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A 79-year-old woman presented at our hospital with sudden headache and vomiting. Computed tomography revealed diffuse subarachnoid hemorrhage. Although digital subtraction angiography (DSA) performed on admission and on the following day revealed no vascular abnormalities, DSA on Day 22 revealed microaneurysmal changes in the dorsal basilar artery. However, the aneurysmal changes gradually became smaller during follow-up, and DSA on Day 73 revealed complete disappearance. A 53-year-old man also presented to our hospital with sudden headache and vomiting. Computed tomography revealed perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage. DSA on Days 9 and 16 revealed microaneurysmal changes in the dorsal basilar artery. Conservative treatment was continued, and DSA on Day 42 revealed spontaneous disappearance of the lesion. It has been reported that basilar artery perforating aneurysms cause angiogram-negative subarachnoid hemorrhage, which disappears spontaneously. The fact that lesions previously reported as basilar artery perforating aneurysms may include cases of acute dissection of the main trunk or perforating branches of the basilar artery implies that surgical or endovascular treatment may worsen the condition. Therefore, conservative treatment may be an important option.
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Rickettsia, a group of intracellular bacteria found in eukaryotes, exhibits diverse lifestyles, with some acting as vertebrate pathogens transmitted by arthropod vectors and others serving as maternally transmitted arthropod endosymbionts, some of which manipulate host reproduction for their own benefit. Two phenotypes, namely male-killing and parthenogenesis induction are known as Rickettsia-induced host reproductive manipulations, but it remains unknown whether Rickettsia can induce other types of host manipulation. In this study, we discovered that Rickettsia induced strong cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), in which uninfected females produce no offspring when mated with infected males, in the predatory insect Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae). Molecular phylogenetic analysis revealed that the Rickettsia strain was related to Rickettsia bellii, a common insect endosymbiont. Notably, this strain carried plasmid-encoded homologues of the CI-inducing factors (namely cifA-like and cifB-like genes), typically found in Wolbachia, which are well-known CI-inducing endosymbionts. Protein domain prediction revealed that the cifB-like gene encodes PD-(D/E)XK nuclease and deubiquitinase domains, which are responsible for Wolbachia-induced CI, as well as ovarian tumour-like (OTU-like) cysteine protease and ankyrin repeat domains. These findings suggest that Rickettsia and Wolbachia endosymbionts share underlying mechanisms of CI and that CI-inducing ability was acquired by microbes through horizontal plasmid transfer.
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Hemípteros , Filogenia , Rickettsia , Simbiose , Animais , Rickettsia/fisiologia , Feminino , Hemípteros/microbiologia , Hemípteros/fisiologia , Masculino , Citoplasma , Wolbachia/fisiologiaRESUMO
The endosymbiotic bacteria Spiroplasma (Mollicutes) infect diverse plants and arthropods, and some of which induce male killing, where male hosts are killed during development. Male-killing Spiroplasma strains belong to either the phylogenetically distant Citri-Poulsonii or Ixodetis groups. In Drosophila flies, Spiroplasma poulsonii induces male killing via the Spaid toxin. While Spiroplasma ixodetis infects a wide range of insects and arachnids, little is known about the genetic basis of S. ixodetis-induced male killing. Here, we analyzed the genome of S. ixodetis strains in the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum (Aphididae, Hemiptera). Genome sequencing constructed a complete genome of a male-killing strain, sAp269, consisting of a 1.5 Mb circular chromosome and an 80 Kb plasmid. sAp269 encoded putative virulence factors containing either ankyrin repeat, ovarian tumor-like deubiquitinase, or ribosome inactivating protein domains, but lacked the Spaid toxin. Further comparative genomics of Spiroplasma strains in A. pisum biotypes adapted to different host plants revealed their phylogenetic associations and the diversity of putative virulence factors. Although the mechanisms of S. ixodetis-induced male killing in pea aphids remain elusive, this study underlines the dynamic genome evolution of S. ixodetis and proposes independent acquisition events of male-killing mechanisms in insects.
