Role of Collagen and Inorganic Components in Electrical Polarizability of Bone     

Rumi HIRATAI  Miho NAKAMURA  Kimihiro YAMASHITA 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2014,76(2):205-210

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QUANTITATIVE CONTRAST-ENHANCED ULTRASONOGRAPHY OF CANINE SPLEEN     

KENSUKE NAKAMURA  NOBORU SASAKI  MUNEYOSHI YOSHIKAWA  HIROSHI OHTA  SHIANG-JYI HWANG  TAKAHIRO MIMURA  MASAHIRO YAMASAKI  MITSUYOSHI TAKIGUCHI 《Veterinary radiology & ultrasound》2009,50(1):104-108

Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography has an important role in the detection of tumors in humans. The second-generation contrast agent Sonazoid has the ability of real-time contrast imaging along with parenchymal imaging. The purposes of this study were to determine the effect and duration of Sonazoid on the changes in gray-scale enhancement of canine spleen and to establish an appropriate protocol for contrast-enhanced ultrasonography of canine spleen. Six healthy beagles were injected with an intravenous bolus of Sonazoid. In the spleen parenchyma, the enhancement was maintained up to 30 min after injection. Moreover, for 5–22 s after injection, gray-scale enhancement of splenic arteries afforded arterial imaging. Perfusion of the kidney may be investigated from 3.6 s to 3.5 min after injection of Sonazoid. These results suggest that Sonazoid is applicable to canine spleen parenchymal imaging and that the optimal time for the parenchymal imaging is 7–30 min after injection. The findings of this quantitative study should prove useful in the evaluation of diffuse or focal splenic and renal diseases in dogs.  相似文献   

Plasma concentration of anti-diuretic hormone and urine volume in response to intraruminal administration of acetate, propinata and butyrate in suckling calves     

Tsunenori IRIKI  Tomomi NAKAMURA  Rui OBIGATA  Ken ONDA 《Animal Science Journal》2009,80(3):333-338

Acetate, propionate, and butyrate were intraruminally administered to dry feed-fed suckling calves to evaluate their effects on plasma ketone bodies, anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) concentrations, and urine volume. Four male Holstein calves (5–7 weeks old) were given 1.0 L of warm water or 0.5 mole of one of the acids in 1.0 L of warm water. A 4 × 4 Latin square design was adopted for the experiment. The acetate group showed significantly higher plasma acetate concentrations than the other three groups between 0.25 h and 2.0 h after administration ( P  < 0.01). Plasma glucose concentrations did not differ markedly among the groups. The butyrate group showed significantly higher plasma ketone body concentrations than the other three groups until the end of the experiment ( P  < 0.01). Plasma ADH concentrations quickly rose in the butyrate group and remained significantly higher than in the other three groups from 0.25 h to 2.5 h after administration ( P  < 0.05). In accordance with the elevation of plasma ADH levels, the butyrate group showed decreases in urine volume and increases in urine osmolarity ( P  < 0.05). Plasma osmolarity and hematocrit values (Ht) were not different among the groups. These results suggest that the administration of acetate and propionate had little effect on ADH secretion.  相似文献   

An insertion/deletion variant of a thymine base in exon 2 of the porcine beta 3‐adrenergic receptor gene associated with loin eye muscle area     

Kensuke HIROSE  Mariko NAKAMURA  Tatsuya TAKIZAWA  Kazuo FUKAWA  Tetsuya ITO  Masayuki UEDA  Takashi SASAKI  Kazuaki TANAKA 《Animal Science Journal》2009,80(6):624-630

