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Zambotto P, Bonizzi L, Lombardo D, Gufler H. CAEV: Vorläufige Ergebnisse eines alternativen Protokolls zur Kontrolle der CAE in einem Ziegenbetrieb der Rasse »Passeirer Gebirgsziege«. Tierarztl Prax Ausg G Grosstiere Nutztiere 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1624115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Zusammenfassung
Gegenstand und Ziel: In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird über ein alternatives Protokoll zur Kontrolle der CAE berichtet, das die Gegebenheiten des Betriebes (hohe Seroprävalenz, seltene Ziegenrasse mit hohem Zuchtwert, gemeinsame Alpung) berücksichtigte. Das Ziel war, die Krankheit bzw. die klinischen Symptome zurückzudrängen und das hohe genetische Potenzial dieser Ziegenherde möglichst zu erhalten. Material und Methode: Die Neugeborenen wurden vom Muttertier getrennt und mit Rinderkolostrum/-milch aufgezogen. Im Alter von fünf bis sechs Monaten hatten sie auf der Weide Kontakt zu den Adulten. Seropositive Tiere wurden nicht a priori geschlachtet. Ziegen mit geringem Zuchtwert wurden verkauft oder geschlachtet, jene mit hohem Zuchtwert wurden so lange wie möglich in der Herde belassen. Ergebnisse und Schlussfolgerung: Obwohl eine Infektion erwartungsgemäß nicht verhindert werden konnte, blieben die Krankheitsfälle bis dato aus. Im vorliegenden Betrieb dürfte eine aerogene und sexuelle Übertragung eine nicht unerhebliche Rolle gespielt haben. Das hohe genetische Potenzial dieser Ziegenherde ließ sich weitgehend erhalten. Klinische Relevanz: Bei der Erstellung eines »Sanierungsmodells« müssen Ziel, Wille und Ausdauer des Besitzers und das Umfeld mitberücksichtigt werden. Die beschriebene Methode scheint zum derzeitigen Zeitpunkt als geeignet, wenn der Betrieb überdurchschnittlich wertvolle Ziegen hält, die Seroprävalenz bereits hoch ist und die benachbarten Ziegen einen unbekannten serologischen Status aufweisen. Eine erneute Beurteilung zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt ist gewiss erforderlich. Die Nachteile umfassen die Viruspersistenz und den großen Arbeitsaufwand durch die jährliche mutterlose Aufzucht der Neugeborenen.
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Calzetta L, Roncada P, di Cave D, Bonizzi L, Urbani A, Pistocchini E, Rogliani P, Matera MG. Pharmacological treatments in asthma-affected horses: A pair-wise and network meta-analysis. Equine Vet J 2017; 49:710-717. [PMID: 28295526 DOI: 10.1111/evj.12680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Equine asthma is a disease characterised by reversible airflow obstruction, bronchial hyper-responsiveness and airway inflammation following exposure of susceptible horses to specific airborne agents. Although clinical remission can be achieved in a low-airborne dust environment, repeated exacerbations may lead to irreversible airway remodelling. The available data on the pharmacotherapy of equine asthma result from several small studies, and no head-to-head clinical trials have been conducted among the available medications. OBJECTIVES To assess the impact of the pharmacological interventions in equine asthma and compare the effect of different classes of drugs on lung function. STUDY DESIGN Pair-wise and network meta-analysis. METHODS Literature searches for clinical trials on the pharmacotherapy of equine asthma were performed. The risk of publication bias was assessed by funnel plots and Egger's test. Changes in maximum transpulmonary or pleural pressure, pulmonary resistance and dynamic lung compliance vs. control were analysed via random-effects models and Bayesian networks. RESULTS The results obtained from 319 equine asthma-affected horses were extracted from 32 studies. Bronchodilators, corticosteroids and chromones improved maximum transpulmonary or pleural pressure (range: -8.0 to -21.4 cmH2 O; P<0.001). Bronchodilators, corticosteroids and furosemide reduced pulmonary resistance (range: -1.2 to -1.9 cmH2 O/L/s; P<0.001), and weakly increased dynamic lung compliance. Inhaled β2 -adrenoreceptor (β2 -AR) agonists and inhaled corticosteroids had the highest probability of being the best therapies. Long-term treatments were more effective than short-term treatments. MAIN LIMITATIONS Weak publication bias was detected. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that long-term treatments with inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β2 -AR agonists may represent the first choice for treating equine asthma. Further high quality clinical trials are needed to clarify whether inhaled bronchodilators should be preferred to inhaled corticosteroids or vice versa, and to investigate the potential superiority of combination therapy in equine asthma.
