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Langoni,H.; Das Dores,C. B.; Silva,R. C.; Pezerico,S. B.; Castro,A. P. B.; Da Silva,A. V.. |
Detection of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) DNA in blood can help to diagnose the disease in its acute phase; however, it must be considered that hemoglobin, present in blood, can inhibit polymerase activity, making impracticable the detection of DNA in samples. Mice were experimentally infected via oral route with ME49 and BTU2 strains cysts and RH strain tachyzoites; polymerase chain reaction was used to detect T. gondii DNA in mice sera 18, 24, 48, 96, and 192 hours post infection (PI). Toxoplama gondii DNA was detected in only one animal infected with BTU2 strain, genotype III (isolated from a dog with neurological signs) 18 hours PI. The agent's DNA was not detected in any sample of the other experimental groups. New studies must be carried out to... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Toxoplasmosis; PCR; Serum; Experimental infection; Mice. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992006000200004 |
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Barbosa,Adriana Sierra Assencio Almeida; Oliveira,Larissa Ragozo Cardoso de; Tavares,Francilene Capel; Lima,Carlos Roberto Gonçalves de; Diório,Suzana Madeira; Calvi,Sueli Aparecida; Vilani-Moreno,Fátima Regina; Pereira,Paulo Câmara Marques. |
AbstractBackground Jorge Lobo’s disease, also known as lacaziosis, is a cutaneous-subcutaneous mycosis with chronic evolution. It is caused by the fungus Lacazia loboi. Herein we report a study that relates the genotoxicity caused by L. loboi in isogenic mice with nutritional status, through a normal or restricted diet.Methods DNA damage was assessed in the peripheral blood by the comet assay (tail intensity).Results The results for leukocytes showed increases in the mean tail intensity in mice under dietary restriction, in infected mice under dietary restriction and in infected mice ingesting a normal diet.Conclusion These results indicate that dietary restriction and L. loboi infection may increase DNA damage levels in mice, as detected by the comet assay. |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Jorge Lobo’ disease; Lacazia loboi; Malnutrition; Mice; Genotoxicity; Comet assay. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992015000100317 |
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鈴木, 宏志; 川瀬, 洋介. |
Cryopreservation of mouse spermatozoa has been widely applied for maintenance of genetically modified mouse strains. Although cryopreservation of mouse spermatozoa is simpler, less time-consuming, and less costly than of embryos for preservation of the genetic materials, maintenance of cryopreserved spermatozoa still has a high running cost because of the need for a constant supply of liquid nitrogen. In 1998, it has been reported that freeze-dried mouse spermatozoa are capable of participating in normal embryonic development after injection into oocytes, and so they have attracted a great deal of attention as storable gene resources. However, attempts of freeze-dry spermatozoa are not new. Successful conception and full-term development using freeze-dried... |
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Palavras-chave: Mice; Freese-drying; Spermatozoa; マウス; 凍結乾燥; 精子. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4510 |
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Hashiguchi-Kato, Rie; Thi, Pham Ngoc; Ohmori, Takashi; Tamahara, Satoshi; Katayama, Shinsuke; Shimada, Terumasa; Matsuki, Naoaki; Ono, Kenichiro. |
Stimulatory factors for interleukin 12 (IL-12) production associated with Babesia microti and Babesia rodhaini infected erythrocytes were examined using an in vitro assay system established, since a remarkable increase of serum IL-12 concentration and differentiation of helper T cell (Th cell) into helper T cell type 1 (Th1 cell) was observed in early phase of infection with Babesia spp. in mice. To investigate direct stimulating activity of infected erythrocytes for IL-12 production, intact splenic macrophages were co-cultured with them and examined the expression of IL-12 mRNA by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Both B. microti and B. rodhaini infected erythrocytes elicited IL-12 mRNA expression in co-cultured macrophages. Since... |
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Palavras-chave: Babesi microti and Babesia rodhaini infected erythrocyte; IL-12 Production; Mice; Splenic Macrophage; Stimulatory factor. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/151 |
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HAYASHI, Satomi; ASANO, Tomoyoshi; KAKIZAKI, Ryujiro; SUZUKI, Hiroshi; 鈴木, 宏志. |
A large proportion of follicles are lost during the initial ischemia that occurs after transplantation of ovarian tissues. Thus, the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) on the follicular loss of ovarian tissues after transplantation was examined in mice. Ovarian slices from ICR mice were transplanted under the kidney capsule in ovariectomized ICR. Hyperbaric oxygen with 100% oxygen was initiated for 30 min at 2.5 atmospheres absolute immediately after transplantation, and this treatment was repeated at 48-h intervals for 2 weeks. The number of follicles was dramatically reduced at 2 weeks post transplantation. However, HBO was significantly effective in enhancing the survival of transplanted ovarian follicles. The survival rates of primordial and... |
