Molecular Characterization of Velogenic Avian Avulavirus Type 1 Isolated from Apparently Healthy Emu Birds: Implications to Viral Maintenance and Spread

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Deepthi ◽  
D. Ratnamma ◽  
R.N. Ramani Pushpa ◽  
Shrikrishna Isloor ◽  
B.M. Veeregowda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fusion Gene ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Infected Chicken ◽  
Cytokine Mrna ◽  
Experimental Inoculation ◽  
Highly Virulent ◽  
Apparently Healthy

Background: Newcastle disease caused by Avian avulavirus type 1 (AAvV-1) is one of the dreadful diseases affecting poultry and other avian species. Wild birds and several domestic birds are recognized as reservoirs of AAvV-1 and probably contribute to the epidemiology of ND in the domesticated poultry. Hence, efforts have been made to understand the virulence and genetic nature of AAvV-1 isolates obtained from apparently healthy Emu birds.Methods: This study details characterization of a velogenic Emu/5 AAvV-1 isolate obtained from an asymptomatic emu flock. Full- length fusion gene was amplified and subsequent phylogenetic analysis was performed. Experimental inoculation of 3-week old chicken with the isolate resulted in virulent ND. Expression of cytokine mRNA levels in spleen of infected chicken at different time points correlated well with the clinical picture, gross and histopathological lesions.Result: To our knowledge this is the first evidence for the role of apparently healthy emu bird acting as a reservoir of velogenic AAvV-1 of subgenotype XIII 2.2 which proved to be highly virulent to chicken. This study further highlights the role of reservoir birds in AAvV-1 transmission and the need for adopting most realistic strategies in counteracting the disease.

scholarly journals Analogous Cytokine Responses to Burkholderia pseudomallei Strains Contrasting in Virulence Correlate with Partial Cross-Protection in Immunized Mice

2002 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 3953-3958 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen C. Ulett ◽  
Natkunam Ketheesan ◽  
Timothy W. Clair ◽  
Catriona L. McElnea ◽  
Jodie L. Barnes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Burkholderia Pseudomallei ◽  
Interleukin 10 ◽  
Cross Protection ◽  
Sublethal Dose ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Cytokine Mrna ◽  
Type 2 Cytokines ◽  
Highly Virulent

ABSTRACT Cytokine mRNA levels were assessed in Burkholderia pseudomallei-susceptible BALB/c mice and B. pseudomallei-resistant C57BL/6 mice following administration of a sublethal dose of less virulent (LV) B. pseudomallei, a candidate immunogen tested for protection against a highly virulent (HV) challenge. Compared on the basis of the bacterial loads, the cytokine patterns induced by HV and LV B. pseudomallei were similar, involving gamma interferon, interleukin-10, and other cytokines. Partial cross-protection between B. pseudomallei strains is shown to be associated with cytokine profiles involving both type 1 and type 2 cytokines.

scholarly journals Longitudinal Expression of Testicular TAS1R3 from Prepuberty to Sexual Maturity in Congjiang Xiang Pigs

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 437
Author(s):  
Ting Gong ◽  
Weiyong Wang ◽  
Houqiang Xu ◽  
Yi Yang ◽  
Xiang Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Maturity ◽  
Cell Function ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Taste Receptor ◽  
Receptor Type ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Early Puberty ◽  
Specific Expression

Testicular expression of taste receptor type 1 subunit 3 (T1R3), a sweet/umami taste receptor, has been implicated in spermatogenesis and steroidogenesis in mice. We explored the role of testicular T1R3 in porcine postnatal development using the Congjiang Xiang pig, a rare Chinese miniature pig breed. Based on testicular weights, morphology, and testosterone levels, four key developmental stages were identified in the pig at postnatal days 15–180 (prepuberty: 30 day; early puberty: 60 day; late puberty: 90 day; sexual maturity: 120 day). During development, testicular T1R3 exhibited stage-dependent and cell-specific expression patterns. In particular, T1R3 levels increased significantly from prepuberty to puberty (p < 0.05), and expression remained high until sexual maturity (p < 0.05), similar to results for phospholipase Cβ2 (PLCβ2). The strong expressions of T1R3/PLCβ2 were observed at the cytoplasm of elongating/elongated spermatids and Leydig cells. In the eight-stage cycle of the seminiferous epithelium in pigs, T1R3/PLCβ2 levels were higher in the spermatogenic epithelium at stages II–VI than at the other stages, and the strong expressions were detected in elongating/elongated spermatids and residual bodies. The message RNA (mRNA) levels of taste receptor type 1 subunit 1 (T1R1) in the testis showed a similar trend to levels of T1R3. These data indicate a possible role of T1R3 in the regulation of spermatid differentiation and Leydig cell function.

