난관상피세포와 그 배양액에서 분비된 고분자 분획이 소정자의 수정능력에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보고자 실시한 실험에서 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 난관상피세포배양액으로부터 MW 5 kDa cut-off bucket을 사용하여 탈염 및 농축을 실시, 단백질/고분자분획을 회수하고 이를 체외수정용 배양액에 첨가하고 난관상피세포 monolayer와 공배양을 통해 체외수정을 실시한 결과 고분자분획첨가 및 난관상피세포 공배양(OM+OEC)군이 고분자분획첨가

Prolactin (PRL) surge in cycling rats at proestrous afternoon has previously been reported as an inducer of apoptotic cell death of luteal cells. This death-inducing action of PRL seeins unusual, because PRL can he categorized as a cell-survival factor, if other known physiological functions of PRL are taken into account. In this study, the apoptotic action of PRL was assessed in cultured cells prepared from rat luteal tissue and underlying molecular /cellular mechanism of PRL-induced luteolysis was analyzed. The latest crop of corpora lutea (CLs) were enucleated from rat ovaries at 18:00 h on the proestrous day before the next ovulation. Donor rats were pretreated with CB154, a dopamine agonist, in order to he exempted from the endogenous PRL surge. The harvested GLs were dispersed and cultured with or without PRL (2g /ml) for 24 or 48 h. An addition of PRL to the culture medium changed the parameters indicative of cell death via apoptosis: a decrease in cell viability (MTT) and an increase in chromatin condensation. Most of the DNA breakdown in nuclei induced by PRL occurred in steroidogenic cells which were identified by 3-HSD activity staining, and the number of 3-HSD-positivecells were significantly decreased. Interestingly, most of the cells with an apoptotic nucleus adhered to one or more intact and seemingly non-steroidogenic cells. Because the expression of Fas has heen shown to be abundant in murine ovary, and Fas is known to have an exact physiological role in occurrence of apoptotic cell death, the membrane form-Fas ligand (rnFasL) was quantified in the cell lysate. An addition of PRL increased expression of mFasL. Moreover, an addition of concanavalin A (ConA), a T-cell specific activator, in place of PRL, enhanced the apoptotic parameters. Cumulatively, the apoptotic PRL action was addressed to cells unknown than steroidogenic lute~ cells. The most prohable candidate for the direct target cells is Tcells in the luteal tissue that can express mFasL in response to PRL.

The studies were carried out to investigate the effects of co-culture with cumulus cells and oviduct epithelial cells on the in vitro fertilization and cleavage rate of bovine follicular cocytes and to determine the optimum thawing temperature and equilibration time on in vitro developmental rate of frozen bovine embryos. The ovaries were obtained from slaughtered Korean native cows. The follicular oocytes were cultured in TGM-199 medium containing 10 IU /ml의 PM SG, 10 IU /ml의 hCG, ip g/ml의 -estradiol and 10% FCS for 24~48 hrs in incubator with 5% in air at 38.5. The bovine embryos following dehydration by cryoprotective agents and a various concentration of sucrose were directly plunged into liquld nitrogen and thawed in 3 water. Survival rate was defined as developmental rate on in vitro culture or FDA-test. The results are sunanarized as followes :1. The in vitro fertilization and in vitro developmental rates of bovine oocytes co-cultured with cumulus cells in TCM499 medium were 75.0~76.8% and 17.3~27.6%, respect-ively. And in-vitro fertilization rates of cumulus-enclosed oocytes(55.4%)were significantly(p<0.05) higher than cumulus-denuded oocytes (23.1%). 2. The in vitro fertilization and in vitro developmental rates of bovine oocytes co-cultured with l l04cells /ml, 1 x l06cells /ml, lx l08cells /ml and 1 x l015cells /ml oviduct epithelial cells in TCM-199 medium were 74.5~77.8% and 15.7~21.20 respectively.3. The in-vitro fertilization and in vitro developmental rates of bovine oocytes cocultured in '1CM-199 media containing PMSG, hCG, PMSG+hCG. PMSG+-estradiol, hCG+-estradiol 0 to 40 hrs after insemination were 74.0~77.4% and l8.9~23.l%, re-spectiv ely.4.The survival rates of bovine embryos thawed after rapid freezing in the freezing medium containing a various concentration of sucrose added 1.5M and 2.OM glycerol,DMSO and propanediol were 23.5~31.4% and 20.6~34.l%, respectively. 5. The temperature thawed at 3 after rapid freezing of bovine embryos resulted in a significantly higher embryos survival rate than did at 2 and 35.6. The equilibration time on the survival rates of bovine embryos was attained after short period of time(2.5~5 min.) in the freezing medium higher than long period of time (10~20min.). (Key words : bovine embryos, co-culture, freezing, in vitro development)

