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HARAYAMA HiroshiGraduate School of Agricultural Science / Department of Bioresource ScienceProfessor
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- - Present, 精子研究会関西地区, 世話人
- - Present, 関西アンドロロジーカンファレンス, 世話人
- - Present, 関西生殖医学集談会, 世話人
- - Present, Animal Science Journal, Section Editor of Reproduction/Embryo Manipulation (繁殖・胚操作部門 分野別統括編集委員)
- - Present, Journal of Reproduction and Development, Editor-in-Chief (編集委員長)
- - Present, 日本アンドロロジー学会, 理事
- - Present, (公社)日本繁殖生物学会, 常務理事
- - Jun. 2025, 日本アンドロロジー学会第44回学術大会 (2025年6月開催), 大会長
- - Sep. 2024, 関西畜産学会, 評議員
- - Jun. 2024, Reproductive Medicine and Biology, Editor (編集委員)
- - Sep. 2023, 第116回日本繁殖生物学会大会・神戸大会 (2023年9月開催), 大会長
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■ Award- Sep. 2024 Japanese Society of Animal Science, The 2024 Award for Excellence in Reviewing for Animal Science Journal in 2023, Animal Science Journal Reviewers Award
- Apr. 2021 Japanese Society of Animal Science, The 2021 Award for Excellence in Reviewing for Animal Science Journal in 2020, Animal Science Journal Reviewers Award
- Mar. 2019 Japanese Society of Animal Science, The 2019 Award for Excellence in Reviewing for Animal Science Journal in 2018, Animal Science Journal Reviewers AwardOfficial journal
- Jul. 2017 JSPS, 日本学術振興会(JSPS)平成28年度 特別研究員等審査会専門委員(書面担当)の表彰, 日本学術振興会(JSPS)平成28年度 特別研究員等審査会専門委員(書面担当)の表彰書面審査における有意義な審査意見を付した 専門委員として選ばれたため。Others
- Sep. 2012 The Society for Reproduction and Development (SRD), The 2012 SRD Outstanding Research Award, Study on intracellular cAMP signaling in mammalian spermatozoa繁殖生物学に関する基盤研究、応用研究等に顕著な功績があった。Japan society
- Aug. 2006 関西畜産学会, 第56回関西畜産学会優秀発表賞(第1位), ブタ精子の頭部におけるcAMP依存性細胞内カルシウム濃度上昇に及ぼす炭酸水素ナトリウムおよびPKA阻害剤の影響Japan society
- Apr. 2006 American Society of Andrology, 2006 Lalor Foundation Award, Role of protein kinase C in the cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate-dependent hyperactivation of boar spermatozoaInternational society
- 2026, Journal of Reproduction and Development, 72(2) (2), 55 - 64, EnglishLarge cyclic AMP-dependent increases in tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins are not absolutely necessary for the induction of full-type hyperactivation and penetration into eggs in ejaculated boar spermatozoa in vitro[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Feb. 2025, Journal of Reproduction and Development, 71(1) (1), 35 - 40, EnglishSpermatic RXFP2 expression levels and seminal INSL3 concentrations among beef bull ejaculates with different levels of sperm morphological normality[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Jun. 2023, Journal of Reproduction and Development, 69(3) (3), 170 - 177, EnglishComparative characteristics between calyculin A-induced and thimerosal-induced hyperactivation of cryopreserved bovine spermatozoa[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Nov. 2022, Animal Science JOurnal, 93, e13777, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Jun. 2022, Journal of Reproduction and Development, 68(3) (3), 181 - 189, EnglishInvolvement of Ca2+-ATPase in suppressing the appearance of bovine helically motile spermatozoa with intense force prior to cryopreservation[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Apr. 2021, Animal Science Journal, 92(e13552) (e13552), EnglishCalmodulin is involved in the occurrence of extracellular Ca2+-dependent full-type hyperactivation in boar ejaculated spermatozoa incubated with cyclic AMP analogs[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Sep. 2020, Theriogenology, 154, 100 - 109, EnglishEffects of digoxin on full-type hyperactivation in bovine ejaculated spermatozoa with relatively lower survivability for incubation with stimulators of cAMP signaling cascades[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Aug. 2020, Animal Reproduction Science, 218(106479) (106479), EnglishCharacteristics of bull sperm acrosome associated 1 proteins[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Apr. 2019, Theriogenology, 129, 46 - 53, EnglishIdentification of isoforms of calyculin A-sensitive protein phosphatases which suppress full-type hyperactivation in bull ejaculated spermatozoa[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Oct. 2018, Reproductive Medicine and Biology, 17(4) (4), 442 - 448, EnglishFlagellar hyperactivation of bull and boar spermatozoa [Invited review article][Refereed][Invited]
- Oct. 2018, Journal of Reproduction and Development, 64(5) (5), 377 - 384, EnglishReconsideration of the evaluation criteria for bull ejaculated sperm motility in the context of rotation[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Nov. 2017, MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 84(11) (11), 1203 - 1217, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Sep. 2017, 日本胚移植学雑誌, 39(3) (3), 159 - 167, Japanese家畜精子鞭毛の超活性化運動に関する研究の現状 [招待総説論文][Refereed][Invited]Scientific journal
- Apr. 2017, Reproductive Medicine and Biology, 16(2) (2), 89 - 98Protein biomarkers for male artificial insemination subfertility in bovine spermatozoa [Invited review article][Refereed][Invited]
- Corresponding, CSIRO, 2017, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 29(7) (7), 1297 - 1305, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Dec. 2016, THERIOGENOLOGY, 86(9) (9), 2179 - 2188, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Oct. 2016, ZYGOTE, 24(5) (5), 654 - 661, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Sep. 2016, ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE, 172(1) (1), 94 - 104, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Apr. 2016, THERIOGENOLOGY, 85(6) (6), 1152 - 1160, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Corresponding, Dec. 2015, JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 61(6) (6), 519 - 524, EnglishEffects of acrosomal conditions of frozen-thawed spermatozoa on the results of artificial insemination in Japanese Black cattle[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Mar. 2015, ANDROLOGY, 3(2) (2), 321 - 331, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Mar. 2015, MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 82(3) (3), 232 - 250, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Last, May 2014, THERIOGENOLOGY, 81(8) (8), 1012 - 1020, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Oct. 2013, Journal of Reproduction and Development, 59(5) (5), 421 - 430, EnglishRoles of intracellular cyclic AMP signal transduction in the capacitation and subsequent hyperactivation of mouse and boar spermatozoa [Invited review article][Refereed][Invited]Scientific journal
- Last, Feb. 2013, PLOS ONE, 8(2) (2), e57296, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Oct. 2012, MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 79(10) (10), 727 - 739, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Last, Apr. 2012, THERIOGENOLOGY, 77(7) (7), 1360 - 1368, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2011, Reproductive Medicine and Biology, 10(2) (2), 89 - 96, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Oct. 2010, MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 77(10) (10), 910 - 921, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Apr. 2010, JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 56(2) (2), 271 - 278, EnglishEvidence of the Existence of Adenylyl Cyclase 10 (ADCY10) Ortholog Proteins in the Heads and Connecting Pieces of Boar Spermatozoa[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Feb. 2010, JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 56(1) (1), 36 - 40, EnglishHyperactivated Motility of Frozen-Thawed Spermatozoa from Fertile and Subfertile Japanese Black Bulls Induced by Cyclic Adenosine 3 ',5 '-Monophosphate Analogue, cBiMPS[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Jan. 2010, REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY, 29(1) (1), 68 - 73, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Jun. 2009, JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 55(3) (3), 327 - 334, EnglishCalyculin A-Sensitive Protein Phosphatases are Involved in Maintenance of Progressive Movement in Mouse Spermatozoa In Vitro by Suppression of Autophosphorylation of Protein Kinase A[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Dec. 2008, JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 54(6) (6), 502 - 507, EnglishA 32-kDa Tyrosine-phosphorylated Protein Shows a Protease-dependent Increase in Dead Boar Spermatozoa[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Sep. 2008, MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 75(9) (9), 1396 - 1407, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Jun. 2008, JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 54(3) (3), 171 - 176, EnglishEffects of protein phosphatase inhibitor calyculin a on the postacrosomal protein serine/threonine phosphorylation state and acrosome reaction in bear spermatozoa incubated with a cAMP analog[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Nov. 2007, J. Reprod. Dev., 53(5), pp.1079-1086, EnglishPremature Capacitation of Frozen-Thawed Spermatozoa from Subfertile Japanese Black Cattle[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Feb. 2007, JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 53(1) (1), 127 - 133, EnglishEvidence for existence of cAMP-Epac signaling in the heads of mouse epididymal spermatozoa[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Sep. 2006, Mol. Reprod. Dev., 73(9), pp.1169-1178, 1169 - 1178, EnglishA cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate-dependent protein kinase C activation is involved in the hyperactivation of boar spermatozoa.[Refereed]Scientific journal
