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Price R, Salavati B, Graff-Guerrero A, Blumberger DM, Mulsant BH, Daskalakis ZJ, Rajji TK. Effects of antipsychotic D2 antagonists on long-term potentiation in animals and implications for human studies. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2014; 54:83-91. [PMID: 24819820 PMCID: PMC4138225 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2014] [Revised: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In people with schizophrenia, cognitive abilities - including memory - are strongly associated with functional outcome. Long-term potentiation (LTP) is a form of neuroplasticity that is believed to be the physiological basis for memory. It has been postulated that antipsychotic medication can impair long-term potentiation and cognition by altering dopaminergic transmission. Thus, a systematic review was performed in order to assess the relationship between antipsychotics and D2 antagonists on long-term potentiation. The majority of studies on LTP and antipsychotics have found that acute administration of antipsychotics was associated with impairments in LTP in wild-type animals. In contrast, chronic administration and acute antipsychotics in animal models of schizophrenia were not. Typical and atypical antipsychotics and other D2 antagonists behaved similarly, with the exception of clozapine and olanzapine. Clozapine caused potentiation independent of tetanization, while olanzapine facilitated tetanus-induced potentiation. These studies are limited in their ability to model the effects of antipsychotics in patients with schizophrenia as they were largely performed in wild-type animals as opposed to humans with schizophrenia, and assessed after acute rather than chronic treatment. Further studies using patients with schizophrenia receiving chronic antipsychotic treatment are needed to better understand the effects of these medications in this population.
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- Rae Price
- Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto,Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto
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- Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto,Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto
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- Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto,Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto,Geriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto,Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto
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- Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto,Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto,Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto,Geriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto,Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto
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- Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto,Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto,Geriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto,Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto
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- Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto,Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto,Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto,Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto
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- Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto,Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto,Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto,Geriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto,Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto,Corresponding author: 80 Workman Way, Room 6312, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6J 1H4. Phone: +1 416 535 8501 x 33661. Fax: +1 416 583 1307.
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de Jong Y, Verbeek M, Michelsen V, Bjørn PDP, Los W, Steeman F, Bailly N, Basire C, Chylarecki P, Stloukal E, Hagedorn G, Wetzel FT, Glöckler F, Kroupa A, Korb G, Hoffmann A, Häuser C, Kohlbecker A, Müller A, Güntsch A, Stoev P, Penev L. Fauna Europaea - all European animal species on the web. Biodivers Data J 2014:e4034. [PMID: 25349527 PMCID: PMC4206781 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.2.e4034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Fauna Europaea is Europe's main zoological taxonomic index, making the scientific names and distributions of all living, currently known, multicellular, European land and freshwater animals species integrally available in one authoritative database. Fauna Europaea covers about 260,000 taxon names, including 145,000 accepted (sub)species, assembled by a large network of (>400) leading specialists, using advanced electronic tools for data collations with data quality assured through sophisticated validation routines. Fauna Europaea started in 2000 as an EC funded FP5 project and provides a unique taxonomic reference for many user-groups such as scientists, governments, industries, nature conservation communities and educational programs. Fauna Europaea was formally accepted as an INSPIRE standard for Europe, as part of the European Taxonomic Backbone established in PESI. Fauna Europaea provides a public web portal at faunaeur.org with links to other key biodiversity services, is installed as a taxonomic backbone in wide range of biodiversity services and actively contributes to biodiversity informatics innovations in various initiatives and EC programs.
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- Yde de Jong
- University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland ; University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Science, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Zoology, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
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- Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
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- Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
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- Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
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- Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
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- Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
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- Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany
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- National Museum of Natural History and Pensoft Publishers, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biodiversity & Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Pensoft Publishers, Sofia, Bulgaria ; Pensoft Publishers, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Christakis I, Georgiou P, Minnion J, Constantinides V, Cuenco J, Scott R, Tan T, Palazzo F, Murphy K, Bloom S. Learning curve of vessel cannulation in rats using cumulative sum analysis. J Surg Res 2014; 193:69-76. [PMID: 25082745 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.06.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Revised: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intravascular access routes are widely used for administering agents or taking blood samples in rodents. Vessel cannulation in rats is a technically challenging procedure with a risk for significant complications. The use of cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis allows continuous monitoring of the performer's outcomes to evaluate the learning curve for a particular procedure. The aim of the present study was to assess a researcher's learning curve in the cannulation of the jugular and femoral vein in rats using CUSUM analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS A single researcher performed two hundred microsurgical operations between September 2012 and September 2013. The animals (male Wistar rats) were anesthetized with isoflurane whereas the right jugular vein and the left femoral vein were catheterized. Prospective data were collected and analyzed using CUSUM analysis. For the purposes of the study, the rat population was divided in four groups based on the order of studies; group 1 represents the first 50 animals cannulated, group 2 the next batch of 50 animals, and so forth. RESULTS The operating times required for cannulation of the jugular vein for groups 1, 2, 3, and 4 were 24.6 ± 4.8, 15.9 ± 2.5, 15.2 ± 3.2, and 15.7 ± 3.3 min, respectively. Group 1's operating time was significantly longer than all the other groups (P < 0.001 compared with all other groups). The operating times for groups 2, 3, and 4 did not differ significantly (P > 0.05). The cannulation of the femoral vein required a mean of 32 ± 5.3 min for group 1, 24.9 ± 5.7 min for group 2, 18.4 ± 4 min for group 3, and 17.2 ± 3.4 min for group 4. The operating time of group 1 was significantly longer when compared with all groups (P < 0.001 for all groups). Group 2 also had a longer operating time than groups 3 and 4 (P < 0.001 compared with both groups). Groups 3 and 4 did not show any statistical significant difference when their operating time was compared (P > 0.05). CUSUM analysis suggested that the number of cases required to achieve the required experience to most effectively cannulate the jugular and femoral vein is approximately 50 and 100 cases, respectively. The adverse effects of the procedure included two unexpected deaths, both of which occurred in group 1 (0.5% in total). CONCLUSIONS The authors' experience regarding the learning curve of the cannulation of the femoral and jugular vein in rats from 200 animals operated over a period of 1 y for the evaluation of the pharmacokinetic properties of drug candidates suggests significant experience is required to optimize the operating time required for the procedure.
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- Ioannis Christakis
- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Campus, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
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Cai EZ, Ang CH, Raju A, Tan KB, Hing EC, Loo Y, Wong YC, Lee H, Lim J, Moochhala SM, Hauser CA, Lim TC. Creation of consistent burn wounds: a rat model. Arch Plast Surg. 2014;41:317-324. [PMID: 25075351 PMCID: PMC4113688 DOI: 10.5999/aps.2014.41.4.317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2014] [Revised: 07/07/2014] [Accepted: 07/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Burn infliction techniques are poorly described in rat models. An accurate study can only be achieved with wounds that are uniform in size and depth. We describe a simple reproducible method for creating consistent burn wounds in rats. Methods Ten male Sprague-Dawley rats were anesthetized and dorsum shaved. A 100 g cylindrical stainless-steel rod (1 cm diameter) was heated to 100℃ in boiling water. Temperature was monitored using a thermocouple. We performed two consecutive toe-pinch tests on different limbs to assess the depth of sedation. Burn infliction was limited to the loin. The skin was pulled upwards, away from the underlying viscera, creating a flat surface. The rod rested on its own weight for 5, 10, and 20 seconds at three different sites on each rat. Wounds were evaluated for size, morphology and depth. Results Average wound size was 0.9957 cm2 (standard deviation [SD] 0.1845) (n=30). Wounds created with duration of 5 seconds were pale, with an indistinct margin of erythema. Wounds of 10 and 20 seconds were well-defined, uniformly brown with a rim of erythema. Average depths of tissue damage were 1.30 mm (SD 0.424), 2.35 mm (SD 0.071), and 2.60 mm (SD 0.283) for duration of 5, 10, 20 seconds respectively. Burn duration of 5 seconds resulted in full-thickness damage. Burn duration of 10 seconds and 20 seconds resulted in full-thickness damage, involving subjacent skeletal muscle. Conclusions This is a simple reproducible method for creating burn wounds consistent in size and depth in a rat burn model.
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Yang DK, Nakagawa K, Ito N, Kim HH, Hyun BH, Nah JJ, Sugiyama M, Song JY. A single immunization with recombinant rabies virus (ERAG3G) confers complete protection against rabies in mice. Clin Exp Vaccine Res 2014; 3:176-84. [PMID: 25003091 PMCID: PMC4083070 DOI: 10.7774/cevr.2014.3.2.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2013] [Revised: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Purpose New alternative bait rabies vaccines applicable to pet dogs and wild animals are needed to eradicate rabies in Korea. In this study, recombinant rabies virus, ERAG3G strain was constructed using reverse genetic system and the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of the ERAG3G strain was evaluated in mice and dogs. Materials and Methods Using the full-length genome mutated amino acid at position 333 of glycoprotein of rabies virus (RABV) and helper plasmids, the ERAG3G strain was rescued in BHK/T7-9 cells successfully. Mice were inoculated with the ERAG3G strain for safety and efficacy. Safety and immunogenicity of the dog inoculated with the ERAG3G strain (1 mL, 108.0 FAID50/mL) via intramuscular route was evaluated for 28 days after inoculation. Results The ERAG3G strain rescued by reverse genetic system was propagated well in the mouse neuroblastoma cells revealing titer of 108.5 FAID50/mL and was not pathogenic to 4- or 6-week-old mice that received by intramuscular or intracranical route. Immunization with the ERAG3G strain conferred complete protection from lethal RABV in mice. Dogs inoculated with the vaccine candidate via intramuscular route showed high neutralizing antibody titer ranging from 2.62 to 23.9 IU/mL at 28 days postinoculation. Conclusion Our findings suggest that the ERAG3G strain plays an important role in inducing protective efficacy in mice and causes to arise anti-rabies neutralizing antibody in dogs.
