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Olfa Frikha-Gargouri Radhouane Gdoura Abir Znazen Boutheina Gargouri Jalel Gargouri Ahmed Rebai Adnene Hammami 《BMC microbiology》2008,8(1):217
Background
The OmcB protein is one of the most immunogenic proteins in C. trachomatis and C. pneumoniae infections. This protein is highly conserved leading to serum cross reactivity between the various chlamydial species. Since previous studies based on recombinant proteins failed to identify a species specific immune response against the OmcB protein, this study evaluated an in silico predicted specific and immunogenic antigen from the OmcB protein for the serodiagnosis of C. trachomatis infections. 相似文献12.
Dynamic mechanical allodynia is a widespread and intractable symptom of neuropathic pain for which there is a lack of effective therapy. During tactile allodynia, activation of the sensory fibers which normally detect touch elicits pain. Here we provide a new behavioral investigation into the dynamic component of tactile allodynia that developed in rats after segmental removal of glycine inhibition. Using in vivo electrophysiological recordings, we show that in this condition innocuous mechanical stimuli could activate superficial dorsal horn nociceptive specific neurons. These neurons do not normally respond to touch. We anatomically show that the activation was mediated through a local circuit involving neurons expressing the gamma isoform of protein kinase C (PKCgamma). Selective inhibition of PKCgamma as well as selective blockade of glutamate NMDA receptors in the superficial dorsal horn prevented both activation of the circuit and allodynia. Thus, our data demonstrates that a normally inactive circuit in the dorsal horn can be recruited to convert touch into pain. It also provides evidence that glycine inhibitory dysfunction gates tactile input to nociceptive specific neurons through PKCgamma-dependent activation of a local, excitatory, NMDA receptor-dependent, circuit. As a consequence of these findings, we suggest that pharmacological inhibition of PKCgamma might provide a new tool for alleviating allodynia in the clinical setting. 相似文献
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Effect of chronic lead exposure on kidney function in male and female rats: determination of a lead exposure biomarker 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Ghorbe F Boujelbene M Makni-Ayadi F Guermazi F Kammoun A Murat J Croute F Soleilhavoup JP El-Feki A 《Archives of physiology and biochemistry》2001,109(5):457-463
Several cytotoxic chemical pollutants inducing peroxidative damages are liable to induce kidney failure. Among these pollutants we find heavy metals such as: lead, nickel, cadmium, vanadium and mercury. Lead is one of the most dangerous metals because it is widely spread in the environment, and because it may be a source of several nervous diseases. The aim of this study is to provide evidence concerning the effect of this metal on the renal function and to try to determine a storage corner in the organism which serves as an indicator of a lead intoxication. Lead acetate was administered by oral route in the drinking water to adult rats aged three months at the rate of 0.3% (P1) and 0.6% (P2). Reference rats received distilled water to drink under the same conditions. The treatment continued for 15, 30, 45, 60 and 90 days. The creatinemia, uremia, glycemia and creatinuria are determined by colorimetric techniques. Lead concentration in blood as well as the lead content of the tail are determined by atomic absorption after nitroperchloric mineralization at the liquid stage. The results showed an increase of creatinemia on the 30th day of the experiment for both sexes in (P1 and P2). The same happened for ureamia. The increase of these two parameters would indicate a renal deficiency which is confirmed by a decrease of creatinuria and urinary pH observed mainly on and after the 45th day of the experiment. An increase of the renal relative weight was noticed in P1 and P2 on the 30th day of the treatment. The determination of the concentration of lead in the blood shows that this factor increases among treated subjects in a constant way, independently of the dose and the duration of the treatment. Nevertheless, the rate increase of lead in the tail seems to be dose-dependent. In conclusion, lead administered by oral route causes a renal deficiency to the rat without distinction between males and females. In addition, the tail seems to be a reliable exposure biomarker that demonstrates lead intoxication. The tail seems to be a dosimeter of lead bio-accumulation. It constitutes an endogenous source of lead impregnation. The concentration of lead in the blood is only an indicator of recent exposure. 相似文献
