The effect of steroid hormone feeds on the reproductive biology of the spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus (J. W. Randall, 1840) (Decapoda, Palinura)

Crustaceana ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 88 (12-14) ◽  
pp. 1367-1386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan-Hua Nan ◽  
Yu-Sheng Wu ◽  
Nung-Chieh Chang
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Steroid Hormones ◽  
Reproductive Biology ◽  
Steroid Hormone ◽  
Spiny Lobster ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Panulirus Interruptus ◽  
Spiny Lobsters

In this study, the effects of adding steroid hormones to the feeds administered to cultures of the spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus (J. W. Randall, 1840), were investigated. The results indicate that the addition of steroid hormones in the feeds evoke (1) an increase in the ratio of ovigerous versus non-ovigerous females of up to 13.68% as compared to the controls; (2) fertilized females were present several months longer in the treatment group than in the control group; and (3) the ovigerous period, i.e., the time from fertilization until release of the young, was substantially shorter under a regime of feeding with steroid hormone additions. As a conclusion, enrichment of the feeds with steroid hormones thus distinctly increases the yield of young spiny lobsters in the course of a year cycle.

Patterns of shelter use and their effects on the relative survival of subadult California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus)

2016 ◽  
Vol 67 (8) ◽  
pp. 1153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amalia M. Harrington ◽  
Kevin A. Hovel
Keyword(s):  
Predation Risk ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Spiny Lobster ◽  
Relative Survival ◽  
Panulirus Interruptus ◽  
Rocky Reefs ◽  
Comprehensive Examination ◽  
Spiny Lobsters ◽  
Shelter Selection ◽  
Natural Reefs

Spiny lobsters use refuge habitat and gregarious behaviour to reduce predation risk, particularly in their vulnerable juvenile and subadult stages. We characterised patterns of sheltering behaviour in the California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus (Randall)) on southern California rocky reefs and used manipulative experiments to examine how these behaviours affect the survival of subadult lobsters and shelter selection. Lobsters generally were gregarious and subadults were commonly found inhabiting shelters with adult lobsters. Tethering experiments with subadults indicated that communal denning increases the odds of survival only when adult lobsters are part of aggregations. This corresponded to results from a shelter choice experiment in the laboratory, where the presence of predators caused subadults to shelter more often with adult conspecifics rather than other subadults. Despite the gregarious nature of P. interruptus, solitary subadults were common at all sites. Although field experiments clearly indicated that solitary lobsters increased their odds of survival by inhabiting shelters scaled to body size, evidence that lobsters exhibit shelter scaling on natural reefs was mixed. Our results indicate that subadult P. interruptus exhibit similar behavioural strategies as other spiny lobsters to reduce predation risk, and they provide a more comprehensive examination of P. interruptus behaviour than previously available.

scholarly journals Variation of Serum Interleukin, Gonadotropins hormone and Steroid hormone levels in women with Ovarian Cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 7166-7174
Author(s):  
Lana Muhammad Ali ◽  
Parween Abdulsamad Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Ovarian Carcinoma ◽  
Steroid Hormones ◽  
Tumour Progression ◽  
Steroid Hormone ◽  
Follicle Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Delayed Diagnosis ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Hormone Levels ◽  
Pro Inflammatory Cytokines

Ovarian cancer has high mortality and delayed diagnosis. Inflammation is considered as a risk for ovarian carcinoma, and it contributes to all grades of tumour progression. Inflammation involved in the development of cancer cell and can be caused by an increase in the formation of pro-inflammatory cytokines. This research was conducted to assess serum Interleukin, Gonadotropins hormone and Steroid hormone levels in ovarian cancer patients and to assess their impact in disease action. The present study is composed of 85 women (mean age = 62.03±12.4 yrs) with clinically and pathologically confirmed ovarian cancer and 65 healthy women as a control group (mean age = 61±12.1 yrs). The measured biochemical parameters included: the level of serum gonadotropins(LH, luteinizing hormone; FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone), steroid hormones (estrogen, progesterone, prolactin, testosterone) and Interleukin (IL-4, IL-6, and IL-8). The results demonstrated significantly high values of steroid hormones (p<0.01, p<0.01, p<0.05,p<0.002, p<0.01 (estrogen, progesterone, prolactin, testosterone) and significantly high ( p<0.001, p<0.002, p<0.01)values in (IL-4, IL-6, and IL-8) in ovarian cancer in comparison with control group. There were also significantly high (p<0.0001, p<0.05 values of sera LH and FSH in women ovarian cancer in comparison with the control group. p<0.01, p<0.001) respectively in ovarian cancer in comparison with the control group. An elevation of serum steroid hormone, gonadotropins, and Interleukin levels in cases of ovarian carcinoma in our study is important as a marker of the disease.

