양식산 농어, Lateolabrax japonius 암컷의 난소와 혈액을 1997년부터 1999년까지 매년 10월부터 2월까지 2회 반복 채취하였다. Gonadosomatic index는 11월부터 증가하기 시작하여 12월(12.81.5)과 1월(14.83.5)에 최고 수준을 나타낸 후 2월(2.61.5)에는 급격히 감소하였다(P<0.05). 난소내 난모세포는 12월과 1월에 3차 난황구기까지 발달하고 성장이 완료되지만, 성숙 및 배란이 되지 않고 2월

eCG는LH, FSH및 TSH와 같이 당단백질 호르몬에 속하고, 당쇄가 많이 첨가된 와 -subunits의 비공유결합으로 구성되어 있고, 말에서 보다 다른 동물에서 FSH와 LH의 이중 생리활성을 나타내는 아주 특이한 성선 자극 호르몬이다. eCG는 임신 40~130일 사이에 말의 자궁내막배의 영양막세포에서 합성ㆍ분비된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 eCG, eLH 및 eFSH의 각각 subunits mRNA발현을 태반과 뇌하수체에서 분석하였다. mRNA의

본 연구에서는 조기 난소 부전증 환자를 대상으로 난포 자극 호르몬 수용체 유전자의 돌연변이와 발현 양상을 분석하였다. 돌연변이 분석을 위해 환자의 말초혈액에서 genomic DNA를 분리하고 nucleotide 566을 포함하고 있는 exon 7에 특이적인 primer쌍을 이용하여 중합효소 연쇄 반응을 시행하였다. 전기 영동으로 반응산물을 확인한 다음, 돌연변이 여부를 조사하기 위하여 제한효소 절단분석 (Restriction Fragment Length

FSH는 미성숙 설치류의 난포성장을 촉진하며, 강소형성 난포의 퇴화비율을 감소시킨다. 본 연구는 미성숙 생쥐에 난포성숙호르몬을 투여한 후 유발되는 난포의 조직학적인 변화를 규명하기 위해 시행되었다. 3주령의 ICR생쥐에 10 i.u.의 재조합 난포자극호르몬을 복강주사한 후 1일, 2일, 3일에 좌측 난소의 조직학적 변화를 관찰하였다. 강소형성전 난포의경우 FSH처리 후 시간에 따라 퇴화난포의 비율이 증가하였으나 강소형성 난포의 경우에는 유의한 변화를 보

지난 반세기 동안내분비 장애물질의 제한없는 생산과 무분별한 소비, 방출, 폐기는 물, 흙, 공기 등 자연을 오염시켜 왔다. 그 결과 생태계의 야생동물이 오염되어, 생식과 발생의 이상이 일어나고, 멸종이 예견되기에 이르렀다. 또한 동물 자신은 물론, 후세대에 내분비계의 교란을 일으켜 정상적인 성생활, 발생과 생식의 기형, 정자수 감소 등의 불임유발, 성행동, 신경계와 면역계의 이상, 암까지 유발하는 것으로 알려지고 있다. 암이 개체의 사멸을 일으키는 반면

본 연구는 미성숙 혹은 성숙된 3년생 무지개 송어(Oncorhynchus mykiss) 수컷 150마리의 뇌하수체와 정자형성세포의 형태적인 변화를 조사하기 위해서 실시되었다. 3월부터 그 이듬해 2월까지 번식주기에 따라 광학현미경, 투과 및 주사전자현미경으로 정자 형성과 정자완성시기의 미세구조적 변화를 연구하였다. 뇌하수체 호르몬 분비세포의 성숙은 휴지기 (3월부터 8월까지), 정자형성기 (9월부터 11월가지), 번식기 (12월부터 2월까지)의 3가지

