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Dr AR Holmes RD Cannon HF Jenkinson 《Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology》1995,15(3):208-213
The yeastCandida albicans coaggregates with a variety of streptococcal species, an interaction that may promote oral colonization by yeast cells.C. albicans andCandida tropicalis are the yeasts most frequently isolated from the human oral cavity and our data demonstrate that both these species bind toStreptococcus gordonii NCTC 7869 while two otherCandida species (Candida krusei andCandida kefyr) do not. Adherence ofC. albicans was greatest when the yeast had been grown at 30° C to mid-exponential growth phase. For 21 strains ofC. albicans there was a positive correlation between the ability to adhere toS. gordonii and adherence to experimental salivary pellicle. Whole saliva either stimulated or slightly inhibited adherence ofC. albicans toS. gordonii depending on the streptococcal growth conditions. The results suggest that the major salivary adhesins and coaggregation adhesins ofC. albicans are co-expressed. 相似文献
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Dagmar Waberski Anke Döhring Florencia Ardón Nadine Ritter Holm Zerbe Hans-Joachim Schuberth Marion Hewicker-Trautwein Karl Fritz Weitze Ronald HF Hunter 《Acta veterinaria Scandinavica》2006,48(1):13-8
Whole boar semen or seminal plasma has been demonstrated to advance the time of ovulation in gilts. As a means of clarifying
this influence, the contribution of uterine lymphatics and their white cell populations has been examined. After duct visualisation
with Evan's blue, lymph was sampled from a mesometrial vessel in eight pre-ovulatory gilts whose uterine lumen was infused
simultaneously with whole semen in one ligated horn and saline in the contralateral ligated horn. Lymph was collected from
cannulated vessels for periods of up to four hours under general anaesthesia. Thereafter, mesometrial lymph nodes, utero-tubal
junction and uterine wall tissues were sampled. The proportion of nucleated cells in the sampled lymph increased towards the
end of the collection period, but erythrocytes were found in all instances preventing a meaningful differentiation and identification
of leukocytes. Prominent uterine lymph nodes were present in the mesometrium on both sides of the reproductive tract in 7
of 10 gilts. Differences in cellular contents were demonstrated between the side of the tract infused with semen and that
infused with saline control. Two of 4 gilts had lower values for CD4 (Cluster Differentiation) and 3 of 6 gilts higher values
for MHC II (Major Histocompatibility Complex) markers on the side challenged with semen. In contrast, values remained constant
for CD8 but ranged widely for CD18. Immunohistochemical analysis of uterine tissue samples for MHC II+ cells revealed significant
differences (P < 0.05) between the control and semen-treated ligated portions of the horns, as well as between the tissue
sample of uterine wall and that from the utero-tubal junction, but there were no significant differences for CD4+ cells. It
therefore remains plausible that semen-induced cytokines in the uterine lymph undergo counter-current transfer to the ipsilateral
ovary and accelerate the final maturation of pre-ovulatory Graafian follicles. 相似文献
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Polar secretion of endothelin-1 by cultured endothelial cells. 总被引:17,自引:0,他引:17
O F Wagner G Christ J Wojta H Vierhapper S Parzer P J Nowotny B Schneider W Waldh?usl B R Binder 《The Journal of biological chemistry》1992,267(23):16066-16068
The aim of this study was to determine the permeability of endothelial monolayers for endothelin-1 and a possible directionality of the endothelin-1 secretion process. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells were cultured on acellular amniotic membranes, dividing the tissue culture wells into an apical (luminal) and a basolateral (abluminal) compartment. Whereas in the absence of endothelial monolayers 44.9 +/- 2.3 and 43.5 +/- 2.0% of the unilaterally added endothelin-1 permeated from the apical to the basolateral side and from the basolateral to the apical side, respectively, only 6.5 +/- 0.6 and 6.6 +/- 0.4% diffused in the presence of endothelial cells. Analyzing endothelin-1 secretion, approximately 80% of the total amount of synthesized endothelin-1 was found in the basolateral compartment; thrombin (10 units/ml) stimulated the production of endothelin-1 approximately 2-fold, but did not change the relative distribution of endothelin-1 between the apical and basolateral compartments. In the presence of dexamethasone (10(-7) M), a decrease in the level of endothelin-1 was found in the apical compartment, whereas the total amount of endothelin-1 produced was not affected. Dexamethasone did not influence the permeability of human umbilical vein endothelial cell monolayers for endothelin-1. These results strongly support the hypothesis that endothelin-1 is a local paracrine regulator of vasotone. 相似文献
