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MC Chiale D Montalti MA Flamini P Fernández E Gimeno CG Barbeito 《Biotechnic & histochemistry》2016,91(1):30-37
The uropygial glands of birds are sebaceous organs that contribute to the water-repellent properties of the feather coat. We studied the histological and histochemical characteristics of the uropygial gland of chimango caracara using hematoxylin and eosin (H & E), Gomori´s trichrome, orcein, Gomori´s reticulin, periodic acid-Schiff (PAS), Alcian blue (AB) and a variety of lectins. The gland is composed of two lobes and a papilla with 20 downy feathers. It is surrounded by a capsule of dense connective tissue that contains elastic, reticular and smooth muscle fibers. The papilla is delicate and has two excretory ducts. The gland mass relative to body mass was 0.143%. Both adenomer cells and their secretions were stained with Sudan IV, PAS and AB, and were positive for numerous lectins that indicated the presence of lipids and carbohydrates. Immunohistochemical techniques to detect PCNA confirmed cell proliferation in the basal stratum of the adenomer cells. The lipids and glycoconjugates secreted by the uropygial gland serve numerous functions including protection against microorganisms. 相似文献
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Single-copy nuclear DNAs (scnDNAs) of eight species of arvicoline and six
species of murine rodents were compared using DNA-DNA hybridization. The
branching pattern derived from the DNA comparisons is congruent with the
fossil evidence and supported by comparative biochemical, chromosomal, and
morphological studies. The recently improved fossil record for these
lineages provides seven approximate divergence dates, which were used to
calibrate the DNA-hybridization data. The average rate of scnDNA divergence
was estimated as 2.5%/Myr. This is approximately 10 times the rate in the
hominoid primates. These results agree with previous reports of accelerated
DNA evolution in muroid rodents and extend the DNA-DNA hybridization data
set of Brownell.
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Sabine Milde Georg Hemmrich Friederike Anton-Erxleben Konstantin Khalturin Jörg Wittlieb Thomas CG Bosch 《Genome biology》2009,10(1):R8-16
Background
Despite decades of research, the molecular mechanisms responsible for the evolution of morphological diversity remain poorly understood. While current models assume that species-specific morphologies are governed by differential use of conserved genetic regulatory circuits, it is debated whether non-conserved taxonomically restricted genes are also involved in making taxonomically relevant structures. The genomic resources available in Hydra, a member of the early branching animal phylum Cnidaria, provide a unique opportunity to study the molecular evolution of morphological novelties such as the nematocyte, a cell type characteristic of, and unique to, Cnidaria. 相似文献44.
l-Deprenyl Protects Mesencephalic Dopamine Neurons from Glutamate Receptor-Mediated Toxicity In Vitro 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Catherine Mytilineou Pheona Radcliffe Efthimia Kokotos Leonardi Peter Werner C. Warren Olanow 《Journal of neurochemistry》1997,68(1):33-39
Abstract: l -Deprenyl is a relatively selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase (MAO)-B that delays the emergence of disability and the progression of signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Experimentally, deprenyl has also been shown to prevent neuronal cell death in various models through a mechanism that is independent of MAO-B inhibition. We examined the effect of deprenyl on cultured mesencephalic dopamine neurons subjected to daily changes of feeding medium, an experimental paradigm that causes neuronal death associated with activation of the NMDA subtype of glutamate receptors. Both deprenyl (0.5–50 µ M ) and the NMDA receptor blocker MK-801 (10 µ M ) protected dopamine neurons from damage caused by medium changes. The nonselective MAO inhibitor pargyline (0.5–50 µ M ) was not protective, indicating that protection by deprenyl was not due to MAO inhibition. Deprenyl (50 µ M ) also protected dopamine neurons from delayed neurotoxicity caused by exposure to NMDA. Because deprenyl had no inhibitory effect on NMDA receptor binding, it is likely that deprenyl protects from events occurring downstream from activation of glutamate receptors. As excitotoxic injury has been implicated in neurodegeneration, it is possible that deprenyl exerts its beneficial effects in Parkinson's disease by suppressing excitotoxic damage. 相似文献
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Catherine Mytilineou Efthimia T. Kokotos Leonardi Brian C. Kramer Tejal Jamindar & C. Warren Olanow 《Journal of neurochemistry》1999,73(1):112-119
We have examined the role of glial cells in the toxicity that results from inhibition of reduced glutathione (GSH) synthesis by L-buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) in mesencephalic cell cultures. We show that GSH depletion, to levels that cause total cell loss in cultures containing neurons and glial cells, has no effect on cell viability in enriched neuronal cultures. An increase in the plating cell density sensitizes glia-containing cultures to GSH depletion-induced toxicity. This suggests that cell death in this model is the consequence of events that are induced by GSH depletion and are mediated by glial cells. The antioxidant ascorbic acid and the lipoxygenase (LOX) inhibitor nordihydroguaiaretic acid (1-10 microM) provide full protection from BSO toxicity, indicating that arachidonic acid metabolism through the LOX pathway and the generation of reactive oxygen species play a role in the loss of cell viability. In contrast, inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) synthase affords only partial protection from BSO toxicity, suggesting that increased NO production cannot entirely account for cell death in this model. Our data provide evidence that GSH depletion in the presence of glial cells leads to neuronal degeneration that can be prevented by inhibition of LOX. This may have relevance to the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease, where glial activation and depletion of GSH have been found in the substantia nigra pars compacta. 相似文献
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A Bell OA Rodríguez LA de Castro e Paula MB Padua J Hernández-Cerón CG Gutiérrez A De Vries PJ Hansen 《BMC veterinary research》2008,4(1):22
Background
Results regarding the use of bovine somatotropin for enhancing fertility in dairy cattle are variable. Here, the hypothesis was tested that a single injection of a sustained-release preparation of bovine somatotropin (bST) during the preovulatory period would improve pregnancy success of lactating dairy cows at first service.Results
The first experiment was conducted in a temperate region of Mexico. Cows inseminated following natural estrus or timed artificial insemination were given a single injection of bST or a placebo injection at insemination (n = 100 cows per group). There was no significant difference between bST and control groups in the proportion of inseminated cows diagnosed pregnant (29 vs 31% pregnant). The second experiment was performed during heat stress in Florida. Cows were subjected to an ovulation synchronization regimen for first insemination. Cows treated with bST received a single injection at 3 days before insemination. Controls received no additional treatment. As expected, bST did not increase vaginal temperature. Treatment with bST did not significantly increase the proportion of inseminated cows diagnosed pregnant although it was numerically greater for the bST group (24.2% vs 17.8%, 124–132 cows per group). There was a tendency (p = 0.10) for a smaller percent of control cows to have high plasma progesterone concentrations (≥ 1 ng/ml) at Day 7 after insemination than for bST-treated cows (72.6 vs 81.1%). When only cows that were successfully synchronized were considered, the magnitude of the absolute difference in the percentage of inseminated cows that were diagnosed pregnant between bST and control cows was reduced (24.8 vs 22.4% pregnant for bST and control).Conclusion
Results failed to indicate a beneficial effect of bST treatment on fertility of lactating dairy cows.47.
