This study was conducted to examine the effect of several saccharides on the induction of capacitation and acrosome reaction (AR) and to examine the effects of mono and polysaccharides on the penetration activity of boar spermatozoa. Spermatozoa were inseminated in medium with fucose, galactose and mannose as monosaccharide, and fucoidan, galactan and mannan as polysaccharide. The penetration rates were significantly (p<0.05) lower in medium with galactose (40.6%), mannose (38.1%), fucose (41.6%) and fucoidan (36.6%) compared with control (56.7%). The rates of AR were increased (40.7 to 59.8%) by the preincubation periods prolonged from 0 to 4 hr (p<0.05). Similar tendencies were observed in AR when spermatozoa were treated with monosaccharides, but not significantly differ among the groups treated with different time of preincubation with some exception of galactose. When spermatozoa were treated with polysaccharides, the rates of AR were significantly (p<0.05) increased by preincubation time prolonged from 0 to 4 hr with an exception of fucoidan. In conclusion, the present study suggests that penetration rate of spermatozoa is higher in presence of polysaccharides than monosaccharides. Also, it may resume that the comparing to control, the all saccharides (L-fucose, D-galactose, D-mannose, fucoidan, galactan and mannan)-treated groups slightly increase the AR pattern as preincubation time prolonged.

본 연구는 내분비계 장애물질인 BPA와 DEHP가 돼지 정액 성상(운동성, 생존율, 원형질막의 정상성, 기형율)에 유해한 영향을 미치는지를 검토하였다. 일정 농도로 희석한 돼지 정액에 BPA와 DEHP를 각각 0, 1, 10, 100 μM의 농도로 처리하여 3, 6, 9시간 동안 체외배양을 실시하였다. BPA 처리에 따른 운동성과 생존율은 체외배양 시간과 첨가농도에 따라 감소하였으며, 체외배양시간이 경과함에 따라 대조구와 명백한 차이를 나타냈다. 100 μM의 농도로 처리한 경우의 운동성과 생존율은 체외배양시간에 관계없이 처리군이 대조구에 비해 유의적으로 감소하였다(p<0.05). DEHP 처리에 따른 정자의 운동성과 생존율도 체외배양시간과 첨가농도에 따라 감소하여 BPA의 성적과 유사한 경향을 나타냈다. 정자원형질막의 기능성은 배양시간에 따라 감소하였으며 BPA 및 DEHP 첨가농도 간에 차이가 인정되었으며, 특히 100 μM 처리구에서 급격히 감소하는 성적을 나타났다. 정자의 기형율은 BPA 및 DEHP 처리시간 및 농도에 크게 영향을 받지는 않았다. 본 연구의 결과로 볼 때, 고농도의 BPA와 DEHP(>10 μM)에 정자의 장시간 노출은 유해한 영향을 줄 것으로 사료된다.

본 연구는 돼지정액의 보다 간편하고 손쉽게 동결시킬 수 있은 방법을 확립하기 위하여 수행하였다. 돼지정액은 3시간에 걸쳐 5℃까지 냉각 후 Straw에 봉입하고 다양한 방법 및 step에 의해 스티로폼 용기 내에 들어있는 LN2 중에서 동결하였다. 정자의 생존성은 LN2 표면으로부터 10 cm 위에서 10분간 정치 후 침적할 경우 가장 높게 나타났다(54.0%). Straw를 -102℃에서 10분간 정치시킨 처리구가 여타구보다 높은 생존성이 얻어졌다(74.0%, P<0.05). 응해 방법에 따른 동결정액의 생존성 실험에서는 37℃의 융해구가 52℃ 융해구보다 유의적으로 높은 결과를 나타냈다(P<0.05). 1단계 동결 방법과 3단계 동결방법으로 돼지 정액을 동결시킨 결과 정액의 일반적 특성 및 첨체의 이상 유무를 평가하는 CTC 검사에서는 커다란 차이가 인정되지 않았다. 동결정액을 이용한 체외수정 결과에서는 상실배기 이상 발육율에서 1-step이 3-step보다 높은 발육율을 나타내었다(27.5 vs 14.7%, P<0.05). 본 실험의 결과 돼지정액 동결 시 -102℃에서 10분간 정치시키는 1단계 동결방법이 간편하면서 유리한 동결 방법으로 활용될 수 있음을 보여준다.

This study was carried out to establish an effective system for embryo transfer techniques by educational-industrial complex. The embryos of Korean Cattle were transferred into a total of 79 recipients. The pregnancy rate were higher in Korean Cattle (38/53, 72%) than Holstein (17/26, 65%) in recipients. However, there were no significantly difference between Korean Cattle and Holstein in recipients. In embryo transfer using fresh embryos (28/39, 72%), the pregnancy rate was slightly higher than frozen-thawed embryos (68%, 27/40). In another experiment, the number of transferred embryos showed no difference in pregnancy rate, but when two embryos (75%, 21/28) transferred, the pregnancy rate was slightly higher than with one embryo (65%, 33/51). In summary, it will be useful to apply effective system for improvement of pregnancy rate and increase of the income in a farmhouse on embryo transfer of Korean Cattle by educational-industrial complex.

These studies were carried out to improve the reproductive efficiency through embryos transfer of Hanwoo IVM/IVF embryos. Following routine IVM/IVF procedure, Oocytes and zygotes were cultured for 40 to 44 h in CR1aa medium with BSA. Then 2 to 8-cell embryos were removed the cumulus cell and were cultured in CR1aa medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum and 2.5 mM taurine in 5% O2 and 5% CO2 at 38.5℃. The fresh and frozen thawed embryos of the morulae and blastocysts cultured for 6 to 9 days in vitro were transferred into recipients. The pregnancy rates of the blastocyst produced for 6, 7, 8, and 9 days in in vitro culture were 41.9, 48.6, 57.9 and 47.4%, respectively. In the developmental stage, pregnancy rates of early blastocysts (41.7%), blastocysts (57.6%) and expanded blastocysts (50.0%) were higher than that of morulae stage (00.0%). Fresh and frozen embryos on the pregnancy rates were 48.9 and 50.0%, respectively. These results indicate that the pregnancy rate after transfer were affected on embryonic stage of in vitro embryos and in vitro culture periods.