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of co-culture for the development rate to morula /blastocyst stages of early porcine embryos, derived from oocytes matured and fertilized in vitro, with porcine endometrial cell monolayers(PEM) in the two different media, respectively. The rates of embryos developed to 2-, 4-, 8~16-cell and morula /blastocyst stage were 49.6, 40.5, 28.2 and 15.3% in Ham's F-10 with PEM, and 55.3, 45.9, 32.7, and 17.6% in TCM-HEPES with PEM, respectively. The above development rates to morula /blastocyst stages were significantly higher than those of the embryos cultured in the Ham's F-10 and TGM-HEPES without PEM(P<0.05). The in vitro development rates to the morula /blastocyst stage of 1-cell embryos cultured in Ham's F-10 and TCM-HEPES without PEM were 0~1.2%. Especially, most of embryos were observed to arrest the development beyond 4-cell stages. As shown in the above results, the co-culture of in vitro produced porcine embryos with PEM in the two different media enhanced the development of fertilized eggs to morula /blastocyst stages in vitro. However, we didn't find out any differences for the in vitro development to morula /blastocyst stages between Ham's F-10 and TcM-HEPES media.

레드 클로-버의 액체배양세포로부터 내산성 세포선발에 대한 몇가지 요인들의 영향을 규명하기 위한 실험으로 부터 다음과 같은 결과들을 얻었다. 액체배양세포의 유도에는 auxin원으로 2,4-D 2 mg/l와 cytokinin으로 BAP 0.5 mg/l를 혼합처리한 것이 가장 좋았으며, 여러가지 기본배지중 PC배지가 액체배양세포의 유도에 가장 효과적이었다. 내산성 세포를 선발하기 위하여 EMS를 여러가지 농도에서 4시간 처리했을 때, 가장 효율적인 EMS농도

These experiments were carried out to determine the effect of cell stage in embryo bisection on the sub-Sequent in vitro and in vivo development in mouse. The embryos of ICR mouse were microsurgicaily bisected at 2-cell, 4-cell, 8-cell, morula and blastocyst stage using a microsurgical blade attached a micromanipulator. These demi-embryos without zona pellucida were cultured up to blastocyst stage and transferred to pseudopregnant mice, and the development of these demi-embryos was compared with the results of intact embryos of the corresponding cell stage. The successful rate of mouse embryo bisection at 4-cell stage (59.0%) was significantly (p <0.05) lower than those at 8-cell (75.6%), 2ce11 (80.7%) or morula stage (84.8%), and highest at blastocyst stage (95.7%). When the bisected embryos without any damage from microsurgery were cultured in vitro up to blastocyst,the in vitro de'velopment of demi-embroys bisected at morula to blastocyst was 91.6 to 95.3%, which was similar to the culture result of intact embryos of corresponding stage. However, the in vitro development of demi-em-bryos bisected at 2- to 8-cell stage was signiflcantiy (p <0.05) lower.The post-transfer implantation rate of demi-embryos developed in vitro to eu-blastocyst were 19.6 and 25.4% in demi-embryos bisected at morula and blastocyst stage,respectively and not significantly (P <0.05)different from the result of intact embryos of the same stage. However, the implantation rates of demi-embryos bisected at 2- or 8-cell stage were significantly (P <0.05) lower than the result from the intact embryos of the corresponding stage.