- May 2006, ZYGOTE, 14(2) (2), 157 - 167, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Nov. 2005, JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY, 26(6) (6), 732 - 740, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Jan. 2005, Theriogenology, 64(1) (1), 378 - 392, EnglishExogenous hyaluronic acid enhances porcine parthenogenetic embryo development in vitro possibly mediated by CD44[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Dec. 2004, MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 69(4) (4), 436 - 447, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Oct. 2004, MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 69(2) (2), 194 - 204, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Feb. 2004, ZYGOTE, 12(1) (1), 81 - 93, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Nov. 2003, JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY, 24(6) (6), 831 - 842, EnglishViability and protein phosphorylation patterns of boar spermatozoa agglutinated by treatment with a cell-permeable cyclic adenosine 3 ',5 '-monophosphate analog[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Sep. 2003, Japanese Journal of Embryo Transfer, 25,pp.101-107(3) (3), 101 - 107, JapaneseEffects of season on concentrations of seminal plasma acidic proteins from Japanese Black cattle[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Feb. 2003, THERIOGENOLOGY, 59(3-4) (3-4), 719 - 734, EnglishStage-specific effects of the osmolarity of a culture medium on the development of parthenogenetic diploids in the pig[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Feb. 2003, J. Androl., 24,pp.91-99, 91 - 99, EnglishInvolvement of cytoplasmic free calcium in boar sperm: head-to-head agglutination induced by a cell-permeable cyclic adenosine monophosphate analog[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Localization of Lap2B in oocytes and embryos during early development in cattleLAP2βはラミンの裏打ち蛋白であるがその機能については不明な点が多い。ウシ胚においてこのLAP2βの局在と発現について観察した。LAP2βの発現や局在は体外受精卵や単為発生胚で差がなく発生が進むにつれて前核期よりも発現が強くなることを示した。Jan. 2003, Theriogenology 第59巻 474 (abstr), English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Corresponding, Oct. 2002, ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE, 73(3-4) (3-4), 197 - 209, EnglishCapacitation-like alterations in cooled boar spermatozoa: assessment by the chlortetracycline staining assay and immunodetection of tyrosine-phosphorylated sperm proteins[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Jun. 2002, ASIAN JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY, 4(2) (2), 87 - 96, EnglishRelationship between bicarbonate and cyclic nucleotide in the promoting effects on head-to-head agglutination in boar spermatozoa[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Jun. 2002, Biol Reprod., 67(6), pp. 1688-1698, 1688 - 1698, EnglishCharacteristics of preimplantational development of porcine parthenogenetic diploids relative to the existence of amino acids in vitro[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Apr. 2002, JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 48(2) (2), 157 - 166, EnglishThe development of porcine parthenogenetic diploid oocytes with homogeneous genomic components in vitro[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Corresponding, Jan. 2002, Japanese Journal of Embryo Transfer, 24(1), pp.1-8(1) (1), 1 - 8, JapaneseDetection of a fertility-associated protein osteopontin in seminal plasma from Japanese Black cattle[Refereed]Scientific journal
- 2001, Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 14(8) (8), 1196 - 1202Factors Regulating Changes of Head-to-Head Agglutinability in Boar Spermatozoa during Epididymal Transit and Capacitation in Vitro - Review -[Refereed][Invited]
- Jan. 2000, MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 55(1) (1), 96 - 103, EnglishBiochemical characterization of sialoprotein "anti-agglutinin" purified from boar epididymal and seminal plasma[Refereed]Scientific journal
- 2000, REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT, 12(5-6) (5-6), 307 - 318, EnglishRole of cyclic adenosine 3 ',5 '-monophosphate and serum albumin in head-to-head agglutination of boar spermatozoa[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Mar. 1999, MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 52(3) (3), 269 - 276, EnglishImmunolocalization of anti-agglutinin for spermatozoa in boars[Refereed]Scientific journal
- 1999, REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT, 11(4-5) (4-5), 193 - 199, EnglishChanges in epididymal protein anti-agglutinin on ejaculated boar spermatozoa during capacitation in vitro[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Lead, Aug. 1998, 日本畜産学会報, 69(8) (8), 720 - 727, Japanese冷却処理後の梅山豚射出精子の運動性および先体の形態に及ぼす精漿成分の影響[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Aug. 1998, Anim. Sci. Technol. (Jpn), 69(8), pp. 720-727(8) (8), 720 - 727, EnglishEffects of seminal plasma components on motility and acrosomal integrity of Meishan boar spermatozoa after cooling treatments[Refereed]Scientific journal
- The effect of hypervitaminosis A on bone histomorphology was studied in the tibiae of young growing chicks. Male White Leghorn chicks were orally administered excessive vitamin A (300 or 600IU per g body weight per day) for 10 consecutive days. For histological examination, middle diaphyses were excised and cross sections were stained with toluidine blue. Morphological differences were examined by a computerlized histomorphometry. Radiographic and histological observations indicated the hypervitaminotic chicks to have short tibial length, narrow diaphyseal width and abnormal bone morphology characterized by flattened spindle-shaped osteoblasts. Histomorphometric analysis indicated excessive vitamin A intake to cause severe retardation of bone formation. Cortical bone thickness, measured at middle diaphysis, was less in hypervitaminotic than control chicks receiving the vehicle alone. Osteoblast area and number significantly decreased in the hypervitaminotic chicks. Changes in these osteoblast parameters are associated with marked decrease in bone volume, expressed as percentage of mineralized bone matrix area. Excessive vitamin A intake did not affect all histomorphometric indices of bone resorption. Hypervitaminosis A would thus appear to decrease osteoblastic activity and inhibit bone formation in chick tibia.Japan Poultry Science Association, Mar. 1998, Japanese Poultry Science, 35(2), pp. 108-116(2) (2), 108 - 116, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- The Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction (JSAR), 1998, Journal of Reproduction and Development, 44(1) (1), 21 - 27, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- 1998, REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT, 10(5) (5), 445 - 450, EnglishEffects of calcium and bicarbonate on head-to-head agglutination in ejaculated boar spermatozoa[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Mar. 1997, Japanese Poultry Science, 34(2), pp. 124-131, 107 - 116, EnglishEffects of dietary calcium levels on the histomorphology of proximal tibia in vitamin D-deficient chicks[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Aug. 1996, BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION, 55(2) (2), 325 - 332, EnglishElectrophoretic characterization of boar epididymal antiagglutinin[Refereed]Scientific journal
- The Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction (JSAR), 1996, Journal of Reproduction and Development, 42(4) (4), 237 - 241, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- 1996, REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT, 8(7) (7), 1039 - 1043, EnglishFructose stimulates shedding of cytoplasmic droplets from epididymal boar spermatozoa[Refereed]Scientific journal
- 1995, Journal of Reproduction and Development, 41(2) (2), 113 - 121, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Apr. 1994, MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 37(4) (4), 436 - 445, EnglishIDENTIFICATION OF ANTI-AGGLUTININ FOR SPERMATOZOA IN EPIDIDYMAL BOAR PLASMA[Refereed]Scientific journal
- May 1993, MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 35(1) (1), 62 - 68, EnglishCAPACITY OF RETE TESTICULAR AND CAUDA EPIDIDYMAL BOAR SPERMATOZOA TO UNDERGO THE ACROSOME REACTION AND SUBSEQUENT FUSION WITH EGG PLASMA-MEMBRANE[Refereed]Scientific journal
- The age at which ejaculatory ability is achieved and age-related changes in the characteristics of ejaculates were examined in Meishan boars. All of the 12 boars examined showed detachment of the penis from the prepuce by 64 days of age. The first ejaculate could be collected at 73 to 78 days of age. The volume of the liquid portion, the weight of the gelatinous material, the total number of spermatozoa per ejaculate and the sperm concentration increased significantly until 11, 10, 9 and 5 months of age, respectively. Percentages of progressively motile spermatozoa and morphologically abnormal spermatozoa in the ejaculates altered greatly until 3 months of age, and thereafter stayed at a good level. Percentages of live spermatozoa with normal acrosomes after storage at 4°C for 5 and 10 days were higher in ejaculates collected from boars older than 9 months, and percentages of progressively motile spermatozoa and live spermatozoa with normal acrosomes after freeze-thawing in boars older than 8 months. These results suggest that Meishan boars acquire ejaculatory ability at approximately 2 months of age, but should not be used in service until later ages. It is also suggested and that ejaculates from boars younger than 9 months are less suitable for storage at 4°C-196°C.Japanese Society of Animal Science, Apr. 1993, Anim. Reprod. Technol. (Jpn.), 64(4), pp. 333-339(4) (4), 333 - 339, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- 1993, Journal of Reproduction and Development, 39(1) (1), 41 - 45, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- 1993, REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT, 5(3) (3), 239 - 246, EnglishCAPACITY OF GOAT EPIDIDYMAL SPERMATOZOA TO UNDERGO THE ACROSOME REACTION AND SUBSEQUENT FUSION WITH THE EGG PLASMA-MEMBRANE[Refereed]Scientific journal
- The developmental process of the seminal vesicle, corpus prostatae and bulbourethral gland was morphologically and histologically investigated in Meishan boars after birth. All of the glands remarkably increased in weight after 30-45 days of age. In the seminal vesicle and corpus prostatae at 1 day of age, the glandular tubules were characterized by an undeveloped epithelium and a narrow lumen. At 45-60 days of age, the terminal portions of the tubules of these glands were partially ramified and the lumen contained PAS-positive secretions. At 75-90 days of age, the portions presented a fully-developed structure. On the other hand, in the bulbourethral gland at 1 day of age, the terminal portions of the glandular tubules were already ramified and contained PAS-positive substances. At 30-45 days of age, they showed rapid growth and more ramifications and were filled with the secretions. After this age, their structural aspects presented no changes. These results indicate that the secrectory function of the seminal vesicle, corpus prostatae and bulbourethral gland in Meishan boars in well developed at 75-90, 75-90 and 30-45 days of age, respectively.Japanese Society of Animal Science, Nov. 1992, Anim. Sci. Technol. (Jpn.), 63(11), pp. 1115-1122(11) (11), 1115 - 1122, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Sep. 1992, THERIOGENOLOGY, 38(3) (3), 491 - 500, EnglishINFLUENCE OF SEASON ON CHARACTERISTICS OF EPIDIDYMAL AND EJACULATED SEMEN IN MEISHAN BOARS[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Lead, Aug. 1992, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Chinese Pig Breeds., pp. 162-165, EnglishSeasonal changes of reproductive performance in Meishan boars[Refereed]International conference proceedings
