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Annemarie W Oldenbeuving Paul LM de Kort Ben PW Jansen L Jaap Kappelle Gerwin Roks 《BMC neurology》2008,8(1):34
Background
Delirium is a common disorder in the early phase of stroke. Given the presumed cholinergic deficiency in delirium, we tested treatment with the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor rivastigmine.Methods
This pilot study was performed within an epidemiological study. In 527 consecutive stroke patients presence of delirium was assessed during the first week with the confusion assessment method. Severity was scored with the delirium rating scale (DRS). Sixty-two patients developed a delirium in the acute phase of stroke. Only patients with a severe and persistent delirium (defined as a DRS of 12 or more for more than 24 hours) were enrolled in the present study. In total 26 fulfilled these criteria of whom 17 were treated with orally administered rivastigmine with a total dose between 3 and 12 mg a day. Eight patients could not be treated because of dysphagia and one because of early discharge.Results
No major side effects were recorded. In 16 patients there was a considerable decrease in severity of delirium. The mean DRS declined from 14.8 on day one to 8.5 after therapy and 5.6 after tapering. The mean duration of delirium was 6.7 days (range; 2–17).Conclusion
Rivastigmine is safe in stroke patients with delirium even after rapid titration. In the majority of patients the delirium improved after treatment. A randomized controlled trial is needed to establish the usefulness of rivastigmine in delirium after stroke.Trial registration
Nederlands Trial Register NTR139532.
S Chhabra R Narang LR Krishnan S Vasisht DP Agarwal LM Srivastava SC Manchanda N Das 《BMC genetics》2002,3(1):9-6
Background
A close association between Sst I polymorphism in the 3' untranslated region of the apolipoproteinC3 (APOC3 ) gene and levels of plasma triglycerides (TG) had been reported by different investigators. Hypertriglyceridemia(HTG) is a known risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD) in the context of Asian Indians. We conducted a study on the relationship between APOC3 SstI polymorphism (S1S1, S1S2 and S2S2 genotypes) and plasma TG levels in a group of 139 male healthy volunteers from Northern India. 相似文献33.
Lawson-Balagbo LM Gondim MG de Moraes GJ Hanna R Schausberger P 《Experimental & applied acarology》2007,43(1):49-61
The eriophyoid mite Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Eriophyidae), commonly called the coconut mite, is a key pest of coconut fruits. Surveys conducted on coconut palms
in Brazil revealed the predatory mites Neoseiulus paspalivorus DeLeon (Phytoseiidae) and Proctolaelaps bickleyi Bram (Ascidae) as the most commonly associated natural enemies of A. guerreronis on coconut fruits. However, virtually nothing is known about the life history of these two predators. We conducted laboratory
experiments at 25 ± 0.1°C, 70–90% RH and 12:12 h L:D photoperiod to determine the life history characteristics of the two
predatory mites when feeding on A. guerreronis and other potential food sources present on coconut fruits such as Steneotarsonemus furcatus DeLeon (Tarsonemidae), coconut pollen and the fungus Rhizopus cf. stolonifer Lind (Mucoraceae). In addition, the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch (Tetranychidae) was tested for its suitability as prey. Both predators, N. paspalivorus and P. bickleyi, thrived on A. guerreronis as primary food source resulting in shorter developmental time (5.6 and 4.4 days, respectively), higher oviposition rate
(1.7 and 7.0 eggs/female/day, respectively) and higher intrinsic rate of increase (0.232 and 0.489 per female/day, respectively)
than on any other diet but were unable to develop or lay eggs when fed T. urticae. Coconut pollen and S. furcatus were adequate alternative food sources for N. paspalivorus and Rhizopus for P. bickleyi. We discuss the relevance of our findings for natural and biological control of the coconut mite A. guerreronis. 相似文献
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Thomas?Fett Laurent?LM?Zecchinon Etienne?A?Baise Daniel?JM?DesmechtEmail author 《BMC veterinary research》2005,1(1):4
Background
Lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1, CD11a/CD18, alpha L beta 2) is required for many cellular adhesive interactions during the immune response.Results
The Capra hircus CD11a-encoding cDNA was sequenced and compared with its human, murine, rat, bovine and ovine counterparts. Despite some focal differences, it shares all the main characteristics of its known mammalian homologues.Conclusion
Therefore, along with the caprine CD18-encoding cDNA, which has been available for a few months, the sequence data revealed here will allow the Capra hircus LFA-1 expression in vitro as a tool to explore the specificities of inflammation in the caprine species.35.
