Human growth hormone (hGH), one of the most important hormones in medicine, is secreted from anterior pituitary gland. Its broad physiological function includes body growth, cell regeneration, increasement of muscle volume, bone density, body fat reduction, and so on. Due to the wide range of therapeutic effects, the hGH produced from E. coli has been commercialized already. In this study, we asked whether it is possible to produce recombinant hGH efficiently from various cultured mammalian cells. To meet this purpose, we chose a retrovirus vector system for transfer and expression of the hGH gene in various mammalian cells. Analyses of RT-PCR, ELISA, and Western blot to determine expression of the hGH gene showed the highest production of the hGH was determined from chicken embronic fibroblast (CEF) cells with the concentration of 8.58 μg/ml. The biological activity of the hGH was similar to the commercially available counterpart. These results suggest that mass production of hGH is possible not only in the E. coli but also in the various mammalian cells.

hFSH is a glycoprotein secreted from anterior pituitary and consists of α and β subunits. Because of its major biological functions including sperm formation in the male and for follicular growth, FSH is used to cure woman's sterility. In this study we tried to produce recombinant hFSH in vitro using a retrovirus expression vector. Two major components of the vector we constructed are: (ⅰ) a DNA fragment containing α and β genes fused by a DNA sequence coding carboxyl terminal peptide (CTP) of human chorionic gonadotropin, (ⅱ) a DNA fragment corresponding woodchuck hepatitis virus posttranscriptional regulatory element (WPRE). Evaluation of expression profile of the recombinant FSH using reverse transcription PCR and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Among three cell lines tested, HeLa cells were the best for hFSH expression (5,395 mIU/ml), then followed by chicken embryonic fibroblast (CEF) cells and Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells in the order of hFSH production. In addition to the amount, the FSH produced from HeLa cells was highest in terms of biological activity which was determined by measuring cAMP.

미국자리공 및 겨자무의 잎추출물을 이용하여 기내배지상에서 몇가지 작물들과의 allelopathy를 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 미국자리공 잎의 methanol 추출물의 농도가 증가함에 따라 공시한 모든 작물의 발아율, 근장, 배축장, 초장, 생체중, 건물중, 유묘의 활력이 급격하게 감소하였다. 2. 미국자리공의 autoallelopathy는 고농도(50u l 및 100u l) 첨가시에 나타나기 시작하였으며, 생체중과 건물중은 농도가 증가함에 따라 현저히 감소하였다. 3. 겨자무 잎의 methanol 추출물은 공시한 모든 작물의 초기생장량을 유제시키는 효과는 보였으나, 미국자리공의 잎추출물의 효과보다는 높았다. 4. 겨자무 뿌리의 methanol 추출물 처리는 밀, 미국자리공의 배축장을 농도 증가에 따라 감소시켰으나, 나머지 작물은 증가시켰다. 또한 초장도 밀, 고추, 미국자리공에서는 추출물의 농도가 증가할수록 감소하였으나 그 외의 작물에서는 약간 증가하였다. 5. 미국자리공의 methanol 추출물로부터 재출물한 4종의 분획물 중 ethyl acetate 분획물이 발아율 및 초기생육을 가장 크게 감소시켰다. 6. Ethyl acetate 분획물은 다른 분획물보다 벼, 보리, 배추의 엽록소 함량을 감소시켰다. 7. Ethyl acetate 분획물 100u l l 첨가시에 배추의 유리 proline의 함량은 31.2배 증가하였으며, 추출물농도가 증가할수록 proline 함량이 증가하였다.