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Monia Mezghani Mohamed Ali Borgi Radhouane Kammoun Hedi Aouissaoui Samir Bejar 《Enzyme and microbial technology》2005,37(7):735-738
In order to over express the xylA gene of Streptomyces sp. SK strain, it was cloned under the control of the constitutive ermE-up promoter. This construct was integrated through site-specific recombination process into the chromosome of a Streptomyces violaceoniger glucose isomerase deficient strain using the non-replicative vector pTS55. The resulting CBS4 strain shows a perfect stability in the absence of selection pressure. Its glucose isomerase activity was about four and nine-fold greater, than that obtained from Streptomyces sp. SK, respectively fully induced or not by xylose. 相似文献
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S. Rekik I. Trabelsi A. Znazen I. Maaloul M. Hentati I. Frikha M. Ben Jemaa A. Hammami S. Kammoun 《Netherlands heart journal》2009,17(2):56-60
Background Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a rare and serious complication after heart valve replacement; its optimal management strategy, though, still needs to be defined. Objective To study the clinical, microbiological and echocardiographic characteristics of PVE and to analyse the influence of the adopted therapeutic strategy (medical or surgical) on short- and midterm outcome in a tertiary care centre in a developing country (Tunisia). Methods All cases of PVE treated in our institution between 1997 and 2006 were retrospectively analysed according to the modified DUKE criteria. Results A total of 48 PVE episodes were diagnosed (30 men and 18 women), mean age was 37.93 years. Twenty-eight patients (58.33%) were exclusively medically treated, whereas 20 (41.66%) were treated by a combined surgical and medical strategy. Indications for surgery were haemodynamic deterioration in eight patients (40%), annular abscess in six (30%) and persisting sepsis in six (30%). In comparison with those from the medical group, operated patients had a longer delay to diagnosis (p=0.025), were more frequently in heart failure (p=0.04) and experienced more early complications (p=0.011); they also more frequently had prosthetic dehiscence (p=0.015), annular abscesses (p=0.039) and vegetations >10 mm (p=0.008). Conversely, no differences were found between the groups in terms of age, sex, or nature of involved organisms. In-hospital mortality for the medical group was 14.28% and for the surgical group 35% (p=0.09). Conclusion PVE is a very serious condition carrying high mortality rates regardless of the adopted strategy. Our study demonstrates that, in selected patients, medical treatment could be a successful and acceptable approach. (Neth Heart J 2009;17: 56-60.) 相似文献
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Samir Jaoua Nabil Zouari Slim Tounsi Radhouane Ellouz 《FEMS microbiology letters》1996,145(3):349-354
Abstract Three different strains of Bacillus thuringiensis , subsp. toumanoffi, sotto and kurstaki , producing parasporal inclusion crystals, have recently been isolated in Tunisia. The δ-endotoxins produced by the different strains gave distinct patterns on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Polymerase chain reaction screening of these three strains, using oligonucleotides specific for the genes cryIA, cryIII and cryIV , did not generate amplified fragment profiles characteristic of these genes. For each of the strains, the presence of one or more δ-endotoxin coding genes having partial sequence similarities to one or more genes of these three groups was found. 相似文献
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Aluminum (Al) affects numerous physiological processes in plants. However, Al tolerance mechanisms mediated by increased synthesis
of organic acids (OAs) have been outlined recently. In this study, we examined the role of OAs in the short (1–8 h) and long-term
(4 days) Al tolerance in maize seedlings. Exposure to Al stress for 4 days results in a rapid inhibition of root growth. Al
induced morphological changes in the maize roots, especially at a higher solution of Al concentration (1,000 μM Al). The increase
in Al accumulation in roots, including strongly elevated levels of Al accumulated in root cell walls suggests that Al tolerance
in maize is mediated in part by higher accumulation of Al in the roots. The enhanced citrate exudation, which was only observed
at 1,000 μM Al may lead to detoxification of Al by formation of OA–Al complexes in the root apoplast. This mechanism has been
suggested to play a significant role in Al resistance response in maize. The short-term responses underlying internal detoxification
via OA-chelators were also investigated. Succinate, malate, citrate and total root OA contents decreased markedly, 2 h after
the Al exposure. At 4 and 8 h time points, OA contents increased or remained unchanged, except for that of malate which decreased.
