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Saha BK, Rose MT, Van Zwieten L, Wong VNL, Rose TJ, Patti AF. Fate and recovery of nitrogen applied as slow release brown coal-urea in field microcosms: 15N tracer study. Environ Sci Process Impacts 2023; 25:648-658. [PMID: 36807379 DOI: 10.1039/d2em00482h] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The over-use of synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilisers for crop production can cause environmental pollution through leaching and gaseous losses, resulting in low N use efficiency (NUE). Previous work has shown that brown coal (BC) combined with urea can slow down the fertiliser-N release to better synchronise soil N supply with crop N demand. The study aimed to evaluate the impact of granulated BC-urea (BCU) applied to sweet corn on NUE, fate and recovery of fertiliser-N using an 15N tracer technique. In this in-field microcosm study, 10 atom percent enriched 15N-labelled urea (46% N) and BCU (20% N) were applied as N fertilisers at rates of 90 or 180 kg N ha-1. On average, BCU fertiliser reduced the urea-derived 15N losses as nitrous oxide (N2O) by 64%, ammonia (NH3) by 73% and downward movement of total N by 59% compared to urea. Reduced losses of applied BCU fertiliser-15N were associated with significantly increased microbial immobilisation, soil retention and availability of fertiliser-15N to plants for longer periods of time, compared with urea. As a result, BCU enhanced cob yield by an average of 23%, 15N uptake by 21% and fertiliser NUE by 21% over urea. The plant recovery of fertiliser-15N was significantly higher from BCU (59%) than the recovery from urea (38%). Moreover, mining of native soil-N was lower when the N-fertiliser source was BCU cf. urea, suggesting that BCU could be used as a more N-efficient alternative to urea in cropping systems.
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- Biplob K Saha
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, Victoria, Australia.
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wollongbar Primary Industries Institute, Wollongbar, NSW, 2477, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wollongbar Primary Industries Institute, Wollongbar, NSW, 2477, Australia
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- School of Earth, Atmosphere & Environment, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, Victoria, Australia
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- Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, 2480, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, Victoria, Australia.
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Williams EG, Davis CN, Williams M, Jones DL, Cutress D, Williams HW, Brophy PM, Rose MT, Stuart RB, Jones RA. Associations between Gastrointestinal Nematode Infection Burden and Lying Behaviour as Measured by Accelerometers in Periparturient Ewes. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12182393. [PMID: 36139252 PMCID: PMC9495098 DOI: 10.3390/ani12182393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Novel sensor technologies have great potential to improve animal health and welfare on farms by identifying disease early in livestock. These technologies are yet to be widely applied in sheep flocks despite their great potential to aid control of costly disease such as those caused by parasitic infection. In this study, leg-attached accelerometer sensors recorded the behaviour of 54 ewes in late pregnancy, with the aim of discovering if gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infection levels were associated with behavioural variation. It was found that ewes laid down more often on average when infected with increasing numbers of GIN. Each lying bout was also shorter in length on average in ewes infected with higher levels of GIN. The results demonstrate that ewe behaviour can be an indication of parasite infection levels, and thus automated monitoring of sheep behaviour could allow animals to be treated efficiently against GIN in the future, maximising animal health and minimising production losses. Abstract The application of precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies will underpin new strategies to support the control of livestock disease. However, PLF technology is underexploited within the sheep industry compared to other livestock sectors, and research is essential to identify opportunities for PLF applications. These opportunities include the control of endemic sheep disease such as parasitic gastroenteritis, caused by gastrointestinal nematode infections, which is estimated to cost the European sheep industry EUR 120 million annually. In this study, tri-axial accelerometers recorded the behaviour of 54 periparturient Welsh Mule ewes to discover if gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infection burden, as measured by faecal egg count (FEC), was associated with behavioural variation. Linear mixed models identified that increasing FECs in periparturient ewes were significantly associated with a greater number of lying bouts per day and lower bout durations (p = 0.013 and p = 0.010, respectively). The results demonstrate that FECs of housed periparturient ewes are associated with detectable variations in ewe behaviour, and as such, with further investigation there is potential to develop future targeted selective treatment protocols against GIN in sheep based on behaviour as measured by PLF technologies.
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- Eiry Gwenllian Williams
- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3DA, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3DA, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3DA, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3DA, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3DA, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3DA, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3DA, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3DA, UK
- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay, TAS 7005, Australia
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3DA, UK
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Weng ZH, Van Zwieten L, Tavakkoli E, Rose MT, Singh BP, Joseph S, Macdonald LM, Kimber S, Morris S, Rose TJ, Archanjo BS, Tang C, Franks AE, Diao H, Schweizer S, Tobin MJ, Klein AR, Vongsvivut J, Chang SLY, Kopittke PM, Cowie A. Microspectroscopic visualization of how biochar lifts the soil organic carbon ceiling. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5177. [PMID: 36056025 PMCID: PMC9440262 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32819-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The soil carbon (C) saturation concept suggests an upper limit to the storage of soil organic carbon (SOC). It is set by the mechanisms that protect soil organic matter from mineralization. Biochar has the capacity to protect new C, including rhizodeposits and microbial necromass. However, the decadal-scale mechanisms by which biochar influences the molecular diversity, spatial heterogeneity, and temporal changes in SOC persistence, remain unresolved. Here we show that the soil C storage ceiling of a Ferralsol under subtropical pasture was raised by a second application of Eucalyptus saligna biochar 8.2 years after the first application—the first application raised the soil C storage ceiling by 9.3 Mg new C ha−1 and the second application raised this by another 2.3 Mg new C ha−1. Linking direct visual evidence from one-, two-, and three-dimensional analyses with SOC quantification, we found high spatial heterogeneity of C functional groups that resulted in the retention of rhizodeposits and microbial necromass in microaggregates (53–250 µm) and the mineral fraction (<53 µm). Microbial C-use efficiency was concomitantly increased by lowering specific enzyme activities, contributing to the decreased mineralization of native SOC by 18%. We suggest that the SOC ceiling can be lifted using biochar in (sub)tropical grasslands globally. A decadal-scale field trial revealed 1.01 Mg of rhizodeposit and necromass C was stored in soil microaggregate and mineral fractions per Mg biochar-C applied. Microspectroscopic analyses visualize mechanisms for this elevated soil C storage ceiling.
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- Zhe Han Weng
- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wollongbar Primary Industries Institute, Wollongbar, NSW, 2477, Australia.,School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia.,Department of Animal, Plant & Soil Sciences, Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia.,School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wollongbar Primary Industries Institute, Wollongbar, NSW, 2477, Australia. .,Southern Cross University, East Lismore, NSW, 2480, Australia.
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agriculture Institute, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2650, Australia.,School of Agriculture, Food & Wine, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond SA 5064, Adelaide, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wollongbar Primary Industries Institute, Wollongbar, NSW, 2477, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials and School of Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia.,School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture & Food, Waite campus, Glen Osmond, SA, 5064, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wollongbar Primary Industries Institute, Wollongbar, NSW, 2477, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wollongbar Primary Industries Institute, Wollongbar, NSW, 2477, Australia
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- Southern Cross University, East Lismore, NSW, 2480, Australia
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- Materials Metrology Division, National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO), Rio de Janeiro, 25250-020, Brazil
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- Department of Animal, Plant & Soil Sciences, Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Microbiology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia.,Centre for Future Landscapes, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Australian Synchrotron, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Australian Synchrotron, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Australian Synchrotron, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- Electron Microscope Unit, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre and School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia.,NSW Department of Primary Industries, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia
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Rose MT, Zhang P, Rose TJ, Scanlan CA, McGrath G, Van Zwieten L. Herbicide residues in Australian grain cropping soils at sowing and their relevance to crop growth. Sci Total Environ 2022; 833:155105. [PMID: 35398436 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Herbicides are used extensively in Australian grain cropping systems. Despite occasional observations of herbicide-induced phytotoxicity, there is little information on the persistence and carryover of multiple herbicide classes in cropping soils and the risk to subsequent crops. Two soil surveys were conducted, in 2015 (n = 40) and 2016 (n = 42), across different Australian grain cropping fields prior to sowing of winter crops, and soil samples analysed for herbicide residues (16 analytes in 2015 and 22 analytes in 2016). Samples in 2015 were taken at two depths (0-10 cm and 10-30 cm), whilst samples in 2016 were taken in topsoil (0-10 cm) only, but from two discrete locations in each field. Our research in both years found at least one herbicide (or herbicide metabolite) residue at all sites, with a median of 6 analytes detected in 2015 and 7 analytes detected in 2016. The most frequently detected residues were glyphosate and its primary breakdown product aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), in 87 and 100%, respectively, of topsoil (0-10 cm) samples in 2015, and 67 and 93% of samples in 2016. The median concentration of glyphosate in 2015 was 0.12 mg kg-1, while AMPA was 0.41 mg kg-1. In 2016, median concentrations of glyphosate and AMPA were 0.22 mg kg-1 and 0.31 mg kg-1. Residues of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, trifluralin and diflufenican were also detected in >40% of topsoil samples in both seasons, but with median concentrations of <0.05 mg kg-1. A literature review found limited availability of phytotoxicity thresholds for major grain crops exposed to soilborne herbicide residues. A risk assessment using available thresholds suggested that although up to 29% of fields contained trifluralin residues that could constrain cereal crop growth, and 24% of fields contained residues of phenoxy or sulfonylureas that could affect dicotyledonous crops, the majority of these fields when planted with tolerant crops would be unlikely to be affected by herbicide residues. More work is required to ascertain the spatial distribution, bioavailability and phytotoxicity of residues and residue mixtures to enable a more accurate agronomic risk assessment.
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- Michael T Rose
- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wollongbar, NSW 2477, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for High Performance Soils, Callaghan, NSW 2380, Australia.