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- L Calzetta
- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Medicina Traslazionale, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Biochimica e Biochimica Clinica, Università Cattolica, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- P Roncada
- Lea Biotech srl, and Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, University of Milan, Italy.
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Arioli F, Pasquale E, Panseri S, Bonizzi L, Labella GF, Casati A, Foschini S, Chiesa L. Pseudoendogenous origin of prednisolone in pigs from the food chain. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2015; 32:833-40. [PMID: 25768050 DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2015.1028482] [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: 10/23/2022]
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The debate about the origin of prednisolone in animal organisms has lasted for 5 years. Bovine species have been the most studied, but studies on humans and horses are also present in the literature. Even if prednisolone in pigs does not yet represent a problem for control agencies, interest has recently increased with regard to this species. To date, there has been just a single study in the literature about this topic, performed on 10 sows treated with prednisolone or a synthetic analogue of adrenocorticotropic hormone. We therefore initiated a study on 80 pigs, a number considered representative in relation to the expected frequency (prevalence) of prednisolone detection in urine collected at slaughter. Prednisolone was detected in urine both at the farm and at the slaughterhouse, with a concentration and frequency higher at slaughter. The presence of prednisolone was also studied in the adrenal glands, where the corticosteroids are produced in response to stress, and it was detected in 89% of the samples. These results, together with the similar behaviours of prednisolone and cortisol, i.e. a mutual rise in the two corticosteroids in urine collected at the slaughterhouse and the correlation between the concentrations of the two corticosteroids in the adrenal glands, seem to indicate an endogenous origin of prednisolone in pigs.
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- F Arioli
- a Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety , University of Milan , Milan , Italy
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Soggiu A, Piras C, Bonizzi L, Hussein HA, Pisanu S, Roncada P. A discovery-phase urine proteomics investigation in type 1 diabetes. Acta Diabetol 2012; 49:453-64. [PMID: 22678621 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-012-0407-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2012] [Accepted: 05/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease which can lead to serious health problems particularly in and to the development of cardiovascular and renal complications. The aim of this study is to possibly identify distinctive molecular features in urine samples which might correlate to the progression and complications of type 1 diabetes. Diabetic patients with normo- and micro-albuminuria have been analyzed and compared to a group of control subjects. Urine proteins of control and type 1 diabetes subjects were investigated in their proteome profiles, using high-resolution two-dimensional gel electrophoresis separation and protein identifications by MALDI-TOF-MS and LC-MS/MS analysis. Proteomics analysis highlighted differential expression of several proteins between control and type 1 diabetes subjects. In particular, five proteins were found to be down-regulated and four proteins up-regulated. Lower protein representations in diabetic subjects were associated with Tamm-Horsfall urinary glycoprotein, apolipoprotein A-I, apolipoprotein E, α2-thiol proteinase inhibitor, and human complement regulatory protein CD59, while higher protein representations were found for α-1-microglobulin, zinc-α2 glycoprotein, α-1B glycoprotein, and retinol-binding protein 4. These differences were maintained comparing control subjects with type 1 diabetes normo-albuminuric and micro-albuminuric subjects. Furthermore, these proteins are correlated to glycosylated hemoglobin and microalbuminuria, confirming their role in diabetic pathology. This study gives new insights on potential molecular mechanisms associated with the complications of type 1 diabetic disease providing evidences of urine proteins potentially exploitable as putative prognostic biomarkers.
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- A Soggiu
- Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Igiene e Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Lovati AB, Vianello E, Talò G, Recordati C, Bonizzi L, Galliera E, Broggini M, Moretti M. Biodegradable microcarriers as cell delivery vehicle for in vivo transplantation and magnetic resonance monitoring. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2011; 25:S63-S74. [PMID: 22051172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Microcarrier culture systems offer an attractive method for cell amplification and as delivery vehicle. At the same time, super paramagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles represent a unique in vivo tracking system, already approved for clinical use. In our study, we tested the combination of clinically approved microcarriers and SPIO nanoparticles for cell-construct delivery and subsequent tracking after implantation. In order to mimic better a clinical setting, biodegradable macroporous microcarriers were employed as an alternative approach to expand human primary chondrocytes in a dynamic culture system for subsequent direct transplantation. In addition, cellseeded microcarriers were labeled with SPIO nanoparticles to evaluate the benefits of cell-constructs tracking with magnetic resonance. In vivo subcutaneous implants were monitored for up to 3 weeks and orthotopic implantation was simulated and monitored in ex vivo osteochondral defects.