The level of OAs in shoots, on the other hand, showed alterations that were less pronounced in response to Al. Specifically,
the citrate and total OA concentrations significantly increased at 4 h, but showed a pronounced decrease at the 8 h time point.
Based on our findings, we propose that multiple responses, including Al exclusion by Al accumulation in root cells and citrate
efflux, may contribute towards higher Al resistance in maize. The rapid OA changes in responses to short-term Al treatment
may not be responsible for Al tolerance. However, increased OA synthesis observed in this study may be involved in diminishing
the stress triggered by Al. The molecular aspects underlying Al resistance mechanism via Al-induced expression of the enzymes
catalyzing OA synthesis and metabolism remain to be elucidated. 相似文献
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Lobna Gargouri Kammoun Samia Gargouri Mohamed Rabeh Hajlaoui Mohamed Marrakchi 《Journal of Phytopathology》2009,157(9):546-551
An outbreak of Fusarium Head Blight of durum wheat occurred in 2004 being localized in sub-humid and higher semi-arid region of Northern Tunisia. A mycological survey carried out throughout these regions, revealed that 78% of the prospected fields were infested. Results of the morphological and molecular identification, showed that the most common species isolated from diseased wheat spikes was Microdochium nivale var. nivale (63.5%), followed by Fusarium culmorum (26%), F. pseudograminearum (9%) and F. avenaceum (1.5%). To evaluate mycotoxin content of naturally infected grain, the amounts of trichothecene mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) in harvested grain from 45 fields were quantified by RIDASCREEN DON Enzyme Immunoassay Kit (ELISA) . This study showed that the infection levels in freshly harvested grain were very low and the maximum deoxynivalenol (DON) level of the positive samples was 53 ppb. This is the first report on the natural occurrence of DON in naturally infected wheat grain sampled from Northern Tunisia. 相似文献
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Mounira Ben Farhat Ameny Farhat Wacim Bejar Radhouan Kammoun Kameleddine Bouchaala Amin Fourati Hani Antoun Samir Bejar Hichem Chouayekh 《Archives of microbiology》2009,191(11):815-824
The mineral phosphate solubilizing (MPS) ability of a Serratia marcescens strain, namely CTM 50650, isolated from the phosphate mine of Gafsa, was characterized on a chemically defined medium (NBRIP broth). Various insoluble inorganic phosphates, including rock phosphate (RP), calcium phosphate (CaHPO4), tri-calcium phosphate (Ca3(PO4)2) and hydroxyapatite were tested as sole sources of phosphate for bacterial growth. Solubilization of these phosphates by S. marcescens CTM 50650 was very efficient. Indeed, under optimal conditions, the soluble phosphorus (P) concentration it produced reached 967, 500, 595 and 326 mg/l from CaHPO4, Ca3(PO4)2, hydroxyapatite and RP, respectively. Study of the mechanisms involved in the MPS activity of CTM 50650, showed that phosphate solubilization was concomitant with significant drop in pH. HPLC-analysis of culture supernatants revealed the secretion of gluconic acid (GA) resulting from direct oxidation pathway of glucose when the CTM 50650 cells were grown on NBRIP containing glucose as unique carbon source. This was correlated with the simultaneous detection by PCR for the first time in a S. marcescens strain producing GA, of a gene encoding glucose dehydrogenase responsible for GA production, as well as the genes pqqA, B, C and E involved in biosynthesis of its PQQ cofactor. This study is expected to lead to the development of an environmental-friendly process for fertilizer production considering the capacity of S. marcescens CTM 50650 to achieve yields of P extraction up to 75% from the Gafsa RP. 相似文献