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- Agriculture Victoria Research (AVR), Macleod, VIC 3085, Australia
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- Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for High Performance Soils, Callaghan, NSW 2380, Australia
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- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Northam, WA 6401, Australia
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- Agriculture Discipline, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia; Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions, Kensington, WA 6151, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for High Performance Soils, Callaghan, NSW 2380, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wollongbar, NSW 2477, Australia; Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for High Performance Soils, Callaghan, NSW 2380, Australia
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Urakawa M, Zhuang T, Sato H, Takanashi S, Yoshimura K, Endo Y, Katsura T, Umino T, Tanaka K, Watanabe H, Kobayashi H, Takada N, Kozutsumi T, Kumagai H, Asano T, Sazawa K, Ashida N, Zhao G, Rose MT, Kitazawa H, Shirakawa H, Watanabe K, Nochi T, Nakamura T, Aso H. Prevention of mastitis in multiparous dairy cows with a previous history of mastitis by oral feeding with probiotic Bacillus subtilis. Anim Sci J 2022; 93:e13764. [PMID: 36085592 PMCID: PMC9541589 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13764] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Mastitis is a very common inflammatory disease of the mammary gland of dairy cows, resulting in a reduction of milk production and quality. Probiotics may serve as an alternative to antibiotics to prevent mastitis, and the use of probiotics in this way may lessen the risk of antibiotic resistant bacteria developing. We investigated the effect of oral feeding of probiotic Bacillus subtilis (BS) C‐3102 strain on the onset of mastitis in dairy cows with a previous history of mastitis. BS feeding significantly decreased the incidence of mastitis, the average number of medication days and the average number of days when milk was discarded, and maintained the mean SCC in milk at a level substantially lower than the control group. BS feeding was associated with lower levels of cortisol and TBARS and increased the proportion of CD4+ T cells and CD11c+ CD172ahigh dendritic cells in the blood by flow cytometry analysis. Parturition increased the migrating frequency of granulocytes toward a milk chemoattractant cyclophilin A in the control cows, however, this was reduced by BS feeding, possibly indicating a decreased sensitivity of peripheral granulocytes to cyclophilin A. These results reveal that B. subtilis C‐3102 has potential as a probiotic and has preventative capacity against mastitis in dairy cows.
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- Megumi Urakawa
- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Functional Morphology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Functional Morphology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Miyagi Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station, Osaki, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Functional Morphology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Functional Morphology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Functional Morphology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Functional Morphology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Functional Morphology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Functional Morphology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Functional Morphology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Miyagi Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station, Osaki, Japan
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- Miyagi Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station, Osaki, Japan
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- Miyagi Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station, Osaki, Japan
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- Miyagi Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station, Osaki, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Institute of Animal Culture Collection and Application, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Food Function, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Nutrition, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Functional Morphology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Functional Morphology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Functional Morphology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,The Cattle Museum, Maesawa, Oshu, Japan
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Williams M, Davis CN, Jones DL, Davies ES, Vasina P, Cutress D, Rose MT, Jones RA, Williams HW. Lying behaviour of housed and outdoor-managed pregnant sheep. Appl Anim Behav Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Davis CN, Tyson F, Cutress D, Davies E, Jones DL, Brophy PM, Prescott A, Rose MT, Williams M, Williams HW, Jones RA. Rapid detection of Galba truncatula in water sources on pasture-land using loop-mediated isothermal amplification for control of trematode infections. Parasit Vectors 2020; 13:496. [PMID: 32998778 PMCID: PMC7526160 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04371-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Fascioliasis caused by the trematodes Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica, is a global neglected zoonotic disease estimated to cost the livestock industry over €2.5 billion annually. Farm management measures and sustainable use of anthelmintics can, in principle, effectively control trematode infection in livestock and reduce the rate of developing anthelmintic resistance. Previously, we designed an environmental DNA (eDNA) assay to identify a common trematode intermediate host, the freshwater snail Galba truncatula, in water sources to measure specific trematode infection risk areas on pasture-land. To improve this procedure, we now report a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay to identify G. truncatula eDNA. METHODS A LAMP assay was designed and optimised (e.g. temperature, time duration and primer concentration) to identify G. truncatula DNA. The ability of the LAMP assay to target G. truncatula DNA was identified, and LAMP assay limit of detection was investigated in comparison to conventional PCR. In the field, 48 water samples were collected from stream, ditch and water pool habitats in four locations at two Aberystwyth University farms over a seven week period to investigate the applicability of the LAMP assay for use on eDNA samples, in comparison to conventional PCR. RESULTS The LAMP assay delivered detectable results in 30 min at 63 °C. The assay discriminated between G. truncatula DNA and non-target DNA, presenting a level of DNA detection comparable to conventional PCR. No significant difference was found between the ability of the LAMP and PCR assay to identify G. truncatula eDNA in water samples. Kappa coefficient analysis revealed a moderate level of agreement between LAMP and PCR assays. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that the LAMP assay can detect G. truncatula eDNA in a simple and rapid manner. The LAMP assay may become a valuable tool to determine optimum pasture management for trematode parasite control.
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- Chelsea N Davis
- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK.,Coleg Cambria, Llysfasi, Ruthin Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK.,Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay, TAS, Australia
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK.
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Sakuma A, Sugawara S, Hidaka H, Nakajo M, Suda Y, Shimazu T, Rose MT, Urakawa M, Zhuang T, Zhao G, Watanabe K, Nochi T, Kitazawa H, Katoh K, Suzuki K, Aso H. IL-12p40 gene expression in lung and hilar lymph nodes of MPS-resistant pigs. Anim Sci J 2020; 91:e13450. [PMID: 32881233 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13450] [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] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Mycoplasma pneumonia of swine (MPS) is caused by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hp) and is a common chronic respiratory disease of pigs. Recently, a genetically selected variant of the Landrace pig (Miyagino L2) has a lower incidence of pulmonary MPS lesions. We investigated the pathological and immunological characteristics of MPS resistance in these pigs (n = 24) by comparing with the normal landrace pig (control: n = 24). The pathological MPS lung lesion score in MPS-selected landrace pigs was significantly lower than in the control. The gene expression of interleukin (IL)-12p40, which acts as a chemoattractant and a component of the bioactive cytokines IL-12 and IL-23, was significantly higher at the hilar lymph nodes, lung, and spleen in MPS-selected landrace pigs than in control landrace pigs, and these were negatively correlated with the macroscopic MPS lung lesion score. In summary, we demonstrate that resistance against MPS in Miyagino L2 pigs is associated with IL-12p40 up-regulation, in comparison with normal landrace pigs without the MPS vaccine. In addition, a comparative study of macroscopic MPS lung lesions and IL-12p40 gene expression in lung and hilar lymph nodes may lead to beneficial selection traits for the genetic selection for MPS resistance in pigs.
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- Akiko Sakuma
- Miyagi Livestock Experimental Station, Osaki, Japan.,Miyagi Prefectural Sendai Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Sendai, Japan.,International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology (CFAI), Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology (CFAI), Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology (CFAI), Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Food, Agriculture and Environment, Miyagi University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Food, Agriculture and Environment, Miyagi University, Sendai, Japan
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay, TAS, Australia
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology (CFAI), Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology (CFAI), Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Institute of Animal Culture Collection and Application, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology (CFAI), Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology (CFAI), Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology (CFAI), Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology (CFAI), Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology (CFAI), Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology (CFAI), Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Saha BK, Rose MT, Wong VNL, Cavagnaro TR, Patti AF. A slow release brown coal-urea fertiliser reduced gaseous N loss from soil and increased silver beet yield and N uptake. Sci Total Environ 2019; 649:793-800. [PMID: 30176489 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Increasing crop yield and fertiliser nitrogen (N)-use efficiency is important for productive agricultural systems with a reduced environmental footprint. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of slow release brown coal-urea (BCU) fertiliser on the gaseous N losses, biomass yield and N uptake by silver beet (Beta vulgaris L.) compared to commercial urea. Two soils were amended with urea, BCU 1 (22% N) or BCU 2 (17% N) as N-fertiliser at the rate of 50 or 100 kg N ha-1. Five gas sampling periods were undertaken to measure the loss of N as N2O and NH3. After 10 weeks, biomass, N concentration, and N uptake of silver beet, and mineral and mineralisable N of post-harvest soil were measured. BCU substantially increased fertiliser N availability and uptake by silver beet, reduced N2O emission by 29% and NH3 emission by 36% compared to urea alone, irrespective of soil type. Compared to urea, BCU blends increased biomass yield by 27% and 23% in a Tenosol and Dermosol soil, respectively. In addition, application of BCU fertiliser substantially enhanced the potentially mineralisable N and organic carbon content of soil. These results provide evidence that granulation of urea with brown coal (BC) can increase silver beet N-use efficiency and yield in different soil types, and more work is now required to validate this technology for other crops.
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- Biplob K Saha
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wollongbar Primary Industries Institute, Wollongbar, NSW 2477, Australia
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- School of Earth, Atmosphere & Environment, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- The Waite Research Institute and The School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, PMBI, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
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Weng Z, Rose MT, Tavakkoli E, Van Zwieten L, Styles G, Bennett W, Lombi E. Assessing plant-available glyphosate in contrasting soils by diffusive gradient in thin-films technique (DGT). Sci Total Environ 2019; 646:735-744. [PMID: 30064100 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.221] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Glyphosate represents one quarter of global herbicide sales, with growing interest in both its fate in soils and potential to cause non-target phytotoxicity to plants. However, assessing glyphosate bioavailability to plants from soil residues remains challenging. Here we demonstrate that the diffusive gradient in thin-films technique (DGT) can effectively measure available glyphosate across boundary conditions typical of the soil environment: pH 4-9, P concentrations of 20-300 μg P L-1 and NaHCO3 concentrations of 10-1800 mg L-1. In this study, four soils with different glyphosate sorption properties were dosed with up to 16 mg kg-1 of glyphosate and phytotoxicity to wheat and lupin was measured against the DGT-glyphosate concentrations. An improved dose response curve was obtained for root elongation of wheat and lupin across soil types when DGT-glyphosate was used instead of alkaline-extractable (i.e., total extractable) glyphosate. Total extractable glyphosate concentrations of 2.6 and 5.0 mg glyphosate kg-1 in the sandy Tenosol, equivalent to 2.9 and 6.5 μg L-1 DGT-extractable glyphosate, reduced the root length of lupins (but not wheat) by 32-36% compared with the untreated control. DGT is therefore a promising method for assessing phytotoxic levels of glyphosate across different soils.
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- Zhe Weng
- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wollongbar Primary Industries Institute, Wollongbar, NSW 2477, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia; Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia; School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Campus, University of Adelaide, PMB1, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia.