- Aug. 1992, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Chinese Pig Breeds, pp. 582-585, EnglishIn vitro storage of Meishan boar spermatozoa[Refereed]International conference proceedings
- Changes in motility and morphology of spermatozoa during their transit through the epididymis were investigated in Meishan boars at various ages. At 75 days of age, only 26% of spermatozoa from the cauda epididymidis were progressively motile, 59% presented a morphological abnormality, mainly an abnormal head, and 62% had a cytoplasmic droplet at the proximal region of the middle piece. At 105-120 days of age, however, 89% of spermatozoa showed intensive, forward movement and 98% had a distal droplet after epididymal transit. At more than 90 days of age, the proportion of spermatozoa with an abnormal head significantly decreased during their transit through the caput epididymidis. These results indicate that epididymal functions associated with sperm maturation and selective exclusion of abnormal spermatozoa in Meishan boars are fully developed by approximately 120 days of age.Japanese Society of Animal Science, May 1992, Anim. Sci. Technol. (Jpn.), 63(5), pp. 462-467(5) (5), 462 - 467, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- The developmental process of the reproductive organs was morphologically and histologically investigated in Jinhua boars after birth. The testis greatly developed after 45 days of age. Spermatozoa were first found in the seminiferous tubules at approximately 75 days of age, when the histological composition of the seminiferous epithelium improved to a mature type. Epididymis grew rapidly after 45 days of age, and revealed a well-developed structure of the ductal epithelium in any region by 60-75 days of age. On the other hand, the weight of each accessory genital gland increased rapidly after 60 days of age. In the seminal vesicle, corpus prostatae and blubourethral gland, the terminal portions were well ramified and filled with PAS-positive secretions by 75-90, 90 and 30-45 days of age, respectively. These results indicate that Jinhua boars reach puberty as early as 75 days of age. It also appears that development of the reproductive organs occurs at an earlier age in Jinhua boars than in European and American breeds.The Japanese Society of Swine Science, Feb. 1992, Jpn. J. Swine Sci, 29(3), pp. 174-183(3) (3), 174 - 182, Japanese[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Feb. 1992, Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci., 5(1), pp. 165-171, EnglishDevelopment of the epididymis in Meishan boars[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Oct. 1991, THERIOGENOLOGY, 36(4) (4), 637 - 643, EnglishTESTICULAR DEVELOPMENT IN CHINESE MEISHAN BOARS[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Sep. 1991, Jpn. J. Anim. Reprod. Technol., 13(3), pp. 158-164, JapaneseEffect of imidazole in diluent on motility and acrosomal morphology of Meishan boar spermatozoa stored at 4 C[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Using prepubertal Meishan gilts, at 70-71 days of age, weighting 20-30 kg, we examined the details of the fertilization of in vitro and in vivo matured oocytes. At 39-40 h after hCG injection, follicles larger than 7mm in diameter were observed on the surface of ovaries(18.4±11.3, n=4). At 42-43h, all of the ovaries had recently ovulated follicles (6.5±3.7, n=4)in addition to follicles larger than 7mm in diameter. Immature oocytes were collected from hormone-nontreated gilts, and matured in a maturation medium. The cumuli surrounding follicular oocytes, recovered from the hormone-nontreated gilts, expanded after culture in a maturation medium. Follicular oocytes and ovulated eggs from hormone-treated gilts also had expanded cumuli. At 12h after insemination of the in vitro and in vivo matured follicular oocytes and of the ovulated eggs with the same sperm suspension, 72.3, 72.3% of oocytes and 84.4% of eggs reached the metaphase II, respectively. Formation of a male pronucleus (ei) was delayed in the oocytes matured in vitro, although the percentages of penetrated oocytes were not different among those three groups. The mean number of spermatozoa penetrating an ovulated egg was 2.1± 1.0, while the number was significantly higher in oocytes matured in vitro (3.6±2.8, p<0.05). These results show that mature oocytes and eggs recovered from prepubertal Meishan gilts as early as 70 days of age can be fertilized, we suggest that the Meishan gilt is a promising donor of oocytes and eggs for study of pig reproduction.Japanese Society of Animal Science, Nov. 1990, Jpn. J. Zootech. Sci., 61(11), pp. 1011-1016(11) (11), 1011 - 1016, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- The retention of the motility and viability of acrosome-reacted goat spermatozoa and their ability to penetrate zona-free hamster eggs was investigated. Effects of caffeine and imidazole on these parameters were also examined. Ejaculated goat spermatozoa were washed and preincubated in K-3 medium in sealed glass tubes at 39.5°C for 2h to induce the acrosome reaction. This was fo11owed by resuspension in BO medium BO medium with caffeine and BO medium with imidazole and incubated at 37°C for 5 h. During incubation, sperm motility and viability were assessed at one hour intervals. The acrosome-reacted cells after resuspension in BO medium or BO medium with imidazole and those incubated for 3h in these media were further incubated with zonafree hamster eggs at 37°C. During incubation with the eggs, time-related changes in egg penetration were examined. The following results were obtained: 1) The motility patterns of goat spermatozoa before and after the acrosome reaction were different. Acrosome-reacted goat spermatozoa exhibited 'whiplash' motility. 2) The motility and viability of goat cells after the acrosome reaction were remarkably lower than those before the reaction. 3) The ability of acrosome-reacted goat spermatozoa topenetrate zona-free hamster eggs was retained for as much as 3h. 4) The addition of imidazole to sperm suspension promoted the maintenance of motility and viability of acrosome-reacted goat spermatozoa and prolonged the retention of their ability to penetrate zona-free hamster eggs. The addition of caffeine was effective for the temporary activation of the motility but made difficult the maintenance of motility and viability.Japanese Society of Animal Science, Jul. 1990, Jpn. J. Zootech. Sci., 61(7), pp. 640-647(7) (7), 640 - 647, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- The purpose of this study was to develop a new technique for identifying acrosomereacted goat spermatozoa. Ejaculated spermatozoa were washed and incubated in an airtight glass tube at 39.5°C for 1, 2 and 3hrs for inducing the acrosome reaction, and washed and frozen-thawed three times. Sperm samples were incubated with trypan blue for 15min, smeared on a slide, fixed in ORTH solution for 45min, and finally stained in Giemsa solution (trypan blue-Giemsa method). Stained smears had spermatozoa with the following four staining patterns: a) unstained or light blue postacrosomal regions with reddish purple acrosomes (live sperm with normal acrosomes); b) unstained or light blue postacrosomal regions with unstained acrosomal regions or damaged acrosomes (live sperm without normal acrosomes); c) dark blue postacrosomal regions with dark reddish purple acrosomes (dead sperm with normal acrosomes); d) dark blue postacrosomal regions with dark blue acrosomal regions or damaged acrosomes (dead sperm without normal acrosomes). There was a significant positive partial correlation between the percentage of live sperm without normal acrosomes (category b) and that of zona-free hamster eggs penetrated by spermatozoa (r=0.4179, P〈0.01, n=44). Additionally, there was no difference between the results obtained by means of the present method and a triple-stain technique, while the staining procedure and solution preparation were much simpler in the former method than in the latter. These results indicate that the trypan blue-Giemsa method can be used to identify acrosome-reacted goat spermatozoa.Japanese Society of Animal Science, Mar. 1988, JPN. J. Zootech. Sci., 59(3), pp. 235-240(3) (3), 235 - 240, Japanese[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Lead, Jan. 1988, Jpn. J. Anim. Reprod. Technol., 10(1), pp. 10-14, JapaneseStorage of Meishan pig spermatozoa[Refereed]Scientific journal
- 雄ヤギ5頭を用い, 精巣網カテーテル装着手術後の精巣および精巣上体頭の組織構造を観察するとともに精巣静脈血中のテストステロン濃度を調べた。カテーテル装着手術後の精巣は, いずれも萎縮し, 正常な精子形成過程が観察される精細管は少なかった。また, ライディヒ細胞の形態や染色性には異常は認められなかった。一方, 精巣上体頭では, 精巣上体管が萎縮し, 主細胞の高さは無傷のものよりも有意に減少した。同様の組織構造の変化は, 精巣輸出管を切除した場合の精巣および精巣上体頭でも認められた。精巣静脈血中のテストステロLead, 神戸大学農学部, Jan. 1988, Sci. Rept. Fac. Agr. Kobe Univ., 18(1), pp. 125-132(1) (1), 125 - 132, JapaneseScientific journal
- 4頭の成熟雄ヤギ(日本在来種)から精巣網カテーテル法によって採取した精巣網液および頚静脈血を用い, ラジオイムノアッセイによりテストステロン, エストラジオール-17βおよびプロジェステロン濃度を測定した。精巣網漿液中のホルモンの平均濃度は, テストステロンで67.8ng/ml, エストラジオール-17βで43.9pg/ml, プロジェステロンでは517.1pg/mlであった。どの個体においても昼間(0900-2100)と夜間(2100-0900)に採取した試料のテストステロン濃度に有意な差は認められなか神戸大学農学部, Jan. 1988, Sci. Rept. Fac. Agr. Kobe Univ., 18, pp. 133-136(1) (1), 133 - 136, EnglishScientific journal
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- Dec. 2007, 財)三島海雲記念財団平成18年度受贈者研究報告書, 44, pp. 19-23, Japanese精子鞭毛のハイパーアクチベーションを指標とする黒毛和種雄ウシの繁殖能力評価法の開発Others
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- Dec. 2005, 食肉に関する助成研究調査成果報告書, 23, pp. 39-44, JapaneseSimplified assay for the reproductive performance of male Japanese Black cattle by quantitative analysis of sperm phosphorylated proteins[Refereed]Others
- Dec. 2000, 食肉に関する助成研究調査成果報告書, 18, pp. 38-42, JapaneseSignal transduction system regulating head-to-head agglutination in capacitating boar spermatozoaOthers
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- Dec. 1999, 食肉に関する助成研究調査成果報告書, 17, pp. 29-33, JapaneseChanges of boar sperm-bound anti-agglutinin during capacitation processOthers
- Dec. 1998, 食肉に関する助成研究調査成果報告書, 16, pp. 79-83, JapanesePurification of seminal plasma proteins enhancing cold tolerance of boar spermatozoa and their use for sperm frozen storageOthers
- Joint work, 第12 章 哺乳類精子の成熟と活性化 pp. 69~72, 筑波大学出版会, Dec. 2025, ISBN: 9784904074909Advanced Spermatology
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- Joint work, 第5章 受精ー個体発生のはじまりー 5.3 哺乳類の受精 pp. 44~47, 株式会社培風館, Apr. 2019, Japanese発生生物学 「哺乳類の受精」Scholarly book
- Joint work, Hokuto Shobo, 2003, EnglishCapacitation-related events in boar spermatozoa, Animal Frontier Sciences(pp. 37-43)Scholarly book
- Joint work, Hokuto Shobo, 2001, EnglishRegulation of head-to-head agglutination in boar spermatozoa by capacitation-related factors. Reproductive Biotechnology: Reproductive biotechnology update and its related physiology (pp. 203-209)Scholarly book
