• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.143-146
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• 2014

Antioxidants, as reactive oxygen species scavengers, are one of the beneficial additives in serum-free defined culture medium. In this study, three separate experiments were performed to determine the effects of 3-hyroxyflavone added to the culture medium on the developmental competence of follicular bovine oocytes during in vitro maturation (IVM) and/or in vitro culture (IVC). The rate of blastocyst developed from oocytes cultured in IVM medium with 3-hyroxyflavone was significantly higher than that from control oocytes (39.0% vs. 26.3%, p<0.001), respectively. However, oocytes cultured in the medium with addition of 3-hyroxyflavone only at IVC period did not show significance in the blastocyst development when compared with control. When 3-hyroxyflavone was added to both IVM and IVC media, the rate of blastocyst formation was even significantly lower (21.1%) than control (26.5%; p<0.05). The present findings suggested that antioxidative activity of 3-hydroxyflavone added to only IVM medium beneficially affected the developmental competence of follicular bovine.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.165-176
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• 1993

These studies were carried out to investigate the optimal freezing protocol for 2 cell mouse embryos and to find the probability of quality control with 2-cell embryos frozen. The embryos showed the best survival by the protocol composed of a freezing solution with the cryoprotectants(1.5M propanediol + 0.1M sucrose), and a 2-steop thawing method(room temperature, 20 sec-37$^{\circ}C$, 20 sec). The developmental ability of frozen-thaw 2-cell embryos did not differ from that of fresh 2-cell embryos in m-KRB medium with 0.4% bovine serum albumin. But development of frozen-thaw embryos was depended on the supplements of the medium. In the albumin-free medium, the developmental rate(rate of blastocysts) was significantly reduced, compared with that in the medium with 0.4% BSA. Also, when frozen-thaw embryos were cultured in the meduim with human fetal cord serum(HCS), the developmental rate of frozen-thaw embryos was sligtly reduced, compared with that of fresh 2-cell embryos. Finally, frozen-thaw 2-cell mouse embryos were more sensitive to the toxic agent of disposable-plastic syringe. Therefore, toxicity of medium could be effectively detected by frozen-thaw 2-cell mouse embryos.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.231-236
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• 2000

This study was conducted to examine the effects of exogenous gonadotropins (PMSG+hCG) and an antioxidant (cysteine) on in vitro maturation of bovine follicular oocytes. Cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) aspirated from 2 to 5 mm ovarian follicles were cultured for 22 to 24 hours in a modified bovine embryo culture medium (mBECM) supplemented with 3 mg/mL bovine serum albumin, to which PMSG (10 IU/mL) + hCG (10 IU/mL) and/or cysteine (0.6 mM) were added. When examined the expansion of cumulus ce1ls at the end of maturation culture, greater (p<0.05) expansion was found after addition of PMSG+hCG (79 to 96%) to mBECM than after no addition (0%), regardless of the presence or absence of cysteine in the medium. The addition of cysteine did not stimulate cumulus expansion, but a high proportion (92%) of expansion was achieved when COCs were cultured after the addition of PMSG+hCG and cysteine to the medium. No difference in the proportion of oocytes underwent germinal vesicle breakdown (initiation of maturation) was found after the addition of PMSG+hCG and/or cysteine to mBECM. However, nuclear maturation (development to the metaphase-II stage) of oocytes was significantly stimulated by the combined addition of PMSG+hCG and cysteine, compared with no addition. In conclusion, both exogenous gonadotropins and an antioxidant are important for nuclear maturation of bovine immature oocytes and these factors have a cell-specific stimulatory action.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 제대혈 유래의 조혈줄기세포를 효과적으로 배양하기 위한 선행 연구로서 세포 배양 환경에 따른 조혈줄기세포 증식능의 변화를 관찰하였다. 제대혈의 단핵구 세포에서 분리한 $CD34^+$ 세포를 성장인자 조성-I(이하, coc-I) (EPO, GM-CSF, SCF, IL-3) 및 성장인자 조성-II(이하, coc-II) (TPO, G-CSF, SCF, IL-6, Flt3/Flk-2 ligand)가 포함되어 있는 IMDM(Iscove's modified Dulbecco's medium) 및 무혈청 배지(serum free media, SFM)에서 배양하였으며, 우태아혈청(FBS)의 첨가 영향, 2차원 및 3차원 배양 후 각 조건에서의 세포 증식 및 콜로니 형성능을 비교하였다. 일반적으로 coc-I에서의 세포 증식 및 콜로니 증식이 coc-II에서보다 높았다. 3차원 배양(methocult)에서는 가장 높은 세포 증식($2,258{\pm}456$배)을 나타냈으며, 같은 조성의 2차원 배양(IMDM + coc-I + FBS)에서는 가장 높은 콜로니 증식(BFU-E: $652{\pm}19$, CFU-GM: $520{\pm}58$, CFU-GEMM: $339{\pm}100$배)이 나타났다. 배지를 기준으로 보면, coc-II 조성에 우태아혈청이 포함되지 않은 경우를 제외한 모든 경우에서 세포 증식 및 콜로니 증식이 무혈청 배지에서보다 IMDM에서 높았다. 결론적으로, 모든 배양 조건 중에서 'IMDM + coc-I + FBS' 및 'IMDM + coc-I'에서 가장 좋은 콜로니 증식을 보였으며, 우태아혈청의 첨가 및 2차원 배양 조건이 콜로니 증식에 더 효과적인 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구 결과는 앞으로 조혈줄기세포의 체외 증식에 필요한 공정개발이나 생물반응기 설계에 유용한 정보를 제공할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.360-367
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• 1994