Evolutionary rates for tuf genes in endosymbionts of aphids 总被引:4,自引:1,他引:4
The gene encoding elongation factor Tu (tuf) in aphid endosymbionts (genus
Buchnera) evolves at rates of 1.3 x 10(-10) to 2.5 x 10(-10) nonsynonymous
substitutions and 3.9 x 10(-9) to 8.0 x 10(-9) synonymous substitutions per
position per year. These rates, which are at present among the most
reliable substitution rates for protein-coding genes of bacteria, have been
obtained by calibrating the nodes in the phylogenetic tree produced from
the Buchnera EF-Tu sequences using divergence times for the corresponding
ancestral aphid hosts. We also present data suggesting that the rates of
nonsynonymous substitutions are significantly higher in the endosymbiont
lineages than in the closely related free-living bacteria Escherichia coli
and Salmonella typhimurium. Synonymous substitution rates for Buchnera
approximate estimated mutation rates for E. coli and S. typhimurium, as
expected if synonymous changes act as neutral mutations in Buchnera. We
relate the observed differences in substitution frequencies to the absence
of selective codon preferences in Buchnera and to the influence of Muller's
ratchet on small asexual populations.
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Mouchlis VD Magrioti V Barbayianni E Cermak N Oslund RC Mavromoustakos TM Gelb MH Kokotos G 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2011,19(2):735-743
Group IIA secreted phospholipase A? (GIIA sPLA?) is a member of the mammalian sPLA? enzyme family and is associated with various inflammatory conditions. In this study, the synthesis of 2-oxoamides based on α-amino acids and the in vitro evaluation against three secreted sPLA?s (GIIA, GV and GX) are described. The long chain 2-oxoamide GK126 based on the amino acid (S)-leucine displayed inhibition of human and mouse GIIA sPLA?s (IC?? 300nM and 180nM, respectively). It also inhibited human GV sPLA? with similar potency, while it did not inhibit human GX sPLA?. The elucidation of the stereoelectronic characteristics that affect the in vitro activity of these compounds was achieved by using a combination of simulated annealing to sample low-energy conformations before the docking procedure, and molecular docking calculations. 相似文献
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del CG del Prado-Rosas M; Alvarez-Cadena J; Segura-Puertas L; Lamothe-Argumedo R 《Journal of plankton research》1999,21(5):1005-1008
From samples collected in the Caribbean Sea during February, March, May and
August 1991, a total of 22 508 holoplanktonic chaetognaths were caught.
During the analyses of the samples, one non-cysted specimen of didymozoid
metacercaria was found in the coelom of the chaetognath
Serratosagitta serratodentata (prevalence 0.004%).
Owing to the lack of an authentic stomach and the morphology of the
intestine, this trematode seems to belong to the
Torticaecum larval type. This is the first report of
both the chaetognath species as a host and the geographical locality for
this parasite.
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Sebastian Fraune Friederike Anton-Erxleben René Augustin S?ren Franzenburg Mirjam Knop Katja Schr?der Doris Willoweit-Ohl Thomas CG Bosch 《The ISME journal》2015,9(7):1543-1556
Epithelial surfaces of most animals are colonized by diverse microbial communities. Although it is generally agreed that commensal bacteria can serve beneficial functions, the processes involved are poorly understood. Here we report that in the basal metazoan Hydra, ectodermal epithelial cells are covered with a multilayered glycocalyx that provides a habitat for a distinctive microbial community. Removing this epithelial microbiota results in lethal infection by the filamentous fungus Fusarium sp. Restoring the complex microbiota in gnotobiotic polyps prevents pathogen infection. Although mono-associations with distinct members of the microbiota fail to provide full protection, additive and synergistic interactions of commensal bacteria are contributing to full fungal resistance. Our results highlight the importance of resident microbiota diversity as a protective factor against pathogen infections. Besides revealing insights into the in vivo function of commensal microbes in Hydra, our findings indicate that interactions among commensal bacteria are essential to inhibit pathogen infection. 相似文献