- Joint work, Hokuto Shobo, 2001, EnglishEarly development of porcine parthenogenetic diploids in-vitro (Reproductive Biotechnology: Reproductive biotechnology update and its related physiology. pp.285-295)Scholarly book
- Joint work, Nakanishi Pub. Co., Dec. 1998, EnglishPurification and characterization of boar epididymal plasma protein Anti-Agglutinin. (Reproductive Biology Update: Novel tools for assessment of environmental toxicity. pp. 207-217)Scholarly book
- Joint work, Nakanishi Pub. Co., 1998, EnglishElectro-activation of in vitro-matured porcine oocytes and their development in vitro and in vivo (Reproductive Biology Update: Novel tools for assessment of environmental toxicity, pp. 117-127)Scholarly book
- 20th International Congress on Animal Reproduction (ICAR2026), Jun. 2026, EnglishRoles of TRPC3 in the occurrence of extracellular Ca2+-dependent full-type hyperactivation in boar spermPoster presentation
- 20th International Congress on Animal Reproduction (ICAR2026), Jun. 2026, EnglishRelationship between coefficient of inbreeding and semen quality in Japanese Black cattle (Tajima beef cattle)Poster presentation
- 20th International Congress on Animal Reproduction (ICAR2026), Jun. 2026, EnglishRoles of Ca2+ released from the internal store in the occurrence control of full-type hyperactivation of boar ejaculated spermPoster presentation
- 日本アンドロロジー学会・第45回学術大会, Jun. 2026, Japaneseウシ精子におけるFull-type Hyperactivation発生能力の個体差とcalpain 2との関係Poster presentation
- 第118回 日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2025, Japaneseブタ精子でのFull-type Hyperactivationの発生制御における細胞内ストア由来Ca2+の役割Poster presentation
- 第118回 日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2025, Japaneseウシ凍結保存精子でのFull-type Hyperactivationの発生状態に個体差を発生させる原因候補分子の探索Poster presentation
- THe Annual Conference of Society for Study of Reproduction, 2025, Jul. 2025, EnglishRXFP2 expression levels and seminal INSL3 concentrations among Japanese Black beef bull ejaculates with different levels of sperm morphological normalityPoster presentation
- 第55回精子研究会, Jun. 2025ウシ精子でのHyperactivation の発生能力を指標とする性状検査法の開発 - TRPC5によるHyperactivation の発生制御-[Invited]Nominated symposium
- 日本アンドロロジー学会・第44回学術大会, Jun. 2025, Japaneseウシ凍結保存精子での鞭毛超活性化運動の発生制御へのCa2+ 依存性プロテアーゼ 「カルパイン2 」の関与Poster presentation
- 第117 回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2024, Japaneseウシ凍結保存精子でのCalyculin-A誘発性Full-type Hyperactivationの発生制御へのカルパインの関与Poster presentation
- 第117 回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2024, Japaneseブタ精子でのFull-type Hyperactivationの誘起に及ぼす非受容体型タンパク質チロシンキナーゼの阻害剤の影響Poster presentation
- 第117 回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2024, Japaneseウシ精子でのCalyculin-A誘発性Full-type Hyperactivationの発生制御に機能するTRPCアイソフォームの探索Poster presentation
- 第73 回関西畜産学会大会, Nov. 2023, Japaneseウシ凍結保存精子でのCalyculin-A 誘発性Full-type ハイパーアクチベーションの発生に及ぼすストア作動性チャネル非選択的阻害剤の影響Oral presentation
- 第116回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2023, Japaneseウシ凍結保存精子でのCalyculin-A誘発性Full-type Hyperactivationの発生におけるストア作動性チャネルの関与Oral presentation
- 第116回日本繁殖生物学会大会・市民公開講座「黒毛和牛をもっと増やそう!最新の繁殖生物学研究がお父さん牛にできること」, Sep. 2023, Japaneseお父さん牛の精子がお母さんの卵子と どのように受精するのか?[Invited]Public discourse
- 日本アンドロロジー学会第42回学術大会 特別講演4, Jun. 2023, Japanese人工授精での受胎率の向上を目指して -ウシ(黒毛和種)精子の新規検査法の開発-[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- 日本アンドロロジー学会第42回学術大会, Jun. 2023, Japaneseブタ射出精子での体外受精能力発現に及ぼす cAMP シグナリング活性化処理の影響Poster presentation
- 第115回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2022, EnglishRelationship of the SERCA activity with the time courses of occurrence of full-type hyperactivation in bovine spermPoster presentation
- 第115回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2022, JapanesePenetration into oocytes in the medium without the PDE inhibitor by boar sperm treated with the cAMP analog and Ca2+Poster presentation
- 日本アンドロロジー学会第41回学術大会, Jun. 2022, EnglishInvolvement of cytoplasmic Ca2+ and SERCAs in the occurrence of helical movement in bovine spermPoster presentation
- 日本アンドロロジー学会第41回学術大会, Jun. 2022, Japaneseウシ凍結精子でのFull-typeハイパーアクチベーションの誘起のための処理条件の検討Poster presentation
- 第10回関西生殖医学集談会, Mar. 2022, Japaneseウシ精子において化学物質処理により誘起されるHyperactivationの特性解析Oral presentation
- 第71回関西畜産学会, Oct. 2021, EnglishA regulatory factor for the occurrence of helical movement in bovine cryopreserved spermOral presentation
- 第114 回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2021, EnglishInvolvement of thapsigargin-sensitive Ca2+-ATPase in the occurrence of helical movement with 3-D rotation in cryopreserved bovine spermPoster presentation
- 第114 回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2021, JapaneseThimerosal処理によりウシ精子で誘起される細胞内ストアのCa2+依存的なハイパーアクチベーションの運動様式Poster presentation
- 第114 回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2021, Japaneseウシ凍結精子でのFull-typeハイパーアクチベーションに及ぼすプロテインホスファターゼ阻害剤Calyculin Aの影響Poster presentation
- 日本アンドロロジー学会第40回学術大会, Jun. 2021, Japaneseブタ液状保存精子でのFull-typeハイパーアクチベーションの誘起に及ぼすポリビニルアルコールおよびウシ血清アルブミンの影響Oral presentation
- 日本アンドロロジー学会第39回学術大会, Jan. 2021, Japaneseウシ射出精子の鞭毛運動に及ぼすNa+/K+-ATPase阻害剤Digoxinの影響Poster presentation
- 令和2年度 東海畜産学会 シンポジウム, Dec. 2020, Japaneseウシ精子における精密性状検査法の開発[Invited]Keynote oral presentation
- 第113回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2020, Japaneseブタ精子でのFull-type Hyperactivationの発生制御におけるカルモジュリンの役割Poster presentation
- 第46回山梨大学発生工学研究センターセミナー, Dec. 2019, Japanese, Domestic conference家畜精子の受精制御分子の探索と利用[Invited]Public discourse
- 第112回日本繁殖生物学会, Sep. 2019, English, Domestic conferenceInvolvement of digoxin-sensitive Na+/K+-ATPase in the regulation of bovine sperm motilityPoster presentation
- 第112回日本繁殖生物学会, Sep. 2019, Japanese, Domestic conferenceCharacterization of SPACA1 proteins in the spermatozoa from Japanese Black bullsPoster presentation
- 日本アンドロロジー学会第38回学術大会, Jun. 2019, Japanese, 大阪国際会議場(グランキューブ大阪), Domestic conference低繁殖症の雄ウシを検出するための精子分子性状検査法のマーカー「SPACA1タンパク質」の解析Poster presentation
- 第111回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2018, Japanese, 上田市 信州大学繊維学部, Domestic conferenceInvestigation of movement patterns of bull ejaculated sperm to improve the evaluation method of motilityPoster presentation
- 日本アンドロロジー学会第37回学術大会, Jun. 2018, Japanese, ラ・スイート神戸オーシャンガーデン, Domestic conferencecAMP-PKAシグナル伝達活性の違いがウシ精子の運動様式に及ぼす影響 - 精子の活力検査における評価基準の見直し -Poster presentation
- 第6回関西生殖医学集談会, Feb. 2018, Japanese, 大阪市 ハービスPLAZA, Domestic conferenceウシ精子での細胞外Ca2+依存的なFull-typeハイパーアクチベーションの抑制に機能するカリクリンA感受性プロテインホスファターゼアイソフォームの特定Oral presentation
- Fourth World Congress of Reproductive Biology (WCRB2017), Sep. 2017, English, 沖縄県宜野湾市 沖縄コンベンションセンター, International conferenceMechanism for the extracellular Ca2+-dependent occurrence of full-type hyperactivation in boar sperm treated with a cAMP analogPoster presentation
- Fourth World Congress of Reproductive Biology (WCRB2017), Sep. 2017, English, 沖縄県宜野湾市 沖縄コンベンションセンター, International conferenceCalyculin A-sensitive protein phosphatases which are involved in the suppression for full-type hyperactivation of bovine spermPoster presentation
- 第5回関西生殖医学集談会, Mar. 2017, Japanese, 大阪市, Domestic conferenceブタ精子での超活性化運動(Full-type HA)の開始におけるTRPC3チャネルの役割Oral presentation
- UGSVS lecture, Feb. 2017, English, 岐阜大学, Domestic conferenceAdvanced techniques for the reproduction in the cattle[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- 第109回日本繁殖生物学会, Sep. 2016, Japanese, 一社 日本繁殖生物学会, 相模原市(麻布大学), Domestic conferenceブタ精子におけるfull-type hyperactivationの開始制御へのTRPC3チャネルの関与Poster presentation
- 第109回日本繁殖生物学会, Sep. 2016, Japanese, 一社 日本繁殖生物学会, 相模原市(麻布大学), Domestic conferenceウシ精子のハイパーアクチベーションを抑制するカリクリンA感受性プロテインホスファターゼの特定Poster presentation
- 日本アンドロロジー学会35回学術大会 シンポジウム1:男性不妊症の分子メカニズム, Jun. 2016, Japanese, 前橋市・前橋テルサ, Domestic conference先体タンパク質をマーカーとする哺乳類精子の分子性状検査法[Invited]Nominated symposium
- 日本畜産学会第121回大会, Mar. 2016, Japanese, 日本獣医生命大学, Domestic conferenceブタ精子での先体反応誘起に伴う頭部タンパク質SPACA1の変化Poster presentation
- 第4回関西生殖医学集談会・第48回関西アンドロロジーカンファレンス合同研究会, Mar. 2016, Japanese, 大阪市, Domestic conferenceウシ新鮮射出精子における先体チロシンリン酸化タンパク質の分布状態Oral presentation
- 第108回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2015, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, 宮崎, Domestic conferenceウシ新鮮射出精子の分子性状における個体差 -先体チロシンリン酸化タンパク質と人工授精成績との関係-Poster presentation
- 第35回関西生殖発生毒性フォーラム 基礎教育講演, Apr. 2015, Japanese, 大阪市, Domestic conference哺乳類の精子学 ー運動の開始から受精までー[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- 第60回日本生殖医学会学術講演会 シンポジウム3 「受精に関する最近の話題」, Apr. 2015, Japanese, 横浜, Domestic conferenceMammalian sperm acrosomal protein affecting the artificial insemination results and the in-vitro fertilization results[Invited]Nominated symposium
- 日本畜産学会第119回大会, Mar. 2015, Japanese, 宇都宮, Domestic conferenceウシ凍結精子での先体損傷・離脱に伴うIZUMO1の変化Oral presentation
- 受胎率向上SIG第1回会合, Dec. 2014, Japanese, 東京, Domestic conference低繁殖症雄ウシの精子における欠陥型タンパク質の検出および特性解析[Invited]Nominated symposium
- World Congress of Reproductive Biology 2014, Sep. 2014, English, Edinburgh, UK, International conferenceThe association between spatial distribution patterns of SPACA1 in human ejaculated sperms and outcomes of conventional IVFPoster presentation
- 第107回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Aug. 2014, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, 帯広, Domestic conference黒毛和種精子でのチロシンリン酸化タンパク質の分布状態が先体の安定性に及ぼす影響Poster presentation
- 第107回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Aug. 2014, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, 帯広, Domestic conferenceブタ胚盤胞におけるタイトジャンクション関連タンパク質claudin familyの発現性Oral presentation
- 第107回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Aug. 2014, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, 帯広, Domestic conferenceブタ精子での先体反応に伴う頭部タンパク質「SPACA1」の分布および分子マスの変化Poster presentation
- 第107回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Aug. 2014, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, 帯広, Domestic conferenceウシ凍結保存精子における先体の損傷・離脱が頭部でのIZUMO1の分布に及ぼす影響Poster presentation
- 第107回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Aug. 2014, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, 帯広, Domestic conferenceウシ精巣におけるcAMP依存性転写調節因子CREMの発現パターンの解析Poster presentation
- 日本アンドロロジー学会第33回学術大会 シンポジウム 1 「Capacitation の最前線を極める」, Jun. 2014, Japanese, 軽井沢プリンスホテルウエスト, Domestic conference家畜精子のハイパーアクチベーションに先立つ部位特異的なキャパシテーション[Invited]Nominated symposium
- 第2回関西生殖医学集談会, Mar. 2014, Japanese, 兵庫医科大学産婦人科学講座, 大阪市, Domestic conferenceブタ精子の鞭毛に分布するカルパイン2の役割Oral presentation
- 第2回関西生殖医学集談会, Mar. 2014, Japanese, 兵庫医科大学産婦人科学講座, 大阪市, Domestic conferenceヒト射出精子の頭部におけるSPACA1の分布状態の個体差 -先体主部での分布状態と体外受精成績との関係-Oral presentation
- 日本畜産学会第118回大会, Mar. 2014, Japanese, 日本畜産学会, つくば, Domestic conferenceFull-type hyperactivationの誘起に伴う家畜精子の頸部および中片部における変化Oral presentation
- 第106回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2013, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, 府中市, Domestic conference人工授精で雌を受胎させにくい精子を産生する黒毛和種雄個体の検出法 -凍結保存後の精子先体の正常性と体内受精由来の移植可能胚率の関係-Oral presentation
