The Bio-Functional Properties of Pigmented Cereals may Involve Synergies among Different Bioactive Species     

Parizad  Parisa Abbasi  Capraro  Jessica  Scarafoni  Alessio  Bonomi  Francesco  Blandino  Massimo  Marengo  Mauro  Giordano  Debora  Carpen  Aristodemo  Iametti  Stefania 《Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)》2019,74(1):128-134

This study was aimed at characterizing the anthocyanins and phenolics profile in different varieties of pigmented corn and wheat and in some of their milling fractions. Acid/ethanol extracts were used to assess total anthocyanins, overall antioxidant activity, the overall polyphenol profile, and for evaluating the inhibition of pancreatic α-amylase and of intestinal α-glucosidase. Both enzymes were inhibited in a dose-dependent manner by all extracts, but individual extracts had specific effects on each enzyme. Anti-inflammatory response was evaluated by using acid-free extracts and Caco-2 cells transiently transfected with a luciferase reporter gene responding to cytokine stimulation. The immune response of interleukin-stimulated cells decreased significantly in a dose-dependent manner in the presence of 20–50 μM/l anthocyanins from all grains extracts, again with a different efficiency. The inhibitory ability and the anti-inflammatory capability of these extracts are in most cases higher than in similar extracts from other sources, suggesting that activities in each extract may imply specific synergies between anthocyanins and other phenolics.

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Impact of fertilization on cover crops and microbial community on a bauxite‐mined soil undergoing reclamation     

Rafael S. Teixeira  Ivan F. Souza  Rafael S. Santos  Lucas C. Gomes  Silvano R. Borges  Leonardus Vergütz  Ivo R. Silva 《植物养料与土壤学杂志》2019,182(4):515-523

The reclamation of bauxite‐mined areas can be favored by the application of organic and/or chemical fertilization to restore the vegetation. Otherwise, the impact of fertilizations on soil microbiota or plant–microbe interactions as land reclamation progresses is less understood. To address this issue, we evaluated the impact of organic and chemical fertilization on plants and soil microbial community within the first 36 months of land reclamation in a bauxite‐mined site. The experiment was set up according to a split‐plot design in which the main plots received fertilizations [non‐fertilized control (NF), chemical fertilization (CF; NPK and rock phosphate), organic fertilization (OF; poultry litter), and CF+OF combined], and the subplots received cover crops [no cover crops (NC), grass (B; Brachiaria), legume (S, Stylosanthes), and B+S combined]. Cover crops biomass yield was assessed annually with five field campaigns per year. We used phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) to infer the impacts of mining and restoration practices on actinobacteria, Gram‐negative and Gram‐positive bacteria, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and fungi. Accordingly, PLFAs were determined before bauxite mining (pre‐mining), six months after topsoil reconfiguration (post‐mining), and after 14 and 36 months following the application of the fertilizations and cover crops. PLFAs results indicated that in post‐mining, the living microbiota was significantly lower than in pre‐mining. Cover crops biomass yield was highest for B and B+S fertilized with CF+OF at 14 and 36 months. Both parametric and non‐parametric statistics showed a temporal variation in the response of living microbes to the treatments applied. After 14 months, living microbes showed greatest response to OF, while at 36 months their response was strongest in the treatments with highest plant biomass production (B and B+S). These results suggest that in the early stages of land reclamation, living microbial biomass benefit the most from organic fertilizers. As this initial boost decline, living microbes are more likely to thrive in areas undergoing reclamation where they can develop synergistic interactions with plants.  相似文献   

Uncertainty assessment of soya bean yield gaps using DSSAT‐CSM‐CROPGRO‐Soybean calibrated by cultivar maturity groups     

Wilson Wagner Ribeiro Teixeira  Rafael Battisti  Paulo Cesar Sentelhas  Milton Ferreira de Moraes  Adilson de Oliveira Junior 《Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science》2019,205(5):533-544

Soya bean yield gap can be caused by different factors resulting in uncertainties when the objective is to use such information for farm decision‐making and reference yield determination. Thus, this study aimed to quantify the soya bean yield gap for four sites, located in Southern and Midwestern Brazil, as well as the uncertainties of that related to cultivars, sowing dates, soil types and reference yields. The crop simulation model DSSAT‐CSM‐CROPGRO‐Soybean was calibrated for cultivars with similar maturity groups, based on the data obtained from the best farmers at the county level. The yield gap by water deficit (YG_WD) was obtained through the difference between potential and attainable yields, and that one caused by sub‐optimum crop management (YG_CM) by subtracting actual yield of each county, obtained from official statistics between 1989/90 and 2014/15 growing seasons, from the estimated attainable yield. The yield was simulated using four sowing dates, three soil types and two soya bean maturity groups by county. The reference yield uncertainty was quantified using yield reference from crop model and regional winners of the soya bean yield context, conducted by CESB (Brazilian Soybean Strategic Committee), for the growing seasons from 2013/14 to 2015/16. The crop model showed a good agreement between measured and simulated crop development and growth using calibration by maturity group, with low root mean square error (347 kg/ha). Southern sites had a mean YG_WD of 1,047 kg/ha, while in the Midwest, it was lower than 100 kg/ha. The YG_CM was 1,067, 528, 984 and 848 kg/ha, respectively, for Castro, PR, Mamborê, PR, Montividiu, GO and Primavera do Leste, MT, representing the opportunity for yield gain when having the best farmers as reference. The maturity groups, sowing dates and soil types showed to be an important source of uncertainty for yield gap determination, being recommended to investigate the farms in detail for an appropriate quantification. The reference yield showed expressive uncertainties, with some farmers presenting conditions to increase their soya bean yields by more than 3,000 kg/ha, when considering as reference the yields obtained by the winners’ farmers. These results show that uncertainties must be reduced when assessing farm yield gaps, in order to ensure that expected rate of soya bean yield growth could be reached by adopting the same technologies from CESB winners and best farmers in the county as a reference.  相似文献   