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Afídeos , Genoma Bacteriano , Filogenia , Spiroplasma , Simbiose , Animais , Spiroplasma/genética , Spiroplasma/fisiologia , Spiroplasma/classificação , Afídeos/microbiologia , Masculino , Fenótipo , Genômica , Fatores de Virulência/genética , Feminino , Pisum sativum/microbiologia , Pisum sativum/parasitologiaRESUMO
Insects harbour diverse maternally inherited bacteria and viruses, some of which have evolved to kill the male progeny of their hosts (male killing: MK). The fly species Drosophila biauraria carries a maternally transmitted MK-inducing partiti-like virus, but it was unknown if it carries other MK-inducing endosymbionts. Here, we identified two male-killing Wolbachia strains (wBiau1 and wBiau2) from D. biauraria and compared their genomes to elucidate their evolutionary processes. The two strains were genetically closely related but had exceptionally different genome structures with considerable rearrangements compared with combinations of other Wolbachia strains. Despite substantial changes in the genome structure, the two Wolbachia strains did not experience gene losses that would disrupt the male-killing expression or persistence in the host population. The two Wolbachia-infected matrilines carried distinct mitochondrial haplotypes, suggesting that wBiau1 and wBiau2 have invaded D. biauraria independently and undergone considerable genome changes owing to unknown selective pressures in evolutionary history. This study demonstrated the presence of three male-killers from two distinct origins in one fly species and highlighted the diverse and rapid genome evolution of MK Wolbachia in the host.
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the clinical features of bilirubin encephalopathy in preterm infants (pBE) in Japan. METHODS: We performed a retrospective, nationwide questionnaire-based survey. The initial survey determined the number of children with pBE who were born after 2000. Using a structured questionnaire, the second survey clarified the clinical manifestations and characteristics of children with pBE, including demographic data, neurological symptoms, and MRI and auditory brainstem response (ABR) findings. RESULTS: The initial survey identified 41 pBE infants from 18 institutions. After exclusion of patients included in previous studies, clinical information was collected from 30 patients (21 boys and 9 girls) during the secondary survey. The median gestational age was 26 weeks and the median birthweight was 846 g. Chronic lung disease and symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus were common neonatal complications. Head control was observed in 63% and functional gait in 17% of patients. Purposeful hand use was seen in 57% and verbal communication in 50% of patients. MRI showed T2 hyperintensities in the globus pallidus of 29 of 30 patients. ABR abnormalities were present in 11 of 15 patients. None of the variables were significantly different between the 2017 and 2021 surveys. CONCLUSIONS: The pBE infants had severely impaired gross motor function and relatively preserved manual function and verbal communication. MRI and ABR findings aid in the diagnosis of pBE.
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Recém-Nascido Prematuro , Kernicterus , Lactente , Masculino , Feminino , Criança , Recém-Nascido , Humanos , Kernicterus/epidemiologia , Kernicterus/diagnóstico , Japão/epidemiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Idade GestacionalRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Recently, the high prevalence of young Japanese individuals who are underweight has received attention because of the potential risk for sarcopenia. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and characteristics of sarcopenia in Japanese youth. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we measured skeletal muscle mass using a multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis device and handgrip strength (HGS) and administered questionnaires on dietary habits and physical activity in 1264 first-year university students ages 18 to 20 y (838 men and 426 women). Sarcopenia was confirmed based on the presence of both low skeletal muscle mass and weak muscle strength. RESULTS: In all, 145 men (17%) and 69 women (16%) were diagnosed as underweight. Sarcopenia was diagnosed in 8 men (1%) and 5 women (1%). There was a significantly higher prevalence of low skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) and/or weak HGS in underweight individuals than in those in other body mass index (BMI) ranges. The multivariate analyses indicated that SMI and HGS were significantly associated with BMI in both sexes. Furthermore, after adjusting for BMI, both SMI and HGS were significantly associated with physical activity in men, and SMI was significantly associated with energy intake in women. CONCLUSIONS: First-year university students showed a high incidence of being underweight with low SMI and/or weak HGS, but the prevalence of sarcopenia was low in both sexes. There may be sex differences in factors related to muscle mass and strength, but further research is needed to clarify this.