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- Dong-Kun Yang
- Viral Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, MAFRA, Anyang, Korea
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- The United Graduated School of Veterinary Science, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- The United Graduated School of Veterinary Science, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Viral Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, MAFRA, Anyang, Korea
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- Viral Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, MAFRA, Anyang, Korea
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- Viral Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, MAFRA, Anyang, Korea
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- The United Graduated School of Veterinary Science, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Viral Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, MAFRA, Anyang, Korea
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Fallah M, Kavand A, Yousefi Mashouf R. Infected hydatid cysts bacteria in slaughtered livestock and their effects on protoscoleces degeneration. Jundishapur J Microbiol 2014; 7:e10135. [PMID: 25371792 PMCID: PMC4217659 DOI: 10.5812/jjm.10135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2013] [Revised: 02/20/2013] [Accepted: 04/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: The protoscoleces of fertile hydatid cysts are considered as major risks in surgery and producing secondary cysts if rupture the cyst during operation and, cause infecting the dogs with adult worm if eaten by this animal. Bacterial infection of the hydatid fluid can lead to sterilization of the cyst. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the bacterial infection rate of livestock hydatid cysts in Hamedan, Iran, and test the isolated bacteria effects on viable protoscoleces, in vitro. Materials and Methods: A total of 5709 slaughtered livestock were inspected to detect the presence of hydatid cysts. The hydatid fluid of all cysts was cultured separately to isolate and identify the bacteria. The effect of isolated bacteria was tested on viable protoscoleces in culture tubes, in vitro. The culture tubes were observed and examined under a light microscope every two hours for 24 hours, and then, after 36 and 48 hours. Results: Infected cysts were found in 74% of animals in Hamedan (46% were calcified and the bacteria was isolated from 52%) and 62% in Borujerd. The isolated bacteria in the infected cysts were as follows: Escherichia coli, E. blattae, Klebsiella pnoumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Enterobacter aerogenes, coagulase-positive and coagulase-negative Staphylococci, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Edwardsiella tarda. The protoscoleces incubated with the isolated bacteria totally degenerated, but 55% of the protoscoleces in the control groups were intact and viable even after one week. Conclusions: This study indicated a high percentage of cysts bacterial infections in two provinces of Iran. The common isolated bacteria were E. coli and Klebsiella. The isolated bacteria degenerated the protoscoleces during short-time incubation, in vitro.
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- Mohammad Fallah
- Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, IR Iran
- Corresponding author: Mohammad Fallah, Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, IR Iran. Tel: +98-8112528058; +98-9181113650, Fax: +98-8112520203, E-mail:
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- Kowsar Hospital, Social Security Organization, Borujerd, IR Iran
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The growing popularity of relational approaches to agency amongst archaeologists has led to increased attention on the specific contexts of interaction between humans and their material worlds. Within such viewpoints, non-humans are perceived as agents in their own right and placed on an equal footing with humans, with both acting to generate social categories in past cultures. However, to date, the focus of these interpretative models has been overwhelmingly directed towards inanimate objects. Animals are generally absent from these discussions, despite their ubiquity in past societies and the frequently central roles they held within daily lives and social relations. Moreover, living animals are set apart from material culture because, like humans, they are usually aware of their environs and are capable of physically responding to them. This ability to 'act back' would have made human-animal interactions extremely dynamic and thus offers different conceptual challenges to archaeologists than when faced with objects. This paper demonstrates that the notion of performativity, combined with understanding of animals themselves, can help to comprehend these relations. It does so by focusing on one particular species, the domestic cat, in relation to Anglo-Saxon England. The characteristics and behaviour of these animals affected the ways in which humans perceived and interacted with them, so that just one individual cat could be categorised in a range of different ways. The classification of animals was thus just as fluid, if not more so, as that of objects and highlights the need to incorporate the former into reconstructions of the social in archaeological research.
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- Kristopher Poole
- Department of Archaeology, University of Nottingham, Humanities Building, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD UK
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Li Z, Hu J, Bao C, Li P, Qi X, Qin Y, Wang S, Tan Z, Zhu Y, Tang F, Zhou M. Seroprevalence of antibodies against SFTS virus infection in farmers and animals, Jiangsu, China. J Clin Virol 2014; 60:185-9. [PMID: 24793967 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2013] [Revised: 03/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a newly identified viral zoonosis caused by a phlebovirus. Most reported SFTS cases are farmers living in rural areas. The seroprevalence of SFTS virus in farmers has not been investigated. The current knowledge of SFTS virus seroprevalence in animals, especially in wild animals, is still poor. OBJECTIVES To investigate SFTS virus seroprevalence among farmers and a variety of animal species. STUDY DESIGN SFTS virus antibodies in sera were determined using a double-antigen sandwich ELISA. Serum samples were collected from 2547 farmers and 2741 animals in 6 SFTS-endemic counties from March 2012 to February 2013 in Jiangsu province. The farmer participants aged from 15 to 90 years. All of them were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. The animals sampled included 6 domesticated animal species and 2 wild animal species. RESULTS SFTSV antibodies were found in a total of 33 farmers (1.30%) and was more prevalent in males than in females (respectively 1.87% and 0.71%, P<0.01). The mean age of seropositive farmers was 56.5 years and seroprevalence increased gradually with age. Seroprevalence in animal species were: goats (66.8%), cattle (28.2%), dogs (7.4%), pigs (4.7%), chickens (1.2%), geese (1.7%), rodents (4.4%) and hedgehogs (2.7%). Multiple variable logistic regression analysis showed that grazing, grass mowing, raising cattle, age, farm work time and tick bites were risk factors for SFTS virus infection among farmers. CONCLUSIONS SFTSV readily infects humans with farming-related exposures as well as numerous domestic and wild animals. Serological results further suggest that the virus circulates widely in Jiangsu province.
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- Zhifeng Li
- Department of Acute Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- Clinical Laboratory, Jiangsu Province Hospital of TCM, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of TCM, 210000, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Acute Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009, China
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Taenia asiatica is a recently described species known to cause intestinal teniasis in humans and cysticercosis in animals. This species has close morphological resemblance to Taenia saginata and has a life cycle resembling Taenia solium, hence has been posing diagnostic dilemma and had been the reason for its comparatively late discovery. Recent diagnostic tools such as serological and molecular techniques have thrown light on its exact prevalence in the endemic countries. Hence introduction of utilization of these techniques in addition to the routine morphological analysis would be helpful in diagnosis of T. asiatica infections and early implementation of preventive measures.
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- Subhash Chandra Parija
- Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Gorimedu, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Gorimedu, Puducherry, India
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Piazza J, Landy JF, Goodwin GP. Cruel nature: Harmfulness as an important, overlooked dimension in judgments of moral standing. Cognition 2014; 131:108-24. [PMID: 24462925 DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2013.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 12/24/2013] [Accepted: 12/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Entities that possess moral standing can be wronged and deserve our moral consideration. Past perspectives on the folk psychology of moral standing have focused exclusively on the role of "patiency" (the capacity to experience pain or pleasure) and "agency" (usually defined and operationalized in terms of intelligence or cognitive ability). We contend that harmfulness (i.e., having a harmful vs. benevolent disposition) is an equally if not more important determinant of moral standing. We provide support for this hypothesis across four studies using non-human animals as targets. We show that the effect of harmfulness on attributions of moral standing is independent from patiency and intelligence (Studies 1-2), that this effect pertains specifically to an animal's harmful disposition rather than its capacity to act upon this disposition (Study 3), and that it primarily reflects a parochial concern for human welfare in particular (Study 4). Our findings highlight an important, overlooked dimension in the psychology of moral standing that has implications for real-world decisions that affect non-human animals. Our findings also help clarify the conditions under which people perceive patiency and agency as related versus truly independent dimensions.
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- Jared Piazza
- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, USA
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Yadav PD, Raut CG, Patil DY, D Majumdar T, Mourya DT. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Current Scenario in India. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 84:9-18. [PMID: 32226205 PMCID: PMC7100343 DOI: 10.1007/s40011-013-0197-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2012] [Revised: 05/06/2013] [Accepted: 05/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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India is considered as a hot spot for emerging infectious diseases. In the recent past many infectious diseases of emerging and re-emerging nature have entered this subcontinent and affected a large number of populations. A few examples are Nipah, Avian influenza, Pandemic influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus and Chikungunya virus. These diseases have not only affected human and animal health but also economy of the country on a very large scale. During December 2010, National Institute of Virology, Pune detected Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus specific IgG antibodies in livestock serum samples from Gujarat and Rajasthan states. Subsequently, during January 2011 Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus was confirmed in a nosocomial outbreak, in Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India. Retrospective investigation of suspected human samples confirmed that the virus was present in Gujarat state, earlier to this outbreak. This disease has a case fatality rate ranging from 5 to 80 %. Earlier presence of hemagglutination inhibition antibodies have been detected in animal sera from Jammu and Kashmir, the western border districts, southern regions and Maharashtra state of India. The evidences of virus activity and antibodies were observed during and after the outbreak in human beings, ticks and domestic animals (buffalo, cattle, goat and sheep) from Gujarat State of India. During the year 2012, this virus was again reported in human beings and animals. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all the four isolates of 2011, as well as the S segment from specimen of 2010 and 2012 were highly conserved and clustered together in the Asian/Middle East genotype IV. The S segment of South-Asia 2 type was closest to a Tajikistan strain TADJ/HU8966 of 1990. The present scenario in India suggests the need to look seriously into various important aspects of this zoonotic disease, which includes diagnosis, intervention, patient management, control of laboratory acquired and nosocomial infection, tick control, livestock survey and this, should be done in priority before it further spreads to other states. Being a high risk group pathogen, diagnosis is a major concern in India where only a few Biosafety level 3 laboratories exist and it needs to be addressed immediately before this disease becomes endemic in India.
