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Kenichi OTAWA Masaaki SATO Takako SASAKI Hiraku SASAKI Jun NONAKA Kikuji ITO Toshio KUROKI Yutaka NAKAI 《Animal Science Journal》2004,75(3):261-269
The ecology of shiga‐toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) is important in the animal production environment. We investigated fecal shedding of STEC in one town in Miyagi, Japan by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting shiga toxin gene 1 (stx1), gene 2 (stx2) and malB promoter gene, and analyzed the PCR products of stx1 or stx2 (54 samples) by direct sequencing. Three of 46 (6.5%) beef cattle in the University Farm of Tohoku University (Kawatabi Farm) and 11 of 70 (15.7%) calves in neighboring dairy farms carried STEC. Rate of detecting genes of stx1, stx2 and stx1+2 was 3.4% (4/116), 8.6% (10/116) and 0.9% (1/116), respectively. Serotyping indicated that STEC contaminated farms at different times or through different routes. Isolates harbored no mutation among stx1, but six (Kawatabi Farm) and 38 (neighboring farms) base substitutions among stx2, respectively. The diversity of substitutions of stx2 was observed among farms or even in a farm. Phylogenic analysis revealed that STEC detected in the area were classified into three clusters by the variety of stx2. Sequence analysis of stx2 will be one of the tools for clarifying the source of outbreaks and the route of contamination of STEC. 相似文献
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Hidetoshi NARA Miho INOUE-MURAYAMA Akiko KOSHIMURA Akinori SUGIYAMA Yuichi MURAYAMA Masami MAEJIMA Yuko UEDA Hideyuki ITO Ettore RANDI Heui-Soo KIM Ji-Hong HA Hitoshi KITAGAWA Yukari TAKEUCHI Yuji MORI Toshiroh IWASAKI Mitsuo MORITA Katuaki ÔTA Shin'ichi ITO 《Animal Science Journal》2005,76(1):81-86
Various dog breeds are remarkably different from each other not only in their sizes and shapes but also in behavioral traits, suggesting that some of these characteristics are under genetic control. However, little is known about genes related to behavioral traits in canine species. In humans, it has been reported that the dopamine receptor D4 gene (DRD4) includes polymorphism at several regions that relate to personality or psychiatric disorders. In an earlier study by the authors of the present study, the polymorphisms in canine DRD4 exon III and exon I regions were reported. In the present study, a novel polymorphism in canine DRD4 intron II was found based on a 17 base pair insertion/deletion, and the two alleles detected were named P (shorter allele) and Q (longer allele). The allelic distribution in 28 breeds of dog, including a total of 1114 unrelated individuals, were then investigated. Both P and Q alleles were detected in most of the breeds investigated; however, the frequencies of P and Q differed greatly between breeds. With respect to classification based on breed origin, P and Q alleles were frequent in Occidental and Oriental breeds, respectively. Furthermore, two subspecies of wolves, the ancestors of dogs, were analyzed for the comparison of allele frequencies with dogs, and the P allele was predominant in both European and Chinese wolves. 相似文献
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Go SEHATA Hiroaki SATO Toshihiro ITO Yoshitaka IMAIZUMI Taichi NORO Eiji OISHI 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2015,77(7):851-855
We used real-time RT-PCR and virus titration to examine canine distemper virus
(CDV) kinetics in peripheral blood and rectal and nasal secretions from 12 experimentally
infected dogs. Real-time RT-PCR proved extremely sensitive, and the correlation between
the two methods for rectal and nasal (r=0.78, 0.80) samples on the peak day of viral RNA
was good. Although the dogs showed diverse symptoms, viral RNA kinetics were similar; the
peak of viral RNA in the symptomatic dogs was consistent with the onset of symptoms. These
results indicate that real-time RT-PCR is sufficiently sensitive to monitor CDV
replication in experimentally infected dogs regardless of the degree of clinical
manifestation and suggest that the peak of viral RNA reflects active CDV replication. 相似文献
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Takuma AOKI Hiroshi SUNAHARA Keisuke SUGIMOTO Tetsuro ITO Eiichi KANAI Yoko FUJII 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2015,77(4):487-491
Case 1 involved a 4-month-old intact male Somali cat in which peripheral pulmonary artery
stenosis (PPS) was recognized after a cardiac murmur remained following patent ductus
arteriosus ligation. Case 2, which involved a 1-year-old neutered male Norwegian Forest
cat, and Case 3, which involved a 6-month-old intact female American Curl cat, were
referred, because of cardiac murmurs. Grades III to IV/VI systolic heart murmurs were
auscultated at the left heart base in all 3 cats. All cases showed bilateral pulmonary
artery stenosis, although there were no associated clinical signs. In Cases 1 and 2, the
pressure gradient through the stenosis decreased after treatment with atenolol. 相似文献
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Takuma AOKI Hiroshi SUNAHARA Keisuke SUGIMOTO Tetsuro ITO Eiichi KANAI Yoko FUJII 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2015,77(3):331-336
Infective endocarditis (IE) in dogs with cardiac shunts has not been reported previously.
However, we encountered a dog with concurrent patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and IE. The
dog was a 1-year-old, 13.9-kg female Border collie and presented with anorexia, weight
loss, pyrexia (40.4°C) and lameness. A continuous murmur with maximal intensity over the
left heart base (Levine 5/6) was detected on auscultation. Echocardiography revealed a PDA
and severe aortic stenosis (AS) caused by aortic-valve vegetative lesions.