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wollongbar Primary Industries Institute, Wollongbar, NSW 2477, Australia; School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Environmental Futures Research Institute, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Southport, QLD 4215, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
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Saha BK, Rose MT, Wong VNL, Cavagnaro TR, Patti AF. Nitrogen Dynamics in Soil Fertilized with Slow Release Brown Coal-Urea Fertilizers. Sci Rep 2018; 8:14577. [PMID: 30275451 PMCID: PMC6167360 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32787-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Reducing the release rate of urea can increase its use efficiency and minimize negative effects on the environment. A novel fertilizer material that was formed by blending brown coal (BC) with urea, delayed fertilizer N release in controlled climatic conditions in a glasshouse, through strong retention facilitated by the extensive surface area, porous structure and chemical functional groups in the BC. However, the role of BC as a carrier of synthetic urea and the effect of their interaction with various soil types on the dynamics and mineralization of N remains largely unclear. Therefore, a soil column incubation study was conducted to assess the release, transformation and transportation of N from several different brown coal-urea (BCU) granules, compared to commercial urea. Blending and subsequent granulation of urea with BC substantially increased fertilizer N retention in soil by decreasing gaseous emissions and leaching of N compared to urea alone, irrespective of soil type. The BCU granule containing the highest proportion of BC had lower leaching and gaseous emissions and maintained considerably higher mineral and mineralizable N in topsoil. Possible modes of action of the BCU granules have been proposed, emphasizing the role of BC in enhancing N retention over a longer period of time. The results support the notion that BCU granules can be used as a slow release and enhanced efficiency fertilizer for increasing availability and use efficiency of N by crops.
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- Biplob K Saha
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wollongbar Primary Industries Institute, Wollongbar, NSW, 2477, Australia
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- School of Earth, Atmosphere & Environment, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- The Waite Research Institute and The School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, PMBI Glen Osmond, South Australia, 5064, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia.
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Zhuang T, Urakawa M, Sato H, Sato Y, Taguchi T, Umino T, Katto S, Tanaka K, Yoshimura K, Takada N, Kobayashi H, Ito M, Rose MT, Kiku Y, Nagasawa Y, Kitazawa H, Watanabe K, Nochi T, Hayashi T, Aso H. Phenotypic and functional analysis of bovine peripheral blood dendritic cells before parturition by a novel purification method. Anim Sci J 2018; 89:1011-1019. [PMID: 29708291 PMCID: PMC6055732 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Dendritic cells (DCs) are specialized antigen presenting cells specializing in antigen uptake and processing, and play an important role in the innate and adaptive immune response. A subset of bovine peripheral blood DCs was identified as CD172a+/CD11c+/MHC (major histocompatibility complex) class II+ cells. Although DCs are identified at 0.1%–0.7% of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), the phenotype and function of DCs remain poorly understood with regard to maintaining tolerance during the pregnancy. All cattle used in this study were 1 month before parturition. We have established a novel method for the purification of DCs from PBMC using magnetic‐activated cell sorting, and purified the CD172a+/CD11c+DCs, with high expression of MHC class II and CD40, at 84.8% purity. There were individual differences in the expressions of CD205 and co‐stimulatory molecules CD80 and CD86 on DCs. There were positive correlations between expression of cytokine and co‐stimulatory molecules in DCs, and the DCs maintained their immune tolerance, evidenced by their low expressions of the co‐stimulatory molecules and cytokine production. These results suggest that before parturition a half of DCs may be immature and tend to maintain tolerance based on the low cytokine production, and the other DCs with high co‐stimulatory molecules may already have the ability of modulating the T‐cell linage.
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- Tao Zhuang
- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.,International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.,International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Miyagi Prefecture Animal Industry Experiment Station, Iwadeyama, Miyagi, Japan
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- Miyagi Prefecture Animal Industry Experiment Station, Iwadeyama, Miyagi, Japan
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.,International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.,International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.,International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.,International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.,International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Miyagi Prefecture Animal Industry Experiment Station, Iwadeyama, Miyagi, Japan
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- Miyagi Prefecture Animal Industry Experiment Station, Iwadeyama, Miyagi, Japan
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- Miyagi Prefecture Animal Industry Experiment Station, Iwadeyama, Miyagi, Japan
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Cardiganshire, UK
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- Hokkaido Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Hokkaido Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Food and Feed Immunology Group, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.,International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.,International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Hokkaido Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.,International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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Saha BK, Rose MT, Wong V, Cavagnaro TR, Patti AF. Hybrid brown coal-urea fertiliser reduces nitrogen loss compared to urea alone. Sci Total Environ 2017; 601-602:1496-1504. [PMID: 28605867 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Revised: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilisers, such as urea, are susceptible to rapid dissipation from soil. More gradual release of mineral N from fertiliser may reduce the off-site movement of mineral N, thereby enhancing N supply to crops and minimising negative off-site impacts. We hypothesised that granulation of urea with humified brown coal (BC) delays mineral N release and maintains higher concentrations of N in soil than conventional urea granules. Four different brown coal-urea granules, with C:N ratios of 1-10, were prepared by pan granulation. Advanced spectroscopic and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) techniques confirmed loading of urea-N into the BC structure. Nitrogen-release from BCU granules was slower than from urea, resulting in higher N retention over a longer period for increasing growth and N uptake by crop plants. This trend increased with higher loading of BC, emphasising the significant role of BC in N retention. These findings support the hypothesis that BC is suitable for developing slow release N fertilisers.
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- Biplob K Saha
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia; Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wollongbar Primary Industries Institute, Wollongbar, NSW 2477, Australia
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- School of Earth, Atmosphere & Environment, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- The Waite Research Institute and The School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, PMBI, Glen Osmonds, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
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Wonfor RE, Natoli M, Rose MT, Nash DM. Effects of preimplantation factor on interleukin-6 and prostaglandin F 2α and E 2 in the bovine endometrium. Theriogenology 2017; 102:174-182. [PMID: 28800499 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2017] [Revised: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Preimplantation factor (PIF) is a pregnancy specific peptide with immune modulatory properties exerted on the human endometrium. Viable bovine embryos secrete PIF, but its effect on the bovine endometrial immune response is unknown, both in native and inflammatory stimulated endometrial tissue. An ex vivo bovine endometrial tissue culture model was used with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as an inflammatory stimulant. The effect of synthetic PIF (sPIF) was assessed, in three separate experiments, on the secretion or mRNA expression of essential prostaglandins and cytokines. Radioimmunoassays were used to assess prostaglandin secretion and ELISA for IL-6 secretion from endometrial explants. mRNA expression of IL6 and IL8 was analysed from endometrial explants with real-time PCR. Synthetic PIF reduced native IL-6 secretion from explants when pre-treated for 24 h. There was no effect of sPIF on IL-6 secretion from LPS challenged explants; however, sPIF increased IL6 mRNA expression when challenged with 500 ng/mL LPS. There was no effect of sPIF on prostaglandin secretion or mRNA expression of IL8. Therefore, sPIF is able to modulate the native IL-6 production pathway in the bovine endometrium, yet demonstrates no effect on prostaglandin secretion or IL8 expression. Unlike in human studies, effects of sPIF were minimal, thus sPIF is not an effective modulator of the immune targets investigated in the bovine endometrium.
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- Ruth E Wonfor
- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Ceredigion, UK.
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Ceredigion, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Ceredigion, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Ceredigion, UK
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Crowley EJ, King JM, Wilkinson T, Worgan HJ, Huson KM, Rose MT, McEwan NR. Comparison of the microbial population in rabbits and guinea pigs by next generation sequencing. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0165779. [PMID: 28182658 PMCID: PMC5300138 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
This study aimed to determine the microbial composition of faeces from two groups of caecotrophagic animals; rabbits and guinea pigs. In addition the study aimed to determine the community present in the different organs in the rabbit. DNA was extracted from seven of the organs in wild rabbits (n = 5) and from faecal samples from domesticated rabbits (n = 6) and guinea pigs (n = 6). Partial regions of the small ribosomal sub-unit were amplified by PCR and then the sequences present in each sample were determined by next generation sequencing. Differences were detected between samples from rabbit and guinea pig faeces, suggesting that there is not a microbial community common to caecotrophagic animals. Differences were also detected in the different regions of the rabbits’ digestive tracts. As with previous work, many of the organisms detected were Firmicutes or unclassified species and there was a lack of Fibrobacteres, but for the first time we observed a high number of Bacteroidetes in rabbit samples. This work re-iterates high levels of Firmicutes and unclassified species are present in the rabbit gut, together with low number of Fibrobacteres. This suggests that in the rabbit gut, organisms other than the Fibrobacteres must be responsible for fibre digestion. However observation of high numbers of Bacteroidetes suggests that this phylum may indeed have a role to play in digestion in the rabbit gut.
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- Edward J. Crowley
- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales
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Hondo T, Someya S, Nagasawa Y, Terada S, Watanabe H, Chen X, Watanabe K, Ohwada S, Kitazawa H, Rose MT, Nochi T, Aso H. Cyclophilin A is a new M cell marker of bovine intestinal epithelium. Cell Tissue Res 2016; 364:585-597. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-015-2342-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Received: 05/24/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Williams ML, Mac Parthaláin N, Brewer P, James WPJ, Rose MT. A novel behavioral model of the pasture-based dairy cow from GPS data using data mining and machine learning techniques. J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:2063-2075. [PMID: 26805984 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [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: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 11/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
A better understanding of the behavior of individual grazing dairy cattle will assist in improving productivity and welfare. Global positioning systems (GPS) applied to cows could provide a means of monitoring grazing herds while overcoming the substantial efforts required for manual observation. Any model of behavioral prediction using GPS needs to be accurate and robust by accounting for inter-cow variation as well as atmospheric effects. We evaluated the performance using a series of machine learning algorithms on GPS data collected from 40 pasture-based dairy cows over 4 mo. A feature extraction step was performed on the collected raw GPS data, which resulted in 43 different attributes. The evaluated behaviors were grazing, resting, and walking. Classifier learners were built using 10 times 10-fold cross validation and tested on an independent test set. Results were evaluated using a variety of statistical significance tests across all parameters. We found that final model selection depended upon level of performance and model complexity. The classifier learner deemed most suitable for this particular problem was JRip, a rule-based learner (classification accuracy=0.85; false positive rate=0.10; F-measure=0.76; area under the receiver operating curve=0.87). This model will be used in further studies to assess the behavior and welfare of pasture-based dairy cows.
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- M L Williams
- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Science, Aberystwyth University, Penglais Campus, Ceredigion, SY23 3DA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Computer Science, Institute of Maths, Physics and Computer Science (IMPACS), Aberystwyth University, Penglais Campus, Ceredigion, SY23 3DB, United Kingdom
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- Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Penglais Campus, Ceredigion, SY23 3DB, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Science, Aberystwyth University, Penglais Campus, Ceredigion, SY23 3DA, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Science, Aberystwyth University, Penglais Campus, Ceredigion, SY23 3DA, United Kingdom.
