Genetic selection for resistance to mycoplasmal pneumonia of swine (MPS) in the Landrace line influences the expression of soluble factors in blood after MPS vaccine sensitization     

Tomoyuki Shimazu  Liushiqi Borjigin  Yuki Katayama  Meihua Li  Takumi Satoh  Kouichi Watanabe  Haruki Kitazawa  Sang‐gun Roh  Hisashi Aso  Katoh Kazuo  Yoshihito Suda  Akiko Sakuma  Mituru Nakajo  Keiichi Suzuki 《Animal Science Journal》2014,85(4):365-373

We recently developed a Landrace line that is resistant to mycoplasmal pneumonia of swine (MPS) infection by genetic selection for five generations, and we reported that the immunophenotype of this line is different from that of the non‐selected line in terms of changes in peripheral blood leukocyte population after MPS vaccination. This study followed up previous findings demonstrating changes in soluble factors in blood, namely, hormones, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae‐specific immunoglobulin G (IgG), and cytokines. These two lines were injected with MPS vaccine on days ?7 and 0 after blood sampling on those days, and blood samples were collected on days ?14, ?7, 0, 2, 7 and 14. We found changes in the levels of many hormones and cytokines in both lines. However, we found that only growth hormone (GH) and interferon (IFN)‐γ levels were statistically different between these two lines. GH concentration was reduced (day 0) and IFN‐γ concentration was increased (day 14) in the MPS‐selected line compared with the non‐selected line, despite unchanged IFN‐γ messenger RNA expression in blood cells. Although detailed mechanisms underlying these phenotypes remain unsolved, these traits would be useful to improve MPS resistance in pig production and provide an insight into MPS infection.  相似文献   

Regolith migration and sorting on asteroid Itokawa     

Miyamoto H  Yano H  Scheeres DJ  Abe S  Barnouin-Jha O  Cheng AF  Demura H  Gaskell RW  Hirata N  Ishiguro M  Michikami T  Nakamura AM  Nakamura R  Saito J  Sasaki S 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2007,316(5827):1011-1014

High-resolution images of the surface of asteroid Itokawa from the Hayabusa mission reveal it to be covered with unconsolidated millimeter-sized and larger gravels. Locations and morphologic characteristics of this gravel indicate that Itokawa has experienced considerable vibrations, which have triggered global-scale granular processes in its dry, vacuum, microgravity environment. These processes likely include granular convection, landslide-like granular migrations, and particle sorting, resulting in the segregation of the fine gravels into areas of potential lows. Granular processes become major resurfacing processes because of Itokawa's small size, implying that they can occur on other small asteroids should those have regolith.  相似文献   

Brain IRS2 signaling coordinates life span and nutrient homeostasis     

Taguchi A  Wartschow LM  White MF 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2007,317(5836):369-372

Reduced insulin-like signaling extends the life span of Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila. Here, we show that, in mice, less insulin receptor substrate-2 (Irs2) signaling throughout the body or just in the brain extended life span up to 18%. At 22 months of age, brain-specific Irs2 knockout mice were overweight, hyperinsulinemic, and glucose intolerant; however, compared with control mice, they were more active and displayed greater glucose oxidation, and during meals they displayed stable superoxide dismutase-2 concentrations in the hypothalamus. Thus, less Irs2 signaling in aging brains can promote healthy metabolism, attenuate meal-induced oxidative stress, and extend the life span of overweight and insulin-resistant mice.  相似文献   

An LRR receptor kinase involved in perception of a peptide plant hormone,phytosulfokine     

Matsubayashi Y  Ogawa M  Morita A  Sakagami Y 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2002,296(5572):1470-1472

