- 著者
- Takeharu KANEDA Tomoe FUJIEDA Yuta ETO Yuta NAGAI Noriyasu SASAKI Tsuyoshi TAJIMA Norimoto URAKAWA Kazumasa SHIMIZU
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.12-0020, (Released:2012-05-29)
- 被引用文献数
- 2 5
To elucidate the role of glycogen in the contraction on tracheal smooth muscle, we investigated the changes in the glycogen contents of bovine trachea contraction induced by high K+ and hypoxia (achieved by bubbling N2 instead of O2), either in a glucose-free condition or in the presence of iodoacetic acid (IAA), an inhibitor of glycolysis. The hyperosmotic addition of 65 mM KCl (H-65 K+) induced a sustained contraction. A glucose-free condition did not affect H-65 K+-induced contraction. However, hypoxia slightly inhibited the contraction, and glucose-free PSS with hypoxia or IAA remarkably inhibited the H-65 K+-induced contraction. H-65 K+ induced a sustained increase in reduced pyridine nucleotide (PNred) fluorescence, representing glycolysis activity. Hypoxia alone slightly enhanced PNred fluorescence and when combined with a glucose-free condition, remarkably enhanced the H-65 K+-induced PNred fluorescence. IAA inhibited PNred fluorescence. In the presence of H-65 K+, a glucose-free condition, hypoxia and the combination of glucose-free PSS and hypoxia decreased the glycogen contents. However, IAA had no effect on glycogen contents. Although hypoxia or glucose-free PSS did not affect PCr and ATP contents, the combination of hypoxia and glucose-free PSS or IAA induced a gradual decrease of PCr content. In conclusion, we suggest that the endogenous glycogen was utilized to increase the activity of glycolysis for maintaining the high K+-induced contraction on the bovine trachea in glucose-free and/or hypoxic condition.
- 著者
- Mohammad Mahbubur RAHMAN Hiroaki KAWAGUCHI Noriaki MIYOSHI Akira YABUKI Yuya NAKAMOTO Tsuyoshi OZAWA Osamu YAMATO
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.74, no.4, pp.485-489, 2012 (Released:2012-04-29)
- 参考文献数
- 27
- 被引用文献数
- 1 3
Salivary gland cysts are often concurrent with GM1 gangliosidosis in Shiba dogs. Although the etiology is unknown, these cysts may be misdiagnosed as malignant due to the accumulation of foamy cells. The present study investigated the cytological, histopathological, immunohistochemical and electron microscopic characteristics of salivary gland cysts in a Shiba dog affected with GM1 gangliosidosis. The salivary gland masses were surgically enucleated and examined clinicopathologically and pathologically in a 7-month-old Shiba dog with GM1 gangliosidosis. Many large cells with rich cytoplasm including vacuoles of various sizes, i.e., foamy cells, were observed in stamp smears from the cut-surface of the masses and histopathologically in major parts of the cyst wall. Some of these foamy cells presented features similar to a spider-web appearance. The foamy cells were confirmed to have originated from macrophages based on marked immunohistochemical expression of vimentin, HLA-DR, lysozyme and Iba1. An ultrastructural study demonstrated electron-dense vesicular structures in the vacuolated cells. Therefore, the masses were diagnosed pathologically as benign salivary gland cysts with accumulation of foamy cells. In conclusion, the histopathological features of the salivary gland cysts in this Shiba dog were similar to those of lipoma and/or liposarcoma. In such cases, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural examinations were useful in the differential diagnosis. Practitioners, clinical pathologists and pathologists should take GM1 gangliosidosis into consideration when they encounter salivary gland cysts in Shiba dogs.
- 著者
- Atsushi TSUKAMOTO Koichi OHNO Mitsuhiro IRIE Aki OHMI Shingo MAEDA Ko NAKASHIMA Kenjiro FUKUSHIMA Yasuhito FUJINO Kazuyuki UCHIDA Hajime TSUJIMOTO
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.74, no.4, pp.503-506, 2012 (Released:2012-04-29)
- 参考文献数
- 14
- 被引用文献数
- 6 12 3
Endoscopic polypectomy and argon plasma coagulation (APC) were performed in a refractory case of inflammatory colorectal polyps in a 7-year-old male Miniature Dachshund. Colonoscopic examination revealed a large sessile polyp and multiple diffuse small polyps, localized to the descending colon and rectum. The case showed a poor therapeutic response to prednisolone and cyclosporine. Under anesthesia, piecemeal resections were performed by polypectomy. APC was carried out to cauterize the polyp remnants. After treatment, reduction of the lesions and the improvement in clinical signs were observed, without recurrence of lesions for at least 10 months. Endoscopic treatment by polypectomy and APC is suggested to be a therapeutic option for refractory cases of inflammatory colorectal polyps in dogs.
