Conditioned medium has now gained increasing interest since the development of secretome-based therapy. Various types of cells have been studied as a source of the secretome. One of them is neural progenitor cells (NPCs). These are cells that capable of differentiating into neurons as well as glial cells. Indeed, the study on NPCs has risen in the last few decades, but the study on the differentiated cells has not clearly described. The most common procedures that widely used to get the conditioned medium is starvation. However, cell starvation may cause environmental stress and become an apoptotic trigger for the cells. In this study, we analyzed the effect of starvation on differentiated cells from E17 rat neural progenitor cells (NPCs) based on cells characteristics and secretome profile. We found that starvation decreased cells viability and affected the heterogeneity of the cell population. Astrocytes survived more under nutrient deprivation conditions, and the progenitor cells showed a higher tendency to differentiate to glial cells than neurons. Duration of starvation also influenced the secretome profile, alterations found in protein types and also their function in the biological process. During 24 hours of starvation, cells secreted proteins that were used to maintain cell growth, stimulate differentiation, and produce energy, but there were also proteins that identified and involved in autophagy activation. After 48 hours of starvation, astrocytes that became the dominant cells secreted proteins that try to keep protecting the remaining neurons.

Background Conditioned medium is the medium obtained from certain cultured cells and contained secretome from the cells. The secretome, which can be in the form of growth factors, cytokines, exosomes, or other proteins secreted by the cells, can induce the differentiation of cells that still have pluripotent or multipotent properties. Objectives This study examined the effects of conditioned medium derived from E17 rat brain cells on cells with pluripotent properties. Methods The conditioned medium used in this study originated from E17 rat brain cells. The CM was used to induce the differentiation of primary colonies of mice blastocysts. Primary colonies were stained with alkaline phosphatase to analyze the pluripotency. The morphological changes in the colonies were examined, and the colonies were stained with GFAP and Neu-N markers on days two and seven after adding the conditioned medium. Results The conditioned medium could differentiate the primary colony, beginning with the formation of embryoid-body-like structure; round GFAP positive cells were identified. Finally, neuron-like cells testing positive for Neu-N were observed on the seventh day after adding the conditioned medium. Conclusions Conditioned medium from different species, in this case, E17 rat brain cells, induced and promoted the differentiation of the primary colony from mice blastocysts into neuron-like cells. The addition of CM mediated neurite growth in the differentiation process.

Abstract. Budiariati V, Susmiati T, Waroh S, Putri RCA, Widayanti R. 2021. Genetic diversity of indigenous catfish from Indonesia based on mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit II gene. Biodiversitas 22: 593-600. Catfish is one of the most demanding fish in Indonesia and served in a variety of traditional culinary. Due to their identical morphology and close relation between species in the order of Siluriformes, it is quite tricky to distinguish the species. This can be a threat to develop catfish production in Indonesia since there is a wide variety of catfish species in this mega biodiversity country. The study aimed to analyze the genetic diversity of Indonesian indigenous catfish especially those known as Baung fish by local people based on COII gene. The study also aimed to determine the phylogenetic relationship between the samples and compare them with the GenBank data. A total of 24 samples used in this study from 8 different rivers from 3 different islands and two samples were collected from coastal areas. The study results showed that there is genetic diversity of the Indonesian indigenous catfish based on COII gene. The sequences among 24 samples showed that from 691 nucleotides of COII gene, there were very subtle nucleotides differences of samples that originated from Bojonegoro, Magelang, and samples collected from Baru Beach, Yogyakarta. Based on COII amino acid sequences, 6 polymorphic amino acid sites were on-site number 64, 115, 123, 129, 144, and 165. The samples encoded LLB1 and LPB1 from Baru Beach, Yogyakarta, showed highest different amino acids in the six sites. Samples from the river of Central Java, Sumatra, and Kalimantan belonged to Bagridae family and consist of two different species Hemibagrus sp. and Mystus sp while samples from East Java belonged to Pangasiidae family. The Samples from coastal belonged to Ariidae family.

