Three-dimensional (3D) culture system is useful technique for study of in vivo environment and it was used various experiments. This study was investigated to establish of embryo co-culture system and changes of PAs activity in 3D cultured endometrial cells of pigs. In results, growth of stromal cells into gel matrix were detected only with endometrial and myometrial cells. The most rapid growth of stromal cells were confirmed in 2.5x105cells/ml and gel matrix containing 15% FBS. Expression of urokinase-PA (uPA) after treatment of hCG (0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 IU/ml) were higher than without hCG, but, there are not significant difference among the treatment. On the other hand, expression of uPA after treatment of IL-1β (0.1, 1, 10 and 100 ng/ml) were higher than without IL-1β, but, there are not significant difference. Expression of uPA after treatment of estrogen (0.2, 2, 20 and 200 ng/ml) were not difference, but PA activity was significantly decreased (p＜0.05). Blastocyst was producing in PZM-3 medium containing FBS and endometrial cells were grown in PZM-3 medium. When embryos development with cultured endometrial cells, cleavage rates were not significant difference and blastocyst were not produced in co-culture with stromal cells and 3D culture system. 3D culture system had similar activity to in vivo tissue and these features are very useful for study of in vivo physiology. Nevertheless 3D culture system was not proper in embryo co-culture system. Therefore, we suggest that 3D culture system with embryo co-culture need continuous research.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of Korean Native Cattle sperm frozen-thawed with L-cysteine and/or catalase. The semen from bulls was collected by the artificial vagina method, and Triladyl containing 20% egg-yolk and/or L-cysteine (L), catalase (C) and L-cysteine + catalase was added to the diluted semen for cryopreservation. The results showed that sperm viability was significantly higher in the L-cysteine + catalase (69.49 ± 3.16%) group than in the control (60.5 ± 3.94%) group (p<0.05). Acrosome damage was significantly lower in the L-cysteine (17.12 ± 1.08%) group than in the control (21.46 ± 1.14%), catalase (20.54 ± 0.76%), and L-cysteine + catalase (19.29 ± 0.65%) groups (p<0.05). In addition, the level of intact mitochondria in the spermatozoa was significantly higher in the L-cysteine (58.65 ± 1.39%) group than in the control (50.63 ± 2.37%) group (p<0.05). The hydrogen peroxide level in the frozen-thawed sperm was significantly lower in the L-cysteine (3.74 ± 1.66%), catalase (4.65 ± 1.87%), and L-cysteine + catalase (8.11 ± 2.15%) groups than in the control (13.22 ± 1.6%) group (p<0.05). The glutathione level was significantly higher in the L-cysteine (1.33 ± 0.03%) group than in the control (1.08 ± 0.06 %), catalase (1.05 ± 0.02%) and L-cysteine + catalase (1.11 ± 0.03%) groups (p<0.05). In conclusion, L-cysteine and catalase could protect the membrane of Korean Native Cattle sperm from damage during sperm cryopreservation. Especially, L-cysteine was more effective for keeping acrosomes and mitochondria intactness during sperm cryopreservation.

증류수 및 Ethanol을 용매로 하여 온도 (60, 100℃) 및 초음파 병행 조건을 달리한 사자발쑥의 추출에서 초음파를 병행한 100℃ 열수 추출이 20.51%로 가장 높은 수율을 나타냈다. 또한 60℃ 및 100℃ 열수 추출이 60℃ ethanol 추출에 비해 각각 2배, 3배 정도의 수율 향상을 나타내었으며, 각각의 추출 조건에서 초음파를 병행한 추출이 일반 열수 추출과 비교하여 약 20% 높은 수율을 나타내었다. 인간 정상세포를 이용한 사자발쑥의 세포독성 실험에서 60℃ ethanol 추출물의 세포독성이 가장 높게 나타났으며 100℃ 물 추출물의 세포독성이 대체적으로 낮게 나타났다. 또한 초음파를 병행한 추출물이 초음파를 병행하지 않은 각각의 조건에 비해 5~8% 낮은 세포독성을 나타내었다. 인간 암세포를 이용하여 사자발쑥 추출물의 첨가를 통한 암세포 생육 억제 활성 측정 결과를 통해 0.8 mg/ml 이상의 농도 조건에서 초음파를 병행한 100℃ 물 추출물이 최고 73%의 억제 활성을 나타내며 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었고, 60℃ 물 추출물의 초음파 병행 추출물이 농도 의존적으로 40~62%의 활성을 나타냄으로서 모든 농도조건에서 대체적으로 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 또한 각각의 조건에서 초음파를 병행한 추출물의 암세포 억제 활성이 초음파를 병행하지 않은 열수 추출물에 비해 최대 110% 까지 증진된 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 세포선택성에서도 모든 조건에서 초음파를 병행한 추출물이 병행하지 않은 일반 열수 추출물에 비해 증가된 세포선택성을 나타냈다. 암 발생 기작을 알아보기 위한 bcl-2 발현 실험에서 100℃ 물 추출물의 IOD 수치가 가장 높게 나왔으나 초음파를 병행을 통해 감소하여 가장 적은 수치를 나타냄에 따라 초음파 병행 공정을 통해 열수 추출 공정 및 용매에 따른 암 발생 관련 성분의 발현을 억제할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. 따라서 사자발쑥의 효율적인 추출을 위해서 60℃ 이상 100℃ 미만의 온도에서 물을 용매로 하는 것이 바람직하며, 초음파 병행 공정을 통해 수율 향상 및 세포독성의 저해는 물론 암세포 생육 억제 활성의 증진을 기대할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.