Reproductive cycle and size-dependent spawning of female spiny lobsters (Panulirus japonicus) off Oshima Island, Tokyo, Japan

1997 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megumi Minagawa
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Biology ◽  
Reproductive Cycle ◽  
Logistic Model ◽  
Sexual Maturity ◽  
Carapace Length ◽  
Spiny Lobster ◽  
Spawning Season ◽  
Size Dependent ◽  
Spiny Lobsters ◽  
Panulirus Japonicus

Reproductive biology of the spiny lobster Panulirus japonicus was histologically examined by monthly sampling between March 1993 and September 1994 at Oshima Island, near Tokyo. P. japonicus had a well defined reproductive cycle. Yolk accumulation became manifest in February and ovaries grew rapidly in March. Females spawned from late April to mid August and were ovigerous to mid September. Of large females with a carapace length (CL) of ≥47 mm, 93% were estimated to spawn twice during the spawning season. Size at which 50% of females reached sexual maturity was estimated to be 41.8 mm CL, as calculated from a logistic model. Some individuals considered to be primiparous showed delayed vitellogenesis and were estimated to spawn only once during the season.

scholarly journals The Mechanism of Traditional Chinese Medicine Based on Semi-Targeted Metabolomics to Improve IVF Outcomes in Senile Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Ying-Jie Ma ◽  
Li-Hua Yuan ◽  
Ji-Mei Xiao ◽  
Hua-Ying Jiang ◽  
Yuan-Hong Sa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Follicular Fluid ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Steroid Hormone ◽  
Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Steroid Hormone Biosynthesis ◽  
Ivf Outcomes ◽  
Hormone Biosynthesis

Objective. To identify the biological function and metabolic pathway of differential metabolites in follicular fluid of senile patients with kidney qi deficiency undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) and observe the effect of kidney-invigorating herbs on IVF outcomes in senile patients. Methods. A total of 95 women undergoing IVF treatment were recruited and divided into three groups, including 34 cases in the treatment group (the senile patients with kidney qi deficiency after the intervention of Chinese medicine), 31 cases in the experiment group (the senile patients with kidney qi deficiency of no intervention of Chinese medicine), and 30 cases in the control group (young women with infertility due to male factor). The three groups of women were treated with long protocol ovarian hyperstimulation; the treatment group was given Qi-Zi-Yu-Si decoction on the day of HCG downregulation. Their IVF clinical outcomes were observed. The metabolites changes of kidney qi deficiency syndrome were analyzed in follicular fluid metabolomics using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). Results. The syndrome score of kidney qi deficiency syndrome in the treatment group was significantly improved after treatment ( P < 0.01 ). Compared with the experiment group, the available embryo rate and implantation rate were increased, and the difference was statistically significant ( P < 0.05 ). Progesterone, indoleacrylic acid, 2-propenyl 1-(1-propenylsulfinyl) propyl disulfide, N-acetyltryptophan, decanoylcarnitine, 20a-dihydroprogesterone, testosterone acetate, eicosatrienoic acid, 1H-indole-3-carboxaldehyde, choline, phosphorylcholine, and tryptophan were downregulated in the treatment group. Through pathway analysis, glycerophospholipid metabolism and steroid hormone biosynthesis were regulated in senile patients with kidney qi deficiency after Qi-Zi-Yu-Si decoction intervention. Conclusion. Qi-Zi-Yu-Si decoction can effectively improve the IVF outcome and clinical symptoms of senile patients. Follicular fluid metabolites were significantly changed in senile infertile women with kidney qi deficiency, and the mechanism by which kidney-invigorating herbs improve IVF treatment outcomes may be related to glycerophospholipid metabolism and steroid hormone biosynthesis. This study was registered in the Chinese Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ChiCTR1800014422).

scholarly journals Improving Survival of Juvenile Scalloped Spiny Lobster (Panulirus homarus) and Crucifix Crab (Charybdis feriatus) Using Shelter and Live Prey

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 370
Author(s):  
Chia-Huan Ma ◽  
Po-Yu Huang ◽  
Yung-Cheng Chang ◽  
Yen-Ju Pan ◽  
Mohamad Nor Azra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Survival Rate ◽  
Litopenaeus Vannamei ◽  
Agonistic Behavior ◽  
Spiny Lobster ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Additional Source ◽  
Live Prey ◽  
Main Method ◽  
Spiny Lobsters

Cannibalism is a major problem in lobster and crab aquaculture. Reducing the aggressive characteristics of lobsters and crabs can improve survival during the culturing process. In this study, juvenile scalloped spiny lobsters (Panulirus homarus) and crucifix crabs (Charybdis feriatus) were both cultured under different shelter and live prey conditions. Groups with shelter (seaweed and cotton filter) showed a better survival rate than the control group (no shelter; p < 0.05) for both Pa. homarus and Char. feriatus. Co-culturing with live prey (Litopenaeus vannamei) significantly benefited the juveniles of Pa. homarus and visibly increased the survival of juvenile Char. feriatus. Although providing shelter is currently the main method for reducing agonistic behavior, it must be continually altered as the lobsters and crabs grow. Live prey can grow and attract lobsters and crabs to hunt them, and live prey can be supplemented at any time. They can also be used as an additional source of income during the harvest season.

