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MGLRU ≤ 25% was measured in 11 eyes and 26%-50% in 9 eyes; MGLRL ≤ 25% in 8 eyes and 26%-50% in 12 eyes. Besides positive correlation between TMH and NIBUT (
= 0.038), there were no significant associations between DETs.
Data obtained in this study provided normative references that could be useful for diagnosing DED and for further research into correlation between DETs in dogs with DED.
Data obtained in this study provided normative references that could be useful for diagnosing DED and for further research into correlation between DETs in dogs with DED.
, which causes subclinical or clinical mastitis in cattle, is responsible for transmitting antimicrobial resistance via human consumption of raw milk or raw milk products.
The objective of this study was to investigate the molecular characteristics of 183
from bulk tank milk of five different dairy factories in Korea.
The molecular characteristics of
such as serogroup, virulence, antimicrobial resistance, and integron genes were detected using polymerase chain reaction and antimicrobial susceptibility were tested using the disk diffusion test.
In the distribution of phylogenetic groups, group D was the most prevalent (59.6%) and followed by group B1 (25.1%). The most predominant serogroup was O173 (15.3%), and a total of 46 different serotypes were detected. The virulence gene found most often was
(73.2%), and
,
,
,
, and
genes were significantly higher in isolates of phylogenetic group B1 compared to phylogenetic groups A, B2, and D (
< 0.05). Among 64
isolates that showed resistance to at least one antimicrobial, the highest resistance rate was observed for tetracyclines (37.5%). All 18 integron-positive
carried the integron class I (
) gene, and three different gene cassette arrangements,
+
(2 isolates),
(2 isolates), and
(1 isolate) were detected.
These data suggest that the
from bulk tank milk can be an indicator for dissemination of antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors via cross-contamination.
These data suggest that the E. coli from bulk tank milk can be an indicator for dissemination of antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors via cross-contamination.
infection induces brucellosis, a zoonotic disease. The intracellular circulation process and virulence of
mainly depend on its type IV secretion system (T4SS) expressing secretory effectors. Secreted protein BspJ is a nucleomodulin of
that invades the host cell nucleus. BspJ mediates host energy synthesis and apoptosis through interaction with proteins. However, the mechanism of BspJ as it affects the intracellular survival of
remains to be clarified.
To verify the functions of nucleomodulin BspJ in
's intracellular infection cycles.
Constructed
BspJ gene deletion strain (
ΔBspJ) and complement strain (
pBspJ) and studied their roles in the proliferation of
both
and
.
BspJ gene deletion reduced the survival and intracellular proliferation of
at the replicating
-containing vacuoles (rBCV) stage. Compared with the parent strain, the colonization ability of the bacteria in mice was significantly reduced, causing less inflammatory infiltration and pathological damage. We also found that the knockout of BspJ altered the secretion of cytokines (interleukin [IL]-6, IL-1β, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor-α, interferon-γ) in host cells and in mice to affect the intracellular survival of
.
BspJ is extremely important for the circulatory proliferation of
in the host, and it may be involved in a previously unknown mechanism of
's intracellular survival.
BspJ is extremely important for the circulatory proliferation of Brucella in the host, and it may be involved in a previously unknown mechanism of Brucella's intracellular survival.
Enterotoxigenic
(ETEC) infection is a primary cause of livestock diarrhea. JAK inhibitor Therefore, effective vaccines are needed to reduce the incidence of ETEC infection.
Our study aimed to develop a multivalent ETEC vaccine targeting major virulence factors of ETEC, including enterotoxins and fimbriae.
SLS (STa-LTB-STb) recombinant enterotoxin and fimbriae proteins (F4, F5, F6, F18, and F41) were prepared to develop a multivalent vaccine. A total of 65 mice were immunized subcutaneously by vaccines and phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). The levels of specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) and pro-inflammatory cytokines were determined at 0, 7, 14 and 21 days post-vaccination (dpv). A challenge test with a lethal dose of ETEC was performed, and the survival rate of the mice in each group was recorded. Feces and intestine washes were collected to measure the concentrations of secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA).
Anti-SLS and anti-fimbriae-specific IgG in serums of antigen-vaccinated mice were significantly higher than those of the control group. Immunization with the SLS enterotoxin and multivalent vaccine increased interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) concentrations. Compared to diarrheal symptoms and 100% death of mice in the control group, mice inoculated with the multivalent vaccine showed an 80% survival rate without any symptom of diarrhea, while SLS and fimbriae vaccinated groups showed 60 and 70% survival rates, respectively.
Both SLS and fimbriae proteins can serve as vaccine antigens, and the combination of these two antigens can elicit stronger immune responses. The results suggest that the multivalent vaccine can be successfully used for preventing ETEC in important livestock.
