Atrial natriuretic peptide in the dog with mitral regurgitation.     

N Takemura  H Koyama  T Sako  K Ando  K Suzuki  S Motoyoshi  F Marumo 《Research in veterinary science》1991,50(1):86-88

The concentration and molecular form of the plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in dogs with mitral regurgitation was investigated. Plasma ANP concentration in dogs with mitral regurgitation was significantly increased (29.4 +/- 1.88 pmol litre-1, n = 40) compared to that in the controls (14.5 +/- 0.62 pmol litre-1, n = 20, P less than 0.01). Molecular forms of plasma ANP were determined by the gel permeation chromatogram. A single peak corresponding to alpha-ANP was detected in the plasma from the controls. However, a peak corresponding to beta-ANP and, or, gamma-ANP was detected in the plasma of the dogs with mitral regurgitation in addition to alpha-ANP. These results suggest that the process of ANP synthesis was altered and excretion of ANP from the heart was enhanced in dogs with mitral regurgitation.  相似文献   

Glucose transport and glycolytic enzyme activities in erythrocytes of two-year-old thoroughbreds undergoing training exercise     

T. Arai  T. Washizu  S. Hamada  T. Sako  S. Takagi  K. Yashiki  S. Motoyoshi 《Veterinary research communications》1994,18(6):417-422

d-Glucose transport and cytosolic enzyme activities were measured in erythrocytes from 2-year-old thoroughbreds under continuous training exercise (race horses) and compared with those from untrained horses of various ages (sires, mares and untrained 2-year-old thoroughbreds). The activities of the glucose transport and glycolytic enzymes, hexokinase and pyruvate kinase, in the race horses' erythrocytes were elevated to 2–3.5 times above those of untrained horses. There were no significant differences in plasma glucose, triglyceride or IRI concentrations between the horses in training and untrained horses. The increases in glucose transport and glycolytic enzyme activities in their erythrocytes are considered to reflect an increased metabolic activity in the race horses resulting from the training exercises.Abbreviations D-GT d-glucose transport - EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid - ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay - G6PD glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase - HK hexokinase - IRI immunoreactive insulin - PBS phosphate-buffered saline - PK pyruvate kinase  相似文献   

Glucose utilization in cats, dogs and cows measured by euglycemic insulin clamp technique.     

S Hasegawa  T Sako  H Koyama  S Motoyoshi 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》1992,54(3):583-584

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Activities of enzymes in some types of peripheral leucocytes may reflect the differences in nutrient metabolism between dogs and cats     

Takeguchi A  Urabe S  Tanaka A  Sako T  Washizu T  Morinaga N  Kimura N  Arai T 《Research in veterinary science》2005,78(1):21-24

Plasma metabolites and immunoreactive insulin (IRI) concentrations and enzyme activities of some types of peripheral leucocytes were measured to clarify one aspect of the differences in nutrient metabolism between dogs and cats. There were no significant differences in plasma concentrations of glucose, triglyceride, free fatty acids and IRI between dogs and cats. Higher total cholesterol and lower HDL cholesterol concentrations were observed in feline plasma, and H/T ratio (HDL/total cholesterol concentrations) was significantly lower than that in canine plasma. The cytosolic activities of fructokinase (FK), pyruvate kinase (PK), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were significantly higher and the activities of cytosolic malate dehydrogenase (MDH) and mitochondrial glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH) were significantly lower in feline leucocytes than those in canine leucocytes. Higher activities of FK, PK and G6PD, which regulate the rate of biosynthesis of fatty acids, may reflect the different characteristics in nutrient metabolism in feline tissues from canine tissues.  相似文献   

Malate dehydrogenase activities are lower in some types of peripheral leucocytes of dogs and cats with type 1 diabetes mellitus     

Magori E  Nakamura M  Inoue A  Tanaka A  Sasaki N  Fukuda H  Mizutani H  Sako T  Kimura N  Arai T 《Research in veterinary science》2005,78(1):39-44