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Understanding the impact of anthropogenic threats, such as light pollution, on biodiversity is necessary to establish effective guidelines to protect diminishing wildlife. In this study, we examined the effect of artificial light at night (ALAN) on the roosting behaviour of Chimney Swifts Chaetura pelagica, a highly threatened migratory bird species that lives commensally with humans, where it often breeds and roosts in artificial structures such as chimneys. Although Chimney Swifts are known to use time of sunset in combination with temperature, wind and season to coordinate roost entry, we predicted that high ALAN exposure would override these natural cues and lead to a delayed entry compared with sites with less light pollution. To test this, we examined the effects of ALAN on the start and end times of entry to 21 roosting sites located along a light pollution gradient in New Jersey and the New York Metropolitan area. We found that ALAN was a significant predictor of roosting entry time, with birds entering later in sites with more light pollution. While Chimney Swifts initiated roosting earlier in the summer months compared with the autumn, this effect was absent in areas with high light pollution. These findings highlight the need to determine the causes and consequences of light pollution effects. 相似文献
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Marcia Berrêdo-Pinho Dario E Kalume Paloma R Correa Leonardo HF Gomes Melissa P Pereira Renata F da Silva Luiz RR Castello-Branco Wim M Degrave Leila Mendonça-Lima 《BMC microbiology》2011,11(1):80
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Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is currently the only available vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) and comprises a heterogeneous family of sub-strains with genotypic and phenotypic differences. The World Health Organization (WHO) affirms that the characterization of BCG sub-strains, both on genomic and proteomic levels, is crucial for a better comprehension of the vaccine. In addition, these studies can contribute in the development of a more efficient vaccine against TB. Here, we combine two-dimensional electrophoresis (2DE) and mass spectrometry to analyse the proteomic profile of culture filtrate proteins (CFPs) from M. bovis BCG Moreau, the Brazilian vaccine strain, comparing it to that of BCG Pasteur. CFPs are considered of great importance given their dominant immunogenicity and role in pathogenesis, being available for interaction with host cells since early infection. 相似文献8.
Different structures may compete during development for a shared and limited pool of resources to sustain growth and differentiation. The resulting resource allocation trade-offs have the potential to alter both ontogenetic outcomes and evolutionary trajectories. However, little is known about the evolutionary causes and consequences of resource allocation trade-offs in natural populations. Here, we explore the significance of resource allocation trade-offs between primary and secondary sexual traits in shaping early morphological divergences between four recently separated populations of the horned beetle Onthophagus taurus as well as macroevolutionary divergence patterns across 10 Onthophagus species. We show that resource allocation trade-offs leave a strong signature in morphological divergence patterns both within and between species. Furthermore, our results suggest that genital divergence may, under certain circumstances, occur as a byproduct of evolutionary changes in secondary sexual traits. Given the importance of copulatory organ morphology for reproductive isolation our findings begin to raise the possibility that secondary sexual trait evolution may promote speciation as a byproduct. We discuss the implications of our results on the causes and consequences of resource allocation trade-offs in insects. 相似文献
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Anton?C?van de Vusse Suzanne?GM?Stomp-van den Berg Alfons?HF?Kessels Wim?EJ?WeberEmail author 《BMC neurology》2004,4(1):13
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome type one (CRPS I) or formerly Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) is a disabling syndrome, in which a painful limb is accompanied by varying symptoms. Neuropathic pain is a prominent feature of CRPS I, and is often refractory to treatment. Since gabapentin is an anticonvulsant with a proven analgesic effect in various neuropathic pain syndromes, we sought to study the efficacy of the anticonvulsant gabapentin as treatment for pain in patients with CRPS I. 相似文献10.
Thomas M Wishart Stephen HF MacDonald Philip E Chen Michael J Shipston Michael P Coleman Thomas H Gillingwater Richard R Ribchester 《Molecular neurodegeneration》2007,2(1):1-6