The sulfated peptide phytosulfokine (PSK) is an intercellular signal that plays a key role in cellular dedifferentiation and proliferation in plants. Using ligand-based affinity chromatography, we purified a 120-kilodalton membrane protein, specifically interacting with PSK, from carrot microsomal fractions. The corresponding complementary DNA encodes a 1021-amino acid receptor kinase that contains extracellular leucine-rich repeats, a single transmembrane domain, and a cytoplasmic kinase domain. Overexpression of this receptor kinase in carrot cells caused enhanced callus growth in response to PSK and a substantial increase in the number of tritium-labeled PSK binding sites, suggesting that PSK and this receptor kinase act as a ligand-receptor pair.  相似文献   

Histocompatible embryonic stem cells by parthenogenesis     

Kim K  Lerou P  Yabuuchi A  Lengerke C  Ng K  West J  Kirby A  Daly MJ  Daley GQ 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2007,315(5811):482-486

Genetically matched pluripotent embryonic stem (ES) cells generated via nuclear transfer or parthenogenesis (pES cells) are a potential source of histocompatible cells and tissues for transplantation. After parthenogenetic activation of murine oocytes and interruption of meiosis I or II, we isolated and genotyped pES cells and characterized those that carried the full complement of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens of the oocyte donor. Differentiated tissues from these pES cells engrafted in immunocompetent MHC-matched mouse recipients, demonstrating that selected pES cells can serve as a source of histocompatible tissues for transplantation.  相似文献   

Autologous tunica vaginalis communis flap for repairing an abdominal wall hernia in a dog     

Yusuke Ozai  Akiko Uemura  Ryou Tanaka  Seijirow Goya 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》2021,62(4):393

An 8-year-old, intact male miniature dachshund dog, weighing 8.6 kg, was presented with a soft swelling in the caudal abdominal region, including both sides of the groin area. Laparotomy revealed a severe caudal abdominal wall hernia with atrophy of the rectus abdominal muscle. The defect was repaired using a tunica vaginalis communis flap following a standard open prescrotal castration. There were no complications or recurrence of the hernia at 11 months after surgery. This surgical technique involves autogenous reconstruction, is easy to perform, and requires minimal dissection. The tunica vaginalis communis flap has potential clinical applications for repairing caudal abdominal wall hernias in male dogs.  相似文献   

Pyrolysis of lignin in the presence of tetramethylammonium hydroxide: a convenient method for S/G ratio determination     

Kuroda K  Nishimura N  Izumi A  Dimmel DR 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2002,50(5):1022-1027

Pyrolysis-gas chromatography in the presence of tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) was applied to the determination of the ratio of the abundances of the syringyl beta-aryl ether subunits to those of the guaiacyl equivalents (S/G) in lignin. Diazomethane-methylated kenafs (Hibiscus cannabinus and Hibiscus sabdariffa) and beech (Fagus crenata) in situ lignins were employed. Relative abundances of pyrolysis products derived from the guaiacyl and syringyl beta-aryl ether subunits were determined. The S/G ratios for in situ lignins were obtained with average 3.1% relative standard deviation for a minimum of six repeated runs. The S/G ratios determined by pyrolysis in the presence of TMAH agreed well with those determined by thioacidolysis, with a significant linear regression (R(2) = 0.9867). The results showed that pyrolysis with TMAH is an effective tool for obtaining information on the S/G ratio for in situ lignins.  相似文献   

IL‐12p40 gene expression in lung and hilar lymph nodes of MPS‐resistant pigs     

Akiko Sakuma  Shizuka Sugawara  Hikaru Hidaka  Mitsuru Nakajo  Yoshihito Suda  Tomoyuki Shimazu  Michael T. Rose  Megumi Urakawa  Tao Zhuang  Guoqi Zhao  Kouichi Watanabe  Tomonori Nochi  Haruki Kitazawa  Kazuo Katoh  Keiichi Suzuki  Hisashi Aso 《Animal Science Journal》2020,91(1)

