• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.353-356
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• 2005

The effect of silkworm hemolymph on the expression of recombinant protein in Escherichia coli was investigated. The addition of silkworm hemolymph to the culture medium in­creased the production of recombinant $\beta$-galactosidase in E. coli. The production was dependent on the concentration of the added silkworm hemolymph, which increased 2-, 5-, and 8-fold in media supplemented with 1, 3, and $5\%$ silkworm hemolymph, respectively. To identify the effective component, the silkworm hemolymph was fractionated by gel filtration column chromatography. A fraction, with a molecular weight of about 30 K was identified as the effective component.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.853-857
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• 2001

The effect of silkworm hemolymph on the inhibition of baculovirus-induced insect cell apoptosis was quantitatively investigated using a flow cytometric analysis. Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) cell and Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrous virus (AcNPV) were used as a model for insect cell and baculovirus in this study, respectively. Compared with a mammalian cell cycle, the fraction of G1 cells was relatively small in the Sf9 cell cycle. Silkworm hemolymph did not affect the Sf9 cell-cycle distribution before the baculovirus infection. However, the fraction of cells which are not in the sub-G1 phase remained at a high level for 3 days after the infection in the medium without silkworm hemolymph, while it remained at a high level for 7 days after the infection in the medium supplemented with silkworm hemolymph. The fractions of apoptotic cells in the sub-G1 phase were $4.7\%$, and 4 days after infection, $22.7\%$, in the media with and without silkworm hemolymph, respectively.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.7-10
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• 2014

This study was designed to evaluate the protective effect of silkworm hemolymph against ${\gamma}-irradiation$ induced damage in the liver of mice. Female Balb/C mice (6 weeks old) were exposed to ${\gamma}-irradiation$ (6 Gy) and administered orally to silkworm hemolymph ($5ml\;kg^{-1}$ BW) for 7 days post-irradiation. The body weight, spleen index, plasma aspartate transaminase (AST), plasma alanine transaminase (ALT), and liver malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were determined. Compared with irradiated control mice, the activity of plasma AST and the level of MDA were significantly decreased in mice treated silkworm hemolymph. These results show that silkworm hemolymph is found to have a protective effect against ${\gamma}-irradiation$ induced damage in mice.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 추계학술발표대회 및 bio-venture fair
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• pp.151-154
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• 2000

배큘로바이러스와 actinomycin D에 의해 유도되는 곤충세포 apoptosis의 누에체액에 의한 저해 효과에 대해 연구하였다. 감염 전 또는 감염 중, 배양 배지에 누에체액을 첨가함으로써 배큘로바이러스에 의해 감염된 숙주 세포의 생존율을 높은 수준으로 유지시켜 주었다. 누에체액은 또한, RNA 합성 저해제인 actinomycin D에 의해 유도된 apoptosis 역시 저해시켰다. 이러한 효과들은 TUNEL assay와 flow cytometry로 확인하였다. 추가적으로, 누에체액은 감염 후 세포 내 유전자의 발현에는 영향을 미치지 않으나 바이러스 유전자의 발현을 증진시킴을 알 수 있었다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.87-90
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• 1998

Hemolymph is oxidized and darkens visibly during the collection from silkworm due to the activity of tyrosinase in it. Toxic quinones are produced by the oxidation and consequently inhibit the cell growth. Heat treatment can be used to prevent the oxidation ; however, the oxidation may occur during the collection of hemolymph before it is heat-treated. It makes the hemolymph collection difficult especially on a large-scale preparation. Hemolymphs collected from 257 different strains of silkworms were examined to select the slowly oxidized hemolymphs. Hemolymphs collected from mutant strains such as Lemone, TBO, Cre, Y4, and wEb showed relatively slow color changes. Oxidation rates of the hemolymphs were measured by the absorbance change using a spectrophotometer. The hemolymph of wEb showed the slowest oxidation. The absorbance of this mutant hemolymph reached the saturation value at 20$^{\circ}C$ in 450 min, whereas the total oxidation time of the wild-type (Baekokjam) hemolymph at the same temperature was 120 min. We tested if this mutant hemolymph is useful as a medium supplement for insect cell culture. Cell growth rate and final cell concentration in the medium supplemented with the wEb hemolymph were almost same as those in the medium supplemented with the wild-type hemolymph. Hemolymph is collected on a small scale by clipping the abdominal leg; however, this method is not appropriate fro large scale preparation. Centrifugation after chopping the silkworm hemolymph by a blending mixer is a more appropriate procedure for large scale collection. Slowly oxidized wEb hemolymph resulted in higher cell concentration than the wild-type hemolymph when hemolymph was collected by the large scale preparation method.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.189-194
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• 2002