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Watanabe H, Nakano T, Saito R, Akasaka D, Saito K, Ogasawara H, Minashima T, Miyazawa K, Kanaya T, Takakura I, Inoue N, Ikeda I, Chen X, Miyake M, Kitazawa H, Shirakawa H, Sato K, Tahara K, Nagasawa Y, Rose MT, Ohwada S, Watanabe K, Aso H. Serotonin Improves High Fat Diet Induced Obesity in Mice. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0147143. [PMID: 26766570 PMCID: PMC4713156 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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There are two independent serotonin (5-HT) systems of organization: one in the central nervous system and the other in the periphery. 5-HT affects feeding behavior and obesity in the central nervous system. On the other hand, peripheral 5-HT also may play an important role in obesity, as it has been reported that 5-HT regulates glucose and lipid metabolism. Here we show that the intraperitoneal injection of 5-HT to mice inhibits weight gain, hyperglycemia and insulin resistance and completely prevented the enlargement of intra-abdominal adipocytes without having any effect on food intake when on a high fat diet, but not on a chow diet. 5-HT increased energy expenditure, O2 consumption and CO2 production. This novel metabolic effect of peripheral 5-HT is critically related to a shift in the profile of muscle fiber type from fast/glycolytic to slow/oxidative in soleus muscle. Additionally, 5-HT dramatically induced an increase in the mRNA expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor coactivator 1α (PGC-1α)-b and PGC-1α-c in soleus muscle. The elevation of these gene mRNA expressions by 5-HT injection was inhibited by treatment with 5-HT receptor (5HTR) 2A or 7 antagonists. Our results demonstrate that peripheral 5-HT may play an important role in the relief of obesity and other metabolic disorders by accelerating energy consumption in skeletal muscle.
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- Hitoshi Watanabe
- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food and Biomolecular Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food and Biomolecular Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Products Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Laboratory of Nutrition, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Animal Science, Department of Biological Production, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, 183–8509, Japan
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- Dept. of Advanced Medicine and Development, BML Inc., Saitama, 350–1101, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Cardiganshire, SY23 3DA, United Kingdom
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1–1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981–8555, Japan
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Takanashi S, Nochi T, Abe M, Itaya N, Urakawa M, Sato K, Zhuang T, Umemura S, Hayashi T, Kiku Y, Kitazawa H, Rose MT, Watanabe K, Aso H. Extracellular cyclophilin A possesses chemotaxic activity in cattle. Vet Res 2015; 46:80. [PMID: 26163364 PMCID: PMC4498507 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-015-0212-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 06/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Cyclophilin A (CyPA) was originally discovered in bovine thymocytes as a cytosolic binding protein of the immunosuppressive drug cyclosporine A. Recent studies have revealed that in mice and humans, CyPA is secreted from cells in injured or infected tissues and plays a role in recruiting inflammatory cells in those tissues. Here we found that in cattle abundant level of extracellular CyPA was observed in tissues with inflammation. To aid in investigating the role of extracellular CyPA in cattle, we generated recombinant bovine CyPA (rbCyPA) and tested its biological activity as an inflammatory mediator. When bovine peripheral blood cells were treated with rbCyPA in vitro, we observed that rbCyPA reacts with the membranous surface of granulocytes, monocytes and lymphocytes. Chemotaxis analysis showed that the granulocytes migrate toward rbCyPA and the migration is inhibited by pre-treatment with an anti-bovine CyPA antibody. These results indicate that, as for mice and humans, extracellular CyPA possesses chemotactic activity to recruit inflammatory cells (e.g., granulocytes) in cattle, and could thus be a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of inflammation.
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- Satoru Takanashi
- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan. .,International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan. .,International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan. .,International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan. .,International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan. .,International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan.
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- National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, National Institute of Animal Health, Hokkaido, 062-0045, Japan.
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- National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, National Institute of Animal Health, Hokkaido, 062-0045, Japan.
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- International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan. .,Food and Feed Immunology Group, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan.
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Cardiganshire, SY23 3DA, UK.
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan. .,International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan. .,International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi, 981-8555, Japan.
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Wissuwa M, Kondo K, Fukuda T, Mori A, Rose MT, Pariasca-Tanaka J, Kretzschmar T, Haefele SM, Rose TJ. Unmasking Novel Loci for Internal Phosphorus Utilization Efficiency in Rice Germplasm through Genome-Wide Association Analysis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0124215. [PMID: 25923470 PMCID: PMC4414551 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Depletion of non-renewable rock phosphate reserves and phosphorus (P) fertilizer price increases has renewed interest in breeding P-efficient varieties. Internal P utilization efficiency (PUE) is of prime interest because there has been no progress to date in breeding for high PUE. We characterized the genotypic variation for PUE present within the rice gene pool by using a hydroponic system that assured equal plant P uptake, followed by mapping of loci controlling PUE via Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS). Loci associated with PUE were mapped on chromosomes 1, 4, 11 and 12. The highest PUE was associated with a minor indica-specific haplotype on chromosome 1 and a rare aus-specific haplotype on chromosome 11. Comparative variant and expression analysis for genes contained within the chromosome 1 haplotype identified high priority candidate genes. Differences in coding regions and expression patterns between genotypes of contrasting haplotypes, suggested functional alterations for two predicted nucleic acid-interacting proteins that are likely causative for the observed differences in PUE. The loci reported here are the first identified for PUE in any crop that is not confounded by differential P uptake among genotypes. Importantly, modern rice varieties lacked haplotypes associated with superior PUE, and would thus benefit from targeted introgressions of these loci from traditional donors to improve plant growth in phosphorus-limited cropping systems.
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- Matthias Wissuwa
- Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG), Glen Osmond, South Australia, Australia
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- Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Centre for Plant Sciences, Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
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Watanabe H, Chen X, Shoji N, Saito R, Nakano T, Saito K, Sumiyoshi K, Rose MT, Okada N, Watanabe K, Aso H. Stimulatory effect of plasma samples from fattening cattle on adipogenesis-related gene expression in preadipocyte cells. Anim Sci J 2014; 86:698-706. [PMID: 25492256 DOI: 10.1111/asj.12344] [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] [Received: 04/11/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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It is desirable to produce beef with high levels of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), as this is related to fat softness and palatability. However, the physiology of MUFA synthesis in bovine fat during the fattening process remains to be established. In this study, in order to elucidate the relationship between plasma components and the fatty acid composition of intramuscular fat, we investigated the effect of plasma obtained from fattening cattle on the messenger RNA (mRNA) expressions of the adipogenesis-related gene in a clonal bovine intramuscular preadipocyte line (BIP cells). The mRNA expressions of stearoyl-CoA desaturase, adipocyte Protein 2, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma and sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 in BIP cells were significantly higher following treatment with those plasma samples collected from the cattle with the highest diaphragmatic unsaturated fatty acids to saturated fatty acids ratio (US/S). Furthermore, the concentration of nonesterified fatty acid (NEFA) in the plasma samples had an inverse correlation with carcass diaphragmatic US/S. These results indicate that cattle with a low ratio of US/S in fat may be discriminated from the population of fattening cattle before slaughter by measuring the effect of their plasma on gene expression in BIP cells as well as their plasma concentration and composition of NEFA.
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- Hitoshi Watanabe
- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Yamagata General Agricultural Research Center, Department of Livestock Science, Shinjo, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Yonekura S, Hirota S, Tokutake Y, Rose MT, Katoh K, Aso H. Dexamethasone and acetate modulate cytoplasmic leptin in bovine preadipocytes. Asian-Australas J Anim Sci 2014; 27:567-73. [PMID: 25049989 PMCID: PMC4093523 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2013.13559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 09/11/2013] [Revised: 12/26/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hormonal and nutrient signals regulate leptin synthesis and secretion. In rodents, leptin is stored in cytosolic pools of adipocytes. However, not much information is available regarding the regulation of intracellular leptin in ruminants. Recently, we demonstrated that leptin mRNA was expressed in bovine intramuscular preadipocyte cells (BIP cells) and that a cytoplasmic leptin pool may be present in preadipocytes. In the present study, we investigated the expression of cytoplasmic leptin protein in BIP cells during differentiation as well as the effects of various factors added to the differentiation medium on its expression in BIP cells. Leptin mRNA expression was observed only at 6 and 8 days after adipogenic induction, whereas the cytoplasmic leptin concentration was the highest on day 0 and decreased gradually thereafter. Cytoplasmic leptin was detected at 6 and 8 days after adipogenic induction, but not at 4 days after adipogenic induction. The cytoplasmic leptin concentration was reduced in BIP cells at 4 days after treatment with dexamethasone, whereas cytoplasmic leptin was not observed at 8 days after treatment. In contrast, acetate significantly enhanced the cytoplasmic leptin concentration in BIP cells at 8 days after treatment, although acetate alone did not induce adipocyte differentiation in BIP cells. These results suggest that dexamethasone and acetate modulate the cytoplasmic leptin concentration in bovine preadipocytes.
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- Shinichi Yonekura
- Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3AL, UK
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- Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3AL, UK
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- Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3AL, UK
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- Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3AL, UK
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- Department of Animal Physiology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Amamiyamachi, Sendai 981-8555, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Amamiyamachi, Sendai 981-8555, Japan
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Takahashi H, Sato K, Yamaguchi T, Miyake M, Watanabe H, Nagasawa Y, Kitagawa E, Terada S, Urakawa M, Rose MT, McMahon CD, Watanabe K, Ohwada S, Gotoh T, Aso H. Myostatin alters glucose transporter-4 (GLUT4) expression in bovine skeletal muscles and myoblasts isolated from double-muscled (DM) and normal-muscled (NM) Japanese shorthorn cattle. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2014; 48:62-8. [PMID: 24906930 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2014.01.007] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether myostatin alters glucose transporter-4 (GLUT4) expression in bovine skeletal muscles and myoblasts isolated from double-muscled (DM) and normal-muscled (NM) Japanese Shorthorn cattle. Plasma concentrations of glucose were lower in DM cattle than in NM cattle (P < 0.01). The expression of GLUT4 messenger RNA (mRNA) in the skeletal muscle ex vivo and in myoblasts at 72 h after differentiation in vitro was higher in DM cattle than in NM cattle (P < 0.01). In contrast, the NM and DM cattle did not differ with respect to skeletal muscle expression of GLUT1 and myocyte enhancer factor-2c (MEF2c), a transcription factor of GLUT4. In differentiated myoblasts, the expression of GLUT1, GLUT4, and MEF2c mRNAs was greater in DM cattle than in NM cattle (P < 0.01). In the presence and absence of insulin, glucose uptake in myoblasts was increased in DM cattle relative to that of NM cattle (P < 0.01). The addition of myostatin decreased the expression of GLUT4 and MEF2c mRNAs in DM myoblasts (P < 0.05). Results of the present study suggest that myostatin inhibits the expression of GLUT4 mRNA possibly via MEF2c and that the greater ability of the DM cattle to produce muscle relative to the NM cattle may be due to their greater sensitivity to insulin and greater use of glucose.
