• KSBB Journal
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.86-91
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• 2013

To date, various strategies have been studied to increase specific productivity in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell cultures. Also, albumin-fusion platform is being applied to other important bioactive peptides with short half-lives. Here, we investigated the effects of silkworm gland hydrolysate (SGH) on the production of albumin-erythropoietin (Alb-EPO) in transgenic CHO cells. The viable cell density of CHO cells was increased by 13% in the medium containing 1 mg/mL SGH higher than in the control medium without SGH. In addition, the production of Alb-EPO was also 1.26- fold enhanced by reducing the early apoptosis of CHO cells. In conclusion, SGH could be used as a useful supplement for the enhancement of recombinant protein production.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.196-201
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• 2013

Silkworm-derived silk materials which contain 45 to 55% protein (18 amino acids, including 8 essential amino acids) have free radical-scavenging activities. In the present study, we investigated the whitening and anti-aging effects of silkworm gland under various conditions with B16F1 melanoma cells and human dermal fibroblasts. To evaluate the toxicity of soluble gland hydrolysate (SGH), mouse-derived B16F1 melanoma cells were treated with 0.2~5 mg/mL, cytotoxicity was not observed at all concentrations. The tyrosinase and elastase activities were significantly decreased as dosage levels of SGH increased. In addition, cell death was decreased by treated with SGH and antioxidative activity was the most effective in the SGH treatment. These findings suggest that SGH may be used as a potential functional biomaterial in having the skin whitening effect and anti-aging activity by inhibition of tyrosinase and elastase activities.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 인체에 유해한 용매를 사용하지 않고 누에 실샘으로부터 가수분해물을 제조하는 새로운 공정을 개발하였다. 제조된 누에 실샘 가수분해물의 특성 분석을 통해 누에고치 유래 세리신 가수분해물(CSH)과 구성 성분 및 물성이 상이함을 확인하였다. 또한 1 mg/ml 수용성 누에 실샘 가수분해물(SSGH)을 첨가한 경우 10% FBS를 첨가한 대조군과 동등한 세포 증식효과가 있음을 증명하였다. 결론적으로 누에 실샘 가수분해물은 혈청을 대체할 수 있는 우수한 소재임을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서 개발한 제조방법을 통해 생산된 누에 실샘 가수분해물은 향후 화장품 및 의료용 소재로 그 응용범위를 확대할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.