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Sarcopenia , Humanos , Feminino , Masculino , Adolescente , Sarcopenia/etiologia , Estudos Transversais , Japão/epidemiologia , Força da Mão/fisiologia , Magreza/complicações , Universidades , Força Muscular/fisiologia , Músculo Esquelético/patologia , Exercício Físico , Comportamento Alimentar , EstudantesRESUMO
Wolbachia is a ubiquitous endosymbiotic bacterium that manipulates insect reproduction. A notable feature of Wolbachia is male killing (MK), whereby sons of infected females are killed during development; however, the evolutionary processes by which Wolbachia acquired the MK ability remain unclear. The tea tortrix moth Homona magnanima (Tortricidae) harbours three non-MK Wolbachia strains (wHm-a, wHm-b and wHm-c) and an MK strain wHm-t. Although wHm-t and wHm-c are closely related, only wHm-t has an MK-associated prophage region. To understand the evolutionary processes underlying the emergence of MK wHm-t, we examined Wolbachia infections and phenotypes in 62 tortricid species collected from 39 localities across Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam and Indonesia. PCR assays detected wHm-c relatives in 51 species and triple infection of wHm-a, wHm-b and wHm-c in 31 species. Apart from Taiwanese H. magnanima, no species exhibited the MK phenotype and were positive for the wHm-t-specific prophage. While wHm-t infection was dominant in Taiwanese H. magnanima, wHm-a, wHm-b and wHm-c were dominant in Japanese H. magnanima populations. These results suggest that wHm-a, wHm-b and wHm-c strains descended from a common ancestor with repeated infection loss and that wHm-t evolved from the wHm-c acquiring MK ability in allopatric populations of H. magnanima.
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Mariposas , Wolbachia , Animais , Feminino , Masculino , Mariposas/genética , Mariposas/microbiologia , Wolbachia/genética , Reprodução , Fenótipo , Bactérias , SimbioseRESUMO
The zoophytophagous stink bug, Nesidiocoris tenuis, is a promising natural enemy of micro-pests such as whiteflies and thrips. This bug possesses both phytophagous and entomophagous food habits, enabling it to obtain nutrition from both plants and insects. This trait allows us to maintain its population density in agricultural fields by introducing insectary plants, even when the pest prey density is extremely low. However, if the bugs' population becomes too dense, they can sometimes damage crop plants. This dual character seems to arise from the food preferences and chemosensation of this predator. To understand the genomic landscape of N. tenuis, we examined the whole genome sequence of a commercially available Japanese strain. We used long-read sequencing and Hi-C analysis to assemble the genome at the chromosomal level. We then conducted a comparative analysis of the genome with previously reported genomes of phytophagous and hematophagous stink bugs to focus on the genetic factors contributing to this species' herbivorous and carnivorous tendencies. Our findings suggest that the gustatory gene set plays a pivotal role in adapting to food habits, making it a promising target for selective breeding. Furthermore, we identified the whole genomes of microorganisms symbiotic with this species through genomic analysis. We believe that our results shed light on the food habit adaptations of N. tenuis and will accelerate breeding efforts based on new breeding techniques for natural enemy insects, including genomics and genome editing.
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Heterópteros , Animais , Heterópteros/genética , Comportamento Alimentar , Densidade Demográfica , HerbivoriaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the incidence and outcomes of childhood-onset epilepsy and associated factors in term-born patients with basal ganglia and thalamic lesion (BGTL)-induced dyskinetic cerebral palsy (DCP) caused by perinatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). METHODS: We studied 104 term-born patients with BGTL-induced DCP (63 males and 41 females, aged 2-22 years) to investigate the incidence of epilepsy and the factors related to its development. We used multivariate analysis to assess perinatal factors, gross motor function, and the extent of brain lesions. We also investigated the seizure onset, clinical course, and electroencephalography (EEG) characteristics. RESULTS: The cumulative epilepsy incidence was 36%. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that deep white matter lesions were the only independent risk factor for epilepsy. The confirmed seizure types included epileptic spasms (ES, n = 13), myoclonic seizures (MS, n = 6), and focal-onset seizures (FS, n = 24). Only patients with deep white matter lesions exhibited ES or MS. The symptoms of FS resembled those of self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes; however, only half of the patients reached remission by the time of investigation, and four patients had more than one seizure per month despite appropriate drug therapy. Focal spikes in the peri-rolandic area were detected not only in patients with FS but also in half of the patients without epilepsy. CONCLUSIONS: One-third of term-born patients with BGTL-induced DCP caused by perinatal HIE develop epilepsy, and deep white matter lesions increase the likelihood of epilepsy. Preparation for early-onset ES, MS, and subsequent FS is beneficial.
