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Ana PM Oliveira Rosana Gentile Arnaldo Maldonado Júnior Eduardo J Lopes Torres Silvana C Thiengo 《Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz》2015,110(6):739-744
The aim of this study was to analyse the infection dynamics ofAngiostrongylus
cantonensis in its possible intermediate hosts over two years in an urban
area in the state of Rio de Janeiro where the presence ofA.
cantonensis had been previously recorded in molluscs. Four of the seven
mollusc species found in the study were exotic.Bradybaena similaris
was the most abundant, followed byAchatina fulica,
Streptaxis sp., Subulina octona,
Bulimulus tenuissimus, Sarasinula linguaeformis
and Leptinaria unilamellata. Only A. fulica
and B. similaris were parasitised by A.
cantonensis and both presented co-infection with other helminths. The
prevalence of A. cantonensisin A. fulica was more
than 50% throughout the study. There was an inverse correlation between the
population size ofA. fulica and the prevalence of A.
cantonensis and abundance of the latter was negatively related to
rainfall. The overall prevalence of A. cantonensis in B.
similariswas 24.6%. A. fulica was the most important
intermediary host of A. cantonensis in the studied area
andB. similaris was secondary in importance for A.
cantonensis transmission dynamics. 相似文献
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Mirjafari H Farragher TM Verstappen SM Yates A Bunn D Marshall T Lunt M Symmons DP Bruce IN 《Arthritis research & therapy》2011,13(5):R159
Introduction
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in patients with inflammatory polyarthritis (IP), especially in seropositive disease. In established rheumatoid arthritis (RA), insulin resistance (IR) is increased and associated with CVD. We investigated factors associated with IR in an inception cohort of patients with early IP. 相似文献44.
Roberto B Bazotte Lorena G Silva Fabiana PM Schiavon 《Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.)》2014,13(16):2494-2500
In insulin-resistant states (obesity, pre-diabetes, and type 2 diabetes), hepatic production of glucose and lipid synthesis are heightened in concert, implying that insulin deficiency and insulin excess coexists in this setting. The fact that insulin may be inadequate or excessive at any one point in differing organs and tissues has many biologic ramifications. In this context the concept of metabolic compartmentalization in the liver is offered herein as one perspective of this paradox. In particular, we focus on the hypothesis that insulin resistance accentuates differences in periportal and perivenous hepatocytes, namely periportal glucose production and perivenous lipid synthesis. Subsequently, excessive production of glucose and accumulation of lipids could be expected in the livers of patients with obesity and insulin resistance. Overall, in this review, we provide our integrative perspective regarding how excessive production of glucose in periportal hepatocytes and accumulation of lipids in perivenous hepatocytes interact in insulin resistant states. 相似文献
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Coralie Barthelemy-Delaux David Marburger Pierre-Marc Delaux Shawn Conley Jean-Michel Ané 《Plant and Soil》2014,382(1-2):165-173
Background and aims
Bradyrhizobium japonicum and soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) form a symbiotic association which allows for biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) to help meet the nitrogen (N) requirement of soybean plants. Rhizobial inoculants are not always used in soybean production in the Midwestern USA because of high naturalized soil populations, but drought conditions experienced in the region during the 2012 growing season may have led to a decline in numbers resulting in the need for inoculation the following growing season. Therefore, the effect of drought on B. japonicum population size was investigated in this study.Methods
Drought conditions, 8 weeks long or 4 weeks long preceded (STOP) or followed (START) by 4 weeks of normal watering, were simulated in two contrasting soil types in a greenhouse setting with soybeans as host plants. Drought conditions were monitored by measuring water content. Population size of B. japonicum was quantified using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and most probable number (MPN) methods and compared to population from non-drought treatment.Results
Using both quantification methods, the response of B. japonicum to drought treatments was minimal.Conclusions
Drought conditions 4 to 8 weeks long did not reduce B. japonicum population size to levels which would affect soybean growth and development. 相似文献46.