Rhizobium의 Nitrogenase 생성요인(生成要因)과 감염기작(感染機作)을 구명(究明)하고 배양세포(培養細胞)와 Rhizobia의 혼합배양(混合培養)에서 질양고정계(窒養固定係)를 확립(確立)하기 위(爲)하여 황금(黃金), 남천(南川), D68-0099등(等) 세 품종(品種)을 조직배양(組織培養)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. Callus 형성능(形成能)은 배(胚)와 유근(幼根)에서는 양호(良好)하나 배축(胚軸)에서는 전혀 없었으며 2mg/ 2,4-D, 4mg/ NAA에서 가장 양호(良好)하고 2,4-D/Kinetin 조합농도(組合濃度)에서는 0.2mg(2,4-D)/과 0.05mg(Kinetin)/에서 가장 이상적(理想的)이었다. 배양세포(培養細胞)의 성장(成長)에는 2,4-D 2mg/와 2,4-D (0.2mg/)/Kinetin(0.05mg/)일 때가 가장 양호(良好)하며 R. japonicum 019, 011을 접종(接種)하였을때 배양세포(培養細胞)의 성장(成長)은 상당히 둔화되었다. 단일(單一) 아미노산은 배양세포(培養細胞)의 성장(成長)을 저해(沮害) 하였는데 황금(黃金)의 경우 Methionine, Leucine에서 저해(沮害)가 가장 컷으며 다른 아미노산의 첨가(添加)로 저해작용(沮害作用)이 상당히 회복되었다. 부정근(不定根)의 생성(生成)은 2,4-D 2.0mg/에서나 0.2mg/ 2, 4-D/0.05mg/ Kinetin에서 양호(良好)하였다. 배양세포(培養細胞)-Rhizobium의 친화(親和)에 의(依)한 질소고정력(窒素固定力)은 25개(個) 사용(使用) 균주중(菌株中)에서 황금(黃金)에서는 10개(個) 균주(菌株), 남천(南川)에서는 7개(個) 균주(菌株)에서 나타났으며 D68-0099에서는 전혀 나타나지 않았으며 황금(黃金)의 경우(境遇) 85-HG-1 019, 007, 남천(南川)에서는 007, 119등(等)이 높은 활성(活性)을 나타내었다.

Background : Even though Kalopanax septemlobus has been used as a traditional crude drug and a dietary health supplement, the wild or cultivated sources of this plant are not economically feasible. Methods and Results : In this study, a cell suspension culture of K. septemlobus using friable calli was established to make source sustainable. A cell suspension culture of K. septemlobus was incubated during 15th day and reached the maximum capacity of saponin production after day 6 (0.42㎍/㎎ of fresh weight). To investigate the effect of elicitors on the product yield of saponins in the K. septemlobus suspension culture, we treated methyl-jasmonic acid and coronatine (COR), which are known as signal molecules. COR positively regulates the total saponin production in the cell suspension of K. septemlobus at a concentration of 1 μM compared with the mock-treated control. Furthermore, the expression of beta-amyrin synthase (KsbAS) was induced by elicitation of COR. Consequently, oleanane-type triterpene saponins, oleanolic acid (2.369 ± 0.98 ㎍/㎎ of extract) were accumulated by only COR. Conclusion : From the above results, COR is an efficient elicitor for inducing saponin biosynthesis in a K. septemlobus suspension culture. Gene expression pattern and analysing precursor of triterpenoid saponin indicate that major target gene of COR in K. septemlobus suspension culture is KsbAS.