- 第106回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2013, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, 府中市, Domestic conferenceブタ精子におけるカルパインの検出および機能解析Poster presentation
- 第106回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2013, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, 府中市, Domestic conferenceヒト射出精子におけるSPACA1の検出 -先体での検出パターンと体外受精成績との相関性-Poster presentation
- 関西畜産学会第63回大会, Sep. 2013, Japanese, 関西畜産学会, 彦根市, Domestic conferenceウシ精子の鞭毛におけるタンパク質チロシンリン酸化および超活性化運動の誘起Oral presentation
- 日本畜産学会第116回大会, Mar. 2013, Japanese, 日本畜産学会, 広島市, Domestic conferenceブタ精子での後帽部タンパク質の脱リン酸化および先体反応におけるcAMP-EPACシグナリングの役割Oral presentation
- 日本畜産学会第116回大会, Mar. 2013, Japanese, 日本畜産学会, 広島市, Domestic conferenceウシのハイパーアクチベーション精子における鞭毛タンパク質のリン酸化状態Oral presentation
- 第105回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2012, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, つくば市, Domestic conference哺乳類精子の細胞内cAMPシグナル伝達機構に関する研究[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- 第105回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2012, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, つくば市, Domestic conference黒毛和種精子先体前部におけるチロシンリン酸化型SPACA1の解析-サンプル間差および精子成熟に伴う変化について-Poster presentation
- 第62回関西畜産学会大会, Sep. 2012, Japanese, 関西畜産学会, 和歌山市, Domestic conference黒毛和種精子における先体の耐凍性マーカーの特性解析Oral presentation
- 第105回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2012, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, つくば市, Domestic conferencecAMP合成酵素ADCY10の異常型スプライスバリアントの検出によるウシ精子の新規の性状検査法Oral presentation
- 日本アンドロロジー学会第31回学術大会, Jun. 2012, Japanese, 日本アンドロロジー学会, 神戸市, Domestic conferenceブタの精巣および射出精子における活性型CREM(cAMP-responsive element modulator)の分子性状の解析Oral presentation
- 日本畜産学会第115回大会, Mar. 2012, Japanese, 日本畜産学会, 名古屋市, Domestic conference黒毛和種精子における耐凍能マーカーの検出パターンOral presentation
- 日本畜産学会第115回大会, Mar. 2012, Japanese, 日本畜産学会, 名古屋市, Domestic conferenceブタ雄性生殖細胞での活性型CREMの検出および分布解析Oral presentation
- 第137回日本生殖医学会関西支部集談会, Mar. 2012, Japanese, 大阪市, Domestic conferenceウシ精子における断片型ADCY10の合成メカニズムOral presentation
- 第104回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2011, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, 盛岡市, Domestic conferenceウシの可溶化型アデニル酸シクラーゼ (ADCY10) の断片型は精巣においてmRNAスプライスバリアントから合成されるPoster presentation
- 第136回日本生殖医学会関西支部集談会, Mar. 2011, Japanese, 大阪市, Domestic conferenceブタ精子でのcAMP依存的な鞭毛超活性化運動に及ぼすカルモジュリンアンタゴニストおよびカルパイン阻害剤Oral presentation
- 日本動物学会第80回大会「第8回受精シンポジウム」, Sep. 2010, Japanese, 日本動物学会, 静岡市, Domestic conference哺乳類精子における部位特異的なcAMPシグナリング[Invited]Nominated symposium
- 日本アンドロロジー学会第29回学術大会, Jul. 2010, Japanese, 日本アンドロロジー学会, 東京, Domestic conferenceブタ精子中片部のAMPKはcAMP依存性ハイパーアクチベーションの発現制御に関与するOral presentation
- 11th International Symposium on Spermatology, Jun. 2010, English, 宜野湾市, International conferencePaternal exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro- dibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) affects the sex ratio of offspring at birth by change the sex ratio of fertilized eggPoster presentation
- 11th International Symposium on Spermatology, Jun. 2010, English, Naha, International conferencePaternal exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) affects the sex ratio of offspring at birth by change the sex ratio of fertilized eggPoster presentation
- 11th International Symposium on Spermatology, Jun. 2010, English, Naha, International conferenceImmunodetection patterns of tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins in the head of frozen-thawed spermatozoa of Japanese Black bullsPublic symposium
- 11th International Symposium on Spermatology, Jun. 2010, English, Naha, International conferenceIdentification of cAMP responsive element modulator (CREM) isoforms of the porcine testisPoster presentation
- 日本畜産学会第112回大会, Mar. 2010, Japanese, 日本畜産学会, 東京, Domestic conferenceブタ精巣におけるcAMP依存性転写調節因子CREMτの発現Oral presentation
- 第135回日本生殖医学会関西支部集談会, Mar. 2010, Japanese, 大阪市, Domestic conferenceブタの精子形成関連タンパク質の発現を制御するcAMPシグナリング構成分子の同定Oral presentation
- 第135回日本生殖医学会関西支部集談会, Mar. 2010, Japanese, 大阪市, Domestic conferenceウシ精巣におけるアデニル酸シクラーゼ10(ADCY10)mRNAsのスプライスバリアントの検出Oral presentation
- International Symposium of Declining Fertility in Dairy Cows in the World; its Causes and Possible Solutions, Feb. 2010, English, Miyazaki, International conferenceSubfertility in Japanese Black bulls and new methods to detect abnormal functionality of spermatozoaPoster presentation
- 2009 Japan-Taiwan Joint Symposium on Cell Signaling and Gene Regulation, Nov. 2009, English, Kobe, International conferenceActive protein kinase A (PKA) is required for the meiotic resumption of pig oocytesPoster presentation
- 第102回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2009, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, 奈良市, Domestic conferenceブタ単為発生2倍体の胚盤胞への発生に及ぼすヘキソースの影響Poster presentation
- 第102回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2009, English, 日本繁殖生物学会, 奈良市, Domestic conferenceChanges in protein kinase A (PKA) activity during meiotic resumption of pig oocytesPoster presentation
- 日本アンドロロジー学会第28回学術大会, Jul. 2009, Japanese, 日本アンドロロジー学会, 富山市, Domestic conferenceブタ精巣におけるcAMP依存性転写調節因子(CREM)ファミリーアイソフォームの発現Oral presentation
- 日本アンドロロジー学会第28回学術大会, Jul. 2009, Japanese, 日本アンドロロジー学会, 富山市, Domestic conferenceブタ精子におけるADCY10の検出Oral presentation
- 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Andrology, Apr. 2009, English, The American Society of Andrology, Philadelphia, International conferenceDetection of soluble adenylyl cyclase (ADCY10) homolog proteins in boar spermatozoaPoster presentation
- 日本畜産学会第110回大会, Mar. 2009, Japanese, 日本畜産学会, 藤沢市, Domestic conferenceブタ精子でのハイパーアクチベーションの発現制御における解糖系の役割Oral presentation
- 第134回日本生殖医学関西支部集談会, Mar. 2009, Japanese, 大阪市, Domestic conferencecAMPアナログ処理により鞭毛超活性化運動が誘起されたブタ精子でのAMPKサブユニットの分子変化Oral presentation
- 第40回精子研究会シンポシウム, Jan. 2009, Japanese, 精子研究会, 吹田市, Domestic conference哺乳類精子の頚部特異的なcAMPシグナリングによるハイパーアクチベーションの制御[Invited]Nominated symposium
- 第101回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Sep. 2008, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, 福岡市, Domestic conference低受胎率を示した黒毛和種あるいは正常な個体における凍結-融解精子鞭毛の超活性化運動Oral presentation
- 日本アンドロロジー学会第27回学術大会, Jul. 2008, Japanese, 日本アンドロロジー学会, 京都市, Domestic conferencecAMP-Epacシグナリングを介したブタ精子キャパシテーションの新規制御メカニズムOral presentation
- 33rd Annual Meeting of American Society of Andrology, Apr. 2008, English, American Society of Andrology, Albuquerque, International conferenceCyclic AMP-induced inactivation of PDK1 is linked to the enhancement of protein tyrosine phosphorylation and flagellar hyperactivation in boar spermatozoaPoster presentation
- 第109回日本畜産学会大会, Mar. 2008, Japanese, 日本畜産学会, 水戸市, Domestic conferenceウシ精子のハイパーアクチベーション発現制御に関与する候補分子の特定Oral presentation
- The 100th Annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction, Oct. 2007, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, Tokyo, Domestic conferenceマウス精巣上体尾精子の鞭毛主部においてプロテインホスファターゼはPKA活性を抑制するOral presentation
- The 100th Annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction, Oct. 2007, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, Tokyo, Domestic conferenceブタ精子頭部でのcAMP依存性細胞内カルシウム濃度上昇およびキャパシテーションにおけるEpacの役割Oral presentation
- The 100th Annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction, Oct. 2007, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, Tokyo, Domestic conferenceブタ精子の部位特異的な細胞内cAMPシグナリング:ハイパーアクチベーション誘起に伴う鞭毛主部でのPKAおよびPDK1のcAMP依存的な変化Poster presentation
- The 100th Annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction, Oct. 2007, Japanese, Tokyo, Domestic conferenceウシ,ブタおよびマウスの精子でのタンパク質チロシンリン酸化に及ぼすcAMPアナログとタンパク質チロシンホスファターゼの影響Poster presentation
- 日本アンドロロジー学会第26回学術大会, Jul. 2007, Japanese, 浦安市, Domestic conferenceブタ精子の部位特異的な細胞内cAMPシグナリング:頚部のcAMP-PKA-PKCシグナリングはハイパーアクチベーションの発現調節に関与するOral presentation
- 日本アンドロロジー学会第26回学術大会, Jul. 2007, Japanese, 浦安市, Domestic conferenceウシおよびブタの精子におけるcAMP依存性タンパク質チロシンリン酸化Oral presentation
- 環境科学総合研究所成果報告会, May 2007, Japanese, 熱海, Domestic conference人間との共生環境の回復を目的とした有害野生動物の繁殖抑制Public discourse
- 日本畜産学会第107回大会, Mar. 2007, Japanese, 相模原市, Domestic conference凍結融解処理されたブタ精子における32 kDaチロシンリン酸化タンパク質Tyr32の出現メカニズムOral presentation
- 第100回日本繁殖生物学会大会, Mar. 2007, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, 東京, Domestic conferenceブタ着床前胚におけるタイトジャンクション関連タンパク質―Occludin の発現性Poster presentation
- 日本畜産学会第107回大会, Mar. 2007, Japanese, 相模原市, Domestic conferenceブタ精子のキャパシテーションにおけるcAMP-Epac-カルシウムシグナリングの役割Oral presentation
- 33rd Annual Conference of the International Embryo Transfer Society, Jan. 2007, English, Kyoto, JAPAN, International conferenceLocalization of claudin family proteins in pig embryos during preimplantation developmentPoster presentation
- 33rd Annual Conference of the International Embryo Transfer Society, Jan. 2007, English, Kyoto, Japan, International conferenceFertilization-related parameters of frozen-thawed spermatozoa from subfertile Japanese Black cattlePoster presentation
- The 3rd Asian Reproductive Biotechnology Conference, Nov. 2006, English, Asian Reproductive Biotechnology Conference, Hanoi, Vietnam, International conferenceAssembly of nuclear membrane proteins in bovine IVF and activated oocytes.Invited oral presentation
- 99th Annual meeting of Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction, Sep. 2006, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, Nagoya, Domestic conferenceDetection of cAMP-Epac signaling cascades in mouse epididymal spermatozoaPoster presentation
- 99th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction, Sep. 2006, Japanese, Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction, Nagoya, Domestic conferencecAMP-PKA signaling-dependent activation of PKC is involved in regulation of flagellar hyperactivation in boar spermatozoaOral presentation
- The 99th Annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction, Sep. 2006, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, Nagoya, Domestic conferenceLocalization of proteins related to the tight junction in the pig and mouse preimplantational embryos.Poster presentation
- The 13th Annual Meeting of Japan Embryo Transfer Society, Aug. 2006, Japanese, 日本胚移植研究会, Hiroshima, Domestic conferenceNuclear localization of a tight Junction protein claudin-1 in the preimplantation embryosOral presentation
- 56th Annual meeting of Kansai Society of Animal Science, Aug. 2006, Japanese, 関西畜産学会, Osaka, Domestic conferenceEffects of sodium bicarbonate and PKA inhibitor on cAMP-dependent elevation of intracellular calcium concentration in the boar sperm headOral presentation
- 31st Annual meeting of American Society of Andrology, Apr. 2006, English, American Society of Andrology, Chicago, USA, International conferenceRole of protein kinase C in the cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate-dependent hyperactivation of boar spermatozoaPoster presentation
