• 한국동물번식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물번식학회 2001년도 발생공학 국제심포지움 및 학술대회 발표자료집
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• pp.47-47
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• 2001

One of the problems associated with in vitro culture of primordial germ cells (PGCs) is the large loss of cells during the initial period of culture. This study characterized the initial loss and determined the effectiveness of two classes of apoptosis inhibitors, protease inhibitors and antioxidants, on the ability of porcine PGCs to survive in culture. Results from electron microscopic analysis and in situ DNA fragmentation assay indicated that porcine PGCs rapidly undergo apoptosis when placed in culture. Additionally,？ 2-macroglobulin, a protease inhibitor and cytokine carrier, and N-acetylcysteine, an antioxidant, increased the survival of PGCs in vitro. While other protease inhibitors tested did not affect survival of PGCs, all antioxidants tested improved survival of PGCs (p〈0.05). Further results indicated that the beneficial effect of the antioxidants was critical only during the initial period of culture. Finally, it was determined that in short-term culture, in the absence of feeder layers, antioxidants could partially replace the effect(s) of growth factors and reduce apoptosis. Collectively, these results indicate that the addition of ？2-macroglobulin and antioxidants can increase the number of PGCs in vitro by suppressing apoptosis.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.143-148
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• 2013

Spermatogenesis is initiated from spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) that has an ability of self-renewal and unipotency to generate differentiating germ cells. The objective of this study is to develop the simple method for derivation of SSCs using non-sorting of both spermatogonia and feeder cells. Simply uncapsulated mouse testes were treated with enzymes followed by surgical mincing, and single cells were cultured in stempro-$34^{TM}$ cell culture media at $37^{\circ}C$. After 5 days of culture, aciniform of SSC colony was observed, and showed a strong alkaline phosphatase activity. Molecular characterization of mouse SSCs showed that most of the mouse SSC markers such as integrin ${\alpha}6$ and ${\beta}1$, CD9 and Stra8. In addition, pluripotency embryonic stem cell (ESC) marker Oct4 were expressed, however Sox2 expression was lowered. Interestingly, expression of SSC markers such as Vasa, Dazl and PLZF were stronger than mouse ESC (mESC). This data suggest that generated mouse SSCs (mSSCs) in this study has at least similar biomarkers expression to mESC and mSSCs derived from other study. Immunocytochemistry using whole mSSC colony also confirmed that mSSCs generated from this study expressed SSC specific biomarkers such as c-kit, Thy1, Vasa and Dazl. In conclusion, mSSCs from 5 days old mouse testes were successfully established without sorting of spermatogonia, and this cells expressed both mESC and SSC specific biomarkers. This simple derivation method for mSSCs may facilitate the study of spermatogenesis.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.93-99
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• 2005

Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) derived from the inner cell mass of blastocysts have the ability to renew themselves and to differentiate into cell types of all lineage. The present study was carried out to investigate whether the Wnt signaling pathway is related to maintaining self-renewal of hESCs. Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 (GSK-3) inhibitor, BIO ((2'Z,3'E)-6-Bromoindirubin-3'-oxime) was treated to Miz-hES1 line for activation of Wnt signaling pathway. BIO-nontreated hESCs (control) and BID-treated hESCs were cultured for 5 days in the modified feeder-free system. During the culture of hESCs, differences were observed in the colony morphology between 2 groups. Controls were spread outwards whereas BIO-nontreated hESCs were clumped in the center and the differentiated cells were spreading outwards in the edges. The results of stem cell specific marker staining indicated that control were differentiated in large part whereas BIO-treated hESCs maintain self-renewal in the center of the colony. The results of lineage marker staining suggested that outer cells of the hESC colony were differentiated to the neuronal progenitor cells in both control and BIO-treated hESC. These results indicate that Wnt signaling is related to self-renewal in hESCs. In addition, control group showed higher composition of apoptotic cells $(23.76\%)$ than the BID-treated group $(5.59\%)$. These results indicate that BIO is effective on antapoptosis of hESCs.