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- H Takahashi
- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Japan; Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate school, Kuju Agricultural Research Center, Kyushu University, Kuju-cho, Taketa-shi, Japan
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Japan
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Japan
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- Genome Research, Tokushima University, Kuramoto-machi, Tokushima-shi, Japan
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Japan
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Japan
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Japan
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Japan
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Japan
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Cardiganshire, SY23 3DA, UK
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- Institute for Growth Physiology Group, AgResearch Ltd, Private Bag 3123, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Japan
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate school, Kuju Agricultural Research Center, Kyushu University, Kuju-cho, Taketa-shi, Japan
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- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Japan.
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Watanabe H, Saito R, Nakano T, Takahashi H, Takahashi Y, Sumiyoshi K, Sato K, Chen X, Okada N, Iwasaki S, Harjanti DW, Sekiguchi N, Sano H, Kitazawa H, Rose MT, Ohwada S, Watanabe K, Aso H. Effect of peripheral 5-HT on glucose and lipid metabolism in wether sheep. PLoS One 2014; 9:e88058. [PMID: 24505376 PMCID: PMC3913723 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In mice, peripheral 5-HT induces an increase in the plasma concentrations of glucose, insulin and bile acids, and a decrease in plasma triglyceride, NEFA and cholesterol concentrations. However, given the unique characteristics of the metabolism of ruminants relative to monogastric animals, the physiological role of peripheral 5-HT on glucose and lipid metabolism in sheep remains to be established. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the effect of 5-HT on the circulating concentrations of metabolites and insulin using five 5-HT receptor (5HTR) antagonists in sheep. After fasting for 24 h, sheep were intravenously injected with 5-HT, following which-, plasma glucose, insulin, triglyceride and NEFA concentrations were significantly elevated. In contrast, 5-HT did not affect the plasma cholesterol concentration, and it induced a decrease in bile acid concentrations. Increases in plasma glucose and insulin concentrations induced by 5-HT were attenuated by pre-treatment with Methysergide, a 5HTR 1, 2 and 7 antagonist. Additionally, decreased plasma bile acid concentrations induced by 5-HT were blocked by pre-treatment with Ketanserin, a 5HTR 2A antagonist. However, none of the 5HTR antagonists inhibited the increase in plasma triglyceride and NEFA levels induced by 5-HT. On the other hand, mRNA expressions of 5HTR1D and 1E were observed in the liver, pancreas and skeletal muscle. These results suggest that there are a number of differences in the physiological functions of peripheral 5-HT with respect to lipid metabolism between mice and sheep, though its effect on glucose metabolism appears to be similar between these species.
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- Hitoshi Watanabe
- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Food and Biomolecular Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Cardiganshire, United Kingdom
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Cellar Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Yonekura S, Tokutake Y, Hirota S, Rose MT, Katoh K, Aso H. Proliferating bovine intramuscular preadipocyte cells synthesize leptin. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2013; 45:33-7. [PMID: 23623201 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2013.03.004] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Revised: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Leptin is thought to be not only a satiety factor but also a stimulator of angiogenesis. We examined leptin, PPARγ2, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in bovine intramuscular preadipocyte (BIP) cells during proliferation. The cells were seeded at 0.85 × 10(4) cells/cm(2) and collected every day until the fifth day after passage. Leptin mRNA was present in the cells between days 2 and 4, as indicated by RT-PCR analysis. Western blot analysis showed a band for leptin at approximately 16 kDa on all of the days during growth, and the cytoplasmic concentration of leptin was highest on day 2 and decreased gradually thereafter. A PPARγ2 band at approximately 54 kDa was also observed on all days. The concentration was highest on day 2 and decreased thereafter, which is similar to the expression pattern of leptin. In constant, the expression level of VEGF protein did not change while in culture. We have demonstrated that BIP cells can synthesize both leptin and PPARγ2, with maximal synthesis occurring during maximal proliferation. Given the role of leptin in angiogenesis, we speculate that leptin is involved in the neovascularization of adipose tissue, because new organization of adipose tissue requires the growth of new blood vessels.
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- S Yonekura
- Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University, Minamiminowa, Nagano 399-4598, Japan.
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Armbrust K, Burns M, Crossan AN, Fischhoff DA, Hammond LE, Johnston JJ, Kennedy I, Rose MT, Seiber JN, Solomon K. Perspectives on communicating risks of chemicals. J Agric Food Chem 2013; 61:4676-4691. [PMID: 23662936 DOI: 10.1021/jf305281c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The Agrochemicals Division symposium "Perfecting Communication of Chemical Risk", held at the 244th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society in Philadelphia, PA, August 19-23, 2012, is summarized. The symposium, organized by James Seiber, Kevin Armbrust, John Johnston, Ivan Kennedy, Thomas Potter, and Keith Solomon, included discussion of better techniques for communicating risks, lessons from past experiences, and case studies, together with proposals to improve these techniques and their communication to the public as effective information. The case studies included risks of agricultural biotechnology, an organoarsenical (Roxarsone) in animal feed, petroleum spill-derived contamination of seafood, role of biomonitoring and other exposure assessment techniques, soil fumigants, implications of listing endosulfan as a persistant organic pollutant (POP), and diuron herbicide in runoff, including use of catchment basins to limit runoff to coastal ecozones and the Great Barrier Reef. The symposium attracted chemical risk managers including ecotoxicologists, environmental chemists, agrochemists, ecosystem managers, and regulators needing better techniques that could feed into better communication of chemical risks. Policy issues related to regulation of chemical safety as well as the role of international conventions were also presented. The symposium was broadcast via webinar to an audience outside the ACS Meeting venue.
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- Kevin Armbrust
- Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762, USA
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Iwasaki S, Miyake M, Hayashi S, Watanabe H, Nagasawa Y, Terada S, Watanabe K, Ohwada S, Kitazawa H, Rose MT, Aso H. Effect of Myostatin on Chemokine Expression in Regenerating Skeletal Muscle Cells. Cells Tissues Organs 2013; 198:66-74. [DOI: 10.1159/000351462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Rose MT, Rose TJ, Pariasca-Tanaka J, Yoshihashi T, Neuweger H, Goesmann A, Frei M, Wissuwa M. Root metabolic response of rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes with contrasting tolerance to zinc deficiency and bicarbonate excess. Planta 2012; 236:959-73. [PMID: 22526504 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-012-1648-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2011] [Accepted: 04/02/2012] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Plants are routinely subjected to multiple environmental stresses that constrain growth. Zinc (Zn) deficiency and high bicarbonate are two examples that co-occur in many soils used for rice production. Here, the utility of metabolomics in diagnosing the effect of each stress alone and in combination on rice root function is demonstrated, with potential stress tolerance indicators identified through the use of contrasting genotypes. Responses to the dual stress of combined Zn deficiency and bicarbonate excess included greater root solute leakage, reduced dry matter production, lower monosaccharide accumulation and increased concentrations of hydrogen peroxide, phenolics, peroxidase and N-rich metabolites in roots. Both hydrogen peroxide concentration and root solute leakage were correlated with higher levels of citrate, allantoin and stigmasterol. Zn stress resulted in lower levels of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle intermediate succinate and the aromatic amino acid tyrosine. Bicarbonate stress reduced shoot iron (Fe) concentrations, which was reflected by lower Fe-dependent ascorbate peroxidase activity. Bicarbonate stress also favoured the accumulation of the TCA cycle intermediates malate, fumarate and succinate, along with the non-polar amino acid tyrosine. Genotypic differentiation revealed constitutively higher levels of D-gluconate, 2-oxoglutarate and two unidentified compounds in the Zn-efficient line RIL46 than the Zn-inefficient cultivar IR74, suggesting a possible role for these metabolites in overcoming oxidative stress or improving metal re-distribution.
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- Michael T Rose
- Crop Production and Environment Division, Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Science, 1-1 Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8686, Japan.
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Iwasaki S, Miyake M, Watanabe H, Kitagawa E, Watanabe K, Ohwada S, Kitazawa H, Rose MT, Aso H. Expression of myostatin in neural cells of the olfactory system. Mol Neurobiol 2012; 47:1-8. [PMID: 22941030 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-012-8342-1] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2012] [Accepted: 08/22/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Recent studies show that myostatin mRNA expression is found in some regions of the brain. However, the functional significance of this is currently unknown. We therefore investigated myostatin expression and function in the brain. In this study, we used immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, and RT-PCR analysis to reveal that myostatin is expressed in the mitral cells in the olfactory bulb (OB) and in neurons in the olfactory cortex (OC). Using 3D reconstruction, mitral cells positive for myostatin were positioned in the lateral and ventral regions of the OB. In contrast, myostatin-positive mitral cells were detected in mice at 2 weeks of age, but not on days 0 and 7 after birth. Activin receptor IIB, a myostatin receptor, was expressed in the OB, OC, hippocampus, and paraventricular thalamic nucleus. Moreover, c-Fos immunostaining in granule cells in the OB was augmented after intracerebroventricular injection of myostatin. These findings suggest that myostatin is localized in specific cells associated with the olfactory system of the brain and may act as a key inhibitor in cell and/or signal development of the olfactory system.
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- Shunsuke Iwasaki
- Laboratory of Functional Morphology, Department of Animal Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, 981-8555, Japan
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Krishnen G, Kecskés ML, Rose MT, Geelan-Small P, Amprayn KO, Pereg L, Kennedy IR. Field monitoring of plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria by colony immunoblotting. Can J Microbiol 2011; 57:914-22. [DOI: 10.1139/w11-059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Inoculant plant-growth-promoting bacteria are emerging as an important component of sustainable agriculture. There is a need to develop inexpensive methods for enumerating these organisms after their application in the field, to better understand their survival and impacts on yields. Immunoblotting is one potential method to measure viable cells, but the high cost of the conventionally used nylon membranes makes this method prohibitive. In this study, less expensive alternative materials such as filter papers, glossy photo papers, and transparencies for the purpose of colony immunoblotting were evaluated and the best substance was chosen for further studies. Whatman filter paper No. 541 combined with a 0.01 mol·L–1 H2SO4 rinsing step gave similar results to nylon membranes but <20% of the overall cost of the original colony immunoblotting assay. The application of the modified immunoblot method was tested on nonsterile clay soil samples that were spiked with high numbers (>107 CFU·g–1) of the plant-growth-promoting bacteria Pseudomonas fluorescens , Azospirillum brasilense , or Rhizobium leguminosarum . The modified protocol allowed the identification and recovery of over 50% of the inoculated cells of all three strains, amidst a background of the native soil microflora. Subsequently, the survival of P. fluorescens was successfully monitored for several months after application to field-grown rice at Jerilderie, New South Wales, Australia, thus validating the procedure.
