Changes in activities of enzymes related to energy metabolism in canine lymphoma cells     

Washizu T  Azakami D  Bonkobara M  Washizu M  Arai T 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2005,67(6):615-616

Alterations in the activities of enzymes related to energy metabolism in canine lymphoma cells were investigated. Cytosolic pyruvate kinase (PK) and mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase (MDH) activities in lymphoma cells were significantly higher than those in lymphocytes obtained from lymph nodes of healthy dogs, whereas cytosolic lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity was significantly lower in lymphoma cells. The cytosolic M/L ratio (MDH activity/LDH activity), which is considered to be a good indicator of energy metabolism related to glucose utilization in animal tissues, was significantly higher in lymphoma cells than in the normal lymphocytes.  相似文献   

A case of myeloid leukaemia (eosinophilic) in swine     

T Kashima  T Nomura  S Arai  Y Nomura  T Tsuchiya  Y Saito 《Nippon juigaku zasshi. The Japanese journal of veterinary science》1982,44(3):529-533

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Changes of glucokinase and hexokinase activities in the diabetic Microtus arvalis Pallas     

T Arai  Y Oki 《Nippon juigaku zasshi. The Japanese journal of veterinary science》1986,48(4):833-836

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X-ray fluorescence spectrometry of asteroid Itokawa by Hayabusa     

Okada T  Shirai K  Yamamoto Y  Arai T  Ogawa K  Hosono K  Kato M 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2006,312(5778):1338-1341

X-ray fluorescence spectrometry of asteroid 25143 Itokawa was performed by the x-ray spectrometer onboard Hayabusa during the first touchdown on 19 November 2005. We selected those data observed during relatively enhanced solar activity and determined average elemental mass ratios of Mg/Si = 0.78 +/- 0.09 and Al/Si = 0.07 +/- 0.03. Our preliminary results suggest that Itokawa has a composition consistent with that of ordinary chondrites, but primitive achondrites cannot be ruled out. Among ordinary chondrites, LL- or L-chondrites appear to be more likely than H-chondrites. No substantial regional difference was found on the asteroid surface, indicating its homogeneity in composition.  相似文献   

Expression of inhibins, activins, insulin-like growth factor-I and steroidogenic enzymes in the equine placenta     

Arai KY  Tanaka Y  Taniyama H  Tsunoda N  Nambo Y  Nagamine N  Watanabe G  Taya K 《Domestic animal endocrinology》2006,31(1):19-34

In this study, the expression patterns of inhibins, activins, insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and steroidogenic enzymes in equine placentae recovered during the latter two-thirds of gestation were examined. Concentrations of inhibin A and inhibin pro-alphaC in endometrial and fetal placental tissue homogenates were very low during the period examined, whereas these tissues contained high concentrations of activin A. In both maternal endometrial and fetal placental tissues, activin A levels decreased as pregnancy progressed. Expression of inhibin alpha-subunit was not observed in the placenta using either immunohistochemistry or in situ hybridization. Inhibin/activin betaA-subunit and its mRNA were confined to maternal endometrial glands, whereas immunopositive betaB-subunit was not detected in either endometrial glands or microcotyledons. Cytochrome P450 side chain cleavage enzyme was detected by immunohistochemistry in both endometrial glands and microcotyledons, whereas cytochrome P450 17alpha-hydroxylase/lyase was absent in these tissues. Immunopositive signals for 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and cytochrome P450 aromatase were localized in microcotyledons but not in endometrial glands. Immunohistochemistry revealed that IGF-I was highly expressed in microcotyledons around Day 130, and decreased as pregnancy progressed. Changes in the expression of IGF-I were correlated with the number of PCNA positive cells in the placenta. The present study demonstrated the presence and localized the site of expression of activin, IGF-I and steroidogenic enzymes in equine placental tissues during the latter two-thirds of gestation; the results suggest that activin and IGF-I may be involved in the regulation of placental development.  相似文献   

Rice false smut pathogen, Ustilaginoidea virens, invades through small gap at the apex of a rice spikelet before heading   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Taketo Ashizawa  Mami Takahashi  Michiyoshi Arai  Tsutomu Arie 《Journal of General Plant Pathology》2012,78(4):255-259

Ustilaginoidea virens, the false smut pathogen of rice, produces false smut balls on spikelets after heading. To clarify how the fungus invades spikelets during the booting stage, we developed a fungal strain that expresses a green fluorescent protein gene and injected conidia from this strain into rice sheaths. Observations at 48?h post-inoculation showed many conidia were present on spikelet surfaces, and the conidia had germinated and the hyphae have gradually grown by 120?h post-inoculation. By 144?h, hyphae had invaded spikelets through their apices, via the small gap between the lemma and palea and had already reached all floral organs.  相似文献   