- 106th Annual meeting of Japanese Society of Animal Science, Mar. 2006, Japanese, 日本畜産学会, Fukuoka, Domestic conferencePremature capacitation and acrosome reaction in frozen spermatozoa from subfertile Japanese Black cattlePoster presentation
- 106th Annual meeting of Japanese Society of Animal Science, Mar. 2006, Japanese, 日本畜産学会, Fukuoka, Domestic conferenceEffects of calyculin A on cAMP-dependent decrease of Ser-/Thr-phosphorylated proteins in the postacrosomal region of boar spermatozoaPoster presentation
- 106th Annual meeting of Japanese Society of Animal Science, Mar. 2006, Japanese, 日本畜産学会, Fukuoka, Domestic conferenceDetection of Ca2+ store marker proteins in boar and mouse spermatozoaOral presentation
- Kobe University The 21st Century COE Program Symposium: Japan-Taiwan Symposium on Cell Signaling and Gene Expression (Program and Abstract,18), Nov. 2005, English, Kobe University COE Program "Signaling Mechanisms by Protein Modification Reactions", Kobe, International conferenceLow progressive motility and premature expression of fertilizing ability of frozen-thawed spermatozoa from subfertile Japanese Black cattleOral presentation
- 98th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction, Sep. 2005, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, Shizuoka, Domestic conferenceLow progressive motility and premature capacitation-acrosome reaction in the frozen-thawed spermatozoa from subfertile Japanese Black cattlePoster presentation
- 98th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction, Sep. 2005, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, Shizuoka, Domestic conferenceEffects of PKA inhibitor on the cAMP-dependent elevation of intracellular calcium concentration in boar sperm headOral presentation
- 2005 (55th) Annual Meeting of Kansai Society of Animal Science, Sep. 2005, Japanese, 関西畜産学会, Matsuyama, Domestic conferencecAMP-dependent changes in glycochains and phosphoproteins in the postacrosomal region of boar spermatozoaOral presentation
- 8th International Congress of Andrology (Int. J. Androl., Vol. 28(Suppl. 1), 79), Jun. 2005, English, International Society of Andrology, Seoul, Korea, International conferenceLow progressive motility, low PKA activity and premature capacitation of frozen-thawed spermatozoa from subfertile bullsPoster presentation
- 8th International Congress of Andrology (Int. J. Androl., Vol. 28(Suppl. 1), 78), Jun. 2005, English, International Society of Andrology, Seoul, Korea, International conferenceA cyclic AMP-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation of phospholipase C in boar spermatozoaOral presentation
- 104th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Animal Science, Mar. 2005, Japanese, 日本畜産学会, Tokyo, Domestic conferenceAnalysis of the cAMP signaling cascade in mouse spermatozoaOral presentation
- 104th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Animal Science, Mar. 2005, Japanese, 日本畜産学会, Tokyo, Domestic conferencecAMP-dependent activation of phospholipase Cgamma in boar spermatozoaOral presentation
- 82th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Swine Science, Oct. 2004, Japanese, 日本養豚学会, National Livestock Breeding Center, Domestic conferenceThe activation of boar sperm tyrosine kinase SYK is regulated via calcium-independent cAMP signalingOral presentation
- 97th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction, Sep. 2004, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, Hiroshima, Domestic conferencecAMP-dependent activation of non-receptor tyrosine kinase SYK in boar spermatozoaPoster presentation
- 97th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction, Sep. 2004, Japanese, 日本繁殖生物学会, Hiroshima, Domestic conferencePhosphorylation of PKA substrate proteins in boar capacitating spermatozoaOral presentation
- The 11th Annual Meeting of Japan Embryo Transfer Society, Aug. 2004, Japanese, 日本胚移植研究会, Matsuyama, Domestic conferenceFormation of nuclear envelope and dephosphorylation of histone H3 in the in-vitro fertilized bovine oocytesOral presentation
- The American Society of Andrology, 29th Annual Meeting., Apr. 2004, English, The American Society of Andrology, USA, Baltimore, International conferencecAMP-induced increase of 32-kDa tyrosine-phosphorylated protein (TyrP32) is related to the calcium-dependent disintegration of the acrosome in boar sperm.Poster presentation
- The 103th Annual meeting of Animal Science, Mar. 2004, Japanese, 日本畜産学会, 東京農工大学, Domestic conferenceウシ受精卵母細胞におけるLys9でメチル化されているヒストンH3の局在性Oral presentation
- 103th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Animal Science, Mar. 2004, Japanese, 日本畜産学会, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Domestic conferenceRole of calcium in the cAMP-induced increase of TyrP32 and acrosomal disintegrationOral presentation
- 第27回日本分子生物学会年会, 2004, Japanese, 日本分子生物学会, 未記入, Domestic conferenceウシ受精ならびに活性化卵母細胞におけるLAP2βの局在とその凝集時期Oral presentation
- The AmericanSociety of Andrology 28th Annual Meeting,, 2003, English, 未記入, Washington. DC, International conferenceViability and protein phosphorylation state of boar sperm undergoing cAMP analogue-induced head-to-head agglutinationOral presentation
- Theriogenology, 2003, English, 未記入, 未記入, International conferenceLocalization of LAP2beta in oocytes and embryos during early development in cattle, The Annual Conference of the International Embryo Transfer SocietyOral presentation
- 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction, 2003, English, 未記入, 未記入, International conferenceBehavior of chromatins in pronuclei in the cattle and mouseOral presentation
- 関西アンドロロジーカンファレンス
- 関西生殖医学集談会
- 精子研究会
- 日本生殖医学会
- The Society for the Study of Reproduction
- 関西畜産学会
- 日本アンドロロジー学会
- 日本繁殖生物学会
- 日本畜産学会
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Osaka Metropolitan University, 01 Apr. 2024 - 31 Mar. 2027Elucidation of roles and signal transduction of INSL3 in bovine gamate maturaiton, fertilization and embryo development
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Kobe University, Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2025Establishment and spread of the new assay for sperm flagellar function to improve artificial insemination results in the cattle
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Osaka Prefecture University, Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2025Studies on expressions and roles of INSL3 secretory dynamics and its receptor expression in reproductive organs and germ cells in female cattle2021年度は、1)ウシの発情周期の主席卵胞と黄体および卵胞嚢腫のINSL3分泌能を調べることを目的とし、主席卵胞と嚢腫卵胞の卵胞液および黄体組織のINSL3と性ステロイド(テストステロン、エストラジオール-17β、プロジェステロン)量を解析するとともに、培養黄体細胞からのINSL3とプロジェステロンの分泌能を分析した。同時に、2)正常雌ウシと卵胞嚢腫牛の血中INSL3濃度の動態を解明するために、雌ウシの血中INSL3濃度を測定できるサンドイッチ時間分解蛍光免疫測定(TRFIA)法の開発に取り組んだ。 1)については、食肉処理場において雌ウシの卵巣を採取し、発情周期中の主席卵胞の卵胞液と黄体の黄体組織のINSL3と性ステロイド量を測定した。その結果、主席卵胞のINSL3分泌はその成熟にともなって増加することが示唆された。卵胞のテストステロンとエストラジオール-17β量は卵胞の嚢腫化により低下するが、INSL3量は増加することが示唆された。黄体組織のINSL3とプロジェステロン含量はその開花期に増加することが示された。一方、黄体から黄体細胞を分離して培養し、培養液のINSL3濃度を測定した結果、INSL3分泌能は開花期に上昇するが、その分泌は黄体形成ホルモン(LH)に依存しないことが示された。 2)については、サンドイッチTRFIA法に必要な検出用の抗ウシINSL3ペプチド抗体を作成し、そのビオチン標識を実施した。さらに補足用ウシINSL3抗体、ウシINSL3標準品、ビオチン標識検出用抗体およびユーロピウム標識ストレプトアビジンを用いてサンドイッチTRFIAの測定法の諸条件の検討を行った。その結果、最小検出濃度が0.1 ng/mLの高感度測定法を確立することができた。雌ウシ血漿サンプルを本法で測定したところ、血中INSL3濃度を無抽出で測定できることが判明した。
- 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 基盤研究(B), Apr. 2020 - Mar. 2024融合因子SOFの機能解析を通した精子-卵子の細胞膜融合機構の解明sperm-oocyte fusion required (SOF)2~3を特異的に認識する抗体を得ることができなかったが、バックアッププランとして作製していたSOF2や3のC末端側にアフィニティータグを融合させたタンパク質を発現するトランスジェニックマウスを用いて、免疫染色法によりSOF2や3が先体反応後の精子頭部に局在することを明らかにできた。さらに、IP/MS解析によりSOF2や3と相互作用する因子の同定にも成功した。そこで、マウスの心臓、肝臓、脾臓、腎臓、脳、精巣、卵巣、および子宮を採取し、得られた各組織由来のcDNAを使ってPCRを行ったところ、これらの遺伝子は精巣や精巣上体で発現することが明らかになった。
正常および低繁殖症を示す雄ウシの生殖細胞(精巣や成熟精子など)を採取して、ウェスタンブロティングを行ったところ、両者の間で差がある受精関連遺伝子を見出した。
マウス既知融合関連遺伝子の機能が種を超えて保存されているかを調べる目的で、他動物種の融合関連遺伝子を発現するトランスジェニックマウスの作製に成功した。 - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Challenging Research (Exploratory), Challenging Research (Exploratory), Kobe University, Jun. 2019 - Mar. 2021, Principal investigatorAnalyses of 3-dimensional rotation for the purpose of reconsidering criteria for the evaluation of flagellar functions in bull spermIn this study regarding a new candidate "3-dimensional rotation (3D-R)" of the criterion for the evaluation of flagellar functions in bull cryopreserved sperm, we carried out experiments to elucidate the mechanism for its occurrence, to characterize it biologically and to examine its validity. The obtained results were listed below. (1) The cryopreservation-related occurrence of 3D-R is regulated by reduction of the activity of thapsigargin-sensitive Ca2+ pumps in the sperm neck and the consequent increases of the intracellular Ca2+ level. (2) The 3D-R is one of the typical patterns of motility which sperm exhibit during the capacitation process. (3) The 3D-R is a potentially criterial parameter for the evaluation of the flagellar functions in bull cryopreserved sperm.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Gifu University, Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2020, CoinvestigatorStudies on the mechanisms that cholesterol exerts its therapeutic effects on boar spermatozoa affected with summer infertilitycAMP content of boar spermatozoa stored up to 10 days with added cholesterol was not different among storage days. cAMP content in spermatozoa stored and incubated for stimulation of the acrosome reaction with the calcium ionophore A23187 slightly decreased and then rose during stimulation. Magnesium decreased the acrosome reaction triggered by A23187 while polymyxin B enhanced it. When frozen-thawed bull spermatozoa were used as a model, damaged acrosome, hyperactivation and the acrosome reaction were independent parameters from one another, suggesting that this should be taken into account when boar sperm function is investigated. Exposure of immature oocytes to adipose-derived stem cells (ADSC) and/or mechanical vibration during maturation in culture led to the increase in the sperm penetration and male pronuclear formation. A very effective method to collect, isolate and culture ADSC has been established in order to use them for increasing fertilizing ability of boar spermatozoa.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Kobe University, Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2019, Principal investigatorCharacterization and utilization of SPACA1 proteins for the purpose of establishment of a new method to predict freezability of bull sperm before cryopreservationThe aims of the present study were to develop a new method to predict freezability of bull sperm before cryopreservation and to increase its reliability by disclosing molecular methodology. In this study, we succeeded in the development of the method to predict freezability of bull (Japanese Black bull) sperm before cryopreservation according to the criterion of the distribution of SPACA1 proteins. We also suggested that aberrant distribution of SPACA1 proteins is related to abnormal maturation of the sperm in the epididymis, and that low fertilizing ability of cryopreserved sperm with aberrant distribution of SPACA1 proteins is linked to poor results in the artificial insemination using them.