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- Ganisan Krishnen
- SUNFix Centre for Nitrogen Fixation, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Biomedical Building, 1 Central Avenue, Eveleigh, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
- Strategic Resources Research Centre, MARDI Head Quarters, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- SUNFix Centre for Nitrogen Fixation, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Biomedical Building, 1 Central Avenue, Eveleigh, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- SUNFix Centre for Nitrogen Fixation, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Biomedical Building, 1 Central Avenue, Eveleigh, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- SUNFix Centre for Nitrogen Fixation, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Biomedical Building, 1 Central Avenue, Eveleigh, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- SUNFix Centre for Nitrogen Fixation, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Biomedical Building, 1 Central Avenue, Eveleigh, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Armidale New South Wales, Australia
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- SUNFix Centre for Nitrogen Fixation, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Biomedical Building, 1 Central Avenue, Eveleigh, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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Takakura I, Miyazawa K, Kanaya T, Itani W, Watanabe K, Ohwada S, Watanabe H, Hondo T, Rose MT, Mori T, Sakaguchi S, Nishida N, Katamine S, Yamaguchi T, Aso H. Orally administered prion protein is incorporated by m cells and spreads into lymphoid tissues with macrophages in prion protein knockout mice. Am J Pathol 2011; 179:1301-9. [PMID: 21763679 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.05.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2010] [Revised: 05/13/2011] [Accepted: 05/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are fatal neurodegenerative diseases. Infection by the oral route is assumed to be important, although its pathogenesis is not understood. Using prion protein (PrP) knockout mice, we investigated the sequence of events during the invasion of orally administered PrPs through the intestinal mucosa and the spread into lymphoid tissues and the peripheral nervous system. Orally administered PrPs were incorporated by intestinal epitheliocytes in the follicle-associated epithelium and villi within 1 hour. PrP-positive cells accumulated in the subfollicle region of Peyer's patches a few hours thereafter. PrP-positive cells spread toward the mesenteric lymph nodes and spleen after the accumulation of PrPs in the Peyer's patches. The number of PrP molecules in the mesenteric lymph nodes and spleen peaked at 2 days and 6 days after inoculation, respectively. The epitheliocytes in the follicle-associated epithelium incorporating PrPs were annexin V-positive microfold cells and PrP-positive cells in Peyer's patches and spleen were CD11b-positive and CD14-positive macrophages. Additionally, PrP-positive cells in Peyer's patches and spleen were detected in the vicinity of peripheral nerve fibers in the early stages of infection. These results indicate that orally delivered PrPs were incorporated by microfold cells promptly after challenge and that macrophages might act as a transporter of incorporated PrPs from the Peyer's patches to other lymphoid tissues and the peripheral nervous system.
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- Ikuro Takakura
- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Rose MT, Rose TJ, Pariasca-Tanaka J, Wissuwa M. Revisiting the role of organic acids in the bicarbonate tolerance of zinc-efficient rice genotypes. Funct Plant Biol 2011; 38:493-504. [PMID: 32480903 DOI: 10.1071/fp11008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2011] [Accepted: 03/31/2011] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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It has been hypothesised that enhanced organic acid release from the roots of zinc-efficient rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes plays a strong role in plant tolerance to both bicarbonate excess and Zn deficiency. To address several uncertainties in the literature surrounding the tolerance of rice to bicarbonate, we initially assessed the tolerance of six rice genotypes to bicarbonate stress under field conditions and in solution culture. The landrace Jalmagna and its recombinant inbred offspring, RIL46, consistently performed better in terms of maintenance of biomass and root length under high bicarbonate concentrations. In the hydroponic experiments, increased root malate (but not citrate) accumulation and efflux were responses to high solution bicarbonate in the short-term (12h) in all genotypes. Although both citrate and malate accumulation and efflux increased after long-term exposure (10 days) to high bicarbonate and Zn deficiency, it coincided with amino acid leakage from the roots. Partial least-squares regression showed that this leakage consistently ranked highly as an indicator of poor plant health under all stress conditions, whereas specific malate efflux (the ratio of malate to amino acid efflux) was an important predictor of good plant health. The root leakage of Zn-inefficient genotypes under bicarbonate and dual stress (bicarbonate with low Zn) was typically higher than in Zn-efficient genotypes, and coincided with higher peroxide concentrations, suggesting that bicarbonate tolerance is related to the ability of Zn-efficient genotypes to overcome oxidative stress, maintain root membrane integrity and minimise root leakage.
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- Michael T Rose
- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Crop Production and Environment Division, 1-1 Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8686, Japan
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- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Crop Production and Environment Division, 1-1 Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8686, Japan
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- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Crop Production and Environment Division, 1-1 Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8686, Japan
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- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Crop Production and Environment Division, 1-1 Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8686, Japan
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Two independent serotonin systems exist, one in the brain and the other in the periphery. Serotonin is a well known monoaminergic neurotransmitter in the central nervous system and it is known to regulate feeding behavior, meal size, and body weight. On the other hand, there is much less evidence for the role of serotonin as a gastrointestinal hormone, particularly with respect to its effects on glucose and lipid metabolism. This review summarizes our current understanding of the role of peripheral serotonin on glucose and lipid metabolism and the implications of this for further research. RECENT FINDINGS The enterochromaffin cells of the gastrointestinal tract produce peripheral serotonin postprandially. In mice, it induces a decrease in the concentration of circulating lipids as well as hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia through its action on several serotonin receptors. Further, serotonin metabolites act as endogenous agonists for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ and serotonin accelerates adipocyte differentiation via serotonin receptor 2A and 2C. Studies of serotonin are likely to provide new insights into the field of lipid accumulation and metabolism. SUMMARY Recent studies show new physiological functions of peripheral serotonin, linked to glucose and lipid metabolism. Peripheral serotonin may serve as an attractive new therapeutic target for the treatment of metabolic disorders in the near future.
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- Hitoshi Watanabe
- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Hondo T, Kanaya T, Takakura I, Watanabe H, Takahashi Y, Nagasawa Y, Terada S, Ohwada S, Watanabe K, Kitazawa H, Rose MT, Yamaguchi T, Aso H. Cytokeratin 18 is a specific marker of bovine intestinal M cell. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2011; 300:G442-53. [PMID: 21193527 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00345.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Microfold (M) cells in the follicle-associated epithelium (FAE) of Peyer's patches have an important role in mucosal immune responses. A primary difficulty for investigations of bovine M cells is the lack of a specific molecular marker. To identify such a marker, we investigated the expression of several kinds of intermediate filament proteins using calf Peyer's patches. The expression patterns of cytokeratin (CK) 18 in jejunal and ileal FAE were very similar to the localization pattern of M cells recognized by scanning electron microscopy. Mirror sections revealed that jejunal CK18-positive cells had irregular and sparse microvilli, as well as pocket-like structures containing lymphocytes, typical morphological characteristic of M cells. However, CK18-negative cells had regular and dense microvilli on their surface, typical of the morphology of enterocytes. In contrast, CK20 immunoreactivity was detected in almost all villous epithelial cells and CK18-negative cells in the FAE. CK18-positive proliferating transit-amplifying cells in the crypt exchanged CK18 for CK20 above the mouth of the crypt and after moving to the villi; however, CK18-positive M cells in the crypt continued their expression of CK18 during movement to the FAE region. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl-transferase-mediated deoxyuridine-triphosphate-biotin nick-end labeling-positive apoptotic cells were specifically detected at the apical region of villi and FAE in the jejunum and ileum, and all were also stained for CK20. These data indicate that CK18 may be a molecular marker for bovine M cells in FAE and that M cells may transdifferentiate to CK20-positive enterocytes and die by apoptosis in the apex of the FAE.
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- Tetsuya Hondo
- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Miyag, Japan
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Rose TJ, Rose MT, Pariasca-Tanaka J, Heuer S, Wissuwa M. The Frustration with Utilization: Why Have Improvements in Internal Phosphorus Utilization Efficiency in Crops Remained so Elusive? Front Plant Sci 2011; 2:73. [PMID: 22639608 PMCID: PMC3355673 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2011.00073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2011] [Accepted: 10/16/2011] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Despite the attention internal phosphorus utilization efficiency (PUE) of crops has received in the literature, little progress in breeding crop cultivars with high PUE has been made. Surprisingly few studies have specifically investigated PUE; instead, genotypic variation for PUE has been investigated in studies that concurrently assess phosphorus acquisition efficiency (PAE). We hypothesized that genotypic differences in PAE confound PUE rankings because genotypes with higher PAE suffer a lower degree of P stress, resulting in lower PUE. The hypothesis was tested by comparing soil-based screening to a modified technique whereby rice genotypes were grown in individual containers with a single dose of solution P, to eliminate differences in P uptake among genotypes. Genotypic differences in PUE were apparent in root and shoot tissue using the modified nutrient solution technique, but PUE rankings showed no correlation with those from traditional soil-based screening. We conclude that PUE in soil-based screening systems is unavoidably linked with genotypic PAE, resulting in PUE rankings confounded by differences in P uptake. Only screening techniques assuring equal P uptake are suitable for the exploitation of genotypic variation for PUE.
