 반응기에 비해 아주 우수하였다. 또한 좀더 효율적인 처리를 위하여 JLR에 활성탄 담체를 적용하여 (JLRAS) 실험하였다. 체류시간이 8시간일 때 BOD, $COD_{Mn}$, $COD_{Cr}$, 색도 제거율은 각각 99, 86, 84, 83%로 우수하였다. JLRAS 성능은 $COD_{Mn}$의 부하 변동에도 아주 빠르게 회복되었다. 2차 물리화학적 응집처리의 최적 응집제로는 폴리황산제2철이며 130 mg/L 투입하였을때 $COD_{Mn}$과 색도의 제거율은 자각 85, 73%였다. 결론적으로 이 공정으로 난분해성의 많은 유기물을 효율적으로 처리할 수 있으며 운전비용도 감소시킬 수 있었다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.306-308
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• 2007

Poly(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ether (PEGDME)/fumed silica/ 1-methyl -3-propylimidazolium iodide (MPII)/$I_2$ mixtures were used as polymer electrolytes in solid state dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The contents of MPII were changed and the concentration of $I_2$ was fixed at 0.1 mole% with respect to the MPII. The maximum ionic conductivity was obtained at [EG]:[MPII]:[$I_2$]=10:1.5:0.15. It was supposed that the maximum of ionic conductivities would match with that of cell efficiencies, if the ionic conductivity is a rate determining step in the sol id state DSSCs. However, the maximum composition did not show the maximum solar cell performance, indicating the mismatch between ionic conductivity and cell performance. This suggests that the ionic conductivity may not be the rate controlling step in determining the cell efficiency in these experimental conditions, whereas other parameters such as the electron recombination might play an important role. Thus, we tried to modify the surface of the $TiO_2$ particles by coating a thin metal oxide such as $Al_2O_3$ or $Nb_2O_5$ layer to prevent electron recombination. As a result, the maximum of the cell efficiency was shifted to that of the ionic conductivity. The peak shifts were also attempted to be explained by the diffusion coefficient and the lifetime of electrons in the $TiO_2$ layer.