The activities of the enzymes in the malate-aspartate shuttle were measured in peripheral leucocytes of spontaneous type 1 diabetic dogs and cats treated with insulin injections. In the diabetic dogs and cats, fasting plasma glucose concentrations were three- or fourfold greater than the control levels in spite of insulin injections and the activities of cytosolic malate dehydrogenase (MDH), one of pivotal enzymes in the malate-aspartate shuttle, were remarkably lower than the controls. Depressed expression of cytosolic MDH mRNA was confirmed by RT-PCR analysis in the diabetic animals. The cytosolic ratio of MDH/lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity (M / L ratio) in leucocytes of the diabetic animals was significantly lower than that of normal control animals. The smaller M / L ratio appeared to reflect depression of energy metabolism in the diabetic animals. Intrinsically lower and further decreased MDH activities may be factors that induce insulin resistance observed in diabetic cats.  相似文献   

Changes in peripheral lymphocyte subsets in the type 1 diabetic dogs treated with insulin injections   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Mori A  Sagara F  Shimizu S  Mizutani H  Sako T  Hirose H  Yoshimura I  Uematsu Y  Yamaguchi T  Arai T 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2008,70(2):185-187

Plasma metabolites and peripheral lymphocyte subsets were measured in ten diabetic and ten control dogs to investigate their significances as indicators to evaluate immune states in the diabetic dogs. Diabetic dogs were treated with insulin injections, however their plasma glucose and fructosamine concentrations were significantly higher than those of the controls. There were no significant differences in counts of total white blood cells (WBC) and lymphocyte CD8(+) cells (cytotoxic T cells) between the control and the diabetic dogs. In the diabetic dogs, the counts of CD3(+) (T cells), CD4(+) (Helper T cells) and CD21(+) (B cells) cells and the peripheral lymphocytes CD4/CD8 ratio were significantly lower than those in the control dogs. We confirmed abnormality of lymphocyte subsets in insulin treated diabetic dogs and it may relate to depression of immunocompetence and high susceptibility to common infectious diseases.  相似文献   

Control ofTheileria sergenti infection by vaccination     

Onuma  M.  Kubota  S.  Kakuda  T.  Sako  Y.  Asada  M.  Kabeya  H.  Sugimoto  C. 《Tropical animal health and production》1997,29(4):119S-123S

Bovine piroplasmosis caused byTheileria sergenti is a major cause of economic loss in grazing cattle in Japan. Infected calves show chronic anaemia with intraerythrocytic piroplasms and occasionally die in severe cases. We found that parasite stocks and isolates consist of genetically and antigenically mixed populations. To differentiate parasite populations bearing 3 allelic forms of p32/34, an immunodominant piroplasm surface protein, 3 sets of oligonucleotide primers were designed to amplify either of 3 alleles by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). By using this allele-specific PCR, we found that the majority ofT. sergenti-infected calves in Japan harbored mixed parasite populations bearing C and I type parasites. To controlTheileria infection, we produced 2 vaccine candidates: recombinant baculovirus p32 and synthetic peptide containing Lys-Glu-Lys (KEK) motif. Immunization with either recombinant p32 or synthetic peptide containing KEK sequences with Freund’s complete adjuvant resulted in low parasitemia and reduced the clinical symptoms compared to control calves. Interestingly, the parasite with the p32 allelic form corresponding to the one used as the immunogen was suppressed.

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Pharmacokinetics of quinidine sulfate in dairy cattle     

N Takemura  T Fujii  H Koyama  T Sako  K Suzuki  T Uchino  S Motoyoshi 《Nippon juigaku zasshi. The Japanese journal of veterinary science》1989,51(3):515-520