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- Pragya D Yadav
- Maximum Containment Laboratory, Microbial Containment Complex, National Institute of Virology, 130/1 Sus Road, Pashan, Pune, 411021 Maharashtra India
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- Maximum Containment Laboratory, Microbial Containment Complex, National Institute of Virology, 130/1 Sus Road, Pashan, Pune, 411021 Maharashtra India
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- Maximum Containment Laboratory, Microbial Containment Complex, National Institute of Virology, 130/1 Sus Road, Pashan, Pune, 411021 Maharashtra India
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- Maximum Containment Laboratory, Microbial Containment Complex, National Institute of Virology, 130/1 Sus Road, Pashan, Pune, 411021 Maharashtra India
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- Maximum Containment Laboratory, Microbial Containment Complex, National Institute of Virology, 130/1 Sus Road, Pashan, Pune, 411021 Maharashtra India
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Song YJ, Park WJ, Park BJ, Lee JB, Park SY, Song CS, Lee NH, Seo KH, Kang YS, Choi IS. Hepatitis E virus infections in humans and animals. Clin Exp Vaccine Res 2013; 3:29-36. [PMID: 24427760 PMCID: PMC3890447 DOI: 10.7774/cevr.2014.3.1.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Revised: 09/20/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Hepatitis E has traditionally been considered an endemic disease of developing countries. It generally spreads through contaminated water. However, seroprevalence studies have shown that hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections are not uncommon in industrialized countries. In addition, the number of autochthonous hepatitis E cases in these countries is increasing. Most HEV infections in developed countries can be traced to the ingestion of contaminated raw or undercooked pork meat or sausages. Several animal species, including pigs, are known reservoirs of HEV that transmit the virus to humans. HEVs are now recognized as an emerging zoonotic agent. In this review, we describe the general characteristics of HEVs isolated from humans and animals, the risk factors for human HEV infection, and the current status of human vaccine development.
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- Young-Jo Song
- Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Technology, SMART Institute of Advanced Biomedical Science, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea. ; Veterinary Science Research Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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Liu Y, Webber S, Bowgen K, Schmaltz L, Bradley K, Halvarsson P, Abdelgadir M, Griesser M. Environmental factors influence both abundance and genetic diversity in a widespread bird species. Ecol Evol 2013; 3:4683-95. [PMID: 24363897 PMCID: PMC3867904 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2013] [Revised: 09/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Genetic diversity is one of the key evolutionary variables that correlate with population size, being of critical importance for population viability and the persistence of species. Genetic diversity can also have important ecological consequences within populations, and in turn, ecological factors may drive patterns of genetic diversity. However, the relationship between the genetic diversity of a population and how this interacts with ecological processes has so far only been investigated in a few studies. Here, we investigate the link between ecological factors, local population size, and allelic diversity, using a field study of a common bird species, the house sparrow (Passer domesticus). We studied sparrows outside the breeding season in a confined small valley dominated by dispersed farms and small-scale agriculture in southern France. Population surveys at 36 locations revealed that sparrows were more abundant in locations with high food availability. We then captured and genotyped 891 house sparrows at 10 microsatellite loci from a subset of these locations (N = 12). Population genetic analyses revealed weak genetic structure, where each locality represented a distinct substructure within the study area. We found that food availability was the main factor among others tested to influence the genetic structure between locations. These results suggest that ecological factors can have strong impacts on both population size per se and intrapopulation genetic variation even at a small scale. On a more general level, our data indicate that a patchy environment and low dispersal rate can result in fine-scale patterns of genetic diversity. Given the importance of genetic diversity for population viability, combining ecological and genetic data can help to identify factors limiting population size and determine the conservation potential of populations.
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- Yang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou, 510275, China ; Evolutionary Ecology Group and Computational and Molecular Population Genetics, Institute of Evolution and Ecology, University Bern Balzerstrasse 6, Bern, CH-3012, Switzerland
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- Centre for Ornithology, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, BT15 2TT, UK
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- School of Applied Sciences, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, UK
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- Animal Ecology Group, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen PO Box 11103, Groningen, 9700 CC, The Netherlands
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- Section of Animal Ecology, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University Uppsala, SE-75236, Sweden
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- Section of Animal Ecology, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University Uppsala, SE-75236, Sweden ; Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Hail Hail, PO 2440, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala, Sweden ; Anthropological Institute and Museum, University Zürich Zürich, 8057, Switzerland
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Ngui R, Mahdy MAK, Chua KH, Traub R, Lim YAL. Genetic characterization of the partial mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase c subunit I (cox 1) gene of the zoonotic parasitic nematode, Ancylostoma ceylanicum from humans, dogs and cats. Acta Trop 2013; 128:154-7. [PMID: 23774318 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2013] [Revised: 06/04/2013] [Accepted: 06/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Ancylostoma ceylanicum is the only zoonotic hookworm species that is able to produce patent infections in humans with the majority of cases reported in South East Asia. Over the past few years, there have been an increasing number of studies investigating the prevalence of this parasitic zoonosis using molecular diagnostic tools and a single genetic locus as marker for species identification. As there can be limitations in using a single genetic locus for epidemiological studies and genetic discrimination, the complementary use of a more variable locus will provide additional evidence to support the zoonotic exchange of hookworm species between humans and animals. In the present study, the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox 1) sequence of A. ceylanicum from positive human and animal fecal samples were determined and compared with published reference sequences. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that isolates of A. ceylanicum were divided into two clusters, one consisting 3 human isolates and the other comprising 19 isolates of human and animal origin from different geographical locations within Malaysia. The two groups of A. ceylanicum could be distinguished from one another through five fixed nucleotide differences at locations 891, 966, 1008, 1077 and 1083. The detection of genetically distinct groups and considerable level of genetic variation within the cox 1 sequence of A. ceylanicum might suggest potential haplotype-linked differences in zoonotic, epidemiological and pathobiological characteristics, a hypothesis that still needs further investigation.
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- Romano Ngui
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Ghodbane R, Drancourt M. Non-human sources of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2013; 93:589-95. [PMID: 24119770 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2013.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Revised: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a successful pathogen responsible for the vast majority of deadly tuberculosis cases in humans. It rests in a dormant form in contaminated people who constitute the reservoir with airborne interhuman transmission during pulmonary tuberculosis. M. tuberculosis is therefore regarded majoritary as a human pathogen. Here, we review the evidence for anthroponotic M. tuberculosis infection in non-human primates, other mammals and psittacines. Some infected animals may be sources for zoonotic tuberculosis caused by M. tuberculosis, with wild life trade and zoos being amplifying factors. Moreover, living animals and cadavers can scatter M. tuberculosis in the environment where it could survive for extended periods of time in soil where amoebae could play a role. Although marginal in the epidemiology of human tuberculosis, these data indicate that M. tuberculosis is not uniquely adapted to humans.
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- Ramzi Ghodbane
- Aix Marseille Université, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, 13005 Marseille, France
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Miraglia F, Matsuo M, Morais ZM, Dellagostin OA, Seixas FK, Freitas JC, Hartskeerl R, Moreno LZ, Costa BL, Souza GO, Vasconcellos SA, Moreno AM. Molecular characterization, serotyping, and antibiotic susceptibility profile of Leptospira interrogans serovar Copenhageni isolates from Brazil. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2013; 77:195-9. [PMID: 24054736 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Revised: 08/05/2013] [Accepted: 08/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Leptospira interrogans serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae is the major serogroup infecting humans worldwide, and rodents and dogs are the most significant transmission sources in urban environments. Knowledge of the prevalent serovars and their maintenance hosts is essential to understand the epidemiology of leptospirosis. In this study, 20 Leptospira isolates were evaluated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), variable number tandem-repeat analysis (VNTR), serotyping, and determination of antimicrobial resistance profile. Isolates, originated from bovine, canine, human, and rodent sources, were characterized by microscopic agglutination test with polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies and were identified as L. interrogans serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae serovar Copenhageni. MICs of antimicrobials often used in veterinary medicine were determined by broth microdilution test. Most of tested antibiotics were effective against isolates, including penicillin, ampicillin, and ceftiofur. Higher MIC variability was observed for fluoroquinolones and neomycin; all isolates were resistant to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and sulphadimethoxine. Isolates were genotyped by PFGE and VNTR; both techniques were unable to discriminate between serovars Copenhageni and Icterohaemorrhagiae, as expected. PFGE clustered all isolates in 1 pulsotype, indicating that these serovars can be transmitted between species and that bovine, rodent, and dogs can maintain them in the environment endangering the human population.
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Balamurugan V, Gangadhar NL, Mohandoss N, Thirumalesh SRA, Dhar M, Shome R, Krishnamoorthy P, Prabhudas K, Rahman H. Characterization of leptospira isolates from animals and humans: phylogenetic analysis identifies the prevalence of intermediate species in India. Springerplus 2013; 2:362. [PMID: 23961424 PMCID: PMC3736078 DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In this study, 191 culture isolates were recovered from suspected samples of animals and humans in Ellinghausen McCullough Johnson and Harris (EMJH) medium and assessed for its morphological features by dark field microscopy. Extracted DNA from individual culture was subjected to different PCR assays for identification and characterization of leptospira. Out of 99 positive leptospira cultures, 52 pathogenic leptospira isolates were characterized at species level by using partial RNA polymerase β-subunit (rpoB) gene sequences. Phylogenetic analysis of the nucleotide sequences revealed that 30, 8, and 14 isolates belong to L. borgpetersenii / L. interrogans, L. kirschneri, and Leptospira intermediate species, respectively. Based on analysis of 99 leptospira isolates, the prevalent Leptospira species were L. borgpetersenii or L. interrogans (30.30%), L. kirschneri (8%) and Leptospira intermediate species (14.14%) in animals and humans. To the best of authors knowledge, this is the first study to use rpoB gene nucleotide sequence based phylogenetic analysis to identify/detect Leptospira intermediate species (L. wolffii) in animals and humans in India. Hence, the prevalence of this species will surely emphasize the importance of consideration of Leptospira intermediate species and formulate a way for further studies especially in understanding the newly emerging Leptospira in animals and humans and to combat the problem associated with the disease conditions.