Corynebacterium spp. and Bacillus subtilis were
isolated from blood cultures. The dog responded to aggressive antibiotic therapy, and the
PDA was subsequently surgically corrected. After a series of treatments, the dog showed
long-term improvement in clinical status. 相似文献
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Takeshi TSUKA Tomokazu KOZU Yuji SUNDEN Takehito MORITA Yoshiharu OKAMOTO Masamichi YAMASHITA Tomohiro OSAKI Takao AMAHA Norihiko ITO Yusuke MURAHATA Tomohiro IMAGAWA 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2022,84(3):373
A 21-year-old female spotted seal (Phoca largha), with a swollen abdomen, had a five-month history of anorexia and vomiting. Ultrasonography revealed an extended mass with central necrotic foci in the right cranial abdomen. Computed tomography revealed an abdominal mass with a low-density central lumen and a pulmonary nodular lesion. Cytology of an abdominal specimen collected through fine-needle aspiration indicated a malignant tumor with round, atypical cells with large nuclei. Three days after diagnosis, necropsy revealed a 10-cm large, solid, whitish mass in the pancreatic parenchyma and multiple small nodules in the liver, spleen, mesentery, lungs, and mediastinal lymph nodes. Histopathological analysis showed prolific neoplastic cells with marked atypia and occasional keratinization. Immunohistochemistry revealed that the neoplastic cells were positive for cytokeratin AE1/AE3 antibody. Thus, the seal was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, of presumed pancreatic origin, which had metastasized to multiple organs. 相似文献
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A possible function of Nik-related kinase in the labyrinth layer of delayed delivery mouse placentas
Hiroshi YOMOGITA Hikaru ITO Kento HASHIMOTO Akihiko KUDO Toshiaki FUKUSHIMA Tsutomu ENDO Yoshikazu HIRATE Yoshihiro AKIMOTO Masayuki KOMADA Yoshiakira KANAI Naoyuki MIYASAKA Masami KANAI-AZUMA 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2023,69(1):32
In mice and humans, Nik-related protein kinase (Nrk) is an X-linked gene that encodes a serine/threonine kinase belonging to GCK group 4. Nrk knockout (Nrk KO) mice exhibit delayed delivery, possibly due to defective communication between the Nrk KO conceptus and its mother. However, the mechanism of delayed labor remains largely unknown. Here, we found that in pregnant mothers with the Nrk KO conceptus, the serum progesterone (P4) and placental lactogen (PL-2) concentrations in late pregnancy were higher than those in the wild type. Moreover, we demonstrated that Nrk is expressed in trophoblast giant cells (TGCs) and syncytiotrophoblast-2 (SynT-2) in the labyrinth layer of the mouse placenta. In the human placenta, NRK is also expressed in Syn-T in villi. Both human Syn-T and mouse TGCs of the labyrinth layer are present within fetal tissues that are in direct contact with the maternal blood. The labyrinth layer of the Nrk KO conceptus was gigantic, with enlarged cytoplasm and Golgi bodies in the TGCs. To investigate the function of Nrk in the labyrinth layer, a differentially expressed gene (DEG) analysis was performed. The DEG analysis revealed that labor-promoting factors, such as prostaglandins, were decreased, and pregnancy-maintaining factors, such as the prolactin family and P4 receptor, were increased. These findings suggest that the Nrk KO mice exhibit delayed delivery owing to high P4 concentrations caused by the hypersecretion of pregnancy-maintaining factors, such as PL-2, from the placenta. 相似文献
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Mitsuo ISHII Takahiro AOKI Kazuhiro YAMAKAWA Fumie MAGATA Chikara GOJO Katsumi ITO Mitsunori KAYANO Yasuo NAMBO 《Journal of Equine Science》2013,24(2):25-29
The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship between the placental retention
time (PRT) and the reproductive performance following mating at the foal heat in
Thoroughbreds. For this purpose, we interviewed 292 farmers over a period of 3 years with
questionnaires evaluating foaling, expulsion of placenta and reproductive performance at
the foal heat in 1,432 mares. The obtained data were later compared with a previous study
of heavy draft mares. The average of the PRT of the 1,432 Thoroughbred mares was 58 ± 88
min (mean ± SD). The mean PRT of Thoroughbreds was significantly shorter than that of
the148 min of heavy draft mares. The incidences of retained placenta (RP) occurring in the
Thoroughbred mares were 5.2 and 4.0%, for over 3 and 4 hr after foaling, respectively. The
incidence of RP over 4 hr was significantly lower than that of 25% in heavy draft mares.
The pregnancy rate at foal heat of the mares in which PRT was less than 3 hr was 37%, and
it significantly decreased to 11% for those with PRT of more than 3 hr. In the comparison
of the reproductive performance between Thoroughbred and heavy draft mares, the pregnancy
rate of Thoroughbreds dropped drastically to 10% when PRT exceeded 40, and in consequence,
the pregnancy rate of Thoroughbreds was significantly lower than the 30% of heavy draft
mares, which had a PRT of over 4 hr. In conclusion, the Thoroughbred mares had a low
incidence of RP, however, a PRT exceeding 3 hr severely affected the reproductive
performance at the foal heat. 相似文献