Nutritional Contribution of Biofloc within the Diet of Growout and Broodstock of Litopenaeus vannamei,Determined by Stable Isotopes and Fatty Acids          下载免费PDF全文

Edén Magaña‐Gallegos  Rodrigo González‐Zúñiga  Gerard Cuzon  Miguel Arevalo  Eduardo Pacheco  Manuel A. J. Valenzuela  Gabriela Gaxiola  Elisa Chan‐Vivas  Korinthia López‐Aguiar  Elsa Noreña‐Barroso 《Journal of the World Aquaculture Society》2018,49(5):919-932

The relative contributions of feed sources were determined through the isotopic signal (δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N) and fatty acid profile of feed items, shrimp muscle, and eggs of Litopenaeus vannamei reared in a biofloc system. In the growout phase, the isotope analysis showed the biofloc particle size class ≥250 μm contributed 55–100%; size ≥50 < 250 μm contributed 0–22%; and artificial feed contributed 0–45%. Principal component analysis applied to fatty acid profiles showed that biofloc ≥250 μm and artificial feed were the most important items in shrimp growout. For the egg production, isotope analysis suggested that the most important feed sources according to their relative contributions were polychaetes (0–100%), followed by artemia biomass (0–86%) and semi‐moist feed (0–66%), with lower contributions from squid, mussel, and the muscle of L. vannamei broodstock that had been cultured in biofloc. In terms of fatty acids, the most important items were artemia, polychaetes, and semi‐moist feeds. This work clarified the importance of feed sources for shrimp during culture in biofloc systems and during reproduction. Analysis of stable isotopes and fatty acids can be successfully used to trace the assimilation of nutrients during the nutrition of shrimp.  相似文献   

Nuclear remodelling of in vitro grown sheep oocytes     

Russo V  Martelli A  Mauro A  Capacchietti G  Turriani M  Di Giacinto O  Curini V  Berardinelli P  Barboni B 《Veterinary research communications》2008,32(Z1):S171-S173

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Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum infection in Neotropical primates in the western Amazon,Brazil     

Tatiene R. M. Silva  Flvia N. L. Barros  Michele Bahia  Francisco D. Sampaio Junior  Sidney S. F. Santos  Larissa S. Inoue  Thamirys S. Gonalves  Laerzio Chiesorin Neto  Diogo C. L. O. Faria  Camila Tochetto  Gisele M. R. Viana  Frederico O. B. Monteiro  Gustavo Ges-Cavalcante  Alessandra Scofield 《Zoonoses and public health》2019,66(7):798-804

The Brazilian Amazon is endemic for malaria and natural infections by Plasmodium spp. have been detected in Neotropical primates. Despite the diversity of primate species in the region, studies on infections by these agents are limited. The aim of the present study was to investigate the frequency of infection by Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum in free‐born primates that were kept in captivity, in the western Amazon, Brazil. Blood samples were collected from 98 Neotropical primates. Detection of P. vivax and P. falciparum DNA was performed using a semi‐nested PCR, and the amplified products were sequenced. Plasmodium spp. DNA was detected in 6.12% (6/98) of the primates. P. vivax, and P. falciparum DNA was detected in 2.04% (2/98) and 4.08% (4/98) of these mammals, respectively. Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis confirmed the results obtained from the semi‐nested PCR. The presence of infected non‐human primates (NHP) can be auxiliary in the maintenance of P. falciparum and P. vivax and may have implications for the malaria surveillance and control in the Brazilian Amazon. It is necessary to structure an efficient surveillance system for the aetiological agents of malaria that infect NHP and humans to reduce the risk of Plasmodium spp. introduction into new areas, to protect all susceptible species.  相似文献   

Nutritional evaluation and productivity of supplemented sheep grazing in semiarid rangeland of northeastern Brazil     

Araújo  A. R.  Rodriguez  N. M.  Rogério  Marcos Cláudio Pinheiro  Borges  I.  Saliba  E. O. S.  Santos  S. A.  Pompeu  R. C. F. F.  Fernandes  F. E. P.  Monteiro  J. P.  Muir  J. P. 《Tropical animal health and production》2019,51(4):957-966