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Paralisia Cerebral , Epilepsia , Espasmos Infantis , Masculino , Feminino , Humanos , Paralisia Cerebral/complicações , Paralisia Cerebral/epidemiologia , Epilepsia/tratamento farmacológico , Convulsões , EletroencefalografiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: This nationwide survey aimed to determine the status of jaundice management in Japan. METHODS: A questionnaire about bilirubin level measurements and neonatal jaundice treatment was sent to 330 institutions providing neonatal care. The responses were analyzed according to institution level. RESULTS: Of 330 institutions, 172 responded (52.1% response rate). Total bilirubin levels were measured in the central laboratory using spectrophotometry at 134 institutions and a blood gas analyzer at 81 institutions. Unbound bilirubin (UB) levels were measured by 79 institutions, while transcutaneous bilirubin measurements were taken at 63 institutions. There was no association between institution level and UB or transcutaneous bilirubin measurement. For phototherapy criteria, the Murata-Imura criteria were adopted by 67 institutions, Nakamura criteria by 36, and Morioka criteria by 39. Light-emitting diodes (LED) were used by 160 institutions versus fluorescent lights by 31. When a blue LED was used, 119 institutions used the high mode. There is no standard for increasing light intensity. No association was found between institution level and phototherapy criteria. UB was measured in 14 of 63 institutions using the Murata-Imura criteria. CONCLUSIONS: There is a large variation in the management and treatment of neonatal jaundice among institutes in Japan.
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Icterícia Neonatal , Recém-Nascido , Humanos , Icterícia Neonatal/diagnóstico , Icterícia Neonatal/terapia , Japão , Transfusão Total , Fototerapia , BilirrubinaRESUMO
Some Wolbachia endosymbionts induce male killing, whereby male offspring of infected females are killed during development; however, the origin and diversity of the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we identified a 76 kbp prophage region specific to male-killing Wolbachia hosted by the moth Homona magnanima. The prophage encoded a homolog of the male-killing gene oscar in Ostrinia moths and the wmk gene that induces various toxicities in Drosophila melanogaster. Upon overexpressing these genes in D. melanogaster, wmk-1 and wmk-3 killed all males and most females, whereas Hm-oscar, wmk-2, and wmk-4 had no impact on insect survival. Strikingly, co-expression of tandemly arrayed wmk-3 and wmk-4 killed 90% of males and restored 70% of females, suggesting their conjugated functions for male-specific lethality. While the male-killing gene in the native host remains unknown, our findings highlight the role of bacteriophages in male-killing evolution and differences in male-killing mechanisms among insects.
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BACKGROUND: To examine the reasonable duration of continuous electrocardiographic monitoring (CEM) to detect AF at acute ischemic stroke. MATERIALS AND METHOD: 811 consecutive patients admitted to Tsuruga Municipal Hospital by acute ischemic stroke between April 2013 and December 2021 were enrolled in this study. Excluding 78 patients, 733 patients were analyzed by cluster analysis with SurvCART algorithm, followed by Kaplan-Meier analysis. RESULTS: The analysis provided step graphs for 8 subgroups. The duration of CEM to achieve the sensitivity of 0.8, 0.9, and 0.95 in each could be calculated. The duration of CEM to achieve the sensitivity of 0.8 are 18 days in female patients with heart failure (HF) (subgroup 1), 24 days in male patients with HF (subgroup 2), 22 days in patients without HF with arterial occlusion and pulse rate (PR) more than 91 (subgroup 3), 24 days in patients without HF with occlusion with PR less than 91 (subgroup 4), 18 days in patients without HF without occlusion with lacuna (subgroup 5), 26 days in patients without HF, occlusion, and lacuna, with arterial stenosis (subgroup 6), 15 days in patients without HF, occlusion, lacuna, and stenosis with BMI more than 21%(subgroup 7), and 44 days in patients without HF, occlusion, lacuna, stenosis and with BMI less than 21% (subgroup 8). CONCLUSIONS: Duration of CEM with the sensitivity of 0.8, 0.9, and 0.95 could be determined by presence of HF, female sex, arterial occlusion, PR more than 91/minute, presence of lacuna, presence of stenosis, and BMI more than 21%. (250).