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- A B Lovati
- IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Milan, Italy
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Gaviraghi A, Deriu F, Soggiu A, Galli A, Bonacina C, Bonizzi L, Roncada P. Proteomics to investigate fertility in bulls. Vet Res Commun 2010; 34 Suppl 1:S33-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s11259-010-9387-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Roncada P, Deriu F, Gaviraghi A, Martino PA, Bonizzi L. Proteomic study of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli strains. Vet Res Commun 2009; 33 Suppl 1:157-60. [DOI: 10.1007/s11259-009-9260-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- L Bonizzi
- Dipartimento di Patologia Animale Igiene e Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria Sez. Diagnostica Sperimentale e di Laboratorio, Università degli Studi di Milano, Lodi, Italy.
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Agazzi A, Cattaneo D, Dell’Orto V, Moroni P, Bonizzi L, Pasotto D, Bronzo V, Savoini G. Effect of administration of fish oil on aspects of cell-mediated immune response in periparturient dairy goats. Small Rumin Res 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2004.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Stelletta C, Cuteri V, Bonizzi L, Frangipane di Regalbono A, Orsi F, Nisoli L, Lulla D, Morgante M. Effect of levamisole administration on bluetongue vaccination in sheep. Vet Ital 2004; 40:635-639. [PMID: 20422601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Levamisole is an anthelmintic drug with immunostimulant properties when administered at repeated doses of 2.5 mg/kg prior to a vaccine being administered. In order to assess the effect of levamisole administration on bluetongue (BT) vaccination in sheep, four groups of unvaccinated pregnant sheep (8 sheep per group) were used. Group A received vaccine only; Group B received levamisole+vaccine; Group C received Levamisole only; Group D was a non-treated control. Levamisole (Citarin L-10%) was administered three times weekly at an initial dose of 5.0 mg/kg of body weight and subsequently at 2.5 mg/kg of body weight. There was a significant decrease in faecal egg count of gastrointestinal strongyles in Groups B and C. At the beginning of the trial, all animals were serologically negative for BT antibodies; after vaccination, there was a difference in antibody response in animals in the treated groups. Significantly, more animals in Group B developed BT antibodies following vaccination than those in Group A. In conclusion, levamisole appeared to have an immunostimulating effect on the response of sheep to BT vaccination.
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- C Stelletta
- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Veterinarie, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università di Padova, via Romea 16 Agripolis, 35120 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- L Bonizzi
- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Patologia Comparata e Igiene Veterinaria, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Padova, Legnaro, Italy.
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Amadori M, Tagliabue S, Lauzi S, Finazzi G, Lombardi G, Teló P, Pacciarini L, Bonizzi L. Diagnosis of Mycobacterium bovis infection in calves sensitized by mycobacteria of the avium/intracellulare group. J Vet Med B Infect Dis Vet Public Health 2002; 49:89-96. [PMID: 12002425 DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2002.00513.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Because of the frequent exposure of cattle to mycobacteria of the avium/intracellulare group, an investigation was carried out into the possible repercussions thereof on the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis. Three calves from a bovine tuberculosis-free herd, scored avian reactors in the gamma-interferon assay for bovine tuberculosis, were sedated and inoculated endotracheally with a virulent Mycobacterium bovis strain. Then, three other avian reactors were housed with the above donor calves. Mycobacterium bovis was isolated from the nasal swabs of the three endotracheally infected, donor calves. On these samples, TB complex-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for IS6110 were also positive, albeit with a different time kinetics. The three contact-infected calves showed clear immunological signs of infection; however, their nasal swabs were always PCR-negative and only Mycobacterium avium was isolated. In the endotracheally infected donor calves there was a rise of the gamma-interferon responses to avian and bovine purified protein derivative (PPD) tuberculins, which reached the same stable plateau levels over the whole experiment. The above effect was also observed in the contact-infected calves, even though the response to avian PPD tuberculin always remained at a higher level. By using conventional bovine and avian PPD tuberculins, the comparative intradermal test was generally positive in endotracheally infected, as opposed to contact-infected calves; a positive intradermal test for M. bovis was obtained in two contact-infected calves by different bovine PPD tuberculins based on M. bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) secreted or somatic antigens. It was concluded that M. bovis infection may be concealed for some time in cattle sensitized by mycobacteria of the avium/intracellulare group and that different diagnostic procedures should be adopted for such animals.
