36 EFFECT OF SUBEROYLANILIDE HYDROXAMIC ACID TREATED DONOR CELLS ON DOG CLONING

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
M. J. Kim ◽  
H. J. Oh ◽  
G. A. Kim ◽  
H. N. Suh ◽  
Y. K. Jo ◽  
...  

Although dog cloning technology has been applied to conservation of endangered canids, propagation of elite dogs and production of transgenic dogs, the efficiency of cloning is still very low. To help overcome this problem, we evaluated the effect of treating donor cells with suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA), a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi), on dog cloning efficiency. Relative mRNA expression of the bax1, bcl2, and Dnmt1 in fibroblasts treated with different concentrations (0, 1, 10, 50 μM) of SAHA and durations (0, 20, 44 h) were assessed using real-time polymerase chain reaction. After determining an optimum concentration and duration, histone acetylation levels (H3K9, H4K5/K8/K12/K16) of SAHA-treated cells were analysed using immunostaining. The SAHA-treated cells were used as donor cells for somatic cell nuclear transfer, and activated reconstructed embryos were transferred to recipients. Pregnancy diagnosis was performed by ultrasonography at least 29 days after the embryo transfer. All experiments were repeated more than 3 times and the data were analysed using Graph Prism software (GraphPad Software Inc., San Diego, CA, USA). An unpaired t-test was used to compare transcripts levels and fluorescence intensities. A chi-squared test was used to compare the implantation rates. The bax1/bcl2 ratio of the 1 μM SAHA group was similar to that of control but significantly increased in the 10 μM and 50 μM groups. Expression of Dnmt1 was decreased in the 1 μM SAHA group, and the 10 μM and 50 μM groups showed the lowest expression compared with the control group. Although the bax1/blc2 ratio was not affected by the SAHA treatment duration, 20-h treatment group showed significantly decreased Dnmt1 levels compared with control group. As a pan-HDAC inhibitor, 1 μM for 20 h of SAHA treatment significantly increased acetylation of H3K9, H4K5, H4K8, and H4K16. For control and SAHA groups, a total of 76 and 64 cloned embryos were produced and transferred to 7 and 5 recipients, respectively. Three fetuses were diagnosed in both groups but there was no significant difference in the pregnancy rate. In conclusion, although SAHA treatment as used in this study significantly decreased bax/bcl2 and Dnmt1 transcripts of donor nuclei, as well as increased H3 and H4 acetylation, it would not enough to increase in vivo developmental competence of cloned dog embryos.This study was supported by RDA (#PJ008975022014), IPET (#311062–04–3SB010), Research Institute for Veterinary Science and the BK21 plus program.

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Z. Mei-Ling ◽  
Z. Yun-Hai ◽  
T. Yong ◽  
L. Ya ◽  
C. Hong-Guo ◽  
...  

The objective of present study was to investigate the effects of treatments to donor cells with fresh digestion (FD), cryopreservation/thawing (CT), trichostatin A (TSA) and durations of culture using TSA-CR1aa medium on in vitro development of dairy cow cloned embryos. In addition, some somatic cell cloned embryos were transferred to surrogates in heat to evaluate the in vivo developmental competence. The results (Table 1) showed that pretreatment of donor cells using TSA could significantly increase both cleavage and blastocyst rates of embryos (P < 0.05) compared with FD and CT group, whereas no significant difference was found between FD and CT group. When cloned embryos were subjected to TSA treatment in CR1aa for different times (0, 24, 48 and 60 h), the results showed that the blastocyst rate in the 60-h group was the highest (36.11 ± 1.78%) compared with the other groups (P < 0.05). Whereas the reconstructed embryos derived from donor cells treated with TSA for 24 h were continually cultured in TSA for different times (24, 48 and 60 h), the results showed that the blastocyst rate (37.39 ± 1.78%) in the 60-h group was significantly higher than that of the 24-h (25.48 ± 1.34%) group (P < 0.05). Finally, when the cloned embryos from different groups were respectively transferred to 40 natural oestrus recipients, no significant difference in terms of pregnancy rate among groups was found; however, a viable cloned calf was successfully obtained from TSA-treated donor cells and cloned embryo. Therefore, cloned embryos treated with optimized methods can develop to term. Table 1.Pregnancy results established from embryos of different origins


2007 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 596-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L. Cooper ◽  
Victoria L. Greenberg ◽  
Pamela S. Lancaster ◽  
John R. van Nagell ◽  
Stephen G. Zimmer ◽  
...  

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wölfle-Roos JV ◽  
Katmer Amet B ◽  
Fiedler J ◽  
Michels H ◽  
Kappelt G ◽  
...  

Background: Uncemented implants are still associated with several major challenges, especially with regard to their manufacturing and their osseointegration. In this study, a novel manufacturing technique—an optimized form of precision casting—and a novel surface modification to promote osseointegration—calcium and phosphorus ion implantation into the implant surface—were tested in vivo. Methods: Cylindrical Ti6Al4V implants were inserted bilaterally into the tibia of 110 rats. We compared two generations of cast Ti6Al4V implants (CAST 1st GEN, n = 22, and CAST 2nd GEN, n = 22) as well as cast 2nd GEN Ti6Al4V implants with calcium (CAST + CA, n = 22) and phosphorus (CAST + P, n = 22) ion implantation to standard machined Ti6Al4V implants (control, n = 22). After 4 and 12 weeks, maximal pull-out force and bone-to-implant contact rate (BIC) were measured and compared between all five groups. Results: There was no significant difference between all five groups after 4 weeks or 12 weeks with regard to pull-out force (p > 0.05, Kruskal Wallis test). Histomorphometric analysis showed no significant difference of BIC after 4 weeks (p > 0.05, Kruskal–Wallis test), whereas there was a trend towards a higher BIC in the CAST + P group (54.8% ± 15.2%), especially compared to the control group (38.6% ± 12.8%) after 12 weeks (p = 0.053, Kruskal–Wallis test). Conclusion: In this study, we found no indication of inferiority of Ti6Al4V implants cast with the optimized centrifugal precision casting technique of the second generation compared to standard Ti6Al4V implants. As the employed manufacturing process holds considerable economic potential, mainly due to a significantly decreased material demand per implant by casting near net-shape instead of milling away most of the starting ingot, its application in manufacturing uncemented implants seems promising. However, no significant advantages of calcium or phosphorus ion implantation could be observed in this study. Due to the promising results of ion implantation in previous in vitro and in vivo studies, further in vivo studies with different ion implantation conditions should be considered.