The movement protein of cucumber mosaic virus traffics into sieve elements in minor veins of nicotiana clevelandii 总被引:5,自引:2,他引:3 下载免费PDF全文
The location of the 3a movement protein (MP) of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) was studied by quantitative immunogold labeling of the wild-type 3a MP in leaves of Nicotiana clevelandii infected by CMV as well as by using a 3a-green fluorescent protein (GFP) fusion expressed from a potato virus X (PVX) vector. Whether expressed from CMV or PVX, the 3a MP targeted plasmodesmata and accumulated in the central cavity of the pore. Within minor veins, the most extensively labeled plasmodesmata were those connecting sieve elements and companion cells. In addition to targeting plasmodesmata, the 3a MP accumulated in the parietal layer of mature sieve elements. Confocal imaging of cells expressing the 3a-GFP fusion protein showed that the 3a MP assembled into elaborate fibrillar formations in the sieve element parietal layer. The ability of 3a-GFP, expressed from PVX rather than CMV, to enter sieve elements demonstrates that neither the CMV RNA nor the CMV coat protein is required for trafficking of the 3a MP into sieve elements. CMV virions were not detected in plasmodesmata from CMV-infected tissue, although large CMV aggregates were often found in the parietal layer of sieve elements and were usually surrounded by 3a MP. These data suggest that CMV traffics into minor vein sieve elements as a ribonucleoprotein complex that contains the viral RNA, coat protein, and 3a MP, with subsequent viral assembly occurring in the sieve element parietal layer. 相似文献
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Phylogenetic analysis of the outer-membrane-protein genes of Chlamydiae, and its implication for vaccine development 总被引:9,自引:0,他引:9
Examination of 18 complete and 6 partial sequences of the major outer-
membrane protein from 24 chlamydiae isolates was used to reconstruct their
evolutionary relationships. From this analysis, assuming that the clades
with 100% bootstrap support are correct, come the following conclusions:
(1) The tree of these sequences is not congruent with the phylogeny of the
hosts, and thus host switching would seem to have occurred, thereby
limiting the extent to which there has been coevolution of parasite and
host. (2) The tree is also noncongruent with clustering by type of cell
infected, thereby limiting the extent to which there has been coevolution
of parasite and the cell type that it infects. (3) The tree is also
noncongruent with clustering by the organ infected (eyes or genitalia),
thereby limiting the extent to which there has been coevolution of parasite
and the organ that it infects. (4) The tree is also noncongruent with
genital strains arising from lymphogranuloma venereum strains. (5) The tree
is also noncongruent with the geographic site at which the isolates were
obtained, thereby limiting the extent of divergence explained by geographic
separation. (6) There are estimated to be 185 amino acid positions that are
invariable (as opposed to unvaried) in the major outer-membrane protein.
There are 10 unvaried positions in the variable domains, of which 9 appear
to be invariable, giving some reason to hope that development of a vaccine
might be possible. (7) The rate of change of this protein is too small to
see increased divergence over the time span of isolation of these genes,
giving hope to any vaccine having longevity. Bootstrapping supports those
portions of the tree on which the first five conclusions above depend. The
picture that these results provide is more one of pathogen versatility than
one of coevolutionary constraints. In addition, we examined 10 60-KDa,
outer-membrane protein- 2 genes, all but one of which were from these same
strains. The tree was not, among the trachomatis strains, congruent with
the major-outer- membrane protein tree, suggesting that gene exchange could
be occurring among strains. Moreover, there is an apparent slowdown in
divergence in this gene, among the trachomatis strains.
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PÉTER BIHARI BOTOND SIPOS GEORGE MELIKA BALÁZS FEHÉR KÁLMÁN SOMOGYI GRAHAM N. STONE ZSOLT PÉNZES 《Biological journal of the Linnean Society. Linnean Society of London》2011,102(4):750-764
Insect‐induced galls on plants comprise species‐rich but self‐contained communities of herbivores and natural enemies. In the present study, we focus on galls induced by cynipid gall wasps on oaks, and on the least‐known trophic level that these galls contain: inquilines. These insects, also cynipids, feed on gall tissue and are an abundant but taxonomically poorly understood part of an otherwise well‐studied system. We used DNA sequence data to examine spatial patterns in the genetic diversity of Synergus umbraculus Olivier 1791 (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Synergini), a widespread species attacking many host galls across the Western Palaearctic. Analysis of 239 cytochrome b sequences revealed eight haplogroups showing significant phylogeographic pattern across the Western Palaearctic, corresponding to putative glacial refugia in Iberia, Central Europe, Turkey, and Iran. There were significant genetic discontinuities across the Pyrenees and the Anatolian diagonal but no impact of the Alps, suggesting that significant discontinuities have biotic rather than physical causes. Detailed analysis of sites in the Carpathian Basin reveal a high diversity and low spatial structure, and identify Central Europe as the source of colonists for Quaternary colonization of Germany, France, and Britain. We found no evidence for host‐associated differentiation of S. umbraculus lineages associated with the most common cynipid host galls, suggesting frequent shifts within the host gall assemblage by inquiline lineages. © 2011 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2011, 102 , 750–764. 相似文献