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Palavras-chave: Hyperbaric oxygen; Mice; Ovary; Transplantation. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/3857 |
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Kibugu, J.K; Makumi, J.N; Ngeranwa, J.J.N; Kagira, J.M; Gathumbi, J.K; Mwangi, J.N. |
Aflatoxins are known to alter the pathogenesis of many infectious diseases, but such effects have not been evaluated in trypanosome infections. The aim of the present work was to assess the effects of aflatoxin B1 on the pathogenesis of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense infection using a murine model. Mice fed on 0.50 mg/kg aflatoxin b. wt. were infected with T. b. rhodesiense and compared to trypanosome infected and uninfected aflatoxin-fed controls. The clinical and pathological changes were determined and the quantitative data statistically analysed using standard methods. The results showed that infected aflatoxin-fed mice had pronounced dyspnoea, significantly (P<0.05) reduced survival, extreme emaciation, pronounced macrocytic normochromic anaemia... |
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Palavras-chave: Aflatoxin B1; Trypanosomiasis; Pathogenesis; Mice. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/2384 |
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LEE, Dong-Soo; YANAGIMOTO UETA, Yoshiko; XUAN, Xuenan; IGARASHI, Ikuo; FUJISAKI, Kozo; SUGIMOTO, Chihiro; TOYODA, Yutaka; SUZUKI, Hiroshi; 玄, 学南; 五十嵐, 郁男; 鈴木, 宏志. |
The mRNA expression patterns of EGF, HB-EGF, Amphiregulin, EGF receptor, IGF-1, CSF-1, IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-1 receptor type 1, IL-1 receptor antagonist, LIF, COX-1, COX-2, Mucin-1, calcitonin, and rat USAG-1 mouse homologue, all of which are involved in the process of conceptus implantation to the endometrium, were examined during the estrous cycle by means of real-time quantitative PCR. COX-2, HB-EGF, LIF, Mucin-1, CSF-1, IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, and IL-1 receptor antagonist were temporally regulated during the estrous cycle and highly expressed during the estrous stage. In the case of COX-1, EGF, IGF-1, and EGF receptor, the highest mRNA expression was during the diestrous stage. In contrast, the rat USAG-1 mouse homologue mRNA expression did not... |
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Palavras-chave: Estrous cycle; Implantation; Mice; Ovarian hormone. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/3022 |
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Kamiya, Shiho; Takabatake, Noriyuki; Fujii, Kei; Okamura, Masashi; Iseki, Hiroshi; Yokoyama, Naoaki; Igarashi, Ikuo. |
Babesia spp. are major hemoprotozoan parasites in animals. Exoantigens, which are soluble antigens released by the parasites during their asexual development, have been successfully applied for the development of a vaccine against babesiosis. In this study, we examined the ability of exoantigens to induce protective immunity in mice against a rodent Babesia parasite, Babesia rodhaini. The BALB/c mice immunized with the blood plasma fraction of B. rodhaini-infected mice (B. rodhaini exoantigens) showed a significant decrease in the lethal rate when challenged with B. rodhaini. Western blot analysis with anti-B. rodhaini exoantigen immune serum specifically detected at least eleven proteins in the lysate of B. rodhaini-infected erythrocytes. Next, a cDNA... |
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Palavras-chave: Babesiosis; Babesia rodhaini; Exoantigen; Protective effect; Mice. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/149 |
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HORI, Takuya; YAMSAARD, Thicomeporn; UETA, Yoshiko Yanagimoto; HARAKAWA, Shinji; KANEKO, Etsushi; MIYAMOTO, Akio; XUAN, Xuenan; TOYODA, Yutaka; SUZUKI, Hiroshi; 宮本, 明夫; 玄, 学南; 鈴木, 宏志. |
It is well-known that there are considerable strain differences in the relative copulation rates between male and superovulated female mice. In particular, the C57BL/6J strain of mice has a lower rate of successful copulation. We examined the effect of exposure to an electric field on sexual behavior in C57BL/6J male mice. When C57BL/6J males were exposed to a 50 Hz, 45 kV/m electric field for 30 min per day for 11 days and placed in a cage with a superovulated female of the same strain, the successful copulation rates of males was significantly improved compared with unexposed males (P<0.05). These results suggest that the exposure of C57BL/6J male mice to an electric field improves their sub-fertility activity in mating with superovulated females. |
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Palavras-chave: Mice; Male; Electric field; Copulation; Superovulation; Sexual behavior. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/3021 |
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Namangala, Boniface; Inoue, Noboru; Sugimoto, Chihiro; 井上, 昇. |
Transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-β1) is a pleiotropic cytokine with both pro- and antiinflammatory properties, depending on its environment and concentration. The present study evaluated the effects of orally-delivered TGF-β1 on mice parenterally-infected with various protozoan parasites. We report that while orally-administered TGF-β1 seems to confer partial protection against murine chronic babesiosis and acute trypanosomosis, no beneficial clinical effects were observed against acute babesiosis, malaria or toxoplasmosis. Taken together, these preliminary data suggest that the systemic effects conferred by exogenous TGF-β1 could be parasite speciesspecific. The variations in different parasitic infections could be due to (i) intrinsic differences... |
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Palavras-chave: Low-dose; Mice; Orally-delivered TGF-β1; Protection; Protozoan parasites. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/2716 |
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Kibugu, J.K.; Mdachi, R.E.; Kagira, J.M.; Muchiri, M.W.; Makumi, J.N.; Ngeranwa, J.J.N.; Auma, J. E.; Ngae, G.N.. |
Through immuno-suppression, aflatoxins could affect drug and vaccine efficacy. Such effects have not been evaluated in treatment of many diseases including trypanosomiasis. We assessed the effect of aflatoxin B1 on the efficacy of suramin, the drug used for treatment of early stage sleeping sickness, in a murine model. Mice were fed daily on a diet containing 0.50 mg aflatoxin/kg body weight or a placebo. They were infected with Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense on day 7 post-aflatoxin exposure and then treated with one of 6 different doses of suramin (4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 and 6.5 mg/kg body weight) at the onset of parasitemia. The mice were fed on aflatoxin diet for 30 days and the curative dose values (CD50, 75, and 90) computed and compared using a... |
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Palavras-chave: Aflatoxin B1; Trypanosomiasis; Suramin efficacy; Mice. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/3130 |
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LEE, Dong-Soo; YANAGIMOTO UETA, Yoshiko; SUZUKI, Hiroshi; 鈴木, 宏志. |
In mammals, embryo implantation is an essential step in reproduction. Implantation is a phenomenon that involves crosstalk between the blastocyst and the maternal endometrium. However, the molecular basis of the connections between the blastocyst and endometrium is not yet fully understood. Amphiregulin is a member of the epidermal growth factor family and is known to be expressed in the luminal epithelium of the mouse uterus on 3.5 days post coitum (dpc). Thus, to clarify the mechanism of amphiregulin at fetomaternal interface, we analyzed the expression pattern of amphiregulin mRNA in the oviducts and uteri of pregnant and psuedopregnant mice by means of real-time PCR. Amphiregulin expression in the pregnant uterus dramatically increased on 2.5 dpc,... |
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Palavras-chave: Mice; Implantation; Embryo transfer; Amphiregulin; MRNA. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/3026 |
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RÍOS,J.M.; MANGIONE,A.M.; GIANELLO,J.C.. |
It is known that generalist herbivores may circumvent intoxication by ingesting small quantities from a mixture of plant secondary metabolites. However a single chemical, a highly toxic one or the most abundant in the mixture could cause toxicity. Survivorship and toxicity in Rockland male mice were measured to determine if the toxic effects of the phenolic resin of creosote bush (Larrea divaricata Cav.) is due to its major constituent, the nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) or to the total concentration of phenolic compounds in this resin. This objective was accomplished by exposing mice to voluntary feeding on resin-treated rat chow and by oral gavaging of mice with the following doses and compounds: Resin-100 mg (n = 7), NDGA-15 mg (n = 8), and NDGA-100... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Larrea divaricata; Phenolic resin; NDGA; Survival; Mice. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2008000200011 |
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Santos, Ed Wilson; Dias, Carolina; Oliveira, Dalila Cunha de; Hastreiter, Araceli; Silva, Graziela Batista da; Beltran, Jackeline Soares de Oliveira; Paredes-Gamero, Edgar Julian; Borelli, Primavera. |
Protein Malnutrition (PM) can promotes the modification of hematopoietic tissue, with changes of extracellular matrix components, affecting the evolution of the cell cycle of hemopoietic cells, reducing the production of precursors and hematopoietic cells both in erythroid series and in the number of leukocytes, leading to anemia and leukopenia. In view of these events, it was hypothetised that changes can occur in the formation and establishment of bone marrow stroma, as well as in cells proliferation, differentiation and maturation, resulting in the change in the microenvironment inducing hemopoese, affecting signaling cellular processes and the physiology of stem and progenitor cells |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hematopoiesis; Protein malnutrition; Bone marrow; Stromal cells; Mice hematopoiesis; Protein malnutrition; Bone marrow; Stromal cells; Mice. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.revistamvez-crmvsp.com.br/index.php/recmvz/article/view/31114 |
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