Characterization of an immunogenic cellulase secreted by Cryptococcus pathogens

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (8) ◽  
pp. 1138-1148
Author(s):  
Angelina Midiri ◽  
Giuseppe Mancuso ◽  
Germana Lentini ◽  
Agata Famà ◽  
Roberta Galbo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Complex ◽  
Delayed Type Hypersensitivity ◽  
T Helper ◽  
Terminal Sequence ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Culture Supernatants ◽  
Highly Virulent ◽  
Potential Use

Abstract Members of the C. neoformans/C. gattiii species complex are an important cause of serious humans infections, including meningoencephalitis. We describe here a 45 kDa extracellular cellulase purified from culture supernatants of C. neoformans var. neoformans. The N-terminal sequence obtained from the purified protein was used to isolate a clone containing the full-length coding sequence from a C. neoformans var. neoformans (strain B-3501A) cDNA library. Bioinformatics analysis indicated that this gene is present, with variable homology, in all sequenced genomes of the C. neoformans/C. gattii species complex. The cDNA clone was used to produce a recombinant 45 kDa protein in E. coli that displayed the ability to convert carboxymethyl cellulose and was therefore designated as NG-Case (standing for Neoformans Gattii Cellulase). To explore its potential use as a vaccine candidate, the recombinant protein was used to immunize mice and was found capable of inducing T helper type 1 responses and delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions, but not immune protection against a highly virulent C. neoformans var grubii strain. These data may be useful to better understand the mechanisms underlying the ability C. neoformans/C. gattii to colonize plant habitats and to interact with the human host during infection.

scholarly journals Interleukin-1 Receptors Are Differentially Expressed in Normal and Psoriatic T Cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Attila Bebes ◽  
Ferenc Kovács-Sólyom ◽  
Judit Prihoda ◽  
Róbert Kui ◽  
Lajos Kemény ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Regulatory T Cells ◽  
Interleukin 1 ◽  
Effector T Cells ◽  
Receptor Expression ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Rt Pcr ◽  
Healthy Control

This study was carried out to examine the possible role of interleukin-1 (IL-1) in the functional insufficiency of regulatory T cells in psoriasis, by comparing the expression of IL-1 receptors on healthy control and psoriatic T cells. Patients with moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis and healthy volunteers, matched in age and sex, were selected for all experiments. CD4+CD25−effector and CD4+CD25+CD127lowregulatory T cells were separated and used for the experiments. Expression of the mRNA of IL-1 receptors (IL-1R1, IL-1R2, and sIL-1R2) was determined by quantitative real-time RT-PCR. Cell surface IL-1 receptor expression was assessed by flow cytometry. Relative expression of the signal transmitting IL-1 receptor type 1 (IL-1R1) mRNA is higher in resting psoriatic effector and regulatory T cells, and activation induces higher IL-1R1 protein expression in psoriatic T cells than in healthy cells. Psoriatic regulatory and effector T cells express increased mRNA levels of the decoy IL-1 receptors (IL-1R2 and sIL-1R2) upon activation compared to healthy counterparts. Psoriatic T cells release slightly more sIL-1R2 into their surrounding than healthy T cells. In conclusion, changes in the expression of IL-1 receptors in psoriatic regulatory and effector T cells could contribute to the pathogenesis of psoriasis.

scholarly journals Estrogen-Metabolizing Enzymes in Breast Cancers from Women over the Age of 80 Years

2006 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 607-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoko Honma ◽  
Kaiyo Takubo ◽  
Motoji Sawabe ◽  
Tomio Arai ◽  
Futoshi Akiyama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Normal Tissue ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Normal Breast ◽  
Specific Pattern ◽  
Steroid Sulfatase ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Breast Cancers ◽  
Metabolizing Enzymes

Context: Aromatase, steroid sulfatase, and 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (HSD-1) peripherally up-regulate, whereas estrogen sulfotransferase (EST) and HSD-2 down-regulate, the synthesis of active and more potent estrogens. These estrogen-metabolizing enzymes (EMEs) are important in postmenopausal breast cancers, but have never been systematically examined in breast cancers of the elderly. Objective and Design: mRNA levels of EMEs in cancerous and normal breast tissues from 39 elderly patients (age, 80–99 yr) were compared with those from 39 controls (age, 37–70 yr) or compared according to estrogen (ER)/progesterone (PR) receptor status. Results: Aromatase levels were higher in cancers of the elderly (EldCa) than in normal tissue of the elderly (P = 0.0008) or cancers of controls (P = 0.0033). In contrast, levels of steroid sulfatase and EST were higher in cancers of controls than normal tissue of controls (P = 0.0046 and P &lt; 0.0001, respectively) or EldCa (P = 0.0001 and P &lt; 0.0001, respectively). Levels of HSD-1 and HSD-2 did not differ significantly between any two of the categories. Among EldCa, HSD-1 levels were higher in ER/PR-positive than in ER/PR-negative carcinomas, whereas EST and HSD-2 exhibited opposite results. Conclusions: The importance of aromatase is relatively increased in EldCa. ER/PR-positive EldCa exhibited a pattern of EMEs more beneficial to the production of estrogen than did ER/PR-negative EldCa. The specific pattern exhibited in EldCa may elucidate the role of EMEs in the absence of ovarian estrogens in the pathogenesis of breast cancer.