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- Vinayagamurthy Balamurugan
- Project Directorate on Animal Disease Monitoring and Surveillance (PD_ADMAS), Hebbal, HA Farm Post, Bengaluru, 560 024 Karnataka India
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Puño-Sarmiento J, Medeiros L, Chiconi C, Martins F, Pelayo J, Rocha S, Blanco J, Blanco M, Zanutto M, Kobayashi R, Nakazato G. Detection of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from dogs and cats in Brazil. Vet Microbiol 2013; 166:676-80. [PMID: 23932311 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2013] [Revised: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Escherichia coli are gut microbiota bacteria that can cause disease in some humans and other animals, including dogs and cats that humans often keep as pets. Diarrheagenic E. coli (DEC) strains are classified into six categories: enteropathogenic (EPEC), enterotoxigenic (ETEC), Shiga toxin-producing (STEC), enteroinvasive (EIEC), enteroaggregative (EAEC), and diffuse-adhering E. coli (DAEC). In this study 144 and 163 E. coli colonies were isolated from the fecal samples of 50 dogs and 50 cats, respectively, with and without diarrhea from a Veterinary Hospital (clinical isolates). The virulence factors were determined using multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction. Adherence assays, antibacterial susceptibility and serotyping (somatic or flagellar antigens) were performed on DEC isolates. We found 25 (17.4%) and 4 (2.5%) DEC strains isolated from dogs and cats, respectively. Only the EPEC and EAEC pathotypes were found in both animals. Meanwhile, genes from other pathotypes (STEC, EIEC, and ETEC) were not found in these clinical isolates. All of the DEC strains showed mannose-resistant adherence to HEp-2 and HeLa cells, and aggregative adherence was predominant in these isolates. Multiresistant strains to antimicrobials were found in most DEC strains including usual and unusual antimicrobials in veterinary practices. The serotypes of these DEC isolates were variable. The ONT serotype was predominant in these isolates. Some serotypes found in our study were described to human DEC. Here, we demonstrate that pets carry virulent DEC genes, which are mainly strains of EPECs and EAECs. The presence of these virulence factors in isolates from animals without diarrhea suggests that pets can act as a reservoir for human infection.
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- Juan Puño-Sarmiento
- Department of Microbiology, Center of Sciences Biological, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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Tual S, Clin B, Levêque-Morlais N, Raherison C, Baldi I, Lebailly P. Agricultural exposures and chronic bronchitis: findings from the AGRICAN (AGRIculture and CANcer) cohort. Ann Epidemiol 2013; 23:539-45. [PMID: 23886973 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2013] [Revised: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 06/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Livestock farming has been recognized as a risk factor for chronic bronchitis (CB). The role of crop farming, however, has been less studied. We sought to assess the role of a large range of farming activities on the risk of CB in the French agricultural cohort AGRICAN (AGRIculture and CANcer). METHODS Data on respiratory health and farming activities were collected by questionnaire from 2005 to 2007. Associations between farming activities and self-reported doctor's diagnosis of CB were estimated by a logistic regression adjusted for confounders. RESULTS CB was reported by 1207 farmers (8.4%). Two farming activities were associated with CB: cattle raising (odds ratio [OR] 1.24, 95% confidence interval 1.03-1.48), and potato production (OR 1.33, 95% confidence interval 1.13-1.57). Associations were more pronounced in small-scale cattle raising and in large-scale potato production, in particular among the longest exposed workers (≥20 years). Pesticide poisoning and exposure to pesticides in potato farmers were significantly associated with CB risk (OR 1.64 and OR 1.63, respectively). CONCLUSIONS This analysis suggests that other agricultural settings not previously reported, such as potato production, may be a risk factor for CB. The nature and circumstances of exposure to hazardous agents need to be further explored.
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Ahn SY, Yoo HS, Lee JH, Sung DK, Jung YJ, Sung SI, Lim KH, Chang YS, Lee JH, Kim KS, Park WS. Quantitative in vivo detection of brain cell death after hypoxia ischemia using the lipid peak at 1.3 ppm of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in neonatal rats. J Korean Med Sci 2013; 28:1071-6. [PMID: 23853492 PMCID: PMC3708080 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.7.1071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2012] [Accepted: 05/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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This study was performed to determine the accuracy of proton magnetic spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS) lipid peak as a noninvasive tool for quantitative in vivo detection of brain cell death. Seven day-old Sprague Dawley rats were subjected to 8% oxygen following a unilateral carotid artery ligation. For treatment, cycloheximide was given immediately after hypoxic ischemia (HI). Lipid peak was measured using (1)H-MRS at 24 hr after HI, and then brains were harvested for fluorocytometric analyses with annexin V/propidium iodide (PI) and fluorescent probe JC-1, and for adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) and lactate. Increased lipid peak at 1.3 ppm measured with (1)H-MRS, apoptotic and necrotic cells, and loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨ) at 24 hr after HI were significantly improved with cycloheximide treatment. Significantly reduced brain ATP and increased lactate levels observed at 24 hr after HI showed a tendency to improve without statistical significance with cycloheximide treatment. Lipid peak at 1.3 ppm showed significant positive correlation with both apoptotic and necrotic cells and loss of ΔΨ, and negative correlation with normal live cells. Lipid peak at 1.3 ppm measured by (1)H-MRS might be a sensitive and reliable diagnostic tool for quantitative in vivo detection of brain cell death after HI.
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- So Yoon Ahn
- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University College of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Haeundae Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Islam MA, Khatun MM, Werre SR, Sriranganathan N, Boyle SM. A review of Brucella seroprevalence among humans and animals in Bangladesh with special emphasis on epidemiology, risk factors and control opportunities. Vet Microbiol 2013; 166:317-26. [PMID: 23867082 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2013] [Revised: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 06/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Brucellosis is a neglected bacterial zoonotic disease in many countries affecting both humans and animals. The aim of this paper is to review published reports of the seroprevalence of brucellosis in humans and animals (cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats and dogs) in Bangladesh. The prevalence studies are based primarily on the following serological tests: rose bengal plate agglutination test (RBT), plate agglutination test (PAT), tube agglutination test (TAT), mercaptoethanol agglutination test (MET), standard tube agglutination test (STAT), slow agglutination test (SAT), milk ring test (MRT), indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (I-ELISA), competitive ELISA (C-ELISA) and fluorescent polarization assay (FPA). Seroprevalences of brucellosis were found to be affected by the sensitivity and specificity of serological tests employed. Brucellosis prevalence varied based on occupations of people (2.5-18.6%) and species of animals (3.7% in cattle, 4.0% in buffalo, 3.6% in goats and 7.3% in sheep). The prevalence of brucellosis in humans was reported in livestock farmers (2.6-21.6%), milkers (18.6%), butchers (2.5%) and veterinarians (5.3-11.1%) who have direct contact with animal and its products or who consume raw milk. According to published reports brucellosis does affect people and livestock of Bangladesh. There is an immediate need for a concerted effort to control and eradicate brucellosis from domesticated animals in Bangladesh.
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- Md Ariful Islam
- Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0342, USA.
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Al-Shamahy HA, Sunhope A, Al-Moyed KA. Prevalence of rabies in various species in yemen and risk factors contributing to the spread of the disease. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2013; 13:404-10. [PMID: 23984026 DOI: 10.12816/0003263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2012] [Revised: 02/13/2013] [Accepted: 03/30/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to describe for the first time the prevalence of the passively-reported rabies virus among different domestic and wild animals submitted to the Central Veterinary Laboratory from various areas in Yemen, and to study prevalence proportion ratios (PPR) that contributed to the spread of rabies among animals, and its transmission to humans. METHODS A brain sample was obtained from each of the 180 animals and tested for rabies virus by a direct fluorescent antibody test. RESULTS Out of the total number of animals involved in attacks on humans, 63.3 % were positive for rabies. Of these, dogs were the main animal involved in attacks with a percentage of 92%, of which 62.7% were positive for rabies. Of animals involved in attacks, 70.6% were males of which 60.6% were positive, and 29.4% were females of which 69.8% were positive. Males comprised 68.9% of the total human individuals attacked, of whom 62.9% were attacked by rabies-positive animals. The significant risk factors that contributed to the spread of rabies in general included the presence of poultry carcasses and other waste in the vicinity of the attacks (PPR = 9.5) with a percentage of 84.8%, followed by the time of year, in particular school vacations (PPR = 3.8) with a percentage of 78%. CONCLUSION Rabies is endemic in Yemen with a very high rabies-positive rate for animals involved in attacks, particularly for stray male dogs. Male children were most often involved in attacks by rabies-positive animals. The presence of food waste (particularly poultry carcasses) and school vacation periods were found to correlate significantly with increased risk for human exposure to rabies.