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- Terry J. Rose
- Crop Production and Environment Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural SciencesTsukuba, Japan
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- Crop Production and Environment Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural SciencesTsukuba, Japan
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- Crop Production and Environment Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural SciencesTsukuba, Japan
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- International Rice Research InstituteLos Banos, Philippines
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- Crop Production and Environment Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural SciencesTsukuba, Japan
- *Correspondence: Matthias Wissuwa, Crop Production and Environment Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), 1-1 Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8686, Japan. e-mail:
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Watanabe H, Akasaka D, Ogasawara H, Sato K, Miyake M, Saito K, Takahashi Y, Kanaya T, Takakura I, Hondo T, Chao G, Rose MT, Ohwada S, Watanabe K, Yamaguchi T, Aso H. Peripheral serotonin enhances lipid metabolism by accelerating bile acid turnover. Endocrinology 2010; 151:4776-86. [PMID: 20685881 DOI: 10.1210/en.2009-1349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Serotonin is synthesized by two distinct tryptophan hydroxylases, one in the brain and one in the periphery. The latter is known to be unable to cross the blood-brain barrier. These two serotonin systems have apparently independent functions, although the functions of peripheral serotonin have yet to be fully elucidated. In this study, we have investigated the physiological effect of peripheral serotonin on the concentrations of metabolites in the circulation and in the liver. After fasting, mice were ip injected with 1 mg serotonin. The plasma glucose concentration was significantly elevated between 60 and 270 min after the injection. In contrast, plasma triglyceride, cholesterol, and nonesterified fatty acid concentrations were decreased. The hepatic glycogen synthesis and concentrations were significantly higher at 240 min. At the same time, the hepatic triglyceride content was significantly lower than the basal levels noted before the serotonin injection, whereas the hepatic cholesterol content was significantly higher by 60 min after the injection. Furthermore, serotonin stimulated the contraction of the gallbladder and the excretion of bile. After the serotonin injection, there was a significant induction of apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter expression, resulting in a decrease in the concentration of bile acids in the feces. Additionally, data are presented to show that the functions of serotonin are mediated through diverse serotonin receptor subtypes. These data indicate that peripheral serotonin accelerates the metabolism of lipid by increasing the concentration of bile acids in circulation.
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- Hitoshi Watanabe
- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan
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Watts EJ, Rose MT. Platelet-derived growth factor acts via both the Rho-kinase and p38 signaling enzymes to stimulate contraction in an in vitro model of equine wound healing. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2010; 38:253-9. [PMID: 20036481 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2009.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 08/17/2009] [Revised: 10/20/2009] [Accepted: 11/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Horses are more prone to complications in the wound healing process than other species, and problems such as chronic inflammation, delayed epithelialization, poor wound contraction, and exuberant granulation tissue are commonly seen, particularly in wounds on the distal limbs. In comparison, wounds of the oral mucosa heal rapidly in a scarless fashion with a high degree of wound contraction. The effect of platelet-derived growth factor BB (PDGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1, and transforming growth factor beta1 (TGFbeta1) on the contraction of a fibroblast-populated collagen matrix (FPCM) as a model of equine wound contraction was investigated using equine oral fibroblasts. The fibroblasts were embedded into floating FPCM and treated with PDGF, IGF-1, and TGFbeta1. The surface areas of the FPCM were determined daily for 5 d. Platelet-derived growth factor significantly stimulated the contraction of the FPCM at an optimal concentration of 10 ng/mL (P=0.025). Insulin-like growth factor-1 and TGFbeta1 did not significantly affect the contraction of the FPCM relative to the control. To elucidate the mechanisms by which PDGF stimulated contraction of FPCM, the Rho-kinase and p38 cell signaling pathways were blocked, resulting in a significant inhibition (P<0.001) of PDGF-stimulated contraction. Platelet-derived growth factor BB is a potent stimulator of fibroblast migration, and hence the FPCM contraction generated here is probably a result of its effects on cell migration. The results of the present experiment suggest that this effect is stimulated via both the Rho-kinase and p38 signaling pathways in equine oral fibroblasts.
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- E J Watts
- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, United Kingdom.
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Rose MT, Weekes TEC, Rowlinson P. Relationship between the milk yield response to short-term bovine somatotropin treatment and the lipolytic response to adrenaline in dairy cows. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2009; 36:24-31. [PMID: 18952396 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2008.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2008] [Revised: 08/28/2008] [Accepted: 09/05/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The aim of this experiment was to determine if the milk yield response of dairy cows to short-term treatment with bovine somatotropin (bST) was correlated with the non-esterified fatty-acid (NEFA) response to an adrenaline challenge. Twenty-six multiparous Holstein cows (58+/-5.4 days postpartum) received daily sub-cutaneous injections of saline for 7 days followed by sub-cutaneous injections of 20mg/day of bST for 14 days. On day 7 of the saline treatment and day 14 of the bST treatment the cows were given an intravenous injection of adrenaline (1.4 microg/kg body weight). Blood samples were taken before and after the adrenaline challenge. The difference in milk yield between the saline and the second week of bST treatment (MYR) varied considerably between animals (from -0.4 to +8.0 kg/day). MYR was positively correlated with the change in the basal concentration of NEFA between the saline and second week of bST treatment, as well as with the change in the area under the profile of NEFA above basal values following the adrenaline challenge. It remains to be established whether the greater lipolytic responses to adrenaline of the cows with the greater MYR reflects the deeper negative energy that these animals also experienced or a fundamental difference in the physiology of their adipose tissue.
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- M T Rose
- School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, University of Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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Nagai Y, Aso H, Ogasawara H, Tanaka S, Taketa Y, Watanabe K, Ohwada S, Rose MT, Kitazawa H, Yamaguchi T. Anterior Pituitary Progenitor Cells Express Costimulatory Molecule 4Ig-B7-H3. J Immunol 2008; 181:6073-81. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.9.6073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kanaya T, Miyazawa K, Takakura I, Itani W, Watanabe K, Ohwada S, Kitazawa H, Rose MT, McConochie HR, Okano H, Yamaguchi T, Aso H. Differentiation of a murine intestinal epithelial cell line (MIE) toward the M cell lineage. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2008; 295:G273-84. [PMID: 18556421 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00378.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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M cells are a kind of intestinal epithelial cell in the follicle-associated epithelium of Peyer's patches. These cells can transport antigens and microorganisms into underlying lymphoid tissues. Despite the important role of M cells in mucosal immune responses, the origin and mechanisms of differentiation as well as cell death of M cells remain unclear. To clarify the mechanism of M cell differentiation, we established a novel murine intestinal epithelial cell line (MIE) from the C57BL/6 mouse. MIE cells grow rapidly and have a cobblestone morphology, which is a typical feature of intestinal epithelial cells. Additionally, they express cytokeratin, villin, cell-cell junctional proteins, and alkaline phosphatase activity and can form microvilli. Their expression of Musashi-1 antigen indicates that they may be close to intestinal stem cells or transit-amplifying cells. MIE cells are able to differentiate into the M cell lineage following coculture with intestinal lymphocytes, but not with Peyer's patch lymphocytes (PPL). However, PPL costimulated with anti-CD3/CD28 MAbs caused MIE cells to display typical features of M cells, such as transcytosis activity, the disorganization of microvilli, and the expression of M cell markers. This transcytosis activity of MIE cells was not induced by T cells isolated from PPL costimulated with the same MAbs and was reduced by the depletion of the T cell population from PPL. A mixture of T cells treated with MAbs and B cells both from PPL led MIE cells to differentiate into M cells. We report here that MIE cells have the potential ability to differentiate into M cells and that this differentiation required activated T cells and B cells.
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- Takashi Kanaya
- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku Univ., 1-1 Tsutsumidori Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, 981-8555 Sendai, Japan
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Burns M, Crossan AN, Kennedy IR, Rose MT. Sorption and desorption of endosulfan sulfate and diuron to composted cotton gin trash. J Agric Food Chem 2008; 56:5260-5265. [PMID: 18543928 DOI: 10.1021/jf703631j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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This paper investigates the potential use of composted cotton gin trash (CCGT) as a pesticide sorption medium in remediation of contaminated tailwater. CCGT was found to contain a large organic matter fraction (25.22%). Sorption of endosulfan sulfate and diuron, using the batch equilibrium method, was rapid but not limited for the range of applied concentrations, with diuron failing to reach equilibrium after two days. The partition K d and organic carbon partition K(OC) coefficients determined diuron ( Kd = 78; K(OC) = 526) and endosulfan sulfate ( Kd = 1500; K(OC) = 10,111) to reside in the solid phase. Limited desorption of diuron and higher range concentrations of endosulfan sulfate (50-100 microg L(-1)) were quantified. Sorption and desorption resulted from hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions with the humic components of the compost. CCGT was concluded to have a superior sorption capacity to other sorbents reported in the literature, an assessment that requires field substantiation.
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- Mitchell Burns
- Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Ross St. Building A03, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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Rose MT, Crossan AN, Kennedy IR. The effect of vegetation on pesticide dissipation from ponded treatment wetlands: quantification using a simple model. Chemosphere 2008; 72:999-1005. [PMID: 18539309 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.04.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2008] [Revised: 04/21/2008] [Accepted: 04/21/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Field data shows that plants accelerate pesticide dissipation from aquatic systems by increasing sedimentation, biofilm contact and photolysis. In this study, a graphical model was constructed and calibrated with site-specific and supplementary data to describe the loss of two pesticides, endosulfan and fluometuron, from a vegetated and a non-vegetated pond. In the model, the major processes responsible for endosulfan dissipation were alkaline hydrolysis and sedimentation, with the former process being reduced by vegetation and the latter enhanced. Fluometuron dissipation resulted primarily from biofilm reaction and photolysis, both of which were increased by vegetation. Here, greater photolysis under vegetation arose from faster sedimentation and increased light penetration, despite shading. Management options for employing constructed wetlands to polish pesticide-contaminated agricultural runoff are discussed. The lack of easily fulfilled sub-models and data describing the effect of aquatic vegetation on water chemistry and sedimentation is also highlighted.
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- Michael T Rose
- Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia.
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Rose MT, Crossan AN, Kennedy IR. Sustaining Action and Optimizing Entropy: Coupling Efficiency for Energy and the Sustainability of Global Ecosystems. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1177/0270467608316097] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Consideration of the property of action is proposed to provide a more meaningful definition of efficient energy use and sustainable production in ecosystems. Action has physical dimensions similar to angular momentum, its magnitude varying with mass, spatial configuration and relative motion. In this article, the relationship of action to thermodynamic processes such as the spontaneous increase in entropy of the second law is explained and the utility of action for measuring changes in energy and material distribution is promoted. In particular, the view that increases in entropy and action are equivalent to disorder is challenged. Given that the development of action states may be assigned an economic value and the various sources of free energy assigned a price, action theory may provide a novel mechanism for the economic allocation of resources. The importance of the diversity and redundancy of energy resources and work processes to optimize action is highlighted.