scholarly journals Characterization of the Neospora caninum NcROP40 and NcROP2Fam-1 rhoptry proteins during the tachyzoite lytic cycle

Parasitology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 143 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
IVÁN PASTOR-FERNÁNDEZ ◽  
JAVIER REGIDOR-CERRILLO ◽  
ELENA JIMÉNEZ-RUIZ ◽  
GEMA ÁLVAREZ-GARCÍA ◽  
VIRGINIA MARUGÁN-HERNÁNDEZ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neospora Caninum ◽  
Parasitophorous Vacuole ◽  
Lytic Cycle ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Amphipathic Helix ◽  
Parasitophorous Vacuole Membrane ◽  
Vaccine Candidates ◽  
Vacuole Membrane

SUMMARYVirulence factors from the ROP2-family have been extensively studied in Toxoplasma gondii, but in the closely related Neospora caninum only NcROP2Fam-1 has been partially characterized to date. NcROP40 is a member of this family and was found to be more abundantly expressed in virulent isolates. Both NcROP2Fam-1 and NcROP40 were evaluated as vaccine candidates and exerted a synergistic effect in terms of protection against vertical transmission in mouse models, which suggests that they may be relevant for parasite pathogenicity. NcROP40 is localized in the rhoptry bulbs of tachyzoites and bradyzoites, but in contrast to NcROP2Fam-1, the protein does not associate with the parasitophorous vacuole membrane due to the lack of arginine-rich amphipathic helix in its sequence. Similarly to NcROP2Fam-1, NcROP40 mRNA levels are highly increased during tachyzoite egress and invasion. However, NcROP40 up-regulation does not appear to be linked to the mechanisms triggering egress. In contrast to NcROP2Fam-1, phosphorylation of NcROP40 was not observed during egress. Besides, NcROP40 secretion into the host cell was not successfully detected by immunofluorescence techniques. These findings indicate that NcROP40 and NcROP2Fam-1 carry out different functions, and highlight the need to elucidate the role of NcROP40 within the lytic cycle and to explain its relative abundance in tachyzoites.

Synthesis, structure and characterization of five new organically templated metal sulfates with 2-aminopyridinium

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 432-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara J. Bednarchuk ◽  
Vasyl Kinzhybalo ◽  
Adam Pietraszko
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Hydrogen Bond Formation ◽  
Unit Cells ◽  
Science Community ◽  
Type 3

The chemistry of organically templated metal sulfates has attracted interest from the materials science community and the development of synthetic strategies for the preparation of organic–inorganic hybrid materials with novel structures and special properties is of current interest. Sulfur–oxygen–metal linkages provide the possibility of using sulfate tetrahedra as building units to form new solid-state materials. A series of novel organically templated metal sulfates of 2-aminopyridinium (2ap) with aluminium(III), cobalt(II), magnesium(II), nickel(II) and zinc(II) were obtained from the respective aqueous solutions and studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The compounds crystallize in centrosymmetric triclinic unit cells in three structure types: type 1 for 2-aminopyridinium hexaaquaaluminium(III) bis(sulfate) tetrahydrate, (C5H7N2)[Al(H2O)6](SO4)2·4H2O, (I); type 2 for bis(2-aminopyridinium) tris[hexaaquacobalt(II)] tetrakis(sulfate) dihydrate, (C5H7N2)2[Co(H2O)6]3(SO4)4·2H2O, (II), and bis(2-aminopyridinium) tris[hexaaquamagnesium(II)] tetrakis(sulfate) dihydrate, (C5H7N2)2[Mg(H2O)6]3(SO4)4·2H2O, (III); and type 3 for bis(2-aminopyridinium) hexaaquanickel(II) bis(sulfate), (C5H7N2)2[Ni(H2O)6](SO4)2, (IV), and bis(2-aminopyridinium) hexaaquazinc(II) bis(sulfate), (C5H7N2)2[Zn(H2O)6](SO4)2, (V). The templating role of the 2ap cation in all of the reported crystalline substances is governed by the formation of characteristic charge-assisted hydrogen-bonded pairs with sulfate anions and the presence of π–π interactions between the cations. Additionally, both coordinated and uncoordinated water molecules are involved in hydrogen-bond formation. As a consequence, extensive three-dimensional hydrogen-bonding patterns are formed in the reported crystal structures.

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