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- Hassan A Al-Shamahy
- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen
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Arens R, van Hall T, van der Burg SH, Ossendorp F, Melief CJM. Prospects of combinatorial synthetic peptide vaccine-based immunotherapy against cancer. Semin Immunol 2013; 25:182-90. [PMID: 23706598 DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2013.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2013] [Revised: 04/10/2013] [Accepted: 04/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The insight that the immune system is involved in tumor resistance is gaining momentum and this has led to the development of immunotherapeutic strategies aiming at enhancement of immune-mediated tumor destruction. Although some of these strategies have moderate clinical benefit, most stand-alone therapies fail to significantly affect progressive disease and survival or do so only in a minority of patients. Research on the mechanisms underlying the generation of immune responses against tumors and the immune evasion by tumors has emphasized that various mechanisms simultaneously prevent effective immunity against cancer including inefficient presentation of tumor antigens by dendritic cells and induction of negative immune regulation by regulatory T-cells (Tregs) and myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs). Thus the design of therapies that simultaneously improve effective tumor immunity and counteract immune evasion by tumors seems most desirable for clinical efficacy. As it is unlikely that a single immunotherapeutic strategy addresses all necessary requirements, combinatorial strategies that act synergistically need to be developed. Here we discuss the current knowledge and prospects of treatment with synthetic peptide vaccines that stimulate tumor-specific T-cell responses combined with adjuvants, immune modulating antibodies, cytokines and chemotherapy. We conclude that combinatorial approaches have the best potency to accomplish the most significant tumor destruction but further research is required to optimize such approaches.
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- Ramon Arens
- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Eveillard M, Kempf M, Belmonte O, Pailhoriès H, Joly-Guillou ML. Reservoirs of Acinetobacter baumannii outside the hospital and potential involvement in emerging human community-acquired infections. Int J Infect Dis 2013; 17:e802-5. [PMID: 23672981 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2012] [Revised: 03/08/2013] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The objective of the present report was to review briefly the potentially community-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii infections, to update information on the reservoirs of A. baumannii outside the hospital, and to consider their potential interactions with human infections. Most reports on potentially community-acquired A. baumannii have been published during the last 15 years. They concern community-acquired pneumonia, infections in survivors from natural disasters, and infected war wounds in troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. Although the existence of extra-hospital reservoirs of A. baumannii has long been disputed, the recent implementation of molecular methods has allowed the demonstration of the actual presence of this organism in various environmental locations, in human carriage, in pets, slaughter animals, and human lice. Although the origin of the A. baumannii infections in soldiers injured in Southwestern Asia is difficult to determine, there are some arguments to support the involvement of extra-hospital reservoirs in the occurrence of community-acquired infections. Overall, the emergence of community-acquired A. baumannii infections could be associated with interactions between animals, environment, and humans that are considered to be potentially involved in the emergence or re-emergence of some infectious diseases.
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- Matthieu Eveillard
- Laboratoire de Bactériologie - Hygiene, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 4 rue Larrey, 49000 Angers, France; Groupe d'Etude des Interactions Hôtes Pathogènes (GEIHP), Université d'Angers, France.
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Vujanovic S, Vujanovic J. Bioresources in the pharmacotherapy and healing of burns: A mini-review. Burns 2013; 39:1031-8. [PMID: 23642293 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2013.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2012] [Revised: 09/07/2012] [Accepted: 03/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The present mini-review actualizes the pharmacy of botanical, animal, and fungal sources of potential value in the management of burns wounds. It also highlights the importance of applying contemporary imaged-based sciences such as radiology in the assessment and prognosis of wounds and burns.
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- Silva Vujanovic
- College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
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Viana MT, Perez MC, Ribas VR, Martins GDF, de Castro CMMB. Leukocyte, red blood cell and morphological adaptation to moderate physical training in rats undernourished in the neonatal period. Rev Bras Hematol Hemoter 2012; 34:285-91. [PMID: 23049442 PMCID: PMC3460411 DOI: 10.5581/1516-8484.20120073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2012] [Accepted: 05/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Objective To analyze the impact of moderate physical exercise on the total and differential leukocyte counts and red blood cell count of 36 sixty-day-old adult male Wistar rats subjected to early malnourishment. Methods The rats were divided in nourished (N - casein 17%) and malnourished groups (M - casein 8%) and thesegroups were then subdivided in trained (T) untrained (U) creating four groups NT, NU, MT and MU. The NT and MTgroups were submitted to moderate physical exercise using a treadmill (60 min/day, 5 days/week for 8 weeks). Onthe 1st day, before the training started T0 and 24 hours after the last training day of the week (T1 until T8), a 1 mLaliquot of blood was collected from the animals' tails for analysis. The total leukocyte count was evaluated in a cellcounter with an electronic microscope. The cyanmethemoglobin technique was used to measure the hemoglobin level. The hematocrit values were determined as a percentage using the micro-hematocrit technique with a microcapillaryreader and a cell counter was used to determine the red blood cell count. The t-test was used for statistical analysis and a p-value < 0.05 was considered significant. Data are expressed as means ± standard deviation. Results There was a significant difference in the total leukocyte count between the NT (9.1 ± 0.1) and MT groups (8.0 ± 0.1) from T1 and in neutrophils between the NT (22.1 ± 0.6) and MT groups (24.6 ± 1.8) from T7 (p < 0.05). There was no statistical significance in the hemoglobin, hematocrit and red blood cell count from T1. Conclusions According to the results of this study, moderate physical exercise seems to have induced physiologic adaptation in adult rats from T1.
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Park JC, Lee JB, Daculsi G, Oh SY, Cho KS, Im GI, Kim BS, Kim CS. Novel analysis model for implant osseointegration using ectopic bone formation via the recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2/macroporous biphasic calcium phosphate block system in rats: a proof-of-concept study. J Periodontal Implant Sci 2012; 42:136-43. [PMID: 22977743 PMCID: PMC3439525 DOI: 10.5051/jpis.2012.42.4.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2012] [Accepted: 06/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Purpose The osseointegration around titanium mini-implants installed in macroporous biphasic calcium phosphate (MBCP) blocks was evaluated after incubation with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) in an ectopic subcutaneous rat model. Methods Mini-implants (φ1.8×12 mm) were installed in MBCP blocks (bMBCPs, 4×5×15 mm) loaded with rhBMP-2 at 0.1 mg/mL, and then implanted for 8 weeks into subcutaneous pockets of male Sprague-Dawley rats (n=10). A histomorphometric analysis was performed, and the bone-to-implant contact (BIC) and bone density were evaluated. Results Significant osteoinductive activity was induced in the rhBMP-2/bMBCP group. The percentage of BIC was 41.23±4.13% (mean±standard deviation), while bone density was 33.47±5.73%. In contrast, no bone formation was observed in the bMBCP only group. Conclusions This model represents a more standardized tool for analyzing osseointegration and bone healing along the implant surface and in bMBCPs that excludes various healing factors derived from selected animals and defect models.
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- Jung-Chul Park
- Department of Periodontology, Research Institute for Periodontal Regeneration, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
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Crawford J, Beckham W, Jirasek A, Ruth T. Poster - Thur Eve - 15: Production and assessment of astatine-211 for targeted alpha therapy. Med Phys 2012; 39:4627. [PMID: 28516559 DOI: 10.1118/1.4740123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Biologically-targeted alpha-particle radiation is the basis of new and promising treatments for eliminating disseminated micrometastases and the residual microscopic malignancies that remain after surgery or radiation therapy. The short-range alpha-particles are highly cytotoxic and capable of inactivating single, isolated cancer cells which may otherwise cause recurrence. Astatine-211 is a promising alpha emitter for therapy; the 7.2 hour half-life of 211 At provides sufficient time for biological-targeting to take place. However, this radionuclide is in short supply and future treatment strategies still require extensive preclinical evaluation. The present work aims to develop technologies that (1) increase the world-wide availability of 211 At for clinical use, and (2) assess the risks of 211 At-based therapies by quantifying the activity distributions in animal models. At TRIUMF (Vancouver, BC), the feasibility of a novel generator system for 211 At is under investigation which would allow distribution of 211 At across Canada and internationally. Briefly, a longer-lived parent radionuclide of 211 At, radon-211, would be produced and allowed to decay in containment to yield 211 At in solution. Additionally, a supplementary study is underway in collaboration with the University of Washington to evaluate the sub-organ biodistributions of astatinated targeting biomolecules, with cell-level resolution. These measurements involve high resolution quantitative alpha-particle imaging in thin tissue samples and can be done for a selection of applications (eg. lymphoma, metastatic prostate cancer, etc) using animal models. The planned alpha-camera measurements are primarily designed to predict and assess the risk of toxicity associated with 211 At-based therapies and aid in developing the future clinical applications.
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- BC Cancer Agency, Victoria Island Centre, Victoria BC
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Naderi MM, Sarvari A, Milanifar A, Boroujeni SB, Akhondi MM. Regulations and ethical considerations in animal experiments: international laws and islamic perspectives. Avicenna J Med Biotechnol 2012; 4:114-20. [PMID: 23407588 PMCID: PMC3558218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2012] [Accepted: 05/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Growing usage of animals in the research projects has drawn more attention to their welfare and ethics surrounding this practice. Dissemination of information about the existing ethical consideration and alternatives in animal experiments has two important functions; first, it increases the researcher's awareness of the possible methods of using animals in the experiment, and second, to ensure that potential users are aware of the established alternatives. For example, legislations enacted in many countries during the 1980s state that laboratory animal applications should be reduced, refined and replaced wherever possible according to principles of the 3Rs. Thus, scientists around the world tried to apply the 3Rs in their biomedical researches regarding welfare of the laboratory animals. However, the Qur'an, the holy book of Muslims, and also Hadiths contain the obligatory ways to keep and treat animals since their revelations. According to Islamic viewpoint, animals represent Allah's ability and wisdom, and humans must pay attention to their health and living conditions. Several Islamic manuscripts state that animals have their own position in the creation hierarchy and humans are responsible for supplying minimal facilities and their welfare. This paper has tried to review ethical consideration in animal experiments and regarding Islamic resources in this case to encourage providing comprehensive ethical regulations in animal experiments which its establishment could be beneficial for animal ethics committees or research institutes.
