Advanced Diagnostic Approaches and Current Management of Internal Disorders of Select Species (Rodents,Sugar Gliders,Hedgehogs)     

Erika E. Evans  Marcy J. Souza 《Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice》2010,13(3):453-469

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Acquired motor neuron loss causing severe pelvic limb contractures in a young cat     

Cecilia Rohdin  Erika Karlstam  Karin Hultin Jäderlund  G. Diane Shelton 《Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery》2010,12(3):237-240

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Clinical value of carcinoembryonic antigen in mammary neoplasms of bitches     

Igor L. S. Senhorello  Erika M. Terra  Felipe A. R. Sueiro  Bruna F. Firmo  Leticia A. Anai  Camila Goloni  Isabela C. Canavari  Roberto A. N. Ampuero  Rodrigo S. Pereira  Mirela Tinucci‐Costa 《Veterinary and comparative oncology》2020,18(3):315-323

This study aimed at evaluating the behaviour and understanding the diagnostic value of the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in bitches with mammary carcinoma as a tool for monitoring and prognosis of canine cancer patients. Serum samples from 77 bitches were divided into four groups, G1 (n = 21), control group (healthy/neoplasia free bitches); G2 (n = 31), bitches with non‐metastatic mammary carcinoma less than 3 cm; G3 (n = 12), bitches with non‐metastatic mammary carcinoma greater than 3 cm; and, G4 (n = 13) bitches with mammary carcinoma and lymph node metastasis. The marker was dosed once in G1, whereas in G2, G3 and G4, CEA levels were determined before (M0) and 15 days after (M1) mastectomy, using the ELISA kit for humans while reading used ELISYS ONE human. A group of 11 bitches was followed up 45 days after mastectomy (M2). The results for the concentration of markers in blood serum samples at the evaluated times and their relationship with neoplasia biological behaviour and observed clinicopathological changes were evaluated by the Tukey test at 5% significance. The ROC curve was established to find the cut‐off value and calculate the test sensitivity and specificity, the multivariate matching analysis was performed to confirm the association between CEA values and clinicopathological variables. CEA values increased significantly in bitches with mammary carcinoma, metastatic tumours with a diameter larger than 3.0 cm and high grade, compared with healthy ones. In addition, mastectomy reduced the CEA concentration in the blood (P < .05) whereas high CEA levels were associated with unfavourable prognostic factors (P < .05). The biomarker presented good diagnostic value, especially for more aggressive tumours. In conclusion, CEA serum concentrations allowed to follow efficiently the evolution of mammary tumours in bitches, since CEA values increased in bitches with mammary gland tumour and decreased after mastectomy while correlating with prognostic factors such as tumour size, nodal metastasis and histological grade. Further studies are still needed to confirm its diagnostic value for follow‐up of relapse and early metastasis.  相似文献   

Arsenic and chromium resistance mechanisms in the Micrococcus luteus group     

Ivan ARROYO-HERRERA  Brenda ROM&#;N-PONCE  Rafael BUSTAMANTE-BRITO  Joseph GUEVARA-LUNA  Erika Yanet TAPIA-GARC&#;A  Violeta LARIOS-SERRATO  Nannan ZHANG  Paulina ESTRADA-DE LOS SANTOS  En Tao WANG  Mar&#;a Soledad V&#;SQUEZ-MURRIETA 《土壤圈》2023,33(4):600-611

High arsenic (As) and chromium (Cr) concentrations are currently receiving attention because of their negative effects on the environment and human health. Microorganisms inhabiting contaminated environments have developed resistance mechanisms against the toxicity of these pollutants. Indeed, members of the bacterial genus Micrococcus have been isolated from different toxic metal-contaminated environments; however, knowledge concerning its resistance mechanisms to As and Cr toxicity remains lim...  相似文献   

Biochar as a strategy to manage plant diseases caused by pathogens inhabiting the soil: a critical review     

de Medeiros  Erika Valente  Lima  Neyla Thayná  de Sousa Lima  José Romualdo  Pinto  Kedma Maria Silva  da Costa  Diogo Paes  Franco Junior  Cícero Luiz  Souza  Rodolfo Marcondes Silva  Hammecker  Claude 《Phytoparasitica》2021,49(4):713-726

Phytoparasitica - The current agricultural scenario faces a range of challenges, with phytosanitary ones being paramount. In most cases, plant diseases are treated with chemicals; however, they...  相似文献   

Enhancement of natural disease resistance in potatoes by chemicals     

Andreu AB  Guevara MG  Wolski EA  Daleo GR  Caldiz DO 《Pest management science》2006,62(2):162-170

The mechanism involved in systemic acquired resistance (SAR) can be non-specifically induced in susceptible plants. In response to pathogens, plants' natural defence mechanisms include the production of lignin and phytoalexins and the induction of plant enzymes. The aim of this research was to study the induction of SAR mediated by the chemical activator DL-3-aminobutyric acid (BABA) and the fungicide fosetyl-aluminium in potato cultivars with different levels of resistance against Phytophthora infestans (Mont) de Bary. To study the chemical induction of the resistance, the foliage of several potato cultivars was sprayed with BABA, fosetyl-aluminium or water (as a control treatment). After 3 days the foliage was inoculated with P. infestans. Seven days after inoculation, development of disease symptoms in the foliage was assessed. In postharvest tuber samples, evidence for enhancement of the defence response was evaluated by measuring the protein content of several hydrolytic enzymes as well as the phenol and phytoalexin content. The highest level of protection against late blight was observed when the chemicals were applied at early stages of crop development. An increase in resistance to late blight was also detected in tubers after harvest. There was also an increase in the protein level of beta-1,3-glucanase and aspartic protease as well as in the phenol and phytoalexin content of potato tuber discs obtained from postharvest tubers of treated plants. Thus the protective effect seemed to persist throughout the whole crop cycle. This treatment may offer the possibility of controlling both foliage and tuber blight and could have a major impact in reducing over-winter survival of P. infestans in tubers.  相似文献   