Author(s):  
Graziela Maria Martins-Moreira ◽  
Alessandra Spada Durante

Abstract Introduction Good hearing in pilots, including central auditory skills, is critical for flight safety and the prevention of aircraft accidents. Pure tone audiometry alone may not be enough to assess hearing in the members of this population who, in addition to high noise levels, routinely face speech recognition tasks in non-ideal conditions. Objective To characterize the frequency-following response (FFR) of a group of military pilots compared with a control group. Methods Twenty military pilots in the Study Group and 20 non-pilot military personnel, not exposed to noise in their work, in the Control Group, all with normal hearing, aged between 30 and 40 years old, completed a questionnaire to assess their hearing habits, and their FFRs were measured with a /da/ syllable (duration 40 milliseconds, speed 10.9/s), at 80 dB NA in the right ear. All procedures were approved by the ethical committee of the institution. Statistical analysis was performed using the t-Student or Mann-Whitney tests for quantitative variables, and the Fisher or chi-squared tests for qualitative variables, and a value of p < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results There was no significant difference between the groups regarding auditory habits. In the FFR, wave amplitudes A (p = 0.01) and C (p = 0.04) were significantly lower in the Study Group. Conclusion Working as a military pilot can be a crucial factor in determining an individual's typical FFR pattern, demonstrated in the present study by statistically significant reductions in the amplitudes of the A and C waves.


2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
SG Tulsani ◽  
N Chikkanarasaiah ◽  
S Bethur

Objectives: Biopure MTAD™, a new root canal irrigant has shown promising results against the most common resistant microorganism, E. faecalis, in permanent teeth. However, there is lack of studies comparing its antimicrobial effectiveness with NaOCl in primary teeth. The purpose of this study was to compare the in vivo antimicrobial efficacy of NaOCl 2.5% and Biopure MTAD™ against E. faecalis in primary teeth. Study design: Forty non vital single rooted primary maxillary anterior teeth of children aged 4-8 years, were irrigated either with NaOCl 2.5% (n=15), Biopure MTAD™ (n=15) and 0.9% Saline (n=10, control group). Paper point samples were collected at baseline (S1) and after chemomechanical preparation (S2) during the pulpectomy procedure. The presence of E. faecalis in S1 & S2 was evaluated using Real time Polymerase Chain Reaction. Results: Statistical significant difference was found in the antimicrobial efficacy of NaOCl 2.5 % and BioPure MTAD™ when compared to saline (p&gt;0.05). However, no statistical significant difference was found between the efficacies of both the irrigants. Conclusions: NaOCl 2.5% and BioPure MTAD™, both irrigants are equally efficient against E. faecalis in necrotic primary anterior teeth. MTAD is a promising irrigant, however clinical studies are required to establish it as ideal root canal irrigant in clinical practice.


2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (7) ◽  
pp. 1997-2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathieu Millette ◽  
Gilbert Cornut ◽  
Claude Dupont ◽  
François Shareck ◽  
Denis Archambault ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT This study demonstrated the capacity of bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacteria (LAB) to reduce intestinal colonization by vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in a mouse model. Lactococcus lactis MM19 and Pediococcus acidilactici MM33 are bacteriocin producers isolated from human feces. The bacteriocin secreted by P. acidilactici is identical to pediocin PA-1/AcH, while PCR analysis demonstrated that L. lactis harbors the nisin Z gene. LAB were acid and bile tolerant when assayed under simulated gastrointestinal conditions. A well diffusion assay using supernatants from LAB demonstrated strong activity against a clinical isolate of VRE. A first in vivo study was done using C57BL/6 mice that received daily intragastric doses of L. lactis MM19, P. acidilactici MM33, P. acidilactici MM33A (a pediocin mutant that had lost its ability to produce pediocin), or phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) for 18 days. This study showed that L. lactis and P. acidilactici MM33A increased the concentrations of total LAB and anaerobes while P. acidilactici MM33 decreased the Enterobacteriaceae populations. A second in vivo study was done using VRE-colonized mice that received the same inocula as those in the previous study for 16 days. In L. lactis-fed mice, fecal VRE levels 1.73 and 2.50 log10 CFU/g lower than those in the PBS group were observed at 1 and 3 days postinfection. In the P. acidilactici MM33-fed mice, no reduction was observed at 1 day postinfection but a reduction of 1.85 log10 CFU/g was measured at 3 days postinfection. Levels of VRE in both groups of mice treated with bacteriocin-producing LAB were undetectable at 6 days postinfection. No significant difference in mice fed the pediocin-negative strain compared to the control group was observed. This is the first demonstration that human L. lactis and P. acidilactici nisin- and pediocin-producing strains can reduce VRE intestinal colonization.


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