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- Mohammad Mehdi Naderi
- Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
- These authors equally contribute to this work
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- Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
- These authors equally contribute to this work
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- Nanobiotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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Sebben AD, Hoff G, Klein CP, Freitas TA, Assad C, Santos LA, Silva JB. COMPARATIVE STUDY ON USE OF PLATELET-RICH PLASMA ALONE AND IN COMBINATION WITH ALPHA-TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE CEMENT FOR BONE REPAIR IN RATS. Rev Bras Ortop 2012; 47:505-12. [PMID: 27047859 DOI: 10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30137-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2011] [Accepted: 07/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Objectives: To evaluate the effect of alpha-tricalcium phosphate (α-TCP) cement combined with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on osteogenesis, and to compare the results with use of PRP alone. Methods: A bilateral defect was produced in rat femurs and was filled with one of two types of treatments (PRP or α-TCP + PRP). The outcomes were evaluated after four and eight weeks. Radiographic images provided values for the lesion area, and histology (picrosirius staining) indicated the area of new bone formation. Results: The means relating to the lesion area of the α-TCP + PRP group (2.64 ± 2.07 and 1.91 ± 0.93 mm2, after four and eight weeks, respectively) showed numerically better but non-significant results (p > 0.05) than those seen in the PRP group (5.59 mm 2 ± 2.69 and 3.23 ± 1.46 mm 2, after four and eight weeks, respectively). The mean new bone formation rates were 62.7% ± 12.1 and 79.01% ± 6.25 in the PRP group, and 73.3% ± 12.7 and 85.86% ± 10.45 in α-TCP + PRP group, after four and eight weeks, respectively (p > 0.05). Conclusion: The data from this study suggest that treatment with α-TCP cement combined with PRP does not show any significant difference in comparison with PRP alone. However, there is a possible early effect on bone regeneration when the two biomaterials are applied together.
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Burk L, Lee Y, Lu J, Zhou O. WE-C-217BCD-03: Restricted Data Set Reconstruction Based on Respiration Quality to Improve Prospectively Gated in Vivo Micro-CT of Mice. Med Phys 2012; 39:3949-3950. [PMID: 28519969 DOI: 10.1118/1.4736119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Micro-CT is commonly employed for lung imaging of mice; prospective gating allows for in-vivo imaging of free-breathing subjects. While this technique is successfully executed for healthy animals, results are less consistent for some disease models whose symptoms include irregular or unstable respiration. The purpose of this work is to repair the quality of high-blur images that arise from respiration instability using a retrospective method of motion reduction which identifies the individual x-ray projection images contributing most to the motion blur. Reconstructions were performed after the exclusion of these projections (the so-called restricted set). METHODS Sixteen mice were imaged using field emission cone beam micro-CT and prospective gating with a bellows-type respiration sensor. The scanner was operated in step-and-shoot mode; 400 projection images were acquired per scan. An algorithm was developed to analyze the respiration trace file and segment the individual breath corresponding to each projection image. We tested three different criteria to define a bad breath shape (correlation, mean breath height, or mode breath height), and restricted data set reconstructions were performed using each of these criteria to exclude projections corresponding to bad breaths. Each restricted set was compared against the full unrestricted data set image; the slope perpendicular to the diaphragm was used as a quantitative assessment of motion blur. RESULTS All image sets saw a reduction in motion blur with at least one restriction technique. In 22 of 27 images, improvement was measured regardless of the removal criterion. Five percent total projection removal is optimal; a more aggressive correction increases the likelihood of under-sampling artifacts. CONCLUSIONS Removing a subset of bad projections from otherwise complete image sets measurably decreases motion blur in respiratory-gated imaging. An approach based on breath height generally provides the best results. The technique is applicable to a variety of imaging modalities.
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- L Burk
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Ding K, Deng J, Du K, Cao K, Christensen G, Reinhardt J, Sheng K, Libby B, Benedict S, Lamer J, Chen Q. SU-D-BRB-05: Small Animal Lung Compliance Imaging: Assessment System for Tissue Sensitivity to Radiation Induced Lung Injury. Med Phys 2012; 39:3615. [PMID: 28517399 DOI: 10.1118/1.4734677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Recent clinical trials and animal studies have indicated that the tissue sensitivity to radiation induced lung injury (RILI) may be region- specific. In this study, we propose a new 4D cone beam CT (CBCT) basedcompliance imaging method to measure regional pulmonary function change in precisely irradiated small animal under CBCT guidance on small animal radiation research platform (SARRP) to facilitate our understanding of region-specific tissue sensitivity to RILI. METHODS Four Sprague-Dawley rats underwent prospective pressure gated 4D CBCT on SARRP. Three animals were selected as control group which underwent a second 4D CBCT scan. The fourth animal was irradiated in the central lung (24 Gy) using 3 × 3 mm collimating cone 2 months prior to the scan. The specific compliance (Csp) was calculated via the real time pressure measurement from the ventilator and displacement field from 3D B-spline image registration between the end of inhale and end of exhale phases from the 4D CBCT scan. The 3D Csp maps from the control animal group were mapped to the irradiated animal as a Csp functional atlas for statistical analysis. We alsoevaluated the repeatability of the Csp measurement on a voxel-by-voxel basis. RESULTS No significant Csp difference is found after two month of radiation between the irradiated rat (0.22±0.05) and the functional atlas (0.21±0.07). The observation is consistent with previous publications. The averaged linear correlation coefficient between the voxel-by-voxel Csp measurements from initial and repeat scans in control group is 0.98. CONCLUSIONS We proposed a method that uses 4D CBCT based compliance imaging to measure region-specific tissue sensitivity of RILI. We compared the irradiated animal two months after radiation with the control group. Our study shows an excellent robustness of the proposed method for regional lung tissue specific compliance measurement. This work was supported in part by UVa George Amorino Pilot Grant.
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- K Ding
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.,University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.,UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.,University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.,UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.,University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.,UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.,University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.,UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.,University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.,UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.,University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.,UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.,University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.,UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.,University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.,UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.,University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.,UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.,University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.,UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.,University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.,UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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Nazeri A, Elayda MA, Dragnev L, Frank CM, Qu J, Afonso VX, Rasekh A, Saeed M, Cheng J, Shuraih M, Massumi A, Razavi M. Heterogeneity of left ventricular signal characteristics in response to acute vagal stimulation during ventricular fibrillation in dogs. Tex Heart Inst J 2011; 38:621-626. [PMID: 22199421 PMCID: PMC3233327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Studies have shown that long-term vagal stimulation is protective against ventricular fibrillation; however, the effects of acute vagal stimulation during ventricular fibrillation in the normal heart have not been investigated. We examined the effects of acute vagal stimulation on ventricular fibrillation in a canine model. In 4 dogs, we induced 30-second periods of ventricular fibrillation by means of intraventricular pacing. During 2 of the 4 periods of fibrillation that we analyzed, vagal stimulation was delivered through electrodes in the caudal ends of the vagus nerves. Noncontact unipolar electrograms were recorded from 3 ventricular regions: the basal septum, apical septum, and lateral free wall. We then computed the most frequent cycle length, mean organization index, and mean electrogram amplitude for each region. During fibrillation, vagal stimulation shortened the most frequent cycle lengths in the basal septum (P=0.02) and apical septum (P=0.0001), but not in the lateral wall (P=0.46). In addition, vagal stimulation significantly reduced the mean organization indices in the apical septum (P <0.001) and lateral wall (P <0.001), but not in the basal septum (P=0.19). Furthermore, vagal stimulation raised the mean electrogram amplitude in the basal septum (P <0.01) but lowered it substantially in the apical septum (P=0.00005) and lateral wall (P=0.00003). We conclude that vagal stimulation acutely affects the characteristics of ventricular fibrillation in canine myocardium in a spatially heterogeneous manner. This nonuniformity of response may have implications with regard to manipulating the autonomic system as a means of modifying the substrate for ventricular dysrhythmias.
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- Alireza Nazeri
- Division of Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Goel A, Shah A, Kothari M, Gaikwad S, Dhande PL. Comparative quantitative analysis of osseous anatomy of the craniovertebral junction of tiger, horse, deer, and humans. J Craniovertebr Junction Spine 2011; 2:32-7. [PMID: 22013373 PMCID: PMC3190428 DOI: 10.4103/0974-8237.85311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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AIM To compare the osseous anatomy of the craniovertebral junction of a horse, deer, and tiger with that of a human being. The variation in the structure of bones in these animals is analyzed. MATERIALS AND METHODS Various dimensions of the bones of the craniovertebral junction of the horse, deer, and tiger were quantitatively measured, and their differences with those of human bones were compared and analyzed. RESULTS Apart from the sizes and weights, there are a number of structural variations in the bones of these animals that depend on their functional needs. The more remarkable difference in joint morphology is noticed in the occipitoatlantal joint. The occipitoatlantal articulation is remarkably large and deep, resembling a 'hinge joint' in all the three animals studied. The odontoid process is 'C shaped' in the deer and horse and is 'denslike' in the tiger and humans. The transverse processes of the atlas are in the form of large wings in all the three animals. The arches of the atlas are large and flat, but the traverse of the vertebral artery resembles, to an extent, to that of human vertebral artery. The rotatory movements of the head at the craniovertebral junction are wider ranged in the horse and deer as compared with those of the tiger and humans. The bones of the craniovertebral junction of all the three animals are adapted to the remarkable thickness and strength of the extensor muscles of the nape of the neck. CONCLUSIONS Despite the wide variations in the size of the bones, the basic patterns of structure, vascular and neural relationship, and joint alignments have remarkable similarities and a definite pattern of differences.