the pupose of this study was to investigate the effects of gonadotropin and nitric oxide (NO) on the expression of mouse follicular bad and bax genes that are known induce apoptosis. Large and midium size follicles of immature mice were obtained at 0, 24, and 48 hours time intervals after Pregnant Mare's Serum gonadotropins(PMSG, 5 I.U.) injection. Preovulatory follicles collected at 24 hrs after PMSG injection were cultured with or without various chemicals such as gonadotropin, gonadotropin Releasing hormone(GnRH), testosterone, Sodium nitroprusside (SNP) for 24 hrs at . After 24 hrs culture, the culture media was used for nitrite assay and total RNA was extracted, subjected to RT-PCT for the analyses of bad and bax expression. We found that expression of bad and bax genes in follicles was markedly reduced before and after in vivo priming with hCG. When the preovulatory follicles were cultured for 24 hrs in culture media with PMSG and hCG, the expression of bad and bax genes was decreased. Moreover, SNP (NO generating agent) can significantly suppress the expression of bad and bax genes in follicles when apoptosis was induced by GnRH agonist and testosterone. At the same time, nitrite production of culture media was increased in GnRH agonist + SNP, testosterone + SNP and SNP treated groups than control group. These data demonstrated for the first time that peptide hormones and NO may play important roles in the regulation of mouse follicular differentiation and may prevent apoptosis via supressing the expression of bad and bax genes.

To study the regulation of porcine follicular cell apostosis by gonadotropin, steroid, and nitric oxide, we analyzed DNA fragmentation, the hallmark of apoptosis, and nitrite production of porcine granulosa cells. Dissected indiidual follicles from ovary were separated in size (small, 2-3 mm; medium, 5-6 mm; large, 7-8 mm) and isolated granulosa cells were classified morpholocally as atretic or nonatretic. Nitrite concentration was measured by mixing follicular fluids with an equal volume of Griess reagent. Follicular nitric oxide (NO) concentration of healthy follicles was higher than that of atretic follicles. Apoptotic DNA fragmentation was suppressed in non-apoptotic granulosa cells. Follicular apoptosis was induced by androgen but prevented by gonadotropin in vitro. Apoptosis was confined to the granulosa cells. But it was not clear whether apoptosis of granulosa cells were isolated, incubated with or without gonadotropin, androgen and sodium nitroprusside (SNP), respectively at for 24 hrs. Cultured granulosa cells were used to extract genomic DNA and culture media was asssayed for nitrite concentration. Nitrite production of culture media was increased, while apoptotic DNA fragmentation was suppressed in PMSG, hCG, testosterone+SNP and SNP treated groups. Nitrite concentration in culture media was decreased, but apoptotic DNA fragmentation was induced in testosterone treated group. These data suggest that NO production and apoptosis may be involved of granulosa cell apoptosis induced by testosterone.

벼의 10일된 유묘에 0, 50, 100, 150m㏖의 NaCl을 처리하여 수분 흡수와 생육 그리고 GA3 와 ABA, IAA, zeatin의 내생 호르몬 수준을 단일클론 항체를 이용한 ELISA에 의해서 분석하였다. 1. 수분 함량은 50mM NaCl 처리에 의해서 동진벼, 삼강벼, 안나프르나 모두 시간이 지남에 따라서 감소하였다. 처리 5일째 수분함량은 동진(71%), 삼강(75%) 안나프르나(79%)순으로 높았다. 2. 염분처리에 의해서 지상부와 지하부 생육은 모두 억제되었다. 지하부가 지상부보다 억제되었다. 지상부와 지하부는 안나프르나 <삼강벼<동진벼 순으로 생육이 억제되었다. 3. GA3 와 IAA는 염분처리에 의해서 시간이 지남에 따라서 감소되었으며 zeatin도 감소 경향을 나타내었다. 4. ABA는 염분 농도와 시간에 따라 증가되었으며 염분처리 24시간에 크게 증가되었다. 특히 동진벼는 2n㏖에서 31n㏖ 까지 증가되었으나 안나프르나는 4.5n㏖에서 15n㏖까지만 증가되었다. 5. 수분 함량의 증감에 따라 식물호르몬의 함량이 변동됨을 알 수가 있었다.