미세조류를 activated sludge와 co-culture시켜 N, P 처리효율을 향상시키는 시도가 활발하다. 이에 따라 co-cultrue 상태에서 미세조류의 활성을 평가하기 위한 method가 필요한데, 과거 대부분의 연구에서는 인공폐수성상을 제조 후, organic carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus 제거량을 통한 미세조류의 활성을 평가하였다. 그러나 위 방법으로는 미세조류의 활성도를 정확하게 정량적으로 측정하여 평가하기에는 한계가 있었다. 위문제점을 해결하기 위해 flow cytometry를 이용하여 미세조류와 activated sludge의 co-culture sample을 제조하여 cell counting 및 미세조류의 활성도를 정량적으로 평가 가능한 protocol을 개발하고자 했다. Flow cytometry 란 장치 내에 존재하는 가느다란 관에서 고속으로 흐르는 세포에 레이저 광을 조사하여 각각의 cell에서 발생되는 반사, 산란광을 순간적으로 측정하여 cell을 선별, 수집하는 기능을 갖는 장치를 말한다. 대부분의 cell live, dead 활성도 평가 논문이 flow cytometry로 측정한 data가 활발히 이용되고 있다. 미세조류와 activated sludge cell의 가장 큰 차이점은 cell 내에 chlorophyll 의 포함 여부이며, 위 차이점을 이용하여 flow cytometry를 이용해 cell을 구별했다. Chlorophyll에 630nm 이상의 빛을 조사하게 되면 excited state가 되고, excited electron이 낮은 전위로 이동할 때 fluorescence를 방출한다. 이를 flow cytometry의 fluorescence detector가 인지하여 상대적으로 낮은 fluorescence를 가지는 activated sludge와 높은 fluorescence를 가지는 미세조류를 구분하고, cell membrane이 손상된 dead cell 만을 염색하는 SYTOX Green 염색시약을 sample에 주입하여 live, dead cell을 구별하고 활성도를 평가하는 것이 가능함을 확인하였다.

The suitable feeder cell layer is important for culture of embryonic stem (ES) cells. In this study, we investigated the effect of two kinds of the feeder cell, MEF cells and STO cells, layer to mouse ES (mES) cell culture for maintenance of stemness. We compare the colony formations, alkaline phosphatase (AP) activities, expression of pluripotency marker genes and proteins of D3 cell colonies cultured on MEF feeder cell layer (D3/MEF) or STO cell layers (D3/STO) compared to feeder free condition (D3/–) as a control group. Although there were no differences to colony formations and AP activities, interestingly, the transcripts level of pluripotency marker genes, Pou5f1 and Nanog were highly expressed in D3/MEF (79 and 93) than D3/STO (61and 77) or D3/– (65 and 81). Also, pluripotency marker proteins, NANOG and SOX-2, were more synthesized in D3/MEF (72.8±7.69 and 81.2±3.56) than D3/STO (32.0±4.30 and 56.0±4.90) or D3/– (55.0±4.64 and 62.0±6.20). These results suggest that MEF feeder cell layer is more suitable to mES cell culture. Key words : Mouse embryonic stem cell, Feeder cell, Pluripotency marker, MEF feeder cell

Highly homogeneous and functional stem cell-derived hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs) are considered a promising option in the treatment of liver disease and the development of effective in vitro toxicity screening tool. However, the purity of cells and expression and/or activity of drug metabolizing enzymes in stem cell-derived HLCs are usually too low to be useful for clinical or in vitro applications. Here, we describe a highly optimized differentiation protocol, which produces more than 90% albumin-positive HLCs with no purification process. In addition, we show that hepatic enzyme gene expressions and activities were significantly improved by generating three-dimensional (3D) spheroidal aggregate of HLCs. The 3D differentiation method increased expressions of nuclear receptors that regulate the proper expression of key hepatic enzymes. Furthermore, a significantly increased hepatic functions such as albumin and urea secretion were observed in 3D hepatic spheroids and HLCs in the spheroid exhibited morphological and ultrastructural features of normal hepatocytes. Importantly, we show that repeated exposures to xenobiotics facilitated the functional maturation of HLC, as confirmed by increased expression of genes for drug metabolizing enzymes and transcription factors. In conclusion, the 3D culture system with repeated exposures to xenobiotics may be a new strategy for enhancing hepatic maturation of stem cell-derived HLCs as a cell source for in vitro high-throughput hepatotoxicity models.