• 제목/요약/키워드: Mammalian Cell

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In Vitro에서 Retrovirus Vector System을 이용한 인간 성장 호르몬 유전자의 발현 (Expression of Human Growth Hormone Gene using Retrovirus Vector System In Vitro)

  • 김민기;구본철;권모선;김태완
    • Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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    • 제35권3호
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    • pp.251-256
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    • 2011
  • Human growth hormone (hGH), one of the most important hormones in medicine, is secreted from anterior pituitary gland. Its broad physiological function includes body growth, cell regeneration, increasement of muscle volume, bone density, body fat reduction, and so on. Due to the wide range of therapeutic effects, the hGH produced from E. coli has been commercialized already. In this study, we asked whether it is possible to produce recombinant hGH efficiently from various cultured mammalia cells. To meet this purpose, we chose a retrovirus vector system for transfer and expression of the hGH gene in various mammalian cells. Analyses of RT-PCR, ELISA, and Western blot to determine expression of the hGH gene showed the highest production of the hGH was determined from chicken embronic fibroblast (CEF) cells with the concentration of 8.58 ${\mu}g$/ml. The biological activity of the hGH was similar to the commercially available counterpart. These results suggest that mass production of hGH is possible not only in the E. coli but also in the various mammalian cells.

Study on Genotoxicity of Crocin, a Component of Gardenia Fruit, in Bacterial and Mammalian Cell Systems

  • Choi, Hae-Yeon;Kim, Youn-Jung;Jeon, Hee-Kyung;Ryu, Jae-Chun
    • Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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    • 제4권4호
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    • pp.285-292
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    • 2008
  • Crocin is one of the major components of gardenia fruit and saffron which are widely used as natural food colorants and as traditional Chinese medicines. However, the genotoxicity data on crocin are not sufficient for safety evaluation. The purpose of this study was the examination of the genotoxicity on crocin from gardenia yellow in bacterial and mammalian cells, using various genotoxic battery testing assays and the influence of crocin on methyl methanesulfonate (MMS) and ${H_2}{O_2}$-induced DNA damage in vitro, using single cell gel electrophoresis (comet) assay. From results, no considerable mutagenicity and clastogenicity were seen in bacteria and mammalian cells treated with crocin, by Ames test, chromosomal aberration assay, ${tk}^{+/-}$ gene forward mutation assay and comet assay. And, post-treatment with crocin significantly suppressed ${H_2}{O_2}$-induced DNA damage in a dose-dependent manner. In conclusion, the findings of the present study and other previous observations indicate that crocin has no genotoxic potential. And it showed that crocin clearly repressed the genotoxic potency of ${H_2}{O_2}$. These results suggest that anti-oxidative effects of crocin may be involved in the protective effects of DNA damage.

Photobiomodulation therapy activates YAP and triggers proliferation and dedifferentiation of Müller glia in mammalian retina

  • Seo-Yeon Kim;Myung-Jun Song;In-Beom Kim;Tae Kwan Park;Jungmook Lyu
    • BMB Reports
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    • 제56권9호
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    • pp.502-507
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    • 2023
  • Photobiomodulation therapy has been proposed as a promising therapeutic approach for retinal degenerative diseases. However, its effect on the regenerative capacity in mammalian retina and its intracellular signalling mechanisms remain unknown. Here, we show that photobiomodulation with 670 nm light stimulates Müller glia cell cycle re-entry and dedifferentiation into a progenitor-like state in both the uninjured and injured retina. We also find that 670 nm light treatment inhibits the Hippo pathway, which is activated in Müller glia following NaIO3-induced retinal injury. YAP, a major downstream effector of the Hippo signalling pathway was translocated into the nucleus of Müller glia along with YAP dephosphorylation in retina treated with 670 nm light. Deficiency of YAP attenuated Müller glia cell cycle re-entry and dedifferentiation. Our data reveal that the Hippo-YAP signalling pathway is associated with the photostimulatory effect on regenerative response in mammalian retina, and suggest a potential therapeutic strategy for retinal degenerative diseases.

Cytoskeletal Alteration of Mammalian Oocytes During Meiotic Maturation, Fertilization and Parthenogenesis

  • 김남형
    • Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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    • 제22권3호
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    • pp.253-258
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    • 1995
  • Microtubules and microfilaments are major cytoskeletal components in mammalian ova that provide the framework for chromosomal movement and cellular division. Extensive changes of cytoskeletal organization occur during maturation and fertilization. The changes in cytoskeletons are essential for the normal meiotic maturation and for the formation of the biparental diploid genome of the embryo, and thus are repeated at each cell cycle during embryonic development. Disturbance of the cytoskeletal organization could result in abnormal gamete development and early embryonic death.

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