The aim of this study was to evaluate the improvement of testicular sperm motility following different culture conditions such as human follicular fluid (hFF) and temperature. Testicular tissues obtained from azoospermia (n=21) were minced into small pieces by blade and recovered sperm suspension were cultured in Ham's F10 with or without 40% hFF at different temperatures (Group I: 37/with hFF, Group II: 32/withGroup III: 37/without, Group IV:32 /without The motility and viability of sperm were monitored during culture for 48 hours. Initial motility of testicular sperm was 10.91.9%. After 24 hours culture, sperm motility was 23.52.1% (Group I), 8.11.1% (Group II), 10.4 1.4% (Group III) and 4.00.8% (Group IV), respectively. After 48 hours, the motility had been changed as 322.3% (Group I), 14.31.7% (Group II), 5.3 1.4% (Group III) and 4.30.9% (Group IV). In hFF group (I and II), sperm motility of group I cultured at 37 was higher than those of group II at 32. But, sperm viability of group I cultured at 37 was lower than those of group II at 32 (54.44.1% vs. 59.43.7%) after cultured for 48 hours. We acquired the best motility of testicular sperm when performed in vitro culture for 48 hours in hFF supplemented medium at 37. Increase of sperm motility by in vitro culture could be useful tool fur human TESE-ICSI program.

포유동물의 성숙한 난포의 난포액 속에는 여러 종류의 단백질 분해효소가 있으며 이들은 난포의 형성과 퇴화 및 난자의 성숙과 배란 등의 다양한 변화에 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 여겨진다. 난포액 속의 단백질 가수분해효소 중에는 serine proteinase가 비교적 잘 알려져 있으나 다른 효소 특히, caseinolytic enzyme에 대해서는 거의 알려져 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 사람의 난포액을 재료로 하여 caseinolytic enzyme의 존재