The effect of various nutrients for the production of the anti-complementary polysaccha- ride by Flammulina velutipes, was examined and the partial purification of the polysaccharide was carried out. The culture conditions and medium compositions considerably influenced the anti-complementary activity of the polysaccharides. When a culture was carried out at 23$\circ$C and pH 5.5 for 6 days in the synthetic medium supplemented with galactose and NaNO$_{3}$, the production of the anti-complementary polysaccharide was maximized. The crude polysaccharide, FV-1 was isolated from the culture broth and partially purified into two fractions, FV-1-II and FV-1-III by gel filtration using Sephadex G-100. FV-1-II was mainly consisted of xylose, mannose, galactose and glucose, and rhamnose, mannose and galactose, for FV-1-III. Also, the anti-complementary activity of FV-1-III was reduced partially in the absence of the Ca ion. When crossed immunoelect- rophoresis using anti-human C3 serum was carried out after incubation of normal human serum with the FV-1-III in the Ca ion free condition, a cleavage of C3 precipitin line was observed. These results indicate that the mode of complement activation by polysaccharide from Flammulina velutipes is via not only the classical pathway but also the alternative pathway.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.677-684
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• 1999

This study has dealt the effect of Ca regulating hormones and dietary Ca levels on Ca metabolism. Animals(BALB/c mice) were divided into three dietary groups(high and medium Ca and Ca free) and hormones including parathyroid hormone(PTH), calcitonin(CT), cholecalciferol(Vit D) were i.p. injected. After feeding experimental diets for five weeks, mice were anaethetized and sacrificed by heart puncture. We found that femur growth of mouse was slightly increased by high dietary Ca without showing statistical significance comparing to low dietary Ca group. The combination of PTH and CT showed the same effect when dietary Ca was high. At the same time, total mineral retention in bone was most affected by dietary Ca. In general, high Ca diet elevated Ca level in the serum. When dietary Ca was low, PTH stimulated Ca release from the bone into the serum, which was shown to be inhibited by CT treatment. Comparing to the control, PTH, Vit D and CT together tended to inhibit serum Ca level at high and medium dietary Ca. PTH and Vit D inhibited Ca reserve in the liver at all dietary levels of Ca. Both PTH and Vit D stimulated bone Ca retention when dietary Ca was low, but this effect was reversed when dietary Ca was high. When PTH, Vit D and CT were administered together, bone Ca level was greatly enhanced at low dietary Ca than at high dietary Ca, which suggests that these hormonal cooperation is needed for proper bone density maintenance especially when dietary minerals are not sufficient.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.220-226
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• 2005

Temperature and medium composition were changed with the aim of increasing growth and erythropoietin (EPO) production in EPO-producing Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. We used the CHO cell line, IBE, and its derivative, CO5, which over-expresses the first two enzymes of the urea cycle, carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I (CPS I) and ornithine transcar-bamoylase (OTC). When supplements were added to the medium at $33\;^{\circ}C$, the growth of IBE and CO5 cells increased by $27\%\;and;26\%$, respectively and the maximum yield of EPO was increased by $40\%$ in both cell lines. The absolute EPO concentration in the CO5 cells was always $55{\sim}60\%$ higher than in the IBE cells. In addition, when the two cell lines were continuously cultured with supplements at $33\;^{\circ}C$ until their growth rates approached those at $37\;^{\circ}C$, the growth rates of both IBE and CO5 cells increased by $54\%$ and their maximum EPO levels increased by up to $73\%\;and\;56\%$, respectively. Therefore, the growth and EPO expression levels of CO5 cells increased 2.2-fold and 2.6-fold, respectively, compared to those of the IBE cells. These results indicate that adaptation to lower temperature as well as medium supplementation could be important for improving cell growth and EPO production.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.58-64
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 인체 두피조직에서 미세수술법을 이용하여 모낭을 성공적으로 분리하였으며 다양한 조건으로 액침기관배양을 수행하였다. 우태아 혈청첨가시 모낭의 길이 성장이 저해되는 것으로 확인되어 무혈청 배지 조성을 시도하였다. 무혈청 배지로는 모낭 기관배양에 널리 이용되는 Williams'E medium을 기본으로 하는 Philpott medium과 자체 개발한 고농도 아미노산과 비타민(B군) 조성의 DHGM(Dongguk hair growth medium)을 이용하였다. 그리고 IMDM은 DHGM의 비교 대조군으로 이용하였다. 연구 결과 Philpott medium과 IMDM으로 배양한 모낭은 구조상으로는 길이 성장이 각각 9일과 12일 정도에 멈추며, 낮은 알카라인 포스파테이즈 발현, CK19 발현이 거의 없는 것으로 보아 세포사멸에 의한 퇴화(regression)가 빠르게 일어나는 것으로 판단되었다. 반면, DHGM으로 배양한 모낭은 상대적으로 긴 기간 동안 성장기의 구조를 보이며 25일까지 지속적인 길이 증가 및 3배 높은 알카라인 포스파테이즈 발현, 전반적인 CK19 발현을 나타내었다. 따라서 고농도의 아미노산 및 비타민 배지 조성이 생체 외에서 모낭을 장기간 배양하는데 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 판단된다. 이러한 배양 방법은 장기간 검사를 필요로 하는 모낭에 대한 기초 생물학적 연구뿐만 아니라 새로운 탈모치료제의 효능 평가 분야에 이용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.183-190
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• 1990