• International Journal of Stem Cells
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.95-103
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• 2022

Background and Objectives: In recent years, brain organoid technologies have been the most innovative advance in neural differentiation research. In line with this, we optimized a method to establish cerebral organoids from feeder-free cultured human pluripotent stem cells. In this study, we focused on the consistent and robust production of cerebral organoids comprising neural progenitor cells and neurons. We propose an optimal protocol for cerebral organoid generation that is applicable to both human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells. Methods and Results: We investigated formation of neuroepithelium, neural tube, and neural folding by observing the morphology of embryoid bodies at each stage during the cerebral organoid differentiation process. Furthermore, we characterized the cerebral organoids via immunocytochemical staining of sectioned organoid samples, which were prepared using a Cryostat and Vibratome. Finally, we established a routine method to generate early cerebral organoids comprising a cortical layer and a neural progenitor zone. Conclusions: We developed an optimized methodology for the generation of cerebral organoids using hESCs and hiPSCs. Using this protocol, consistent and efficient cerebral organoids could be obtained from hiPSCs as well as hESCs. Further, the morphology of brain organoids could be analyzed through 2D monitoring via immunostaining and tissue sectioning, or through 3D monitoring by whole tissue staining after clarification.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.46-53
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• 2005

Human embryonic stem (hES) cells, unlike most cells derived from adult or fetal human tissues, represent a potentially unlimited source of various cell types for basic clinical research. To meet the increased demand for characterized hES cell lines, we established and characterized nine new lines obtained from frozen-thawed pronucleus-stage embryos. In addition, we improved the derivation efficiency from inner cell masses (to 47.4%) and optimized culture conditions for undifferentiated hES cells. After these cell lines had been maintained for over a year in vitro, they were characterized comprehensively for expression of markers of undifferentiated hES cells, karyotype, and in vitro/in vivo differentiation capacity. All of the cell lines were pluripotent, and one cell line was trisomic for chromosome 3. Improved culture techniques for hES cells should make them a good source for diverse applications in regenerative medicine, but further investigation is needed of their basic biology.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.23-29
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• 1995

발아된 벼(Oryza sativa L. cv. Nakdong)의 하배 축에서 callus를 유도하고, 현탁배양한 세포에서 원 형질체를 분리하여 MS 배지에서 재분화를 수행하였다. Callus는 하배축으로부터 $2.5mg/{\ell}2$,4-0를 첨가한 LS 배지에서 최고 65%의 치상효율로 유도되었으며, 형태척으로 선별 가능한 embryogenic callus 는 $2mg/{\ell}2$,4-D, O.2mgj P kinetin과 $0.1mg/{\ell} GA_3$ 가 첨가된 AA, 배지에서 현탁배양하였다. 4개월 이상 현탁배양한 세포로부터 분리한 원형질체는 voltage를 400V jern와 Imsec 통안 electropora­tion했을 때 $2.5mg/{\ell}2$,4-D, $0.1mg/{\ell}$kinetin과 lOmM proline이 첨가된 PCM 배지에서 1.1%의 치 상효율을 보였다. 형성된 microcalli는 LS2.5 배지 에 치상된 feeder cell에 $0.2\mu\textrm{m}$membrane filter를 얹은 위에 옮겨 암소에서 2주 동안 배양한 후, $30{\pm}/3{\mu}E$.m^{-2}S^{-1}의 형광하에서 2주 통안 배양했을 때 2mm 직경의 노란색 callus를 형성하였다. 형성된 callus를 재분화 배지에 치상하였을 때, 녹점 green spot)에서 shoot 형성과정을 거쳐 완전한 식물체로 분화되었으며 재분화율은 1l~33%였다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.227-234
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• 1998

쥐와포자충의 운동에 관여하는 구조에 대하여 다른 구충류에서와 마찬가지로 알려진 바가 없다. 이 연구에서는 쥐와포자충에서 microfilament와 그 결합단백질의 분포를 관찰하여 이 기생충의 운동기전에 대한 이해를 돕고자 하였다. Actin의 분포를 보기 위해 두 종류의 actin, 즉 닭 골격근과 평활근의 actin에 대한 항체를 사용하였고, tropomyosin의 관찰을 위해서는 닭 골격근의 tropomyosin에 대한 항체를 이용하여 면역황금표지법으로 관찰하였다. 관찰된 모든 발육단계의 쥐와포자충이 actin과 tropomyosin을 가지고 있었는데 두 종류의 actin은 서로 다른 부위에서 관찰되었다. 즉, 골격근에 대한 항체는 주로 세포질과 세포막 구조에 표지되었고, 평활근에 대한 항체는 feeder organelle과 숙주세포 사이의 섬유질 구조 (filamentous cytoplasm)에 주로 표지되어 서로 다른 actin이 상이하게 분포하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 분포 위치로 미루어 볼 때 골격근형 actin은 기생충의 세포질 내 여러 가지 현상에, 평활근형 actin은 쥐와포자충과 숙주세포 부착을 유지시키는데 주요 역할을 할 것으로 생각된다. Tropomyosin은 쥐와포자충 모든 발육단계에서 관찰되었는데 세포막에 주로 분포하였고 세포질 내의 소공포 (vacuole) 막 주위 및 핵 주위에서도 관찰되었다. Tropomyosin은 쥐와포자충의 발육단계가 변함에 따라 끊임없이 분포를 달리하는 것으로 생각되며 특히 막구조에 다수 분포하므로 항원으로서 숙주세포를 자극할 가능성이 있는 것으로 보인다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.221-228
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• 2014

