cFLIP regulates death receptor-mediated apoptosis in an ovarian granulosa cell line by inhibiting procaspase-8 cleavage     

Matsuda F  Inoue N  Goto Y  Maeda A  Cheng Y  Sakamaki K  Manabe N 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2008,54(5):314-320

More than 99% of follicles in mammalian ovaries undergo atresia, but the mechanisms regulating the strict selection process are still unclear. Granulosa cell apoptosis is considered the trigger of follicular atresia, which occurs in advance of the death of an oocyte. Cellular FLICE-like inhibitory protein (cFLIP), a homologue of procaspase-8 (also called FLICE), is an intracellular anti-apoptotic protein. It is expressed in granulosa cells of porcine ovaries, where its levels decreases during follicular atresia. We hypothesized that cFLIP regulates granulosa cell apoptosis by acting as a pro-survival factor. In the present study, to further reveal the function of cFLIP in granulosa cells, we examined the anti-apoptotic mechanism of cFLIP using KGN, a human granulosa tumor cell line. Fas-mediated apoptosis was induced by co-treatment with anti-Fas antibody (CH-11), which acts as an agonist of Fas-ligand, and cycloheximide (CHX). When cFLIP was stably expressed in KGN cells following transfection of an expression vector, the Fas-mediated apoptosis was inhibited. Suppression of cFLIP by small interfering RNA (siRNA) spontaneously induced cell death. Silencing of cFLIP promoted cleavage of procaspase-8, and the cell death caused by cFLIP siRNA was completely blocked by a caspase-8 inhibitor (Z-IETD-FMK), indicating that cFLIP regulates apoptosis in KGN cells by inhibiting cleavage of procaspase-8. In conclusion, cFLIP is an essential pro-survival factor for granulosa cells, and it prevents granulosa cell apoptosis by inhibiting procaspase-8 activation.  相似文献   

Changes in expression and localization of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) in follicular granulosa cells during atresia in porcine ovaries     

Cheng Y  Maeda A  Goto Y  Matsuda F  Miyano T  Inoue N  Sakamaki K  Manabe N 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2008,54(6):454-459

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Three‐dimensional CT examination of the forefoot and hindfoot of the hippopotamus and tapir during a semiaquatic walking     

Hideki Endo  Masataka Yoshida  Truong Son Nguyen  Yuki Akiba  Masahiro Takeda  Kohei Kudo 《Anatomia, histologia, embryologia》2019,48(1):3-11

Semiaquatic walking has resulted in the evolution of functional and morphological changes in various hoofed mammals, such as hippopotamus and Brazilian tapir. The biomechanics of skilful walking in wetlands or at the bottom of a waterbody involve the medio‐lateral opening and closing of the feet to effectively support and stabilize the body on soft ground and to reduce the water resistance during recovery stroke, respectively. We demonstrate that the opening and closing of the feet in hippopotamus and Brazilian tapir are mediated by the adduction and abduction of the most medial and lateral phalanges from the CT examination. The axial toes, metacarpals and metatarsals do not contribute to changes in the width and shape of the feet, unlike the medial and lateral toes. We suggest that this semiaquatic walking motion is derived from the original terrestrial mode of locomotion, in contrast to the highly functional swimming motion using webs or fins in morphologically modified feet and tail. From the present data we demonstrate that semiaquatic locomotion evolved due to the acquisition of adductor–abductor mobility in the phalanges of the most medial and lateral digits, as shown in hippopotamus and Brazilian tapir.  相似文献   

Movements of dams milked for fermented horse milk production in Mongolia          下载免费PDF全文

Tserenpurev Bat‐Oyun  Takehiko Y Ito  Yadamjav Purevdorj  Masato Shinoda  Satomi Ishii  Hoshino Buho  Yuki Morinaga 《Animal Science Journal》2018,89(1):219-226

Airag, (Fermented horse milk) is a traditional milk product in Mongolia. Herders separate foals from their dams and tie them at a milking site during the daytime to produce airag. To evaluate the effects of horse management on the movement of dams, we tracked three dams in a herd in camp 1 during summer and camp 2 during autumn of 2013 and analyzed their movements during the milking (daytime) and non‐milking (nighttime) periods in an area famous for its high‐quality airag. Dams were gathered every 1.7 ± 0.0 h between 07.46 and 15.47 hours at the milking sites and milked 4.6 ± 0.2 times/day during the study period (86 days). Daily cumulative and maximum linear distances from the milking sites were longer (P < 0.01) during the non‐milking period than during the milking period. Daily home ranges were 91 and 26 times greater during the non‐milking period (P < 0.001) in camps 1 and 2, respectively. The greater range during the non‐milking period would reflect the spatial distributions of water, salt and forage. The dams initially used similar areas and gradually shifted their daily home ranges after several days. This shift suggests that the dams grazed farther afield as forage availability declined around the milking site. For better airag production and sustainable pasture use, our results provide insights useful for evaluating the effects of milking management on vegetation and soil in those pastures, for selecting the appropriate milking times and frequency, and for choosing the right timing to shift milking sites.  相似文献   

