Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science (한국약용작물학회지)

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The Effect of Polysaccharide from Angelica Gigas Nakai on Controlling the Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells

  • Park, Young-S. (O. Z. Tech, Hitech Venture Town) ;
  • Lee, Jae-E. (O. Z. Tech, Hitech Venture Town) ;
  • Lee, Seo-H. (School of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Lee, Hyeon-Y. (School of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Kangwon National University)
  • Published : 2002.11.30
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Abstract

It was found that the purified extract from A. gigas Nakai (polysaccharide, M.W., 25 kD) controled differentiating human ES cells. Its optimal supplementation concentration was decided as 0.8 $({\mu}g/ml)$ to efficiently control the differentiation. It also enhanced the cell growth, compared to the control. However, most widely used and commercially available differentiating agent, Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) negatively affected on the cell growth even though it controls the differentiation of ES cells, down to 40-50 % based on morphological observation and telomerase activity. It was presumed that the extract first affected on cell membrane and resulted in controlling signal system, then amplify gene expression of telomere, which enhanced the telomerase activity up to three times compared to the control. LIF only increased the enzyme activity up to two times. It was confirmed that the extract from A. gigas Nakai could be used for substituting currently used differentiation controlling agent, LIF from animal resources as a cheap plant resource and not affecting the cell growth. It can broaden the application of the plants not only to functional foods and their substitutes but also to fine chemicals and most cutting-edge biopharmaceutical medicine.

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