采用Mini-Flotac和PCR方法检测圈养野生动物肠道寄生虫

为调查福建地区圈养野生动物肠道寄生虫感染情况,本研究采集福州动物园和龙岩梅花山华南虎繁育研究所动物粪便样品共70份(包含28种动物种类),采用Mini-Flotac检测方法对粪便样品进行饱和盐水漂浮法检测,同时采用基于SSU rRNA序列的PCR扩增方法对粪便样品进行芽囊原虫检测,并对获得的阳性分离株进行基因亚型分析。Mini-Flotac检测结果显示,70份样品中寄生虫阳性粪便为42份,总感染率为60.00%,感染强度(EPG或OPG值)范围为100~34 800。PCR扩增结果显示,70份样品中共检测到芽囊原虫阳性分离株10个,感染率为14.3%(10/70),阳性样品分别为猕猴、赤猴、孔雀粪便样品各1份以及梅花鹿源样品7份;进一步的基因亚型分析结果显示,扩增的10份芽囊原虫阳性样品来源于5个基因亚型,分别为ST1(1)、ST3(1)、ST6(1)、ST10(6)及ST14(1),其中ST1、ST3和ST6为人兽共患亚型,ST10和ST14为动物特异性亚型,且ST10在梅花鹿中感染普遍。研究结果提示福建圈养野生动物肠道寄生虫的感染情况较严重,且存在人兽共患基因亚型芽囊原虫风险。研究结果为福建野生动物肠道寄生虫病的防治提供了参考依据。     

Higher prevalence of Blastocystis hominis in healthy individuals than patients with gastrointestinal symptoms from Ahvaz,southwestern Iran

BackgroundBlastocystis, a common intestinal protozoan of humans and animals, infected more than 1 billion people around the world. This enteric protozoan is frequently reported in both healthy individuals and patients with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms.MethodsThree hundred and forty-five fecal samples including 151 GI patients and 194 healthy individuals were examined by microscopy, culture and PCR-sequencing techniques to determine Blastocystis frequency and subtype (ST) variation.ResultsThe occurrence of Blastocystis was detected 56 (16.2%) and 85 (24.6%) by microscopy, culture and PCR methods, respectively. Out of the 85 positive patients, 60 (70.6%) were asymptomatic and 25 (29.4%) were symptomatic. The results of 41 successfully sequenced isolates identified 8 (19.5%), 8 (19.5%), and 25 (61.0%) ST1, ST2, and ST3, respectively.ConclusionThis study has found that Blastocystis was more common in healthy individuals than GI patients. Another finding was that no correlation was found between clinical symptoms and Blastocystis STs.     

不同营养水平的小麦日粮添加木聚糖酶对肉仔鸡生长性能及胃肠组织形态的影响

研究了不同营养水平的小麦日粮添加木聚糖酶对肉仔鸡生长性能、胃肠道组织形态的影响。结果表明:(1)木聚糖酶提高了1～6周龄肉仔鸡平均日增重,未影响饲料转化率;(2)小麦+木聚糖酶日粮降低了肉鸡肌胃和腺胃的相对重量,不影响空肠、回肠、盲肠和胰腺的相对重量。总之,以肉仔鸡的日增重(尤其是1～21日龄期间)、消化器官和胃肠道的相对重量,维持了肠道的正常组织形态为指标,小麦+木聚糖酶日粮与玉米日粮相当。     

复方阿莫西林纳米乳制剂的安全性评价

通过急性毒性试验、皮肤刺激性试验和细胞毒性试验,对复方阿莫西林纳米乳(AMX-LH-NE)进行体内外安全性评价.结果表明,AMX-LH-NE毒性低,无法测出其半数致死量,小鼠的最大耐受量倍数为426倍;无论是单次给药,还是多次给药,AMX-LH-NE对完整皮肤和破损皮肤均无明显刺激性;AMX-LH-NE为10～150 mg.L-1时,对乳腺上皮细胞的生长和形态无明显影响,其毒性分级属于0或1级,即对乳腺上皮细胞无毒性作用.     

硫酸头孢喹肟脂质体的毒理学试验及安全性评价

采用急性毒性试验、局部刺激性试验和亚慢性毒性试验对硫酸头孢喹肟脂质体安全性进行评价,以期为临床用药提供参考。小鼠腹腔注射硫酸头孢喹肟脂质体半数致死量（LD₅₀）为639.73 mg/kg,95%可信限为573.06~714.17 mg/kg;该制剂对家兔股四头肌未见明显刺激作用;各给药剂量组家兔的体重、血液学指标、生化指标与对照组比较均无显著差异（P>0.05）;对肝脏和肾脏病理学观察表明,正常治疗剂量和中剂量组肝脏和肾脏组织结构清晰,但高剂量组出现肝细胞排列紊乱,肝血窦间出血,肾小球、肾间质有散在出血。以上结果表明硫酸头孢喹肟脂质体安全可靠,可应用于兽医临床。     

Prognosis in equine medical and surgical colic

A retrospective study was performed on 649 horses admitted to the Clinic of Equine Internal Medicine (Utrecht University) for gastrointestinal colic. The aim of this study was to provide a better guideline for determining prognosis in horses with colic. Short- and long-term survival were evaluated, and Cox regression analysis was performed to identify the clinical and clinicopathologic variables usable to predict survival. Intestinal displacements and strangulations were the most frequently diagnosed causes of colic. Regarding the surgically treated horses, 54% were discharged and 88% of these were still alive after 1 year. In comparison, 85% of medically treated patients were discharged and 93% were still alive after 1 year. Only 4.4% of all long-term survivors did not return to the expected level of performance, and 32% suffered from recurrent colic. Duration of colic signs, heart rate, intestinal motility, skin tenting, level of pain, and gross appearance of peritoneal fluid were shown to be significantly associated with survival. White blood cell count, packed cell volume, blood pH, and color of the mucous membranes did not show any prognostic significance. Thus, clinical variables appeared to be the most relevant predictors of the outcome of gastrointestinal colic.     

Intestinal permeability and absorption in dogs with traumatic injury

The objectives of this study were to assess the feasibility of using urinary recovery of sugars to evaluate intestinal permeability and absorption in dogs with traumatic injury and to determine if intestinal permeability and absorption are altered in dogs with traumatic injury. After a 6-hour fast, a sugar solution containing lactulose, rhamnose, 3-0-methyl-D-glucose, and xylose was administered via nasoesophageal tube. Urine was collected and quantitated over the 6-hour study period via closed collection urinary catheters. Urinary sugar recoveries were measured by high-pressure anion exchange liquid chromatography and pulsed amperometric detection. Urinary sugar recoveries in the trauma group at 24, 48, and 72 hours after trauma were compared to normal controls. In addition, severity of trauma was compared to urinary sugar recoveries. Twelve client-owned dogs with traumatic injury and 6 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Lactulose recovery and the lactulose:rhamnose recovery ratio were significantly higher in the trauma group at 48 hours but were no longer different from controls by 72 hours. Xylose recovery was significantly higher in the trauma group when compared to controls at 72 hours, whereas 3-O-methyl-D-glucose recovery was significantly lower in the trauma group at 24 hours. The xylose: 3-O-methyl-D-glucose ratio was higher in the trauma group at all time points. Significant correlation was found between severity of trauma and xylose and 3-O-methyl-D-glucose recoveries 24 hours after injury. Results of this study support the hypothesis that intestinal permeability and absorption are altered in dogs with traumatic injury.