Silkworm diseases are major constraint in silk cocoon production. Among silkworm diseases, white muscar-dine is highly contagious and most common in winter and rainy seasons. It is suggested that hemocytes involve in defense against invasion of Beauveria bassi-ana and systemic fungicide/chemicals prevent the proliferation of fungi in the hemolymph or preventing the growth of the fungi in the body cavity through enhancing the hemocyte mediated defense response. In the present study the influence of systemic fungicide on hematological changes in silkworms infected with Beauveria bassiana was reported. It is observed that the total hemocyte counts increased in the hemolymph up to 5 days post inoculation in systemic fungicide treated batches while in the inoculated control the increase was up to 3 days indicating the positive hemocyte mediated response in silkworm treated with systemic fungicide. After 2 days in the inoculated control as the multiplication and growth of mycelia increased, defense capacity of the silkworm was decreased. The biochemical changes were also observed in the hemolymph of silkworm infected with B. bassiana. In silkworm infected with Beauveria bassi-ana, the total protein content increased whereas total carbohydrate and total lipids decreased as the infection progresses. In the case of systemic fungicide treated batches the increase in total protein content was comparatively higher and decrease in total carbohydrate and lipids were comparatively lower than the inoculated control.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.181-185
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• 1995

국내 분리주의 BmNPV를 이용한 전이벡터 pBm-KSK1에 외래 유전자로서 E. coli $\beta$-galactosidase 유전자를 클로닝하여 제작한 재조합 바이러스 BmK1-lacZ의 발현 증대를 위해 재조합 바이러스 감염세포주에 누에 체액의 첨가에 따른 발현효율을 조사하였다. 재조합 바이러스의 배양세포주에서 외래 유전자 발현에 대한 누에 체액의 첨가 효과는 FBS가 2% 또는 5% 일때 누에 체액 2%의 소량 첨가만으로도 누에체액이 첨가되지 않았을 때에 비해 약 2배 이상 높은 발현량을 확인하였으며, 그 보다 FBS가 전혀 첨가되지 않고 단지 누에 체액 2% 첨가만으로도 FBS 첨가시와 마찬가지의 높은 발현량을 보여 누에 체액에 의한 FBS의 대체 효과를 나타내었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.227-229
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• 1999

Animal cell culture media are usually supplemented with fetal bovine serum (FBS); however, the use of FBS presents certain problems including high cost. By using an adaptation process and the addition of silkworm hemolymph, the FBS concentration can be reduced without causing a significant decrease in cell growth.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.117-121
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• 2004

Soluble proteins of silkworm hemolymph were investigated by means of isoelectric focusing (IEF). The protein spectra during ontogenesis of races and inter-races hybrids kept in Bulgaria was studied. A total of 51 protein bands in the hemolymph from fourth larval instar to imago were ascertained. Stage specific expression was established. The specific expression of some protein bands in the individual spectra manifest phenotype of gene determinate polymorphism (HP F, HP J, HP K, HP L, HP Q - in the zone with pH gradient 3.5-6.2 and HP K, HP L, HP N, HP P, HP T - in the zone with pH gradient 9.5 - 6.2). Breed specific expression was observed. On the basis of the obtained results, it was established that the investigated breeds are heterogeneous and the isoelectric focusing method is successful when specifying the inner-race and inter-race polymorphism in silkworm.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.207-210
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• 2013

본 연구는 누에 숙잠 혈림프의 멜라닌 생성 억제 효과에 대해 알아보기 위해 수행되었다. 실샘을 제거한 누에 숙잠에서 혈림프를 정제하였고, 이의 항산화, 멜라닌 생성 억제, 티로시나아제 활성 억제 효과 여부를 실험한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 숙잠의 실샘을 제거한 후, 나머지 누에조직을 분쇄하여 원심분리 후 여과하였던 기존의 방식에서 연속식 원심분리로 정제 방법을 개선한 결과, 수율은 53% 증가하였고 정제기간은 5일 단축되었다. 2. 누에 숙잠 혈림프의 DPPH 자유라디칼 소거능을 측정한 결과 비타민 C 보다는 효과가 떨어졌지만 세리신 단일 물질보다 높은 효과를 나타내었다. 3. 숙잠 혈림프 단백질을 음이온 교환 크로마토그래피로 분리하여 활성산소 억제 효과를 측정한 결과, 70 kDa과 30 kDa 단백질이 모두 포함되어 있는 혈림프 단백질(상등액)이 대조군보다 2배, 70 kDa 단백질이 30 kDa 단백질에 비해 약 1.7배 활성산소 억제 효과를 나타냄을 확인하였다. 4. 누에 숙잠 혈림프의 멜라닌 생성 억제 효과는 미백화장품 소재로 널리 사용되는 상백피와 알부틴보다 각각 9.15%, 11.56% 더 우수함을 확인하였다(혈림프 1% 농도 기준). 5. 티로시나아제 활성 억제 효과는 대조인 상백피보다 누에 숙잠 혈림프의 티로시나아제 활성 억제 효과가 우수하였으나 단일 물질인 알부틴보다는 억제 효과가 떨어지는 결과를 나타내었다. 하지만 정제 혈림프 농도 $450{\mu}g/m{\ell}$에서는 90%에 이르는 티로시나아제 활성 억제 효과를 확인하였다.