An insertion/deletion variant of a thymine base (T5 and T6) in exon 2 of porcine beta 3‐adrenergic receptor (ADRB3) gene has been described. In the current study, we made an association study between the ADRB3 polymorphisms and production traits in 735 Duroc pigs. The allele frequencies for the T5 and T6 alleles in our study population were 0.433 and 0.567, respectively. Any associations between ADRB3 genotype and average daily weight gain during test period, or backfat thickness and intramuscular fat content were not detected in either sex. However the size of the loin eye muscle area (EMA) was significantly associated with ADRB3 genotypes in gilts. T6‐homozygous gilts had a higher mean of EMA (40.6 ± 0.6 cm²) than T5‐homozygous (38.1 ± 0.4 cm², P = 0.002) and heterozygous (38.8 ± 0.3 cm², P = 0.034) gilts. This association was not detected in males. In addition, a multiple traits animal model best linear unbiased predictor (BLUP) analysis revealed that the T6‐homozygous genotype had positive effects on breeding value of EMA. Accordingly, we suggest that ADRB3 polymorphism has the potential to be an important genetic marker for prediction of EMA in Duroc pigs.  相似文献   

稻壳资源化新工艺的研究   总被引：4，自引：2，他引：4       下载免费PDF全文

吕秀阳  夏文莉  刘田春  Sakoda Akiyoshi  Suzuki Motoyuki 《农业工程学报》2001,17(2):132-135

根据纤维素、半纤维素、木质素在高温高压水中分解速度相差很大的特点，提出了一条稻壳资源化的新工艺，以便减少废弃物、最大限度地得到糖类化合物。新工艺主要包括连续水蒸汽蒸煮爆碎处理、连续近临界水处理和燃烧三步。研究了连续近临界水处理过程中温度和停留时间对液相分解产物的收率和残渣组成的影响，并得到了较优的操作条件。通过对新工艺中固形物组成变化的研究得知：水蒸汽蒸煮爆碎处理过程主要分解半纤维素，而连续近临界水处理同时水解纤维素和含硅化合物。新工艺可将约80%的碳源转化为水溶性物质，其中多聚糖和单糖的收率可达40%（wt）以上。新工艺为稻壳的全面综合利用提供了一条新途径。  相似文献   

Humus composition of Amazonian Dark Earths in the Middle Amazon, Brazil     

Satoshi NAKAMURA  Mario HIRAOKA  Eiji MATSUMOTO  Kenji TAMURA  Teruo HIGASHI 《Soil Science and Plant Nutrition》2007,53(3):229-235

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Impact of fermented milk on human health: Cholesterol-lowering and immunomodulatory properties of fermented milk   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Akiyoshi HOSONO  Hajime OTANI  Hisako YASUI  Masaaki WATANUKI 《Animal Science Journal》2002,73(4):241-256

In this review, we focus on the cholesterol-lowering activity of Lactobacillus gasseri , the immunomodulatory function of casein phosphopeptides (CPPs) and lactic acid bacteria as starters for fermented milk, and the probability and difficulty of creating immunomodulatory fermented milk as a 'food for specified health use'. Among the starter bacteria used for the preparation of fermented milk, L. gasseri SBT0270 could exert a hypocholesterolemic effect in rats fed a diet high in cholesterol through deconjugation of bile salts. On the other hand, CPPs, having a tripeptide sequence consisting of two phosphoserine residues at N- and C-terminal positions, stimulated lymphocyte proliferation and IgA formation via the increase of interleukin-5 and interleukin-6 produced by type 2 helper T cells. The oral ingestion of CPPs enhanced the level of antigen-specific and total intestinal IgA. Moreover, one strain of bifidobacteria ( Bifidobacterium breve YIT4064) and one strain of Lactobacilli ( Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota), used as a starter for fermented milk, activated the humoral and cellular immune system, respectively, and prevented various diseases. It is important to elucidate what components modulate and what mechanisms are responsible for the physiological function of fermented milk in order for it to be accepted as a 'food for specified health use' claiming immunomodulatory activity.  相似文献   

Undifferentiated Sarcoma of the Salivary Gland in a Mongolian Gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)     

Toyoda T  Tsukamoto T  Cho YM  Onami S  Takasu S  Shi L  Saito A  Matsuo S  Tatematsu M  Nishikawa A  Ogawa K 《Journal of toxicologic pathology》2011,24(3):173-177

