submitted by BradyRafa 1 hour ago
Tyro3, Axl and Mer (TAM) receptor tyrosine kinases triple knockout (TAM−/−) mice are male infertile due to impaired spermatogenesis. However, the mechanism by which TAM receptors regulate spermatogenesis remains unclear. In this study, we demonstrate that the testicular im...
submitted by grenzy 1 hour ago
Several studies have shown that interleukin (IL)-13 is induced in the esophageal biopsies of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) patients and promotes esophageal eosinophilia in mice, following an IL-13 challenge. However, the role of IL-13 has not been clearly investigated in allergen-induced EoE. Ac...
submitted by stivi2065 1 hour ago
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has spread throughout the world with varying regional incidences and different staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) elements in different genetic backgrounds. No information is available on CA-MRSA in Iran. A cros...
submitted by glniwtan 2 hours ago
Lymphoid tissues are of intense interest for studies of the pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in humans and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) in macaques but are relatively difficult to sample non-invasively. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology, conventionally a diagnostic pr...
submitted by amorsolih2 3 hours ago
Interleukin-7 (IL-7) is essential for T cell development in the thymus and maintenance of peripheral T cells. The α-chain of the IL-7R is polymorphic with the existence of SNPs that give rise to nonsynonymous amino acid substitutions. We previously found an association between donor genotypes an...
submitted by pomilo 4 hours ago
Beside high mortality, acute bacterial meningitis may lead to a high frequency of neuropsychological sequelae. The Sahelian countries belonging to the meningitis belt experience approximately 50% of the meningitis cases occurring in the world. Studies in Africa have shown that N. meningitidis cou...
submitted by ftamin 4 hours ago
High rates of bacterial coinfection in autopsy data from the 2009 H1N1 influenza ("flu") pandemic suggest synergies between flu and pneumococcal disease (PD) during pandemic conditions, and highlight the importance of interventions like the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) that ma...
submitted by jennybush 4 hours ago
Chronic hepatitis B is the leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Asia. Despite liver resection or local ablation therapy, up to 70 % of patients will have HCC recurrence. While early HCC recurrence within 2 years of index treatment is mainly associated with tumor characteristics su...
submitted by vondzangg 9 hours ago
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) now has two main genotypes, genotype 1 (European) and genotype 2 (North American). There is a lack of data on the comparison of pathogenicity of the two genotypes in boars. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the amount ...
submitted by oot 9 hours ago
The authors had for aim to assess the prevalence of hepatitis B co-infection in a cohort of HIV-infected patients, routinely followed-up at the Day Care Unit of the Bobo Dioulasso Sanou Souro University Hospital, Burkina Faso. The Elisa technique was used to dose HBs antigen (AgHBs), antibodies a...
submitted by ClintonZa 9 hours ago
Dactylogyrus spp. and Gyrodactylus spp. are helminth ectoparasites that are a significant threat to the aquaculture industry. Existing treatments could cause the threats of anthelmintic resistance, risk of residues, environmental contamination, and toxicity to fish. Importantly, there is no repor...
submitted by JonathanAl 9 hours ago
This study was carried out to investigate presence and distribution of Theileria and Babesia species via microscopic examination and reverse line blotting (RLB) techniques in sheep and goats in the Black Sea region of Turkey. For this purpose, 1,128 blood samples (869 sheep and 259 goats) were co...
submitted by topeto 9 hours ago
Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti were isolated from a Rattus norvegicus in the middle east of China through propagation in experimental mice. Their molecular biological characteristics were described. The public health and veterinary significance of the dual infection of the 2 tick-b...
submitted by oreisonta 12 hours ago
Over the last decade, a few cases of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) have been reported in some districts of the province of Golestan, in north-eastern Iran. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of Leishmaniainfantum infection among humans and domestic dogs by using direct a...
submitted by RolandJay 12 hours ago
An outbreak of Sarcoptes scabiei mange occured in a weaner flock that comprised of 74 animals including 31 male and 43 female at sheep breeding farm Hardishiva of Kashmir valley. All the animals in the flock were affected. Animals were very weak and emaciated skin lesions were confined to the lip...