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- Atul Goel
- Department of Neurosurgery, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Anatomy, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Bombay Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Bombay Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai, India
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Silva GV, Fernandes MR, Cardoso CO, Sanz RR, Oliveira EM, Jimenez-Quevedo P, Lopez J, Angeli FS, Zheng Y, Willerson JT, Perin EC. A dosing study of bone marrow mononuclear cells for transendocardial injection in a pig model of chronic ischemic heart disease. Tex Heart Inst J 2011; 38:219-224. [PMID: 21720456 PMCID: PMC3113121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We studied the effect of the dose of bone marrow mononuclear cells, delivered via transendocardial injection, upon capillary density and fibrosis in pigs with chronic ischemic heart disease.Pigs (n = 16) that had undergone ameroid constrictor placement (left circumflex coronary artery) to induce chronic ischemia were divided equally into 4 groups on the basis of bone marrow mononuclear cell dose: control (saline injection) and 50, 100, or 200 × 10(6) bone marrow mononuclear cells. Thirty days after ameroid placement, each pig received 13 transendocardial NOGA-guided injections. An implantable loop recorder monitored possible arrhythmias caused by cell transplantation. Thirty days later, the pigs were killed, and their hearts were evaluated histopathologically for fibrosis and capillary density; the number of cells per segment was correlated with fibrosis and capillary density. No adverse events, arrhythmias, or cardiac inflammatory reactions were associated with cell therapy. Less fibrosis was seen in pigs that received 100 × 10(6) cells than in control pigs. A trend toward higher capillary density was seen with higher cell concentrations. Segments injected with more than 20 × 10(6) million cells had the highest capillary density and the least amount of fibrosis (P < 0.05 vs controls).In conclusion, transendocardial injections (up to 200 × 10(6) bone marrow mononuclear cells) were safe. Analyses of individual injected segments suggest potential benefit from higher cell concentrations per segment.
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- Guilherme V Silva
- Stem Cell Center, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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Mehrad H, Mokhtari-Dizaji M, Ghanaati H, Shahbazfar AA, Mohsenifar A. Developing a rabbit model of neointimal stenosis and atherosclerotic fibrous plaque rupture. J Tehran Heart Cent 2011; 6:117-25. [PMID: 23074617 PMCID: PMC3466895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2011] [Accepted: 05/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A precise understanding of the mechanism of human neointimal stenoses and atherosclerotic fibrous plaques, which give rise to thromboses in vital arteries, requires a suitable animal model that would mimic the same characteristics well. We developed a rabbit model of neointimal stenosis and fibrotic plaque rupture in the carotid artery to visualize the lesion progress and to characterize the lesion types according to the American Heart Association classification. METHODS Twenty-eight healthy male New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into two groups: The rabbits in group A (n = 14) consumed a standard chow diet, and those in group B (n = 14) were injured via perivascular cold injury using liquid nitrogen at the right common carotid artery before being fed a high cholesterol diet (1.5%) for eight weeks. Plasma lipid evaluation was performed before the sacrificing of the rabbits. At the end of every week, at least 1 rabbit from group B was sacrificed for an analysis of lesion histopathology and calculation of the area ratios of the intima to media. RESULTS The plasma lipid level in group B was significantly higher than that in group A (p value < 0.05). The histopathological results revealed atherosclerosis characteristics such as endothelial layer destruction, fatty streaks and lipid-containing macrophages (foam cells) formation in the intima and media layers, extracellular lipid collections, smooth muscle cells proliferation and migration, neointima formation, intima thickening and deformation, fibrotic plaque formation, and finally plaque rupture. Statistical analysis revealed a significant increase in the intima-to-media ratio at the end of the eighth week (6.41 ± 0.27, p value < 0.05). CONCLUSION We successfully developed a rabbit model of neointimal stenosis and atherosclerotic fibrous connective tissue plaque rupture, which is not only quickly and easily reproducible and inexpensive but also without mortality. The merits of our model render the evaluation of neointimal stenoses and fibrotic plaques and their treatment strategies more feasible in humans.
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- Hossein Mehrad
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.,Corresponding Author: Manijhe Mokhtari-Dizaji, Professor of Medical Physics, Department of Medical Physics, Tarbiat Modares University, Jalal Ale-Ahmad Ave, Tehran, Iran. 1411713116. Tel: +98 21 82883893. Fax: +98 21 88006544. E-mail:
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- Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Li Z, Zhang HY, Lv LX, Li DF, Dai JX, Sha O, Li WQ, Bai Y, Yuan L. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass promotes expression of PDX-1 and regeneration of β-cells in Goto-Kakizaki rats. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16:2244-51. [PMID: 20458761 PMCID: PMC2868217 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i18.2244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To study the effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) on the expression of pancreatic duodenal homeobox-1 (PDX-1) and pancreatic β-cell regeneration/ neogenesis, and their possible mechanisms in diabetics.
METHODS: Three groups of randomly selected non-obese diabetic Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats were subjected to RYGB, sham-RYGB and sham-operation (sham-op) surgery, respectively. The rats were euthanized at post-operative 1, 2, 4 and 12 wk. Their pancreases were resected and analyzed using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction to detect the mRNA of PDX-1. Anti-PDX-1 immunohistochemical (IHC) staining and Western blotting were used to detect the protein of PDX-1. Double IHC staining of anti-Brdu and -insulin was performed to detect regenerated β-cells. The index of double Brdu and insulin positive cells was calculated.
RESULTS: In comparison with sham-RYGB and sham-op groups, a significant increase in the expressions of PDX-1 mRNA in RYGB group was observed at all experimental time points (1 wk: 0.378 ± 0.013 vs 0.120 ± 0.010, 0.100 ± 0.010, F = 727.717, P < 0.001; 2 wk: 0.318 ± 0.013 vs 0.110 ± 0.010, 0.143 ± 0.015, F = 301.509, P < 0.001; 4 wk: 0.172 ± 0.011 vs 0.107 ± 0.012, 0.090 ± 0.010, F = 64.297, P < 0.001; 12 wk: 0.140 ± 0.007 vs 0.120 ± 0.010, 0.097 ± 0.015, F = 16.392, P < 0.001); PDX-1 protein in RYGB group was also increased significantly (1 wk: 0.61 ± 0.01 vs 0.21 ± 0.01, 0.15 ± 0.01, F = 3031.127, P < 0.001; 2 wk: 0.55 ± 0.00 vs 0.15 ± 0.01, 0.17 ± 0.01, F = 3426.455, P < 0.001; 4 wk: 0.39 ± 0.01 vs 0.18 ± 0.01, 0.22 ± 0.01, F = 882.909, P < 0.001; 12 wk: 0.41 ± 0.01 vs 0.20 ± 0.01, 0.18 ± 0.01, F = 515.833, P < 0.001). PDX-1 mRNA and PDX-1 protein production showed no statistical significance between the two sham groups. Many PDX-1 positive cells could be found in the pancreatic islets of the rats in RYGB group at all time points. In addition, the percentage of Brdu-insulin double staining positive cells was higher in RYGB group than in the other two groups (1 wk: 0.22 ± 0.13 vs 0.03 ± 0.06, 0.03 ± 0.06, P < 0.05; 2 wk: 0.28 ± 0.08 vs 0.00 ± 0.00, 0.03 ± 0.06, P < 0.05; 4 wk: 0.24 ± 0.11 vs 0.07 ± 0.06, 0.00 ± 0.00, P < 0.001; 12 wk: 0.20 ± 0.07 vs 0.03 ± 0.06, 0.00 ± 0.00, P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: RYGB can increase the expression of pancreatic PDX-1 and induce the regeneration of β-cells in GK rats. The associated regeneration of islet cells may be a possible mechanism that how RYGB could improve type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Fred HL, Grais IM. Bedside skills: an exchange between dinosaurs. Tex Heart Inst J 2010; 37:205-207. [PMID: 20401295 PMCID: PMC2851422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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- Herbert L Fred
- Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Frazier OH, Tuzun E, Narin C, Cohn WE. Right ventricle-sparing left ventricular resection and replacement with a continuous-flow rotary blood pump: an in vivo experiment. Tex Heart Inst J 2010; 37:276-279. [PMID: 20548801 PMCID: PMC2879189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Despite recent advances in left ventricular assist device and total artificial heart technologies, these devices are still so large that they pose a significant problem in small patients with refractory heart failure. Excising the left ventricle while preserving the right ventricle--and then replacing the left ventricle with a mechanical pump--has been proposed as an alternative approach to this problem. We conducted a pilot study to evaluate possible surgical techniques and the hemodynamic effects of right ventricle-sparing left ventricular resection and replacement with a continuous-flow rotary blood pump in a healthy bovine model.
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- O H Frazier
- Cardiovascular Surgical Research Laboratories, Texas Heart Institute, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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Kumar BSA, Lakshman K, Jayaveera KKN, Shekar DS, Muragan CSV, Manoj B. Antinociceptive and antipyretic activities of amaranthus viridis linn in different experimental models. Avicenna J Med Biotechnol 2009; 1:167-71. [PMID: 23408482 PMCID: PMC3558137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2009] [Accepted: 12/01/2009] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Methanolic extract of whole plant of Amaranthus viridis L (MEAV), was screened for antinociceptive activity using acetic acid induced writhing test, hot plate test and tail immersion test in mice. In a similar way a screening exercise was carried out to determine the antipyretic potential of the extract using yeast induced pyrexia method in rats. Administration of the extracts was applied to both laboratory animals at the doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight, respectively. The results of the statistical analysis showed that MEAV had significant (p<0.01) dose dependent antinociceptive and antipyretic properties at 200 and 400 mg/kg. Hence present investigation reveals the antinociceptive and antipyretic activities of methanolic extract of Amaranthus viridis.