Tropical Animal Health and Production - Sheep production systems in Brazilian caatinga rangelands require supplementation adapted to changes in floristic and chemical composition as dry seasons...  相似文献   

Effects of ketamine constant rate infusions on cardiac biomarkers and cardiac function in dogs     

Leandro G. Franco  Carlos Henrique M. Wilges  Daniel P. Junior  Sofia A. Cerejo  Lilian T. Nishimura  Isabela P. Bittar 《Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia》2018,45(3):250-259

Objective

To evaluate the effects of ketamine continuous rate infusions (CRI) at two dose rates on cardiovascular function and serum creatine kinase MB isoenzyme (CK-MB) and troponin I in healthy conscious dogs.

Study design

Experimental, prospective, crossover, randomized, blinded study.

Animals

Eight adult mixed-breed dogs, aged 6 ± 1 years and weighing 19 ± 8.6 kg (mean ± standard deviation).

Methods

Dogs were administered an intravenous bolus of ketamine (0.5 mg kg^?1) followed by a ketamine CRI for 12 hours (20 μg kg^?1 minute^?1; treatment TC20 or 40 μg kg^?1 minute^?1; treatment TC40). Sedation, heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), electrocardiographic and echocardiographic parameters were evaluated at baseline (T0) and 1 (T1), 2 (T2), 4 (T4), 8 (T8), 12 (T12) and 24 (T24) hours after ketamine infusion started. Serum concentrations of CK-MB and troponin I were measured at baseline and 12, 24 and 48 hours after infusion started.

Results

HR increased over the first 4 hours, significantly at T1 in TC20 and at T4 in TC40 when compared with T0 (p < 0.05). MAP was significantly increased at T2 in TC40 when compared with TC20. Behavioral changes, such as stereotypical head movements and twitches, occurred within 4 hours in TC40. There were no significant changes in echocardiographic examinations in any dog when compared with baseline. There were no temporal changes in serum CK-MB activity either within or between treatments (p > 0.05). No troponin I was detected in any sample.

Conclusions and clinical relevance

No indication of myocardial injury resulting from ketamine infusion was detected in this study in healthy dogs. Further studies are needed to assess the ketamine infusion effects on antinociception and other organ function not evaluated in the present study.  相似文献   

Protective activity against oocyst shedding in cats vaccinated with crude rhoptry proteins of the Toxoplasma gondii by the intranasal route     

Garcia JL  Navarro IT  Biazzono L  Freire RL  da Silva Guimarães Junior J  Cryssafidis AL  Bugni FM  da Cunha IA  Hamada FN  Dias RC 《Veterinary parasitology》2007,145(3-4):197-206

This study evaluated a vaccine made from crude rhoptry proteins of Toxoplasma gondii with Quil-A, which was administered to cats by the intranasal route. Eleven short-hair domestic cats were divided into four groups: G1 (n=3) received three doses (200 microg/dose) of the rhoptry vaccine with Quil-A (20 microg); G2 (n=3) received PBS with Quil-A (20 microg); G3 (n=3) and G4 (n=2) received only PBS. Treatments were administered at days 0, 21, and 42 by the intranasal route. Challenge was done to G1, G2, and G3 animals with 600 cysts of the VEG strain on day 51 (challenge day); G4 animals were unchallenged. The anti-T. gondii IgG and IgA antibody levels from sera were measured by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). At challenge, two animals from G1 revealed antibody levels for both IgG and IgA; oocysts were not detected in feces of these two cats. There were no differences in hematological values between groups throughout the experiment (p>0.10). Preventable fractions were 67% in G1 and 0% in G2 and G3. Comparatively, G1 animals shed 89.3% and 90.8% less oocysts than G3 and G4, respectively. Two out of three cats were protected against T. gondii oocyst shedding when the rhoptry vaccine was administered by the intranasal route. This is the first study using crude rhoptry proteins as vaccine by the intranasal route in cats to evaluate protection against oocysts shedding.  相似文献   

Orbital (retrobulbar) meningioma in a Simmental cow     

Reis JL  Kanamura CT  Machado GM  França RO  Borges JR  Santos RL 《Veterinary pathology》2007,44(4):504-507

A 12-year-old Simmental cow was presented with a moderately firm irregular whitish mass of approximately 5 cm in diameter, occupying the right orbit. Microscopically, a poorly differentiated neoplasm was observed. The immunohistochemical panel included cytokeratins, vimentin, epithelial membrane antigen, Factor VIII, CD34, Mart-1, Melan A, smooth muscle actin, desmin, chromogranin, neuron-specific enolase, S-100 protein, and MIB-1. The neoplasm was negative for all of them, with the exception of vimentin and S-100 protein. Transmission electron microscopy revealed abundant desmosomes. These findings support the diagnosis of orbital (retrobulbar) meningioma.  相似文献