Pharmacokinetic profile and therapeutic range of plasma quinidine concentration were determined in dairy Holstein cows. Plasma half-life of intravenous quinidine was 1.28 +/- 0.492 (0.41-1.65) hr. The pattern of plasma quinidine transition after oral administration varied greatly among individuals. Total body clearance was 58.7 +/- 24.49 ml/min/kg, although renal quinidine clearance was 0.76 +/- 0.441 ml/min/kg. Therefore, the involvement of some extrarenal organ as the main site of excretion was suspected. Seven cows, diagnosed as atrial fibrillation or ventricular premature contraction, were orally administered with quinidine at various dosages. They showed plasma concentration of 2.3 +/- 1.59 mg/l when therapeutic effect was observed. Clinical signs of intoxication were observed at plasma quinidine concentrations over 10 mg/l. These results suggest the difficulty with the maintenance of effective plasma quinidine concentration by an oral or a single intravenous administration, and thus it is concluded that use of quinidine for treatment arrhythmic cows must be carefully done in order to avoid possible intoxication.  相似文献   

Effects of estrogen on growth hormone pulsatility in peripheral blood and neuropeptide profiles in the cerebrospinal fluid of goats     

Yonezawa T  Mogi K  Li JY  Sako R  Manabe N  Yamanouchi K  Nishihara M 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2011,57(2):280-287

We previously reported that growth hormone (GH) pulses were negatively associated with neuropeptide Y (NPY) profiles in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of the third ventricle of Shiba goats. In addition, while most GH pulses were coincident with GH-releasing hormone (GHRH) pulses, there was no correlation between GH and somatostatin (SRIF) levels. The present study was performed to elucidate the relationship between GH pulses and these neuropeptide levels in CSF when estradiol (1.0 mg/head) was subcutaneously administered to ovariectomized goats. CSF and plasma samples were collected every 15 min for 18 h (from 6 h before to 12 h after injection). GH levels in peripheral blood and GHRH, SRIF and NPY levels in CSF were measured by radioimmunoassay. Pulse/trough characteristics and correlations were assessed by the ULTRA algorithm and cross-correlation analysis. Before estradiol was injected, significant coincidence was found between GHRH pulses and GH pulses, and negative coincidence was found between NPY troughs and GH pulses. Six to 12 h after estradiol injection, the amplitude and area under the curve (AUC) of the GH pulses were markedly increased. The duration and AUC of the GHRH pulses in the CSF were also increased, and stronger synchrony of GHRH with GH was observed. In contrast, the baseline of NPY was significantly decreased, and the negative correlation between the GH pulses and NPY troughs disappeared. The parameters of SRIF troughs were not clearly changed. These observations suggest that estrogen enhances the pattern of secretion of GH in the goat via enhancement of GHRH pulses and decrease of NPY levels.  相似文献   

The first assessment of cyanobacterial and diazotrophic diversities in the Japan Sea     

Ryoya Hashimoto  Takashi Yoshida  Sotaro Kuno  Tetsuya Nishikawa  Yoshihiko Sako 《Fisheries Science》2012,78(6):1293-1300

The diversity of cyanobacteria and diazotrophs in the Japan Sea was investigated by analyzing sequences of cyanobacterial 16S rRNA genes and nitrogen fixation genes (nifH) from seawater sampled at depths ranging from the surface to 100?m at two stations. Of the 107 cyanobacterial 16S rRNA gene sequences obtained, 97 and three sequences were assigned to Synechococcus sub-cluster 5.1 and Prochlorococcus HL (II), respectively. Unlike other oceanic regions, at our two sampling stations the composition ratio of the sequences assignable to Synechococcus sub-cluster 5.3 was relatively high (8?%). No sequences of diazotrophic cyanobacteria were found in the cyanobacterial 16S rRNA genes. In the nifH clone library (36 sequences), ten sequences were identified as a UCYN-A group of diazotrophic cyanobacteria; the other 26 sequences (72?%) were assigned to proteobacteria. These results suggest that heterotrophic bacteria, including UCYN-A, dominate the diazotrophic community in the Japan Sea. Our study reveals the dominance of Synechococcus in cyanobacterial community and (photo)heterotrophic diazotrophs in the diazotrophic community in the Japan Sea, suggesting its unique characteristics.  相似文献