Growth,nutrient utilization,oxidative condition,and element composition of juvenile red sea bream <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pagrus major</Emphasis> fed with fermented soybean meal and scallop by-product blend as fishmeal replacement     

Md. Abdul Kader  Shunsuke Koshio  Manabu Ishikawa  Saichiro Yokoyama  Mahbuba Bulbul  Yuki Honda  Roger Edward Mamauag  Asda Laining 《Fisheries Science》2011,77(1):119-128

A feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of fermented soybean meal and scallop by-product blend (3:2) (FP) on the performance of juvenile red sea bream. Five isocaloric diets were prepared by replacing 0% (FP0), 15% (FP15), 30% (FP30), 45% (FP45), and 60% (FP60) fishmeal (FM) protein with FP, respectively. Triplicate groups of fish (initial mean weight 2.83 g) were fed the test diets for 45 days in a flowthrough seawater system. The results demonstrated that growth rates of fish fed FP0, FP15, and FP30 were similar, and significantly higher (P < 0.05) than those of FP45 and FP60. Nutrient utilization was significantly lower in FP60, with no differences found among the other groups. Dietary heavy-metal contents were affected by inclusion of FP, impacting on whole-body heavy-metal contents. In terms of oxidative stress, fish fed the FP30 diet were in the best condition, since this fish group showed the least oxidative-stressed condition as well as the highest tolerance against oxidation. In conclusion, the approach of utilizing this fermented mixture is promising and it could replace at least 30% FM protein in red sea bream diet without negative effects on performance, body composition or health of fish.  相似文献   

Characterization of Aquimarina hainanensis isolated from diseased mud crab Scylla serrata larvae in a hatchery     

Yuki Midorikawa  Tomohito Shimizu  Tetsuya Sanda  Katsuyuki Hamasaki  Shigeki Dan  Mohammad Tamrin Bin Mohamad Lal  Goshi Kato  Motohiko Sano 《Journal of fish diseases》2020,43(5):541-549

Mass mortality due to necrosis signs occurred in hatchery-reared zoea stage larvae of the mud crab Scylla serrata in Okinawa, Japan, and a causative bacterium was isolated. In this study, we identified and characterized the bacterium by genome analysis, biochemical properties and pathogenicity. The bacterium was a Gram-negative, non-motile, long rod, forming yellow colonies on a marine agar plate. It grew at 20–33°C (not at 37°C) and degraded chitin and gelatin. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence identified the bacterium as Aquimarina hainanensis. Genome sequence data obtained from Illumina MiSeq generated 29 contigs with 3.56 Mbp in total length and a G + C content of 32.5%. The predicted 16 chitinase genes, as putative virulence factors, had certain homologies with those of genus Aquimarina. Experimental infection with the bacterium conducted on larvae of four crustacean species, brine shrimp Artemia franciscana, freshwater shrimp Caridina multidentata, swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus and mud crab S. serrata, revealed that this bacterium was highly virulent to these species. The present study suggests that the bacterium caused mass mortality in mud crab seed production was A. hainanensis and can be widely pathogenic to crustaceans.  相似文献   

α-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone directly increases the plasma calcitonin level and involves calcium metabolism in goldfish     

Ikari  Takahiro  Kobayashi  Yuki  Kitani  Yoichiro  Sekiguchi  Toshio  Endo  Masato  Kambegawa  Akira  Asahina  Kiyoshi  Hattori  Atsuhiko  Tabuchi  Yoshiaki  Amornsakun  Thumronk  Mizusawa  Kanta  Takahashi  Akiyoshi  Suzuki  Nobuo 《International Aquatic Research》2018,10(3):283-292

International Aquatic Research - The effects of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) on calcium metabolism were examined with goldfish. The scales on the left side of goldfish bodies...  相似文献   

Correction to: A new and simple method for measuring in situ field-saturated hydraulic conductivity using a falling-head single cylinder     

Noborio  Kosuke  Ito  Yuki  He  Hailong  Li  Min  Kojima  Yuki  Hara  Hirofumi  Mizoguchi  Masaru 《Paddy and Water Environment》2018,16(1):81-87

Paddy and Water Environment - Hydraulic properties of soil play important roles in water and temperature regimes. Measuring hydraulic properties has been studied for decades in the laboratory and...  相似文献   

Biological control of potato scab and antibiosis by antagonistic Streptomyces sp. WoRs-501     

Yuki O. Kobayashi  Akira Kobayashi  Masayuki Maeda  Nobutaka Someya  Shigehito Takenaka 《Journal of General Plant Pathology》2015,81(6):439-448

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Protection induced by volatile limonene against anthracnose disease in Arabidopsis thaliana     

Kayoko Fujioka  Haruko Gotoh  Taku Noumi  Ami Yoshida  Yoshiteru Noutoshi  Yoshishige Inagaki  Mikihiro Yamamoto  Yuki Ichinose  Tomonori Shiraishi  Kazuhiro Toyoda 《Journal of General Plant Pathology》2015,81(6):415-419

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