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Gifu University, Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2017, CoinvestigatorEtiology of boar spermatozoa affected with summer infertility in an attempt to develop a novel therapyIt was considered that one of the mechanisms underlying the hypersensitive induction of the acrosome reaction may be due to an increased content of cAMP [cAMP]i in boar spermatozoa collected during summer. Addition of cholesterol or removal of bicarbonate in the semen extender did not affect [cAMP]i of spermatozoa. Thus, a mechanism that cholesterol delays the induction of the acrosome reaction may be the effect on the generation of cAMP during the process of the acrosome reaction raher than during storage. Addition of magnesium lowered the occurrence of the acrosome reaction. The staining method of sperm acrosomes with FITC-PNA was modified. Preincubation of boar spermatozoa with adipose-derived stem cells (ADSC) increased the ability of in vitro fertilizing ability. Cholesterol, magnesium and ADSC are prospective in applying to a 'therapy of boar spermatozoa' suffering from summer infertility.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Kobe University, Apr. 2013 - Mar. 2016, CoinvestigatorExpression of claudin family proteins in preimplantation embryos in the pigThe expression of claudin family, tight junction (TJ) were examined in pig blastocysts derived from activated diploids. Blastocysts expressed both mRNAs and proteins of claudin-1, -2, -4, -6, -7, -8, -9, -12 and -14. While claudin-4, -6 and -7 localized along the cell-boundary TJ structure, the other claudins were cytoplasmic. These results suggest that claudin-4, -6 and -7 are important for the TJ functions in pig blastocysts. Knockdown of claudin-1 and -4 by their siRNA severely suppressed the early cleavage. To examine whether expression patterns of the claudins will be employed as markers for the potential developmental ability of in vitro produced blastocysts in future, features of glucose metabolism was examined in pig preimplantation embryos. It was shown that recommendation of carbohydrates are different depending on the preimplantation developmental stages and hexose biosynthesis pathway and GlcNAcylation have important roles in pig preimplantation development.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Kobe University, Apr. 2013 - Mar. 2016, Principal investigatorDevelopment of methods to evaluate molecular characteristics of livestock spermatozoa by the detection of aberrant fertility-regulating factorsThe aim of the present study was to develop a new method to evaluate sperm molecular characteristics for identifying AI-subfertile males of livestock. In this study, we succeeded in the development of the method to evaluate molecular characteristics of bull (Japanese Black bull) cryopreserved and freshly ejaculated spermatozoa by the observation of acrosomal tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins. Moreover, we also showed that outcomes of AI and in vitro fertilization can be predicted by this evaluation for the spermatozoa.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, Kobe University, 2011 - 2012, Principal investigatorEnhancement of the tolerance to the storage in boar and mouse spermatozoa by the re-maturation in vitroThere are great differences in the freezability of mammalian spermatozoa among species. In cattle, high freezability of the spermatozoa enables us to use frozen semen in the AI program. In this study, we indicated the molecular mechanism for epididymal maturation-related stabilization of the plasma membrane which brings high freezability to bull spermatozoa. In addition, we attempted to develop in vitro incubation system to enhance sperm freezability on the basis of the above-mentioned molecular mechanism.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Gifu University, 2009 - 2011, CoinvestigatorDevelopment of clinical therapeutic methods against failure of fertilizing functions causing summer infertility in boarsIn an attempt to improving boar sperm quality which decreases in summer and stable provision with semen leading to stable production of pork during the year, this study investigated a new diluent for boar semen storage, a new method to evaluate frozen-thawed bull sperm quality and development of a method to improve fertilizing ability of frozen-thawed bull spermatozoa. Bull spermatozoa were used as a reference to boar spermatozoa. Modified diluents for boar semen improved conception rates. In bulls, new method for sperm evaluation was found out and modification of diluent for freezing bull semen enabled improvement of sperm fertilizing ability.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Kobe University, 2008 - 2010, Principal investigatorTargeted therapy for defect of fertilizing ability in the spermatozoa from subfertile livestockThe initial step of animal reproduction is accomplishment of in vivo fertilization. For the purpose of successful fertilization, spermatozoa are required to show a precise process in the exertion of their fertilizing ability. In this study, we indicated that pivotal regulators of the intracellular signaling and glucose metabolism are potential targets to suppress precocious fertilization-related events in the spermatozoa. In addition, we also suggested that defective phosphorylation at the tyrosine residues of acrosomal proteins is one of causal factors for unstable structure in the spermatozoa from subfertile male animals.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Kobe University, 2006 - 2007, Principal investigatorAn invention of method to predict reproductive performance of Japanese Black cattle by the evaluation of sperm ability to exhibit flagellar hyperactivation1.Induction of sperm flagellar hyperactivation: The treatment with a cell-permeable analog cBiMPS (0.1 mM) for 3 h was effective for the induction of sperm flagellar hyperactivation. This reveals that flagellar hyperactivation is regulated via the cAMP singnaling in the sperm from Japanese Black cattle. 2. Characterization of the cAMP signaling: Our previous reports indicate that the cAMP-PKA-SYK signaling cascade is involved in the sperm flagellar hyperactivation in boars. However, this study has suggested that it is regulated via different cAMP signaling cascades in Japanese Black cattle. A possible downstream element of the cAMP signaling has been found as a focal adhesion kinase (FAK)-like protein. 3. Biological markers for the prediction of male reproductive performance: The treatment with cBiMPS rapidly induced transformation of motility pattern to curling movement in the sperm from normal bulls. However delayed transformation was observed in the sperm from subfertile bulls which were produced in Gifu Prefecture. On the other hand, relatively larger reduction of the motility was observed during the cBiMPS treatment in the sperm from subfertile bulls which were produced in Hyogo Prefecture. Namely, different responses of spermatozoa to cBiMPS may be valid as biological markers for prediction of male reproductive performance of Japanese Black cattle. 4. Biochemical markers for the prediction of male reproductive: performance: Detection levels of 130-kDa, 105-kDa and 94-kDa cAMP-dependently tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins were likely correlated with the percentages of hyperactivated sperm after the treatment with cBiMPS. Thus, these proteins are candidates of biochemical markers for the prediction of male reproductive performance of Japanese Black cattle. Additionally the 94-kDa tyrosine-phosphorylated protein has been identified as a FAK-like protein.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Kobe University, 2004 - 2005, Principal investigatorAn invention of method to suppress expression of sperm fertilizing ability for the purpose of establishment of production system of porcine embryos1.Identification of cAMP-dependent protein tyrosine kinase : A spleen tyrosine (Y) kinase (SYK) was activated via the cAMP-PKA signaling in the sperm connecting and principal pieces. The mechanism for SYK activation is quite different between spermatozoa and lymphocytes, suggesting that the activation of sperm SYK is controlled by a novel signaling system. 2.Observation of relationship between SYK activation and expression of sperm fertilizing ability : The cAMP analog-treated spermatozoa exhibited flagellar hyperactivation coincidently with the SYK activation. This indicates a role of SYK as a regulator for sperm fertilizing ability. 3.Analyses of cDNA sequence of testicular SYK : The sequence of PCR product (590 bps) amplified from testicular cDNA was same as that of pig spleen syk gene (the C-terminal catalytic domain of SYK), confirming production of SYK in the testis. 4.Identification and functional analyses of sperm SYK substrate : The SYK substrate was a phospholipase Cγ1 (PLCγ1). This enzyme, which was cAMP-dependently phosphorylated at the Y352 residue, bound to and activated PLCγ1 by the phosphorylation at the Y783 residue. Additionally, chemical inhibition of PLCγ1 with U-73122 was valid to the suppression of over-expression of flagellar hyperactivation. 5.Trial to introduce PLCγ1 peptide fragments into spermatozoa : Although two kinds of commercial kits were used in this experiment, we faced problems of methodology that unknown factors included in the reagents and introduction protocol severely damaged sperm motility. A possible method for peptide introduction remains to be improved. 6.Identification and functional analyses of other regulatory factors of sperm fertilizing ability : Sperm PKC was controlled via the cAMP-PKA signaling. The chemical inhibition of sperm PKC with Ro-32-0432 was valid to the suppression of over-expression of flagellar hyperactivation.