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- Bagepalli Srinivas Ashok Kumar
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Sri K.V.College of Pharmacy, Chickballapur, Karnataka, India,Corresponding author: Ashok Kumar, B.S.,M. Pharm (Ph.D.), Department of Pharmacognosy, Sri K.V.College of Pharmacy, Chickballapur, Karnataka, India. E-mail:
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, PES College of Pharmacy, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University of College of Engineering, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Sri K.V.College of Pharmacy, Chickballapur, Karnataka, India
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Zhang B, Wang LT. Effects of kidney-tonifying liver-emoliating formula on connective tissue growth factor mRNA expression in hepatic fibrosis rats. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2008; 16:2224-2228. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v16.i20.2224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate effects of kidney-tonifying liver-emoliating formula (KTLEF) on expression of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) mRNA in dimethylnitrosamine-induced hepatic fibrosis rats and thereby to elucidate its therapeutic effects and its underlying molecular mechanism.
METHODS: Forty male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to normal control group (n = 10), model group (n = 15) and KTLEF-treated group (n = 15). Except the normal control group, all the rats received intraperitoneal DMN injection once a day for 3 successive days for 4 wk. Then only the model group was given KTLEF for anther 4 wk. Rats were all executed at week 8. The serum liver fibrosis markers, such as HA, LN and Ⅳ-C, were measured using ELISA and RIA. The Hepatic inflammatory necrosis and collagen deposition were determined by HE staining and Sirius red staining, and CTGF mRNA expression was detected using RT-PCR.
RESULTS: The rat model of liver fibrosis induced by DMN was successfully constructed. Serum HA, LN and Ⅳ-C levels were significantly declined in BSRGF-treated group compared with those in the model-group (HA: 319.75 ± 63.23 pg/L vs 434.44 ± 98.81 pg/L; LN: 44.83 ± 4.09 pg/L vs 70.67±6.32 pg/L; Ⅳ-C: 52.79 ± 5.71 pg/L vs 79.39 ± 10.52 pg/L, all P < 0.01). The expression level of CTGF mRNA was lower in the KTLEF-treated group than that in the fibrosis model group (CTGF/β-actin: 0.76 ± 0.10 vs 1.08 ± 0.17, P < 0.01), and the least in the normal control group.
CONCLUSION: The expression of CTGF mRNA is increased in the hepatic fibrosis rats, and is supposed to be one possible mechanism of hepatic fibrosis. KTLEF can significantly inhibit CTGF mRNA expression and then effectively counteract hepatic fibrosis.
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Bérard P, Bergeron M, Pepin CM, Cadorette J, Tétrault MA, Viscogliosi N, Fontaine R, Dautet H, Davies M, Lecomte R. Sci-Sat AM(1): Imaging-08: Small animal APD PET detector with submillimetric resolution for molecular imaging. Med Phys 2008; 35:3415-3416. [PMID: 28512907 DOI: 10.1118/1.2965992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Visualization and quantification of biological processes in mice, the preferred animal model in most preclinical studies, require the best possible spatial resolution in positron emission tomography (PET). A new 64-channel avalanche photodiode (APD) detector module was developed to achieve submillimeter spatial resolution for this purpose. The module consists of dual 4 × 8 APD arrays mounted in a custom ceramic holder. Individual APD pixels having an active area of 1.1 × 1.1 mm2 at a 1.2 mm pitch can be fitted to an 8 × 8 LYSO scintillator block designed to accommodate one-to-one coupling. An analog test board with four 16-channel preamplifier ASICs was designed to be interfaced with the existing LabPET digital processing electronics. At a standard APD operating bias, a mean energy resolution of 27.5 ± 0.6% was typically obtained at 511 keV with a relative standard deviation of 13.8% in signal amplitude for the 64 individual pixels. Crosstalk between pixels was found to be well below the typical lower energy threshold used for PET imaging applications. With two modules in coincidence, a global timing resolution of 5.0 ns FWHM was measured. Finally, an intrinsic spatial resolution of 0.8 mm FWHM was measured by sweeping a 22Na point source between two detector arrays. The proposed detector module demonstrates promising characteristics for dedicated mouse PET imaging at submillimiter resolution.
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- P Bérard
- Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC
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- Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC
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- Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC
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- PerkinElmer Optoelectronics, Vaudreuil, QC
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- PerkinElmer Optoelectronics, Vaudreuil, QC
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- Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC
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Ramabadran RS, Chancey A, Vallejo JG, Barger PM, Sivasubramanian N, Mann DL. Targeted gene silencing of tumor necrosis factor attenuates the negative inotropic effects of lipopolysaccharide in isolated contracting cardiac myocytes. Tex Heart Inst J 2008; 35:16-21. [PMID: 18427645 PMCID: PMC2322883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Bacterial endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide) depresses cardiovascular function; however, the mediators and signaling pathways that are responsible for the negative inotropic effects of lipopolysaccharide are not fully known. We used RNA interference to determine the relative role of tumor necrosis factor with respect to mediating the negative inotropic effects of lipopolysaccharide in isolated cardiac myocytes. Cardiac myocyte cultures were treated with lipopolysaccharide in the presence or absence of small interfering RNAs (siRNA) for tumor necrosis factor. We examined the effects of tumor necrosis factor siRNA on lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein biosynthesis, as well as the negative inotropic effects of lipopolysaccharide in isolated contracting cardiac myocytes. Treatment of adult cardiac myocyte cultures with tumor necrosis factor siRNA significantly attenuated lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor mRNA and protein biosynthesis, whereas transfection with a double-stranded RNA that does not target mammalian mRNA had no effect. Pretreatment with tumor necrosis factor siRNA significantly attenuated, but did not abrogate, the lipopolysaccharide-induced decrease in sarcomere shortening in isolated contracting cardiac myocytes. In contrast, tumor necrosis factor siRNA had a comparatively smaller effect on improving sarcomere shortening once the negative inotropic effects of lipopolysaccharide were fully established. These results suggest that tumor necrosis factor plays an important upstream role in lipopolysaccharide-induced negative inotropic effects in isolated contracting cardiac myocytes and that other molecular mechanisms are responsible for the decrease in sarcomere shortening after sustained lipopolysaccharide signaling.
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- R S Ramabadran
- Winters Center for Heart Failure Research, Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Šolc D. The heart and heart conducting system in the kingdom of animals: A comparative approach to its evolution. Exp Clin Cardiol 2007; 12:113-118. [PMID: 18650991 PMCID: PMC2323757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2005] [Accepted: 09/07/2006] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The phylogeny of the heart and its conducting system is surveyed in the present study, as well as its parallels with ontogeny. A concise review of its evolution in the main taxonomic groups is presented. The aim is to inform physicians on evolutionary connections to the physiology of the human heart conducting system. Furthermore, some unanswered questions in terms of the developmental biology of the heart are offered. It is assumed that some supraventricular arrhythmias are based on remnants of embryonic structures of the pacemaking or conducting tissues; atrial flutter could re-entry through a survived embryonic sinoatrial ring. Some cases of atrial fibrillation could be initiated from remnant embryonic pacemaking cells settled in pulmonary veins.
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- David Šolc
- Correspondence: Dr David Šolc, V horní stromce 12, CZ-130 00 Praha 3, Czech Republic. E-mail
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Tuzun E, Roberts K, Cohn WE, Sargin M, Gemmato CJ, Radovancevic B, Frazier OH. In vivo evaluation of the HeartWare centrifugal ventricular assist device. Tex Heart Inst J 2007; 34:406-411. [PMID: 18172519 PMCID: PMC2170489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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In this study, long-term (90-day) hemocompatibility and end-organ effects of a centrifugal left ventricular assist device (the Heartware HVAD) were evaluated in 6 healthy sheep. The device was implanted into the left ventricular apex on beating hearts. The outflow graft of each device was anastomosed to the descending aorta. None of the sheep received anticoagulation or antiaggregation medication during the study. Hematologic and biochemical tests of liver and kidney function were performed pre-operatively (baseline) and throughout the study. Data associated with pump function were collected continuously until 90 +/- 1 days of support, at which time the sheep were humanely killed, and the end-organs were examined macroscopically and histopathologically. Hematologic and biochemical test results were within normal limits during the study period. There were no significant complications. Postmortem examination of the explanted organs revealed no evidence of ischemia or infarction, except in 2 sheep, in which small foci of infarction were detected in each of their left kidneys. There was no significant device failure. In all sheep, the pump's inflow and outflow conduits were free of thrombus. During the 90-day study, the HeartWare HVAD showed exceptional hemocompatibility and reliability, both of which are crucial to the clinical success of any implantable left ventricular assist device.
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- Egemen Tuzun
- Cardiovascular Surgical Research Laboratories, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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As a result of the difficulties in improving disease resistance in farm animals by traditional phenotype selection, the achievement of such improvement is one of the most important applications of genome research. The major hurdle to this important goal is the collection of informative disease records to enable the segregation of disease resistance loci (DRL) to be traced in pedigrees. This paper reviews the principles for DRL identification by association analyses or by linkage analyses. Once linkage has been established, the location of the DRL may be further refined, a process which may eventually lead to the molecular characterisation of the causative gene(s) and mutation(s). A reliable map assignment of a DRL is sufficient for the practical utilisation of this knowledge, since the inheritance of the DRL can be traced by flanking markers. Marker-assisted selection concerns the use of linked markers for selection within populations, while marker-assisted introgression is used if DRL alleles are introgressed from a donor (resource) population.
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- Silberman Life Sciences Institute, Department of Genetics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 597. S-75124 Uppsala, Sweden
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