작물 원형질체를 배양하면서 세포의 생존과 노화 그리고 고사의 상태를 대사적으로 정확히 판단이 가능한 marker물질을 확인하고 간편한 측정법을 확립하기 위하여 일련의 연구를 수행하였던 바 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 담배와 벼의 원형질체를 나출하여 MS와KM-8P를 기본배지로 하여 2,4-K와 CM을 첨가하였던 바, ABA는 경시적으로 감소하였으며 CM첨가에 의해서 더 많이 감소하였다. GA3 , IAA, zeatin은 반대로 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 특히 ABA의 감소율과 zeatin의 증가율이 가장 크게 나타났다. 2. Osmoticum(mannitol)을 적정 농도 이상으로 처리하였을 때 ABA는 일시적으로 증가되었다가 감소되었고, 다른 성장 호르몬은 모두 증가폭이 농도가 증가될수록 둔화되었다. 3. Supermine 10mM과 NaCl을 처리하였을 때 담배와 벼에서 각 호르몬의 증감은 서로 반대로 나타났다. 특히 담배는 NaCl의 stress가 크게 나타났다. 그리고 배양 후반기에는 원형질체의 분열이 중지되었다. 4. 원형질체의 배지 성분을 제거하고 32℃ 로 고온 배양에 의해서 인위적으로 노화를 촉진시켰을 때 세포의 활력은 48시간 이후에 크게 감소되었다. 세포의 활력 상실과 반비례적으로 ABA는 배양 10일까지 크게 증가되었다. 이와 반대로 성장 호르몬들은 모두 증가되지 않고 감소가 이루어졌다. 특히 zeatin의 감소가 크게 나타났다. 5. 이상의 결과에 따라서 식물 호르몬은 원형질체가 처한 환경 요인이나 부여된 어떤 조건에 따라서 민감하게 변동하고 있음을 확인하였다.

Mammalian ovary consists of various growing stages of follicles. Ovarian follicular growth and differentiation, however, can be distinguished into recruitment, growth, selectiona nd ovulation. while only minute of the selected follicles ovulate their oocytes, all the rest follicles disappear by atresia. this atresia is an important event of which physiological mechanism must be resolved. The present study was carried out to investigate the effects of various doses of pregnant mare's serum gonadotropin (PMSG) on the oocyte quality, ovulation rate, and the early embryonic development in immature mice. Immature mice were administrated with 5, 20, or 40 IU PMSG. At every 12 hour up to 72 hour after treatment, body and ovary weights were measured. Oocytes were flushed from the oviducts under the dissecting microscope and observed under the inverted microscope. Late 2-cell embryos were collected from the mice which were superovulated by the same dosage of PMSG followed by 5 IU hCG 47 hours after PMSG-treatment. The percentage of abnormal oocytes was higher in 20 or 40 IU PMSG-treated animals than 5 IU PMSG-treated ones. Ovulation occured at 12 hours afger PMSG injection in all experimental groups. The percentage of retrieved abnormal oocytes increased in the 20 or 40 IU PMSG-treated goups but not in 5 IU PMSG-treated group. There was no significant difference in the mating rate among the groups [52.6% (10/19), 66.7% (10/15), 44.0% (11/25) : 5, 20, 40 IU group respectively] ; however, ther was a significant (p<0.01) increase of embryo retrieval rates in 5 and 20 IU-treated groups compared with that in 40 IU-treated group [89.2% (239-268), 85.5% (224/262), 40.0% (18/45)]. There was significant (p<0.01) increase of embryo development rates in 5 IU-treated group compared with that in 20 and 40 IU-treated group [231/239(96.7), 179/224(79.9), 77.8(14/18)]. In conclusion, higher doses of PMSG injection increased the occurrence of abnormal oocytes ovulation in immature mice. The most of oocytes collected from 5 or 20 IU-PMSG-treated group has fertilizabioity. But in mice injected iwth higher doses of PMSG, their oocytes exhibit less fertilizability and, even fertilized, all oocytes are not fully capable of development.