A Newspaper’s Effect on the Strength of Automatic Associations in Memory

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Arendt
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Term Effect ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Implicit Measure ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Short Term Treatment ◽  
Short Term Effect ◽  
Automatic Associations ◽  
Foreign Nationality ◽  
The Impact

A test was done to see if reading a newspaper which consistently overrepresents foreigners as criminals strengthens the automatic association between foreign country and criminal in memory (i.e., implicit cultivation). Further, an investigation was done to find out if reading articles from the same newspaper produces a short-term effect on the same measure and if (1) emotionalization of the newspaper texts, (2) emotional reactions of the reader (indicated by arousal), and (3) attributed text credibility moderate the short-term treatment effect. Eighty-five participants were assigned to one of three experimental conditions. Participants in the control group received short factual crime texts, where the nationality of the offender was not mentioned. Participants in the factual treatment group received the same texts, but the foreign nationality was mentioned. Participants in the emotionalized treatment group received emotionalized articles (i.e., texts which are high in vividness and frequency) covering the same crimes, with the foreign nationality mentioned. Supporting empirical evidence for implicit cultivation and a short-term effect was found. However, only emotionalized articles produced a short-term effect on the strength of the automatic association, indicating that newspaper texts must have a minimum of stimulus intensity to overcome an effect threshold. There were no moderating effects of arousal or credibility pertaining to the impact on the implicit measure. However, credibility moderated the short-term effect on a first-order judgment (i.e., estimated frequency of foreigners of all criminals). This indicates that a newspaper’s effect on the strength of automatic associations is relatively independent from processes of propositional reasoning.

Perbandingan Efek Suplementasi Tablet Tambah Darah Dengan Dan Tanpa Vitamin C Terhadap Kadar Hemoglobin Pada Ibu Hamil Dengan Usiakehamilan 16-32 Minggu Di Desa Keniten Kecamatan Mojo Kabupaten Kediri

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Siti Asiyah ◽  
Dwi Estuning Rahayu ◽  
Wiranti Dwi Novita Isnaeni
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Vitamin C ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Group Treatment ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Hemoglobin Level ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Fetal Organ ◽  
And Control

The needed of Iron Tablet in pregnancy was increase than mother who not pregnant.  That  cause of  high metabolism at the pregnancy for formed of  fetal organ and energy. One of effort for prevent anemia in mother pregnant with giving the Iron tablet and vitamin c. The reason of  this research in 4 June – 11 July 2014 is for compare the effect of  iron tablet suplementation with and without vitamin C toward Hemoglobin level in mother pregnant With Gestational Age Of 16-32 Weeks In Desa Keniten Kecamatan Mojo Kabupaten Kediri. This research method using comparative analytical.  Research design type of Quasy Eksperiment that have treatment group and control group. Treatment group will giving by Iron tablet and 100 mg vitamin C, and control group just giving by iron tablet during 21 days. Population in this research are all of mother pregnant with Gestational Age Of 16-32 Weeks with Sampling technique is  cluster random sampling is 29 mother pregnant. Comparison analysis of  iron tablet suplementation effect with and without vitamin C toward Hemoglobin level in mother pregnant With Gestational Age Of 16-32 Weeks, data analysis using Mann Whitney U-test and the calculated U value (44,5) less than U-table (51). So there was difference of iron tablet suplementation effect with and without vitamin C toward Hemoglobin level in mother pregnant With Gestational Age Of 16-32 Weeks Therefore, the addition of vitamin C on iron intake is needed to increase the uptake of iron tablets. When the amount of iron uptake increases, the reserves of iron in the body will also increase, so as to prevent anemia in pregnant women; Keywords : Iron Tablet (Fe), Vitamin C, Hemoglobin level, Mother Pregnant

Effect of HylocereusPolyrhizus Rind Extract Toward Interleukin-1β, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression, Endometriosis Implant Area

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (08) ◽  
Author(s):  
YanuarEka P. ◽  
Hendy Hendarto ◽  
Widjiati .
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Negative Control Group ◽  
Negative Control ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Vascular Endothelial ◽  
Mice Model ◽  
Endothelial Growth Factor ◽  
Fruit Rind