A subcutaneous mass was found in the lower ventral neck region of a 55-week-old male Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus). Histopathologically, the mass involved salivary glands and featured diffuse proliferation of pleomorphic neoplastic cells with large necrotic foci. The lesion was well demarcated from the surrounding tissue, although invasive growth to fibrous septa was occasionally observed. The neoplastic cells were mainly arranged in irregular sheets with severe cellular atypia, round to oval nuclei and varying amounts of eosinophilic cytoplasm. Mitotic figures and multinucleated giant cells were frequent. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that the neoplastic cells were strongly positive for vimentin and S-100 and negative for NSE, cytokeratin, α-SMA, c-kit, factor VIII, CD34, α-1-antitrypsin, lysozyme and MSR-A. Based on the results, the mass was diagnosed as an undifferentiated sarcoma of the salivary gland. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of such a tumor in Mongolian gerbils.  相似文献   

The effects of concentrations of lysine in media on differentiation of 3T3‐L1 preadipocytes     

Takahito KYOYA  Aiko ISHIDA  Kazuki NAKASHIMA  Ikuyo NAKAJIMA  Atsushi TOYODA  Yutaka NAKAMURA  Masaya KATSUMATA 《Animal Science Journal》2011,82(4):565-570

Intramuscular fat content is increased by feeding of low lysine diets in pigs. Reduction in dietary lysine intake results in low plasma lysine concentration and low cytosolic lysine concentration in skeletal muscles. From these observations, we hypothesized that low plasma lysine concentration in pigs fed on low lysine diets reduced supply of lysine from blood circulation to preadipocytes, and this limited supply of lysine might promote adipocyte differentiation in porcine muscles. In order to verify the hypothesis, we investigated the effects of low concentrations of lysine in culture medium on differentiation of 3T3‐L1 preadipocytes. Low concentration of lysine suppressed lipid accumulation and messenger RNA (mRNA) expression and enzyme activity of fatty acid synthase. mRNA expressions of peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor γ (PPARγ) and CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α (C/EBPα) were lower in cells cultured in low lysine medium. On the other hand, mRNA and protein expressions of C/EBPβ and C/EBPδ were not inhibited by low concentrations of lysine in culture medium. These results indicate that low lysine concentrations in culture medium inhibit differentiation of 3T3‐L1 preadipocytes through inhibiting the mRNA expressions of PPARγ and C/EBPα.  相似文献   

A radioimmunoassay for N-terminal peptide of chum salmon proopiocortin     

Akiyoshi Takahashi  Hiroshi Kawauchi  Tetsuya Hirano 《Fish physiology and biochemistry》1987,3(2):53-61

A highly specific radioimmunoassay was developed for N-terminal peptide of salmonid proopiocortin using a guinea pig antiserum to the chum salmon peptide (sNPP 1). Since sNPP I has no tyrosine residue nor free N-terminal amino group, a mixture of minor components of sNPP 1, which have extensions of H-Val-LysGly- and H-Lys-Gly- at the N-terminus, were iodinated by the lactoperoxidase method after incorporation of 3-(phydroxyphenyl)-propionate to the terminal amino groups. Plasma and pituitary extracts of several salmonid species showed parallel displacement to the standard hormone. Samples from carp, goldfish, tilapia, and eel, as well as the plasma of hypophysectomized rainbow trout, showed no crossreactivity. Proopiocortin-related hormones isolated from the chum salmon pituitary, including melanotropins, endorphins, corticotropin-like intermediate lobe peptides, and gonadotropin and prolactin showed negligible cross-reactivity. NPP contents in the pars intermedia of rainbow trout and chum salmon were 10 to 15 times greater than those in the pars distalis. Plasma levels of NPP in the mature chum salmon caught in the bay were about 50ng/ml. Plasma NPP levels in the mature chum salmon of both sexes decreased after transfer from seawater to fresh water. Plasma cortisol showed a concomitant change with NPP, thus supporting previous findings that NPP modulates corticotropin action on the trout interrenal.  相似文献