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- M Amadori
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna, Brescia, Italy.
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Lauzi S, Pasotto D, Amadori M, Archetti IL, Poli G, Bonizzi L. Evaluation of the specificity of the gamma-interferon test in Italian bovine tuberculosis-free herds. Vet J 2000; 160:17-24. [PMID: 10950131 DOI: 10.1053/tvjl.1999.0444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We investigated the specificity of the gamma-interferon test for bovine tuberculosis (TB) in 1,557 cattle in 30 paratuberculosis-free and officially certified TB-free dairy herds, located in three provinces of the Lombardy Region in Northern Italy. The TB-free status of the herds under examination was further confirmed by the tuberculin skin test, by an antibody assay and by post mortem examination of animals culled from the herds during the study period. The specificity of the gamma-interferon tests after a single test and a double sampling scheme were 88.8% and 95.4%, respectively. After a single test, 11.7% of dubious reactors were also detected, while most cattle (47.4%) were shown to be avian reactors, probably due to contamination from infected birds and/or forage. There was strong evidence that the specificity of the test could be related to the animals' interaction with environmental mycobacteria and/or ageing. To reduce the percentage of nonspecific bovine reactors under alleged TB-free conditions, test procedures might involve the use of more specific antigens and/or different reaction thresholds.
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- S Lauzi
- Institute of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, Università di Milano, Italy.
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Bielli M, Lauzi S, Pratelli A, Martini M, Dall'Ara P, Bonizzi L. Pseudotuberculosis in marmosets, tamarins, and Goeldi's monkeys (Callithrichidae/Callimiconidae) housed at a European zoo. J Zoo Wildl Med 1999; 30:532-6. [PMID: 10749440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is an insidious bacterial infectious agent distributed worldwide and endemic to European countries. It has caused several animal deaths and may threaten the effectiveness of breeding projects for endangered species. In this retrospective study, we examine the prevalence of pseudotuberculosis in Jersey Zoo (Channel Islands, U.K.) over a period of 16 yr to obtain information that can be applied to prevent the infection. The efforts made to control the disease through vaccination are also explored. Our results show that pseudotuberculosis has been endemic to Jersey Zoo since 1979 and is responsible for significant animal loss in the Callithrichidae/Callimiconidae group. Mortality due to Y. pseudotuberculosis was seasonal; a high percentage of deaths occurred during wet and cold seasons. No significant difference was found in mortality rates of vaccinated versus nonvaccinated animals. Although the efficacy of vaccination has not been confirmed, we believe that an improved vaccination program could be an important tool in controlling outbreaks of infection in marmosets and tamarins.
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- M Bielli
- Institute of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, University of Milan, Italy
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Molteni E, Agresti A, Meneveri R, Marozzi A, Malcovati M, Bonizzi L, Poli G, Ginelli E. Molecular characterization of a variant of proviral bovine leukaemia virus (BLV). Zentralbl Veterinarmed B 1996; 43:201-11. [PMID: 8767766 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1996.tb00307.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Southern-blot hybridization and partial sequencing of the pol and env genes were used to characterize BLV-integrated provirus of seropositive cattle from two dairy herds in northern Italy. Comparison of the data obtained with those of previously characterized BLV strains from other geographic areas (Australia, Belgium, Japan and USA) revealed the presence of a viral variant (BLV-12), which showed both conserved and unique features. Regarding the gp51 envelope glycoprotein, the BLV-12 variant showed: 1. A high extent of conservation, which included potential glycosylation sites and cysteine residues; 2. Three unique amino acid residues not present in any of the other BLV strains analysed; and 3. Some variability at the level of one (G) of the three (F, G and H) conformational epitopes, which is probably important in the process of infection. These results agree with the suggestion that the sequence variability of the gp51 glycoprotein preferentially involves structures whose change is thought to underlie the phenomenon of escape from immune surveillance.