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Interspecies embryo transfer is a seldom-used method to increase the successful conservation of endangered species. The study aimed to determine the potential development of interspecies reconstructed embryos. The present study used two animal models, Campbell hamsters (Phodopus campbelli) and mice (Mus musculus). The isolated inner cell mass (ICM) of hamster embryos were injected into the mice embryos. The embryos were transferred to the pseudopregnant mice using non-surgery embryos transfer methods. The fetuses were collected at day 13.5 of gestation for morphometric measurement and cytochrome b (Cyt b) analysis which used to determine the species of obtained fetuses. The results showed that the viability, pregnancy rate, and embryonic implantation ability of the interpecies reconstructed embryos did not differ significantly (p>0.05) compared to non-reconstructed embryos. Morphometric measurement showed that the crown-rump (CR) and the weight of fetuses in the reconstructed group were significantly higher than non-reconstructed group (p<0.05). According to Cytb analysis, the species of obtained fetuses were mice, while the population of hamster cells were found only in the blighted ovum (resorption). Therefore, it can be concluded that interspecies reconstructed embryos are able to implant. However, the population of mice cells are only found to develop.

Parthenogenesis is an artificial oocytes activation process without paternal contribution. Blastocyst, derived from parthenogenesis, is one of potential source for pluripotent stem cell propagation. Unfortunately, previous studies reported that parthenogenetic embryo did not achieve exhilarating blastocyst rate. One of the component that predicted inhibit parthenogenetic embryo development is phosphate. Therefore, we try to modify culture medium in order to overcome that problem. The aim of this research was to produce and analyze the characteristics of parthenogenetic blastocyst developed in phosphate-free medium. Mouse oocytes obtained from adult female DDY by superovulation. The activator was strontium chloride 10 mM and diploidization with cytochalasin B 5 μg/ml. Medium for activation and culture medium were modified rat 1 cell embryo medium (MR1ECM) which is phosphate free. The results showed that parthenotes that were cultured in phosphate free medium reached higher blastocyst rate compared to the other groups. The increase of phosphate in culture medium lead to impaired parthenogenetic embryos development. Further experiment was made to analyze the differences between fertilized and parthenogenetic embryo in this medium. The experiment showed that diploid parthenogenetic could achieve high blastocyst rate (30.9±1.3%). The quality of diploid parthenogenetic blastocyst, based on cells number, viability, and ICM ratio, was lower than fertilized blastocyst.

The problem faced during the new normal period of the Covid-19 pandemic for students is to restore interest in learning that has been done at home. Additional efforts are needed to reduce these concerns, such as mentoring for learning outside of school. Community service in the form of learning assistance is carried out with the aim of providing new experiences, information, and knowledge outside of learning at school. The schools participating in the service activities are schools from Cluster VI Tuksono Village, Sentolo, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta. This activity involves student assistants from the Anatomy Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada with assistance for a certain period. Implementation of online activities providing materials and discussions that have been adapted to the competencies needed in schools. The material given is an introduction to vertebrates macroscopically and microscopically. Students will be divided into several classes and each has an assistant and a co-lecturer. The activity takes place from September to November 2021. The results of the questionnaire show that this learning assistance activity is very interesting (60%) and very useful (69%) for students and teachers in their schools.  Keywords: Animal, Biology Anatomy; Elementary school; Learning; Online   ABSTRAK  Permasalahan yang dihadapi pada masa normal baru pandemi Covid-19 bagi peserta didik adalah mengembalikan minat belajar yang selama ini dilakukan di rumah. Usaha untuk mengurangi keprihatinan tersebut diperlukan seperti pendampingan belajar luar sekolah. Pengabdian kepada masyarakat berupa pendampingan pembelajaran dilaksanakan dengan tujuan memberikan pengalaman, informasi, dan pengetahuan baru di luar pembelajaran di sekolah. Sekolah yang berpartisipasi dalam kegiatan pengabdian adalah sekolah-sekolah dari Gugus VI Desa Tuksono, Sentolo, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta. Kegiatan ini melibatkan asisten mahasiswa Departemen Anatomi Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan Universitas Gadjah Mada dengan pendampingan selama periode tertentu. Pelaksanaan kegiatan daring pemberian materi dan diskusi yang sudah disesuaikan dengan kompetensi yang dibutuhkan di sekolah. Materi yang diberikan berupa pengenalan vertebrata secara makroskopik dan mikroskopik. Peserta didik akan dibagi menjadi beberapa kelas dan masing-masing memiliki satu asisten dan dosen pendamping. Kegiatan berlangsung dari bulan September sampai November 2021. Hasil kuisioner menunjukkan kegiatan pendampingan pembelajaran ini sangat menarik (60%) dan sangat bermanfaat (69%) bagi para peserta didik dan guru di sekolahnya. Kata kunci: Anatomi Biologi; Daring; Hewan; Pembelajaran; Sekolah Dasar