Recombinant interferon-gamma secreted by CHO-320 cells cultivated in suspension in protein-free media is protected against extracellular proteolysis by the expression of natural protease inhibitors and by the addition of plant protein hydrolysates to the culture medium

Author(s):  
Johann Mols ◽  
Chantal Peeters-Joris ◽  
Ruddy Wattiez ◽  
Spiros Agathos ◽  
Yves-Jacques SCHNEIDER
2004 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Ballez ◽  
J. Mols ◽  
C. Burteau ◽  
S. N. Agathos ◽  
Y. J. Schneider

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 587 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. George ◽  
D. Kerschen ◽  
A. Van Nuffel ◽  
J. F. Rees ◽  
I. Donnay

The aim of the present study was to improve the sanitary quality of in vitro-produced bovine embryos by using plant protein hydrolysates (plant peptones) as substitutes for animal proteins. Peptones were compared with bovine serum albumin (BSA) as the protein source in synthetic oviduct fluid medium and the quality of the resulting embryos was determined. Two batches of peptones (wheat and cotton) were selected on the basis of their anti-oxidant properties. When added to the culture medium, both peptones (at 0.56 mg mL–1 for cotton peptone and at 0.18 mg mL–1 for wheat peptone) led to similar developmental and hatching rates compared with 4 mg mL–1 BSA and embryos were equally resistant to freezing and able to elongate after transfer. Surprisingly, a significant decrease in reduced glutathione (GSH) content was observed when embryos were produced with plant peptone instead of BSA. Supplementation of the culture medium with precursors of GSH (cysteine and β-mercaptoethanol) significantly increased the GSH content. A shift of the sex ratio towards male embryos was seen for Day 8 embryos cultured with wheat peptone, whereas no shift was observed for embryos cultured in the presence of BSA or polyvinylpyrrolidone. In conclusion, culture with plant peptones enables embryos to be obtained at a similar rate and of similar quality to that seen following the use of BSA. The use of the plant peptones increased the sanitary quality of the embryos and decreased the cost of embryo production.


2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 243-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bok-Hwan Chun ◽  
Yong Kwon Lee ◽  
Won-Gi Bang ◽  
Namhyun Chung

Author(s):  
Jordan L. Mitchell ◽  
Anna Raper ◽  
Danièlle A. Gunn-Moore ◽  
Jayne C. Hope

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