Evaluation of EDTA hematology tubes for collection of blood samples for tests of secondary hemostasis in dogs     

Cerón JJ  Carli E  Tasca S  Martinez-Subiela S  Caldin M 《American journal of veterinary research》2008,69(9):1141-1147

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of EDTA tubes for collection of blood samples for assays of secondary hemostasis in dogs. ANIMALS: 108 dogs of various ages, breeds, and sexes (19 healthy and 89 with abnormalities of secondary hemostasis). PROCEDURES: Blood samples were collected via cephalic venipuncture and transferred to sodium citrate tubes and EDTA tubes. Plasma was harvested from each type of tube for assays of concentrations of fibrinogen and D-dimer as well as prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, and antithrombin activity. Intra-assay and interassay precision and correlation coefficients for all hemostatic tests were calculated for each type of plasma sample. The effect of storage conditions on assay results for the 2 types of plasma samples was also evaluated. RESULTS: Results of hemostatic tests were highly correlated between citrated and EDTA-treated plasma samples. Intra-assay imprecision for all hemostatic tests with the exception of D-dimer concentration was < 10% for both citrated and EDTA-treated plasma samples; interassay imprecision was higher for EDTA-treated versus citrated plasma samples. Storage of plasma samples for 1 hour did not result in significantly different assay results for either type of plasma sample, but storage for 2 hours significantly affected values for EDTA-treated plasma samples. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Although evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of hemostatic tests that use EDTA-treated plasma samples is required, EDTA may be a suitable alternative to sodium citrate as an anticoagulant for use in hemostatic testing in conditions in which tests could be performed within 1 hour after sample collection.  相似文献   

Multicenter case-control study of risk factors associated with development of vaccine-associated sarcomas in cats   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Kass PH  Spangler WL  Hendrick MJ  McGill LD  Esplin DG  Lester S  Slater M  Meyer EK  Boucher F  Peters EM  Gobar GG  Htoo T  Decile K 《Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association》2003,223(9):1283-1292

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether particular vaccine brands, other injectable medications, customary vaccination practices, or various host factors were associated with the formation of vaccine-associated sarcomas in cats. DESIGN: Prospective multicenter case-control study. ANIMALS: Cats in the United States and Canada with soft tissue sarcomas or basal cell tumors. PROCEDURE: Veterinarians submitting biopsy specimens from cats with a confirmed diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma or basal cell tumor were contacted for patient medical history. Time window statistical analyses were used in conjunction with various assumptions about case definitions. RESULTS: No single vaccine brand or manufacturer within antigen class was found to be associated with sarcoma formation. Factors related to vaccine administration were also not associated with sarcoma development, with the possible exception of vaccine temperature prior to injection. Two injectable medications (long-acting penicillin and methyl prednisolone acetate) were administered to case cats more frequently than to control cats. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Findings do not support the hypotheses that specific brands or types of vaccine within antigen class, vaccine practices such as reuse of syringes, concomitant viral infection, history of trauma, or residence either increase or decrease the risk of vaccine-associated sarcoma formation in cats. There was evidence to suggest that certain long-acting injectable medications may also be associated with sarcoma formation.  相似文献   

Genes involved in carnitine synthesis and carnitine uptake are up-regulated in the liver of sows during lactation     

Susann Rosenbaum  Robert Ringseis  Erika Most  Sonja Hillen  Sabrina Becker  Georg Erhardt  Gerald Reiner  Klaus Eder 《Acta veterinaria Scandinavica》2013,55(1):24

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Eosinophilic cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis associated with neural Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in a dog     

Emili Alcoverro  Erika Bersan  Daniel Sanchez‐Masian  Martina Piviani 《Veterinary clinical pathology / American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology》2019,48(1):78-82

A 1‐year‐old, female intact Pug dog was presented to the Small Animal Teaching Hospital of the University of Liverpool with a 4‐week history of progressive multifocal intracranial signs. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected multiple hemorrhagic lesions in the brain. The Baermann and zinc sulfate flotation tests with centrifugation, performed on fecal samples, were positive for lungworm larvae and an antigenic test confirmed Angiostrongylus vasorum infection. Anthelmintic treatment was started with a consequent marked clinical improvement. Seventy days later, the dog was clinically normal, and no larvae were detected on the Baermann test. Repeat MRI of the brain revealed marked improvement of the hemorrhagic lesions. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis (CSF) showed marked eosinophilic pleocytosis, and anthelmintic treatment was restarted. A follow‐up CSF analysis 4 months after the first presentation revealed resolution of the eosinophilic pleocytosis. This is the first case report of marked eosinophilic pleocytosis associated with neural A vasorum infection in a dog. The CSF eosinophilic pleocytosis persisted for several weeks after treatment, even in the absence of concurrent clinical signs and with a negative A vasorum Baermann test.  相似文献