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- E Molteni
- Dipartimento di Biologia e Genetica per le Scienze Mediche, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Milano, Italy
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Verri A, Maga G, Spadari S, Ponti W, Strosselli S, Bonizzi L, Rocchi M, Poli G, Focher F. Aphidicolin inhibits in vitro the activity of pseudorabies virus (PRV) DNA polymerase and in vivo the viral proliferation. In Vivo 1994; 8:1041-6. [PMID: 7772734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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We have purified and characterized Pseudorabies virus (PRV) DNA polymerase from infected TK- mouse cells. PRV DNA polymerase has a 3'- > 5' exonuclease activity; it is stimulated by ionic strength, requires magnesium for optimal activity and it is more sensitive to aphidicolin than eukaryotic and HSV-1 replicative DNA polymerases. Aphidicolin inhibits in vitro PRV DNA polymerase competitively with respect to dCTP with a Ki of 0.06 microM and completely blocks viral growth in vivo at 4.4 microM. The high sensitivity to aphidicolin of animal herpesvirus DNA polymerases might allow a topical use of this drug in the treatment of animal herpesvirus keratitis and stomatitis.
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- A Verri
- Istituto di Genetica Biochimica ed Evoluzionistica, CNR, Pavia, Italy
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Peri EV, Ponti W, Dall'ara P, Rocchi M, Zecconi A, Bonizzi L. Seroepidemiological and clinical survey of feline immunodeficiency virus infection in northern Italy. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 1994; 40:285-97. [PMID: 8042281 PMCID: PMC7119872 DOI: 10.1016/0165-2427(94)90040-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Four hundred and thirty-nine feline serum samples from cats with different living conditions in the north of Italy were tested for antibodies to feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and for antigen of Feline Leukemia Virus by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. A Western blot technique was also used on the positive sera in order to confirm the presence of specific antibodies to FIV. The Western blot enabled the detection of a false positive serum. The prevalence of FIV infection in this population was 12.5% and among the seropositive cats a greater proportion was male (74.5%) than female (25.5%). A correlation between the clinical status and the evolution of the pathology is described together with a score based on the severity of the stomatitis in infected cats. The Western blot patterns of positive samples were then compared with the stage of the pathology. Statistical analysis on the distribution of FIV in stray cats, cats with garden and courtyard access and strictly house-confined cats showed a highly significant risk of the infection in the first group.
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- Istituto di Microbiologia e Immunologia Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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Maga G, Verri A, Bonizzi L, Ponti W, Poli G, Garbesi A, Niccolai D, Spadari S, Focher F. Lack of stereospecificity of suid pseudorabies virus thymidine kinase. Biochem J 1993; 294 ( Pt 2):381-5. [PMID: 8396911 PMCID: PMC1134465 DOI: 10.1042/bj2940381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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We have partially purified suid pseudorabies virus (PRV) thymidine kinase from infected thymidine kinase- mouse cells, and cytosolic swine thymidine kinase from lymphatic glands, and we have found that PRV thymidine kinase, unlike the host enzyme, shows no stereospecificity for D- and L-beta-nucleosides. In vitro, unnatural L-enantiomers, except L-deoxycytidine, function as specific inhibitors for the viral enzyme in the order: L-thymidine >> L-deoxyguanosine > L-deoxyuridine > L-deoxyadenosine. Contrary to human and swine thymidine kinases and like herpes simplex virus-1 and -2 thymidine kinases, PRV thymidine kinase phosphorylates both the natural (D-) and the unnatural (L-) thymidine enantiomers to their corresponding monophosphates with comparable efficiency. The kinetic parameters Vmax/Km for D- and L-thymidine are 3.7 and 2.3 respectively. Our results demonstrate that the lack of stereospecificity might be a common feature of the thymidine kinases that are encoded by human and animal herpes viruses. These observations could lead to the development of a novel class of antiviral drugs.
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- G Maga
- Istituto de Genetica Biochimica ed Evoluzionistica, CNR, Pavia, Italy
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Gaudi S, Ponti W, Agresti A, Meneveri R, Malcovati M, Bonizzi L, Poli G, Amato A, Ginelli E. Detection of bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) infection by DNA probe technology. Mol Cell Probes 1990; 4:163-74. [PMID: 2166236 DOI: 10.1016/0890-8508(90)90050-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Classical serological methods and Southern blot hybridization for the diagnosis of bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) infection have been compared during the first nine months of life of offspring from BLV serum-negative and serum-positive dams belonging to a Friesian dairy herd in Italy. At birth, 9/13 calves analysed showed serum positivity for anti-gp60 BLV antibodies by agar immunodiffusion and/or by ELISA. However, only two calves were positive for BLV integrated proviruses in their lymphocyte DNA. At six months of age, anti-gp60 BLV antibodies and proviral DNA positivities were simultaneously shown only by the two cattle identified as DNA-positive at birth. This pattern remained constant up to nine months of age. Furthermore, analysis of the molecular characteristics of BLV integrated proviruses, carried out by using, as probes, the almost complete proviral genome (Belgian isolate) or a subclone of the env gene radioactively labelled or chemically modified, revealed that the calves under study were infected by a different isolate (Japanese isolate) and that, in one of the cattle, the majority of integrated proviruses was characterized by deletions probably located in the 5' half of the proviral genome.
