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Following the discovery of Eimeria kongi, we investigated the pathogenicity, immunogenicity, endogenous development and drug sensitivity of this coccidian. Coccidia-free rabbits were inoculated with 1 × 102 to 5 × 104 sporulated oocysts of E. kongi before challenge 14 days post inoculation. E. kongi was moderately pathogenic and induced good immunity against re-infection. All inoculated doses results in reduced food intake and body weight gain, and an inoculation oocyst dose of 1 × 103 or higher caused various degrees of diarrhea. Except for one death of the highest dose group, all rabbits recovered 12 days post inoculation. An inoculation dose of 1 × 103 or 1 × 104 oocysts conferred the most effective protection from re-infection, which reduced oocyst output by approximately 99% and maintained body weight gain. Four generations of schizogony were observed, and the endogenous development mainly occurred in the jejunum and ileum of rabbits. E. kongi was most sensitive to sulfachloropyrazine sodium, followed by decoquinate; it is resistant to diclazuril. Both decoquinate and sulfachloropyrazine sodium may be effective in the control of E. kongi infection.
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Background: Primary bladder adenocarcinoma (PBA) only accounts for 2% of primary bladder cancers. PBA symptoms vary according to the volume, location, and the metastasis of the tumor. The most common symptoms include suprapubic pain, hematuria, dysuria, and bladder irritation. In the initial stage, the diagnosis of PBA is possibly delayed due to the lack of obvious symptoms. When diagnosed, up to 40% of patients are reported to have metastatic disease. PBA can occur anywhere in the bladder, especially the bottom, neck, and roof. However, the mass at the bladder outlet and urethra is a rare presentation of PBA. Through this rare case, when clinicians encounter similar patients, they can have richer ideas for diagnosis and treatment, which is helpful for the timely diagnosis and effective treatment. Case Description: A 62-year-old female was referred to an outpatient urology surgery service due to a 1-year history of narrowing of the urinary route and difficulties in urination. No significant abnormalities were found in other surgical examinations, and the patient denied having a genetic history or similar history in her family. Ultrasonography revealed a hypoechoic mass of 6.5 cm × 3.8 cm × 4.4 cm at the bladder outlet and urethra. Computed tomography (CT) plain scan and enhancing scan displayed that the wall of bladder was thickened, and soft tissue density was seen at the bladder outlet and urethra with slight enhancement and an unclear partial boundary. The mass was confirmed to be PBA. Conclusions: Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of bladder usually detected in the posterior wall and trigone, but at the bladder outlet and urethra was rare. In this report, Imaging examination showed that the mass was located at the bladder outlet and urethra, and was finally confirmed by surgery. Due to the location of the growth, our patient's only symptoms were dysuria and urinary tract thinning, without hematuria, suprapubic pain, or bladder irritation. Timely diagnosis and treatment of this case depend on the findings of imaging examination. We describe the imaging features of this rare disease entity and the relevant literature review.
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Adipose tissue is a source of mesenchymal stem cells, which have the potential to differentiate into various types of cells. Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) are now recognized as an accessible, abundant, and reliable stem cells suitable for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. However, few literatures gave a comprehensive report on the capacities of ADSCs harvested from different sites. Especially, the capacities of ADSCs from aged mice remained unclear. In this study, we investigated several main capacities of brown adipose derived stem cells (B-ADSCs) and white adipose derived stem cells (W-ADSCs) from both young and aged mice. METHODS AND RESULTS: When isolated from young mice, B-ADSCs showed a stronger proliferation rate and higher osteogenic, adipogenic and myocardial differentiation ability than W-ADSCs. Carboxy fluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester (CFSE) labeling test suggested no significant difference in immunosuppression capacity between B-ADSCs and W-ADSCs. Similarly, no difference between these two were found in several immune related molecules, such as programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), intercellular cell adhesion molecule (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM-1), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin 10 (IL10), and suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (socs1). When isolated from aged mice, B-ADSCs also showed a stronger proliferation rate and higher osteogenic, adipogenic and myocardial differentiation ability than W-ADSCs; however, it demonstrated an attenuated immunosuppression capacity compared to W-ADSCs. CONCLUSIONS: In summary, our data showed that ADSCs' characteristics were tissue source dependent and changed with age. It provided evidence for choosing the right tissue-specific ADSCs for clinical application and fundamental research.
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A high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method (HPLC-MS/MS) was developed for the analysis of amitrole residues in agricultural products. The samples were extracted by 25% acetone for wheat, fish, pork and liver samples, 1% acetic acid-25% acetone for maize and peanut samples, 1% acetic acid solution for honeysuckle, the powder of ginger, the powder of bunge prickly ash and tea leaves samples, 1% acetic acid solution-dichloromethane for apple, pineapple, spinach, carrot, perilla leaves samples, respectively, followed by liquid-liquid extraction with dichloromethane. The samples were then cleaned up by PCX or Envi-Carb solid-phase extraction cartridge. The amitrole was determined and confirmed by HPLC-MS/MS. The results showed a linear relationship in the range of 0.005 -0.1 mg/kg for amitrole. The correlation coefficient was 0.999 7. The average recoveries of amitrole in wheat, maize, peanut, pineapple, apple, carrot, spinach, pork, the powder of ginger, the powder of bunge prickly ash, perilla, liver, fish, honeysuckle and tea were 67.5% - 98.1%. The relative standard deviations (RSDs) were 1.0% - 9.8%. The limits of quantitation were 10 microg/kg for wheat, maize, peanut, pineapple, apple, carrot, spinach, pork, perilla, liver, fish, honeysuckle and 20 microg/kg for the powder of bunge prickly ash, the powder of ginger and tea, respectively. The method is simple, sensitive and accurate.