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Sanosaka M, Minashima T, Suzuki K, Watanabe K, Ohwada S, Hagino A, Rose MT, Yamaguchi T, Aso H. A combination of octanoate and oleate promotes in vitro differentiation of porcine intramuscular adipocytes. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2007; 149:285-92. [PMID: 17977041 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2007.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2007] [Revised: 09/22/2007] [Accepted: 09/27/2007] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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To understand the relationship between intramuscular adipogenesis in the pig and the supply fatty acids, we established a clonal porcine intramuscular preadipocyte (PIP) line from the marbling muscle tissue of female Duroc pig. Confluent PIP cells exhibited a fibroblastic appearance. Their adipogenic ability was investigated using confluent PIP cells after exchanging growth medium for adipogenic medium containing 50 ng/mL insulin, 0.25 microM dexamethasone, 2 mM octanoate, and 200 microM oleate. Appropriate concentrations of octanoate and oleate for the induction of adipogenesis were determined from the ability of cells to accumulate lipid and the toxicity of fatty acids. When cells were cultured in differentiation medium for 8 days, large numbers of lipid droplets were observed in differentiated PIP cells, and their cytosolic TG content increased in a time-dependent manner. While oleate only induced the expression of PPARgamma mRNA, but not that of C/EBPalpha, octanoate significantly induced the expression of both PPARgamma and C/EBPalpha mRNA. Octanoate and oleate accelerated the inducing effect of insulin and dexamethasone on the expression of aP2 mRNA. These results indicate that a combination of octanoate and oleate synergistically induced PIP adipogenesis, and that the stimulation of octanoate was essential to the trigger for the adipogenesis in PIP cells.
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- Masato Sanosaka
- Cellular Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Tsutsumidori-amamiyamachi 1-1, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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Kanaya T, Aso H, Miyazawa K, Kido T, Minashima T, Watanabe K, Ohwada S, Kitazawa H, Rose MT, Yamaguchi T. Staining patterns for actin and villin distinguish M cells in bovine follicle-associated epithelium. Res Vet Sci 2007; 82:141-9. [PMID: 16949627 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2006.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2005] [Revised: 04/19/2006] [Accepted: 05/30/2006] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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M cells play a central role in the initiation of mucosal immune responses. However, a primary source of difficulty for investigations of this is the lack of an available specific marker for bovine M cells. As M cells possess irregular and short microvilli, we investigated the distribution and localization of the microvillar proteins actin and villin by immunohistochemistry of the gut of calves. In ileum of the calf, actin and villin were clearly and continuously immunostained in the brush border of the villous epithelia, however, discontinuous immunostaining with patches of no staining were observed in follicle-associated epithelium (FAE). Electron microscopy revealed that M cells had irregular microvilli and lacked the typical brush border, and it was inferred that these patches of no staining might be the intercellular crevices of M cells. As the microvilli of M cells were very sparse, there were several areas of weak immunostaining in calf jejunal FAE. These results suggest that M cells in calf FAE are detectable by the absence of staining for actin and villin.
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- Takashi Kanaya
- Laboratory of Functional Morphology, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori, Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, 981-8555 Sendai, Japan
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Rose MT, Wolf BT, Haresign W. Effect of the level of iodine in the diet of pregnant ewes on the concentration of immunoglobulin G in the plasma of neonatal lambs following the consumption of colostrum. Br J Nutr 2007; 97:315-20. [PMID: 17298700 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114507337306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 11/07/2022]
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Excessive I in the diet of pregnant sheep can reduce the concentration of antibodies in the blood plasma of the lambs after they have consumed colostrum. Our aim was to determine the dose of dietary I that would avoid this effect, and to relate this to changes in the concentrations of hormones and metabolites in the lambs. Four groups of pregnant ewes received concentrate containing 5·5, 9·9, 14·8, and 21·0 mg I/kg DM, respectively. Hay and molasses (containing 0·16 and 0·29 mg I/kg DM, respectively) were available ad libitum. The lambs were prevented from suckling for the first 24 h of life and were fed a fixed quantity of artificial colostrum in four feeds. At 24 h, the average plasma concentrations of immunoglobulin G in the lambs were 6·08, 5·06, 3·18 and 3·10 g/l for the 5·5, 9·9, 14·8 and 21·0 mg/kg groups, respectively. Supplementation with I was associated with higher levels of tri-iodothyronine and thyroxine in the lambs at birth. There was no effect of treatment on the plasma concentrations of insulin, cortisol, glucose or NEFA in the lambs. The concentration of dietary I that had an effect on the immunoglobulin concentration in the lambs is marginally above the levels added to commercial concentrate feeds; we tentatively identify 9·9 mg I/kg DM (approximately 9 mg I/ewe per day) as the upper safe limit of I supplementation according to the criterion of the concentration of immunoglobulin G in the plasma of lambs at 24 h after birth.
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- Michael T Rose
- Institute of Rural Sciences, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3AL, UK.
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Miyazawa K, Kanaya T, Tanaka S, Takakura I, Watanabe K, Ohwada S, Kitazawa H, Rose MT, Sakaguchi S, Katamine S, Yamaguchi T, Aso H. Immunohistochemical characterization of cell types expressing the cellular prion protein in the small intestine of cattle and mice. Histochem Cell Biol 2006; 127:291-301. [PMID: 17165097 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-006-0250-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/31/2006] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The gastrointestinal tract is thought to be the main site of entry for the pathological isoform of the prion protein (PrP(Sc)). Prion diseases are believed to result from a conformational change of the cellular prion protein (PrP(c)) to PrP(Sc). Therefore, PrP(c) expression is a prerequisite for the infection and spread of the disease to the central nervous system. However, the distribution of PrP(c) in the gut is still a matter of controversy. We therefore investigated the localization of PrP(c) in the bovine and murine small intestine. In cattle, most PrP(c) positive epithelial cells were detected in the duodenum, while a few positive cells were found in the jejunum. PrP(c) was expressed in serotonin producing cells. In bovine Peyer's patches, PrP(c) was distributed in extrafollicular areas, but not in the germinal centre of the jejunum and ileum. PrP(c) was expressed in myeloid lineage cells such as myeloid dendritic cells and macrophages. In mice, PrP(c) was expressed in some epithelial cells throughout the small intestine as well as in cells such as follicular dendritic cell in the germinal centre of Peyer's patches. In this study, we demonstrate that there are a number of differences in the localization of PrP(c) between the murine and bovine small intestines.
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- Kohtaro Miyazawa
- Laboratory of Functional Morphology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Sendai 981-8555, Japan
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Rose MT, Sanchez-Bayo F, Crossan AN, Kennedy IR. Pesticide removal from cotton farm tailwater by a pilot-scale ponded wetland. Chemosphere 2006; 63:1849-58. [PMID: 16330067 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2005] [Revised: 10/17/2005] [Accepted: 10/17/2005] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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A pilot-scale, ponded wetland consisting of an open pond and a vegetated pond in series was constructed on a cotton farm in northern New South Wales, Australia, and assessed for its potential to remove pesticides from irrigation tailwater. Ten incubation periods ranging from 7 to 13 days each were conducted over two cotton growing seasons to monitor removal of residues of four pesticides applied to the crop. Residue reductions ranging 22-53% and 32-90% were observed in the first and second seasons respectively. Average half-lives during this first season were calculated as 21.3 days for diuron, 25.4 days for fluometuron and 26.4 days for aldicarb over the entire wetland. During the second season of monitoring, pesticide half-lives were significantly reduced, with fluometuron exhibiting a half-life of 13.8 days, aldicarb 6.2 days and endosulfan 7.5 days in the open pond. Further significant reductions were observed in the vegetated pond and also following an algal bloom in the open pond, as a result of which aldicarb and endosulfan were no longer quantifiable. Partitioning onto sediment was found to be a considerable sink for the insecticide endosulfan. These results demonstrate that macrophytes and algae can reduce the persistence of pesticides in on-farm water and provide some data for modelling.
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- Michael T Rose
- Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, The University of Sydney, Ross St Building A03, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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Yamasaki T, Tahara K, Takano S, Inoue-Murayama M, Rose MT, Minashima T, Aso H, Ito S. Mechanism of plasma glutathione peroxidase production in bovine adipocytes. Cell Tissue Res 2006; 326:139-47. [PMID: 16736198 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-006-0194-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2005] [Accepted: 02/11/2006] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Plasma glutathione peroxidase (pGPx) is an anti-oxidative enzyme. Using the polymerase chain reaction subtraction method, we have previously identified pGPx as a large part of the genes that are expressed following adipocyte differentiation in a bovine intramuscular preadipocyte (BIP) line. Therefore, we have analyzed the mechanism of production of pGPx in adipocytes. The expression of pGPx and C/EBPdelta increases during adipogenesis, with dexamethasone being the main effector of these genes. The expression of pGPx gene has been clearly detected in BIP cells and human adipocytes, but hardly in 3T3-L1 cells. The production of pGPx in bovine tissues is greatest in kidney and in intraperitoneal fat. We consider that the transcriptional control of pGPx in cattle might be carried out by C/EBPdelta and that the expression of pGPx might be a characteristic phenomenon of bovine adipogenesis.
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- Tadashi Yamasaki
- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
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Miyazawa K, Aso H, Kanaya T, Kido T, Minashima T, Watanabe K, Ohwada S, Kitazawa H, Rose MT, Tahara K, Yamasaki T, Yamaguchi T. Apoptotic process of porcine intestinal M cells. Cell Tissue Res 2005; 323:425-32. [PMID: 16283391 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-005-0086-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2005] [Accepted: 09/12/2005] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Membranous (M) cells of the follicle-associated epithelium (FAE) are believed to sample antigens from the gut lumen. However, the origin, differentiation mechanism, and cell death of M cells are still a matter of controversy. Therefore, we investigated the process of M cell differentiation and determined their fate in the intestine of three-way crossbred female pigs. We used anti-cytokeratin 18 and anti-PCNA antibodies to distinguish M cells and proliferative cells and performed immunohistochemistry, enzyme histochemistry, and scanning electron microscopy on fresh ileal Peyer's patches. Cell migration and apoptotic cells were detected by BrdU labeling and the TUNEL method, respectively. The turnover of the FAE was similar to that of the villi. M cells were mostly observed from the FAE crypt to the FAE periphery, but not in the FAE apex. As proliferative M cells (cytokeratin 18(+)/PCNA(+) cells) have previously been detected in the FAE crypt, porcine M cells may be directly derived from intestinal epithelial stem cells and committed as a distinct cell lineage in the crypts. M cells from the FAE periphery were unstained or only weakly stained for alkaline phosphatase, whereas cytokeratin 18(+)/alkaline phosphatase(+) cells lying near to the FAE apex showed a columnar shape similar to that of adjacent enterocytes. These data suggest that the committed M cells differentiate to mature M cells by contact with lymphocytes at the FAE periphery, and that they trans-differentiate to enterocytes and are finally excluded near the FAE apex.
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- Kohtaro Miyazawa
- Laboratory of Functional Morphology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, 981-8555, Sendai, Japan
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