Mycoplasma pneumonia of swine (MPS) is caused by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hp) and is a common chronic respiratory disease of pigs. Recently, a genetically selected variant of the Landrace pig (Miyagino L2) has a lower incidence of pulmonary MPS lesions. We investigated the pathological and immunological characteristics of MPS resistance in these pigs (n = 24) by comparing with the normal landrace pig (control: n = 24). The pathological MPS lung lesion score in MPS‐selected landrace pigs was significantly lower than in the control. The gene expression of interleukin (IL)‐12p40, which acts as a chemoattractant and a component of the bioactive cytokines IL‐12 and IL‐23, was significantly higher at the hilar lymph nodes, lung, and spleen in MPS‐selected landrace pigs than in control landrace pigs, and these were negatively correlated with the macroscopic MPS lung lesion score. In summary, we demonstrate that resistance against MPS in Miyagino L2 pigs is associated with IL‐12p40 up‐regulation, in comparison with normal landrace pigs without the MPS vaccine. In addition, a comparative study of macroscopic MPS lung lesions and IL‐12p40 gene expression in lung and hilar lymph nodes may lead to beneficial selection traits for the genetic selection for MPS resistance in pigs.  相似文献   

Feeding habits of stone flounder <Emphasis Type="Italic">Platichthys bicoloratus</Emphasis> larvae in Mutsu Bay,Japan     

Tetsuya Takatsu  Yuusuke Suzuki  Akiko Shimizu  Kazuo Imura  Yuko Hiraoka  Naonobu Shiga 《Fisheries Science》2007,73(1):142-155

To clarify the feeding strategy of pelagic larvae of stone flounder in Mutsu Bay, the dietary composition and pray size was investigated from February to April during 1989–1999. Diets were compared with the numerical and volumetric compositions and frequency of occurrence of each prey species. Mensuration formulae were applied to estimate individual prey volume in the diet, while the length of planktonic species was measured from net and water samples. Prey shapes were assumed as sphere, cylinder, ellipsoid, pyramid, two elliptical cones, or a combination of ellipsoid and cylinder. Prey-size range increased as the larvae grew. Preflexion larvae fed mainly on copepod nauplii. Flexion and postflexion larvae ingested primarily appendicularians, with a suggestion that these larvae might depend on some parts of the microbial food web. Low frequencies of flexion and postflexion larvae with empty guts (1.7 and 1.4%, respectively) might be derived from feeding on slow-swimming appendicularians. From a size comparison between ‘house’-like organ length and trunk length of the appendicularian Oikopleura sp., almost all house-like organs with trunks in the larval diet were nonexpanded ‘house rudiments’, not expanded ‘houses’. Thus, stone flounder larvae may not chew the houses, but swallow the house rudiments with trunks.  相似文献   

Skeletal development and deformities in cultured larval and juvenile seven-band grouper, Epinephelus septemfasciatus (Thunberg)   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Naoki Nagano  Akiko Hozawa  Wataru Fujiki  Toshiyuki Yamada  Kadoo Miyaki  Yoshitaka Sakakura  & Atsushi Hagiwara 《Aquaculture Research》2007,38(2):121-130

The seven‐band grouper, Epinephelus septemfasciatus (Thunberg), is currently recognized as a potential new species for aquaculture in Japan. This study describes normal and abnormal skeletal development of the jaw and vertebrae in cultured larvae and early juveniles of E. septemfasciatus. The ontogenetic stages at which skeletal deformities of jaw and vertebra developed were also described for this species. Osteological observations were made using a clearing and staining method for larvae and soft X‐ray photographs for juveniles. A high incidence of skeletal deformities was observed in the jaws and vertebral column during the larval and juvenile stages. Most of the jaw deformities were explained by an abnormal maxilla curvature. Jaw deformities were visually evident from flexion stage after ossification of the deformed elements. Deformities in the vertebral column (mostly lordosis) were observed from the post‐larval stage and became more evident as growth proceeded. The lordosis generally occurred on the positions of the 8–11th vertebra. These types of deformities are compared with those of other species, and possible causative factors of the skeletal deformities are discussed.
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