Both SLS and fimbriae proteins can serve as vaccine antigens, and the combination of these two antigens can elicit stronger immune responses. The results suggest that the multivalent vaccine can be successfully used for preventing ETEC in important livestock.Biological lasers which utilize Fabry-Pérot (FP) cavities have attracted tremendous interest due to their potential in amplifying subtle biological changes. Transverse laser modes generated from cells serve as distinct fingerprints of individual cells; however, most lasing signals lack the ability to provide key information about the cell due to high complexity of transverse modes. The missing key, therefore, hinders it from practical applications in biomedicine. This study reveals the key mechanism governing the frequency distributions of transverse modes in cellular lasers. Spatial information of cells including curvature can be interpreted through spectral information of transverse modes by means of hyperspectral imaging. link2 Theoretical studies are conducted to explore the correlation between the cross-sectional morphology of a cell and lasing frequencies of transverse modes. Experimentally, the spectral characteristics of transverse modes are investigated in live and fixed cells with different morphological features. By extracting laser modes in frequency domain, the proposed concept is applied for studying cell adhesion process and cell classification from rat cortices. This study expands a new analytical dimension of cell lasers, opening an avenue for subcellular analysis in biophotonic applications.
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have shown numerous clinical benefits in multiple cancer types, but good predictive biomarkers are severely lacking. Although increasing evidence has linked Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway with tumor development, a systematic investigation for its potential as a biomarker remains elusive.
We collected and analyzed the transcriptional data and clinical outcomes of diverse cancers from the Cancer Genome Atlas and four published ICI datasets. Hh activity was estimated by conducting a single-sample gene-set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) for the Hh-related genes and calculating the ssGSEA score in each tumor sample.
Our findings suggest that tumors with high Hh activity displayed multiple immunosuppressive characteristics, including lack of anti-tumor response pathways, downregulation of immune effectors, enrichment of immunosuppressive cells and chemokines, and activation of immunosuppressive signaling. Notably, patients in the non-response group had enriched Hh activity and showed worse overall survival (OS; pooled HR=1.50, 95% CI=1.02-2.21, p=0.039). In the subgroup of high programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression, patients who harbored high Hh activity displayed a dramatically lower response rate to ICIs and a strikingly worse OS (pooled HR=2.89, 95% CI=1.53-5.49, p<0.001).
Increased Hh activity correlates with tumor immunosuppression across diverse cancers. Hh activity is not only a predictive biomarker for resistance to ICIs but can also better predict clinical outcomes in combination with PD-L1 expression.
Increased Hh activity correlates with tumor immunosuppression across diverse cancers. Hh activity is not only a predictive biomarker for resistance to ICIs but can also better predict clinical outcomes in combination with PD-L1 expression.Ferroptosis can activate immune response via inducing tumor cells immunogenic cell death (ICD), and antitumor immunity in turn boosts the efficacy of ferroptosis by excreting interferon gamma (IFN-γ), which shows a promising combo for synergistically amplified tumor treatment. However, their combination is strictly limited by the complexity of tumor microenvironment, including poor ferroptosis response and immunosuppressive factors in tumor. Herein, a metal-phenolic networks (MPNs) nanoplatform with all-active components is constructed to favor the ferroptosis-immunotherapy cyclical synergism. The photothermal MPNs are assembled via coordination between tannic acid (TA) and metal-ion complex of Fe3+ /Mn2+ , through which a PD-L1 inhibiting DNAzyme (DZ) is loaded to regulate the immunosuppressive PD-1/PD-L1 pathway. link3 After intracellular delivery, each component of MPNs exerts their respective functions Fe2+ is in situ generated from Fe3+ by TA reduction to trigger ferroptosis, while DZ is activated by Mn2+ to effectively silence PD-L1. With external laser irradiation, photothermal therapy is initiated to synergize with ferroptosis for enhanced ICD, which induces strong antitumor immunes. Combined with DZ-mediated PD-L1 suppression, a cyclically amplified tumor ferroptosis-immunotherapy is achieved, resulting in obliteration of both primary and distant tumor. This work provides a smart, simple, yet robust nanomedicine-based combination for self-amplified tumor treatment.
We have limited information about neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the gallbladder. The purpose of this paper is to compare clinical and pathological features between different age groups and prognostic factors for gallbladder NEC and how it differs from adenocarcinoma (ADC) of the gallbladder.
This study included 28 gallbladder NEC patients and 137 ADC patients whose clinical characteristics and pathological findings were retrospectively collected. Propensity score matching and Cox regression analysis were used for the analysis of prognostic factors.
We divided NEC patients into two groups based on the age more than or less than 60years. Most of the NEC patients less than 60years old complained of abdominal pain or discomfort (p=0.038), and more younger patients accepted adjuvant therapy (p=0.020) than older patients did. CD56 was positive in all patients more than 60years old, which is significantly higher than that of younger patients (p=0.039). The mean age was similar between NEC and ADC patients.