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Arteriopatias Oclusivas , Fibrilação Atrial , Insuficiência Cardíaca , AVC Isquêmico , Humanos , Feminino , Masculino , Fibrilação Atrial/complicações , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico , Constrição Patológica , Frequência Cardíaca , Insuficiência Cardíaca/diagnósticoRESUMO
Male killing (MK) is a type of reproductive manipulation induced by microbes, where sons of infected mothers are killed during development. MK is a strategy that enhances the fitness of the microbes, and the underlying mechanisms and the process of their evolution have attracted substantial attention. Homona magnanima, a moth, harbors two embryonic MK bacteria, namely, Wolbachia (Alphaproteobacteria) and Spiroplasma (Mollicutes), and a larval MK virus, Osugoroshi virus (OGV; Partitiviridae). However, whether the three distantly related male killers employ similar or different mechanisms to accomplish MK remains unknown. Here, we clarified the differential effects of the three male killers on the sex-determination cascades and development of H. magnanima males. Reverse transcription-PCR demonstrated that Wolbachia and Spiroplasma, but not OGVs, disrupted the sex-determination cascade of males by inducing female-type splice variants of doublesex (dsx), a downstream regulator of the sex-determining gene cascade. We also found that MK microbes altered host transcriptomes in different manners; Wolbachia impaired the host dosage compensation system, whereas Spiroplasma and OGVs did not. Moreover, Wolbachia and Spiroplasma, but not OGVs, triggered abnormal apoptosis in male embryos. These findings suggest that distantly related microbes employ distinct machineries to kill males of the identical host species, which would be the outcome of the convergent evolution. IMPORTANCE Many microbes induce male killing (MK) in various insect species. However, it is not well understood whether microbes adopt similar or different MK mechanisms. This gap in our knowledge is partly because different insect models have been examined for each MK microbe. Here, we compared three taxonomically distinct male killers (i.e., Wolbachia, Spiroplasma, and a partiti-like virus) that infect the same host. We provided evidence that microbes can cause MK through distinct mechanisms that differ in the expression of genes involved in sex determination, dosage compensation, and apoptosis. These results imply independent evolutionary scenarios for the acquisition of their MK ability.
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Mariposas , Spiroplasma , Wolbachia , Animais , Feminino , Masculino , Simbiose , Larva/microbiologia , Reprodução , Apoptose , Wolbachia/genética , Spiroplasma/genéticaRESUMO
AIMS: To investigate the factors that contribute to subjective quality of life (QOL) in adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS: We evaluated the subjective QOL in 51 adolescents with CP through interviews using the Japanese version of KIDSCREEN-27 (J-KIDSCREEN-27) and compared the scores with those of 60 typically developing adolescents. Correlations of subjective QOL with age, sex, the levels of functions (gross motor, manipulation, and communication), intelligence, the level of activity of daily living (ADL), and the type of educational support were examined. Thereafter, we investigated the predictors of the subjective QOL by multiple regression analysis. RESULTS: The total QOL scores and individual J-KIDSCREEN-27 domains were not significantly different from those of typically developing adolescents. Sex, manipulation and communication functions, and intelligence had no relationship with subjective QOL. Gross motor function and ADL level negatively correlated with satisfaction with the school environment. Multiple regression analysis revealed that higher age predicts lower psychological well-being, lower gross motor function predicts higher satisfaction with the school environment, and attending schools or classes for special needs predicts higher physical well-being. CONCLUSIONS: Seeking adequate support for mildly affected adolescents attending regular classes will be the key to further improving subjective QOL in adolescents with CP.