Retrograde menstruation lead to I Kappa B Kinase (IKK) fosforilation in peritoneum macrophage and cause secretion of proinflammatory cytokine interleukin1β then stimulate endometriosis cell to produce Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor which lead to increasing of endometriosis lession seen as endometriosis implant area. Cytokine secretion was inhibited through prevention of NF-κB activation by dragon red fruit rind extract (Hylocereuspolyrhizus). The aim of this reserach is to know the effect of dragon red fuit rind extract with 0,25; 0,5; and 1 mg/g bodyweight dosage toward IL-1β, VEGF expression and implant area in endometriosis mice model. The design of this experiment was randomized post test only control group design.Endometrios mice model were made in 14 days and split into two group, positive control group and treatment group after two week negative control group and postive control group were given Na-CMC 0,5% solution consequetively, and treatment group were given dragon red fruit extract with different dosage. Signification number for IL-1β is p>0,05, signification number for VEGF is p>0,05, and implant area signification number is p>0,05. Administration of dragon red fruit rind extract can decrease IL-1β, VEGF, and implant area.

PENGARUH PEMBERIAN TEKNIK COUNTERPRESSURE TERHADAP PENURUNAN INTENSITAS NYERI PADA KALA I PERSALINAN DI RSUD SAWERIGADING PALOPO

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (09) ◽  
pp. 91-96
Author(s):  
Irmayanti. A.Oka
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Standard Treatment ◽  
T Test ◽  
Labor Pain ◽  
Delivery Room ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Group Comparison ◽  
Treatment Data ◽  
Static Group ◽  
First Stage Of Labor

The research aimed at investigating the effect of giving counterpressure technique to decrease the intensity of pain in the first stage of labor in the delivery room of RSUD Sawerigading Palopo. This study was conducted in a preexperimental manner with static group comparison design, in subject static group comparison design divided into two groups, where the treatment group was followed by observation and observation result compared with the observation result in the control group which only received standard treatment. Data were analyzed using T test. Where t value hit 6.971> t table 2.05, so it can be concluded that the results obtained mean that there is influence of counterpressure technique is big enough to decrease the intensity of labor pain. Keyword: Counterpressure, Labor Pain, Kala I

Clinical Study of Qingpeng Ointment Treatment of Shoulder-Hand Syndrome After Cerebral Hemorrhage During the Rehabilitation Period

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruihuan Pan ◽  
Shanshan Ling ◽  
Haodong Yang ◽  
Yan Huang ◽  
Lechang Zhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Cerebral Hemorrhage ◽  
Clinical Medicine ◽  
External Rotation ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Hand Function ◽  
Tibetan Medicine ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
The Difference

Background: Shoulder-hand syndrome (SHS) refers to a syndrome causing sudden edema, shoulder pain and limited hand function. Qingpeng ointment, a kind of Tibetan medicine, can reduce swelling, relieve pain, tonify stagnation and clear the meridians, which is consistent with the pathological mechanism of SHS after stroke. Therefore, if clinical trials can be used to explore the effectiveness of Qingpeng ointment for treatment of poststroke SHS and promote its application in clinical medicine, this is of specific significance for the treatment of poststroke SHS. Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of Qingpeng ointment in the treatment of poststroke SHS. To provide an objective basis for a better therapeutic treatment for poststroke SHS． Method: A prospective, randomized, controlled study was conducted. This study recruited 120 patients with poststroke SHS who met the inclusion criteria. They were randomized into the treatment group and the control group, with 60 patients allocated to each group. The treatment group received routine medical treatment and rehabilitative care after using the Qingpeng ointment, while the patients in the control group received only routine treatment without the ointment. All patients received clinical assessment with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), measurement of the range of motion (ROM) of the upper-limb joints, the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Upper Extremity (FMA-U) and the Modified Barthel Index Score (MBI) before and after the whole treatment. Results: After 4 weeks of treatment, the VAS scores of both groups were decreased significantly (P＜0.05), and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05). There is no statistical significance for the difference between the treatment group and control group in terms of the FMA-U and MBI scores and the forward bend, backward, outstretch, external rotation and pronation angles after treatment. The increases in the values of VAS, FMA-M and MBI in the treatment group were greater than those in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The increases in the values of the forward bend, outreach and external rotation angles in the treatment group were greater than those in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The treatment group showed better results than the control group in terms of the relief of pain symptoms, the improvement of motor function and the improvement of the activities of daily living for patients with shoulder-hand syndrome after cerebral hemorrhage. Qingpeng ointment is effective and safe in treating poststroke SHS.

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