Sheep prions with molecular properties intermediate between classical scrapie,BSE and CH1641–scrapie
Jan PM Langeveld Jorg G Jacobs Jo HF Erkens Thierry Baron Olivier Andréoletti Takahashi Yokoyama 《朊病毒》2014,8(4):296-305
Efforts to differentiate bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) from scrapie in prion infected sheep have resulted in effective methods to decide about the absence of BSE. In rare instances uncertainties remain due to assumptions that BSE, classical scrapie and CH1641–a rare scrapie variant–could occur as mixtures. In field samples including those from fallen stock, triplex Western blotting analyses of variations in the molecular properties of the proteinase K resistant part of the disease‑associated form of prion protein (PrPres) represents a powerful tool for quick discrimination purposes. In this study we examined 7 deviant ovine field cases of scrapie for some typical molecular aspects of PrPres found in CH1641‑scrapie, classical scrapie and BSE. One case was most close to scrapie with respect to molecular mass of its non-glycosylated fraction and N-terminally located 12B2‑epitope content. Two cases were unlike classical scrapie but too weak to differentiate between BSE or CH1641. The other 4 cases appeared intermediate between scrapie and CH1641 with a reduced molecular mass and 12B2‑epitope content, together with the characteristic presence of a second PrPres population. The existence of these 2 PrPres populations was further confirmed through deglycosylation by PNGaseF. The findings indicate that discriminatory diagnosis between classical scrapie, CH1641 and BSE can remain inconclusive with current biochemical methods. Whether such intermediate cases represent mixtures of TSE strains should be further investigated e.g. in bioassays with rodent lines that are varying in their susceptibility or other techniques suitable for strain typing. 相似文献
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Abstract Many albatross populations are declining and a major cause is believed to be incidental mortality from fishing. We investigated the effect of fishing on southern Buller's albatross Thalassarche bulleri bulleri, using a new approach to seabird population modelling that allows estimation of demographic parameters from multiple data types. Three types of data were used: a 60-year set of mark–recapture observations, four censuses of the breeding population, and estimates of fishing effort and bycatch. The fisheries risk to the viability of this population over the last 60 years appears to have been small, since the adult population is estimated to have increased about five-fold over that time. There is some cause for concern in recent changes (population growth has slowed, and perhaps reversed, and adult survival rates are falling). The most common age at first breeding was 12 years, and about 80% of adults breed each year. Annual survival was estimated to be 0.91 for juveniles, and varied between this value and 1 for adults. Though this population is not in immediate danger from fishing, there is a need for continued monitoring to see whether the recent fall in survival rates persists and causes a decline in abundance. Our analysis showed that when, as is common, mark–recapture data do not provide good estimates of all demographic rates, the assessment of seabird population trends can be improved by the use of other types of data, particularly abundance. 相似文献
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Jesper Knoop Joost Dekker Jan-Paul Klein Marike van der Leeden Martin van der Esch Dick Reiding Ramon E Voorneman Martijn Gerritsen Leo D Roorda Martijn PM Steultjens Willem F Lems 《Arthritis research & therapy》2012,14(5):R212
Introduction
We aimed to explore the associations between knee osteoarthritis (OA)-related tissue abnormalities assessed by conventional radiography (CR) and by high-resolution 3.0 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as well as biomechanical factors and findings from physical examination in patients with knee OA.Methods
This was an explorative cross-sectional study of 105 patients with knee OA. Index knees were imaged using CR and MRI. Multiple features from CR and MRI (cartilage, osteophytes, bone marrow lesions, effusion and synovitis) were related to biomechanical factors (quadriceps and hamstrings muscle strength, proprioceptive accuracy and varus-valgus laxity) and physical examination findings (bony tenderness, crepitus, bony enlargement and palpable warmth), using multivariable regression analyses.Results
Quadriceps weakness was associated with cartilage integrity, effusion, synovitis (all detected by MRI) and CR-detected joint space narrowing. Knee joint laxity was associated with MRI-detected cartilage integrity, CR-detected joint space narrowing and osteophyte formation. Multiple tissue abnormalities including cartilage integrity, osteophytes and effusion, but only those detected by MRI, were found to be associated with physical examination findings such as crepitus.Conclusion
We observed clinically relevant findings, including a significant association between quadriceps weakness and both effusion and synovitis, detected by MRI. Inflammation was detected in over one-third of the participants, emphasizing the inflammatory component of OA and a possible important role for anti-inflammatory therapies in knee OA. In general, OA-related tissue abnormalities of the knee, even those detected by MRI, were found to be discordant with biomechanical and physical examination features. 相似文献49.
Amr A Saad Darren M Ashcroft Kath D Watson Kimme L Hyrich Peter R Noyce Deborah PM Symmons the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register 《Arthritis research & therapy》2009,11(2):R52
Introduction
Anti-TNF therapies represent a breakthrough in the treatment of severe psoriatic arthritis. However, little is known about long-term drug persistence with these treatments in patients with psoriatic arthritis in routine clinical practice. The aim of this study was to assess persistence with first-course and second-course treatment with anti-TNF agents in a prospective cohort of psoriatic arthritis patients and to identify factors associated with and reasons for drug discontinuation. 相似文献50.
Marike van der Leeden Martijn PM Steultjens Dirkjan van Schaardenburg Joost Dekker 《Arthritis research & therapy》2010,12(1):R3