The present study was conducted to determine the effect of recombinant human follicle stimulating hormone (rhFSH) on the estrogen synthesis by human fetal ovarian tissues. Fetal ovaries were 18-19 weeks old (18 wks:n=1, 19 wks:n=2). One case of 19-week-old fetal ovaries were obtained from anencephalic fetus. Obtained ovarieswere cleaned and diced around pieces, and cultured in the sandwich agar bed system for 21-23 days. Estrone () and estradiol-17 () in the medium was measured by radioimmunoassay. Amount of synthesis was greater than in both normal cases. In contrast, fetal ovaries from anencephalic fetus did not produce neither nor in the presence or absence of rhFSH. Results suggest that the fetal ovaries have a capacity of estrogen production at 18-19 weeks of gestation Existence of FSH receptor is also supposed. Different results by anecephalic fetal ovaries suggest the difference in the development between normal and anencephalic fetal ovaries.

본 연구는 단순배양체계내 소 난포란의 성숙에 요구된는 탄수화물 (glucose, lactate와 pyruvate)을 검토하기 위해 수행하였다. GV(germinal vesicle) 단계의 난구세포로 둘러싸인 소 난자를 단백질, 아미노산 및 호르몬이 첨가되지 않은 modified Tyrodes (mT)에서 24시간, 5% CO2 배양기를 이용하여 성숙배양하였다. Glucose 무첨가군 (0-61%)에 비해 5.6mM의 glucose 첨가군 (71

The effects of plant hormones (NAA, GA3 and BA) and light qualities (white, red, green and blue light) on the changes of reducing sugar contents and invertase isozyme activities in leaves of maize (Zea mays L.) and mung bean (Phaseolus radiatus L.) seedlings were investigated. NAA accelerated the increase of reducing sugar contents and invertase isozyme activities, on the contrary, GA3 had little effect in the accumulation of reducing sugar and in the increase of enzyme activities from the leaves of maize and mung bean seedlings. On the other hand, BA accelerated an increase in the activities of the invertase isozyme from the leaves of mung bean seedlings whereas it had little effect in the increase of the enzyme activities from those of maize seedlings. The accumulation of reducing sugar in leaves of both seedlings was promoted by red light irradiation compared to white light irradiation, while the activities of the enzyme were little affected by various light qualities. In the simultaneous applications of plant hormone and light quality, NAA with white light was very effective in the increase of reducing sugar contents and the enzyme activities from the leaves of mung bean seedlings, whereas NAA application with blue light showed a prominent enhancement in the reducing sugar contents and the enzyme activities from those of maize seedlings. These results suggest that plant hormone, particularly NAA, may be a more important factor than various light qualities in the stimulation of invertase activity.

The effects of medium, hormones, and PFP on the proliferation of red callus in leaf tissue cultures of Garden orach(Atriplex hortensis L.) was investigated. As a result,88% of leaf tissues formed eallus on MS nledium containing 2mg/l 2,4-D. Fresh weight of callus was higher on MS medium than on Bsand NN media. It was also found that 2, 4-D was more effective than Dicamba and Picloram. The op-timum concentrations of hormones for callus proliferation depended on culture media. Isolated red cal-lus grew markedly both on MS medium supplemented with 1-2mg/l 2, 4-D and Bs medium contain-ing 2-4111g/l 2,4D. Callus proliferated on B5 and NN media containing Dicabma Img/l as well as onthe same media containing 2mg/l Picioram. The addition of PFP concentrations of 2, 5, and 40mg/ lrcspectiely to culture medium caused increase of callus fresh weight, especially under light condition.

Light qualities and three kinds of plant hormones, NAA, GA_3 and BA were treated on maize seedlings to investigate the effect on formation of the chlorophyll-protein complexes. Each three kinds of plant hormones accelerated the chlorophyll proteins formation, particularly LHCP-1 and LHCP-3, but two kinds of hormonal combinations didn`t promote these proteins accumulation under sun light condition. The formation of chlorophyll proteins of LHCP-1, CPA and LHCP-3 associated with PSⅡ was promoted under red light compared to sun light, on the contrary the formation of chlorophyll proteins was not affected by white light. Plant hormones under red light induced chlorophyll proteins formation associated with PSⅡ at early state of chloroplast development and two kinds of hormonal combinations under red light were very effective in accumulation of chlorophyll proteins of PSⅡ in contrast to sun light. The results obtained suggest that light may play an important role compared to plant hormones in the formation of chlorophyll proteins.