Reduced immunoreactivity of tyrosine hydroxylase in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus of the seizure sensitive gerbil     

Lee CH  Choi JH  Chung DW  Hwang IK  Yoon YS  Won MH  Lee IS 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2008,70(6):645-648

We compared the immunoreactivity and numbers of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) immunoreactive neurons and neuropil in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus between the seizure sensitive (SS) and seizure resistant (SR) gerbils. The distributional pattern of TH immunoreactivity was similar in both groups: TH immunoreactivity was seen mainly in magnocellular neurons of the PVN. However, total TH immunoreactivity in the neurons and neuropil in the SS gerbils was significantly lower than that in the SR gerbils. In addition, the number of TH immunoreactive neurons in the SS gerbils was also much lower than those in the SR gerbils. These results indicate that SS gerbils have a low TH immunoreactivity in the hypothalamic PVN compared with that in SR gerbils.  相似文献   

Genetic diversity of avian infectious bronchitis virus isolates in Korea between 2003 and 2006   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Lee EK  Jeon WJ  Lee YJ  Jeong OM  Choi JG  Kwon JH  Choi KS 《Avian diseases》2008,52(2):332-337

Thirty-three field isolates of avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) were recovered from commercial chicken flocks in Korea between 2003 and 2006 and were characterized phylogenetically by nucleotide sequence analysis of the IBV S1 gene hyper-variable region. Our phylogenetic analysis revealed that recent field isolates of IBV formed at least three distinct phylogenetic types, including K-I, K-II, and K-III. K-I type IBV consisted of indigenous, 13 IBV isolates which evolved from the Kr-EJ/95 strain and then separated into the lineages of type K-Ia and type K-Ib. K-II type IBV isolates (n = 19) were closely related to nephropathogenic IBV variants from China and Japan. The K-III type isolate (Kr/D064/05), first identified by this study, was closely related to enteric IBV variants from the Chinese strains that cause proventriculitis. Sequence comparisons showed amino acid differences of >27.5% between IBV types. The molecular epidemiologic characteristics of IBV field isolates are briefly discussed.  相似文献   

Effects of chemical treatments on pH and bacterial population in poultry litter: a laboratory experiment     

Choi IH  Kim JN  Kwon YM 《British poultry science》2008,49(5):497-501

1. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of three chemical treatments on pH and bacterial populations (total aerobic bacteria and gram-negative bacteria) in poultry litter under laboratory conditions. 2. Litter obtained from poultry houses was treated with three chemical treatments (alum, AlCl(3) and FeSO(4)) at the same concentration (8 g/100 g litter), while untreated litter served as a control. The study was conducted for 3 weeks. 3. All of the chemical treatments reduced total aerobic bacteria (22 to 87% of the untreated control) and gram-negative bacteria (63 to 99% of the untreated controls) populations and lowered litter pH values (5.95 to 6.64). However, a significant difference in gram-negative bacteria did not exist among chemical treatments at 0, 1 and 2 weeks. 4. These results suggest that the reduction in total aerobic bacteria and gram-negative bacteria populations is highly related to a decrease in litter pH, and acidifying treatment (alum, AlCl(3) and FeSO(4)) of poultry litter may serve as a means to help the reduction in pathogen populations and to improve economical benefits under commercial production conditions.  相似文献   

新生猪肌组织成纤维细胞的分离培养和鉴定   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

邢蕾  邓昌彦  郑嵘  熊琪  吴健  熊远著 《黑龙江畜牧兽医》2008,(2):18-20

研究建立了猪肌组织成纤维细胞体外培养的模型,采用组织块培养方法获得了新生猪肌组织成纤维细胞并进行体外培养.观察细胞形态,通过绘制细胞的生长曲线来研究肌组织成纤维细胞的生长规律,利用RT-PCR和免疫细胞化学染色对所获得的细胞进行鉴定,再用双荧光素酶检测系统来检测细胞的转染效率.通过形态学观察、RT-PCR和免疫细胞化学染色结果表明,已成功培养了猪肌组织成纤维细胞,纯度达90%以上.  相似文献   

Characterization and expression analysis of TNFR-associated factor 1 (TRAF1) in grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella     

Xu ZY  Sun BJ  Chang MX  Nie P 《Veterinary immunology and immunopathology》2008,121(1-2):44-57

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Characterization of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection in swine lymphocytes using mitogen-stimulated peripheral blood lymphocytes from healthy PCV2-carrier pigs   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Lin CM  Jeng CR  Chang HW  Guo IC  Huang YL  Tsai YC  Chia MY  Pang VF 《Veterinary immunology and immunopathology》2008,124(3-4):355-366