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- S Gaudi
- Dipartimento di Biologia e Genetica per le Scienze Mediche, Università di Milano, Italy
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Amadori M, Bonizzi L. Biological activities of interleukin-2 and gamma-interferon in bovine T lymphocyte conditioned media. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 1989; 3:139-45. [PMID: 2517811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Interleukin 2 and gamma-interferon were revealed in cultures of Concanavalin A-activated bovine mononuclear cells from peripheral blood leukocytes and their kinetics of production were described. Cyclosporin A could dramatically inhibit the synthesis of interleukin 2, whereas it did not affect the interleukin 2-dependent proliferation of bovine T blasts. Bovine T lymphocyte conditioned media (TLCM) containing gamma-interferon increased the expression of beta-2 microglobulin in human HEL (Human Embryo Lung) 299 cells and exerted a potent anti-proliferative effect upon bovine Aubek cells. The beta-2 microglobulin modulating activity of bovine gamma-interferon was exerted at very low concentrations, which showed no detectable antiviral activity on human cells.
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- M Amadori
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia, Brescia, Italy
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Ponti W, Amadori M, Agnoletti F, Bonizzi L, Peri E, Caldora C. Characterization of some parameters of non-specific immunity in beef cattle (II). Zentralbl Veterinarmed B 1989; 36:402-8. [PMID: 2800784 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1989.tb00620.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Serum protein, immunoglobulins, complement, lysozyme, serum bactericidal activity and blast transformation of peripheral blood lymphocytes were tested in beef cattle in different herds and age groups. These parameters were evaluated in their time-kinetics, in comparison with age-matched groups of dairy cattle. Like dairy calves, beef calves up to 4 months of age were shown to have low levels of serum bactericidal activity and haemolytic complement; besides, a worse profile was detected in serum protein and gamma 2 globulin levels. Al(OH)3 and oil-adjuvanted vaccines had a favourable influence on immunoglobulin and lysozyme synthesis. An acute stressing event like transportation was shown to decrease mitogen-driven lymphocyte stimulation for at least 10 days after arrival.
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Bonizzi L, Amadori M, Melegari M, Ponti W, Ceccarelli A, Bolzani E. Characterization of some parameters of non-specific immunity in dairy cattle (I). Zentralbl Veterinarmed B 1989; 36:365-73. [PMID: 2781894 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1989.tb00615.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The concentrations of serum protein and immunoglobulin, complement, lysozyme, serum bactericidal activity and blast transformation of peripheral blood lymphocytes were assessed in dairy cattle in different herds and age groups. The study aimed at defining fundamental aspects of non-specific defence under the field conditions, related to age/season/management influences. The observed differences in the expression of these parameters are discussed, with regard to their role in the immune defence of calves and their relation to colostrum uptake. The possible use of these parameters in the control of animal welfare is stressed and the possibility is put forward of predicting possible unfavourable interactions with environmental pathogens.
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Pace M, Agnellini D, Pietta PG, Cocilovo A, Bonizzi L. Preparation of immobilized NAD glycohydrolase from Neurospora crassa conidia by hydrophobic interaction--characteristics of the enzyme derivative. Prep Biochem 1984; 14:349-62. [PMID: 6096842 DOI: 10.1080/10826068408070640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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NAD glycohydrolase from Neurospora crassa conidia has been immobilized by hydrophobic interaction on Sepharose 4B beads coated with propyl residues through CNBr activation. The bond resulted stable under a wide range of conditions (ionic strength, temperature, pH). As a result of immobilization the pH optimum for catalytic activity shifted by about 0.2 pH unit in the acidic direction, to lie between 7.5 and 7.3. The stability of the enzymatic activity was largely enhanced by effect of immobilization but the Km value towards NAD+ was increased compared with that of the free enzyme (1 X 10(-3) and 2 X 10(-4) M respectively).
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