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Paralisia Cerebral , Qualidade de Vida , Humanos , Adolescente , Qualidade de Vida/psicologia , População do Leste Asiático , Pais/psicologia , Bem-Estar Psicológico , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: In glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome (Glut1DS), cerebrospinal fluid glucose (CSFG) and CSFG to blood glucose ratio (CBGR) show significant differences among groups classified by phenotype or genotype. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between these biochemical parameters and Glut1DS severity. METHODS: The medical records of 45 patients who visited Osaka University Hospital between March 2004 and December 2021 were retrospectively examined. Neurological status was determined using the developmental quotient (DQ), assessed using the Kyoto Scale of Psychological Development 2001, and the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA). CSF parameters included CSFG, CBGR, and CSF lactate (CSFL). RESULTS: CSF was collected from 41 patients, and DQ and SARA were assessed in 24 and 27 patients, respectively. Simple regression analysis showed moderate associations between neurological status and biochemical parameters. CSFG resulted in a higher R2 than CBGR in these analyses. CSF parameters acquired during the first year of life were not comparable to those acquired later. CSFL was measured in 16 patients (DQ and SARA in 11 and 14 patients, respectively). Although simple regression analysis also showed moderate associations between neurological status and CSFG and CSFL, the multiple regression analysis for DQ and SARA resulted in strong associations through the use of a combination of CSFG and CSFL as explanatory variables. CONCLUSION: The severity of Glut1DS can be predicted from CSF parameters. Glucose and lactate are independent contributors to the developmental and neurological status in Glut1DS.
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Glicemia , Glucose , Estudos Retrospectivos , Transportador de Glucose Tipo 1/genética , Glucose/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Ácido Láctico , Líquido CefalorraquidianoRESUMO
The endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia occasionally increases host fitness or manipulates host reproductions to enhance vertical transmission. Multiple Wolbachia strains can coinfect the same host individual, which alters the density as well as phenotypes of the bacteria. However, the effects of Wolbachia coinfection on host fitness remain largely unknown. Here, we examined the effects of three phylogenetically distinct Wolbachia strains, wHm-a, wHm-b, and wHm-c, on host fitness by comparing non-infected, singly infected, and triply infected Homona magnanima lines within a fixed genetic background. By examining the effects of Wolbachia on host longevity, survivorship, and reproduction, we demonstrated that single infection with either wHm-b or wHm-c reduced host reproduction, but the triple infection led to the highest intrinsic growth rate. Susceptibility to the natural pathogens such as viruses and fungi was not different among the lines regardless of Wolbachia infection status. Cellular and humoral immunities were not affected by Wolbachia in females, whereas phenoloxidase activity was suppressed in males of all Wolbachia-infected lines, implying that it was a result of the mother's curse hypothesis or a strategy of Wolbachia to increase their horizontal transmission efficiency. Although how the host's genetic diversity affects the Wolbachia fitness effects is yet unknown, our findings indicated that the effects of Wolbachia are deeply influenced by infection status and that Wolbachia could change symbiotic strategy depending on host sex and transmission route.
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Mariposas , Wolbachia , Animais , Feminino , Masculino , Wolbachia/genética , Mariposas/genética , Reprodução , Fenótipo , Longevidade , SimbioseRESUMO
Male-killing, a male-specific death of arthropod hosts during development, is induced by Spiroplasma (Mollicutes) endosymbionts of the Citri-Poulsonii and the Ixodetis groups, which are phylogenetically distant groups. Spiroplasma poulsonii induces male-killing in Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera) using the Spaid toxin that harbors ankyrin repeats, whereas little is known about the origin and mechanisms of male-killing induced by Spiroplasma ixodetis. Here, we analyzed the genome and the biological characteristics of a male-killing S. ixodetis strain sHm in the moth Homona magnanima (Tortricidae, Lepidoptera). Strain sHm harbored a 2.1 Mb chromosome and two potential plasmids encoding Type IV effectors, putatively involved in virulence and host-symbiont interactions. Moreover, sHm did not harbor the spaid gene but harbored 10 ankyrin genes that were homologous to those in other S. ixodetis strains. In contrast to the predominant existence of S. poulsonii in hemolymph, our quantitative PCR assays revealed a systemic distribution of strain sHm in H. magnanima, with particularly high titers in Malpighian tubules but low titers in hemolymph. Furthermore, transinfection assays confirmed that strain sHm can infect cultured cells derived from distantly related insects, namely Aedes albopictus (Diptera) and Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera). These results suggest different origins and characteristics of S. ixodetis- and S. poulsonii-induced male-killing.