Reliability in somatic cell count measurement of clinical mastitis milk using DeLaval cell counter     

Kazuhiro Kawai  Tomohito Hayashi  Yoshio Kiku  Tomoyuki Chiba  Hajime Nagahata  Hidetoshi Higuchi  Tetsu Obayashi  Seigo Itoh  Ken Onda  Sachiko Arai  Reiichiro Sato  Toshio Oshida 《Animal Science Journal》2013,84(12):805-807

Somatic cell counts (SCC) measurements are typically performed using quantitative methods, such as the Breed method (Breed) and the Fossomatic method (FSCC). The DeLaval cell counter (DCC) developed recently is a quantitative somatic cell counter with a low initial cost and superior portability. However, since the DCC was specifically developed for measuring SCC of ≤ 4 × 10⁶ cells/mL milk from bulk tanks or individual cows, its reliability for estimating SCC that exceed this concentration has not yet been clarified. This study therefore examined whether it is possible to accurately measure SCC by diluting milk samples with initial SCC of 4 × 10⁶ cells/mL, as seen in clinical mastitis milk. We collected milk samples from 99 quarters of 99 Holstein cows with clinical mastitis. These milk samples were diluted 10‐fold with saline and thoroughly mixed before performing SCC measurement with the DCC. The correlation coefficients of SCC measured by the FSCC, Breed and DCC methods indicated strong correlations between each pair of methods. The findings showed that DCC can be used to identify bovine clinical mastitis milk and is useful as a quantitative SCC measurement device on farm sites.  相似文献   

Horn-degrading bacteria associated with “gidoh” [Japanese] in Thoroughbred horses,and their antimicrobial susceptibility     

A. Kuwano  H. Niwa  A. Ookuma  K. Arai 《Journal of Equine Veterinary Science》2013

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Brainstem auditory evoked potentials in cattle sedated with xylazine          下载免费PDF全文

Shozo Arai 《Canadian journal of veterinary research》2008,72(3):287-290

This study examined the effect of sedation with xylazine on the brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP) of cattle to determine whether sedation causes differences in waveform configuration, peak latencies, interpeak latencies, measurement time of the average count (2000 responses), and clinical signs. There were no significant differences between the sedation and no-sedation groups in peak latency of any stimulus intensities. In the sedation group, the baselines of waveforms were comparatively stabilized. Those in the no-sedation group were unstable, however, because the measurement can be influenced by excessive muscle movement. The present findings suggest that clinically, it is useful to use a sedative when measuring BAEP in cattle to control excessive movement of the cattle without influencing the peak latencies.  相似文献   

Retrospective diagnosis of feline GM2 gangliosidosis variant 0 (Sandhoff-like disease) in Japan: possible spread of the mutant allele in the Japanese domestic cat population     

Yamato O  Hayashi D  Satoh H  Shoda T  Uchida K  Nakayama H  Sakai H  Masegi T  Murai A  Iida T  Hisada H  Hisada A  Yamasaki M  Maede Y  Arai T 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2008,70(8):813-818

GM2 gangliosidosis variant 0 (human Sandhoff disease) is a lysosomal storage disease caused by simultaneous deficiencies of acid beta-hexosaminidase (Hex) A and Hex B due to an abnormality of beta-subunit, a common component in these enzyme molecules, which is coded by the HEXB gene. In the present study, a retrospective diagnosis was performed in 2 previous suspected cases of feline Sandhoff-like disease using a DNA test to detect the causative mutation identified previously in 4 cats in 2 other families of Japanese domestic cats. Enzymic analysis was also performed using stored leukocytes and plasma collected from the subject families in order to investigate the usefulness of enzymic diagnosis and genotyping of carriers. The DNA test suggested that the 2 cases were homozygous recessive for the mutation. Consequently, 6 cats homozygous for the same mutation have been found in 4 separate locations of Japan, suggesting that this mutant allele may be spread widely in the Japanese domestic cat populations. In enzymic analysis, Hex A and Hex B activities in leukocytes and plasma measured using 4-methylumbelliferyl N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide as a substrate were negligible in affected cats, compared with those in normal and carrier cats. However, there was a wide overlap in enzyme activity between normal and carrier cats. Therefore, it was concluded that enzymic analysis is useful for diagnosis of affected cats, but is not acceptable for genotyping of carriers.  相似文献