Despite that porcine spermatogonial stem cells (pSSCs) have been regarded as a practical tool for preserving eternally genetic backgrounds derived from pigs with high performance in the economic traits or phenotypes of specific human diseases, there were no reports about precise definition of niche conditions promoting proliferation and maintenance of pSSCs. Accordingly, we tried to determine niche conditions supporting proliferation and maintenance of undifferentiated pSSCs for short-term. For these, undifferentiated pSSCs were progressively cultured in different composition of culture medium, seeding density of pSSCs, type of feeder cells and concentration of growth factors, and then total number of and alkaline phosphatase (AP) activity of pSSCs were investigated at post-6 day culture. As the results, the culture of $4{\times}10^5$ pSSCs on mitotically in activated $2{\times}10^5$ STO cells in the mouse embryonic stem cell culture medium (mESCCM) supplemented with 30 ng/ml glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) was identified as the best niche condition supporting effectively the short-term maintenance of undifferentiated pSSCs. Moreover, the optimized short-term culture system will be a basis for developing long-term culture system of pSSCs in the following researches.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.306-316
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• 1997

약배양을 통해 유도된 벼의 품종 Zhonghua 8의 종자로부터 배발생 캘러스를 유기한 캘러스로부터 현탁배양을 실시하였다. 원형질체 분리 는 이러한 현탁배양된 캘러스를 사용하였으며, 일반적으로, 오래되고 미세한 현탁배양세포를 사용했을 때 어린 현탁배양세포보다 원형질체 나출율이 증가되었다. 원형질체는 feeder cell 없이 agarose embedding 방법에 의해 0.5 mg $l^{01}$ 2,4-D, 1.0mg $l^{-1}$ NAA와 0.5 mg $l^{-1}$zeatin이 첨가된 KPR 배지에서 배양하였을 때 세포분열이 일어났으며 microcalli가 형성되었다. 원형질체의 plating 효율은 0.20~0.54% 범위로 나타났으며, 원형질체로부터 유도된 microcalli는 식물체 재분화를 위해 2.0 mg $l^{-1}$ kinetin과 0.5 mg $l^{-1}$ NAA가 첨가된 MS 배지에 옮겨 주었다 실물체 재분화 빈도는 현탁배양의 line에 따라 2~l2%였다. 원형질체로부터 재분화된 식물체들은 온실에서 종자를 맺었다었다

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.209-215
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• 2004

Objective: Embryonic stem (ES) cells could be differentiated into the specific cell types by alternation of culture condition and modification of gene expression. This study was performed to evaluate the differentiation protocol for mouse and human ES cells to insulin secreting cells. Methods: Undifferentiated mouse (JH-I) and human (Miz-hESI) ES cells were cultured on STO feeder layer, and embryoid bodies (EBs) were formed by suspension culture. For the differentiation, EBs were cultured by sequential system with three stage protocol. The differentiating ES cells were collected and marker gene expressions were analyzed by seIni-quantitative RT-PCR in each stage. Amount of secreted insulin levels in culture media of human ES cells were measured by human insulin specific RIA kit. Results: During the differentiation process of human ES cells, GATA-4, a-fetoprotein, glucose transporter-2 and Ngn-3 expression were increased whereas OctA was decreased progressively. Insulin and albuInin mRNAs were expressed from stage IT in mouse ES cells and from stage III in human ES cells. We detected 3.0~7.9 IlU/rnl secretion of insulin from differentiated human ES cells by in vitro culture for 36 days. Conclusion: The sequential culture system could induce the differentiation of mouse and human ES cells into insulin secreting cells. This is the fIrst report of differentiation of human ES cells into insulin secreting cells by in vitro culture with serum and insulin free medium.