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The leucine-rich glioma-inactivated (LGI) family consists of four highly conserved paralogous genes, LGI1-4, that are highly expressed in mammalian central and/or peripheral nervous systems. LGI1 antibodies are detected in subjects with autoimmune limbic encephalitis and peripheral nerve hyperexcitability syndromes (PNHSs) such as Isaacs and Morvan syndromes. Pathogenic variations of LGI1 and LGI4 are associated with neurological disorders as disease traits including familial temporal lobe epilepsy and neurogenic arthrogryposis multiplex congenita 1 with myelin defects, respectively. No human disease has been reported associated with either LGI2 or LGI3. We implemented exome sequencing and family-based genomics to identify individuals with deleterious variants in LGI3 and utilized GeneMatcher to connect practitioners and researchers worldwide to investigate the clinical and electrophysiological phenotype in affected subjects. We also generated Lgi3-null mice and performed peripheral nerve dissection and immunohistochemistry to examine the juxtaparanode LGI3 microarchitecture. As a result, we identified 16 individuals from eight unrelated families with loss-of-function (LoF) bi-allelic variants in LGI3. Deep phenotypic characterization showed LGI3 LoF causes a potentially clinically recognizable PNHS trait characterized by global developmental delay, intellectual disability, distal deformities with diminished reflexes, visible facial myokymia, and distinctive electromyographic features suggestive of motor nerve instability. Lgi3-null mice showed reduced and mis-localized Kv1 channel complexes in myelinated peripheral axons. Our data demonstrate bi-allelic LoF variants in LGI3 cause a clinically distinguishable disease trait of PNHS, most likely caused by disturbed Kv1 channel distribution in the absence of LGI3.
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Mioquimia , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso , Animais , Autoanticorpos , Axônios , Genômica , Humanos , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intracelular/genética , Mamíferos/genética , Camundongos , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/genética , Fenótipo , Genética ReversaRESUMO
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a relatively common neurological disease, and its prevalence at a transitional age is estimated to be approximately 0.2% in Japan. We should understand the pathology of CP, which causes various dysfunctions other than motor disturbances, for delivering a comprehensive treatment. Rapid progress in perinatal medicine has altered the underlying brain lesions. Bilateral spastic CP associated with visual cognitive impairment due to periventricular leukomalacia has becomethe most prevalent instead of dyskinetic CP due to kernicterus. New types of brain lesions found in very premature infants will be more common among adult CP in the future. Cerebellar injury causes disturbances in cognition and communication, and bilirubin encephalopathy causes severe motor impairment with marked dystonia. The latter needs various medical treatments, including botulinum toxin and intrathecal baclofen. Elevated risk of lifestyle-related and psychological diseases should also be considered.
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Paralisia Cerebral , Disfunção Cognitiva , Adulto , Paralisia Cerebral/complicações , Paralisia Cerebral/epidemiologia , Disfunção Cognitiva/complicações , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Japão , GravidezRESUMO
Tortricidae (Lepidoptera), commonly known as tortrix or leafroller moths, comprises many agricultural and forestry pests, which cause serious agricultural losses. To understand the biology of such pest moths, fundamental techniques have been in high demand. Here, methods for mass-rearing, observations, and molecular studies are developed using two tea tortrix, Homona magnanima and Adoxophyes honmai (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Insects were mass-reared with sliced artificial diet and maintained by inbreeding for over 100 generations by considering their biological characteristics. Insects have various sex dimorphisms; hence it is difficult to distinguish the sex during the developing stages, which have prevented subsequent assays. The present work highlighted that the sex of tortricids larvae could be determined by observing testes or lactic-acetic orcein staining to visualize the female-specific W chromosome. Moreover, using the sex determination methods, the present study enabled nucleic acid extractions from sex determined embryos and application toward high throughput sequencing. These tips are applicable for other pest insects and will facilitate further morphological and genetic studies.