These studies were carried out ot investigate the effects of estrous cow serum(ECS), fetal calf serum(FCS), bovine follicular fluid(BFF) and matured cumulus cell(MCC) on in vitro maturation and fertilization of bovine follicular oocytes. The ovaries were obtained from slaughtered Korean native cows. The follicular oocytes surrounded with cumulus cells were recovered by aspirating follicular fluid from the visible follicles of diameter 3-5mm. The follicular oocytes were cultured in TCM-199 medium containing hormones, FCS, ECS, BFF and MCC for 24~48 hrs. in a incubator with 5% CO2 in air at 38.5$^{\circ}C$ and then matured oocytes were again cultured for 18$^{\circ}C$20 hrs. with motile capacitated sperm in the TCF(Tyrode calcium-free) solution containing 200$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml of heparin. The results obtained in these experiments were summarized as follows : 1. The oocytes classified as "A, B, C, D and Degenerative" depending morphological integrity and those were 61.4%, 12.1%, 19.2%, 4.2% and 3.0% of the total oocytes harvested, respectively. The maturation and fertilization rate of the A, B, C class follicular oocytes, cultured in the TCM-199 medium supplemented with 10% FCS were 89.1%, 78.0%, 52.6% and 78.1%, 33.3%, respectively. 2. The maturation and fertilization rate of the follicular oocytes cultured in TCM-199 medium supplemented with 5%~20% ECS and FCS were 74.0%~80.6, 26.2%~30.0% and 71.7%~76.9%, 51.9%~58.0%, and those values were higher the supplement of ECS than FCS. 3. The maturation rate(68.0%~64.6%) and fertilization rate(59.6%~60.4%) of follicular oocytes cultured in TCM-199 medium supplemented with 10% FCS and 20~30% BFF were higher than those of follicular oocytes cultured TCM-199 medium supplemented with 10% FCS and 10% and 50% BFF. 4. The maturation rate(76.5%) and fertilization rate(61.7%) of follicular oocytes cultured in TCM-199 medium supplemented with 10% FCS and 1$\times$106/ml cumulus cells were higher than those of follicular oocytes cultured in TCM-199 medium supplemented with 10% FCS and 1$\times$104~5/ml and 1$\times$108/ml cumulus cells.lus cells.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.229-234
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• 1999

사람 간세포 유래의 배양 세포인 HepG2 세포의 지질 합성과 분비에 미치는 linoleic acid(LA, 18 : 2 n-6) 및 우혈청알부민 (bovine serum albumin: BSA) 첨가 농도의 영향에 대하여 검토하였다. 간세포는 DMEM배지(기본 배지)에 0.2 mM LA을 첨가한 배지 및 LA와 BSA(0.2-1.0%)를 첨가한 배지(LA+BSA 배지)에서 배양하였다. 각 지질의 동위원소 표적에는 $[^{14}C]acetate$를 이용하여 6시간 배양후의 지질합성과 분비를 측정하였다. 그 결과, 기본 배지중에 LA의 첨가는 콜레스테롤의 $[^{14}C]acetate$ 표적량을 저하 시켰다. 한편, LA배지에 BSA의 첨가에 의해, 총 콜레스테롤의 $[^{14}C]acetate$ 표적량은 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. LA+BSA 배지에서 간세포의 총 콜레스테롤 변동은 유리형 콜레스테롤에의 표적량 증가에 기인하는 것으로 나타났다. LA배지에 BSA를 첨가 하였을때 콜레스테롤 분비가 증가 하였는데, 이는 지질의 분비과정에 BSA가 관여하는 것을 시사하는 것이다. 간세포내 총 지질에의 $[^{14}C]acetate$ 표적량은 각 군간의 유의치는 인정되지 않았다. 그러나, LA 배지에의 BSA 첨가는 $[^{14}C]acetate$표식 지방산의 중성지질 획분에의 표적량은 증가하고, 인지질 획분에 표적량은 감소하여, 양지질의 합성에는 상반되는 결과를 나타내었다. $[^{14}C]acetate$ 표적 중성지질, 인지질 및 유리지방산의 분비는 LA배지에 비교해 LA+BSA 배지에서 현저하게 증가하였다. 이상의 결과에서, 사람 간배양 세포에서 LA와 BSA는 각각 지질대사에 다른 영향을 미치고, BSA 농도는 리포단백질 분비에 영향을 미치는 것으로 시사된다.