Information regarding the susceptibility of swine lymphocytes to PCV2 is rather limited. To further explore and characterize the PCV2 infection in swine lymphocytes, an in vitro model using concanavalin A (Con A)-stimulated peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) obtained from clinically healthy PCV2-carrier pigs was introduced. It was found that the PCV2 antigen-containing rate was below 2% in PBLs from healthy PCV2-free pigs following treated simultaneously with Con A and PCV2. However, significantly higher PCV2 antigen- and nucleic acid-containing rates could be seen in Con A-stimulated PBLs from clinically healthy PCV2-carrier pigs. Prior to Con A treatment, both of the PCV2 antigen- and nucleic acid-containing rates in PBLs from healthy PCV2-carrier pigs were less than 1%; however, they reached 22.1+/-5.7% by flow cytometry and 27.1+/-6.5% by in situ hybridization, respectively, at 4-day post-incubation with Con A. Phenotyping of PCV2 antigen-containing cells revealed that PCV2-positive cells could be detected in both T and B lymphocyte populations within which IgM-positive B lymphocytes appeared to have a relatively higher positive rate. The Con A-stimulated PBLs also displayed a significantly higher viral load by the measurement of either PCV2 DNA copy number or viral titer when compared with the non-treated PBLs from healthy PCV2-carrier pigs. The results indicate that PBLs, especially IgM-bearing B lymphocytes, are indeed susceptible to PCV2 infection and PCV2 is capable of replicating in dividing lymphocytes. This activation-induced replication may explain in part the pathogenesis of lymphoid depletion in PMWS-affected pigs.  相似文献   

Investigation of the prevalence of bovine viral diarrhoea virus in dairy cows in South Korea     

Lee DH  Park SW  Choi EW  Lee CW 《The Veterinary record》2008,162(7):211-213

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Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in animals in Korea     

Jung BY  Song YK  Choi JS  Lee KW  Ha TY  Yoon SS  Kweon CH  Park CK 《The Veterinary record》2008,163(1):28-29

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Development of a disperse dye immunochromatographic test for the detection of antibodies against infectious bursal disease virus   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Wang SJ  Chang WF  Wang MY  Hsiung KP  Liu YC 《Veterinary immunology and immunopathology》2008,125(3-4):284-290

For investigating the feasibility of using disperse dyes as an immunoassay chromogenic marker, a disperse dye, DADISPERSE NAVY BLUE SP, was selected in analyzing antibody against infectious bursal disease virus (anti-IBDV). With the color intensity revealed in the disperse dye immunochromatographic test (DICT) strip as the objective function, the optimal dyeing conditions were found as follows: dye concentration absorbance (at lambda(max)=587nm)=3, pH 7, 50 degrees C, for 10min. Under these conditions, the resultant dyed-antibody (rabbit anti-chicken) can produce an optimal color intensity reading of 55,054 on the strip. For performing qualitative immunoassay, chicken sera samples taken from different farms were used for the anti-IBDV titre assessment. The results of DICT strips showed very high sensitivity and specificity as compared to that analyzed by FlockChek enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (F-ELISA) kits. For quantitative immunoassay, it was found that the color intensity measured with DICT was linearly correlated to that of F-ELISA titre (r(2)=0.9687). Therefore, DICT was further applied to the detection of chicken anti-IBDV sera under vaccination in the farms. The average titres of the sampling groups exhibited a strong agreement to that of F-ELISA. Accordingly, the DICT method developed in this study, shown to be reliable, cheap and simple in both qualitative and quantitative immunoassays, is particularly suitable for point-of-need testing (PONT) in agricultural applications.  相似文献   

The effects of enrofloxacin on canine tendon cells and chondrocytes proliferation <Emphasis Type="Italic">in vitro</Emphasis>     

Lim S  Hossain MA  Park J  Choi SH  Kim G 《Veterinary research communications》2008,32(3):243-253

Enrofloxacin, a fluoroquinolone antibiotic has been used widely in humans and domestic animals, including dogs, because of its broad-spectrum activity and relative safety. The side effects of fluoroquinolone, induced tendinopathy, tendonitis, spontaneous tendon rupture and cartilage damage, remain incompletely understood. In the present study, we investigated the in vitro effects of enrofloxacin on cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis in canine Achilles tendon cells and chondrocytes. Cell growth and proliferation after treating with enrofloxacin for 2–6 days was quantified by a colorimetric 2,3-bis{2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl}-2H-tetrazolium-5-carboxyanilide inner salt (XTT) assay. The results showed that enrofloxacin could inhibit the proliferation of canine tendon cells and chondrocytes at increasing concentrations (10–200 μg/ml). The inhibition of proliferation of canine tendon cells and chondrocytes after exposure to enrofloxacin were associated with induction of apoptosis, as evidenced by the typical nuclear apoptotic condensed nuclei found using Hoechst 33258 staining. It was demonstrated that canine tendon cells and chondrocytes treated with 200 μg/ml enrofloxacin for 4 days exhibited apoptotic features and fragmentation of DNA. Enrofloxacin also increased the apoptosis of canine tendon cells and chondrocytes in a dose and time-dependent manner. The results indicate that enrofloxacin inhibits cell proliferation, induces apoptosis and DNA fragmentation, which might explain enrofloxacin-induced tendinopathy and cartilage damage.  相似文献