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Kobe University, 1999 - 2001, CoinvestigatorChanges and functions of Anti-Agglutinin in boar spermatozoa during their capacitationThree following experiments have been undertaken in this study ; 1. changes of sperm-bound anti-agglutinin during the capacitation, 2 : isolation of anti-agglutinin from seminal plasma and functional characterization of this protein on the regulation of sperm capacitation, and 3 : signaling cascade regulating sperm head-to-head agglutination. Significant results have been obtained in Experiments 1 and 3 and summarized here. Experiment 1 has revealed changes in anti-agglutinin bound to spermatozoa during the incubation designed to promote the capacitation in vitro. The relative amount of sperm-bound anti-agglutinin, assessed by Western blotting-densitometric analyses, was almost halved after the first 45-min incubation and then decreased gradually thereafter. Immunocytocheinical observation showed that the decrease of the sperm-bound anti-agglutinin occurred mainly on acrosomes in many spermatozoa during the incubation. These results indicate that a large portion of the anti-agglutinin bound to sperm acrosomes is released at an early stage of the Capacitation process in vitro. Experiment 3 has been conducted to reveal roles of bicarbonate-adenylyl cyclase (AC)-cAMP-protein kinase (PK) system in sperm head-to-head agglutination. In the samples incubated in Ca-free mKRB supplemented with 100 μM forskolin (an AC activator), significantly higher percentages of the spermatozoa were agglutinated with one another at the acrosome, as compared with control samples. Addition of dibutyryl CAMP (dbcAMP, an activator of CAMP-dependent PK : PKA), instead of forskolin, increased the percentages of head-to-head agglutinated spermatozoa in a dose-dependent manner between 1 and 1,000 μM. However, the effects of the addition of dbcAMP (1,000 μM) were attenuated by treatments with Rp-cAMPS (1,000 μM, a PKA inhibitor) or H-89 (5 μM, a PKA inhibitor). These results indicate that bicarbonate-AC-cAMP-PK system mediates a signaling pathway leading to head-to-head agglutination of spermatozoa.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists (A), Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists (A), Kobe University, 1999 - 2000, Principal investigatorブタ精子のキャパシテーション過程での頭部間凝集に及ぼすカルシウムの影響実験1.カルモジュリン(CaM)の役割:既報(Chan and Dukelow,1985;Leclerc et al.,1990,1992)によると,精子におけるCaM濃度およびCaMの特異タンパク質への結合性はキャパシテーションとともに低下することから,CaMはキャパシテーションに抑制的に作用していると推察されている.そこで,本研究では成分からキャパシテーション誘起因子を除去した媒液中で精子をインキュベートした際のCaM阻害剤の影響について検討した.予備実験においてCalmidazoliumとTrifluoperazineを用いたが,これらの薬剤は精子に対する毒性が強く,本実験での使用には不適切であった.そこで,比較的毒性の低かったW7(5〜10μM)を用いたところ,頭部間凝集精子率は著しく上昇した.この結果から,CaMは精子の頭部間凝集に抑制的に作用していると考えられる. 実験2.電位依存性カルシウムチャンネル(VDCCs)の役割:昨年度の研究において10〜100μMの濃度では精子の頭部間凝集に有意な抑制作用を示さなかったL型VDCCs阻害剤のNifedipineとNitrendipineをより高い濃度(1mM)で添加したところ,頭部間凝集率は有意に低下した.他方,T型VDCCsの役割については,予備実験で精子に対する毒性が比較的少ないことが判明した阻害剤のPimozideとAmiloride(いずれも0.1〜10μM)を用いて検討したが,いずれも凝集精子率に有意な変動は認められなかった.以上の結果から,精子の頭部間凝集の発生においてVDCCsが機能している可能性が示唆されたが,L型阻害剤で抑制効果が認められた濃度は1mMと高く,またT型阻害剤(0.1〜10μM)には効果が認められなかったことから,VDCCsの種類を特定するには至っていない.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Kobe University, 1997 - 1999, Coinvestigatorブタ活性化卵子の初期発生能ならびに単為発生胚の初期胚特異タンパク質の発現性This study was designed to establish serum-free culture system for porcine early embryos and to examine the developmental limitation of parthenogenetic porcine diploids. In vitro matured porcine oocytes were electro-stimulated for activation and were treated with cytochalasin B. These oocytes were cultured for 168 hours in various simple media that were based on modified Whitten' medium with 0.5mg/ml hyaluronic acid (mWM). Osmolarity of media, concentration of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as substitutes for ovine serum albumin (BSA) and effects of amino acids were examined. These studies clarified following items ; 1.Diploids cultured in isotonic mWM (309mOsmol) throughout culture period resulted in very low frequency (a few %) of development to the blastocyst stage by the failure of compaction and formation of blastocoel. Fourteen to 20% of diploids cultured in hypotonic mWM (254 mOsmol) developed to the blastocyst stage. The cause of the osmotic effect is just osmolarity of a media, but Na+/K+ ratio. 2.Isotonic condition (280 to 320 mOsmol) is more beneficial for the culture of diploids up to 48 hours after activation, and hypotonic condition (220 to 270 mOsmol) is better for the development of diploids from 72 hours after activation. 3.More than 0.5 mg/ml of PVA as substitutes for BSA supports well the development of diploids to the blastocyst stage, but their expansion. The addition of amino acids solution (AA) mixed essential (EA) and nonessential amino acids (NEA) to PVA-mWM from the biginning of culture causes strong 4-cell blocking of diploids. The frequency to the blastocyst stage is significantly lower than AA-free condition. 5.The addition of EA for 0 to 48 hours after activation brings sever 4-cell blocking to the diploids. The blocking effect is weakened by the addition of NEA, and NEA can support the development of diploids to the blastocyst stage as like as BSA. 6.The addition of EA 48 after activation well supports their development to the blastocyst stage as like as BSA. Moreover, most of blastocysts cultured under the condition show the hatching process. To determine the in vivo developmental of parthenogenetic diploids, activated oocytes at the 3- to 4-cell stage 48 hours after activation were transferred to recipients. The animals were sacrificed on 18 to 30 days after activation, and the number of fetuses and existence of corpus lutea was examined. 1.In one of four trails, 30-days fetuses were obtained (35%), but in the other 3 cases no fetuses was obtained. Aborted fetuses were observed on 28- to 29-day after activation in one animal. These results suggest that the developmental limitation of parthenogenetic diploids is around 30 day after activation. 2.Parthenogenetic fetuses on 25-day, at the early stage of post implantation, were obtained in many trials, indicating that the developmental ability of diploids to the stage was relatively high (41% of transferred eggs), however, cyst-like structure of the primitive heart and liver, and acephalus were observed in some of fetuses collected around 20-day. 3.NMR images shows that some of fetuses with normal appearance have abnormal cavity formation in the brain. Expression of some of imprinted genes that have been clarified their imprinting in the mouse and/or human in parthenogenetic porcine diploids was also examined in the present study. 1.As the sequence of most of the imprinted genes in the pig, probes for porcine genes were designed from the sequence of mouse and human genes. PCR products were obtained from normal porcine fetuses using probes for p57KIP2, PEG1/MEST, SNRPN and H19. 2.Expression of candidates of imprinted genes were compared between normal and parthenogenetic fetuses by northern-hybridization using PCR products of IGF2, IGF2R and WT1 in addition to the above PCR products and sub quantitative PCR. The expression of IGF2 is stronger in normal fetuses than parthenogenotes, and that of p57KIP2 was almost same between them.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), KOBE UNIVERSITY, 1997 - 1999, CoinvestigatorStudies on production of pig embryos from growing oocytesSeveral hundred thausand primordial follicles are contained in the ovaries of domestic animals. The development of in vitro culture systems for the growth of small oocytes in primordial or small follicles is expected to provide a new source of a large population of oocytes for livestock production. This study was conducted to develop Culture systems for small oocytes from pig ovaries. Preantral follicles containing oocytes with various sizes were isolated from pig ovaries and cultured in collagen gel for up to 16 days in the presence of serum, FSH and oestradiol. Waymouth MB7 52/1 was used as a basic culture medium for oocyte growth. After culture, the oocytes enclosed by one or two layers of cumulus cells were cultured for meiotic maturation and inseminated with spermatozoa. The results obtained were as follows. 1. Pig growing oocytes grew to their final size, acquired meiotic competence du ring in vitro culture, and were penetrated by spcermatozoa in vitro, although there was a very low level of success in fertilization. In contrast to the growing oocytes, no culture methods were available for much smaller oocytes. We tried to culture primordial follicles which contained small oocytes 30 μm in diameter, but the integrity of the follicles was soon broken and the follicles survived for only a few days. 2. Using culture systems, we demonstrated that granulosa cells regulate oocyte growth, and that antrum formation of granulosa cells was induced only by meiotic-competent oocytes, indicating that the oocytes secrete a substance(s) that induces differentiation of granulosa cells. 3. Of four glycosaminoglycans examined, hyalronic acids and chondroitin sulfate A supported the development of in vitro-matured and -fertilized pig oocytes to the blastocyst stage. 4. In addition, degradation of cyclin B1 molecules and MAP kinase deph osphorylation during fertilization, localisation of phosphorylated MAP kinase during the transition from meiosis I to meiosis II, assembly and transformation of the spindle during the progression through meiotic cell cycle, and the level and localization of CENP-E and kinetochore numaber during maturation were examined.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists (A), Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists (A), Kobe University, 1997 - 1998, Principal investigatorAnti-Agglutinin出現機序の生化学的および免疫組織学的解析3頭の成熟雄ブタから採取した精巣上体を頭2部位,体2部位および尾1部位の合計5部位に区分し,パラホルムアルデヒド固定,凍結およびクリオスタットによる薄切の後に各部位でのAnti-Agglutininの分布を免疫組織学的に観察した。その結果,はじめてAnti-Agglutininが検出されたのは精巣上体の体近位部で,精巣上体管の上皮と管腔内容物の両方において認められた。また,精巣上体体遠位部においてもほぼ同様の検出結果が得られた。さらに,精巣上体尾の管腔内容物においてもAnti-Agglutininは検出されたが,管上皮にはほとんど認められなかった。他方,3頭の成熟雄ブタから12種類の臓器(精巣上体,精巣,精のう腺,前立腺,心臓,肝臓,腎臓,脾臓,胃,小腸,肺および筋肉)を採取し,臓器組織の一部を1mMAPMSF,1mMEDTAおよび1%TritonX-100添加リン酸緩衝生理食塩水中でホモジネートにした後,そのホモジネートを用いてSDSポリアクリルアミドゲル電気泳動およびウエスタンブロッティングを行ったところ,Anti-Agglutininが検出されたのは精巣上体のみで,中でも精巣上体体において最も強い反応が得られた。以上の結果から,精巣上体においてAnti-Agglutininを生産および分泌する部位は体であると考えられる。なお,精巣上体管腔内に分泌されたAnti-Agglutininの一部は精子の先体と結合することを細胞免疫学的手法により合わせて明らかにした。
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists (A), Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists (A), Kobe University, 1996 - 1996, Principal investigator精巣上体液中の精子頭部間凝集抑制タンパク質を修飾する糖鎖の特性解析1.研究実績の概要:哺乳動物の精巣上体における精子の成熟変化のひとつである頭部間凝集性低下の分子機構を明らかにする目的で、精子頭部間凝集抑制タンパク質(Anti-Agglutinin:以下AAとする)を修飾する糖鎖の特性を解析し、以下の結果を得た。 2.糖鎖修飾の違いがAAの精子への結合性に及ぼす影響:AAにおいて、分子不均一性が精子への結合性に大きく影響するが、この分子不均一性の原因を明らかにする目的で、精巣上体尾液(30μg)を尿素存在下で2次元電気泳動した後、レクチンブロッティング法に従ってコムギ胚芽凝集素(WGA)との反応性について調べた。その結果、精子との結合性を備える等電点5.8のスポットはWGAと反応したが、精子と結合しない等電点5.6および5.95のスポットは反応しなかった。従って、糖鎖のシアル酸化の有無が分子不均一性の一因であり、また精子への結合性に影響すると考えられる。 3.修飾糖鎖の分子量測定:AAからGlycoFree-Kitを用いて糖鎖を完全に除去し、その際の分子量の変化をMALDI-TOF-Mass Spectrometric Analysisにより測定したところ、無処理のAAは分子量18900-19600においてブロードしたピークとして検出されたが、糖鎖除去後の試料は最高700小さい分子量においてシャープやピークを示した。このことから、総分子量で700以下の糖鎖がAAを修飾しており、その修飾糖鎖は多種類存在すると考えられる。 4.脱シアル酸がAAの生理活性に及ぼす影響:ノイラミニダーゼ(0.5U/ml)を用いて脱シアル酸化したAAを洗浄精子浮遊液に添加し37℃で5時間インキュベートしたところ、AAの精子凝集抑制作用は若干低下する傾向を示した。
