The studies were carried out to investigate the effects of co-culture with cumulus cells and oviduct epithelial cells on the in vitro fertilization and cleavage rate of bovine follicular cocytes and to determine the optimum thawing temperature and equilibration time on in vitro developmental rate of frozen bovine embryos. The ovaries were obtained from slaughtered Korean native cows. The follicular oocytes were cultured in TGM-199 medium containing 10 IU /ml의 PM SG, 10 IU /ml의 hCG, ip g/ml의 -estradiol and 10% FCS for 24~48 hrs in incubator with 5% in air at 38.5. The bovine embryos following dehydration by cryoprotective agents and a various concentration of sucrose were directly plunged into liquld nitrogen and thawed in 3 water. Survival rate was defined as developmental rate on in vitro culture or FDA-test. The results are sunanarized as followes :1. The in vitro fertilization and in vitro developmental rates of bovine oocytes co-cultured with cumulus cells in TCM499 medium were 75.0~76.8% and 17.3~27.6%, respect-ively. And in-vitro fertilization rates of cumulus-enclosed oocytes(55.4%)were significantly(p<0.05) higher than cumulus-denuded oocytes (23.1%). 2. The in vitro fertilization and in vitro developmental rates of bovine oocytes co-cultured with l l04cells /ml, 1 x l06cells /ml, lx l08cells /ml and 1 x l015cells /ml oviduct epithelial cells in TCM-199 medium were 74.5~77.8% and 15.7~21.20 respectively.3. The in-vitro fertilization and in vitro developmental rates of bovine oocytes cocultured in '1CM-199 media containing PMSG, hCG, PMSG+hCG. PMSG+-estradiol, hCG+-estradiol 0 to 40 hrs after insemination were 74.0~77.4% and l8.9~23.l%, re-spectiv ely.4.The survival rates of bovine embryos thawed after rapid freezing in the freezing medium containing a various concentration of sucrose added 1.5M and 2.OM glycerol,DMSO and propanediol were 23.5~31.4% and 20.6~34.l%, respectively. 5. The temperature thawed at 3 after rapid freezing of bovine embryos resulted in a significantly higher embryos survival rate than did at 2 and 35.6. The equilibration time on the survival rates of bovine embryos was attained after short period of time(2.5~5 min.) in the freezing medium higher than long period of time (10~20min.). (Key words : bovine embryos, co-culture, freezing, in vitro development)

The use of therapeutic ultrasound(US) in humans with malignant neoplasms has been contraindicated in physical therapy practice. Some studies have shown that results after application of US differ according to tumor type and penetration depth. The purposes of this study were to determine the effects of US on melanoma in mice and to determine treatment dosage. Twenty-four female C57BL/6 mice, age 8 weeks. The right flank of all mice was shaved, and a 0.1 ml suspension of cells was injected subcutaneously into the animals' right flank. In this study, 24 subjects were randomly divided into three groups: experimental group 1(n=8), experimental group 2(n=8), control group(n=8). In the experimental group 1, animals received continuous 3 MHZ US treatment, administered at for five minutes. In experimental group 2, animals received continuous 3 MHz US treatment, administered at for 5 minutes. The control group received the same handling as other experimental groups, including rodent chow, water, US gel application but US head pressure without the power turned on. After 10 days treatment, all mice were killed with a potassium solution. Tumors were excised and weighed on an electrical balance and fixed in a 10% neutral buffered formalin solution. Tumor weights were smaller in experimental group 2(0.3838 g) than in the control group(0.6275 g). Tumor weights of the experimental group 1(0.015 g) were smaller than those of experimental group 2. Continuous therapeutic US decreased the weight of subcutaneous melanoma tumors in mice. The treatment dosage() we suggest was more effective than earlier studies on decreasing tumor size with ultrasound.

It is study was designed to characterize endotoxin-induced prostaglandin production in primary cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). The time course for prostag)andim synthesis in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated VSMC showed that the maximum production was reached in 12 hours. LPS induced prostaglandin H2 synthase (PGHS) activity in VSMC and the time course profile in the changes of PGHS activity paralleled that of total prostaglandin production. Differential treatment showed that 4 hours' exposure to LPS was enough for the maximum effect on the prostaglandin production and this effect was completely inhibited by the co-treatment of actinomycin D, a transcription inhibitor. These results suggest that LPS effect might be determined within 4 hours. Actinomycin D increased PGHS activity without affecting prostaglandin production if added 4 hours after LPS treatment. On the other hand, cycloheximide, a translation inhibitor, augmented LPS-induced prostaglandin production if treated during first four hours, but it inhibited LPS-induced PGHS activity regardless of treatment schedule. These results suggeat the existence of multiple regulating mechanisms in the LPS-induced prostaglandin synthesis.

식물 세포벽으로보터 펙틴을 추출하는데 있어 펙틴의 중합도를 높인 고 기능의 펙티을 추출하기 위해 펙틴의 효소추출법을 사용하여 기존의 고온 산처리 펙틴 추출법과 비교하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 불용성의 WAIP로부터 일련의 산 추출 공정과 hemicellulase를 이용한 일련의 효소 추출 공정을 거친 결과, 추출물의 수율은 효소 추출법이 더 놓았다. 2. 효소 추출법에 있어 추출 조건을 다양하게 변화시켜 가며 수율을 검토한 결과, 최적의 추출 조건은 hemicellulase 1.5g을 24hr동안 38℃에서 반응시킨 것으로 나타났다. 3. 펙틴의 주요 성분인 galacturonic acid 함량으로 추출물의 펙틴 순도와 수율을 비교한 결과 산 추출물에 비해 효소 추출물은 수율은 높은 대신 순도가 낮았고 메톡실 함량은 비슷하였다. 4. 효소 추출법에서 추출한 펙틴물질은 중성당 분석, GC, HPLE등을 통해 성분을 정밀하게 분석하고 다양한 방법으로 고기능 펙틴을 추출할 수 있는 조건도 찾고, 그를 통해 정확한 식물 세포벽 모델이 제시 될 수 있을 것이다.