- 著者
- Hojung CHOI Youngwon LEE Kitae PARK Seongchan YEON Heechun LEE
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.74, no.4, pp.491-494, 2012 (Released:2012-04-29)
- 参考文献数
- 19
- 被引用文献数
- 1 4
The detection of small amounts of free peritoneal gas in the canine patient can pose a diagnostic dilemma. The objective of this study was to determine how much of this free gas could be detected ultrasonographically. Ultrasound examinations were carried out after increments (0.1 ml) of air were intraperitoneally injected. Via ultrasonography, 0.4 ml of free gas can be reliably detected. The authors concluded that ultrasonography is a very sensitive modality for the detection of small amounts of peritoneal free gas (above 0.4 ml).
- 著者
- Meina TEI Kazuyuki UCHIDA Mayu MUTSUGA James K. CHAMBERS Hiroyuki NAKAYAMA
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.74, no.4, pp.481-483, 2012 (Released:2012-04-29)
- 参考文献数
- 17
- 被引用文献数
- 1 3
Curcumin is a constituent phenol compound of turmeric, and has been used as a dietary spice and Indian medicine. Curcumin has been reported to inhibit the formation of amyloid β fibrils and aggregation. In this study, the binding activity of curcumin to various types of canine amyloid was examined. Tissue samples used were lesions of AA, AL, amyloid of canine amyloid-producing odontogenic tumor (Aapot), and senile cardiovascular amyloid (ScA). Curcumin stained all types of amyloid. The binding of curcumin to AA, ScA, and AL was lost by the KMnO4 treatment, but Aapot maintained the binding. These findings indicate that curcumin binds several types of amyloid, while the binding sites of amyloid molecules might be different from that of Congo red.
- 著者
- Junko DOI Junichi HIROTA Akihiko MORITA Kanae FUKUSHIMA Hiromi KAMIJYO Hiroshi OHTA Masahiro YAMASAKI Toru TAKAHASHI Ken KATAKURA Yuzaburo OKU
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.74, no.4, pp.413-417, 2012 (Released:2012-04-29)
- 参考文献数
- 19
- 被引用文献数
- 7 21
Tritrichomonas suis (=T. foetus) has recently been reported to be a causative agent of chronic large-bowel diarrhea in cats. While the disease was previously attributed to Pentatrichomonas hominis, the etiologic agent for feline trichomonal diarrhea was identified as T. suis. Although feline trichomonosis due to T. suis has been reported at prevalences ranging from 14 to 31% in Europe and the U.S., no reports of the pathogen have been published to date in Japan. In 2008, however, we encountered a case of feline trichomonosis at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Hokkaido University. The parasite was identified as T. suis by nested PCR amplification of partial internal transcribed spacer region 1 and 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene sequences with T. suis-specific primers and DNA sequencing of the amplified products. We then conducted surveys for feline trichomonosis in three different animal hospitals using either cultivation and/or PCR-based assays. The results revealed that 13 of 147 samples (8.8%) were positive for T. suis, and that 5 of the 13 infected cats, which ranged between 1 month and 7.5 years-old, showed chronic diarrhea. Seven of the infected cats were purebred and 6 were mixed breed. These findings suggested that feline trichomonosis is prevalent in Japan, and that T. suis may play a role as a causative agent of feline chronic diarrhea.
- 著者
- Yu YAMAMOTO Kikuyasu NAKAMURA Manabu YAMADA Masaji MASE
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.74, no.2, pp.205-208, 2012 (Released:2012-03-02)
- 参考文献数
- 28
- 被引用文献数
- 9 21
An experimental infection study was performed using pigeons reared for racing or meat production in Japan and clade 2.2 and 2.3.2 isolates of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus to evaluate the possible role of pigeons in virus transmission to poultry. In experiment 1, when 20 pigeons were intranasally inoculated with high or low viral doses, no inoculated pigeon exhibited clinical signs for 14 days. Drinking water and almost all swab samples were negative for virus isolation. Virus isolation was positive in 3 oral swab samples from 2 pigeons from day 2 through 4 postinoculation, but viral titers of positive samples were extremely low. Immunohistochemical analysis for virus detection was negative in all tissue samples. Along with seroconversion in a limited number of pigeons postinoculation, these results suggest that pigeons have limited susceptibility to the virus used for experimental infection. In experiment 2, when uninoculated chickens were housed with virus-inoculated pigeons, all pigeons and contact chickens survived for 14 days without exhibiting any clinical signs. According to serological analysis, the chickens did not exhibit seroconversion after close contact with inoculated pigeons. Our data suggest that the risk posed by pigeons with respect to the transmission of the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus to poultry would be less than that for other susceptible avian species.