Mast cell tumour destruction in dogs by hypotonic solution

Distilled water was studied as an hypoosmotic oncolysis agent to prevent mast cell tumour (MCT) recurrence following surgical excision. The results from 118 MCTS excised in 74 dogs were: surgery alone, a recurrence rate of 52·6 per cent (10/19); and surgery followed by distilled water injections into the wound, a 26·2 per cent (26/99) recurrence rate. All of 10 small MCTS (0·03 to 0·25 cm³) injected with distilled water in situ with no surgery, regressed. The present data suggest that distilled water should be considered as an adjunct to surgery for canine MCTS.     

猪瘟病毒与猪附红细胞体混合感染的诊治

2005年7月,梧州市长州区倒水镇某村猪群暴发以高热、皮肤发红,腹下及四肢下部出现出血斑点为主要症状的疾病.根据临床症状、剖检变化及实验室检验等综合诊断,确诊为猪瘟与猪附红细胞体病混合感染,现报告如下:     

Expression and functional analysis of the Follistatin-like 3 (FSTL3) gene in the sheep ovary during the oestrous cycle

Follistatin-like 3 (FSTL3) is a regulator of cellular apoptosis and was previously identified via RNA-Seq to be associated with follicular development in mammalian ovaries. However, the mechanism underlying the FSTL3 regulation of oestrus in sheep remained poorly understood. In this study, the oestrogen (E2) and progesterone (P4) concentrations in blood were detected, and the expression level and functional analysis of FSTL3 in the ovary were studied during the different reproductive stage in Aohan fine wool sheep (seasonal breeding breed in China). The concentrations of E2 and P4 at the anestrus were significantly lower compared to dioestrus, proestrus and oestrus stages. Higher expression levels of FSTL3 were observed in the sheep ovary, hypothalamus, and thyroid. During different reproductive stages, higher expression levels were found during the stages of dioestrus and proestrus, while lower levels were found during the oestrus and anestrus stages. Functional analysis of FSTL3 was performed in primary granulosa cells (GCs) of sheep. The concentration of E2 increased significantly after RNAi interference of FSTL3, while the P4 level decreased. FSTL3 can decrease P4 levels, which might be involved in mediating oestrous cycle in sheep.     

IgG antibodies from dourine infected horses identify a distinctive Trypanosoma equiperdum antigenic pattern of low molecular weight molecules

Diagnosis and control of dourine is strongly based on serological evidence, but knowledge of the humoral response of horses during infection is limited. In this study we developed a chemiluminescent immunoblotting (cIB) assay to characterise the Trypanosoma equiperdum antigen pattern recognised by IgGs from naturally or experimentally dourine-infected horses and analyse the kinetics of IgG humoral response following the infection. One compounding factor is that sera from uninfected animals often cross-react with T. equiperdum antigens. Development of the cIB assay was based on the hypothesis that serum IgGs from healthy and infected animals recognise different T. equiperdum antigen patterns. We used sera from 8 naturally infected horses which had recovered from Italian outbreaks and 2 experimentally infected mares. In addition, sera from 10 healthy control animals, eight of which were CFT positive but IFA negative for dourine, were collected from disease free regions. Sera were compared by the complement fixation test (CFT), indirect immune fluorescence (IFA) and the cIB assay.cIB analysis revealed that IgGs from infected horses, in contrast to IgGs from healhty horses, specifically recognise a T. equiperdum antigenic profile with low molecular weight bands ranging between 16 and 35 kDa. A time course experiment indicated that IgGs specific for the 16–35 kDa parasite protein fraction appear 17 days post-infection. The cIB assay confirmed all ten infected animals as positive and all controls as negative. This study demonstrated that analysis of IgGs by cIB can provide clear confirmation of trypanosome infection in horses, suggesting that this technique can be applied as a confirmatory serological test for dourine infection.     

猪MEF2a基因的克隆与表达

为了进一步了解猪MEF2a基阒的结构与功能,本研究采用生物信息学结合RT-PCR的方法,克隆了猪的MEF2a基因,获得了它的2个变异体序列.结果表明,猪MEF2a variant 1基因cDNA长1 524 bp(EF576923),编码508个氨基酸,分子量为54.481 ku;variant 2基因cDNA长1 416 bp(EF576922),编码471个氨基酸,分子量为50.846 ku.MEF2a两个变异体的氨基酸序列同源性为86.79%,第1aa～77aa和第132aa～470aa完全一致,第78aa～131aa是高变区,variant2与variant1相比,在第224aa～258aa处存在34个氨基酸(102 bp)的,缺失.利用Real-time PCR方法检测了MEF2a的表达.结果表明,MEF2a mRNA是一个广谱表达基因,在心、肝、胃、脾、肾、肺、大肠、小肠、背肌和腿肌中都能检测到,在腿肌中优势表达.MEF2a variant1与马和家鼠构成一个小类群,而variant 2与牛和人构成了另外一个小类群,推测MEF2a基因在进化过程中发生了较为明显的变异.     

猪骨形态发生蛋白-6基因多态性及其与产仔性能的关联性分析

试验旨在研究猪骨形态发生蛋白-6（bone morphogenetic protein 6, BMP-6）基因多态性及其与产仔性能的关联。采用PCR-SSCP技术检测了野猪、民猪、长白猪、北京黑猪、法系大白猪5个猪种268个个体BMP-6基因的多态性,并分析了BMP-6基因多态性与法系大白猪产仔性能的关联性。结果表明,猪BMP-6基因CDS区1104位存在1个G→A的同义突变,产生AA、AB、BB 3种基因型,其中在野猪和民猪中,A等位基因频率高;在长白猪、北京黑猪和法系大白猪中,B等位基因频率高。不同基因型对法系大白猪产仔数和产活仔数的影响差异显著（P<0.05）,初步认为BMP-6基因多态性与产仔性能显著关联。     

Morphological description of limbal epithelium: searching for stem cells crypts in the dog,cat, pig,cow, sheep and horse

The cornea provides protection and transparency to the eye, allowing an optimal sharpness view. In some pathological conditions the cornea is able to regenerate thanks to the presence of a stem cells reservoir present at the level of the transition area between cornea and sclera (limbus). Corneal cell therapies in Veterinary Medicine are really limited due to the lacking of knowledge about the anatomy of the limbal area, the putative presence of stem cells and their identification in domestic species. The aim of this study was to provide an overview of the main distinctive structural features of the sclero-corneal junction and conjunctival-corneal junction areas in some species of veterinary importance, using optic microscope observations of histological sections. The resulting data were compared with cornea from humans adapting protocols already used to identify stem cells by means of a specific cellular marker. We tested the expression of ΔNp63α isoform in the cornea basal cells, trying to correlate the distribution profile with areas of highly proliferative turnover. The results obtained from this study represent a first step towards the identification of a corneal stem cells reservoir in different animals.     

中兽药防治大肠杆菌性仔猪腹泻研究

仔猪腹泻是严重的仔猪疾病之一,常用抗生素进行治疗,但细菌耐药性导致药物的治疗效果下降。目前,有很多研究报道中草药防治仔猪腹泻取得了良好的疗效。本文从中药抗动物腹泻的作用机理、仔猪大肠杆菌性腹泻的中兽医辨证、中药抗仔猪大肠杆菌性腹泻的作用机理三个方面展开论述中药防治仔猪腹泻的研究进展,为防治仔猪腹泻的中兽药开发提供理论基础。